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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 Marsyas Rouge 2015

  "Deeply rooted in the Levant, the Johnny R. Saadé family translates its passion for vines through the creation of Château Marsyas in the southern part of the Bekaa valley, Lebanon. Renowned for its wine culture, this ancient...

Juniper Three Fields Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Region: WA- Margaret River
Sustainably-made

  "The fruit from this excellent vintage comes off a mix of the original 1973 plantings at Juniper and another vineyard about six kilometres away. It’s a vibrant, high energy wine with a strong varietal influence. Quite a deal of tannin...

Yangarra Shiraz 2019

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

  "Purple colour from core to rim and up the sides of the glass as well. Plums, rosemary and sea-spray aromatics. The palate flows majestically from front to back, light of foot but carrying serious intensity and drive. Structured to accentuate the...

Chateau Mont-Redon Reserve Cotes du Rhone 2019

Region: France- Rhone Valley Southern

  "The appellation area is situated on the right bank of the Rhone River, between Orange and Avignon, in the village of Roquemaure, near TAVEL. The property is located on a plateau covered with large rounded stones. It is a Mediterranean climate...

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...

Balnaves The Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018

Region: SA- Coonawarra

  "Deep red colour, the nose shows soft round satsuma plum and blueberry fruit aromas with a smokey coffee/vanillan note from the oak. Medium bodied with bright red and black fruit and a spicy firm tannin finish. An outstanding example of the...

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...

Penfolds Bin 407 2019

Region: SA-(Other)

  "The grapes for this release were sourced from Padthaway, Coonawarra, Barossa, McLaren Vale, and Wrattonbully. It spent 12 months in a combination of French and American oak, 27% of it new. You have to note the eucalypt but the palate here is...

Chateau Teynac 2016

Region: France- Bordeaux Left Bank
Sustainably-made

  "This perfumed wine is now approaching maturity. Aged in wood, the wine has spice backing up elegant tannins that are fully integrated into the ripe black fruits. Acidity keeps everything fresh. Drink from 2021." - Wine...

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...

Luigi Baudana Barolo Cerretta 2017 DOCG

Region: Italy - Barolo
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "Dark, sombre wine, the 2017 Barolo Cerretta shows the more potent, brooding side of Serralunga. Black cherry, gravel, smoke, cured meats, cloves and menthol add to an impression of virile intensity and pure power. Readers will have to be patient...

Luigi Baudana Barolo Baudana 2017 DOCG

Region: Italy - Barolo
Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

  "The 2017 Barolo Baudana is such a gorgeous wine. It, too, conveys the power of Serralunga, but with a bit less heft than is typically the case. Sweet dark cherry, iron, cedar, rose petal, mint and white pepper give the 2017 its effusive,...

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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Woodlands Margaret Cabernet Merlot 2017

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

  A blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc matured in French oak for 14 months "An interesting exercise tasting the 2016 alongside 2017, and while similar, you can certainly see a marked...

Fugue De Nenin Pomerol 2015

Region: France- Bordeaux Right Bank

  "Sweet, warm, graceful, expressive. This small zone’s harmony and rightness is evident in this wine’s aroma: calm, soft, nourishing, teasing and easeful. This is pure, smooth, singing and lyrical: lovely plum and bramble fruits,...

Einaudi Barolo Cannubi DOCG 2016

Region: Italy - Barolo

  "The bouquet presents dried herbs, humus, earthy forest undergrowth and licorice and spice overtones. The palate is rich and velvet-smooth, fleshy and supple with surprisingly gentle tannins. It has a rounded, ample shape and...

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...