Shiraz

Clare Valley, South Australia. Flavour profiles, colour and tannin in the 2015 reds are particularly strong following an ideal ‘text-book’ vintage in Clare...

Clare Valley, South Australia. This sophisticated wine has a rich deep crimson hue with aromas and flavours of blackberry, mulberry and dark cherry. Further complexity is built through 24 months of American oak maturation. The front and mid-palate is full and soft, with flavours of small berry fruit and spice complemented by the oak. The wine finishes with integrated toasted oak and firm, structural tannin. This elegant Clare Shiraz has power and finesse which makes it both approachable now and worthy of keeping for up to 10 years.

Barossa Valley, South Australia. ‘Smells great. Raspberries, blackberries, dried herbs, maybe some floral notes. Sweet and summery but not jammy or overdone. Take a sip and you instantly note the energy this wine has. It’s up and about, alive to its possibilities. The flavours bounce around your mouth. It has a warmth but it has an elegance. Sweet at its core but only just. This is a terrific Oz grenache. Its best should be ahead of it.’...

Barossa Valley, South Australia. ‘Blackberry, plum, a little nougat and coconut, chocolate. Classic modern Barossa with a nod to tradition. Medium to full bodied, round and supple with ultra-fine grained tannin fleshing out the palate and just-right acidity through its core. Long through the finish with a kiss of oak and perfectly ripe dark berry fruit. Textbook.’...

Barossa Valley, South Australia. The term ‘Reserve’ really is a hackneyed expression, but this wine really is only made in the greatest of Shiraz vintages. The wine is a usually aged in French oak and spends 2 years ageing in oak, on yeast lees. Vineyard sources change on occasion, but typically the Barossa Valley floor features significantly, along with fringe sub-regions such as Seppeltsfield and Bethany...

Barossa Valley, S.A. Inspired by the new wave ‘Vino Joven’ wines of the old world, Young Blood Grenache is released as a cheeky youngster with just a brief barrel maturation to showcase structure and varietal character, while retaining freshness and finesse...

Barossa Valley, S.A. Soft damson plum palate with red berry fruit flavours, bright and juicy on a medium bodied elegant palate. Fine tannins and refreshing balancing acidity finish off this easy drinking wine...

Eden Valley, South Australia. A wine of some complexity. Purple maroon coloured, this has a nose of molten purple fruit, chocolate and a little mint. Love the mint. Despite the alcohol, the only note of dried fruit is on the nose, the palate inky and purple jubey but quite pretty and balanced. Maybe even elegant (for a rich and full red).Ultimately this is real wine. Just rich, and layered and minty and finely tannic. Quality, commendable, big rich wine...

Eden Valley, Barossa , South Australia. The shiraz fruit was gently destemmed including 30% whole bunch into open top milk vats and fermented warm with natural bearing yeasts birthed from the vineyard with soft pump overs, hand plunging and basket pressed to barrel to complete ferment. Aged for 19 months in...