Cellar Door 85aud. 95pts Wine Companion (Tyson Stelzer), " Solid and bold Barossa cabernet, packed with blackcurrants and cassis, met in full force by dense, dark chocolate oak. It holds itself with composure, thanks to a rigid mesh of impressively fine-grained tannins and well-pitched acidity, maintaining confidence and assurance through a long finish. Unashamedly Barossan yet unmistakably cabernet. Patience ."
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Chateau Yaldara "Chalice" Barossa Shiraz 2020 [RJ 95]
Cellar Door Price 100aud. Inspired by its founder Hermann Thumm, who first started crafting Barossa Valley Wines in 1947 and was one of the regions first boutique winemakers. Thumm pushed the boundaries of Australian winemaking through his appetite for experimentation with wine techniques, styles and blends. "A splendid attack of dark fruit richness with spicy oak, cocoa, fennel and floral nuances, it's opulent and richly expressed with an abundance of satisfying flavours, beautifully framed by chalky tannins. Velvety and sturdy at once with a persistent structured finish. Date: March 2023; Drink: Now to 2037; Price: $100.00;...
Chateau Yaldara 1847 Church Vineyard Barossa Shiraz 2020 [RJ 96]
Cllar Door price 70 aud. This was a pretty hot year in the Barossa and yet this is a wine from the heart of the Valley displaying suppleness, finesse and smooth texture all on a medium to full bodied palate. Loads of dark plummy back fruits with a lick of cedar and slight black olive. Gradually builds momentum through the palate as it drives effortlessly to a long finish. Smooth and polished example of the Barossa. Tasted: July 2023; Drink: 2023 - 2038; Price: $70.00; Rating: 96 Points; Ray Jordan
Chateau Yaldara 1847 Vineyard First Pick Barossa Shiraz 2019 [RJ 98]
Cellar Door Price 480 aud. (Sold Out) Ray Jordan 98 points. "This is a best of vintage pick of the fruit. There is so much going on in here. On the nose you are immediately assailed with a blackberry black cherry and dark plum combination. But then the palate. Yes, it’s intense and concentrated but there is almost an effortless big easy about it. Fine chalky tannin and a little sweet fruit, white pepper and a sprinkle of spices adds to further to the sensation. It’s still so tightly held and extended cellaring would pay off handsomely. Ray Jordan Wine Pilot Score: 98/100." Winery Note: First Pick Shiraz is a limited...
Curtis Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 [SK 96]
Cellar Door Price 100aud. The new faces behind the Curtis Family Vineyards are Mark, Thomas & Jenna Curtis, with the guidance of their father, Claudio Curtis who lives on the vineyard just outside McLaren Vale. The name Curtis is thought to derive from Curtius, a noble and wealthy family of the First and Second Centuries AD, the Roman Empire era originating from the Latinium people. This is powerful and substantial with grace and sophistication; the perfumed bouquet shows dark fruit intensity, cake spice, toasty oak and mocha characters, followed by a robust palate offering wonderfully layered mouthfeel with plush texture and...
Curtis Limited Series McLaren Vale Grenache 2020 [SK 96]
Cellar Door Price 100 AUD. "Its wonderfully ripe and seductively complex, showing dark berry, cedar, anise, thyme and subtle cocoa notes on the nose. The impressively concentrated palate offers expansive mouthfeel and silky flow, back by loads of fine-grained tannins. Multi-layered and gratifying. At its best: now to 2035. Price: $100.00; Rating: 96 Points; Sam Kim; Wine Orbit." The new faces behind the Curtis Family Vineyards are Mark, Thomas & Jenna Curtis, with the guidance of their father, Claudio Curtis who lives on the vineyard just outside McLaren Vale. The name Curtis is thought to derive from Curtius, a...
Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2018 [JH 96]
Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, elderberry, graphite, praline aromas with herb garden notes. Richly flavoured, buoyant and minerally with dark chocolate, dark berry fruits, persistent fine gravelly textures, lovely mid-palate volume and plentiful mocha, roasted chestnut oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty firm with plentiful sweet fruit/ graphite notes. Superb density, texture and balance. Should develop well over the long haul. Drink to: 2023 - 2038; Rating: 97 Points; Andrew Caillard MW. Gold - The Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2022 Gold - Perth Royal Wine Show Hand picked. Fermented in open tops, largely ambient. Aged in French...
Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 [AC 98]
Deep crimson. Classic cassis, blackberry, black olive tapenade, leafy aromas with vanilla, cedar notes. Well balanced powerful wine with saturated blackcurrant, dark plum, praline, brambly flavours, fine grainy/ al-dente tannins, and underlying cedar oak complexity. Finishes leafy firm with plentiful dark fruits and extract. Superb fruit definition, volume and torque. Cellar for a while. Drink to: 2024 - 2040; Rating: 98 Points; Andrew Caillard MW. Gold Medal - Decanter World Wine Awards It seems this vintage of Thomas Hardy is straight Coonawarra (often it's a multi-regional blend). Excellent dark purple hue. It's deep, rich and...
Hemera Estate Limited Edition Cabernet Shiraz 2017 [JH 95]
Cellar Door Price 80aud. Pays homage to Australia's greatest red wine, 1962 Penfolds Bin 60A. This is a 57.5% Coonawarra Cabernet/42.5% Barossa Shiraz blend, with 77% new French and American oak. While there's a lot of oak, it has the drive, energy and length of the 2017 vintage that will carry it forward for years, during which time the oak will settle down. Closure: Screwcap; Drink to: 2037; Alcohol: 13.7%; Price: $80.00; Rating: 95 Points; James Halliday; Wine Companion 2019. VINEYARD SELECTION The Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the world famous Katnook Estate vineyard in the Coonawarra wine region....
Hewitson Ungrafted Barossa Shiraz 2021 [RJ 97]
Comes off some pretty old, ungrafted Barossa vines. It's a most elegant and refined wine that shows another side of the Barossa. Largely traditional winemaking with gentle crushing, fermentation in open vats for three weeks and then pressing to Fresh barriques for 15 months. Has a lovely spicy perfume on the nose with races of red berry and light cedar. The palate is almost medium weight in that it is so effortless and stylish. Extends with ease to an exceptionally long finish. Wonderful expression of the Barossa. Drink to: 2024-2042; Price: $90.00; Rating: 97 Points; Ray Jordan
Houghton C.W.Ferguson Cabernet Malbec 2017 [JH 96]
Houghton was established in 1836, just four years after the fledgling colony of Western Australia was founded. It is one of Australia's oldest operating wineries. Houghton is now the tenth-largest red and white bottle brand in Australia, and sources fruit from every major premium grape-growing region in WA, including Gingin, Margaret River, Frankland River and Mount Barker in the Great Southern, and the emerging Pemberton region. A wine of elegance and fruit power, C.W. Ferguson honours the contribution of early Houghton winemaker Charles William Ferguson. During his time at Houghton, Charles established a solid reputation for Houghton...
Lights Valley Colonel Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 [RJ 95]
RRP 120aud. Opulent, powerful concentrated; this is Barossa with polish. Sourced from low yielding shiraz vines with the fruit treated with kid gloves from the start. Hand picking, whole bunch fermentation, hand lunging and direct pressing to American and French oak. It works wonders. Ripe black fruits on the nose showing black olive and blackberry. The palate is plush with a grainy chalky influence. Rich and chewy with a polished finish. Drink: 2024 - 2036; Price: $120.00; Rating: 95 Points; Ray Jordan.
Magarey Lane Single Vineyard Coonawarra Glenroy Shiraz 2016 [SK 97]
"Immensely complex and fragrant, the bouquet is filled with dark fruit richness, charcuterie, spicy oak and mocha characters, leading to a concentrated palate offering plush mouthfeel backed by bold tannins, finishing lingering and sturdy.: 97 Points; Sam Kim; Wine Orbit At its best: now to 2033. "A marvelous example of Coonawarra Shiraz. It’s powerful yet so beautifully refined. Deeply concentrated spicy dark fruit characters burst from the glass. It is a plush and generously appointed wine of tremendous poise. A mix of French and American oak has been used perfectly, contributing to a wine that retains its life and...
Reschke Special Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 [WP 95]
Cellar Door Price 75aud. The Reschke history and its close relationship with Coonawarra began in 1906 with the establishment of a prime Hereford stud in the heart of the region. It is this cattle grazing heritage that is reflected in the Reschke bull logo, and the names of the premium Reschke wines. The ‘Reschke Special Reserve’ is a limited-release Cabernet Sauvignon that has been crafted specifically for friends and family of Reschke. The fruit is sourced from a selection of our very best Estate Grown grapes in the heart of Coonawarra, resulting in the production of a truly exceptional wine. This rich and fruit-driven parcel of...
Schubert Barossa Valley Estate "The Lone Goose" Shiraz Viognier 2017 [JH 96]
Cellar Door Price 90 Aud. “Includes 3% co-fermented viognier, hand-picked, destemmed, wild-fermented in open 5-tonne pots, basket-pressed to used French barriques for 20 months. A (probably intended exercise comparing the outcome of oak selection) less dense wine, the fruit more obvious thanks to co-fermentation and no new oak. It's still formidable, but moves around the mouth with greater freedom, with an easier texture.” 96 points, James Halliday – Halliday’s Wine Companion. " This Barossa Shiraz gets a three per cent addition of Viognier which plays its role perfectly, adding spicy aromatics to the...
Ulithorne Avitus Shiraz 2018 [JH 94]
Cellar Door Price 80aud. Blewitt Springs sourcing, 12 days on skins, 8 months in French oak. Some of the more delicate varieties and blends suffer from the indomitable oak handling here. But this – dense, burly, rich and brimming with darker fruit tones, licorice strap, smoked meats, clove and alternate spices flowing from attack to finish – relishes it. A unashamedly big wine, of poise, power and precision. Drink to: 2028; Price: $80.00; Rating: 94 Points; Ned Goodwin MW; James Halliday Wine Companion. Another 2018 McLaren Vale Shiraz from the Ulithorne team – well, why wouldn’t you if you can!...
Ulithorne Frux Frugis Shiraz 2016 [JH 97]
Cellar Door 150aud. The most distinctive of the Ulithorne Shiraz trio. Whereas the other wines made no attempt to disguise their gentle seduction, this is unapologetically savoury, its superfine tannins not unlike those of nebbiolo. Cloves replace dark chocolate, black berries and black cherries are the Lords of Darkness, or the translation of the Latin name of this wine, 'fruit of the earth'. Alcohol: 14.5%; Drink by: 2041; Rating: 97 Points & Special Value Star; James Halliday; Wine Companion. Ulithorne produces small quantities of red wines from selected parcels of grapes from its estate vineyard...
Ulithorne Frux Frugis Shiraz 2018 [JH 95]
Cellar Door 150aud. Blewitt Springs fruit. Micro-fermented in new and used French wood after hand harvesting. The right portions of each, judging by a finely hewn bridle of tannins, controlling and directing the fray. As far as warm-climate shiraz goes, this is good. Contemporary in terms of lifted florals and a modicum of tension. Avuncular in terms of weight, power and the armchair you'll need to settle into after drinking it....Alcohol: 14.5%; Drink by: 2034; Rating: 95 Points; James Halliday Wine Companion. Ulithorne produces small quantities of red wines from selected parcels of grapes from its estate vineyard in...
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