Chain Of Ponds Wines
Adelaide Plains, South Australia

In the past few years Chain of Ponds has won seven trophies, six gold, three silver and three bronze medals at the Boutique Wines of Australia Awards, cleaned up at the Adelaide Hills Wine Show, been nominated by England's Decanter magazine as one of the 21 hottest wineries of the world, won Vogue Entertaining's Best New Winery and has wines included in just about everyone's Top 100 [including the US "Wine Spectator's Top 100 of the World" - the COP 1997 Chardonnay coming in at Number 16]."

Chain of Ponds Wines is now The Most Awarded Boutique Winery in Australia. Drawing on centuries of wine heritage, the Amadio family chose the fresh country upstream from the original Chain of Ponds, three decades ago, to plant their pioneering vineyards in the heart of the Adelaide Hills.

Swooping down from 425 metres, Chain of Ponds' Vineyards and Cellars overlook the banks of the River Torrens.

Winery Rating – 4 Stars James Halliday 2003.

Bush Tucker Man
Pudding Pan Hill Chardonnay 2002
Displays ripe, intense fruit flavours of fig, melon and tropical fruits with a hint of cashew, grapefruit and spice. A well-balanced wine with good complexity and lingering flavours.

Bush Tucker Man
Bloodwood Tree Shiraz 2001
The palate shows nice intensity and balance and good tannins supporting nice fruit richness. One of the Top 100 Wines of 2003 at the Sydney International Wine Competition.

Cabochon White 2002 Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon/Chardonnay
“Cabochon- Polished Gem” Outstanding citrus, melon and fresh cucumber characters liven up the palate.
Best White Blend 2003 Australian Boutique Wine Awards.

Cabochon Red 2001
Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc
Raspberry and cracked pepper aromas lead to a palate rich with fruitcake, black currant, and ripe plum sensations and supple tannins give the wine an intense finish.
Purple Patch Riesling 2002
Lime flavours give way to crisp green apple and fruit salad, displaying a full, round and soft palate before a clean citrus finish with some steely minerality.
Wine Spectator 87/100, James Halliday 85 points.

Sauvignon Blanc 2002
Fruit salad and tropical characters contrast the zippy passionfruit palate with a dry and very clean, crisp finish.
James Halliday 90 points, 94 points 2000 vintage, Winestate 4.5 stars (2000).

Nether Hill Unwooded Chardonnay 2001
Light green-yellow in colour, the light melon fruit of the bouquet leads into a light to medium bodied palate with a varietally precise array of melon/nectarine/citrus fruit.
James Halliday 85 points.

Novello Rosso 2002 ROSSO
“Red”! Rosy, but not a rosé. A ripe raspberry and black cherry fruitiness on the palate combine with a pleasant viscosity, it finishes clean and fresh.
Best Light Red 2003 Australian Boutique Wine Awards.

McLaren Vale Grave's Gate Shiraz 1999
Flavours of blackcurrant, liquorice and mulberry are well integrated with soft cedary oak, with a hint of vanillin. A wine with abundant fruit, flavour and complexity.
James Halliday 90 points.

Ledge Shiraz 2000
The colour is deep, the berry bouquet dense and spicy. It's a full-bodied, muscular wine with solid flavour and a mouth-puckering after-grip. A solid, quite oaky wine.
5 Stars Huon Hooke, 91 Points Wine Spectator 1999

Amadeus Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
“An iron fist in a velvet glove” This dark chocolate, fresh coffee and blackcurrant charged Amadeus is refined though full bodied and well balanced with soft, fine tannins. 4 1/2 Stars Winestate (2000).

Adelaide Hills Jerusalem Section Pinot 2000
Moss-like forest floor characters give way to silky sweet dark cherry sensations on the middle palate and finish with a velvety sleekness that lingers on and on.
James Halliday 93 points.