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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.


  • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2023

    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2023 Winefront Badge 90 points Halliday Badge 91 points
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    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2023

      Aromatic and lifted on the nose with a beautifully layered, textural palate with wild strawberry and spice. Sourced from a number of old vineyards in the Riverland and McLaren Vale, some of which are dry grown bush vines.All vineyards are vinified in small batches, separately. Wild ferments, whole bunch inclusion,...

      $25.00