Red Wine Archives

A heady mix of dried rose petals, dark cherries, and plump red currants that burst between your teeth, envelopes you...

Hewitson Ungrafted Shiraz 2021

A few whole berries included in the ferment here, which is in open vats with heading-down boards for three weeks,...

Hewitson 66 Seppeltsfield Road Shiraz 2021

Named after the address of their winery, the fruit here comes from deep sandy loam soils in the Barossa and...

Allegiance Unity Coonawarra Cabernet 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet

This is a seriously good Coonawarra Cabernet, young, perhaps, but with enormous promise. The wine is deep red in colour...

Allegiance The Artisan Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

Quality McLaren Vale fruit here, which spent a lengthy period in French oak, a proportion new. Deep maroon hue, the...

Allegiance The Artisan Reserve Cabernet Coonawarra 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet

From the legendary Coonawarra region, the wine saw extended time in French oak, a significant percentage of it new. Crimson...

Warramunda Pinot Noir 2023

An attractive pale garnet hue here for this appealing Yarra Pinot. Spices, red fruits, redcurrants, dried herbs, and warm earth...

Warramunda Liv Zak Pinot Noir 2023

The Yarra Valley has established a most deserved reputation for some of this country’s best Pinot Noir. This one kicks...

Mitolo Jester Malbec 2021

Red Wine - Malbec

This wine, from a vineyard in the Sellicks Road sub-region of McLaren Vale, spent 14 months in a combination of...

Mitolo Jester Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

This wine, from a McLaren Vale vineyard, spent 13 months in a mix of older French (80%) and American (20%)...

Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2020

Another superb McLaren Vale Shiraz from the Mitolo team, the name here refers to a mythical dragon which, as does...

Mitolo Angela Shiraz 2020

After tasting, I try and share the bottles with friends. This one, when one of my friends set eyes on...

Mitolo Marsican Shiraz 2020

One of the heavy bottle brigades – expect these to go the way of the dinosaurs as we move to...

Mitolo G.A.M. Shiraz 2020

This terrific McLaren Vale Shiraz is named after Frank Mitolo’s Gemma, Alexander, and Marco, which seems just a tad prosaic...

Mitolo Serpico Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

An absolutely cracking McLaren Vale Cab. Who says warm regions can’t do Cabernet? Sure, it might not be a Bordeaux...

Mitolo Harena Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

Apparently, ‘Harena’ is an ancient Roman word meaning arena. In Roman times, their arenas were sandy stages for gladiatorial battles....

Mitolo Jester Shiraz 2021

Great value McLaren Vale Shiraz from a sensational vintage. After a cool fermentation, the wine spent 14 months in a...

Mitolo Jester Rosé Sangiovese 2023

Red Wine - Sangiovese

From McLaren Vale, this is a delightful Rosé, made from Sangiovese, which is picked early morning, destemmed, crushed and pressed...

Bird’s Eye View Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

You know that Cabernet from McLaren Vale is going to have plenty in the middle palate. Sure, it’s medium bodied...

Settler’s Rise Terroirs of the Granite Belt Aged Reserve Shiraz 2008

From the Ballandean sub-region of Queensland’s Granite Belt, there would be very few wines of this age available from the...

Moss Brothers Moses Rock Margaret River Shiraz 2022

Yet another fine example of Shiraz from the Margaret River region, from yet another excellent vintage. Twelve months oak maturation,...

Byron & Harold Gravity Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Cabernet from the Margaret River is always a crowd-pleaser and this is certainly another. A pleasing purple/mauve colour, there is...

Byron & Harold Rags to Riches Shiraz 2022

From a fine vintage in the Margaret River, this impressive Shiraz has quite a dark garnet colour. Notes of leather,...

Taltarni Pinot Noir 2023