Red Wine Archives

Cooler climate Shiraz continues to excite and few regions offer so many fine examples as the Adelaide Hills. Five days...

Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

If we drink with our eyes, then this young Grenache is an immediate hit with its eye-catching vivid red-purple hues....

Kilikanoon Oracle Shiraz 2019

A bold, forceful presence in the glass that subtly changes, ever so slightly, over time. By day two it was...

Kilikanoon Covenant Shiraz 2019

A real crowd pleaser, and what a treat to see a classic-style Clare Valley Shiraz with a few years under...

Coulter Wines Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Sangiovese

The younger version of our local Super Tuscan previously noted, again with both varieties from the One Tree Hill Vineyard...

Coulter Wines C3 Pinot Noir 2023

From a collection of grapes from three sub-regions in the Adelaide Hills – Balhannah, Hahndorf and Carey Gully – there...

Château Tanunda The Château Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022

Barossa Shiraz from a single vineyard, the Vine Vale Vineyard, with seven-day fermentation in open fermenters, followed by a year...

Château Tanunda The Château Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022

Opaque colour with a ruby rim. Old leather melds with blood plum, blackberry, camphor and pepper spice in a big...

Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz 2021

This is a powerhouse Shiraz carrying the distinctive regional stamp of the Barossa but not losing its essential varietal integrity....

Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz 2021

Alte Reben means ‘old vines’ in German, fitting for this impressive Barossa Shiraz as the grapes here come from the...

Tarras The Canyon Pinot Noir 2019

The team’s prestige Pinot from Central Otago, and in particular, the Bendigo sub-region. It hails from the Canyon Vineyard and...

Tarras Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir 2018

From the Bendigo sub-region in Central Otago, the wine is matured in French oak barrels, one third of which are...

Tarras Pinot Noir 2020

The star turn from Central Otago is undoubtedly Pinot Noir and this wine, as well as others from this stable,...

Jilyara Heath Road Cabernet Malbec 2022

Red Wine - Malbec

Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (87%) with Malbec (13%). A new addition to the portfolio showing the shoulders and sturdy reliable frame...

Jilyara Heath Road Cabernet Malbec 2022

Red Wine - Malbec

This is such a good combination in Margaret River. There’s plenty happening here with a compelling aromatic combination red and...

Jilyara Heath Road Malbec 2022

Red Wine - Malbec

Typical vibrant red and subtle crimson hues of Malbec, there is a burst of cherry and plum with a slight...

Jilyara Heath Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

This comes from the outstanding 2020 vintage, it was small but super concentrated with powerful fruit intensity. Brilliant light red...

Jilyara Heath Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The bullseye for cracking Cabernet in Margaret River is usually considered to be the subregion of Wilyabrup, home to the...

Kaesler Old Vine Shiraz 2021

Another superb Barossa Shiraz from this outstanding vintage. The vineyard was planted back in 1961, from cuttings of the vines...

Kaesler WOMS Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz

Plenty of grunt in this powerful statement of the Barossa, sourced from the 1961 planted Shiraz vineyard and the 1985...

Kaesler Old Vine Shiraz 2021

Three old vineyards on the estate provide the mother lode for this super Shiraz. So dense and concentrated yet with...

Kaesler Age of Light Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Here is a slightly different take on Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s based on estate grown clones 169 and 337, and...

Petaluma ANOVA Cabernet Sauvignon 2021