Red Wine Archives

The cool and wet season contributed to a longer hang time on the vines, with the resulting aromatics and excellent...

Wirra Wirra Bell Tower Vineyard Touriga Tempranillo 2023

Red Wine - Tempranillo

Gosh, I do like this wine. It’s sourced from Wirra’s vineyards just near the winery from varieties that have been...

Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 2023

Red Wine - Grenache

The name first. Well, it can be traced back to eccentric Wirra founder Robert Strangways Wigley who once nicked the...

Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Shiraz

A wine that marks 50 years since Greg Trott produced the first Church Block back in 1972. Smooth dark chocolate...

Wirra Wirra RSW Shiraz 2021

I’ve tasted some exceptional examples of this wine, which honours Wirra’s founder Robert Strangways Wigley, but I haven’t tasted one...

Wirra Wirra Dry Grenache Rosé 2024

Red Wine - Grenache

Here is your summer drinking all wrapped up, done and dusted. Classic example of how Grenache has shown its versatility...

Wirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

No, the name doesn’t come from the famous St Emilion winery but from the old Angelus Bell that was salvaged...

Apogee Alto Pinot Noir 2023

A discreet yet poised nose of raspberries, pomegranate, red currants, black cherries, vanilla, musk, blood plums, and poppy seeds. The...

Singlefile Wines Single Vineyard Mt Barker Pinot Noir 2023

West Aussie Pinot continues to emerge into the mainstream, though it is yet to settle on any particular style –...

Singlefile Wines The Philip Adrian Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

From the Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River, which was planted back in 1997, this is the team’s flagship. 100% Cabernet...

Frankland Estate Shiraz 2022

This stylish mid-weight 2022 Shiraz delivers a powerful yet elegant Syrah expression with layers of licorice, old earth and spice...

Frankland Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

This is a cracking young 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon in a firm Claret style delivering generous and controlled aromas of blackcurrant,...

Rocky Gully Shiraz 2022

This expressive 2022 Frankland River Shiraz opens with blackberry, earth and tarry aromas with a dusting of spice. Fleshy and...

Rockbare Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022

This is a punchy and slightly more robust Shiraz compared to the McLaren Vale wine from the same vintage. Concentrated...

Sticks Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

This is a medium-bodied style of Yarra Cabernet Sauvignon with pleasant cassis, blackberries, spearmint, roasted capsicum, leather, and tobacco aromas....

Cloak & Dagger The Cloak Sangiovese 2022

Red Wine - Sangiovese

This is a very pretty example of Sangiovese which is a testament to viticulture in what was a very wet...

Rockbare The McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

A generous and smooth wine displaying admirable vibrancy and vitality. The fruit sings from the glass, first from an aroma...

First Ridge Barbera 2022

Red Wine - Barbera

The team source their Barbera from the very highest parts of their Mudgee vineyards, at about 600 metres. After a...

Mayfield Vineyard Jonty met Otto Cabernet Franc 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Franc

Straight Cab Franc is not something we see a lot of in Australia, but done well, and this one certainly...

Slow Wine Co Reserve Pinot Noir 2021

A fine Pinot Noir from Orange, this is a pale ochre hue. The nose offers aromas of dried herbs, mushrooms,...

Mayfield Vineyard Three Boys Cabernet Blend 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet

A Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend here (75%), supported by 15% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, from the Orange region. After...

Curtis Limited Series Shiraz 2021

Rich, dark and totally scrumptious Shiraz from this very good year in McLaren Vale. The nose strikes immediately with a...

Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2018