Regions

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,...

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,...

Viticoltori Senesi Aretini Chianti 2022

Region: Italy - Chianti

  "Clear aromas of berries and wild blackberry. Soft with sustained impact of acidity and flavour.  Founded in 1971, the Cantina Viticoltori Senesi Aretini nowadays has, 281 members, owning approximately 300 hectares of vineyards located...

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...

Fondo Antico Grillo Parlante Sicilia DOC 2022

Region: Italy - Other

  "Brilliant straw yellow colour with greenish reflections. Its bouquet marries the exuberance of exotic fruit with the delicacy of white flowers and the aromas of the vine. Sensations of fullness in the taste are accompanied by pleasant...

Place of Changing Winds Between Two Mountains Pinot Noir 2022

Region: VIC- Macedon Ranges
Vegan-friendly Organic

Grace Gris de Koshu 2022

Region: Japan

  "Pear, orange blossom, a little white pepper and ginger, lemongrass and lime leaf, and I really like this sort of exotic flourish the wine carries in this vintage. There’s pear and orange, a smidgen of sweetness, but also a pleasing dusty...

Prophet's Rock Pinot Noir 2022

Region: NZ- Central Otago
Sustainably-made

    "Concentrated and elegant with red and dark fruit, spectacular baking spices combined with smoky oak and the signature integrated tannin structure, this seamless wine with its velvety texture will leave you wanting more.   The...

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...

Standish The Relic Shiraz Viognier 2022

Region: SA- Barossa Valley

  "The 2022 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier contains 2% Viognier skins, and this addition presents in this vintage as a core of raspberry and pomegranate. It is pure fruited and powerfully aromatic, as this cuvee always is. Interestingly, I am tasting...

Standish Schubert Theorum Shiraz 2022

Region: SA- Barossa Valley

  "I'm excited to taste this, as it was my favorite cuvée last year. It usually changes year to year, given the seasons, and I like that. It's usually the only cuvée to enjoy the benefits of an alternate vessel—a concrete...

Prophet's Rock Pinot Gris 2022

Region: NZ- Central Otago
Sustainably-made

  “Aromas of baked pear and saffron, followed by button mushrooms and savory dried herbs. Off-dry, medium-bodied with a vivid acid backbone. Fascinating wine with plenty of zesty complexity. Drink or hold.” – James...

Blue Gables Dona Teresa Sangiovese 2022

Region: VIC- Gippsland

  "Aromas of berry fruits with fragrant spice and savoury characters. The palate is fresh with vibrant raspberry character and medium palate weight with soft chalky tannins to finish." - Blue Gables    "A flavourful wine...

Yangarra Roux Beaute Roussanne 2022

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

  "Among the New World’s greatest whites. It weaves together sandy soils, a Mediterranean climate and a variety that has a salty savoriness. There’s a phenolic thread and a gentle touch of acidity. Complex texture from extended skin...

Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2022

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

  "Gee, you can really smell and taste the maturation vessel in this wine, which I like. Red fruit, dried flowers (including chamomile), aniseed and mint, tamarind, almond meal and fresh rhubarb, cranberry flavour and acidity. It’s...

Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2022

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

  "This is about as fine as shiraz can get in the Vale, boasting filigreed tannins and such a natural sense of freshness that it whets the palate and makes one hungry at first sip. Northern Rhône-like scents of grilled meats, cloves, lilacs...

Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022

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

  "Lift of raspberry and rose petal, hint of dry soil on the nose. Palate Is medium weighted with slippery red berry fruits and a subtle dried herbal undertone. Well-framed tannins ensure it carries and drives with focus and tension and the finish...

Hochkirch Near Pipers Riesling 2022

Region: VIC- Henty
Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

  "With extended skin contact and aging on the lees, this Riesling is rich and round, with aromas entering the realm of lemon curd on top of classically steely and fresh lemon characteristics. Balancing acidity gives the Hochkirch energy and drive,...