Down The Lane

Step off the sidewalk and venture 'Down The Lane'. Excite your palate with our new savoury pick-me-upper Pinot Grigio Arneis, gluggable Rosé Gris de Gris and fully charged Shiraz Tempranillo.

Down The Lane Pinot Grigio Arneis
- Down The Lane Pinot Grigio Arneis 2016
  
  All about flavour on the palate... a savoury pick-me-upper!
  
  Winemaker Notes
  
  Region
  
  Riverina
  
  Appearance
  
  BOUQUET
  
  PALATE
  
  WINEMAKING
  
  WINE ANALYSIS
  
  Acl/Vol: 13.0%, pH: 3.32, TA: 5.5 g/L
  
  CELLARING
  
  This wine will develop in the bottle over the next 3 to 5 years.
  - Sydney Royal Wine Show
  - Brisbane Wine Show
  - Cowra Wine Show
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"A touch of Vermentino thrown into the mix, but not enough to make it to the front label. Light touches of nougat on the nose, some pear and lime with white frangipani. Pear mineral and some lightly salty/briny notes in there, which will make this work extremely well with seafood."</span>
  - "This blend of two Italian varieties (with a touch of vermentino added to make it a fun trio) is crisp and clean and quite dangerously easy to drink. It's worth buying a dozen to have around the house just because. This is unoaked, vegan-friendly and terrific for just $12."
  - "Blended from Pinot Grigio, Arneis and a touch of Vermentino. Dry textural, briny, gentle aromatics, a little grip, crying out for some soft shell crab."
  - "This pinot grigio-arneis pours light gold, shows aromatic jasmine aromas and brings lifted gooseberry flavour to the front of the palate. Pear, mineral and mixed peel characters chime in on the middle palate and lemony acid refreshed at the finish."
  - "It’s lively with fruit and perfume but it feels dry, almost structure, through the finish. There’s almost a chalky/briney character to this but it’s effusive with honeysuckle and citrus blossom and pear. It drinks very nicely." <b>- 89 points</b>
Down The Lane Rosé Gris ge Gris
- Down The Lane Rosé Gris de Gris 2016
  
  Gluggable Rosé inspired by Gris de Gris style. Pale and delicious...
  
  Winemaker Notes
  
  Region
  
  Riverina
  
  Appearance
  
  BOUQUET
  
  PALATE
  
  WINEMAKING
  
  WINE ANALYSIS
  
  Alc/Vol: 12.0%, pH:3.5, TA: 5.4 g/L
  
  CELLARING
  
  This wine will develop in the bottle over the next 3 to 5 years.
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"...This has 12 per cent alcohol, is pale copper in the glass and has jasmine aromas. Crisp pear flavour features on the front palate, the middle palate has nuances of red apple, strawberries and flint and mineral acid refreshes at the finish. It is widely available in bottle shops. Down the Lane has been introduced by the De Bortoli family wine company to showcase lesser-known varieties and wine styles from its Riverina, King Valley and Yarra Valley vineyards." - </span><b style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">4 stars</b>
  - "Wow, this is incredible value. This fetchingly pretty rosé sits in the dry and savoury camp, and tastes like an adult version of watermelon juice."
  - "Names after the French term for making a white or Rose wine from red - and grey-coloured grapes, in this case Pinot Noir (black/red) and Pinot Grigio (grey). Turkish delight, red apples and pear, there's a textural quality on the tongue, reminiscent of nearly frozen cream; high slurpability factor on this."
  - <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></div>"Down The Lane is a new range of wines from De Bortoli with a funky series of labels that pay tribute to Melbourne’s vibrant laneway culture and offer excellent value everyday drinking. The Pinot Grigio/Arneis blend is also a standout. This is a pale and dry style of rosé, vegan friendly, and made from a blend of pinot grigio and pinot noir grapes grown in the Riverina. 10 months on lees have added complexity, as has a touch of old oak, but this is essentially a fun and food-friendly wine best enjoyed chilled."<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></div>
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"This fun-loving rosé is a combination of mostly pinot gris with a dash of pinot noir juice lending some additional depth and colour. The resulting pale-coloured drop is brightly flavoured, finely chalky in texture, imbued with crisp cranberry and pomegranate freshness and finishes with a savoury spice character. The perfume is one of its biggest assets, resplendent with raspberry, strawberry and rosewater fragrances, it's wildly drinkable and superb value."</span>
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"This lip-smackingly good rose is an homage to Melbourne's fabulous Laneway culture... rosé shares some similarities with the Laneways of Melbourne. The two aren't well known, they are hidden delights mainly enjoyed by the cognoscenti and they both represent great value in terms of the experience. This is a dry rose, salmon in colour and with hints of strawberry and great acidity. The price is ridiculous."</span>
  - "French for Dry Pinot Gris Rosé, a fantastic style of pale Rosé with its creamy texture, perfume, gentle acidity and temping drinkability. Just the ticket with some fish tacos."
  - <span style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 18px; ">"Bargain. This is excellent. Textural, perfumed, dry and more-ish. Turkish delight, red apples, pear and slatey-spice. A by-the-buckload style."<b> - 90 points</b></span>
Down The Lane Shiraz Tempranillo
- Down The Lane Shiraz Tempranillo 2015
  
  Inspired by the colourful laneways of Spain... bold, rich and fully charged.
  
  Winemaker Notes
  
  Region
  
  Regions we source from
  
  Appearance
  
  BOUQUET
  
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  WINEMAKING
  
  WINE ANALYSIS
  
  Alc/Vol: 14.2%, pH: 3.58, TA: 6.1g/L
  
  CELLARING
  
  This wine is ready to enjoy now but has cellaring potential for up to 2-3 years.
  - Brisbane Wine Show
  - Sydney Royal Wine Show
  - "It's a tasty drop that is part of De Bortoli's Winter Warmers range and its spicy Shiraz and savoury Tempranillo fruit make it a very <br />good accompaniment to tapas."
  - "Touch of the Spanish here in variety and direction. Oh, those little bars down the lane in Spain. Shiraz and Tempranillo make a super combination. It’s medium-bodied with a smooth seamless palate showing silky fine tannins and nice savoury, slightly raspberry cherry fruit flavours. Excellent with a range of Mediterranean dishes." <b>- 90/100</b>
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"De Bortoli pulling on their hipster suit - and I like it... </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">Think red fruits, charred meat and black pepper spice. Some sweetness lingers although the fruit is a little dilute. A warm rush courtesy of the spice rolls in late and clings on for a long finish." - <b>87 points</b></span>
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"Tempranillo is often blended with Grenache in Spain, but here we ten to blend it with Shiraz. The two work so well together and this is no exception; there's a resiny quality about it, with vanilla cola characters, raspberry and spice. An interesting savoury finish too."</span>
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"A ripper blend of two grapes that's bold and sloshy, dark fruit character, and gussied up with a dusting of spice. It's a no-brainer with stews and pizza, and packs an impressive punch for this price"</span>
  - <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; ">"Spain's largest planted red grape variety goes great with Shiraz and makes a deep, brooding and spicy red wine. Pairs well with tapas and spicy chorizo."</span>
  - <div class="gmail_default" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"</div><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Blueberry, dark cherry, inky, toffee crystal, cola and a yeasty/beer note. Palate is more of the same with smooth and polished blueberry, blackberry and light plum. There’s just enough grip for interest before a Chinotto and anise bitterness finish. Good quaffing value.</span><div class="gmail_default" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"</div>
  - <p>"Tempranillo is often blended with grenache in Spain and shiraz-tempranillo blends appear to have a bright future in Australia. This is fresh and tasty, with fleshy cherry cola, raspberry and spice flavours. It's structure is spot-on. It tastes best with a light chill, just like they do in Spain." - <b>90 Points</b></p>
  - "Resiny, gummy vanillin characters add weight and texture to raspberried, black cherried fruit. It’s no great shakes but it feels and drinks well; it slips down easily, maintains decent shape, and has a general more-ishness. Most red wine drinkers would be happy guzzling/sipping at this."

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