52% Cabernet Franc and 48% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Clairault Vineyard in Wilyabrup. Lightly crushed with a slow controlled extraction...

Fruit is sourced from the Bridgeland Vineyard in Karridale. Primary fermentation in stainless steel and aged on lees for 5...

From the Ferguson Valley in Western Australia, this is a very fine local version of Arneis. Originally from Piedmont in...

The name, ‘Fumé Blanc’, was conjured by Robert Mondavi, the legendary Napa winemaker (or possibly someone on his marketing team),...

The team have ventured beyond their usual locale at Geelong and incorporated some King Valley fruit in this rather excellent...

The fruit for this gem is sourced from two Barossa vineyards, not surprisingly from the Moppa sub-region in the Barossa...

A Shiraz dominant Rosé from Margaret River, fermentation was in a mix of stainless steel and older French oak. The...

100% Chardonnay from the Pemberton and Mt Barker regions, this release is based on the 2022 vintage and spent twenty-one...

A Rosé that is actually based on a white variety – Riesling in this case – almost seems a rarity...

I have a soft spot for Mencia, and I must admit that I’ve spent about 5 minutes mesmerized by its...

Sweet tobacco. Pencil shavings. It’s spicy and layered like parfait. Vanilla, clove, cumin and tart plums. Soft, sappy tannins that...

A really beautiful medium-bodied blend of Adelaide Hills Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Shiraz. The fruit is concentrated...

A blend of Bordeaux varieties matured in French oak. Blackcurrants, dark cherry skin, bitter cocoa nib and chocolate dust. Prune...

Always a pleasure to see wines which have been held back for ageing before release (and worth noting that this...

The various parcels here, in this famous blend, were kept separate for fermentation, which was with whole berries, and a...

Peachy-salmon-pastel-pink in colour. If it had cheeks, I would squeeze them. It smells of mandarin, ripe peach, and watermelon; all...

A Pinot Gris from the Adelaide Hills that’s been made in a drier finer style more closely aligned to Grigio,...

A pretty darned good expression of this famous Sicilian variety. Combines a fresh zingy feel with deeper textured flavours of...

An excellent example of Pinot Gris from the Adelaide Hills, which has proved itself as a region as well suited...

McLaren Vale Fiano continues to excite wine lovers, deservedly so. A yellow straw hue here, there are notes of stone...

A blend of Mataro and Cinsaut from the Barossa Valley, given a cold fermentation and then bottled without fining. The...

Pillowy and nougatine on the nose, with marzipan and vanilla bean laced apricot, custard apple, feijoa and pear skin. Tropical...

The team at Moss Wood have said that the 2024 vintage reminds them of the great year of 1995. Yields...

The beautiful purpled hue in this blend made me smile — we are visual people, after all. Colour matters. Jubey...