A reserved nose to begin featuring melon and rubbed herbs, before an unfurling of green apple, subtle cinnamon, and green...

Gewürztraminer can be divisive. With its hedonistic perfume and rich, oily texture, you either love it or hate it. I...

Arneis is a variety originating from Piedmont in north-west Italy, and like many Italian varieties, is proving its ability to...

The colour reminds me of freshly sliced watermelon. The same rosy-hued fruit continues with the aromas, joined by strawberries, cherries,...

A delicious explosion of aromatics here. Boysenberry and bay leaf first off, followed by a filling out of raspberry, white...

A fresh and delicious version of McLaren Vale Shiraz, this has a dark maroon colour. The nose gives us notes...

Apparently Savitar is a mythical dragon. Nothing too mythical about the wine, it is real and really good drinking. It...

We are into the Mitolo big guns here, a collection from the superb 2021 vintage, one of McLaren Vale’s best....

Angela is the Mitolo family matriarch (and presumably completely unrelated in every way from Scylla). One presumes she must be...

A cracking McLaren Vale Shiraz from a brilliant year, the name comes from founder Frank Mitolo’s three children, Gemma, Alexander...

The team’s flagship is a very fine Shiraz, but for me, it still needs time. At the moment, I’d opt...

This is something really special. Granted, not priced for everyday drinking, but it is a bargain when compared to many...

Wow, here’s some really good value Margaret River Shiraz. It’s generous and deceptively powerful yet with elegance and vibrancy. Plummy...

This is a distinctly fruit-driven Chardonnay from this excellent season. But there is a contribution from a mix of new...

An impressive Cabernet Sauvignon from a season which produced wines of power and volume with a firm structure. This is...

The cooler vintage has contributed to a wine of style and elegance, yet still displaying the essential varietal blackcurrant and...

You are getting a pretty sophisticated wine for $30 here. The colour is deep with purple and dark red hues....

Coonawarra Cabernet has long been one of the great wine styles of the world. Inky maroon in colour, the nose...

This vineyard sits at 380 metres above sea level, in the Rowland Flat sub-region, Narrow Road to be specific. It...

A very impressive example of the famous Rhone/Barossa blend (I think that they have been doing it for long enough...

A prestige release which enjoys more time in the cellar than most and it reveals the benefits of that. The...

Only eighteen barrels of this fine McLaren Vale Shiraz are made, from this stellar vintage. Under diam. The colour is...

Frankland River Riesling is now more than a well established category, providing so many scintillating wines in recent years. Riesling...

This fine Frankland River Chardonnay spent six months maturing in French oak before bottling. Fermentation had already taken place in...