Sidewood Estate

Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2020

9.4

See previous note from March 2022. The value wine of 2022? Cost $25.95 and was awarded the Trophy for Best Pinot of the Adelaide Hills Wine Show. Would have won in good company at that Show. Not dissimilar to the Aloxe Corton in many respects. Red fruits, forest floor, herbal…..will have to be a regular purchase if they keep this quality and price constant. One left of these 2020s. Last one in a year. — 8 months ago

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Sidewood Estate

Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018

Simon Gilligan

9.3

A nice mix of black/blue/red fruits, lightly spiced, Medium to full bodied, feels like a bit of whole bunch (?) nicely dry savoury finish, tannic, crisp acidity. 93 as I thoroughly enjoyed sitting at their new cellar door with the afternoon sun filtering through the gums. — 4 years ago

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Simon Gilligan

@Bob McDonald it was ok! surprisingly easier than I thought (same went for my partner Niki). I think it took about 2 weeks to really feel the difference, at which point yes, sleep was better, starting the week felt better (we do drink more fri/sat/sun), all in all a good break that also saved us some money :) However … having a nice glass of wine is a real pleasure both in the taste aspect, but also the social/shared experience angle. Also a good reminder of how much drinking is baked into our society (with both good and bad ramifications). Coming out of it, as mainly a red drinker, I’m also seeking out more medium bodied styles vs the bigger reds I have probably leaned to in the past - sort of a taste re-alignment.

Scott Rowe

@Simon Gilligan welcome to The Hills.
Enjoy the slower lifestyle up here.
It’ll add years to your life.
Catch me on the Shaw + Smith table at the next Hills Wine Show. Cheers 🥂

Simon Gilligan

@Scott Rowe Thanks! Already enjoying more green and hearing the kookaburras:) And thanks for the tip, just signed up to the mailing list at adelaidehillswine.com.au so will seek you out 👍

Sidewood Estate

Mappinga Adelaide HIlls Fume Blanc 2019

Kylie Farinelli

9.4

Beautiful wine with hints of pear — 3 years ago

Sidewood Estate

Mappinga Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017

9.6

Pleasant drinking with salmon and spiced cheesecake. I'm normally shy of chardonnay but would happily drink this again. — 4 years ago

Sidewood Estate

Adelaide Hills Tempranillo Rosé 2017

Simon Gilligan

9.0

A bit of sweet and sour action - strawberry to cranberry, lovely pale salmon colour — 6 years ago

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Sidewood Estate

Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc

Julien Liboiron-Samson

9.1

Well balanced wine with good fruity taste and acidity. — 7 years ago

Sidewood Estate

Adelaide Hills Pinot Blanc 2019

Kylie Farinelli

9.3

Hints of Citrus and peach for this crisp white wine from the Adelaide Hills Region — 3 years ago

Sidewood Estate

Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017

Fred Langlois

9.2

A: clear, pale yellow
N: citrus and green apple
P: dry, light, fresh, subtle simple flavors of apple, grape, smoke, and floral nectar that work surprisingly well together. Great balance. Flavorful but not powerful. Outstanding at that price. — 4 years ago

Sidewood Estate

Reserve Mappinga Adelaide HIlls Shiraz 2012

Simon Gilligan

9.5

Ripe, big but savoury with great length and fine sweet tannin that seems to come from nowhere. Black and red fruited, complex. Would never have picked it as an Adelaide hills shiraz. Many thanks Seth and Magda! — 6 years ago

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Sidewood Estate

Chloe Cuvée Adelaide Hills Chardonnay-Pinot Noir Blend 2013

Scott Rowe

9.1

Fantastic bubbles.
Mouthfeel and length. — 7 years ago

with Adam

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