Regions

Penfolds RWT 2018

Region: SA-(Other)

  "Barossa Valley shiraz. French oak. 64% of the oak is new though all of it is a year old at most. This is also titled Bin 798. I’d imagine that this is French oak as coopered in Australia, rather than the absolute real deal, though...

Tyrrell's Vat 9 Shiraz 2017

Region: NSW- Hunter Valley
Sustainably-made

  "It’s the flagship red wine for Tyrrell’s, and a partner to Vat 1. I suspect sometimes it misses the attention these days, with the clamour and glamour of the ‘Sacred Site’ reds. Purple fruit, violet and vanilla, great...

Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2017

Region: South Eastern Australia

  "Chardonnay made with grapes sourced from the Adelaide Hills, Tasmania and Tumbarumba regions. Clean, pure, highly varietal nose. White peach and nectarine, a flintiness rising. The palate introduces toast, malt, wheaty elements and a little...

Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Region: Australia-(Other)
Sustainably-made

  “70% Coonawarra, 27% Margaret River and 3% McLaren Vale, a blend Roger Warren would have been proud of. Margaret River contributes cassis, herbs and spices; Coonawarra an elusive touch of mint, olives and acidity; McLaren Vale a hint of...

Felton Road Block 1 Riesling 2021

Region: NZ- Central Otago
Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 2019 Winemakers

Region: NSW- Hunter Valley
Sustainably-made

  "A strong set of releases for Tyrrell’s in 2019. White peach and citrus, lemon balm perfume, very fine feeling wine with soft chalky texture, almost silky (in context), but nervy and gently grainy on the finish. A  subtle herbal...

Head Wines The Blonde Shiraz 2016 1500mL-Magnum

Region: SA- Barossa Valley
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.”

Balgownie Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Region: VIC- Bendigo

    "Garnet colour with a tease of tawny. This needs a good swirl once liberated - blueberries and cranberries, savoury oak. It's fresh and poised on the palate, with a tease of sweetness (raspberry) tempered by crunchy, red cherry...

Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2016

Region: SA- Barossa Valley
Sustainably-made

    "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,...

Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2018

Region: SA- Coonawarra

  "A magnificent Tally. The fruit has a great depth of flavour and the X-factor that any Reserve should. Deep and fragrant, with a brightness of fruit not always obvious in this flagship. Coffee grounds and dark chocolate, studded with mint and...

Ten Minutes By Tractor McCutcheon Chardonnay 2019

Region: VIC- Mornington Pen
Sustainably-made

  "In the glass, nectarine, white peach, citrus notes dominate. The McCutcheon is round and layered, plush with stone fruit, spice and has a soft elegant finish." - Ten Minutes By Tractor    

Seppelt St Peters Shiraz 2018

Region: VIC- Grampians

  "An excellent release that marries glorious perfume, superb texture, deep flavour, generosity and very fine tannins. It’s quite plummy, dusted with white pepper, clove and cinnamon spice, shows some mahogany and new leather depth and faint...

Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2014

Region: SA- Barossa Valley

  "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...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2018

Region: WA- Margaret River
Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

  "A vintage that produced some spellbinding wines and this is right up there with some of the best. This is high-class merlot displaying power and poise. The structure and combination of oak fruit and tannin is excellent. Leafy fruit with a...

Clarendon Hills Astralis Shiraz 2017

Region: SA- McLaren Vale

  "The 2017 Astralis Syrah is a very fine wine. It is not a big wine. Perhaps its reputation for being a big, extracted wine is a misnomer these days. It has intention and drive and clarity and length—and the length of flavor is so long that...

Larry Cherubino Shiraz 2016

Region: WA-(Other)

  "A bouquet of spices, crushed herbs, red berries and spicy oak. The palate has youthful and intense flavours of savoury plum and cherry with earthy tannins." – Larry Cherubino   "So firm it's almost crunchy. It's all graphite and...

Clarendon Hills Domaine Clarendon Syrah 2017

Region: SA- Clarendon

  "Complex and fresh. There’s plenty here on the palate with ripe plums, blueberries and blackberries, all smoothly honed, neatly folded and carried long by the tannins. Intense blueberry flavour. Really impressive depth and drive here. So...

Grosset Gaia Cabernets 2019

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

  "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...

Mount Mary Quintet 2019

Region: VIC- Yarra Valley
Sustainably-made

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Chateau de Nages JT Rouge Costieres de Nimes AOC 2017

Region: France- Rhone Valley Southern
Organic Sustainably-made

  "The top cuvée is the 2017 Costières De Nîmes JT, which is mostly Syrah blended with around 5% of Mourvèdre. It’s a more serious, concentrated, age -worthy wine that has a deep purple color, notes of black fruits,...