Varieties

Adelina Polish Hill River Riesling 2023

Region: SA- Clare Valley
Organic

  "Tangy lemon zest, a little salt and floral perfume, lots of talc-like texture, perhaps a little coarse, but such a good delivery of zesty citrus peel and tangy bite, that it’s very easy to like. Length is good. All the lime drizzled...

Adelina Estate Shiraz 2022

Region: SA- Clare Valley
Vegan-friendly Organic

  "Blackberry, raspberry, a little sweet baking spice, mint and floral perfume, though those things, while good, mean nothing until you put the wine in your mouth; then it really takes off. This is a liquid ‘mineral’ delight, and the...

Adelina Estate Introspect Red Blend 2022

Region: SA- Clare Valley
Vegan-friendly Organic

  "Strawberry, cherry, white flowers, mint, orange peel, aniseed, dried herbs, apricot. It’s a riot of perfume and red fruits, it has a sappy sort of white wine acidity, but plenty of red fruits too, dusty and peppery tannin, juicy and...

Quealy Tussie Mussie Pinot Gris 2023

Region: VIC- Mornington Pen

    "The wine is a luscious golden liquid in the glass. The aroma of ripe orchard fruits, spice and honey is confirmed on the palate with the gentlest suggestion of sweetness. Richness and warmth are evident in the aroma and mouth feel...

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...

Bondar Wines Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2022

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

    "This exceptional Shiraz is drawn from the two oldest blocks in the Rayner Vineyard, planted in 1950. Three-quarters of the fruit comes from Block 24 in the northeast corner of the vineyard, on deep sandy soils with ironstone rocks,...

Bondar Wines Junto Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2023

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

  "Frisky red fruited style with a smattering of dried herb and lemon zest. It’s light to medium-bodied, strawberry and orange rind, light grip of tannin, kind of edgy in character, though I like the fresh spiced and sappy strawberry thing it...

Wynns Michael Shiraz 2021

Region: SA- Coonawarra
Sustainably-made

  "A wine that is only made in the better vintages although it has made more regular appearances in recent years, thanks to the combination of vintages and vast improvements in viticulture that were part of the Wynns overhaul some years ago. This...

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...

Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2022

Region: SA- Coonawarra
Sustainably-made

  "Sweet black berries rise from the glass followed by red fruits, aniseed and a whisper of woodsy oak before a rush of Aussie bush scents and bay leaf. Old Vines – widely known as Black Label Shiraz – unfolds in the glass with ease,...

SC Pannell Smart Grenache 2022

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

  "The Smart vineyard is in a slightly more elevated site in Clarendon, in the Adelaide Hills, that consistently delivers grenache with tightly pulled focus. This is the coiled and wound one, the stand-offish and reserved one. It’s grenache...

SC Pannell Old McDonald Grenache 2022

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

  "This is a chunky, earthy expression of grenache in this exceptional vintage. Notes of pickled ginger, tamarind and dark cherries. Hints of moss and iodine across the forceful, slightly drying finish. This is an immense wine, typical of the style...

SC Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2022

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

  "This is an impactful grenache made by somebody who prizes Italian wines. The tannins are an immense force field, with kirsch, strawberries and dried Mediterranean herbs, and a note of almond husk that gives noble bitterness. The density, poise...

Mulline Sutherlands Creek Chardonnay 2023

Region: VIC- Geelong
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "This is another excellent chardonnay from Mulline. The power, the poise and the persistence are all A-class, the presence the perfect icing. Grapefruit, grilled peach, citrus and smoked cedarwood characters come laced with mineral, struck match...

Mulline Modewarre Fume Blanc 2023

Region: VIC- Geelong
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "There’s steel to this wine, bite, fruit power and noteworthy length. It’s a cutting wine but it’s also a wine that takes command of the glass. It tastes of gravels, stones, woodsmoke, thistles and grasses, its fruit notes in...

Place of Changing Winds Between Two Mountains Pinot Noir 2022

Region: VIC- Macedon Ranges
Vegan-friendly Organic

Buckshot Primitivo 2020

Region: VIC- Heathcote

    "Aromas of Cherry, mint and spice. A plush rich palate of cherries and plums with a long, silky soft finish.  Chocolate, fruit cake, sweet mint and some warm Asian spice notes." - Buckshot    

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...

Ten Minutes By Tractor 10X Pinot Noir 2023

Region: VIC- Mornington Pen
Sustainably-made

    "Dark fruits, black cherry, spice, and hints of green tea lift from this perfumed Pinot Noir. A rustic flair of red cherry pip, sour cherry, char, and coriander seeds provide a sensory journey offering lovely...

Standish The Standish Shiraz 2022

Region: SA- Barossa Valley

  "The 2022 The Standish Shiraz is again providing me with the opportunity to assess bottles two days apart, and how different they are. The freshly opened bottle, as we would all experience upon our first opening, is tight and fresh, with cracked...