I’d be pretty happy being able to access seven-year-old Coonawarra Cabernet of this quality. It immediately strikes with a fairly...

This is part of the low sugar range, but don’t let that term mislead you. This is a Pinot of...

This is a cracking good wine from what was a cracking good year in McLaren Vale. It’s from a single...

Such a beautiful season and such a beautiful wine. This is from a single vineyard in Blewitt Springs within McLaren...

Boy, this is a terrific example of McLaren Vale, and specifically Blewitt Springs Shiraz. Every part of it is about...

When Simon at McIvor asked if I wanted to try a 2015 Nebbiolo, there was really only one answer. Even...

I never tire of trying Heathcote Shiraz as it straddles that middle ground between cool and warm, producing wines with...

From a warm Western Australian season comes a generous, flavoursome Shiraz sourced from Franklin River and Mount Barker fruit. It...

The cooler Great Southern has certainly helped this excellent Cabernet from what was a hot year. It shows some quite...

This is a most appealing Shiraz from this season. Lots of dark primary fruits in here, and on the nose...

Despite the warm season, this is a surprisingly plush, smooth, and quite elegant Shiraz that comes off Howard Park’s Margaret...

There is power here, and you’d expect that from Margaret River Cabernet, but there’s also elegance and stylishness. Plenty of...

A solid wine of purpose and power, presented with restraint and refinement. After 18 months in French oak, all components...

Grenache from the Swan Valley, which was a combination of whole bunches, whole berries and again, “concrete contacted batches”, before...

by Lisa Cardelli A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Shiraz, showcasing the crème de la crème of South...

by Ken Gargett Maturation is in French oak hogsheads, 82% of them new, for a period of fourteen months. The...

by Tom Kline Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway; 16 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. The...

by Jeni Port Bin 169 is said by Penfolds to reflect a “contemporary” winemaking approach. If that means super ripe...

by Tom Kline Pinot Noir from Tasmania and the Yarra Valley, named for Cellar 23 at Magill Estate; matured in...

by Lisa Cardelli Quintessential Australian Cabernet in all its glory and typicity, with a distilled herbal element that dominates the...

by Ken Gargett Marananga is never short on colour or boldness of personality. Picked ripe, it has the capacity to...

by Ken Gargett The fruit is sourced from McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Clare Valley and the Fleurieu. Maturation is...

by Tom Kline 100% Coonawarra Shiraz matured for 12 months in French oak hogsheads (12% new). Always one of Penfolds’...

by Jeni Port Not the easiest of vintages, 2023 was cool and wet. This might explain the arrival of a...