Complex and intense – a real step up. Cocoa powder, white pepper, dark cherry and spice. This has density and...

Brooding and bold – Margaret River Cabernet nearing its perfect drinking window (in my opinion…) where the fruit starts to...

The 2017 vintage was marginal for Cabernet ripeness, but overall I think the wines look fantastic. This is a perfect...

Rollicking aromatics. An overtly floral nose with gentle spice and black plum. Seamless fruit and tannin integration on the palate,...

Elegant lifted tropicals; just ripe pineapple, passionfruit and white florals. Bright fresh acidity, mineral slate and citrus flood the palate,...

Opulent and full flavoured Chardonnay with plenty of white peach, jasmine and cashew, hallmarks of the variety from this region....

Ah, in the words of Monty Python: “now for something completely different”. This is a Riesling quite different from most...

This classy Chardonnay from the Macedon Ranges shows such refinement and poise. The oak influence is minimal but important, contributing...

This is an immediately engaging Pinot Noir, displaying excellent fruit and winemaking skills to maximise its impact. Crushed and destemmed...

Shaw Wines have an impressive record with their Cabernets and one sip of this wine will confirm why. The fruit...

There is always a place for an easy drinking, decently priced fizz. This very young option from Shaw Wines in...

This outstanding Grenache comes from Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale. It is one of the top subregions in Australia for...

It was a very good season in the Adelaide Hills, from where this great value for money, quality Pinot was...

Perhaps it is just me but it does seem that, these days, we see far fewerexamples of this style of...

Over recent years, we have seen the Orange region in NSW emerge from nearobscurity to be a recognised quality wine...

The Murrumbateman region is proving an exciting, if somewhat underappreciated, one for a number of varieties, not least Riesling. The...

Harvesting of their low-yielding, spur-pruned vines is done in the coolest parts of the evening to protect the fruit. Fermentation...

A new addition to the always very well priced Riposte label, founded by Tim, Dale and Nick Knappstein. These are...

Cabernet Sauvignon from the Barossa Valley is often underrated and if you asked regional fans for their favourite wines you’d...

The ‘Grand Barossa’ series sources fruit from across the best sites andvineyards throughout the region. The wine spends 18 months...

This is a gorgeous, classy wine. A traditional Bordeaux blend with the intention that there will usually be five varieties...

The regime for their top Shiraz follows the familiar pattern to many of the other red wines in the Wills...

Picked from a combination of vineyards in the early morning to keep the grapes cool, the juice saw a gentle...

A style which seeks to take advantage of the world class fruit the Margaret River region produces without overdoing the...