From some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world, dating back to 1854. Bordering on opaque, with a deep...

A lot of oak at the fore initially — unsurprising given its 16 months in French barriques, 24% new. Cedar,...

Syrah, or Shiraz, from the Frankland River region has certainly established itself has one of the most exciting styles of...

Wine critics are completely unbiased and have absolutely no favourites at all. First line of the wine writers’ creed. Unfortunately,...

Boy, you’re getting a decent bang for your buck with this high-class, relatively inexpensive Cabernet from this great season in...

From the Biscay Road Vineyard in the Barossa Valley, maturation is in a mix of new and older American oak....

An excellent value Shiraz from the Murray/Darling River region, maturation is for around a year and a half in French...

The fruit for this gem comes from four vineyards in the Hilltops region of New South Wales. After destemming and...

Pertaringa actually means ‘belonging to the hills’ in the local dialect. An opaque maroon colour, the nose gives us notes...

Garnet/magenta hue, the nose reveals spices, kirsch, mulberries, bay leaves, sage, cranberries, dried herbs, leather and cloves. A sleek and...

Opaque maroon, on the nose we have a mix of tobacco leaves, dark chocolate, blackberries, graphite, spices, beef stock and...

Let’s clear up the title: the brand name Pertaringa, inherited by Bec Hardy from her father Geoff, is a Kaurna...

The excellent 2024 vintage has provided a number of thoroughly impressive bottles of Pinot Noir from Lenswood in the Adelaide...

An excellent Aussie sparkler with fruit sourced from high altitude vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, specifically Lenswood. Fermentation is in...

It’s little wonder that a wine of this price is so good, given that it comes from this wonderful vintage...

Always impressive to see Pinot Noir given a few years in the cellar before release to allow it to reveal...

A reasonably equal blend of Shiraz from the Eden Valley and Barossa Valley, this is absolutely delicious drinking. The team...

Bouncy, fragrant and smart — it smells deliciously raw and pure, almost pheromonal. Raw cacao powder, blackcurrant and raspberry liquorice...

The immediate aroma impact of impressive black and blue berry fruits plays perfectly in tune with the name of this...

Everything about this says Italian, and yet the wine comes from McLaren Vale, off the Di Fabio estate. This is...

From the superb 2021 vintage, it would be fair to expect much from this wine. And it delivers. Opaque maroon...

This is a quasi-Bordeaux combination that’s working quite beautifully. It’s McLaren Vale sourced, and it’s got that extra time in...

Such a marvelous South Australian McLaren Vale vintage has been captured in this outstanding example of Shiraz from a great...

This is a wine that retains quite a remarkable youthful vibrancy given that it’s already nine years old. Loads of...