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Murdoch Hill Apollo Pinot Noir 2022

Region: SA- Adelaide Hills
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "Whiffs of cap gun, warm slate, a bit of flint too, plus dark cherry, salted liquorice. Savoury start, very. Smoky and flinty to taste, an override on dark cherry fruit, plum, licks of liquorice again and lingers with smokiness again. Tannins...

Bachelet-Monnot Bourgogne Rouge 2021

Region: France- Burgundy Other

  "The 2021 Bourgogne Rouge has a pretty nose with cranberry, raspberry and a touch of stoniness. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy tannins. The 2021 has a little more backbone than other regional reds but still with plenty of freshness on...

Wynns Messenger Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Region: SA- Coonawarra
Sustainably-made

  "One of the picks of the 2021 vintage releases, Messenger comes from The Messenger vineyard located at the southern end of Coonawarra’s famous terra rossa strip. Each year, Wynns winemakers choose a premium parcel of fruit from a single...

SC Pannell Smart Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "Really attractive perfume of alpine herbs, almost genepy-like amaro character, sour cherry, faint maraschino cherry, cranberry and rose hip tea. The palate has a good sinewy bite around the more juicy, ripe red and black cherry flavours, some...

SC Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "Potent, full flavoured, decidedly ripe in fruit spectrum, sweet in its profile albeit tempered with pleasing bitter herbal elements, savoury notes and saline mineral characters. That being said, there’s some slurpiness here, despite a web...

SC Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "In the bouquet, lots of cherry elixir, maraschino, pickled cherry, strawberry, raspberry lollies and whiffs of aniseed, cola and cardamom/caraway seed savouriness. The palate an able reflection of the bouquet, a cinch of building, dusty tannin...

Petreto Chianti Classico 2020

Region: Italy - Other

  "Open and generous aromas of decaying rose, clove, dusty nuance, subtle bramble, dark cherry, and dried crushed thyme. Some air unlocks a tilled earth note adding to the complexity. Quite complex aromatics, with depth and array. The medium bodied...

Bel Colle Barolo Simposio 2019

Region: Italy - Barolo

  "Red cherry, almond, mint/liquorice, orange peel. It’s medium to full-bodied, and in classic Bel Colle style, it’s kind of under-stated and fine-boned, a little brick dust grip to tannin and red fruited nutty succulence, and in a way,...

Bel Colle Barbaresco Convivio 2020

Region: Italy - Barbaresco

  "Cherry, mint and fennel, new leather and almond. It’s medium-bodied, somewhat juicy strawberry and red cherry, an autumnal sort of thing, tobacco and leaf litter, tea and fine dusty tannin, with a finish of good length. It feels a little...

Prophet's Rock Pinot Noir 2022

Region: NZ- Central Otago
Sustainably-made

    "Concentrated and elegant with red and dark fruit, spectacular baking spices combined with smoky oak and the signature integrated tannin structure, this seamless wine with its velvety texture will leave you wanting more.   The...

Mulline Sutherlands Creek Pinot Noir 2023

Region: VIC- Geelong
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "The ropes here are long and firm but they’re wrapped around a mountain of assorted flavours and feels. This pinot noir is quite something. It’s both tight and expressive at once, with undergrowth, loganberry, black cherry and earth...

Zorah Karasi Areni Noir 2021

  "The king of Armenia’s grapes and possibly one of the oldest grape varieties in the world Areni has been present in Armenia for millennia. Never grafted and on its own roots, it is 100% indigenous to this land with a unique DNA profile that...

Bindi Dixon Pinot Noir 2023

Region: VIC- Macedon Ranges
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "The 2023 is immediately fragrant with lifted red cherry, raspberry, strawberry and spice. There is a touch of eathiness and some savoury cherry stone fragrance. The bright palate is fresh and creamy, well textured and has a delicious,...

Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "Gee, you can really smell and taste the maturation vessel in this wine, which I like. Red fruit, dried flowers (including chamomile), aniseed and mint, tamarind, almond meal and fresh rhubarb, cranberry flavour and acidity. It’s...

Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "This is about as fine as shiraz can get in the Vale, boasting filigreed tannins and such a natural sense of freshness that it whets the palate and makes one hungry at first sip. Northern Rhône-like scents of grilled meats, cloves, lilacs...

Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "Lift of raspberry and rose petal, hint of dry soil on the nose. Palate Is medium weighted with slippery red berry fruits and a subtle dried herbal undertone. Well-framed tannins ensure it carries and drives with focus and tension and the finish...

Janots Bos Bourgogne Rouge 2020

Region: France- Burgundy Other

  "The vineyard is located in Pommard (Mont Poulain and Taupes de Vianges) and in Corgoloin ‘En Bellicot. The wine has been aged in wood for about 7 months, without using new barrels. In the nose ripe fruit, especially cherries, small red...

Domaine A Petit A Cabernets 2017

Region: TAS (Tasmania)

  "The 2017 vintage was notable for being cool and very long (which meant we picked late), giving great acid and intense fruit character. From the earthy, caramelised beetroot and pepperberry of the nose onward, this is an expansive, complex wine,...

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2023

Region: VIC- Geelong
Vegan-friendly

    “This is excellent. Fine, tight, intricate, wild and precise at once. Not exactly sure how they do that but here it is, they have. Cherries, meat, soy, strawberries, twiggy spice, some volatility, a fine web of tannin, some beet...

Casisano Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2021

Region: Italy - Other

  "The Casisano Rosso di Montalcino is a red-fruited, traditional Sangiovese that comes from vineyards nestled in the southern hills of one of Italy’s most renowned wine producing areas, midway between the towns of Sant’Angelo in Colle...