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This was a very good year in the Barossa and it shows with this super wine from old vines in...

Yarra Yering New Territories 2023

This is a Shiraz dominant wine but the perfumes of Touriga Nacional and Tinta Cao add so much. It’s a...

Yarra Yering Amphora 2023

This is a new wine from Sarah Crowe made from a classic Aussie combo of Shiraz and Cabernet. It was...

Yarra Yering Pinot Noir 2023

From the start in 1969, a mix of clones were planted and then added to with subsequent plantings in ’81...

Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 3 2023

This is made from an exotic mix of Portuguese varieties that bring beautiful perfumes and delightfully presented palate qualities in...

Crittenden Zumma Chardonnay 2022

There is energy and life evident from the moment you engage with the perfumes on the nose. The fruit was...

Crittenden Zumma Pinot Noir 2022

This is a marvellous product of an ideal Mornington vintage. The perfumes of cherry and fresh berry are just delightful...

Crittenden Cri de Coeur Chardonnay 2022

One of the very best Crittenden Chardonnays I have tasted. It comes from the original home block vineyard which has...

Crittenden Zumma Chardonnay 2022

80% malolactic fermentation in 60% new oak for 11 months. Butter toast, tinned peach and cut pineapple slices. Baked anzac...

Crittenden Zumma Pinot Noir 2022

Matured in 15% new oak for 11 months and a further 15 months in bottle prior to release. The Zumma,...

Crittenden Cri de Coeur Chardonnay 2022

50% went through malolactic fermentation in 40% new oak for 11 months. Zested lemons, cotton petals and crab apples. A...

Flametree Embers Chardonnay 2023

This is a Chardonnay from this excellent season in Margaret River that’s good to go right now. The nose has...

Flametree Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

A red combination that created a brand within a brand for Margaret River. This was a year of excellent flavour...

Flametree Embers Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

I must admit I’m surprised to be tasting a quality wine that is still available from this very good vintage....

Tread Softly Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV

Red Wine - White Wine - Chardonnay - Pinot Noir

For less than $20, you are getting a very tidy sparkling wine. In short, it punches above its weight. Lemony...

Bec Hardy Family Crest Shiraz 2022

South Aussie Shiraz which spent eight months maturing in older French oak hogsheads. Under Diam, as are all in this...

Bec Hardy Family Crest Reserve Red Blend 2022

The colour here is a deep blood red. Much bolder in flavours and aromas than many, with a core of...

Bec Hardy Family Crest Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

A static stainless fermenter was used here, with the grapes spending nine days on skins, for those who enjoy the...

Koonara Angel’s Peak Shiraz Coonawarra 2021

Certified organic. Named in honour of the ‘Angel’s Share’ evaporation inherent with oak ageing. Eucalyptus and blackberry lift from the...

Riposte The Sabre Pinot Noir 2023

Adelaide Hills Pinot is in its element, glistening in red-red hues and carrying a lively perfume of red cherry, cranberry,...

Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2024

The Dagger Pinot offers a more accessible, easy going counterpoint to its elegant Pinot sibling, The Sabre. Everything is turned...

Chateau Yaldara Charley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021