What's Hot

Brilliant water like colour with a very distinctive greenish tinge to the outskirts. Freshly squeezed lime juice, granny smith apple and lemon scents drift from the glass followed by wet steel and flinty mineral notes. Showing excellent intensity with a tight, steely structure, zesty palate flavours of lime, lemon and green apple leave the mouth salivating over a back drop of wet steel and flinty mineral. Dry snappy finish with very precise, razor like acidity. Long lemon, lime, green apple, wet steel and mineral infused aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews….
Hand-picked, free-run juice cold-settled, all parcels fermented separately with cultured yeast. The bouquet wastes no time in establishing the region, variety and quality of this single vineyard, multi-block riesling. The floral bouquet leads into a palate of striking intensity, texture and structure, lime and lemon both claiming ascendancy, neither winning. More focus than Golden Hillside, but not richer. Drink by 2029.
96 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

Impenetrable midnight black core with a deep dark red black hue. Powerful blackberry, liquorice and dark plum scents are followed by hints of black cherries, lightly toasted vanillin cedar, traces of earth and spicy dark chocolate. Rich and boasting great intensity, lusty flavours of ripe blackberries, dark plums, liquorice, dark chocolate and black cherries swamp the mouth with a base of firm ripe chewy tannins providing the framework. Elements of vanillin cedar, subtle earthy clove characters and spicy pepper are all also present. Opulently textured fruit with a long spicy ripe blackberry, liquorice, dark plum, earthy vanillin cedar and pepper aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 15%

Other Reviews….
Shiraz in Georgia’s Paddock in 2017 was really high cropping, but the quality was also there, says Emily Laughton, with an addendum that rain interspersed through ripening and picking drew out the season, to produce a relatively more elegant wine. “Georgia’s tends to be a more fruit driven wine”.
Mellow fog of perfume, dark cherries, faint lavender, warm forest berry compote, faint mint and fennel and a whiff of clove. Moody, lovely perfume. Fleshy textured but with defined ribbons of tannin, flavours dark, brooding, earthy, and drawn long. Seamless flow, superb ‘seasoning’ of oak, velvety but with enough grip to tune the palate. Excellent wine. Drink 2018-2030.
95 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front

A blend of 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah, the Syrah component sourced from 30 year old vines and the Grenache from 60 year old vines. Elevage took place in concrete tanks for 12 months.

Opaque dark red black tinged colour with a bright dark red hue. Lifted spicy dark raspberry and ripe dark cherry aromas are followed by some liquorice, earthy dried herb elements and faint pepper. Juicy dark raspberry and ripe black cherry flavours fill the medium bodied palate with underlying earthy dried herb characters concluding with a spicy finish. Bright acidity and fine grained tannins frame the fruit. Long, lively aftertaste of dark raspberry, dark cherry, earthy herb and spice aftertaste.
Cellar 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews….
The 2016 Côtes du Rhône Les Becs Fins is slightly more forward and charming, with a modern style in its cassis, vanilla bean and blackberry jam aromas and flavors. Possessing both richness and elegance, it’s going to a delicious red that drinks well above its price point.
90-92 points
JebDunnuck.com

The Prisoner is one of Napa Valleys most recognised red blends produced from Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah and Charbono grapes. Aging takes place in a combination of French and American oak barrels of which 30% are new.

Midnight black dark red colour with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Pronounced ripe blackberry, dark plum, liquorice and subtle dark chocolate aromas ascend from the glass followed by spicy vanillin and a faint whiff of raisins. Full bodied, lavishly rich and possessing a voluptuous textural profile the palate is flooded with black plum, liquorice and blackberry flavours which hold sway over a back drop of vanillin oak and subtle raisin characters. Low acidity with very plush, supple tannins and a long conclusion of black plum, liquorice, blackberry, vanillin oak and spicy raisins. A rich, hefty Napa Valley blend.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 15.2%

Luigi Einaudi was inaugural President of Italy's First Republic after World War 2, yet despite the demands and pressure of his job, legend has it that he always on hand at the winery during vintage time. This stylish Barbera was aged for 12 months in large and small oak barrels.

Impenetrable black dark red colour with a bright dark red hue. Pronounced ripe dark to black cherry aromas intermingle with liquorice, vanillin cedar, lightly scorched earth and spice. Juicy but fresh the rich, medium to full bodied palate dishes up dark to black cherry and liquorice flavours which are backed by vibrant acidity. Also present are elements of vanillin cedar, scorched earth and spice. Finishes dry with good freshness and relatively polished tannins. Aftertaste of dark to black cherries, liquorice, earthy vanillin cedar and spice.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc. 14.5%

The outstanding 2016 vintage has produced a Shiraz with more size and richness than recent vintages. Combine this with the estates trademark suppleness and you have on your hands one of the best Elderton Shiraz made in a long time. Fruit is sourced from the Barossa sub districts of Nuriootpa (53%), Greenock (26%) and Craneford (21%) with vines aged between 23 and 122 years old. Maturation took place in predominately second and third fill American oak puncheons for 24 months.

A ripping Barossa Shiraz from Elderton that soothes the palate with its voluptuous ripe fruit.

Sitting in the glass the wine displays great colour with a pitch black core and a deep dark purple black tinged hue. Sailing through the olfactory senses are pronounced aromatics of ripe dark plum, liquorice and blackberry followed by subtlety toasted vanillin oak and dark chocolate with a pinch of spicy pepper as an end note. Flooding the rich, full bodied palate are waves of velvety textured dark plum, liquorice and juicy blackberry flavours with an underpinning of toasty vanillin oak, traces of dark chocolate and spice. Very polished, silky smooth tannins integrate beautifully with the rich dark fruit. Excellent power with a long spicy dark plum, liquorice, blackberry, toasty vanillin oak, subtle dark chocolate and light pepper aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.8%

Tolpuddle is the Tasmanian outpost of Shaw & Smith’s Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith. Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a bright crimson purple hue. Spiralling from the glass is a perfumed kaleidoscope of aromas that includes violets, ripe dark cherries and strawberries all subtlety laced with anise. Also evident are complexing notes of forest floor, some game elements, spicy cedar and dried herbs. Rich, elegant and supple in the mouth, the lengthy palate features ripe red and dark cherry, strawberry, infusions of violet, light anise, toasty cedar, forest floor and spicy dried herb flavours. Very refined tannins show perfect integration with the fruit. Superb power wave finishing with a lick of bright acidity and a long lingering aftertaste of dark cherries, ripe strawberries, subtle anise, forest floor, game like characters and spicy cedar.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews….
This 6th release of Tolpuddle Vineyard pinot noir is the finest work to date, as it shows refinement and true vineyard expression. The fruit aromas are wildly alluring with red and dark cherries, red plums, strawberries, pink grapefruit, blood oranges, peaches and pomegranate. Some light peppery notes and an array of freshly ground, hard brown spices, stony and sappy elements, crushed roses and violets. Very complex. The palate is just as impressive with a strikingly resolved mix of power and elegance. Flavors of red and dark cherries, persimmon, plums and blackberries are encased in a sleeve of helix-like tannins, which also carry long and emanate waves of fresh fruit flavor. Intense red cherries and red plums hold the finish long and pure. This is something special. Drink or hold.
99 points
JamesSuckling.com

Produced from a blend of 64% Grenache, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Shiraz. Translucent flashy rose red like colour. Fragrantly scented nose with aromas of freshly crushed raspberries, pomegranate and musk followed by hints of Turkish delight and light spice. Ripe fruity raspberry and pomegranate flavours dominate, with elements of musk and subtle spice also evident. Medium dry finish with good fresh acidity and a long aftertaste of ripe raspberry, pomegranate, musk and traces of spice.
Drink now.
Alc. 12%

Totally opaque black dark red core with a dark red hue. Pronounced black cherry and liquorice scents combine with hints of black raspberry over earthy incense like notes, traces of new leather, dried meats and spice. Bold rich black cherry, liquorice and black raspberry flavours sit over background elements of earthy leather, dried meats and spicy herbs infusions. Excellent palate weight with chewy ripe tannins on the finish. Long aftertaste of spicy black cherries, liquorice, earthy leather nuances, dried meats, herbs and pepper. Rich and chewy this is a delicious Cotes du Rhone.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Fragrant aromas of pears laced with dried honey intermix with apple, citrus and subtle spice. Beautifully rounded in the mouth the delicious palate dishes up lightly spiced pear and apple flavours over subtle dried honey and delicate infusions of flinty mineral characters. Finishes dry and crisp with an aftertaste of pears, apples, subtle dried honey and spicy citrus.
Drink now.
Alc. 12.5%