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Updated June 28, 2021 PORTFOLIO REVIEW SUMMARY AUSTRALIA d’Arenberg - McLaren Vale, South Australia Chester Osborn d’Arenberg is one of the undisputed kings of Australian Shiraz and other Rhone varieties that have historically defi ned the region. A century on, under the stewardship of fourth generation winemaker Chester Osborn, in terms of winemaking, not much has changed—all the wines are basket-pressed, the reds foot-trodden during fermentation; everything is done in small batches, leading to an impressive array of bottlings every year. From the Stump Jumps through to the highly-regarded Icons, these wines offer value, individuality and a true taste of McLaren Vale. THE ICONS The Dead Arm Shiraz 2017* 94 W&S 94 JS 92+ WA 2016 94 W&S 94 WA 94 JS 2015 96 AWC 96 WA 94 JS The Coppermine Road Cab 2017 95 HWC 94 JS 90 WS 2016* 95 AWC 92 JS 91 WA 2015 95 AWC 94 JS 94 WA The Ironstone Pressings GSM 2017 95 HWC 94 JS 91+ WA 2016* 94 JS 92 WA 90 W&S 2015 95 JS 94 AWC 92 WA THE ARTISANS The Lucky Lizard Chardonnay 2016 92 AWC 2015 92 V 91 AWC 2012* 91 IWC 91 AWC The Last Ditch Viognier 2010 89 AWC 88 IWC 2009 90 WS 90 IWC 2008 92 AWC 90 WA 89 WS The Money Spider Roussanne 2019 90 JS 89 HWC 2018 92 JS 90 W&S 90 WS 2017 90 JS 90 WA The Cadenzia Grenache 2009 91 WS 90 IWC 2008 94 AWC 91 W&S 90 E 2006 91 WA 91 AWC 90 IWC The Derelict Vyrd. Grenache 2018 92 JS 92 HWC 91 W&S 2017 92 JS 2016* 92 JS 91 W&S 90+ WA The Feral Fox Pinot Noir 2017 91 JS 88 WS 88 HWC 2016 91 AWC 2013 89 WS The Galvo Garage Cab Blend 2016 90 JS 2015 92 JS 92 AWC 88 WA 2014* 92 WA 91 JS 91 E The Laughing Magpie Shiraz 2016* 93 HWC 92 E 91 JS 2015 93 JS 90 W&S 90 WA 2014 91 JS 90 W&S 88 WA The Wild Pixie Shiraz 2017 93 W&S 89 HWC 2016 93 W&S 90 WA 2015* 90 WA 89 AWC The Cenosilicaphobic Cat 2013 92 W&S 92 JS 2012 88 AWC 2011 89 WA 88 AWC The Sticks & Stones 2015 93 W&S 89 WA 2014* 93 AWC 90 WA 2013 91 AWC The Bonsai Vine GSM 2018 91 JS 2017 92 W&S 92 JS 90 WA 2016* 92 JS 89 AWC The Twenty Eight Road 2016 93 W&S 91 E 90 WA 2015 90 AWC 90 WA 2014 91 AWC 91 V THE RED STRIPES/THE ORIGINALS The Dry Dam Riesling 2020* 89 WS 2019 90 JS 89 E 89 HWC 2018 91 JS 90 WA 89 WS The Broken Fishplate Sauv B 2019* 90 JS 90 HWC 2018 90 W&S 90 HWC 88 WA 2017 91 AWC 88 JS The Hermit Crab 2020* 88 WS 2018 93 JS 91 W&S 90 WS 2017 89 WA 89 WS 88 W&S The Olive Grove Chardonnay 2015 90 V 2014 90 E 89 V 2012 90 IWC The Custodian Grenache 2018 94 HWC 2017 91 HWC 90 JS 90 E 2016* 91 JS 89 AWC 88 E d’Arry’s Original Shz Gren 2017* 93 W&S 91 WS 91 JS 2016 91 JS 91 W&S 91 WA 2015 92 JS 91 W&S 90 E The Footbolt Shiraz 2017* 93 JS 92 W&S 89 E 2016 92 JS 90 E 89 WS 2015 93 AWC 91 WS 90 WA The High Trellis Cabernet 2017 90 JS 90 HWC 2016* 91 JS 91 W&S 2015 92 JS 90 WA 89 WS The Love Grass Shiraz 2018 93 HWC 91 JS 89 WS 2017* 89 WS 2016 88 WA 88 HWC THE STUMP JUMPS The SJ Riesling 2019* 88 WS 2018 90 WS 89 E 2017 89 E 88 WS The SJ Sauvignon Blanc 2018 90 WS 2017 89 WS 88 W&S 2016 89 WS The SJ White 2018* 88 E 88 WS 2017 89 WS 89 E 88 W&S 2016 88 W&S The SJ Chardonnay 2015 89 WS The SJ Sticky Chardonnay 2010 88 WA 2008 89 E 88 W&S 88 WS The SJ Cabernet Merlot 2017* 91 E The SJ Red (GSM) 2017* 91 E 89 WS 2016 90 E 89 HWC 88 WA 2015 90 AWC The SJ Shiraz 2017* 89 E 2016 90 WS 89 E 2014 89 WS * CURRENT RELEASE Top Top Smart Best Cellar Editor’s Year’s Wine Advocate International Wine Cellar Wine & Spirits Wine Spectator Wine Enthusiast Value 100 Buy Buy Selection Choice Best Australian Wine Companion Halliday Wine Companion Vinous Burghound JamesSuckling.com OLD BRIDGE CELLARS | 703 Jefferson Street, Napa, CA 94559 | 707.258.9552 | [email protected] | www.obcwines.com THE AMAZING SITES - SINGLE SITE SHIRAZ AND GRENACHE The Beautiful View Grenache 2013 94 JS 93 AWC 2012 97 AWC 92+ IWC 91 W&S 2010 92 IWC 92 WA 90 E The Blewitt Springs Grenache 2013 95 JS 91 AWC 2012 97 AWC 92 IWC 2010 94 AWC 93 W&S 93 IWC McLaren Sand Hills Grenache 2013 96 JS 2010 94 AWC 91 IWC 89+ WA Little Venice Shiraz 2013 94 JS 90 AWC 2011 96 AWC 2010 95 E 92+ WA 92 IWC The Fruit Bat Shiraz 2014 93 JS 90 AWC 2013 96 AWC 93 JS 2012 96 AWC 92 IWC The Eight Iron Shiraz 2013 95 AWC 93 JS 2012 96 AWC 94 IWC 92 JS 2011 92+ WA 92 AWC 92 JS Shipsters’ Rapture Shiraz 2013 94 AWC 93 JS 2012 94 AWC 93 W&S 92+ IWC 2010* 92 E 91+ WA 91 WS The Blind Tiger Shiraz 2013 94 JS 92 AWC 2012 94 AWC 94 JS 93 IWC 2010 95 JS 93 IWC 92 WS The Swinging Malaysian 2014 94 JS 90 AWC 2013 95 AWC 93 JS 2012 95 AWC 94 IWC 93 JS Tyche’s Mustard Shiraz 2014 95 AWC 93 JS 2013 95 AWC 93 JS 2012 96 AWC 93 W&S 92 IWC J.R.O Affl atus Shiraz 2014 95 AWC 96 JS 2012 95 AWC 94 IWC 94 JS 2010* 96 JS 91+ WA 91 WS The Other Side Shiraz 2014 93 AWC 2012 95 AWC 94 IWC 2011 96 AWC 93+ WA 93 IWC Extraordinary Delights Shiraz 2013 95 AWC 94 JS 2011 95 AWC 92 IWC 2010 94 E 93 W&S 93 IWC The Bamboo Scrub Shiraz 2014 95 AWC 95 JS 2013 94 AWC 92 JS 2010 95 AWC 91 WA 91 IWC The Vociferate Dipsomaniac 2014 94 JS 90 AWC 2013 95 JS 90 AWC 2012 96 AWC 93+ IWC The Amaranthine Shiraz 2014 94 AWC 93 JS 2013 95 AWC 94 JS 2012 96 AWC 93 IWC 93 JS STICKIES, FORTIFIEDS, AND SPARKLING The Noble Mud Pie 2017 93 WA 93 E 91 WS 2015 93 AWC 90 WA 2011 94 AWC 90 IWC The Noble Prankster 2015 93 AWC 2010 93 AWC 92 WS 90 IWC 2008 91 WS 91 W&S 91 IWC The Noble Wrinkled Riesling 2017 95 E 89 WA 88 WS 2016 92 W&S 92 WA 90 AWC 2015 92 AWC The Noble Fuckeliana 2017 93 AWC 2015 92 WA 91 W&S 91 AWC 2011 94 AWC 91 IWC 88 W&S Nostalgia NV 94 WA 93 WS 93 AWC Vintage Declared Shiraz 2008 91 AWC 90 IWC 2007 91 IWC 90 WA 2006 90 E 90 WA 90 IWC DADD Sparkling NV 93 AWC Brokenwood - Hunter Valley, New South Wales Stuart Hordern A benchmark Australian winery founded in 1970 by Sydney trio Tony Albert, John Beeston and Australia’s leading wine critic, James Halliday, Brokenwood evolved from a weekend venture into one of Australia’s most reputable wine labels and winemakers, Iain Riggs, who has been with the winery since 1982. Brokenwood is known for producing some of Australia’s most long-lived Semillons as well as one of the nation’s most iconic single vineyard wines, the Graveyard Shiraz, which Australia’s leading auction house, Langton’s, lists among the top twenty-five in the country. Hunter Valley Semillon 2020 91 E 91 WS 2019 95 HWC 93 E 90 WS 2018 92 E 91 W&S 90 WS Oakey Creek Semillon 2016* 91 WA 88 WS 2013 95 AWC 92 JS 92 WA 2011 93 WS 93 W&S 92 V ILR Reserve Semillon 2015 96 JS 2014 99 HWC 96 JS 92 WS 2013* 97 AWC 96 JS 94 WA Beechworth Pinot Noir 2015 90 AWC 90 V 2014 90 V 90 AWC 89 E 2013* 88+ WA 88 WS Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017* 95 HWC 95 JS 2013 94 AWC 92 V 90 E 2011 95 AWC 91 IWC 88 WS Area Blend Shiraz 2015 91 AWC 2014 94 AWC 91 V 2007* 90 IWC 89 WA Graveyard Shiraz 2018 99 HWC 98 JS 90 WS 2017* 99 AWC 97 JS 93+ WA 2014 98 AWC 97 JS 95+ WA Chambers - Rutherglen, Victoria Stephen Chambers Since establishment in 1858 in Victoria’s famed Rutherglen region, winemaking duties at Chambers Rosewood have been handed down through six generations. Recog- nized the world over for their complexity, intensity and balance, Chambers crafts the most highly awarded fortified wines in the world. It’s Rare Muscats and Musc- adelles are national treasures, often scoring 100 perfect points from the US wine press; wines expertly blended from unctuous material that has matured quietly in the family cellars for more than ninety years.