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Hawkesbridge Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2017
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A SHINING STAR IN A CHALLENGING YEAR Winemaker Jo Gear says the 2017 vintage “was the most challenging harvest I …
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Domain Road Vineyard ‘Defiance Chardonnay’ 2016 (Central Otago)
A well-made style that will please many Chardonnay fans. Layers of peach, ripe melon, oak, spice and butterscotch sit on …
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Brancott Estate Letter Series ‘O’ Marlborough Chardonnay
A well-presented, slightly mealy style with alluring layers of white peach, grapefruit and flint. The palate is lush with some …
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Beach House Selection Chardonnay 2017 (Hawke’s Bay)
A fleshy style with some tropical melon notes balanced by stone fruits with a warm vanillin overlay. The spicy expression …
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Ara Single Estate Chardonnay 2016 (Marlborough)
A very polished, uncluttered wine with peach, lemon and apple flavours complemented by subtle oak and an underscore of a …
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Selaks Founders Chardonnay 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)
With an impressive array of bold flavours, this wine is no shrinking violet. The fruit thankfully has a stout frame …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Organic Merlot 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)
Villa’s increased commitment to organics is to be applauded, and wines like this also indicate a payoff in terms of …
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Te Awa Single Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
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“IT’S NOT THE BIGGEST wine in the line up, but nor is it small. What it does have is seamless …
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Rongopai Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2016
Rongopai translates as ‘good taste and feeling’. Plenty of that here, along with outstanding value for money. The fruit is …
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Mills Reef Reserve Merlot Malbec 2016 (Hawke’s Bay)
For the past few vintages, this well-balanced, well-priced wine has been one to look out for. Malbec makes up 44% …
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Best Buys for Australian Shiraz 2018
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Angove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
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The lifted freshness and perfume of this wine give it a pinot-esque quality. Juicy red and blue fruit flavours are packaged in a …
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Chapel Hill The Parson Shiraz 2016 (McLaren Vale, SA)
This smart package is grown on a property on which a 150-year-old chapel still stands (it now serves as a tasting room), …
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De Bortoli Regional Reserve Shiraz 2016 (Heathcote, Vic.)
Heathcote is located in central Victoria, and the De Bortoli family has recently purchased a large vineyard in the region. …
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Deen De Bortoli Vat 8 Shiraz 2015 (Heathcote, Vic.)
A tribute to the man who steered this family-owned winery into the modern era, this seductive wine is in the …
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Grant Burge 5th Generation Shiraz 2016 (Barossa Valley, SA)
This wine represents terrific value, drawing praise from every judge on the Cuisine panel. It has lovely intensity and a …
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Grant Burge Barossa Ink Shiraz 2016
Ink by name as it is inky in colour (intense purple), this is one is for the hedonists. It is …
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Grant Burge Barossa Miamba Shiraz 2016
Grant Burge acquired and replanted the old Miamba vineyard site in 1983. The results since then have been impressive. This …
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Haselgrove H Shiraz 2016 (South Australia)
From the first sniff, this multi-vineyard blend hollers ‘Aussie shiraz!’ with that familiar, traditional sweet blackberry perfume. In the mouth …
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Kirrihill Regional Selection Shiraz 2016 (Clare Valley, SA)
Another great buy, this is a punchy, juicy wine that offers up brooding, saline scents. A wave of concentrated fruit …
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Mr Riggs The Truant Shiraz 2015 (McLaren Vale, SA)
“The Truant’, originally, was winemaker Ben Riggs’ great-great-great grandfather, who parted ways with the education system when he was seven-years-old. …
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Rockbare Shiraz 2016 (McLaren Vale, SA)
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The McLaren Vale, the cradle of South Australian wine production, is known for its seductively-textured shiraz. This wine is a good example, …
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St John’s Road Blood & Courage Shiraz 2016 (Barossa Valley, SA)
This bold expression captures the essence of the Barossa. Richly scented, ripe, brambly and spicy, its flavours (cherry, berryfruit) are …
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Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Shiraz 2016
Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 **** -4 $25.00 Best buy This ever-reliable producer is the largest winery in …
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Taylors Special Release Shiraz 2016 (Clare Valley, SA)
By any measure, this is a bargain. It’s a ripe, confected, rollicking style, jam-packed with sweet dark fruit and spicy …
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Zeppelin Big Bertha Shiraz 2015 (Barossa Valley, SA)
The name Zeppelin is an acknowledgement of pioneering German industriousness, the force that got winegrowing started in the Barossa. It …
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