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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.63 $18.48
12 bottles: $12.35
#48 TOP 100 BEST BUY 2021. This cherry-hued blend is fresh and modern. Despite some jammy characters, the strawberry...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
At the end of our old vine garden path there is a historic Menagerie of three grape varieties, adjoining blocks of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $42.55
6 bottles: $41.70
The 2022 Henry's Seven leads with a vibrant core of raspberry seed and bramble, five spice and blood plum skin. In...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $56.13 $58.39
Spicy and creamy shiraz-based blend with velvety tannins framing a silky core of dark fruit, licorice, cloves,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.74
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Aromas of plums, black cherries, chocolate and bark. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Very bright on the palate with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
A beautifully structured, fruit-concentrated red wine that absolutely delivers with integrity, intrigue, class and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.90 $40.00
Whether it's the extra year in bottle or the different conditions experienced in 2019 compared to 2020, this 2019...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.94 $40.00
Nose: Lifted vibrant red fruits, with underlying notes of liquorice, cinnamon and a hint of smokey oak Palate:...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $291.79
3 bottles: $288.00
Cool summer and autumn nights tempered warm days in 2016, producing great intensity to the iodine and espresso-edged...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.92 $59.80
Ideal vintage conditions set the stage for this impressive blend – worth waiting for after no Signature was...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.04 $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
Lovely perfume and aromatics-tropical yet dry and fresh. Tense and refined lemon curd palate with a creamy feel....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
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A fragrant and spicy viognier with aromas of fresh apricot, grapefruit, lemon blossom, white pepper and ginseng....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $42.69 $43.79
Smoky, spicy and slightly toasty on the nose. Refined peach, apricot fruits are emerging and richness and drive carry...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.15
Yalumba is the pioneer of viognier in Australia and they continue to do a good job. Fealty to type. Floral lift...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $114.08
Deep crimson with garnet hues. Enticing aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry and cassis are enveloped by herbal notes...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $62.88
Deep crimson with garnet hues. Enticing aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry and cassis are enveloped by herbal notes...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.12
Fresh, pungent, purple blackberry fruit dominates the nose, then deeper tar, liquorice, cassis and molasses sweetness...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $56.38
Spicy and creamy shiraz-based blend with velvety tannins framing a silky core of dark fruit, licorice, cloves,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $191.82
Wonderfully elegant, this red has plenty of polish to the tannins, and there's also a lot of complexity and harmony...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $37.89
Duval's regional red, which melds shiraz, grenache and mourvèdre together seamlessly, is a stunning rendition in the...
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Ice Wine Red Blend Viognier Australia Barossa

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.

Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.

The Barossa Valley in Australia is one of the New World's most interesting wine regions, having been established in the late 19th century by German settlers. The region benefits enormously from the relatively temperate climate, which ranges from being hot on the lower parts of the valley, to quite cool as the altitude increases on the valley slopes. Barossa Valley produces mostly Shiraz wines, and has become one of the key Australian regions for this distinctive grape varietal which has gone on to be a major grape for the Australian wine industry. Despite suffering from a poor reputation in the mid 20th century, by the 1980s, plenty of unique and forward-thinking wineries set up in Barossa to take advantage of its excellent climate, and set about producing the excellent red and white wines which the region is famed for today.