South Australia

The "historic heart of Australian wine."

Key varieties: Shiraz (syrah), cabernet sauvignon, grenache, riesling

"South Australia is a very important wine producing state responsible for almost 50% of Australia’s annual production. It is also home to some of the most famous regions, historic estates and the oldest vines in the country. 

Straddling the centre of Australia, South Australia produces the majority of the nation’s wine. The State also boasts some of the oldest vines in the world. The venerable old vines found in South Australia’s Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills, through their isolation, survived the great phylloxera plagues that wiped out the vines of North America, Europe and Australia’s eastern vineyards. 

Quarantine restrictions were introduced that saved South Australia’s vines from phylloxera and ensured the State retained its grape growing status. 

There is a multitude of different soil types and local mitigating influences such as altitude and cooling ocean breezes that allow for a wide range of wine styles and qualities. South Australia also has a diverse range of regions from the relatively warm temperate climate of the Barossa Valley; to the maritime precincts of McLaren Vale, the Fleurieu Peninsula's Currency Creek, Langhorne Creek and Southern Fleurieu; the cooler Adelaide Hills region and the hot climate of the Riverland region on the Murray River. " - Wine Australia

Map courtesy : James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia (Hardie Grant Books 2008)

  • Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2017

    Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2017

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS!

      INTENSE AND POWERFUL SHIRAZ MADE BY CULT FAVOURITE WINEMAKER BEN GLAETZER!   "Sourced from a lower-yielding section of the same vineyard as the GAM Shiraz and matured in 100% new oak, the 2017 Savitar Shiraz is tighter and more...

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  • Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2014

    Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2014

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    95 POINTS - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

      "Striking colour; deep and pure, intense to the edge. Rich, black fruit aromas jump from the glass, with spicy oak playing a supporting role. It's power is more fully felt on the palate, where deep layers of flavour vie for attention with the...

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  • Grosset Gaia Cabernets 2019

    Grosset Gaia Cabernets 2019

    Region: SA- Clare Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS! WINE FRONT 95 POINTS!

      "Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc (15%). 5000 bottles produced. Black fruit, raspberry, cedar, with some violet and a little mint and dried herb. Medium-bodied, intense small dark berries, but with perfume, a graphite feel and pencils...

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  • Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2019

    Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2019

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

    THERE IS NO WINE BIGGER AND BOLDER THAN NOON'S RESERVE SHIRAZ

      "This opulent and densely concentrated wine is sourced from the ‘20 Rows’ block within the Borrett family’s Langhorne Creek vineyard. It is vinified in small, open vats, pressed using a traditional basket press and aged for 18...

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  • Elderton Ashmead Cabernet 2017

    Elderton Ashmead Cabernet 2017

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    93 POINTS - WINE FRONT!
    93 POINTS - HUON HOOKE!

      "The bouquet is rich and reserved and gently herbal, with earthy and ‘forest floor’ touches. The wine is full-bodied and loaded with flavour, the tannins bold and robust, with a touch of chewiness... it does deliver bang for your...

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  • Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2013 Evans Vineyard

    Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2013 Evans Vineyard

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    93+ POINTS - WINE FRONT! A 'top' Petaluma vintage!    "This Cabernet dominant wine is Coonawarra through and through. Black currant and plum are complemented by spice and black fruits, with cedar and abundant soft sandy tannins. Rich and...

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  • Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2015

    Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2015

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    JAMES HALLIDAY 95 POINTS!

       "This wine exhibits a beautifully deep crimson colour alongside plentiful aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry, and mulberry on the nose. The palate is bursting with ripe dark fruit such as plum and juicy blackberry, which are complemented by...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

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  • Penfolds Bin 28 2018

    Penfolds Bin 28 2018

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    ANDREW CAILLAIRD 94 POINTS!

      "Deep crimson. Intense dark cherry, blackberry, graphite tarry aromas with mocha espresso notes. Dense blackberry pastille, dark cherry fruits, plentiful, vigorous fine muscular/ chalky tannins and mocha dark chocolate notes. Finishes brambly...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

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  • Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2016

    Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2016

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "As the Reserve, this wine has the right to flex extract, concentration and muscle across some oakier ribs. And yet, Balnaves' finely hewn grape tannins-all pulpy and chewy-along with a proclivity toward refinement over excess, keeps it all in...

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  • Penfolds Bin 28 2017

    Penfolds Bin 28 2017

    Region: SA-(Other)

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!
    ANDREW CAILLARD MW POINTS!

      "Well-balanced. Whirling black fruits and an oscillating shiraz disposition – Bin 28 by any other name, personality intact. Flavours akin to a consommé of dried porcini mushrooms; structurally embedded with grainy/sandy tannins...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

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  • Noon Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Noon Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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

    93 POINTS - WINE ADVOCATE!

      "Gentle mint notes on the nose give the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve a lifted, almost floral character. Combined with cherry and cassis fruit, it's clear that this is Cabernet, albeit very ripe, full-bodied Cabernet, with a supple, almost...

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  • Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2015

    Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2015

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    REAL REVIEW 97 POINTS! JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "Deep, dark and foreboding in the glass, lovely colour. Aromatics of plums, mulberries, chocolate, vanilla and a bit of cedar and tobacco, there's a lot going on here. The palate is all deep, dark and not so mysterious. There's blackberry,...

    Current stock: 2

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  • d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

    d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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

    FANTASTICALLY AGED WINE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM CELLARING!

      "The vineyard runs alongside Coppermine Road and rarely crops above one tonne per acre. The grapes are “basket pressed and transferred to a mixture of new and used French oak barriques to complete fermentation.” There’s a...

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  • Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2010

    Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2010

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    96 POINTS - GOURMET TRAVELLER!    "As always pairs cabernet sauvignon with merlot. I found a very attractive, fragrant bouquet of red fruits, particularly raspberry, with oak and cedary bottle-age all nicely melded. Peter Bourne agreed,...

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  • Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2009

    Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2009

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    SUMPTUOUS FULL-BODIED RED

      "Ripe plums, black olives and dark cherries complemented with hints of cocoa and anise. This full-bodied red wine has a velvety palate with an excellent line of fruit flavours, chalky tannins and a fine lingering finish. The palate is dense with...

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  • Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2010 (Minor Damaged Label)

    Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2010 (Minor Damaged Label)

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    A SUPPLE AND CONCENTRATED STYLE OF SHIRAZ

        “Savitar” is a mythical dragon-like monster, and this wine is so named because of the impression Frank Mitolo and Ben Glaetzer had upon tasting one particular lot in the Willunga vineyard. They were so blown away they decided...

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  • Clarendon Hills Domaine Clarendon Syrah 2010

    Clarendon Hills Domaine Clarendon Syrah 2010

    Region: SA- Clarendon

    AN AGED BEAUTY FROM A LEGENDARY MCLAREN VALE WINERY

    "Roman Bratasiuk is one of planet earth's greatest winemakers and must be a top notch viticulturist."Robert Parker "Hailing from the upper reaches of McLaren Vale's Clarendon sub-region, this single vineyard wineis an elegant and expressive Syrah,...

    Current stock: 3

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  • Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet 2009

    Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet 2009

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    eRobertParker.com 94 Points!"Blended of 76% Shiraz and 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2009 Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet presents a very deep purple-black color and pronounced aromas of black cherries and blackberries with an undercurrent of coffee, aniseed,...

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