2021 Dune Paliorema Shiraz

A preservative-free red blend of Shiraz and Sangiovese, once again providing effortless, easy drinking. Dune is a producer to watch.
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This is the Lloyd brothers' crack at a preservative free wine, and they've absolutely nailed it.

As the boys explain, the only way to produce a quality wine without any preservatives is to grow excellent, well-balanced fruit, and as always with these McLaren Vale pros, that's their priority.

This is low-cropped Shiraz with a splash of Sangiovese - and 100% natural from vineyard to bottle.

It's bright, lifted and all about pure, vibrant Shiraz fruit. A smashing, easy drinking, spice-laden red.

93 points - "Liquorice, blue and black fruits, a little aniseed and dried herb. It’s fleshy and full of stony/graphite tannin, really rolls through the mouth with a thick feel, so much chew and satisfaction in the texture, a little saline too, with black olive and meaty savoury stuff, and some dark cherry/liquorice to close. Feels almost like a Sagrantino, or something of a more Italianate bent. I like it. Hearty and good to drink. That tannin profile is quite something." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

93 points - Blewitt Springs material. Abstemious yields. A dollop of sangiovese suffuses perk and a welcome edge to the tannins. Fermented wild on skins for several weeks. Pulpy. Fullish, but limpid and alive in the glass. The tannins, long limbed and succulent, as if chewing the most delicious grape until it disintegrates. Australians were once terrified of real tannins. Now we have wines like this to show us the way. Iodine, licorice allsorts, blue fruits, mint, soaring florals, polished suede...and the 3rd glass, please." - Ned Goodwin MW (Halliday Wine Companion)

Customer Reviews

3.5
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
Based on 2 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 1 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 1 Total 1 star reviews: 0
2 reviews
  • CM
    Chrissie M.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 2 out of 5 stars
    Not for me

    Didn’t enjoy this wine at all

  • SA
    Sophia A.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    3 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2019 Dune Paliomera

    Bold, medium body, woody

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Our is produced from a very low cropping Shiraz vineyard, which we blend with a small amount of Sangiovese.

The fruit is hand-picked, de-stemmed and undergoes fermentation in small open fermenters. No additions of any kind. The result is a lively and fresh wine that shows depth and concentration. Producing a wine with no SO2 additions is not without its challenges so we aim to produce the very best quality fruit we can - the idea being that if the fruit naturally has a good balance of ripeness, acidity, sugar then the eventual wine has a better chance of holding up over time.

We don't have issues with sulphur use in making wine, its a very useful product!- this wine is simply an investigation of the fact that at times we find ourselves less enthusiastic about a wine once it has been sulphured.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Feature Low Preservative
Natural/Lo-Fi
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
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Dune

Duncan and Peter Lloyd are the latest generation of Lloyds (of Coriole fame) to make wine in McLaren Vale.

Growing up immersed in the hotbed of food and wine culture that is McLaren Vale, the boys have now partnered up to start their own wine project with a stunning vineyard in Blewitt Springs as the centrepiece.

The grapes are farmed organically, the wines are made with a gentle touch, but rather than let the 'minimal intervention' philosophy hem them in with dogma, the boys are free to tinker and blend as they see fit.

These are fantastic, energetic wines that have set a cracking pace with only a few vintages under the brand's belt. Keep your eyes peeled for what's next for the brothers Lloyd.

Duncan and Peter Lloyd in the Dune vineyard - McLaren Vale, SA Dune

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