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Ray Jordan

Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
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MadFish Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2021

It was a vintage that had its challenges requiring tough decisions on when to pick. Get it right and you...
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MadFish Shiraz 2023

A light to medium-bodied Shiraz that comes from vineyards in the south of the State. It’s soft and supple with...
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Howard Park Terroir Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2024

Captures the vibrancy and fruit intensity that is part of this combination’s natural DNA. Tropical fruits with a little gooseberry...
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Howard Park Terroir Great Southern Riesling 2024

Strikes with great aromatic intensity displaying string lemon citrus characters. This is a lively and fragrant Riesling from the Great...
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Leconfield Merlot 2022

Delightfully perfumed Coonawarra Merlot from the super ’22 vintage. The mulberry and plummy light fruit cake aromas are just beautiful....
Harp of Gaea

Purple Soul Harp of Gaea Grenache 2023

Comes from the famous subregion of Krondorf in the Barossa Valley. The soil is Terra Rosa like that found in...
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Purple Soul Anchor of Oceanus Shiraz 2019

A high-octane super saturated Shiraz from McLaren Vale in what was a very good year. In many ways a throwback...
Sphere of Uranus

Purple Soul Sphere of Uranus Chardonnay 2023

Immediate reveals vibrant fruit characters that bounce off a lively palate. It’s from the Adelaide Hills and immediately reveals notes...
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Wynns Coonawarra Estate Messenger Chardonnay 2024

This is the first release of this wine from a vineyard in the southern part of Coonawarra’s Terra Rossa. It...
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Wynns Coonawarra Estate The Original Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

I have always had an unashamed soft spot for this wine which first saw the light of day in 1954,...
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Wynns Coonawarra Estate Childs Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Oh my, this is a classy expression of a single vineyard Coonawarra Cabernet in this excellent year. Each year one...
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Wynns Coonawarra Estate Michael Shiraz 2022

For many years this was not released as a separate wine but thankfully a few years back the decision was...
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Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

One of Australia’s most famous Cabernets. First made in 1982 when John Wade was the winemaker. This is pure sublime...
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Barton Rise & Barton View Rise Shiraz 2021

The colour is dense and almost opaque. This is a big, concentrated Barossa wine loaded with concentrated powerful fruit, albeit...
St Hallett Sacred Ground Shiraz

St Hallett Sacred Ground Shiraz 2022

A bold and generous style that captures much of what the Barossa is about. The fruit is deliciously rich with...
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Leconfield 76 Cabernet 2021

Most people are well and truly retired at 76. Not oenologist Sydney Hamilton, whom after 60 years in winemaking decided...
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Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

This was a vintage in McLaren Vale that produced wines of opulence and richness. This is a case in point....
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Leconfield Cabernet Franc 2022

This comes off a small vineyard planted in 1982 that is now pumping out some beautifully vibrant perfumed fruit. Has...
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Pirathon Gold Label Shiraz 2021

From the time the deep dark colours reveal themselves in the glass you know you’re heading into powerful fruit concentration...
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Hesketh Dangerous Type Merlot 2022

Merlot at this price point can be a bit ho-hum. But this little guy is anything but ho-hum. It’s medium-bodied...
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Cape Barren Old Vine Grenache 2024

A light-bodied Grenache from McLaren Vale that absolutely nails the style for current drinking. Captures the perfumed violets and rose...
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Devitt & Moore Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

From the get-go, it speaks of Cabernet from the Limestone Coast. Lifted bright redberry fruits with a little mint and...
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Cape Barren Native Goose GSM 2024

Lively mix of red fruits release initially on the nose and then through to the medium bodied palate. Blackberry and...
Reschke Dans Shiraz NV

Reschke Shiraz 2020

A quite beautiful Shiraz from vineyards on the Limestone Coast in South Australia. Perfumed plum and blackberry with a light...

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Hayes Family Wines

Hayes Family Wines is a relatively new name for the Barossa Valley, but its roots date back to the middle...

Elderton in Form

It’s one of those weird twists. The Barossa Valley is renowned for its shiraz and one of the best has...

A New Grenache Benchmark from the West

History may show that the Swinney Farvie Frankland River Grenache 2020 was the wine that redefined this variety in WA....
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