McLAREN VALE

Though not strictly a Thistledown wine, it is made by Giles Cooke MW and all of the profits go to charity so we just had to include it. That it's amazing wine also helps.

Hand-picked Roussanne and organically farmed Grenache Blanc are wild fermented in barrels and a concrete egg to produce a textural, pithy white wine with lovely honeysuckle laced fruit.

In Australia, proceeds go to Breakthrough Mental Health Research - Australia’s first and only foundation focused on raising funds for mental health research - close to Giles' heart and making a difference to many lives.

NEW - scores for 2022:

• 95 points - The Wine Front
• 93 points - The Real Review (Huon Hooke)