Up a little gravel driveway through some big black gates (no need to shut them), this upbeat little cellar door has been making a few 'Best New Wineries' lists of late. Taste some of the good stuff inside the modest tasting room, or out the back at the rather abstract collection of tables. Winning tempranillo.
Shut The Gate
Clare Valley
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