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Meet the Hither & Yon red wine range, laid back in charm yet distinctive in character. With global influences grown in our own backyard, our varietal selection is synonymous with our nature and you can find one for every occasion. Some to age well and some to drink now, our traditional classics and new wave style offer choice and adventure for all tastes.
Hither & Yon reds are made to share, perfect for your next meal or night in. Read our reviews, or discover for yourself. Our McLaren Vale red wines speak volumes on their own; juicy, bright expressions of our vineyards – what Hither & Yon are most proud of.
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NERO D'AVOLA
Reviews of 2023 Nero d’Avola:
91 Points, Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion, February 2024:
"Whole berry open ferment, pressed to old oak and matured for 11 months. This has the familiar pop of fresh nero fruit, with smashed dark cherry, raspberry and a cooler fruited cranberry note, along with hardy herbs, Earl Grey tea and dusty spices. It’s nimble and fresh, grounded by resolved plum skin tannins and trademark acidity. It’s a very fine expression.”
"Purple-red colour of great clarity. A nose of stewed plums, dried herbs, licorice strap and new leather has a definite Italian accent, and the palate is ripe to taste while retaining appealing savouriness. Tannins are very fine, dry, and exactly appropriate to the style."
"This has been a consistent award-winner for H&Y and is one of the wines that really led the charge for Nero in the Vale. Cold-soaked (to embolden colour and fruit),ambient-yeast fermented, a year in older puncheons. Really a benchmark example of the plush, ‘wall-of-sound’, McLaren Vale Nerostyle, with loads of black, purple fruit and a big wash of supple tannin flooding the mouth."
"Nero d’Avola is at home in Sicily but it has well and truly been embraced by Australia, too, being one of the most widely planted “alternative red varieties” here. The first thing I noticed was the supremely ripe fruit, which came across like those squishy raspberry lollies that I could eat a truckload of. There’s an abundance of other fruit here (blackberry, strawberry, red cherry), some black pepper spiciness, and some violet prettiness. It has a real presence in the mouth, full bodied and concentrated, and the palate overall is just glorious. A thoroughly enjoyable wine.
"Crisp, vibrant blackberry, raspberry puree and black pepper notes show accents of Earl Grey tea, with a firming accent on the finish, courtesy of loamy earth e. Drink now."
"Blackberries, blackcurrants, bay leaves and hints of hazelnuts here. Creamy and medium-bodied with ripe tennis and a fruity, balances and juicy finish. Drink now."
"Handpicked, destemmed and crushed, with 50% whole berries kept intact. Fermented wild in an open-top concrete fermenter after a three-day cold-soak. 12 mths. in used French wood. A very warm year, this mid-weighted wine still manages verve, nero's dusty pliancy and easy drinkability quotient. Raspberry, lilac, bergamot, blue fruit aspersions, anise and thyme. A succulent swigger best served cool."
"Impressive vintage here, this has a very fresh red-plum, raspberry, herb and leaf nose. So youthful and vivid. The palate holds good tone and depth. So much red-berry and plum fruit here. Drink over the next four years."
"50% whole berries in the ferment. Extracted sensitively, before being transferred to used French oak. Despite the relentless heat and ensuing challenges, this has turned out well. Pulpy texture and vibrant aroma. Lilac, root spice, black cherry and anise. A sassy, easygoing mid-weight wine with a sash of dusty tannin."
"Deepish purple/red colour. Aromas are of dried herbs, fresh earth and dusty roads, the taste is rich and ripely fruit-sweet at the centre, medium to full in body, with abundant tanins following up, which have the right level of grip. A hint of raspberry jam later. It's not especially complex but is certainly delicious."
"This is a bloody ripper of a young red. No wonder it won three trophies (including best of show) at this year's AAVWS. It has a gorgeous saturated colour, heaps of voluptuous, seductive berry fruit, supple grippy tannins crying our for some garlicky charcoal-grilled lamb, and a lovely vibrant freshness about it, despite the 14.5% alcohol. Moreish. Delicious. Goes on sale soon at the Hither & Yon cellar door."
"Deep purple/red colour, very bright and youthful. It's very grapy: sweet-fruited and raspberry-like to taste, fresh and bright and clean. A straightforward, fresh, primary fruit-driven style without much complexity or secondary characters."
"The brand and wines out of the portfolio remain some of the most consistent, drinkable and exciting out of the region. Jubey, black fruited, juicy, heavenly, intoxicating, alluring. The barest hint of licorice, fennel, touch of grilled linguica, more about black fruit. Medium bodied, easy going, straddles a line of sweet black fruit with some Italianate seasoning."
"Great packaging on all these Hither & Yon wines. Honey nougat, raspberry, some spice and flowers, char-grilled sausage, and that metallic thing Nero often has going on. Medium bodied, talks pretty sweet, but tastes almost dry when the light sandy tannin and herbal seasoning bring it back into line. Not a very deep wine, as such, but interesting and good to drink."
"Lots to like about this Nero d'Avola. Its juicy, fresh, lightly spiced and set to the bold sweetness of red fruits without strying into the jammy zone. It opens up with pretty floral, rose petal and spice scents, with a good dose of wild raspberry fruit alongside. Has some restraint and seriousness about it."
"Sweet leafy raspberry fruit and very clean on the nose. The leafiness is quite distinct and makes the impression of young vines, but this has a good fruit expression on the palate with soft drying tannins and integrated but matching acidity. Promising. (WS) 13.8%"
"Nero lives up to its name here, with an inky darkness emanating from the glass. Red and black fruits and something - I wrote at the time - like hanging your head over a pan of sizzling pork and fennel snags. Delightful herbal and spice notes too. Plump entry - cushioned and soft on the tongue - depth and spice kick-in, a fine rub of tannin. More licorice and fennel seed spice mops up at the back. So delicious, so moreish. Grand drinking for something that can be had for a shade over 20 beans."
"Plenty of Nero character. Bursting with ripe dark berries, raw almonds, fragnant and sweet dried herbs with a handful of black jelly beans tossed in for good measure. Medium bodied, fleshy and ripe, with well rounded tannin and almost a gummy feel in the mouth - certainly good to chew and swirl round - bright jubey fruit flavours, savoury dried herbs and glorious food friendly tannin mops up the finish. Super drinking here. Can't recommend it highly enough."