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Fermented naturally, the wines remained on lees (unsulphured) until June before being blended to create this small-batch release. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere’s a lovely and fleshy apple-driven nose with some white blossom and a touch of chalkiness. It’s fresh and packed full of bright flavours and pulpy texture, undercut by livewire acidity and gentle grip. It’s made to accompany warm summer nights and smoky barbequed fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298551398638,"sku":"20929-750","price":19.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/cf573e87-5906-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20929-750.jpg?v=1764135009"},{"product_id":"bondar-junto-grenache-shiraz-mataro-2018","title":"Bondar Junto Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eJunto is Spanish for “together”, in this case, a union of old friends Grenache (70%), Shiraz (20%) Mataro (9%) and Counoise (1%). The Grenache is culled from three separate blocks: the lion’s share from Bondar’s own Rayner Vineyard, a grower five km away in McLaren Flat, and a second grower near Tatachilla. The Shiraz is also homegrown Rayner fruit, while the Mataro is sourced from a grower in the foothills of Willunga, on the famed Kurrajong soils. The tiny addition of Counoise is drawn from young plantings in the Rayner Vineyard. It was all wild-fermented with approx. 20% whole-bunches and raised in old oak. The blend is put together with the idea that Grenache is the hero, with Shiraz adding supporting flesh and the Mataro spice and structure\/tannin. As always, Junto is a lively, vibrant wine with restraint, energy and sheer drinkability that has rarely been associated with the red wines of the McLaren Vale. 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The Rayner fruit was fermented at warmer temperatures in old oak to build mouthfeel and give us more interesting, savoury flavours, while the remainder was fermented cooler with some solids in stainless steel, to preserve brightness and purity of fruit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA pale, fleshy and deliciously red-fruited Rosé from a producer that can do no wrong. Perfect balance and some lovely complexity make this an exceptional buy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301168316654,"sku":"19462-750","price":16.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/43fab7ac-2ef8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19462-750.jpg?v=1764135253"},{"product_id":"bondar-fiano-2021","title":"Bondar Fiano 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBondar’s Fiano is sourced from Ben Lacey’s vineyard in Whites Valley (McLaren Vale). 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The 1950 planting is on shallow clay over a limestone base, and gives the wine the bones—structure around the pretty flesh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2020 was fermented naturally with about 20% whole bunches before being matured for 18 months in mostly older French hogsheads (just five per cent new oak) before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFor the second year in a row, Shiraz yields from these vines were down nearly 50% this year, and while you can expect depth and structure, there’s also ample levity and drive to the old-vine creaminess at the heart of this beautiful wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43302672564462,"sku":"20596-750","price":29.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/5b3cf69c-2df8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20596-750.png?v=1658796346"},{"product_id":"bondar-rayner-vineyard-grenache-2021","title":"Bondar Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eGrenache sourced from the 1970 block from the Rayner vineyard which is planted on sand. This block is dry-grown and managed organically. Bondar ended up using around 20% whole bunches in 2021, to add more savoury notes and fine structure for aging. Two-thirds of the wine was aged in old oak hogsheads, with the balance in ceramic vessels for six months. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAll class. 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The Grenache from the grower and the Cinsault from the Rayner vineyard were fermented at cooler temperatures with some solids in tank to preserve brightness and freshness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePretty red fruits and florals swirl from the glass, followed by a touch of wild herbs reminiscent of the best rosé from southern France. There’s a lick of savoury on the palate, working alongside zingy summer fruit freshness and a grippy, chalky finish. 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A portion of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches, and maturation was for 13 months in seasoned French hogsheads\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43302847414510,"sku":"20847-750","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/64a0b493-454f-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20847-750.png?v=1666139925"},{"product_id":"bondar-junto-grenache-shiraz-mataro-2020","title":"Bondar Junto Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eJunto is Spanish for ‘together’, and in this case means a union of old friends: Grenache (68%), Shiraz (10%), Mataro (9%), Carignan (7%) Cinsault (5%) and Counoise (1%). The Grenache is culled from three separate blocks: the lion’s share is from Bondar's own Rayner vineyard; there’s an old-vine proportion (80 years old) from a grower five kilometres away in McLaren Flat; and then the Trott Wilpena vineyard in Blewitt Springs contributed the balance. The Shiraz was also home-grown Rayner fruit (70-year-old vines on sand), while the Mataro was sourced from a grower in the foothills of Willunga on the famed Kurrajong soils. The tiny additions of Counoise and Carignan were drawn from young plantings in the Rayner vineyard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAll the fruit was wild-fermented with approximately 20% whole-bunches, then raised in old oak for eight months. The blend was put together with the idea that Grenache heroes, with Shiraz supporting with flesh and the Mataro with spice, structure and tannin. 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As the notes below make clear, this is an absolute steal for the money.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43316983529710,"sku":"18122-750","price":17.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/02c332b7-2cf8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_18122-750.jpg?v=1659308706"},{"product_id":"bondar-violet-hour-shiraz-2021","title":"Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNamed after the coloured sky under which Andre Bondar and Selina Kelly picked the last bunches of Shiraz for their first-ever release of this wine, Violet Hour is a blend of fruit from 11 blocks in Bondar’s Rayner vineyard. It is intended to be a wine that encapsulates the Bondar style—fragrance, juicy fruit and lightness of touch. The winemaking is adapted to the season, both whole-bunch and destemmed fruit are employed, and the juice spends varying times on skins depending on the block. The 2021 was raised only in older oak and bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis release mainlines the essence of the Rayner vineyard with ripe blue fruits, a floral hit, heady spices and a liquorice lift. Textured and weighted, the palate is a joyous riot with inky depth, spice, cracked pepper and charred meats carried cloud-like by bright acidity, beautifully integrated tannins and tightly focussed length. An excellent release, this will match (if not surpass) the enthusiasm shown for last year’s wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43358490525934,"sku":"21032-750","price":19.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/9bb38033-a717-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21032-750.jpg?v=1764134980"},{"product_id":"bondar-nero-2022","title":"Bondar Nero 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eBondar's Nero d'Avola comes from a young block of vines (grafted onto '90s Cabernet Sauvignon rootstock) on the rocky clays of the Willunga foothills, right on the southern end of the McLaren Vale region. Andre Bondar keeps the winemaking intentionally light-handed, crafting a wine to be enjoyed in its youthful splendour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is only the fourth release of this wine. This year 60% of the fruit was de-stemmed, wild-fermented and moved to old oak for élevage, while the remainder was fermented as whole bunches in ceramic egg, remaining on skins for three months. The two parcels were blended in October and bottled unfined and unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoft tannin and seductive raspberry aromatics set the tone, while a hit of spice and savoury notes bring moreish complexity. A delicious, lip-smacking young red that can be enjoyed in the warmer months.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43630499561710,"sku":"21338-750","price":19.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/273f1e71-454f-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21338-750.png?v=1666145341"},{"product_id":"bondar-midnight-hour-shiraz-2021","title":"Bondar Midnight Hour Shiraz 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fruit for the Midnight Hour Shiraz is sourced from two blocks in Andre Bondar and Selina Kelly's own Rayner Vineyard. Planted in 1960 and 1990 on the Seaview side of the vineyard on red\/brown clay over limestone, these vines are farmed using organic principles and without irrigation where possible. The soil type and age of the vines result in smaller, more open canopies that allow for lots of sunlight to reach the developing bunches. 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The Cinsault and Counoise are drawn from Bondar’s exceptional Rayner vineyard, where the soils are deep and sandy. The Grenache is sourced from an organically managed, sandy, south-facing block in Blewitt Springs. So, there is some pretty impressive real estate going into this little number. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWith strawberry and raspberry loveliness melting on the tongue, this first-rate Pét Nat is at its most crunchy, dry and delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43975715848430,"sku":"21187-750","price":19.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/d98265d8-953f-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21187-750.png?v=1674454050"},{"product_id":"bondar-vestige-grenache-2021","title":"Bondar Vestige Grenache 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis ‘one-off’ Grenache is sourced from 120-year-old bush vines, in a dry-grown vineyard in McLaren Vale, with a gentle north-facing slope and deep sandy soils. These gnarled old vines give fruit with comparatively thick skins, providing ample texture around the fresh and pure red fruit characters. 40% whole bunches were used, and the wine was aged in older French puncheons for 10 months. This wine is a rare bird and will not be made again as the fruit source is no longer available. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eExpect floral and herbal aromas around ripe and warm red fruits, some savoury undercurrents and a lovely liquorice tone. There’s incredible power and brooding intensity, with a plush texture and just right tannins. Balanced, with pure flavours and thumping presence, excellent stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44108304384238,"sku":"21188-750","price":39.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/3aced910-f649-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21188-750.png?v=1680256933"},{"product_id":"bondar-higher-springs-grenache-2021","title":"Bondar Higher Springs Grenache 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSue Trott’s Wilpena vineyard lies in the heart of Blewitt Springs. The vines were planted in 1952 and are dry-grown on deep sand. It faces quite steeply east—an uncommon aspect in McLaren Vale—and so misses out on a lot of the warm late afternoon sun. Of this site, Andre Bondar gushes: “Sometimes when you walk into a vineyard that is this beautiful, you can’t help but think that it must make amazing wine.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIn 2021, the absence of heat waves, the sunny warm days and the elongated ripening period led to what could be \"one of the greater vintages of the last decade\". Picked for crunch and vibrancy, the fruit was wild fermented with 30% whole bunches—to aid in building fine structure and bring out the best of the site's darker-fruited profile. The wine went to old French oak puncheons for around 10 months and was bottled by hand without fining or filtration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis bolts from the gate, laden with red fruits, spice, steely minerality and anise. It’s impressively structured, with a compelling tannin profile framing plush fruits, savoury fringes and perfectly pitched acidity. Deliciously impressive, with driving length and plenty of years to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44108304482542,"sku":"21189-750","price":39.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/f0a9b5ed-f649-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21189-750.png?v=1680256936"},{"product_id":"bondar-junto-grenache-shiraz-mataro-2022","title":"Bondar Junto Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eJunto is Spanish for ‘together’, and in this case means a union of old friends: Grenache (62%), Shiraz (21%), Mataro (15%) and Carignan (2%). The Grenache is culled from three separate blocks: the lion’s share is from Bondar's own Rayner vineyard with the balance coming from the Trott Wilpena and Slattery Vineyards in Blewitt Springs. The Shiraz is also home-grown Rayner fruit (70-year-old vines on sand), while the Mataro was sourced from a grower in the foothills of Willunga on the famed Kurrajong soils. The tiny addition of Carignan was drawn from young plantings in the Rayner vineyard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the fruit was wild-fermented with approximately 20% whole-bunches, then raised in old oak for eight months. The blend was put together with the idea that Grenache heroes, with Shiraz supporting with flesh and the Mataro with spice, structure and tannin. The Carignan adds further finesse to the palate and contributes to the complexity. 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The balance of the fruit is sourced from Block 1, situated in the northwestern corner of the vineyard on shallow clay soils over a limestone base. Again, these vines are dry-grown and organically managed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 was fermented naturally with about 20% whole bunches before being matured for 18 months in mostly older French hogsheads (just five per cent new oak) before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Ideal growing conditions in 2021—light summer rains, warm days and cool nights—foreshadowed what could be one of the best vintages of the last decade in McLaren Vale, and this much is born out in this year’s Rayner Shiraz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44148140540142,"sku":"22137-750","price":29.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/0a10211b-37e9-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_22137-750.png?v=1683068519"},{"product_id":"bondar-rayner-vineyard-grenache-2022","title":"Bondar Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fruit for the Rayner Grenache is sourced from the 1970 block in the Rayner Vineyard. Vines on this old block sit on very sandy soils (part of the Pirramimma sandstone geology) and are dry-grown and organically managed. Situated on the west side of the site facing east, these low-yielding vines produce small bunches and berries and miss out on the hot, late afternoon sun during summer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking a pretty but savoury style, the Bondar team pick their Grenache fruit a little earlier than many of their peers—helping to capture the fruit’s red fruit and herb characteristics. To further aid in building structure and longevity, 20% whole bunches are used in the natural ferments. The wine is aged for six months in ceramic eggs and French barrels. This is McLaren Vale Grenache in its purest guise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a highly impressive release, seductively perfumed yet deeply intense on the nose leading to a tightly coiled palate full of livewire energy and magnificent structure. It’s generously weighted, with savoury nuances and assertive but supple tannins supporting the bright berry fruits and complexing spice. The intensity continues through the lengthy, mineral and subtly talcy close. Bravo, Bondar, this has the class to burn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44148144341230,"sku":"22136-750","price":24.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/a9be409c-38e9-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_22136-750.png?v=1683068515"},{"product_id":"bondar-monastrell-2022","title":"Bondar Monastrell 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eBondar’s Monastrell is a limited release (only 100 dozen are made). It comes from fruit off the Lacey vineyard in Willunga, where rocky clay loam soils lie over the revered Kurrajong geology formation. The 15-year-old vines here are farmed with minimal inputs, and the winemaking follows a similar path, with hand-picking, no additions, and bottling unfined and unfiltered. A portion of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches, and maturation was for 13 months in seasoned French hogsheads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndre Bondar has chosen the moniker Monastrell rather than the more popular Mataro or Mourvèdre, as he aims for a more savoury, medium-bodied wine than the tannic beasts the region is known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is brightly perfumed with berry fruits, exotic spices and enticing whole-bunch notes. The palate brings a more savoury and mineral layer to the warmly spiced fruit, fresh structure and vivid flavour. 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The Cinsault and Counoise are grown on the Rayner vineyard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, Andre uses a variety of techniques to build complexity and texture. The Grenache from the growers, along with the Cinsault, Counoise and young-vine Grenache from the Rayner vineyard, fermented at cool temperatures to preserve bright, primary characters. Then, for weight and savoury character, the older-vine Grenache from the Rayner vineyard fermented at warm temperatures in old oak. 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This ensures that stems used in the fermentation are lignified, increasing the complexity of the finished wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 vintage was similar to 2021. with La Niña driving a cooler-than-usual summer and autumn. Thankfully the wet conditions that can also be a feature of this weather pattern missed Bondar's McLaren Vale home. The cooler conditions delayed the start of vintage by two weeks, so the team was harvesting into the shorter days and longer nights of autumn. Given the stable ripening, Shiraz had more time on the vine, with no rush to pick. The resulting profile brings together red and black fruits with a lot of aromatic lift and a slightly lighter mouthfeel from the cool year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bunches for Midnight Hour were harvested by hand and fermented with 100% of their stems. Andre and Selina learned the technique during their time working harvest in the northern Rhône. 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Of this site, Andre Bondar gushes: “Sometimes when you walk into a vineyard that is this beautiful, you can’t help but think that it must make amazing wine.”  Know that feeling, Dre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Bondar, the Trott vineyard tends to a darker fruit profile than his Rayner site, alongside impressive power and structure. To this end, the parcel was split into two ferments, one with 80% bunches and the other with 10%, to aid in building fine structure and bring out the best of the site’s darker-fruited profile. 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Due to its proximity to the sea, Branson block maintains relatively cool temperatures in the warm summer months. The soils are grey-brown loam over limestone, and the thick-skinned fruit holds its natural acidity well. The Olivers Road block faces north with higher summer temperatures and rich red loam soils over limestone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the late 2023 vintage, picking returned closer to the norm in 2024, and the parcels came off the vine in the last week of February and first week of March. After a short spell on skins, the fruit was slowly and gently pressed to old oak and stainless steel. The wine remained on light lees until June before blending and bottling. 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Here, the vines sit at 100 metres, face west and give fruit with high-toned aromatics and soft, red berry character. The second site is located near Tatachilla, between Andre and Selina’s McLaren Vale home and the sea. This site's soil is black Biscay clay and gives a contrasting profile, with more density, darkness and structure. Being a warmer site, Tatachilla was picked first, followed three weeks later by Willunga. The Tatachilla fruit was destemmed and fermented for 12 days, while the Willunga fruit fermented as bunches for two weeks. Blending and bottling occurred in September. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its sixth year, Andre Bondar continues to craft a youthful and fresh Nero that exudes youthful splendour. True to the season, the 2024 Nero is a cool, fresh, brightly flavoured wine with all the berry fruits, spice and earthy flavours inherent to the variety, backed up by lively acidity and a delicious savoury close. 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The almost 20-year-old\nvines are farmed with minimal inputs, and the winemaking follows a similar\npath, with handpicking, no additions and bottling without fining or filtration.\nA portion of the fruit fermented as bunches, and the wine matured for 15 months\nin seasoned French hogsheads.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAndre Bondar has chosen the moniker Monastrell rather than\nthe more popular Mataro or Mourvèdre because he aims for a more savoury, spicy,\nmedium-bodied wine than the tannic beasts the region is known for. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAndre has always maintained that marginal conditions produce\nmagnificent results, and 2023 releases like this prove as much. It’s brightly\nperfumed, with berry fruits, spice and lovely bunchy complexity. It strikes a\ndelicious balance between fruit and savoury tones, with fresh structure and a\nlasting close. 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The Shiraz is also home-grown Rayner fruit (70-year-old vines on sand), while the Mataro–at its highest proportion ever in a Junto release, thanks to the warm conditions and outstanding quality–was sourced from the Lacey vineyard in the foothills of Willunga on the famed, rocky Kurrajong soils. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the fruit fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in old oak for eight months. As always, the blend was composed with the idea that Grenache is the hero, with Shiraz supporting with roundness and depth and the Mataro lending spice, structure and tannin. 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These vines are marked and picked specifically for this wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking a pretty but savoury style, the Bondar team picks Grenache a little earlier than many of their peers, helping to capture the fruit’s red fruit and herbal characteristics. To further build structure and longevity, 20% bunches are used in spontaneous ferments. The wine ages for six months in ceramic eggs and mature French barrels. From another cool, late season in McLaren Vale, this year’s Rayner Grenache combines lacy red fruit character with bright acidity, perfume and spice. 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Clarendon sits considerably further inland than Bondar’s Rayner Vineyard and, at 250m altitude, produces a very different expression of Shiraz. “It’s finer, with ferrous quality and red fruits; there is a tightness and coiled power,” explains Andre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a very Bondar way, the winemaking does not detract from the purity of the site. Around 65% bunches were used in the ferment, and the wine matured in seasoned French hogsheads for 14 months. This is the second release of this wine (previously called Clarendon Shiraz). Andre played the first release with a straight bat: minimal bunches and a lick of new oak. Now he’s seen what the fruit can do, he’s incorporated some Bondar flair: the bunches bring an abundance of savoury spice to the intoxicating, potent power of the Hickinbotham fruit. 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The vines were planted in 1952 and are dry-grown on deep sand. It faces steeply east—an uncommon aspect in McLaren Vale, but Bondar’s favoured—and thus misses out on much of the warm, late-afternoon sun. According to Bondar, the Trott vineyard tends towards a darker fruit profile than his Rayner site, alongside impressive power and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo this end, the parcel was split into two ferments, one with 80% bunches and the other with 10%, to build fine structure and bring out the best of the site’s darker-fruited profile. The wine is bottled after 10 months in amphora and seasoned Stockinger demi-muid. The quality of the site, as well as 2023’s cool, fresh signature, shines through in this year’s release. It’s incredibly pure, with high-toned perfumed and a dense, focused, driving core with plenty of savoury depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46453746335982,"sku":"25097-750","price":47.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/4f046632-8424-f011-ac42-0a5a9202f90d_25097-750.png?v=1746083593"},{"product_id":"bondar-rose-2025","title":"Bondar Rosé 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce again, Grenache plays the starring role in Bondar’s Rosé, weighing in at 90% of the blend with the balance Cinsault and Mataro. Most of the fruit comes from Andre and Selina Bondar’s Rayner vineyard, with a small portion of Grenache sourced from an old sandy site in Blewitt Springs. Most Grenache vines at the sandy Rayner Vineyard are 55 years old, with a small block of younger material also included in the mix. The Cinsault and Mataro are grown on the home site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe '25 vintage was dry, warm and calm. Harvest started early on the 30th of January- 2-3 weeks earlier than usual. A four day-heatwave in February also tested the team, but the fruit held up well on the sandy soils. Harvest was well-concluded by late March. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndre used a variety of techniques to build complexity and texture. The young-vine and grower Grenache alongside the Cinsault fermented at cool temperatures to preserve bright, primary characters. Then, for weight, texture and savoury character, the older-vine Grenache from the Rayner vineyard and the Mataro fermented at warm temperatures in old oak. The result is a pure, fresh, layered rosé packed with juicy red fruit flavour, chalky, pithy grip and a refreshingly long watermelon drenched close. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46993878515950,"sku":"25228-750","price":16.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/db0d787e-b36d-f011-ac45-0a5a9202f90d_25228-750.png?v=1758252740"},{"product_id":"bondar-fiano-2025","title":"Bondar Fiano 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fiano grown in McLaren Vale is prized for its thick skins and high natural acidity. Andre and Selina sourced the fruit from two sites run by the talented Ben Lacey: Lacey Branson Road site in Tatachilla and Lacey HQ block on Olivers Road. Due to its proximity to the sea, Branson block maintains relatively cool temperatures in the warm summer months. The soils are grey-brown loam over limestone, and the thick-skinned fruit holds its natural acidity well. The Olivers Road block faces north with higher summer temperatures and rich red loam soils over limestone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicked in mid-February, the grapes were gently pressed to draw out texture from the skins. Fermented in tank with 10% in old oak, the parcels were blended and bottled young to preserve freshness. 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The age and soil encourages smaller, open canopies that let sunlight filter through all season, ripening the stems and encouraging supple tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndre takes his cue from the Northern Rhône. The grapes were hand-harvested and fermented with 90% whole bunches before ageing in old French oak for 15 months. After years of fine-tuning, Selina and Andre are confident in its direction. “It has more tannin and is more brooding,” Selina explained. “It can be a bit dark and more structural,” Andre added. The wine is generous from the first sip, with ripe tannins and cola spice wrapped in silky bramble and forest fruits. Lifted whole-bunch spice carries the fruit without heaviness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007019172078,"sku":"25628-750","price":29.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/10afee4f-0299-f011-ac47-02954333b573_25628-750.png?v=1758698185"},{"product_id":"bondar-monastrell-2024","title":"Bondar Monastrell 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis limited release of three barrels comes from fruit off the Lacey vineyard in Willunga, where rocky clay loam soils lie over the revered Kurrajong geology formation. When compared with the Rayner vineyard’s fine sands, Andre tells us that “the soils are more similar to parts of Bandol where they grow on rocks.” The 15-year-old vines are farmed with minimal inputs, and the winemaking follows a similar path, with hand-picking, no additions, and bottling unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore commonly labelled Mourvèdre or Mataro, Monastrell is a hardy, thick-skinned grape that can produce big, big wines, yet Andre Bondar aims for a more finessed style. As he explains, “we found Mataro tends to have a reputation of being a big and tannic beast which is certainly not what we try to produce. 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This Monastrell is remarkably perfumed, with textured fresh fruits underlying more serious spice and depth and a lick of late, chewy tannin from the thick-skinned berries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007019204846,"sku":"25623-750","price":21.83,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/5da21fc0-0299-f011-ac47-02954333b573_25623-750.png?v=1758698205"},{"product_id":"bondar-rayner-vineyard-shiraz-2023","title":"Bondar Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exceptional Shiraz is drawn from the two oldest blocks in the Rayner Vineyard, planted respectively in 1950 and 1960. Three-quarters of the fruit comes from Block 24 in the northeast corner of the vineyard, on deep sandy soils with ironstone rocks, dry-grown and organically managed. This portion gives wonderful fragrance and elegant structure. The remainder is cropped from Block 1, in the northwestern corner of the vineyard, laying in a cool gully. The latter selection brings “the bones” and structure to the fleshier fruit from the older vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fruit was hand-picked and wild-yest fermented with two weeks on skins. The wine aged for 12 months in two- and three-year-old French oak before a further six months’ aging in large, old foudres. As you might expect, the Ryaner is deeper, more structured, and more age-worthy than Bondar’s Violet Hour and Midnight Hours wines. 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