Genders in McLaren Vale was the first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon and the third to start cellar bottling in the 1960’s. Today, its a one-woman show, with Diana Genders running both the vineyard and the winery. Releases are cellared for 5 or 6 years prior to release, in order to show the traditional regional cellaring style at its best. High quality and tradition all the way.
Duncan Cabernet Sauvignon – Four Stars
Fruit power rather than varietalism. Ripe aromas rich Christmas pudding fruit complexity with chesterfield leather sweet oak. The palate is muscular McLaren Vale, an intense youthful middle palate rich with dark fruit and plenty of tannins adding a firm dry finish to the red cherry fruit. Needs a rare steak and a lover of full bodied red wine.
2000 – 92
2002 – 92
2006 – 90
2009 – 89
McLaren Park Shiraz – Five Stars
Only released when the very experienced, Di Genders thinks they are ready to drink, hence drinking 1999 in 2012. Very good colour with dark berry, mineral, liquorice aromas leading to a full bodied ripe and fleshy soft tannin palate filled with dark plum and blackberry fruit running to leather, truffle and earth flavours on the finish.
1999 – 94
2000 – 90
2001 – 92
2005 – 94