Blended Red from Australia – South Australia    17.5/20
Deepish ruby-red colour with a good, dark heart, lighter on
the rim with garnet hues. The nose is
elegant and ethereal with aromatic dark-red berry fruits and notes of blackberries
and dark raspberries that form a deep and rounded core. Perfumed plum, black earth and mineral notes
unfold in the glass. Medium-full bodied,
the palate has sweet and luscious flavours of ripe, aromatic, dark-red berry
fruit with soft raspberry notes, along with floral elements, unfolding plums
and black minerals. The mouthfeel is
smooth and flowing with soft, supple tannins, the extraction light and
restrained. The palate has poise with
light, lacy acidity underlining the fruit, carrying the wine smoothly to an
elegant lingering finish. This is a
sweetly ripe Tempranillo/Graciano/Garnacha blend with dark-red berry fruits,
florals and minerals on a soft, smooth and supple palate. Serve with tapas and Mediterranean fare over
the next 4-5 years. Approx. equal
portions of Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha from One Tree Hill, Adelaide,
fermented to 14.0% alc., the wine aged 8 months in French and American oak. Winemaker: Daniel Graham. 17.5/20
Dec 2017 RRP $33.00
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Blended Red from Australia – South Australia    18.5/20
Even, dark ruby-red colour with slight purple hues, lighter
on the rim. The nose is firm with deep,
rounded aromas of ripe blackberry fruit entwined with dark raspberries and a
layer of earthy black minerals. This has
a fine, firm and tight core with good intensity unfolding spice and nutty oak
elements. Full-bodied, the palate has
very good richness and sweetly ripe blackberry and dark raspberry fruit with
notes of pepper and spice. The fruit forms
a deep core, with fine-grained tannin extraction, revealing alcoholic power
which adds to the mouthfeel and presence.
The flavours carry to a long, rich and sweet, ripe fruited finish. This is a rich and sweetly ripe
Mourvedre/Grenache/Shiraz blend with blackberry and dark raspberry fruit with
pepper and spice notes and underlying power and fine structure. Match with barbecued and roasted lamb, beef
and venison dishes over the next 7-8+ years. A blend of Mourvedre from Ebenezer, Barossa, 65
y.o. Grenache from McLaren Flats, and Shiraz from Willunga and Sellicks,
McLaren Vale, fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 10 months in French and
American oak. Winemaker: Daniel Graham. 18.5/20
Dec 2017 RRP $47.00
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Syrah from Australia – South Australia    18.5+/20
Very dark, black-red colour, near impenetrable, a little
lighter on the edge with slight purple tints.
The nose is vibrant with very ripe and sweet aromas of blackberry fruit
with notes of dark plums and boysenberries, unfolding violet florals and
spices. This is opulent in
expression. Full-bodied, the palate is
up-front with rich, mouthfilling and deeply concentrated flavours of ripe
blackberries and boysenberries with blue fruits, plums and aromatic violet
floral lift. Spice and liquorice notes
unfold to add to the rich detail. The
palate is lusciously succulent, and the fruit is supported by fine-grained
tannin extraction and fine, powdery grip, and grows in sweetness and opulence
as it flows to a long, sustained finish.
This is a rich, up-front, opulently ripe Shiraz/Viognier with
blackberry, boysenberry and plummy fruit with violet florals and spices on a
fine-structured, plush palate. Match
with lamb, venison and game meat dishes over the next 8-10 years. A blend of 96% Syrah and 4% Viognier from the
McLaren Vale, vines up to 30 y.o., fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 10
months in 20% new French oak. Winemaker:
Daniel Graham. 18.5+/20 Dec 2017
RRP $33.00
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Syrah from Australia – South Australia    18+/20
Very dark, even, black-hued ruby-red colour, a little
lighter on the rime with slight garnet hues.
The nose is firm with good depth and concentration of ripe blackberry
fruit with black pepper, plums, spices, unfolding liquorice and black mineral
notes. This has very good intensity, and
builds with aeration, unveiling eucalyptus and cedary oak. Full-bodied, the palate has vibrant and
lusciously ripe sweet fruit flavours of blackberries, black plums, liquorice
and spice, entwined with eucalypt, cedar and black earth and mineral
nuances. The fruit is underlined by
light, grainy-textured tannins with underlying alcohol power. The acidity is ripe and integrated, and the
wine carries to a long, sweet and luscious finish. This is a classical, traditional Barossa
Shiraz with ripe blackberry and plum fruit along with black pepper, spices and
eucalypt on a grainy structured palate with underlying alcoholic power. Match with slow-cooked red meat dishes over
the next 7-9+ years. Barossa fruit
fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 10 months in seasoned French oak. Winemaker Daniel Graham. 18.0+/20
Dec 2017 RRP $31.00
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Grenache from Australia – South Australia    17.5+/20
Ruby-red colour with garnet hues, lighter on the rim with
some bricking. The nose is up-front with
softly bright, aromatic fruits showing dark raspberries harmoniously melded
with spices and hints of jam and confectionary from whole berry fermentation,
unveiling red floral perfumes.
Full-bodied, the palate has sweetly ripe aromatic fruit flavours of dark
raspberries and plums, along with floral and confectionary notes. The mouthfeel is smooth-flowing and
near-velvety, the fruit supported by flight, supple tannin extraction. The fruit is the feature, and carries to a
warm and generous, long lingering finish.
This is a sweetly ripe Grenache with flavours of dark raspberries, plum
jam, florals and confectionary, on a smooth-flowing, fine-textured palate. Serve with pasta, pizza and Mediterranean
fare over the next 5-6+ years. McLaren
Vale fruit fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 6 months in seasoned French
oak. Winemaker: Steve Grimley. 17.5+/20
Dec 2017 RRP $21.99
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Blended Red from Australia – South Australia    17.5+/20
Dark, deep ruby-red colour, a little lighter on the
edge. The nose is firmly-packed with
intensely concentrated aromas of ripe blackcurrant fruit, cassis, dark herbs,
unfolding blackberry and dark raspberry nuances, and cedary oak, and black
minerals. This is soft and fulsome in
expression. Full-bodied, the palate is
well-packed and deeply concentrated with a rounded heart, showing ripe blackcurrant
fruit with cassis notes, some raspberry detail and gentle cedary oak. The mouthfeel is soft and fine textured with
ripe tannin structure, with underlying alcohol power and drive. The wine flows easily with good energy to a
soft, long and sustained finish of blackcurrants. This is a big, rounded, soft Cabernet/Shiraz
blend with ripe blackcurrant and cassis flavours with herbs, plums and
raspberry detail, driven by some alcohol power. Match with herb-marinated red meat dishes over
the next 6-8 years. A blend of 60%
Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Shiraz from the Barossa Valley, fermented to 15.0%
alc., the wine aged 11 months in seasoned French oak. Winemaker: Steve Grimley. 17.5+/20
Dec 2017 RRP $30.00
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