Langhorne Creek is the most under appreciated wine region of South Australia. It is McLaren Vale, not by the sea but by a lake, yet in the same manner the heat is tempered by cooling ocean and lake breezes.
And a pefect way to appreciate the great value is our Andrina Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2022.
I hope customers are beginning to understand my train of thought. Langhorne Creek, being on the eastern edge of our Adelaidean-Mount Lofty wine region, can also be thought of as a southerly version of the Barossa Valley. It has differences to the Barossa of course as the altitude is low and the summer warmth is washed away by the sea breezes.
But I have the feeling this region, dormant in consumer’s eyes, will spring to life at any moment. Wolf Blass, a winemaking and marketing genius, taught us much about this region. Alas we did not listen. Any popularity gained from his 1970s Jimmy Watson successive triumphs has slumped away. This region is of great interest to Glug as the wine flavours are profound.
Further detail can be found at Langhorne Creek’s Two Types of Vineyard Settings
See HERE for details of other South Australian wine regions
