Pear, green apple, pastry dough, and quince at the fore aromatically, with a subtle toastiness from the barrel fermentation beneath....

The McNicol name is a link to an old family name from a couple of centuries ago. Ann McNicol married...

Dense, dark purple hues. Arrives in the glass in rich, concentrated aromas plush in spice, chocolate, black fruits, black plum,...

Ticks all the boxes for a solid, approachable Cabernet with good drinking on its mind. Cabernet from the Krondorf sub-region...

Grenache is back in favour and that means the Barossa Valley is embracing its old vine Grenache vines big time....

This is a full-on flavour attack, with concentrated, ripe fruit going head to head with toasty, cedary oak. Rolls over...

What colour!! The purple leaps out of the glass! Think dense blueberry pie, sweet baking spice oak and ripe plush...

Miss Harry is a GSM blend that Hewiston and the Barossa Valley does so well. Some seriously old vine fruit...

As I was pouring this wine – the pale ruby tones hinted this was going to be a cracker. I...

Hard to believe that Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc has been growing in the Barossa for 170 years, such a...

From the Coldstream sub-region of the Yarra Valley, this thoroughly enjoyable red blend is under Diam. A cherry red hue,...

Yarra Valley Malbec, not so regularly encountered as a single variety wine but intriguing to see, which spent time maturing...

A blend from the Yarra Valley, this is crimson red in colour. The nose exhibits spices, red fruits, milk chocolate...

A very fine Syrah (Shiraz) under Diam from the Coldstream sub-region of the Yarra Valley, this wine is a deep...

A vibrant young blend of medium body highlighting all that is good in these varieties when brought together. The aromas...

The fruit here is sourced from two estate blocks – the Shiraz from a cooler one and the Grenache from...

Designed as a fresh and vibrant medium bodied style. The distinctive cherry and raspberry characters are immediately apparent on the...

Clare Valley Tempranillo is not common fodder, but with wines like this one, it might well become so. The team...

Here is Merrill at his best. This was a small vintage after a dry winter, but the resulting fruit concentration...

Rosé is a variety that Merrill knows a thing or two about. Some of his Rosés while at Reynella are...

Merrill is in a position where he is happy to keep his wines for a few years before release. This...

From a single, high altitude vineyard in the Woodside sub-region of the Adelaide Hills. No oak used here, just a...

From a single vineyard in the Woodside sub-region of the Adelaide Hills, which was planted in 2001, the fermentation was...

A fine Adelaide Hills Savvy from a single vineyard in the Woodside sub-region. Minimal skin contact and a long, slow,...