Our most affordable mixed pack by far, this happy little dozen is a great choice for parties, drop ins or even Christmas Day, when let’s face it - you don’t want Uncle Harry drinking the expensive bottle of Grange... Cabernet from Pure Clare (made by Ben Jeanneret) has all the right flavours of black. Blackberry, blackcurrant and black tea with some soft tannins to finish make it very gluggable indeed. Pioneer Road Cabernet, with 91 points is also a great drinker right now. There’s chocolate, cherries and a hint of tomato leaf giving it a lovely green streak throughout. Curtis Heritage Shiraz is big and luscious. Sweet fruit characters of ripe plums and blackberries with a velvet chocolate coating. The Hidden Sea Chardonnay with 94 points swims way ahead of its price point. Delicious and textural, we found lots of stone fruit with a nice bit of citrus acid, too. Pioneer Road’s Clare Valley offering is a mighty drinkable Riesling showing bags of lemons, limes and lychees across excellent structure. Cool Woods Sauvignon Blanc is another great white to have stashed away. With big banana flavours, it’s like a tropical bath bomb with lots of nice fizzy bits. A great quaffer pack with better-than-quaffing wines. 12 wines, $99, $0 delivery.

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