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Scarborough Wine Co. Yellow Label Chardonnay 2022

Fresh and bright with lots to hook you in on the nose. Lemon zest, white breezy florals and a hint...
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Hickinbotham The Peake Cabernet Shiraz 2022

51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Shiraz, and an expression of Australia. Still tightly bound, yet swirl, and this releases its delights....
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Hickinbotham Trueman Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Abundant on the nose, this is everything one hopes for from Cabernet Sauvignon. An envelopment of violet and red berried...
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Hickinbotham The Nest Cabernet Franc 2022

87% Cab Franc, 11% Merlot, 2% Malbec. Goodness me, I’m so glad Cabernet Franc is finally having a moment in...
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Hickinbotham Mr. Grant Malbec 2022

93% Malbec and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, whole berry and 30% new oak, this is the second release of this wine....
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Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2022

If Merlot has a theme tune, it would be something like “What the World Needs Now is Love”. Bacharach is...
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Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2022

Concentrated and bright in the glass, there’s plenty to unpack on the nose. Wild spice, red berry intensity, black plum...
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Scarborough Wine Co. The Obsessive Chardonnay 2022

Inviting on the nose with warm spice, pithy lemon, lightly toasted oak and salted butter and gun flinty, popcornesque overtones....
Scarborough Keepers of the Flame Chardonnay

Scarborough Wine Co. Keepers of the Flame Chardonnay 2022

A little more constrained on the nose at first, this is finely cut with quartz-like acidity, lemon zest, sourdough, cooler...
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Handpicked Single Vineyard Wombat Creek Chardonnay 2022

A silvery nose of delicate citrus notes crushed white blossom and chalky minerality kick off a delightful expression of Chardonnay...
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Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2022

A little riper on the nose, but not fleshy. Lifted some fruit – apricot blossom, just cut peach and fuzz....
Handpicked Collection Tasmania Pinot Noir

Handpicked Collection Tasmania Pinot Noir 2022

Aromatics are abundant with charred sour cherry, juicy red berries, savoury sweet woodsy spice, a whiff of game, still a...
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Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2022

These different regional expressions of the grape, with the same vintage and winemaker, are insightful. On the nose, deeper brambly...
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Handpicked Single Vineyard Capella Pinot Noir 2022

Give it a good swirl to release a whiff of vanilla cherry tart, cherry compote, toasty oak, sweet baking spice...
Handpicked Single Vineyard Highbow Hill Pinot Noir

Handpicked Single Vineyard Highbow Hill Pinot Noir 2022

A little more of that black dirt, autumn decay on the nose at first, yet give this a moment, and...
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Curtis Gladiator McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

Fruit from 80-year-old vines, this is a wine that has seen plenty of care. Concentrated and compact on the nose,...
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The Hunt for Mrs Oliver Fiano Sparkling LD 2017

While 2016 was a warmer vintage, 2017 was cool and wet. While both the recent late disgorged releases of this...
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The Hunt for Mrs Oliver Fiano Sparkling LD 2016

2016 was the first ever release of this sparkling wine, a collaborative winemaking effort by two talented women in wine...
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Pasha McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

60-year-old vines, and a self-proclaimed “old school” Shiraz. While the nose takes a little air to open up, when it...
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Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

Deep and broody on the nose, purple and black fruited, black earth, charry oak and some pretty hibiscus florals. There’s...
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Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

There’s no missing Cabernet on the nose. Dried Aussie bush leafiness, pastille, dusty violets, black olive brine and savoury bay...
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Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021

This is a GSM for those who like their wine with a touch of the wild side. Bloody red fruits,...
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Curtis Queen of Hearts Rosé

Vibrant, almost electric pink hue. A little subdued on the nose – this is more in the savoury vein. Some...
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Forest Hill Vineyard Block 1 Riesling 2024

The Block 1 Riesling is a single-site wine from some of the oldest vines in Western Australia outside of the...

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SA Wine Guide 2025

December is here and it is time to track down wines for the Festive Season. To help guide your wine...
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McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2025

Never have I been more enamoured and captivated by the wines of McLaren Vale. Leave your expectations at the door,...
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Adelaide Hills Wine Guide 2025

The beauty of the Adelaide Hills is about its breath-taking landscapes. Its valleys and high points. Around its forever-winding roads...
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Barossa Wine Guide 2025

While other regions around the country may like to debate the idea, the Barossa Valley, located some 60 kilometres northeast...
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Limestone Coast (Mount Benson, Padthaway) and Riverland Wine Guide 2025

If you can pardon the pun, variety is the spice of life, and the Limestone Coast wine region is brimming...
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Coonawarra and Wrattonbully Wine Guide 2025

Despite the accolades and the long history of outstanding wines, Coonawarra and Wrattonbully remain some of the most undervalued regions...
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