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Nothing subtle here. Why not name your top wine after one of the greatest natural sites on the planet, the...

Piper-Heidsieck Hors-Série 1971

So how does a Champagne, that has just passed its 50th birthday taste, and feel? Have the years taken their...

Oliver’s Taranga Mencia 2020

If it’s taken the Grenache grape 180 years to be cool in the Vale, it’s taken Mencia no time at...

Arila Gardens Gardens of Moppa GSM 2020

Gardens is a term often used in the Barossa for prized vineyards and it is more than appropriate here. From...

Vinea Marson Grazia 2017

One whiff of this wine and I was instantly transported back to Northern Italy thanks to its mix of exotic...

Devil’s Corner Resolution Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay

Wild chamomile and lemon blossoms lead into aromas of intensely concentrated yellow nectarines, and a mound of lemon rinds –...

O’Leary Walker Watervale Riesling 2021

Riesling fans – back up the truck as this is a gorgeous expression of Watervale and the 2021 vintage which...

Gundog Estate M Burton Shiraz 1

This eponymous release from Matt Burton of Gundog Estate is worthy of his name. An innovator in the Hunter Valley,...

Luigi Vico Barolo Prapò 2016

A top vintage and great Serralunga Cru from a rising star – Barolo does not come much better than this....

Lethbridge Pinot Gris 2021

For this wine the Lethbridge team have travelled away from their home in Geelong down to the much cooler region...

Ottelia Riesling 2021

A fascinating expression of Australian Riesling here – very different from the South Australian norm and shares plenty with its...

Two Hands Ares Shiraz 2018

You don’t often call Barossa shiraz ethereal but that is exactly what we have here. It’s a deeply coloured and...

Seppeltsfield Great Terraced Vineyard Barossa Grenache 2020

Red Wine - Grenache

A very interesting style here taken from a single vineyard close to the historic Seppeltsfield winery which was originally planted...

Paralian Wines Blewitt Springs Grenache 2020

Red Wine - Grenache

Paralian Wines are one of the leaders of new wave grenache in McLaren Vale. This wine starts with fruit off...

John Duval Wines Eligo Shiraz 2018

Is this the beginning of a long term trend towards Eden Valley for Eligo? Only time will tell. Traditionally the...

Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2018

St Henri is, for me, one of the least consistent wines in the annual Collection. By that I mean, sometimes...

Henschke Julius Eden Valley Riesling 2021

A benchmark vintage of Julius that will go down as one of the greats. Right now, though, it is still...

Howard Park Museum Release Mount Barker Riesling 2014

Howard Park have a program of museum release wines and with varieties such as riesling it provides a great opportunity...

Brokenwood Rosato 2021

Why Rosato? Well this is Brokenwood’s take on a classically dry, tangy and distinctly Italian style of rosé, which has...

Tyrrell’s Wines HVD Semillon 2015

White Wine - Semillon

The HVD vineyard is a key source of Tyrrell’s top semillon fruit, with this wine also regularly the best value...

Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache 2018

Red Wine - Grenache

Yalumba are one of the few companies that have stuck with grenache through thick and thin. When times were tough...

Two Hands Waterfall Block Shiraz 2019