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

Penfolds Grange 2021

Always the focus of the Collection, especially so when it hails from what has become a legendary vintage. The expectations...

Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz 2023

A warm-hearted Shiraz if ever there was one, generous yes, but it’s a well-controlled generosity. Deep purple hues. Blackstrap liquorice,...

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2023

An exercise in cool restraint. Opens with enticing spice-fueled aromatics and citrus with red apple, pear, creamy cashews and brine....

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Always a star of the Collection, year after year. The blend, as it almost always is, falls marginally in favour...

Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

There is one important and traditional – some might suggest, essential – voice missing in the 2023 Bin 707 and...

Forest Hill Vineyard Block 5 Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

The Forest Hill Block 5 is one of the most underrated Cabernet Sauvignons in Australia. Each vintage I cannot believe...

Brokenwood Oakey Creek Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Just the third release of a Chardonnay from this vineyard, famous as one of the great Semillon vineyards in the...

Yangarra High Sands Grenache McLaren Vale 2023

Red Wine - Grenache

100% Grenache sourced from Black 31 at 210 elevation – the highest section of the 1946 planted bush vine Grenache,...

Galway Pipe Rare Tawny 25 Years Limited Release

The colour is quite deep, but there are hints of Tawny around the edges. Aromas burst open to reveal an...

Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2024

The 2024 Kevin John Chardonnay is stunning and expressive delivering a precise core of grapefruit and cantaloupe lifted by a...

Cullen Diana Madeline 2023

Red Wine - Other - Cabernet Sauvignon - Specialty

The 2023 Diana Madeline is almost pure Cabernet Sauvignon with 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Merlot with splashes of Malbec...

Henschke Hill of Grace Single Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

How long will the 2021 Hill of Grace age for? How long is a piece of string? An exceptional year...

Voyager Estate Vivid Red 2024

I enjoy it when Voyager Estate releases well-made, cheeky, fun wines. I also like Voyager, with relatively new Head Winemaker...

Mitolo G. A. M. Shiraz 2021

A cracking McLaren Vale Shiraz from a brilliant year, the name comes from founder Frank Mitolo’s three children, Gemma, Alexander...

Swinging Bridge Hill Park Block 7 Reserve Chardonnay 2021

A wine that takes on the reserve title and means it. In fact, it also takes on the company’s title...

Oliver’s Taranga RW Grenache 2023

Red Wine - Grenache

A compelling and complex delivery of McLaren Vale Grenache. Its strength is not so much boldness but real poise, showing...

Hatch Watervale Riesling 2024

White Wine - Riesling

Clare Valley Riesling, here from the Watervale sub-region, is one of the great gems of the Aussie wine treasure chest....

DAOSA Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2020

This incredibly stylish DAOSA 2020 Blanc de Blancs is so refined and teases with hints of almond, praline and finger...

DAOSA Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2020

A veritable tour de force, year in year out which undoubtedly deserves to be considered among the best Blanc de...

Howard Park Jeté Grand Vintage 2019

Complex? You bet. Take a deep breath and enjoy that lovely lifted scent of honeysuckle, jasmine, white flowers, baked spiced...

Charles Melton Voices of Angels Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021

My understanding is that the name here dates back to a Springsteen concert in Adelaide quite a few years ago...

Crittenden Cri de Coeur Chardonnay 2022