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)

  • Yangarra High Sands Grenache 2021

    Yangarra High Sands Grenache 2021

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

    98 POINTS! - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
    98 POINTS! - REAL REVIEW
    96 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING

      "Raspberry, Turkish Delight and Chinese five spice aromatics. Palate is seamless and silken: red fruits, exotic spices, dry earth and rose petals all flow across the palate, all entwined with a fine net of acidity and tannin that lifts and drives...

    Current stock: 2

    $300.00
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  • Mollydooker Carnival Of Love Shiraz 2021

    Mollydooker Carnival Of Love Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    INTENSE AND BROAD ON THE PALATE WITH GREAT COMPLEXITY AND A LINGERING FINISH!

      "This is as life should be – a Carnival of Love. A place where everyone wants to be, and no one wants to leave. Intense in colour, flavour and aroma, our 2021 Carnival of Love Shiraz captivates the palate from the first sip. Powerful yet...

    Current stock: 7

    $90.00
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  • Bondar Wines Vestige Grenache 2021

    Bondar Wines Vestige Grenache 2021

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS!
    SPECIAL RELEASE WINE - ONLY 30 DOZEN PRODUCED FROM A SINGLE BARREL

      "A rare beast, and likely a one off. A 30 dozen production from a 100 year old patch of Grenache in the McLaren Flat.  Rich, dark raspberry, nutty, some gum leaf and mint perfume, but so much power here. It’s distinctly minty and gum...

    Current stock: 8

    $65.00
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  • Yangarra Ovitelli Blanc 2021

    Yangarra Ovitelli Blanc 2021

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

    ANDREW CAILLARD 96 POINTS!
    JAMES SUCKLING 94 POINTS!
    HUON HOOKE 94 POINTS!
    UNIQUELY PRODUCED, ROUND AND FLAVOURSOME WHITE

      "Lemon curd, grapefruit, hint graphite waxy aromas. Well concentrated grapefruit, hint nectarine, pear skin flavours, supple slinky/ al dente textures, lovely mid-palate richness and fresh long cutting acidity. Very refreshing and complex –...

    Current stock: 9

    $65.00
    $59.95
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  • Bondar Wines Monastrell 2021

    Bondar Wines Monastrell 2021

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "Honey, nuts, blood orange and red fruits. It’s juicy, fresh, a little sappy, poached strawberry and blood plum, grilled meat, some dried herb perfume, light grip of shale-like tannin, a pleasing bitterness, and freshness, and a finish of...

    Current stock: 5

    $32.00
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  • Noon Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    Noon Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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

    UNASHAMEDLY BOLD WINES MADE WITH PASSION AND FINESSE

      "I love Langhorne Creek Cabernet. There's a clarity of varietal expression combined with a rounded texture which makes it as natural as an old friend. The 2021 vintage is a beauty. The gentle growing season suited the Cabernet very well and...

    Current stock: 1

    $75.00
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  • Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy Shiraz 2021

    Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    POWERFUL, MOUTHFILLING, LUSCIOUS

      "Black crimson in colour, this wine leaps from the glass with powerful aromatics of blueberries, fresh plum, licorice and nuances of chocolate biscuit. The seamless texture is laced with fresh berry fruit, coffee, vanilla cream and warm spice,...

    Current stock: 2

    $60.00
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  • Mollydooker Gigglepot Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    Mollydooker Gigglepot Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    RICH AND WARM - THIS IS A GENEROUS AND COMFORTING CABERNET

      "The 2021 Gigglepot Cabernet is vibrant yet elegant, with a nose full of juicy red berries and subtle hints of exotic spice. The palate takes you through an array of fruit flavours and mocha notes with a toasty, savoury aftertaste. Beautifully...

    Current stock: 2

    $60.00
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  • Mollydooker Two Left Feet Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2021

    Mollydooker Two Left Feet Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    A SILKY BLEND OF MOLLYDOOKER'S FLAGSHIP SHIRAZ, MERLOT AND CABERNET VARIETIES

      "This seamless blend of Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet has created an enticing wine that exceeds all expectations. Ripe fruits of dark cherry, blackberry, plum and raspberry are complimented by the secondary notes of vanilla and mixed spices. The...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    $30.00
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  • Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot 2021

    Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    CHOCOLATE, SPICE AND ALL THINGS NICE IN THIS LUXURIOUS MERLOT

      "This vibrant and lifted Merlot exudes rich plum flavours with undertones of both red and dark fruit and a soft touch of oak. As the wine develops in the glass, layers of chocolate, nutmeg and cinnamon spice come to the fore. The soft mouth-feel...

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    $30.00
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  • Mollydooker The Maitre D Cabernet 2021

    Mollydooker The Maitre D Cabernet 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    PLUSH CABERNET FULL OF FLAVOUR AND FUN

      "A deep blend of red and purple colours and abundant aromas introduces us perfectly to this beautiful Cabernet. Rich and complex in flavour, notes of cherry and blackberry transition to mixed herbs, bramble and mocha, complemented by a delicious...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    $30.00
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  • Yangarra Blanc 2021

    Yangarra Blanc 2021

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

    AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST. A FRESH AND CRUNCHY BLEND OF WHITE VARIETIES HARDLY TASTED IN AUSTRALIA

      "Fresh and attractive fruit, in the pear and apple spectrum, with some light, pastry-like notes, too. The palate delivers a smooth, crisp impression with a gently chalky finish. I like the restraint here. A blend of 49% grenache blanc, 18%...

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    Current stock: 20

    $26.00
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  • Aphelion Pir Chenin 2021

    Aphelion Pir Chenin 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    WINE FRONT 94 POINTS!

      "White nectarine, apple, oatmeal and cinnamon, a distinct sea spray character too. It’s medium-bodied, nectarine and frangipani, juicy acidity and ginger biscuits, fine chalky texture, and while it’s seen some work in the winery, it...

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    Current stock: 1

    $36.50
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  • Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2021

    Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2021

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS!
    REAL REVIEW 95 POINTS!
    WINE FRONT 94 POINTS!
    A WALL OF BEAUTIFUL SHIRAZ FLAVOUR

      "Dark, inky and really opaque and youthful in the glass. Evocative aromas of mulberry, rhubarb, satsuma plum, licorice, char and spice. Rich, mouth-filling and plush on the palate, oodles of dark fruits, spice and creamy oak. A powerful wine with...

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    Current stock: 18

    $65.00
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  • Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2021

    Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2021

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

    A GENEROUS, SWEET FRUITED SHIRAZ THAT IS A STYLE OF ITS OWN

      "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...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 2

    $85.00
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