Breeze in and pick up a top drop from Langhorne Creek

If you’re looking for a vinous treat this long weekend, you should Breeze into your nearest liquor superstore (of a forest-green hue) and stock up your cellar, and yourself, with a bottle – or 12 - of the following superlative drop.

But first, a bit of background bollocks…

Langhorne Creek is situated one hour’s drive south-east of Adelaide. A smallish wine region, it is often overlooked by wine plonkers who invariably travel north to the Barossa Valley or south to McLaren Vale. However, with over 10 cellar doors on offer, it is well worth making the detour to Langhorne Creek.

Lake Breeze have been making wines for over 20 years. They are one of Langhorne Creek’s top producers and, with a number of multi-award-winning wines, impossible to go past. At their quaint cellar door, you’ll be guaranteed a warm welcome and encouragement to try many of their fine wares. Special mention goes to their ‘Winemaker’s Selection’ shiraz and also their ‘Arthur’s Reserve’ – a blend of predominantly cabernet sauvignon with a splash of Petit Verdot.

However, today I am going to point you in the direction of their brilliant shiraz/cabernet blend, the ‘Bernoota.’ Bernoota’ was the original name given to the homestead on the Lake Breeze property and is Aboriginal for ‘camp among the gum trees.’

The ‘Bernoota’ is an Olympic-sized over-achiever in the value-for money-stakes. In fact, if it were a swimmer, given its collection of awards (the past 15 vintages of ‘Bernoota’ have been awarded 9 trophies and 30 Gold medals), it could reasonably be renamed ‘the Michael Phelps’ Cab Shiraz.

And here’s a bit about what your senses will encounter when you crack the bottle:

Dark fruit characters of blackberry and plums, with a hint of spice and smoky oak aromas. The palate encompasses lovely complex overtones of chocolate, pepper and vanilla with trademark Langhorne Creek fruit sweetness and soft tannins.

Ooooh, yummy!

And here’s the best bit: although a steal at its usual RRP of $22, our friendly bottle-o currently has this baby retailing for the absolutely criminal price of $17.80 (or $16.90 in any six)! Need I say more…

Get out there and get amongst it peoples!

Yours in plonk

The Plonker

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