Technical Analysis
The grape variety Nero d'Avola was originally selected in southern Sicily and suits warm climates. Coriole produces a fruit-forward, early-drinking style.
Tasting note
Abundant with aromas of fresh raspberry and ripe strawberry with notes of rosemary and red florals. The palate is medium bodied with summer berry flavours, fresh plum and wild thyme notes. A wonderfully easy drinking wine with intensity of flavour, a velvety, round palate, fine, supple tannins and a delicate, lingering finish.
Vintage conditions
2025 always had the potential to be an early vintage, and it delivered with the earliest shiraz pick in ten years on 5th February. Dry and generally warm conditions throughout spring and summer meant keeping a close eye on vineyard canopies to ensure healthy vine balance. Every vintage throws its challenges, and this year was about making quick decisions and getting all the vineyards picked and into the winery with the final harvest on the 19th of March. The quality of the wines are strong with plenty of depth of flavour, and a great balance of power and finesse.
Vinification details
The Nero is sourced from two vineyards on the Coriole estate. One vineyard is handpicked with 30% whole bunches included in the ferment to highlight the aromatic qualities of the variety. The other vineyard is machine harvested and undergoes a more ‘classic’ fermentation. Both parcels are seasoned in mature oak for five months and blended before bottling.
Technical Analysis
The grape variety Nero d'Avola was originally selected in southern Sicily and suits warm climates. Coriole produces a fruit-forward, early-drinking style.
Tasting note
Abundant with aromas of blood plum and ripe strawberry with notes of rosehip and raspberry leaf. The palate is medium bodied with summer berry flavours, pomegranate, wild thyme and amaro notes. A wonderfully easy drinking wine with intensity of flavour, a velvety, round palate, fine, supple tannins and a delicate, lingering finish.
Vintage conditions
Vine growth started relatively early with cool but sunny and dry conditions, followed by a dramatic change from mid-November 2023 to mid-January 2024. Wind and rain dictated the summer period, all irrigation was stopped and canopy trimming and leaf plucking was required to ensure sufficient light onto fruit for ripening. In late January, the rain stopped and there followed a prolonged dry and warm weather pattern including a mini- heatwave in March. Nero performed well with nice even crops and great fragrance and purity.
Vinification details
The Nero is sourced from two vineyards on the Coriole estate. One vineyard is handpicked with 30% whole bunches included in the ferment to highlight the aromatic qualities of the variety. The other vineyard is machine harvested and undergoes a more ‘classic’ fermentation. Both parcels are seasoned in mature oak for five months and blended before bottling.
AWARDS
Halliday: 95 pts
Technical Analysis
The grape variety Nero d'Avola was originally selected in southern Sicily and suits warm climates. Coriole produces a fruit-forward, early-drinking style.
Tasting note
Abundant with aromas of macerated cherry and ripe strawberry with notes of rosehip and wild thyme. The palate is medium bodied with summer berry flavours, pomegranate, white pepper and amaro notes. A wonderfully easy drinking wine with intensity of flavour, a velvety, round palate, fine, supple tannins and a delicate, lingering finish.
Vintage conditions
The 2023 vintage will be remembered for the La Niña conditions, particularly the wet and cool conditions which dominated spring 2022. It was a late start to 2023 with the first reds picked in March. Naturally moderate yields and careful management mitigated any disease pressure resulting in clean, healthy fruit at harvest. Yields were looking low across most varieties and across the board, the 2023 red wines feature bright fruit characters with good length and ripeness of tannin.
Vinification details
The Nero is sourced from two vineyards on the Coriole estate. One vineyard is handpicked with 30% whole bunches included in the ferment to highlight the aromatic qualities of the variety. The other vineyard is machine harvested and undergoes a more ‘classic’ fermentation. Both parcels are seasoned in mature oak for five months and blended before bottling.
AWARDS
Halliday: 92 pts
Technical Analysis
The grape variety Nero d'Avola was originally selected in southern Sicily and suits warm climates. Coriole produces a fruit-forward, early-drinking style.
Tasting note
Abundant with aromas of macerated plum, cherry cola and boysenberry with notes of rosehip and sage. The palate is medium bodied with pure fruit flavours and herbal notes. A wonderfully easy drinking wine with intensity of flavour, a velvety, round palate, fine, supple tannins and a delicate,
lingering finish.
Vintage conditions
2021 will be remembered as one of the great vintages in McLaren Vale. The vintage started off well with slightly above average rainfall through the winter and spring of 2020. Once the growing season commenced, the vines were healthy and mild conditions prevailed through spring and summer. Vintage kicked off in mid-February and a well-spaced vintage saw the last fruit picked in mid-April. The “New Australian Collection” varieties including sangiovese, nero and negroamaro were very strong, with vibrant primary fruit and lifted aromatics.
Vinification details
The Nero is sourced from two vineyards on the Coriole estate. One vineyard is handpicked with 30% whole bunches included in the ferment to highlight the aromatic qualities of the variety. The other vineyard is machine harvested and undergoes a more ‘classic’ fermentation. Both parcels are seasoned in mature oak for five months and blended before bottling.
Technical Analysis
The grape variety Nero d'Avola was originally selected in southern Sicily and suits warm climates. Coriole produces a fruit-forward, early-drinking style.
Tasting note
Abundant with aromas of macerated raspberry, cherry cola and strawberry ice cream with notes of rosehip and sage. The palate is medium bodied with pure fruit flavours. A wonderfully easy drinking wine with intensity of flavour; a velvety, round palate; fine, supple tannins and a delicate, lingering finish.
Vintage conditions
A cool spring with windy conditions led to a delay in bud-burst, but the season then saw record temperatures in late December. This was followed by a mild January/February; the start of harvest was tracking 10 days later than 2019. This trend followed throughout the season with the final fruit coming in during mid-April. 2020 reds are displaying bright red-fruited fragrance with great intensity on the palate. The wines have an even tannin structure giving depth and longevity with an elegance of fruit.
Vinification details
Sourced from two vineyards on the Coriole estate. One vineyard was handpicked with 30% whole bunches included in the ferment to highlight the aromatic qualities of the variety. The other was machine harvested and underwent a more ‘classic’ fermentation. Both parcels were seasoned in mature oak for five months and blended before bottling.
Technical Analysis
The grape variety Nero d'Avola was originally selected in southern Sicily and suits warm climates. Coriole produces a fruit-forward, early-drinking style.
Tasting note
Abundant aromas of ripe, red cherries, sage flower and berry bramble. The alluring colour is reminiscent of cherry and juicy red berries. A wonderfully fruit-forward, easy-drinking wine with a velvety, round palate; fine, supple tannins and a delicate, lingering finish.
Vintage conditions
The winter and spring of 2016 were among the wettest on record which delayed flowering. By early summer some periods of good warm weather encouraged growth but vintage was still looking a month behind 2016 and more in line with an old-fashioned vintage. Several rainfall events in January further delayed vintage and had the Coriole vineyard team working hard. Thankfully the warm and dry weather returned and the harvest proceeded at a leisurely and relaxed pace allowing a long ripening time for maximum flavour development. The wines look outstanding.
Vinification details
Now sourced from three vineyards, two at Coriole and one at the base of the foothills, the Nero vines have really established themselves. The fruit is handpicked and then destemmed. The whole berries are then cold soaked for 4 days before they are brought back to temperature and allowed to ferment naturally. The must is over seeded with yeasts chosen to lift the natural aromatics of the variety. After a brief spell in seasoned oak, the wine is bottled at about 6 months of age.
