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Packed with new releases, this is the perfect (and great value!) way to get to know this excellent family-owned McLaren Vale label.
Featuring a selection of reds fresh of their gong of Best Value Winery at the Halliday Wine Awards, this is the perfect place to start!
- 2023 Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz
- 2024 Bondar Junto GSM
- 2024 Bondar Rayner Vineyard Grenache
2023 Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz
The 2023 Violet Hour Shiraz captures everything we love about McLaren Vale Shiraz, with a fresh, modern twist. Named after the dusky, violet-hued skies that marked the Bondars’ first-ever Shiraz harvest, this wine is all about elegance and power in perfect harmony.
From the Rayner Vineyard—a revered site where the sandy soils of Blewitt Springs meet the structure of Seaview—this Shiraz offers the best of both worlds. Bright blue and red fruits take centre stage, complemented by silky tannins and a gentle aromatic lift that gives the wine a beautiful, expansive feel without the weight of heavy oak.
"It’s kind of bang on for that philosophy of that wine. You've got this modern, more medium-bodied take on the variety, but still got lots of flavour, good tannin, no oak influence... I love it. It’s really, really fine. Exactly what we want from Violet Hour."
- Andre Bondar on the 2023 Violet Hour
With its lovely tannin structure and vibrant red fruit, the 2023 Violet Hour is both versatile and sophisticated, offering plenty of flavour for drinkers who want the plushness and complexity of McLaren Vale without the heaviness.
A must-buy for any Shiraz lover seeking something both stylish and expressive.
96 points
"The value here has always been super keen. That’s as true as ever with this iteration from a cool year, typically lifted and fragrant but also with some serious import. A tick up from mid-weight, this is spicy and peppered ferruginous minerality, along with blackberry, dark cherries, tapenade, violet, cassia, bay, coffee bean, and salted licorice. Red berries swell up on the palate, with a thoughtfully woven skein of tannins underwriting its class. Excellent."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)
2024 Bondar Junto GSM
The Bondars don’t miss. Year after year, Selina and Andre turn out wines that hit the sweet spot between polish and playfulness - and the 2024 Junto GSM might just be their most drinkable release yet.
‘Junto’ - Spanish for ‘together’ - says it all: this is Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz in easy, delicious harmony. It’s a wine built for bistros and backyard hangs, with Grenache doing the heavy lifting on the perfume and juiciness, while Mataro lends savoury grip and Shiraz brings its usual plush generosity to the party. All of it aged in old French oak so nothing gets in the way of the fruit.
It’s supple and medium-bodied, red-fruited and spicy, with a savoury lick that keeps it fresh and bright. No heaviness, no fuss - just pure, unfussy McLaren Vale deliciousness.
In a region that so often leans into power, this shows just how much charm and character can come from restraint. You’ll want more than one bottle.
"A Southern Rhone style blend that is intended to be unpretentious and easy to drink.."
- Andre Bondar
95 points
"Red berries, cherries, cranberry, musk, rose, and a dukkah-like toasted nut and spice note… Lithe and textured with silky ribbons of fruit and finely tooled grip. A pure delight, year in, year out."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)
2024 Bondar Rayner Vineyard Grenache
The Rayner Vineyard might be best known for its Shiraz, but the 0.7ha of dry-grown Grenache on the western edge are quietly stealing the show. Planted in 1970 and grown on deep sand, this section of the vineyard misses the harshest sun and puts out low yields of small, concentrated berries. The Bondars pick early and work gently in the cellar to keep it all about energy and finesse.
This is a lighter, savoury-leaning take on McLaren Vale Grenache – lifted and pure, but still with depth and shape. About 20% whole bunch goes into the ferment for a bit of grip and perfume, and it sees six months in old French oak and ceramic eggs before bottling, unfined and unfiltered.
It’s not a wine that needs much dressing up – it’s confident in its own skin. Just delicious, thoughtful Grenache from a team who’ve figured out how to let this site do the talking.
96 points
"There’s always an ease to this wine, a red-fruited clarity of expression, a sense of immediate joy, but the Bondar wines never let the fun override the seriousness, nor vice versa... Lovely."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)
95 points
"Vibrant, perfumed aromas of wild raspberries, cherries, red-apple skin, dried herbs and ruby grapefruit. The palate is medium-bodied with firmly framed tannins and a plush mouthfeel that leads into a juicy, savory-edged finish. Finely constructed. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling
Customer Reviews
| Price Bracket | $31 to $40 |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Size | 6 |
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