December 2024

Mostly Meunier (66%) from an array of blocks, with disgorgement in September 2024, giving it twenty-two months on lees. The...

Daosa Blanc de Blancs 2020

For me, this is the Daosa sparkler that always impresses just a little more than its siblings. That it has...

St John’s Road Blood and Courage Barossa Shiraz 2021

The team aim for power with elegance. Maturation was for twelve months in a combination of French oak barriques and...

Vickery Eden Valley Riesling 2024

From another cracking vintage, a little pressings is added here and fermentation is in stainless steel, as usual. The fruit...

Vickery Eden Valley Woodcarver’s Vineyard Riesling 2021

Whether 2021 is the finest vintage of the last decade in the region is something that will inevitably be the...

St John’s Road Reserve Blood and Courage Barossa Shiraz 2020

For their Reserve, the team select the best eight barrels of Shiraz from the vintage. The wine spent eighteen months...

Richard Hamilton Ghost Hill Shiraz 2022

An inviting bouquet of plum, blackberry, and smoky oak, with meaty notes swirling on top of the glass. On the...

Richard Hamilton Ghost Hill Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022

It’s on at the first swirl of the glass, with all its fleshy and generous red plums, pomegranate, black cherries,...

Richard Hamilton Ghost Hills Shiraz 2022

Sweet vanilla, clove and liquorice lead the aromas first up before a welcome cut of star anise, cinnamon, blackberry, dark...

Zonte’s Footsteps Lake Doctor Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

So many fabulous reds from Langhorne Creek sneak under the radar and this is yet another, although previous vintages have...

Zonte’s Footsteps Blackberry Patch Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

No one is coming here seeking a Bordeaux-like clone of Cabernet, all structure and school prefect. They want flavour. Endless...

Zonte’s Footsteps Shades of Grigio Pinot Grigio 2024

White Wine - Pinot Grigio

The labels from these guys are sometimes as much fun as their wines, and this wine does impress. The colour...

Yangarra GSM 2023

43% Grenache, 34% Shiraz, 23% Mourvèdre with 50% whole berries retained. Matured in a mix of puncheons, foudre, ceramic eggs...

Yangarra Roussanne 2023

Matured in French oak puncheons for 8 months and lees stirred monthly. White peach, winter melon and pomelo segments. Lime...

Yangarra Old Vine Grenache 2023

Red Wine - Grenache

Sourced from unirrigated bush vines dating back to 1946. Gala apple skin, peach tea and wild strawberries. A slice of...

Yangarra Shiraz 2022

A brooding mix of blackberries, red bean paste and sesame. Caraway seed, pumpernickel bread and kalamata olives. Rosella florals make...

Castle Rock Estate Riesling 2024

This is a stunning Riesling and amazing value. It might sound like the proverbial broken record but anyone claiming to...

Castle Rock Skywalk Riesling 2024

Rob Diletti is obviously having fun playing around with various styles of Riesling. This one, which is good value, is...

Castle Rock RS21 Riesling 2024

The name refers to the level of natural residual sweetness which Rob has left in the wine, balancing it with...

Castle Rock Diletti Riesling 2023

White Wine - Other - Specialty - Riesling

Another example of a winemaker playing with his food. Rob has fermented and matured, over ten months on lees, the...

Castle Rock A&W 2024