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Stella Maris Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Racy yet complex, this is an intriguing style. Attractive flinty notes mingle with scents of lime zest. In the mouth …
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Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Paul Bourgeois and his team at Spy Valley have produced a racy, up-tempo style. It leans toward the lively, green …
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Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2017
Pale salmon in colour, this rosé creeps up quietly on you. Gentle, fresh scents presage a bright, focused mouthful offering …
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Mud House Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Now here’s a smart buy. It reveals its charms slowly. There is no aromatic thunderclap and in the mouth citrus, …
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Mount Riley Sauvignon Blanc 2017
From the ever-reliable Mount Riley label, this is a smart, racy rendition that offers excellent value. Intense lime zest scents …
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Left Field Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2017
“Lovely rice paper texture,” noted John Belsham. This is a light, delicate, off-dry style with a seductive floral perfume and …
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Hãhã Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
This 2016 is looking very smart. It has moved into the stonefruit flavour spectrum, with ripe peach and Mirabelle plum …
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Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs
No show without Lindauer, the perennial overachiever on the local bubbles scene. This Blanc de Blancs (100 per cent chardonnay) …
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Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut
The most ubiquitous and best known cava of them all is the Freixenet Cordon Negro, which is exported to 150 …
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Hunter’s MiruMiru™ NV
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of Hunter’s MiruMiru™, now firmly established as a New Zealand classic. …
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Best Buys for Australian Shiraz 2018
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Angove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
top 5
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)
top 5
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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