When I'm taking overseas guests to McLaren Vale, we always start off at Lloyd brothers. Pretty grounds with alpacas, a pond and olive treats, a good wine selection (love the white shiraz), decent cleanskins but most of all lots and lots of yummy local produce to try - 5 or 6 premium olive oils, olives, sauces, marinades, jams, dukkah etc. There's also lots of body lotions etc to test/buy and a nice selection of produce, body products and alpaca garments - a great place to buy presents with a local flavour.
This is a winery to definitely put on the list - and go at lunchtime and have a meal. The wines are easy drinking including an excellent Sauvignon Blanc and well priced, the staff are friendly and knowledgable and there are lots of interesting other things to buy, including beauty products. Their olives and olive oils are very good and they're available for tasting, too. But, the best thing going here is the chef. The food is to die for. We had a five star meal for almost pub prices! It was brilliant. If I received that meal at the Hyatt, I would compliment the chef and be happy with a much larger bill! Rave, rave, rave. I wish I lived in the area - I would lunch here every Sunday.
OUr party of 8 visited this cellar door at the end of December. We booked in for wine tasting and also ordered platters of their dips and olives to share. It was very reasonably priced and we were not disappointed! The setting with views over their dam was delightful and we were wonderfully looked after as regards the wine tasting explanation. We were not rushed and had a very enjoyable hour here. If you come here in a smaller group, you can do the wine tasting for free but with large groups, they like to offer you the wine tasting experience which has a small cost. The wines, I can recommend in particular are the Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz.
The grounds are impeccable and it's a real credit to the owners.Best of all on this visit was 2012 Shiraz, big and bountiful we loved this one. The cellar shop has many hidden home made treasures so we will keep this winery on our visitor list for sure.
We tried out a few wines here whilst in the Mclaren Vale. The setting is quite beautiful and the cellar door is spacious and well set out. There are lots of olives and oils to try as well as some other products. The staff were very friendly and enthusiastic about the wines and were happy to help. We weren't a huge fan of the wines, but the experience was great and its a place worth putting on the list if checking out a few wineries.
Visited over the Melbourne Cup weekend and was keen to do some wine tasting and a tasting platter. Most wineries allow tastings of pretty much all their wines, which could be up around 20. Lloyd Brothers only offered about 6, which was great for me as I was driving and it's easier to remember which one you liked best! We sat out on the decking with the olive platter and weren't rushed through the tastings like we had been at other wineries. This was probably the most relaxed winery experience we had over the whole weekend. Lloyd Brothers also has a small skincare range available for purchase which all looks and smells amazing.
Friendly staff, brilliant wines and lovely products like olives, breads, cheeses and olive oils in a beautiful setting.
Have been to Lloyd Brothers winery a number of times and always enjoyed the visit. Beautiful setting, lovely olive oil and body products, great wine. Particularly love their sparkling Shiraz. Staff are very friendly and know their wines. Will be back again soon I'm sure.
Have visited several times in last 12 months. Wines are good, olive oil and olive products delicious. Tasting plate 8 out of 10. Staff are always friendly and helpful great setting for a glass and tasting plate. Consistently among the best cellar door/ McLaren Vale experiences.
The white Shiraz was something I had never tasted before. It was delicious as were the Grenache Rose, the 2 regular Shiraz wines and the Cabernet Sauvignon. The Sauvignon Blanc was quite tasty and would have been a star if not for the excellence of the others. We were disappointed that we were too late to taste their olives.