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Lake Chalice The Falcon Rosé 2022 (Marlborough)
A very pale, almost onion-skin-coloured rosé with nice red berry fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is subtle and …
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Lake Chalice The Nest Rosé 2022 (Marlborough)
Pale in the glass with attractive and inviting mandarin citrus and lifted strawberry aromas on the nose. These mouthwatering characters …
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M. Chapoutier Pays d’Oc Rosé 2021 (Rhône, France)
A pink so bold it’s heading into the spectrum of light red and a character that is immediately appealing. This …
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Lindauer Vintage Series Brut Cuvée 2017 (Gisborne)
top 5
If one were making a list of iconic Kiwi brands then Lindauer would have to be close to the top. …
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Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs NV (Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay)
Medium colour in the glass with a persistent bead, clean and rounded with nice fruit character, toastiness, creaminess and decent …
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Morton Black Label Méthode Traditionelle Brut 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
Though subdued the nose, opens up to reveal fresh grapefruit citrus, strawberries and cream all of which segues through to …
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De Bortoli KV Prosecco Rosé NV (King Valley, Victoria, Australia)
top 5
The King Valley is considered the natural home of prosecco in Australia. Located in the north east of Victoria, the …
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De Bortoli KV Prosecco NV (King Valley, Victoria, Australia)
top 5
Pale in the glass with hints of spice against the floral character of white jasmine and honeysuckle, which are matched …
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Dibon Cava Brut Selection NV (Spain)
top 5
Last year we featured cava in the méthode traditionelle category as it is a wine that is made in the …
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YB by Yarra Burn Prosecco NV (King Valley, Victoria, Australia)
top 5
A lean and focussed example that is slightly subdued on the nose but with lovely aromatics of citrus, apples and …
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Best Buys for Australian Shiraz
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Angove 2017 (McLaren Vale)
This family owned winery boasts a century of winemaking in South Australia. This experience is invaluable as is illustrated with …
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Barking Mad Shiraz 2016 (Clare Valley)
The Barking Mad range pays tribute to winery Dachshunds. This vibrant and toasty wine displays engaging flavours of dark berry …
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Brockenchack Zip Line 2016 (Eden Valley)
top 10
From the elevated and relatively cooler Eden Valley, this vibrant, ripe wine from 90-year-old vines exudes blueberries and raspberries that intertwine beautifully with sweet …
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Dandelion Vineyards Lionheart of Barossa 2017 (Barossa Valley)
top 10
ONCE THE WINES were unveiled it was no surprise to me to discover that our top wine was produced by …
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De Bortoli Regional Reserve 2017 (Heathcote)
This family of Italian immigrant origin has been making Shiraz since 1928. This example is grown on the red volcanic …
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De Bortoli Woodfired 2017 (Heathcote)
top 10
This crowd pleaser is produced from the ancient red Cambrian soils of Heathcote and is a richly concentrated example with the generous dark …
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Don’t Tell Gary 2017 (Victoria)
Gary, the GM of McPherson wines, was reputably not informed of this project by the winemaking team. The clandestine Grampian …
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Grant Burge Barossa Ink 2017 (Barossa Valley)
top 10
Beautifully composed and simply delicious. Ripe, toasty and spicy in all of the right proportions. The wonderfully concentrated mid-palate is very seductive and balanced …
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Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel 2016 (Barossa Valley)
A robust style with toasty oak aromas. The ripe raspberry and black cherry notes are creatively enhanced by the savoury …
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Kilikanoon Killermans Run 2016 (Clare Valley)
The cooler Clare Valley climate in a year of generally moderate temperatures has softened the warmth and richness of this …
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Kirrihill Wines Gleeson & Co 2017 (Clare Valley)
A bright, youthful, and charming style that is fleshy and juicy with plump red fruits of raspberry and plum. With …
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Mojo 2017 (Barossa Valley)
Dynamic uncomplicated and simply enjoyable . The core of dark fruits and smoky oak is relieved with punchy ripe berries, …
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Pepperjack 2016 (Barossa Valley)
A powerful and very ripe style with a toasty overlay. The full-bodied ripe core is filled with raspberries, cherries, blackcurrants and molasses. A well-structured …
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Peter Lehmann The Barossan 2017 (Barossa Valley)
A classic style with notes of violet, eucalyptus and sweet vanilla oak. The fresh palate is expertly balanced with flavours of ripe raspberries, …
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Reillys Shiraz 2016 (Clare Valley)
top 10
Generous and warm with a bouquet of sweet baking spices. The dark berry fruits flesh out the midpalate and are counterpointed with vanilla and …
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Shingleback The Davey 2016 (McLaren Vale)
A robust wine with generous aromas of ripe dark fruits and roasted nuts. A typical McLaren Vale style with a rich warm core …
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Sisters Run Calvary Hills 2017 (Barossa Valley)
Seductive and spicy with violet and minty aromas. The engaging fruity core of dark berries and ripe cherries is wrapped …
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Taylor Made 2017 (Clare Valley)
top 10
A deep and complex wine with violet and energetic herbal aromas that lead into a focussed palate of ripe berries, black pepper and …
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The Lindsay Collection The Selector 2016 (Barossa Valley)
A punchy and spicy style with a focus on the vanillin oak. The fruit is in the raspberry and red …
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Theory of Evolution 2017 (South Australia)
Spicy and invigorating with a sweet ripe fruit texture buffered by savoury and smoky elements to give layers of interest. Packed with flavour …
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Wirra Wirra Catapult 2017 (McLaren Vale)
If you had ever met Greg Trott you would understand that he once dreamt of installing a medieval siege machine …
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Wolf Blass Gold Label 2016 (Barossa Valley)
Warm and spicy with an appealing bouquet of savoury ripe fruit. An alluring wine with an intriguing marriage of ripe dark fruits and …
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Wolf Blass Reserve 2016 (Langhorne Creek)
Aromas of sandalwood open out to a plump palate of sweet and juicy dark fruits layered with dark cherry and …
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