Chardonnay has long had a place in the Coonawarra, however usually overshadowed by Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, it usually is forgotten. Here, Grey-Smith has made this isn’t a fleshy and broad sparkling wine with yellow plums and a touch of nectarine, it is a delight to drink and very different to most Coonawarra wines.

Ulrich Grey-Smith is a winemaker with a wealth of experience behind him after years working for larger wine companies down in the Limestone Coast during the golden years of Coonawarra Claret when every man and his dog wanted to drink wines from this sacred limestone soil. An ex Roseworthy College graduate, Uli (as he prefers to be called) moved on from big wineries to make focused wines of his own and continue to work on his collection of clothing from the 70s. There may only be two or three wines under his own label, and all sourced from Chardonnay, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth seeking out. His two sparkling wines, one sourced from Coonawarra and the other from Mt. Gambier, a few kilometres down the road, are both exceptional examples of aperitif style sparkling wine. Uli knows the Limestone Coast better than anyone and it is a delight to bring his wines to our GPD customers.