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An immense, powerful, tightly coiled yet fine-spun Shiraz which is amongst the best 5 Shiraz we have stocked in the last 20 years. Sam Kim gave it 97, offering that it is ‘A magnificent offering exhibiting density with harmony and structure, finishing immensely long and captivating’ Kim Brebach gave 97+, saying Ripe blue fruits and polished French oak complete the seduction . The depth of flavour is immense, … the ample tannin on the finish has a firm grip on things but the finesse takes the edge off it. . It’s good drinking already but the structure and perfect pitch suggest a long life. An outstanding wine in any company. Learn More

An assembly of our favourite Grenache and blends at the mo. Multiple trophy winning Kilikanoon Baudinet GSM, trophy winning Kilikanoon Prodigal, Curtis' 96 point old viner and Lone Palm's old vine 95 pointer all offer power to burn but with a brightness of fruit that is very much the modern way. The Lienert and Brother's at War are lighter Grenache, but not wishy washy. Both of these offer exceptional red fruits, excellent acidity and whisper fine tannins. We love all 6 of these wines. Learn More

There really isn't a weak link in this pack. From the Mike Farmilo (ex Penfolds Grange) made Temp and Sangio, to the Brothers at War gold winning and Halliday 95 pointed Grenache, which is as powerful as it is light on its feet. The Mazza Touriga is a ripper too, tiny production, epic aromatics and a softness which belies its complexity. To seal the deal, Kilikanoon's Prodigal Grenache, awarded best Grenache of Show at the incredibly competitive Royal Adelaide Wine Show, and the just released, and even more sharply limited Walton's Grenache, sourced from a tiny block planted in 1946. Learn More

A magic baker's doz this, featuring 2 bottles of Lone Palm's electric, 97 point, $250 a bottle Barossa Shiraz and 2 of Sidewood's 12 gold medal winning and 96 Halliday pointed Shiraz. There's also cracking Coonawarra Cab, 95 point old vine Langhorne Creek Shiraz, and plenty more. To round things out, a bottle of Kilikanoon's exquisite 2019 Morrison Shiraz Cab. Learn More

2 bottles apiece of 3 alternative Mclaren Vale/Fleurieu Peninsula Reds from Colab and Bloom, made by Mike Farmilo who used to make Penfolds Grange. You'll be getting their exquisite Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Tempranillo. These are all award winners with reviews akin to the following, (from Kim Brebach for the Sangiovese) "What a lovely surprise! OK, it’s not Brunello di Montalcino, but it’s a great bistro red that goes really well with tomatoes, olives, smoked meats, pork sausages, tasty cheeses and heaps more. Light on its feet, elegant even, but big on flavour. Love this! 94 points. A Must Try Red." You'll also be getting a couple of bottles of the magical $75 a bottle Angas King 2017 Reserve Shiraz, which was our biggest selling wine in March, 2 of Kilikanoon's incredible, $50, 95 point Clare Cabs and a couple of Wishbone's excellent Shiraz Cab. To seal the deal, a bottle of Kilikanoon's 2019 Morrison Shiraz Cab. Our buyer, Matt tried this up at the winery about 6 months ago and was blown away by it. Learn More

Here's an Imported red sampler to wet your whistle, with Piedmontese Nebbiolo and Barbera, Tuscan Sangiovese, a beautifully smooth Valpolicella and a delightful Tempranillo from Rioja. Each of these wines has been handpicked by us from hundreds tasted at the Prowein fair in Germany, the premier Italian wine buying event, Vinitaly, or from tastings at individual wineries. Only a small percentage of what we taste makes the final cut. Definitely worth a rip. Learn More

Tempranillo is one of our favourite things here at winedirect.com.au. Here's 3 rippers which you'll be getting 2 bottles apiece of. From one of the Rioja's oldest producers, the Carlos Serres Crianza 2020 which sees high quality Tempranillo spend a year in oak and a year in bottle prior to release. This is a particularly good example, packed with red fruits, cherries, spice, oak and nervy acidity. Bleasdale 2022 - a trophy winner at the Adelaide Show with wonderful red fruits and subtle oak influence. Red cherries, chocolate, supportive acidity and fine tannins. Good at room temp, and also worth giving a 20 min spell in the fridge. Colab and Bloom 2021 - a Gold medal winner from a highly regarded vineyard in Maacclesfield (Adelaide Hills). Medium bodied, with plenty of red fruits, violet, cherry, cola and spice. Learn More

A wonderful selection of red wines from the Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley. The Sieben Klon is a 95 pointer made by former St Henri growers, the Metala Legacy is as good a Cab as the Langhorne can make (which is mighty fine). Dowie Doole's Shiraz has black fruits, but also, and much rarer, blue fruits too. It is a belter. If all Shiraz had black and blue fruits, no one would buy anything else! Lone Palm's Old Vine Grenache will sell out in a few months and the Angas King Reserve is incredibly fresh for its age and has at least a decade ahead of it. We're predicting a lot of staff orders for this one. Learn More

A Chardonnay, how we love thee! 6 cracking examples here from all over the place, including the Adelaide Hills, Limestone Coast, the Hunter and the Coonawarra. Spearheaded by Heirloom's 2018 reserve, worth $60 a bottle and Sidewood's 96 Halliday pointed and 6 gold medal winning stunner. All up $212 worth of delicious Chardy for just $140. Learn More

A magnificent pack this, pairing brilliant reds from the Barossa, Clare Valley and McLaren Vale. Favourites including Chateau Yaldara, Lone Palm and Kilikanoon, plus a couple of newbies - Angas King with their magnificent Reserve Shiraz and Dowie Doole who bring their delicious, $80 a bottle Architect Cab, made off the very best fruit they picked in that vintage. Learn More

Gris VS Grigio Gris is French for Grey, Grigio is Italian for …. wait for it, grey! Pinot Gris or Grigio, if you prefer, hails from Burgundy in France, a region much better known for producing eye wateringly expensive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. From Burgundy, it buggered off to all corners of the globe, and never really came home. There’s not much grown in Burgundy these days, but it might surprise you to know that, whilst uncommon, it is one of the 7 allowed grape varietals in Champagne production, and at least one producer has made a Champagne entirely from Pinot Gris. Its spiritual homes are arguably in Alsace, France, as ‘Pinot Gris’ and Northern Italy, where it goes by the name Pinot Grigio. You’ll find it in Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia, and some in the Veneto, a bit further south. Alsace makes the Gris style- which is ripe and textural and can have some residual sugar. The best of these are world class, textural wines offering nectarine. honey, richness, salinity and some kind of other worldly, umami style magic. They work brilliantly with foods high in umami… Northern Italy makes an altogether crisper style, with high acidity, green apple, minerality and crispness. These go well with sushi and sashimi, a pear, rocket and walnut salad, and fried gyoza… it works with more than that, but you get the idea. PG is beloved elsewhere too, as Grauburgunder in Germany, in NZ and Australia. Early on Aussie Pinot G naming conventions didn’t follow the logic set out by the styles of Alsace and Italy, so you could pour an Aussie grigio, only to find that it was weighty, pendulous and sense enveloping… alternately, an Aussie gris which was rather sharper and less overtly ripe. So… here a pack with 3 Aussie Gris, which are riper, more complex examples All 3 are terrific. Learn More

We’ve had more than a few requests for a Pinot Gris (or Pinot Grigio) 6 pack so here it is. 2 bottles apiece of the exceptional Artis PG, packed with fruit and linear acid, plus Monterra's fruit laden and linear beauty and rounded out with the absolutely magnificent Riposte PG, made by legends Tim and Nick Knappstein. Learn More