Here’s a dozen Shiraz from the Barossa, the Clare Valley and McLaren Vale, with a 95-point Clare Shiraz, 95 pointers from McLaren Vale and a trio of Shiraz made by former Penfolds winemaker Oliver Crawford.

We’ve also included a bonus bottle of Yaldara’s Grand Cuvée, which Sam Kim has just rated at 96 points, saying ‘This is superbly ripe and perfumed with black/blueberry, vanillin oak, warm spice and mocha notes on the nose. The powerfully concentrated palate delivers outstanding weight and opulence, together with velvety texture and fine-grained tannins, making it gratifying and immensely appealing.’ At its best: now to 2039.

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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

An excellent collection of award winning whites here, including Claymore's Riesling which picked up Gold at the competitive International Riesling Challenge, Lone Palm's exceptional old vine Rizza of which the Wine Companion said... ' Slinky, savoury and textural on the palate... bright, minerally drive and plenty of velocity and verve here.' There's a 95 point Rizza from Kilikanoon and a fabulous Trophy winning Sauv from Grant Burge too. Learn More

Love Kilikanoon reds? Love old vine McLaren Shiraz? This may be the pack for you.

3 bottles each of Kilikanoon Meymans Shiraz and the Meymans Shiraz Cab, both of which offer concentrated, ripe fruits, complexity and a sprinkle of the ‘fairy dust’ Kilikanoon seem to find somewhere in the winery when they are brewing up the good stuff.

Plus, 6 bottles coming your way of Curtis Small Batch, old vine 21 Shiraz. This might be our most reordered wine of the last coupl’a months and while the 96 points from a wine writer is a handy and deserved accolade, those repeat orders really tell the story of how stunning this wine is.

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It's been a while since we’ve conjured the clarion call of the Clare in the form of a cunningly crafted mixed 6’er. This edition is replete with 2 regal Rieslings and four fab reds from Jeanneret, Mitchell and Kilikanoon. Bring ‘em home and cuddle ‘em now. Learn More

Every now and then a plan comes together. This time, it’s the creation of a reasonably priced Cab dozen which includes Winestate Magazine’s Cabernet of the year! And not just one bottle, we’ve managed to fit 4 bottles of it into this pack!

You’ll also be getting 4 of Kilikanoon’s sumptuous 95pt Cab, and 4 of Karl’s Scepter’s 94pt, complex and cedary Coonawarra Cab. Finally, we’ve managed to include a bot of Yaldara’s Grand Cab Shiraz, a 96pt, $200 a bottle, Barossa stunner!

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Sometimes only a chilled glass of Sauv Blanc will do. So here’s six exceptional examples for you to have a crack at... from Margaret River, Pemberton and the Adelaide Hills. Oatley’s Margs SBS picked up a Trophy and golds at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show and offers a beguiling mix of passionfruit, lime zest, white pepper and greenery. Picardy’s Sauv Blanc Sem (85% SB) is superb, with crisp fruit and great texture. No surprises that it has picked up a 96. Three distinct clones of SB are used along with 2 different yeast strains. On opening it seems soft and delicate but as it airs, minerality, guava, lime, passionfruit and all manner of complexities emerge. The Chain of Ponds SB is crisp and offers a lovely mix of greenery and passionfruit. The Riposte, made by the Legendary Tim and Nick Knappstein is textural, succulent and pungent, a joy to drink. Howard are major growers in the Adelaide Hills and supply substantial quantities of fruit to what are arguably the two best known producers of SB in the region. This, their own bottling, is of course excellent too. Finally the Cape Jaffa SB is also lovely with tropical fruits, citrus and more are at play. Learn More

For the 15th consecutive year, winedirect.com.au has had the honour of being asked to curate the Official Royal Adelaide Wine Show Dozen. This is unequivocally the best to date.

It contains the winners of the following trophies:

1: Most Outstanding Red Wine in Show

2: Best Shiraz in Show

3: Best Shiraz 2020 Vintage and Older

4: Best Shiraz 2021 Vintage and Younger

5: Best Grenache in Show

6: Best Other Varietal Red in Show

7: Best Dry White Blend in Show

8: Best Sauvignon Blanc in Show

Yep, for the first time ever, we’ve managed to secure 8 trophy winners. The quality of each wine is utterly exceptional. Incredibly, 10 of the 12 wines in this dozen were not just gold medal winners, but Top Gold winners, pointed equal top of their class in the initial judging. These wines have done well elsewhere too. The Majella Cab is Winestate’s Cabernet of the year and has won 4 trophies to date. The Redbrook Shiraz has picked up 9 gold medals in other wine shows. We suspect this pack will sell fast. Grab one while you can.

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For the 15th consecutive year, winedirect.com.au has had the honour of being asked to curate the Official Royal Adelaide Wine Show Dozen. This is unequivocally the best edition to date.

6 wines in this pack and 6 Royal Adelaide Wine Show Trophies!

1: Most Outstanding Red Wine in Show

2: Best Shiraz in Show

3: Best Shiraz 2020 Vintage and Older

4: Best Shiraz 2021 Vintage and Younger

5: Best Grenache in Show

6: Best Other Varietal Red in Show

Yep, for the first time ever, we’ve managed to squeeze 6 trophies into the official Royal Adelaide Wine Show Red Dozen. The quality of each wine is utterly exceptional. Every wine in this dozen was not just a gold medal winner, but the equal best pointed wine in their class in initial judging. As you’d expect, quite a few have done well elsewhere too. The Majella Cab is Winestate’s Cabernet of the year and has won 4 trophies to date. The Redbrook Shiraz has picked up 9 gold medals elsewhere. We suspect stock of this pack will sell fast. Grab one while you can.

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Just the good stuff here for less than $25 a bottle. These have all picked up 95 points or more somewhere and deservedly so.

The Brothers at War picked up a Gold medal and was just pipped for a Trophy at the Adelaide Show. Metala’s ‘1891’ Cab just scored 95 from Kim Brebach who called it a powerhouse and worth every penny of its asking price.

The Lienert Shiraz is made by former Penfolds St Henri growers and has exceptional clarity and depth of fruit. Kim Brebach gave it 95 as did Ray Jordan who called it exquisitely poised, with driving intensity, an excellent wine.

The Cutis Small Batch sports 96pts. and is old vine, black fruited, full tilt, McLaren Vale Shiraz.

Finally, the Yaldara Grand also has 2x96 and a 95’er and is incredible- mixing black fruited power with a elegance which makes it something very special indeed.

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Here are 6 exceptional white wines including a Vermentino rated 97pt by James Halliday -making it his equal 6th highest rated white out of 1779 2022 vintage white wines! Plus, Grant Burge’s delicious, trophy-winning Pearl SB, fresh off its trophy in the Royal Adelaide Wine Show. There’s Trophy Winning Margaret River SSB, cracking 95pt Kilikanoon Meymans Riesling, and plenty more besides.

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Just exceptional Riesling from the likes of the following superstars: Vickery, Kilikanoon, and Claymore. Includes an incredible reserve Vickery Eden Valley, a great Eden Riesling from one of Australian Riesling’s best producers and pioneers. There’s also a 95 point stunner from Kilikanoon. The fragrant and mouthwateringly delicious and intense old viner from Leconfield which Halliday gave 95 points is just another stunner in a pack with so very many of ‘em. Learn More