From vines thought to be 169 years of age (and if they are, they represent one of the oldest vineyards in the Barossa Valley and indeed the world), this is a great vintage for The Freedom. Layered complexity of exotic spice envelops luscious blueberry, plum and cherry fruit, with the inimitable supple, harmonious tannin structure […]
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A union of all the strength of Barossa Valley, Langhorne Creek and McLaren Vale, this is a deep, complex and intriguing black label of full, vibrant purple hue, surging with black olives, back fruits of all kinds and layers of liquorice. It’s built around a rigid yet fine-strung cage of cabernet tannins, powering through a […]
readNathan Scarlett was one of the keenest young minds in Australian viticulture, snatched from the world prematurely in 2013. I admired him immensely for his work across the Rathbone group in honing in on the detail and refining each of their vineyards. It is fitting that the new flagship Yering pinot is named in his […]
readA refined and classic Thomas Hardy that unites three of Australia’s finest cabernet regions of Coonawarra, McLaren Vale and Margaret River. This is a vintage of elegant, understated character, whose greatness is declared softly and slowly. Take your time and listen to it carefully, as its dark berries, dark cherry, violet, capsicum and dark chocolate […]
readA semi-sweet Oloroso style of approximate average age 43 years, from museum reserve parcels held in secret in the Seppeltsfield cellars since the mid-1900s. It’s a medium tawny in hue, with a golden rim that declared grand maturity. Layers of bitter roast hazelnuts, toffee, honey, and the olive and savoury spice nuances of old age […]
readThis is a grand old Rutherglen muscat, full brown with a mahogany hint and a golden rim, celebrating an average age of 31 years. Viscous, intense and profoundly complexity, with all the depth of mixed spice, bitter dark chocolate, toffee and honey, yet for its extreme age it upholds surprising youthfulness of apricot and marmalade. […]
readRutherglen tokay of average age 32 years, including components of 1922, this is a grand old fortified with a full black hue, golden rim and the viscosity of engine oil. Remarkable character and intensity of sweet raisins, honey and dried fig contrasts with the rumbling depth of epic maturity, reflected in notes of bitter almonds, […]
readEthereal, graceful and commanding, 2010 will go down as one of the great vintages of Hill of Grace. An exquisite bouquet of classic Hill of Grace personality is laced with delightful exotic spice, blueberry pie, black cherry and milk chocolate. The palate is at once calm and harmoniously self-assured, with the inimitable stamp of these […]
readA beautifully elegant, fragrant and tangy pinot noir rosé of medium salmon crimson hue that captures the pretty rose petal nuances of the variety, flavours of guava and strawberry hull and a lingering, tangy pink grapefruit finish. Impeccably graceful, as all great rosés should be. Best price direct.
readA gorgeously fragrant, estate grown Upper Yarra pinot that sings with rose hip, red cherry and wild strawberry fruits, propelled by silky, graceful structure. Endurance is built as much around tangy acidity as it is around gently textural mouth feel. A particularly elegant vintage for one of the best bargain pinots on the shelves. $17 […]
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