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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.63 $18.48
12 bottles: $14.25
This shows notes of blackcurrants, tea leaves, chocolate and leafy herbs. Some cedar, too. Medium- to full-bodied...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.94
12 bottles: $9.74
Big rich fruit aromas of blue berry and smoke. Full bodied and bold, upfront and direct. (Bronze) - DWWA 2023
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94
12 bottles: $12.35
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.40
A consistently great McLaren Vale Shiraz. Generously rich with amazing fruit weight and balanced, chewy tannins....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
The elegantly framed but charming 2021 Pride of the Fleurieu tempts with its fragrant leafy blackcurrant aromas with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
12 bottles: $19.50
The Lionheart of Dandelion Vineyards is our old vine Barossa vineyard. These ancient, gnarled vines, many over a...
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.50
12 bottles: $17.15
Bright, pale green with washed straw hints. Mouth-watering aromas of fresh apple and white peach with floral...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.74
12 bottles: $15.43
Aromas of plums, black cherries, chocolate and bark. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Very bright on the palate with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.93 $17.50
Offers fresh lemon, apple and pear, as well as sweetly fragrant spice. Pure and sleek palate with crisp apple, pear...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.90
A big and rich wine but it shows freshness and energy underneath the juicy and rather thick fruit with plush tannins....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
From the small region of Robe in the southeastern corner of South Australia, this Cab-Syrah blend shows distinctive...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.93
6 bottles: $51.87
The 2021 Gigglepot Cabernet Sauvignon hails from a cooler year in McLaren Vale, and the comparative levity and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.88 $32.09
12 bottles: $26.61
This bright and lively wine is awash with notes of cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant, making this wine very...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.88 $32.09
12 bottles: $26.61
Deep red in colour, the Scooter exudes fresh berries and spice. Layers of redcurrants and fresh plums are laced with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.88 $32.09
12 bottles: $26.61
Appealing for its generosity and precision, with berry and cherry flavors that have a ripe, candied edge, showing...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.79 $50.88
Dense and generous, with ripe black cherry, raspberry and blueberry preserves, accents of espresso and bittersweet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.93 $76.08
This McLaren Vale Shiraz is powerful and expressive. Lifted aromatics of dark berries and smoky oak leap boldly from...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.01 $27.97
Plush and polished, with ripe notes of maraschino cherry, milk chocolate and raspberry preserves. Details of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $166.95 $184.08
Our ultimate expression of Fruit Weight™. The Velvet Glove is an Australian Shiraz with strength, depth and...
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2021 Australia Barossa Fleurieu South Australia

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.

The Fleurieu peninsula is a stunning region of south Australia, located close to Adelaide and constantly drawing attention to itself over recent years due to its international status as an 'up and coming' wine region. Indeed, there has been much excitement over the wines produced in Fleurieu during the past decade, as this relatively small and unusual peninsula has consistently been producing many of the most flavorful and accessible red wines ever to come out of Australia. Thanks to its Mediterranean style climate, the vines in Fleurieu are able to produce fully ripened fruit each year, and the climatic conditions allow vintners plenty of flexibility when it comes to their wine making methods. Whilst the region is still primarily producing Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon wines, there has been much successful innovation and experimentation with a wide range of grape varietals over recent years, and we can expect to see and hear much more from Fleurieu in the near future.

The vast region of South Australia is home to a wide variety of vineyards, growing a large range of different grape varietals. Because the South Australian wine region is so large, it benefits from a great array of climatic conditions – from dry and hot, to cool and windy – which wineries can use to their advantage when it comes to selecting the grape varietal they wish to thrive in a particular sub-region. South Australia is most commonly associated with the big, powerful and fruit-forward Shiraz wines which are produced in the cooler valley areas of the region, but recent decades have seen something of an explosion in the South Australian wine industry, leading to wineries expanding their repertoire enormously and experimenting with other fine grape varietals and making the most of their unique terroir.