Red

Fetherston Estate Shiraz 2017

Region: VIC- Pyrenees

  "It leads with savouriness but the push of berried fruit is substantial. We’re in lovely territory here. It’s all sweet Aussie bush spice, choc-coffee, ripe plum and cherry, with aromatic herb and woodsmoke notes adding nuance to the...

Denton Shed Nebbiolo 2020

Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

  "John and Simon Denton’s Estate sits atop a 300-million-year old granite plug on the border of Coldstream and Tarrawarra in the Yarra Valley, an electric site aptly named ‘View Hill’. Luke Lambert, who has established a...

Josetta Saffirio Langhe Nebbiolo 2019

Region: Italy - Other

  "Lively garnet red with a very characteristic nose of dried fruit and raspberries. Exceptional balance on the palate, round tannins and sensations already present on the nose. Wine of important body, perfect pairing for main courses of red or...

Gueissard Cuvee G Bandol Rouge 2016

Region: France-(Other)

  "This estate that has vines in both Bandol and Côtes de Provence appellations has two powerful Bandol reds in its range. Rich and spicy, this wood-aged wine is still young and packed with juicy red fruits. Dominate by structured...

Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 2019

Region: VIC- Grampians
Sustainably-made

  "Very deep, concentrated red/purple colour, youthful and bright. The bouquet is powerful and high-impact, it bounces out of the glass, with pepper-spice and graphite, ironstone and blackberry aromas, while the flavour is intense and focused,...

Brand's of Coonawarra Laira Stentiford Old Vine Shiraz 2013

Region: SA- Coonawarra

Box Grove Shiraz Roussanne 2016

Region: VIC- Nagambie Lakes

  "While Cote Rotie complements a tad of viognier with shiraz/syrah, Hermitage utilises marsanne, roussanne and/or both as its colour fixer. Here we have a domestic version and very good it is too. A gentle whiff of reduction soon blows off to...

Chateau de Nages Vox Rouge Costieres de Nimes AOC 2017

Region: France- Rhone Valley Southern
Organic Sustainably-made

  "The 2017 Costières Des Nîmes VOX is another brilliant wine from this estate, and my money is on it being one of the greatest wines to emerge from the appellation. Based on 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 20% Mourvèdre that saw...

Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Region: SA-(Other)
Sustainably-made

  "The bouquet provides a perfect idea of what is abut to follow on the full-bodied palate: towering blackcurrant fruit with bay leaf, black olive and earth all dripping from the fruit where they meet implacable tannins and a poultice of French oak...

Croix Canon St Emilion Grand Cru 2016

Region: France- Bordeaux Right Bank

  "The 2016 Croix Canon is a blend of 76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc this year and matured in 25% new oak. It has a very precise bouquet with blackcurrant, touches of blueberry and subtle mineral aromas, gaining intensity as it opens in the...

Toolangi Block D Shiraz 2015

Region: VIC- Yarra Valley
Sustainably-made

  "Hand-picked, whole berries wild yeast open-fermented, matured for 14 months in French oak (30% new). Bright crimson-purple; highly fragrant and flowery, cool grown shiraz aromas set their own agenda, deftly opening the doors to allow the...

Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2018

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

  "Squid-ink-purple colour, scents of plush boysenberry, balsamic flowers and coffee. A rush of flavour, sweet red and black cherries, bacon fat, dried herbs and vanilla bean cradled by a full-body with svelte tannins. Showcasing flavour...

Chateau Reynella Basket Press Shiraz 2015

Region: SA- McLaren Vale

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Einaudi Barolo Bussia DOCG 2016

Region: Italy - Barolo

  "Deepish red colour with purple tints and touch of brick-red. The bouquet is strong on dried herbs and straw, very savoury and non-fruity, the palate confirming this style in an emphatic way. Traces of meat-stock, dried porcini...

Jamsheed Pyren Syrah 2018

Region: VIC- Pyrenees
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "The Pyren Syrah is sourced from vines planted on the quartz laced pink granitic soils of the Pyren vineyard in the township of Warrenmang in the Pyrenees region of Victoria. 100% whole bunch fermentation, 40 day extended maceration, indigenous...

Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2016

Region: SA- McLaren Vale
Sustainably-made

  "This old vine cuvee has spent 17 months in new French oak and shows it. Rich. Flamboyant. Manicured. And yet the clench of cedary oak, firm. This needs time for the violet, boysenberry, kirsch and sash of black olive, anise and cracked pepper to...

Chateau Fourcas-Hosten Listrac Medoc 2015

Region: France- Bordeaux Left Bank

  "A wine that is poised between tannins and light fruitiness, this has fine acidity and just the right amount of concentration. There is a touch of spice from the wood ageing at the end." - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast    “Deeper...

Mastroberardino Redimore Aglianico 2017

Region: Italy - Other
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "Aglianico is the primary grape variety grown in Mirabella, the main estate owned by the Mastroberardino family in the heart of the Taurasi DOCG area.  Some of these vineyards are dedicated to the production of Redimore Irpinia DOC, the wine...

Woodlands Clementine Eloise Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Region: WA- Margaret River
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "It made for a challenging assignment when I had to choose just one wine to be my wine of the year in my annual West Australian Wine Guide 2020. In the end I came down with the Woodlands, which I have to say has claims to be finest yet in this...

Toolangi Reserve Shiraz 2014

Region: VIC- Yarra Valley
Sustainably-made

  "Made at Dominique Portet from a low yield, open-fermented, wild yeast, matured for 18 months in French oak (50% new). Significantly more powerful than its siblings, with blackberry and black cherry fruit held in the arms of high quality cedary...