Black Opal Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
A complex berry fruit aroma is tinged with a hint of oak. The color is a deep purple/red. The ripe fruit palate is complemented by fresh acidity and firm oak tannin. Cabernet imparts a rich cassis character; Merlot lends a fleshy fullness and alluring softness to the wine. Food Suggestions: pasta,...
Black Opal Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon
A blend of 53% Shiraz and 47% Cabernet, this wine is a modern style exhibiting generous body and fruit flavour. The bouquet gives plenty of spicy plum characters from the Shiraz fruit with the Cabernet contributing rich blackcurrant and mint aromas. The palate of this medium bodied wine is rich and...
Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon
This is a classy wine, even with a screwcap, and it doesn’t need a critter on the bottle to grab one’s attention. It has a lucent pale straw color and gives off bright aromas of lemon-lime citrus, orange blossoms, a touch of fresh cut hay, and a suggestion of minerals. This...
Dense garnet colour with vivid purple hues. Dark plum and cassis fruits dominate the nose, supported by cedar, thyme and vanilla characters. Deep weighty fruit on the palate is supported by layers of ripe tannin, soft natural acids and a rich long finish. The structure is harmonious and long, the wine...
Red Velvet shows an incredible nose of chocolate, deep rich blackberries, red fruits and a creamy mocha finish that is unmistakable in its intensity and length. Cupcake's Red Velvet is a blend of Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. It's reminiscent of a blackberry chocolate cupcake with a mocha coulis. Enjoy with...
Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz-Viognier 2009
A spicy Shiraz from the vineyards of Central Victoria brightens with a boost of Viognier for aroma and balance, as often practiced in France’s most highly regarded appellation of the Northern Rhone Valley, Côte Rôtie. The grapes grown in this Austrialian vineyard were planted on 19th century French rootstocks, another nod...
Jacobs Creek Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
If you’re like us, you’ll love the dark berry and chocolate flavours, and the soft, fine tannins of this medium bodied Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend. Enjoy it with pizza, pasta and cheese. Colour: Deep red with Garnet hues. Bouquet: An attractive nose showing mint and dark berry fruit aromas. Palate:...
Jacobs Creek Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
An extremely dry winter preceded the 2007 growing season. This was then followed by dry conditions through spring and into early summer. Crop levels were well down on average for all red varieties, while vine vigor was retained. A hot February combined with the small crops brought vintage forward by several...
Lindemans Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon Cawarra
This wine has lovely rich fresh flavours of plums and blackcurrants. A gentle touch of toasted oak and subtle soft tannins balance well with the fruits. The gentle maturation of parcels of this wine with French and American oak adds a soft complexity. The wine is medium bodied and the acidity...
Penfolds Bin 2 Shiraz Mourverdre
Bin 2 Shiraz Mourvedre 2001 Penfolds Bin 2, first vintage 1960, was the result of experimental work by Penfolds winemakers to create a medium-bodied, soft-finishing 'Australian Burgundy' style, based on Shiraz. Mourvedre grapes were added to soften the Shiraz's intense varietal characters. Bin 2 reflects Penfolds' multi-region, multi-vineyard blending policy, which...
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Cabernet & Merlot
Colour: Rich, attractive dark plum red. Nose: The nose shows lifted, aromatic, blackcurrant and raspberry fruits along with distinctly varietal cabernet and merlot characters of mint and tomato flesh. There are attractive, but not overpowering, background characters of savoury oak and spice. Palate: This medium bodied wine shows textbook cabernet characters...
The Seven Surveys is Peter Lehmann’s tribute to the pioneering families who settled the Barossa in the 1840’s, many of whose descendants are still tending vineyards on the land their forebears took up so long ago. These early settlers came to the Barossa with vine cuttings; many from an original collection...
In an age instant gratification, the Pillar Box is a stoic reminder of the virtues of patience. The act of writing and sending a letter is matched by the anticipation of the receiver. Their best parcels of Shiraz were selected to create this special wine. Pillar Box Reserve can be enjoyed...
Pillar Box White is straw yellow with a green tinge. Comprised of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Verdelho, each variety contributes its own uniqueness to this blend. Early picks of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc give the nose a lifted, grassy edge with lemon citrus zest, while the later picks of Chardonnay and...
Rosemount Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Diamond Label
The blending of Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot is one of the world’s classic varietal combinations. Perhaps most famously embraced in the Medoc region of Bordeaux it is also common in Australia, California and other New World wine producing countries. The classic blackcurrant flavours of Cabernet Sauvignon, with its telltale bramble leaf...
Rosemount Shiraz Grenache Diamond Label
Grenache is one of wine’s longest serving grape varieties, with plantings dating back into pre-history evidenced by its wide distribution today throughout the South of France and Northern Spain. In Australia, the variety was amongst the first to be planted in early viticulture over one hundred and fifty years ago, along...
Rosemount Traditional McLaren Vale
Since 1974, Rosemount has been on of Australia’s leading wineries, producing wines that reflect the riches of the Australian climate and a dedication to quality, innovation and style. Rosemount’s unique diamond shaped label serves as a beacon for consumers around the world, with international accolades bearing testament to the tradition of...
This wine is composed entirely of shiraz, harvested from the oldest, most revered vineyards in the Barossa Valley. It is made in the traditional Torbreck manner. All parcels are vinified seperately. Fermentation takes place in small open vats and pumped over twice daily. The wine is then pressed in basket presses and...
