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Thistledown

Giles Cooke MW and Fergal Tynan MW, with the helping hand of Peter Leske, hand-make small-batch wines that illustrate the benefits of great sites and intelligent winemaking.

The 2 Masters of Wine, Giles and Fergal met in a bar the night before they began the first year of the Master of Wine course in 1998. Both subsequently passed the exam and eventually came to work together, founding Thistledown in 2010.

Both share a degree in history, a love of Australian wine and the cause of the underdog. Both also shared a frustration that, in many markets, Australian wine was stereotyped as big, alcoholic, and unsuited to premium restaurants. Both knew that this didn’t have to be the case and set upon a journey to create wines of elegance, detail and balance.


  • Cloud Cuckoo Land Nero D'Avola Montepulciano 2022 - 6 pack

    • Cloud Cuckoo Land Nero D'Avola Montepulciano 2022 - 6 pack SALE
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    • Cloud Cuckoo Land Nero D'Avola Montepulciano 2022 - 6 pack

      An unusual blend of varieties but this wine has the characteristic energy you’d expect from Italian reds. Deliciously succulent with smoky, dark cherry fruit, subtle spice and a mouth-watering finish. Blend: 47% Nero D’Avola, 22% Montepulciano, 17% Aglianico, 14% Grenache

      $144.00 $129.00

  • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2022

    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2022 Halliday Badge 90 points
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    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2022

      Grenache is Australia’s signature grape variety and Thistledown are slightly obsessed with it. Utilising a range of premium vineyards across South Australia, they crafted a wine that captures all that is good about Grenache. Aromatic, deceptively light but with beautiful wild fruit, and slurpy, supple tannins. Tasting: Aromatic and lifted on the nose...

      $25.00