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Lake Chalice The Falcon Riesling 2019 (Marlborough)
top 10
Citrus notes on the nose with refreshing cucumber and lime pith notes coming through. An off-dry style balanced precisely with …
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Gemstone by Giesen Riesling 2018 (Marlborough)
top 10
Wild white citrus blossom with citrus and intriguing ripe tropical mango notes. A wine that is medium in style and …
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HaHa Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019
Off-dry with fruit-forward flavours of fleshy red apple, robust pear, and lychee. A clean, bright wine with great length and …
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Giesen Estate Riesling (New Zealand)
Pretty, elegant and floral with light white blossom and lush red apple aromas. A sweet palate with plenty of acid …
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Esk Valley Pinot Gris 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Gentle delicate aromas of baked apple and pear with a hint of residual sugar playing on the palate. Full-bodied and …
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Askerne Gewürztraminer 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
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Delicate yet sensual and elegant with abundant aromas of rosewater and citrus. This is a complex example of gewürztraminer with …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (Marlborough)
Pungent forest green, pea and mint on the nose with fleshy flavour and length. Balancing box hedge and green stalkiness with concentration and …
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Seifried Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Some very well balanced ripe thiol notes woven around elegant green melon, lime and freshly smacked herb aromas with an …
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Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019
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A very classy wine with refined green notes and a beautiful balance on the palate between the acidity and power of the …
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Music Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (Marlborough)
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Lovely greens, fennel, leaf and just a touch of thiol notes but overall a delicate herbaceous style with persistence and …
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Best Buys for Australian Shiraz
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Bleasdale Bremerview Shiraz 2012
Langhorne Creek is a slightly out-of-the-way place that’s a happy hunting ground for lovers of direct, satisfying Oz shiraz at …
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Brown Brothers 18 Eighty Nine Shiraz 2013
Labelled to commemorate the year that the Brown family first made wine in Victoria’s north-east, this Heathcote shiraz delivers a …
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Brown Brothers Limited Release Heathcote Shiraz 2012
A big, jammy style of Victorian shiraz from the emerging high quality region of Heathcote. It smells of crushed berries …
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Dandelion Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz 2013
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Good-natured Barossa shiraz of supple drinkability and balance. Aromas of ripe berries, spice and a lightly toasty vanillin touch are …
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d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2012
d’Arenberg’s Footbolt is traditional in the best sense, relying on generations of experience, but not completely ignoring modernity. Raspberry and …
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Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Barossa Shiraz 1st Vintage 2012
“Double barrel” refers to initial maturation in American oak barrels, before further ageing in old Scotch whisky barrels. Despite the …
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Jacob’s Creek Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2013
The philosophy behind the Jacob’s Creek label is one of constant improvement, and this shiraz has never been better value. …
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Kirrihill Regional Range Clare Valley Shiraz 2013
Straightforward Clare Valley shiraz in a modern, medium bodied, gluggable style, this has deep colour and a ripe, juicy aroma …
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Kirrihill Vineyard Selection Series Clare Valley Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz 2013
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The 2012 edition of this hearty Clare Valley shiraz was the top wine in last year’s Cuisine shiraz tasting and …
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Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2012
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John Belsham eloquently described this South Australian classic thus: “a quiet nose that opens out and unfolds with lovely layers …
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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz 2013
A legendary example of Australian wineries’ ability to over-deliver, this bold, generous style continues a quality tradition that began with …
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Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz 2013
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From the historic Saltram winery, this deeply coloured young Barossa shiraz straddles tradition and modernity beautifully. It has floral and …
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Pillar Box Shiraz 2012
A crowd-pleasing South Australian shiraz, Pillar Box is a soft, seamless wine with a raspberry- and blackberry-scented fruit core, touched …
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Sandalford Margaret River Shiraz 2012
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Margaret River is often thought of as cabernet country, but the region’s delicious, modern shiraz is a winner too. Sandalford’s …
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Serafino McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
A rustic, warts-and-all McLaren Vale shiraz of real personality. The nose has a high-toned, old-fashioned feel, marrying dark fruit characters …
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Wirra Wirra Catapult McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Wirra Wirra winery has a giant catapult occasionally used to hurl watermelons at a target… it’s that sort of place. …
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Wolf Blass Gold Label Barossa Shiraz 2012
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The generous Wolf Blass shiraz style is popular around the world, largely due to wines like this. Succulent plum and …
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Yalumba Patchwork Barossa Shiraz 2013
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This is a copybook Australian shiraz to serve with richer pasta dishes, perhaps gnocchi with a roasted tomato sauce. An …
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Yalumba The Guardian Shiraz Viognier 2010
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When it comes to the exotic white grape viognier, Yalumba has more experience than any other Australian winery. A small …
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