As the label implies, the colour is deep, like the middle of a still, wintery night. A pungent, vegetal character...

Like a well earned bruise this is all the hues of blue, rouge and black tones, but unlike a sore...

First sniff: I lean back and mutter, “Owff, beautiful.” Two things confirmed: I talk to myself, and this wine smells...

An absolutely cracking Coonawarra Cabernet from the wonderful 2021 vintage, this has to be one of the bargains of the...

The blend here is 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 7% Malbec and 7% Cabernet Franc. The wine spent eighteen months...

From a great vintage and single vineyard in McLaren Vale, the wine spent time maturing in a mix of new...

The traditional Bordeaux blend from McLaren Vale, from an excellent vintage, and the time in cellar has been to its...

Intriguing combination of a solo Cabernet Franc with an extended period in the cellar and the colour here is a...

Cabernet from a cooler vintage in a region such as McLaren Vale can do really well. The fruit used here...

BSR stands for Blewett Springs Road, giving us a clue as to the McLaren Vale subregion from which these grapes...

Fruit is from the A1 block, the Clairault Vineyard in Wilyabrup. Aged in French barriques for 18 months of which...

The 2024 Estate Cabernet is stylish in a mid-weight style offering up compact aromas of blackberry, cherry liqueur and cassis...

This is an elegant yet powerful statement of Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It comes from two Coldstream vineyards in the...

Superb Coonawarra Cabernet from a single vineyard. An opaque maroon hue. There is an exciting nose, which reveals lashings of...

One of the best and most famous producers from the Grampians in Victoria. This is classic cool climate, and it...

The 2021 vintage was an excellent one in Clare, and this medium-bodied blend is stylish and elegantly proportioned. The nose...

More absolutely stonking value to be had here. Coonawarra Cabernet from a great year at this price? Load up.  Magenta/purple...

A wine created to style parameters rather than regional or even more so specific. Here it’s from three sources: Margaret...

Made only in the best years, matured 15 months in French oak hogsheads. Opaque with a ruby rim. Opens with...

Exceptional Coonawarra Cabernet, the wine spent fifteen months in French oak for maturation. Early days but there is much promise...

A dry grown site in Blewitt Springs planted by Geoff Hardy in 1993. This shows off the concentrated and uniform...

A classic regional statement here, again sourcing the variety from outside Riggs’s home base – and unsurprisingly Coonawarra, showcasing its...

A vintage not without its challenges in Coonawarra, and yet with astute vineyard management, selecting only the best fruit, the...

A medium- to full-bodied wine, though erring on the side of full, this is a plush, generous combination. Ripe dark...