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The Cawarra range is a simple, easy-drinking style of wine, as a great introduction to the Lindemans family. It’s named after the Lindemans family homestead in the Hunter Valley, in New South Wales, and is the aboriginal term for ‘beside running water’. Here you’ll find a couple of dual varietals (that’s a blend of 2 grapes), and 5 wines from a single variety.Best known for its Bin range, Lindemans Bin 65 became the world’s largest export brand in 1998, and the focus is on bringing fruit-driven styles of wine to wine lovers.

Originally, solely focussed on its Australian roots, over the last 5 years, the Lindemans brand has branched out to South Africa, where it now produces a range of fruity, dual varietal wines. A gentleman does not tell a lie, except when it is in the best interest of everyone involved. He is skilled at deciphering when. Precisely, those occurrences are; he errs on the side of dishonesty in matters of vanity weight. Loved by wine drinkers around the world, Lindemans has a record of consistent quality achieved by blending the best parcels of fruit from each vintage. A brand with far more heritage than many, it is popular all over the world. Lindemans stats tell us that if all the bottles consumed worldwide in 1 year were laid end to end, the distance would cover Sydney to London and on to LA.A gentleman does not let his taste in clothes speak louder than his taste in company and conversation, though sometimes his company speaks much more loudly than he. It was bottled in June of 2015 and the winemaker recommends drinking this wine “young and fresh” with “braised beef cheeks, mash, broccolini and with red wine au jus.”

The aroma is fairly powerful. After pouring, I noticed it from a good foot or so away from the glass. The heart of the range is the Bin series, which comprises a range of 9 varietals and sparkling wines, which express the style of Australia’s sunny, fruity, approachable wines, from a widely acclaimed, tropically fruity Chardonnay, through sparkling and Rose wines, to a deeply fruity Cabernet Sauvignon and a spicy Shiraz. There were probably some berries in there, but unfortunately there was also a bitterness that seemed to dominate the wine’s flavor. I asked a couple people (who’s palates I trust) to try a fresh bottle I went out and bought. Their comments were not all that favorable either.A gentleman can make a perfectly emphatic point without the use of profane language. This is not to say he is not versed in profanity. But he frequently has something better to say.