Medium coloured with a hint of fade in the glass. The nose is a medley of summer fruits that present …
→ moreVivid red and black cherries leap from the glass with an umami character that adds complexity and interest. The palate …
→ moreRed licorice and blackcurrants sit alongside bright raspberries and strawberries and a savoury toast with a smoky reductive characteristic. The …
→ moreGarnet in the glass with some bricking on the rim. The nose is savoury with brambles and black olives alongside …
→ moreA NEW APPROACH After the awesome vintages of 2013, 2014 and 2015 in Hawke’s Bay, 2016 brought everyone back down …
→ moreThis wine is A blend of two of Villa Maria’s premium vineyards grown in the Gimblett Gravels; Newton and Omahu …
→ moreThis classy Villa Maria rendition is a typically dark, sensuously textured beauty. Ripe black cherry and blueberry flavours tempered with …
→ moreA superb Hawke’s Bay/Gimblett Gravels syrah. What else would we expect from Villa Maria? It’s a glass-staining wine, intense and …
→ more“Robust but generous,” is how John Belsham accurately summed up this 2013 syrah. It offers ripe boysenberry, liquorice and white …
→ morePerfection in Hawke’s Bay syrah from Villa Maria. The concentrated nose of dark berries, liquorice, spice and cola is immediately …
→ moreThe philosophy behind the Jacob’s Creek label is one of constant improvement, and this shiraz has never been better value. …
→ moreA young style with aromas of roasted coffee and vanillin oak which lead to classic flavours of dark berry, cloves …
→ moreThe ever-reliable Cover Drive from Jim Barry is consistent year-in, year-out, with a lusciously soft, ripe palate of blueberry accented …
→ moreThe typically minty regional overtones that are a hallmark of McRae Wood are here aplenty. So too is a core …
→ morePowerful and richly scented with spicy florals, liquorice and vanillin. The juicy mid-palate is layered with bold dark berry fruits …
→ moreEarlier editions of this Clare Valley shiraz were marked by a pronounced minty thread that seemed a regional trait, but …
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