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)

  • Leasingham Classic Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Leasingham Classic Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS MEDAL

      "The term 'Classic' is entirely apt with the Clare's signature billow of dark fruit and spice, sluiced by a verdant lift of peppermint patty, drying across a bed of astringent tannins. These serve the purpose, though, corralling the flavours...

    Current stock: 8

    $60.00
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  • Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2016 Evans Vineyard

    Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2016 Evans Vineyard

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

        "Lots of purple remaining in this deep crimson colour, the bouquet shows toasty-oak laced dark berries, with a layer of very dark chocolate. It's very full-bodied and firm, rich and dense with masses of tannins providing formidable...

    Current stock: 5

    $80.00
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  • Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 2016

    Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    SILVER! - INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE

       "Persistent aromas of liquorice, black currant and blackberry with a full bodied ripe fruit style with well integrated tannins. Big and concentrated flavours." - Silver, International Wine Challenge  

    Current stock: 1

    $85.00
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  • Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2016

    Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Sustainably-made

    HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION 93 POINTS!

      "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...

    Current stock: 10

    $110.00
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  • Serafino Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Serafino Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    5 STAR WINERY - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION!

      "Estate-grown, matured in French and American oak. A powerful, full-bodied cabernet with sultry black fruits decorated by firm varietal tannins. Will long outlive the patience of many consumers, and reward those who wait, for it is well balanced...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 13

    $28.00
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  • Saltram The Journal Shiraz 2016

    Saltram The Journal Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    POWER AND ELEGANCE, A SHIRAZ FROM ONE OF BAROSSA'S OLDEST VINEYARDS

      "Dense, brooding and old vine-vinous. Malty oak. Clove, black plum, five-spice, violet and mocha. The power cannot be denied. This needs time." - Wine Companion   "This powerful Shiraz has grace that befits the era of its original...

    Current stock: 1

    $155.00
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  • Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2016

    Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    Saltram's Flagship Wine! Gold Medal - Adelaide Wine Show!

      "A richly layered wine, brimming with notes of blood plums, mulberries and bitter chocolate. Undertones of cassis and complex dried spices combine with subtle oak, enriching the wines aromatic nose. Full bodied, plush and mouth filling with...

    Current stock: 1

    $90.00
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  • Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    A STURDY, WARMING CABERNET

      "Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon has been the flagship of Leconfield since the first release in 1977. Our philosophy is to produce a Cabernet Sauvignon displaying both depth and elegance where oak complexes and enhances the fruit but is not allowed...

    Current stock: 1

    $36.50
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  • Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 2016

    Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    96 POINTS! - THE REAL REVIEW
    94 POINTS! - ANDREW CAILLARD MW

        "Very deep, saturated red/ purple colour, with mocha, espresso coffee aromas, charred oak adding to the panoply of empyreumatic nuances. The wine has tremendous concentration and fleshy richness, power and drive and mouthfilling...

    Current stock: 1

    $100.00
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  • Head Wines The Blonde Shiraz 2016 1500mL-Magnum

    Head Wines The Blonde Shiraz 2016 1500mL-Magnum

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

        “A lovely blue-fruited shiraz showing attractively fresh aromas of pressed violets, brambleberries and Indian spices. Medium to full body, grainy yet succulent tannins and a juicy finish. Drink in 2020.”

    Current stock: 1

    $100.00
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  • Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2016

    Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Sustainably-made

    98 POINTS ANDREW CAILLARD MW!

        "Deep crimson. Beautiful classic Barossa Shiraz with intense dark plum, praline, paneforte aromas and roasted chestnut, wax polish, chinotto notes. Richly concentrated and vigorous with abundant dark plum, blackberry, mulberry fruits,...

    Current stock: 4

    $180.00
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  • Henschke Mount Edelstone 2016

    Henschke Mount Edelstone 2016

    Region: SA- Eden Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS! DECANTER 97 POINTS! WINE FRONT 96+ POINTS! WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS! JENI PORT 96 POINTS! HUON HOOKE 95 POINTS!

      "The vineyard was planted in 1912, hand-picked, matured in 80% French and 20% American hogsheads (19% new). The vintage was challenging, but this shiraz shows no sign of that. It is full-bodied, very complex and very long, the tannins expertly...

    Current stock: 1

    $235.00
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  • Clarendon Hills Astralis Shiraz 2016

    Clarendon Hills Astralis Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Clarendon

    WINE ADVOCATE 97+ POINTS!

      "Appetizing scents of roasted meat and cinnamon toast meet red raspberries and black cherries on the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is densely concentrated and richly textured but closed, locked up by firm, dusty tannins that bar...

    Current stock: 2

    $430.00
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  • Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Sustainably-made

    100 POINTS ANDREW CAILLARD!

        “Deep crimson. Lovely pure blackcurrant elderberry herb garden aromas with hints of espresso/ roasted chestnut notes. Beautiful concentrated wine with blackcurrant elderberry chinotto herb flavours, fine-grained and plentiful yet...

    Current stock: 1

    $155.00
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  • Torbreck The Factor Shiraz 2016

    Torbreck The Factor Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE ADVOCATE 97 POINTS!

      "Torbreck's 2016 The Factor incorporates what winemaker Ian Hongell calls their "most structured Shiraz, from a lot of ironstone soils." It spends two years in French oak barriques, half of which were new, so it shows hints of cedar pencil...

    Current stock: 1

    $160.00
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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...

    Current stock: 1

    $90.00
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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...

    Current stock: 4

    $85.00
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  • Glaetzer Amon Ra Shiraz 2016

    Glaetzer Amon Ra Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS!
    GOURMET TRAVELLER 95 POINTS!
    MATTHEW JUKES 19/20 POINTS!

      "Dramatic, intense and powerful, the 2016 Amon Ra Shiraz recalls 2004 in its youth, crammed with layers of fruit, complex, savoury elements and rich, velvety tannins. It's full-bodied, characterized by notes of grilled meat, espresso, black...

    Current stock: 1

    $115.00
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