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• Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Pinot Noir 2012

  

  Tasting Marlborough’s top entry is like sinking into a soft, dark cushion. Velvety tannins frame a luscious mouthful of dark …

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• Perelada Cava Brut Reserva NV

  

  Cava, Spain’s famous sparkling wine, can polarise tasters due to its rustic qualities. This example has lemon curd, honey, herb …

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• Vavasour Pinot Noir 2012

  

  This label from the Foley Family Wines stable has been a quiet achiever with pinot over recent vintages. A lighter …

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• Charcoal Gully Sallys Pinch Pinot Noir 2012

  

  This Pisa-grown pinot wins its way to your heart with structural finesse. A fine tight line of tannin and acidity …

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• Mission Fête Hand Harvested Cuvée 2012

  

  A great-value aperitif, perhaps with smoked-salmon blinis. Pinot gris enters the sparkling equation alongside chardonnay here. It has white peach, …

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• Kirrihill Vineyard Selection Series Clare Valley Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz 2012

  If one wine in our Cuisine shiraz tasting summed up the appeal of this great Australian wine type, it would …

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• Thorn Clarke Sandpiper Barossa Shiraz 2012

  This Sandpiper offers much more than many similarly priced reds. Berry jam, fruitcake and dry herb notes with a light …

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• Wyndham Estate Bin 555 Shiraz 2012

  A real surprise packet that seems to rely less on fruit sweetness than it once did, which is a good …

  4.5 | $0-$15 Best Buys

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• Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz 2012

  Koonunga Hill has been a well-priced example of the famous Penfolds red-wine style for nearly 40 years. The 2012 follows …

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• Codice 2011

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