Sauvignon Blanc 2013 - 92/100
Coastal Views Maclean, NSW - 23 May 2014
Well priced SA wine ideal for that spicy curry or Thai dish. Lime, gooseberry and lemongrass flavours give it a nice crisp bite.
Food: Spicy Thai Prawns
Starve Dog Lane is out there; following its own nose in an ongoing quest for better grapes and crafting better wines. Always running on winemaking ‘street smarts’, Starve Dog is focused on quality and an innate understanding of wine trends.
With new breeds emanating from the temperate climes of the Adelaide Hills, the warmer, hardier blocks of Clare Valley, and across the more select vineyards of Australia… it’s pure, unbridled curiosity that’s alive at Starve Dog Lane wines; in both the joy of wine… and our ongoing winemaking journey.
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Every dog is eternally curious; hungry for more. This boundless curiosity guides Starve Dog Lane to the best wine regions. The SA collection ranges from ADELAIDE HILLS to CLARE VALLEY, following its nose to the more select vineyards throughout Australia. Our regional collection appeals to the more inquisitive wine drinker, showcasing quintessential regional varietal character.
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SA SAUVIGNON BLANC
Blended to create a balanced wine with the best of both warm and cool climates, this purebred South Aussie Sauvignon Blanc is comprehensively flavoursome. Peach and nectarine aromatics with hints of asparagus, cut hay and kiwi fruit entice the nose. With fresh crispy acidity and a fine textured granny smith finish adding length, this wine is designed to get curious noses excited.
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SA SHIRAZ
Deep rouge with a lively purple hue, this wine barks with dense rich black fruit flavours of plum and blackberries persuading palate into hints of dark chocolate, spice and oak overtures. This classically crafted Shiraz has drinkability that just won’t lie down.
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CLARE VALLEY SHIRAZ
With intense red fruit aromas and hints of dark chocolate and violet, this wine flaunts a palate of bright ripe raspberry fruit flavours intertwined with dark choc minty tannins and subtle cedar notes. This full bodied red displays great balance lengthening to textural finish; the red dog you can’t help but love!
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CLARE VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Aromatics flaunt an intense mix of blueberry and cassis aromas with minty notes, cigar box spice and chocolate. Well worth a sniff! Cabernet curious minds will be rewarded with a wine of bright varietal fruit flavours of blueberry and cassis wrapped around smooth dark choc tannins that lengthen into fine textual cigar box oak finish. You have got one lively dog in your hands!
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ADELAIDE HILLS PINOT GRIS
With aromatics of pear and apple, ripening stone fruits, lychee and honeysuckle. A flavoursome palate reflects the nose, fresh cut apple and pear on entry lengthen to lemon and lychee tones on the back palate. The cooler climate in Adelaide Hills lends itself well to Pinot Gris keeping the wine structured and balanced whilst maintaining the delicate varietal fruit characters and palate weight.
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CLARE VALLEY RIESLING
Here, Starve Dog Lane changes up a gear for the more inquisitive wine drinker, adding a new twist to the traditional Clare Valley Riesling . With aromatics of juicy lemon / lime, citrus blossom, hints of pineapple and wild yeast. A flavoursome palate flaunts a juicy Lime entry with mineral tones, smooth textural mid palate, with wild yeast finish.
Awards
2014 Royal Hobart International Wine Show, Class 46
Winemaking Philosophy
Starve Dog Lane is instinctive. Our South Australian heritage has instilled award winning, quality winemaking into our bloodline. We know what works. But we also know that wine is an endless journey. Always moving. Only looking forward.
Starve Dog Lane is unconventional. A range of crafted Australian wines in a variety of styles and complexities, where every one has real character.
Starve Dog Lane is irrepressible. We won’t be put off the scent in our winemaking crusade to create and craft distinctly regional, quality wines. Starve Dog Lane’s tenacity; exuberance and craftsmanship are all fired by curiosity.
And this dog’s curiosity is boundless.
Nicholas Bowen, Winemaker
Starve Dog Lane’s Winemaker Nic Bowen is ‘Bred with Cred’. Raised in a well-known WA winemaking family, Nic first explored the world of wine by working in the cellars and vineyards of the estates that his father was managing. He has garnered several prestigious awards and in 2012, he accepted the position as Winemaker at Tintara Winery, further exploring the territory of sparkling, white and red wines. It was a natural move for him to take on responsibility for the award winning Adelaide Hills wines from Starve Dog Lane. Boundless curiosity and great experience mean that Nic will use his skills to pursue the success of these wines for many years to come.
Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2013 - 92/100
Ipswich Advertiser, Ipswich QLD - 14 May 2014
Another to try if you have discovered the pleasure of a good pinot Gris over the traditional whites. Pears and nectarines come through adding sweetness.
FOOD: Creamy pastas
Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 - 4/5
Sunday Tasmanian, Hobart - 11 May 2014
Truer varietal cabernet aromas and flavours than the Rosemount, more herbaceous and blackcurranty with dry, mouth-puckering tannins on a mid-weight, nicely balanced and structured palate making for an excellent and versatile food wine.
Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2013 - 92/100
Chinchilla News & Murilla Advertiser, Chinchilla QLD - 08 May 2014, by Peter Chapman
Another to try if you have discovered the pleasure of a good pinot Gris over the traditional whites. Pears and nectarines come through adding sweetness.
FOOD: Creamy pastas
Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 - 4/5
Newcastle Herald, Newcastle NSW - 30 Apr 2014, by John Lewis
The middle palate combines candied cherry, liquorice, spice and cedary oak characters and minty tannins home in at the finish.
It’s available in Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, Bottle-O and other independent wine stores.
DRINK WITH: chicken cacciatore
AGEING: three years
Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012 - 8.6/10
Coffs Coast Advocate, Coffs Harbour - 26 Apr 2014, by Max Crus
Buys lots of dog food so get your priorities right and feed the poor thing first, or share this with him. He’ll turn up his nose but you won’t.
Starve Dog Lane Wine Label Resurrected
The Shout - 07 Apr 2014, by Amy Looker
http://www.theshout.com.au/2014/04/07/article/Starve-Dog-Lane-wine-label-resurrected/HTSIFGLCGU.html
The Starve Dog Lane wine label has made a comeback with the release of five new regionally-focused wines.
Accolade Wines has relaunched the label with two collections. The South Australian Collection includes a 2013 Sauvignon Blanc, and a 2013 Shiraz, while the Regional Collection includes a 2013 Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris, a 2012 Clare Valley Shiraz and a 2012 Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Starve Dog Lane winemaker Nicholas Bowen said the South Australian Collection offers approachability while the Regional Collection showcases specific varietals.
"I'm really excited about the resurgence of Starve Dog Lane. The brand has always had a great reputation and strong following so we are committed to bringing this to life through our bold and quality driven wines, perfect for inquisitive wine drinkers," Bowen says.
"The Starve Dog Lane wines have always done extremely well on the show circuit and have 20 trophies under its collar, so we're hoping to continue these great results in these future vintages."
The winery also has plans to expand its range down the track, with a vintage Chardonnay Pinot Noir sparkling on the cards along with and a benchmark release that will showcase the best of the Adelaide Hills.
The Starve Dog Lane South Australian Collection has an RRP of $14.99 while the Regional Collection has an RRP of $19.99.
Starve Dog Lane Regional Collection
Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2013, Gold Medal
2014 Royal Hobart International Wine Show, Class 1Clare Valley Riesling 2014, Silver Medal
2014 Royal Hobart International Wine Show, Class 46Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Silver Medal
2014 royal Queensland Wine Show, Class 37
Back to lane
The Adelaide Hills region is one of the largest geographical wine regions in Australia, and amongst the most varied in terms of climate, soil and topography. This is the perfect hunting ground for Starve Dog Lane, a source of diverse, curious and adventurous wines. The region has a strong domestic and international reputation as home to some of Australia’s most elegant cool climate wines, displaying great finesse and varietal intensity. The folds and undulations of the Adelaide Hills create a wide range of mesoclimates. In seeking out and exploiting these climatic differences, our vineyards tend to be small in area and often steep. We’ve sniffed out the best, come and explore for yourself…
The Clare Valley region is interesting in that it is cool enough to produce pristine Riesling, but warm enough to fully ripen Shiraz and Cabernet. Adventure is part of the journey here, and we’re exploring it far and wide. Variable topography and soil range, from the higher altitudes of Polish Hill River at 500m in the north, down to the warmer, earlier ripening soldier's blocks at Leasingham in the south make this an exciting region for us. Join us along the trail of discovery of Starve Dog Lane Clare Valley wines.
