Red Wine Archives

Raspberry, blackcurrant and pomegranate. Cedar, maple leaf and tree bark. Blood plums and wild fig. A caraway and nutmeg spice,...

Joseph River Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

An elegant and refined Cabernet from this very cool Margaret River season. Opens with aromas of leafy blackcurrant, bay leaf...

Hirsch Hill Estate Pinot Noir 2023

A quite beautiful and pretty wine from this very good vintage. Aromas of strawberry and raspberry are immediately captivating before...

Pertaringa Belonging to the Hills Reserve Shiraz 2022

This is a bit thrilling. Everything is in place. McLaren Vale Shiraz from a cracking vintage. The wine saw small...

Crabtree Estate Grenache Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz

The Clare Valley is certainly no one-trick Riesling pony when you account for its capacities with regionally distinctive Shiraz and...

Crabtree Estate Tempranillo 2023

Red Wine - Tempranillo

Within the greater Clare Valley appellation, Watervale ranks highly in Riesling matters, so this is a “wait there’s more” moment,...

Genista Duck, Duck, Cat Grenache 2022

The Grenache here is sourced from the family’s single acre, planted in the Barossa back in 1944. The name comes...

Genista Duck Duck Cat Grenache 2022

Eighty year-old Barossa vines provide the base for this excellent Grenache. Fragrant spicy rose petal and earthy raspberry notes open...

Genista The SG Shiraz Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz

Each year, this is the wine that seems to poke its nose ahead of the pack and this vintage is...

Chain of Ponds The Cachet Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Shiraz

An eye-catching blend from the Adelaide Hills capturing an excellent vintage and expressing it for cooler climate finesse and style....

Frederick BLK 398 Old Vine Shiraz Grenache 2021

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz

Comes from some old vines in the Barossa. This is an opulent and concentrated Shiraz crammed with all those Barossa...

Angas King Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

A most refined Barossa Cabernet displaying surprising elegance and poise. Red berry fruits on the nose with a leafy overlay...

Angas King 1836 Reserve Shiraz 2021

A plush and generous Clare Valley Shiraz. High end aromatics of satsuma plum and dark cherry with a big dollop...

Sieger Estate Frederick Pinot Noir 2023

A most attractive Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills. Notes of raspberry and cranberry on the nose with a trace...

Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz 2022

Dark cherry, blackberry and java plum skin meld with black pepper spice and a core of minerality straight off, making...

Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Restrained blackcurrant, tangy red plum and subtle bell pepper are lifted by sweet baking spices – nutmeg, cinnamon. There’s a...

Cox Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023

90% whole berry fermentation with a wild yeast fermentation, with the remaining 10% being whole bunches. Twenty days on skins...

Paringa Shiraz 2021

An early contender for the year’s best value red from the Hickinbotham family of South Australia. A mauve/purple colour here,...

Krystallo Estate Belitso Sangiovese 2022

Red Wine - Sangiovese

Maturation for this Upper Goulburn Sangiovese was for a year in French oak. The colour is a deep red, with...

Ghostgum Pinot Noir 2022

From main Ridge in Mornington comes this thoroughly delightful Pinot Noir. Picked from four blocks with different clones used. The...

Hidden Creek Shiraz Viognier 2022

Red Wine - White Wine - Shiraz - Viognier

This is one of the more impressive wines from the Granite Belt in recent vintages. Local Shiraz with a pleasing...

Hidden Creek Syrah 2021

Red Wine - Syrah

There is a tiny inclusion of Viognier here, but basically a Shiraz/Syrah made in the Rhone style. A soft crimson...

Greenock Creek Grenache 2023

This is showing some of the new angles coming from Greenock Creek and winemaker Alex Peel. Very approachable with raspberry...

Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Grenache 2021