Four stunning reds which can be enjoyed now, though we recommend decanting all but the Yarra Celebration, which is a cellared release and ready to rip right now. Yaldara's Premier Cuvee is powerful, black fruited Barossa loveliness, The Yarra Celebration is blue fruited, savoury and spiced and the Karl's Scepter Barossa is a full bodied, chocolaty beauty. The Brickfielder McLaren Shiraz is powerful, with plenty of cedar and deep, dark fruits, Delicious.

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Four incredible wines make this one of the finest Platinum Wine Club Reds we've ever assembled. Metala's 'Legacy' Cab is loaded with dense fruits, in a setting medium bodied enough for them to be accessible now. This is one of the best reds produced from Langhorne Creek in the 21 vintage and is laden with violets, blackcurrants, herbs, cherries and cedar. Mitchell's Peppertree is an old vine, medium bodied, gently fruited and savoury Clare Valley classic. Karl's Scepter's Barossa Shiraz is full bodied, and filled with dark fruits, chocolate, vanilla and cedar. Brickfielder's Barossa Shiraz is loaded with black fruits, blue fruits, black pepper, cedar, chocolate and more.

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2 famous brands. 2 exceptional Shiraz

6 bottles of the best Mitchell Peppertree of the last decade, from the 2015 vintage.

6 bottles of a special bottling of Metala Shiraz from their oldest vineyard, planted back in 1891.

Total value $558 – yours for just $240

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$22 a bottle seems criminal for an offering this good. Sam Kim gave it 96pts and Ken Gargett has just chimed in with 94 and the words ‘seamless and seductive ... intensity never waivers … excellent length, fine acidity and sleek tannins. This has at least a decade ahead of it, during which period it will surely improve even more. This exceptional old vine Shiraz balances fruit intensity with brightness and is a joy to drink already. That said, it will improve for us to a decade if you can keep your hands off it for a bit. Exceptional depth of fruit and concentration. Great length and yet vibrant enough to make you smile already. No wonder we are selling bucketloads. Learn More

A properly stunning Cabernet from the Langhorne Creek. We’ve now tasted this several times and can’t quite believe we’re able to offer this beast at just over $13 a bottle in this secret. There’s an explosion of blackcurrants and violets perfumed with dried herbs. Length, balance and the fine tannin finish are note perfect. A joy to drink already, this should also improve for 5-8 years. Goes very nicely with a seared lamb backstrap. 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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Complex, ripe and rich, old vine Clare Shiraz from a legendary producer! Dark fruits, cherries, spice, cedar and more. Great drinking already but with a few more years left in it too. Learn More

We get it, not everyone wants to drink Sauv Blanc and even if you do, sometimes it’s nice to get into a pear-laden PG or a crisp and aromatic Rizza or perhaps something even more exotic! So here’s a pack with the Sauv Blancs banished! In their place, a stunning Riesling from Claymore leads the way, laden with citrus and mouthwatering acidity, plus apples and pears and a wonderfully creamy texture in the PG from Artis. Ted’s Place PG is dry and textural, with pear, ginger and apple aromas and flavours. Finally, the Dell’uva Albarino offers a palate packed with peach, lemons, green apples, spice and salinity. It is wonderful by itself and even better with seafood.

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Save over 65% on this magical mixed baker’s doz with multiple gold medals, and plenty of effusive words from worthy wine scribes. There’s Lloyd Brothers Méthode Champenoise Adelaide Hills Sparkling. Méthode Champenoise refers to the laborious process whereby the wine is aged on lees in bottle to build complexity and depth of flavour. Costs a lot of both money and time to produce sparkling this way but the results in this instance are undeniable. See also Villa Fresco Frizzante, an Aussie Alternative to prosecco, packed with vibrant fruit and gorgeous bubbles. See also Clare Riesling from Kilikanoon. On the red front, the concentrated, 95pt Kilikanoon Shiraz, 2 delicious Cabernets, and half a dozen awesome Shiraz from the Barossa, McLaren Vale, and Langhorne Creek. Included is the magnificent Stonehouse Neldner Old Vine Shiraz. This $150 a bottle Barossa Valley, old vine powerhouse inspired which has inspired more than a few comparisons to Penfolds Grange. There’s also stunning 97pt Martins Limited Shiraz, and Pasha’s epic, rich, and fruit-intense McLaren Vale Shiraz. This one retails for $100 a bottle and is one of our best selling wines of all time. Learn More

Grenache from former Penfolds Growers, Old Vine Grenache which has just picked up 95 from Sam Kim and Kim Brebach. Complex 2018 Bordeaux, magnificent 95 point Grenache from Dandelion which was sourced entirely from their Firehawk Farm vineyard and a magic blend of air-dried Corvina, Rondinella and Merlot from the Veneto. All of these have been through the tasting panel and been thumbsed up- so you can grab one of these sixers with confidence. Learn More

A few years back Max Allen suggested Grenache might be our best warm climate variety, even more so than Shiraz. Arguably Grenache more faithfully expresses terroir than Shiraz, copes with less water and handles heat better, making it ideal for an industry coming to grips with climate change.

Handily, it also makes world class wines, especially out of McLaren Vale. To quote James Halliday “Grenache is McLaren Vale’s secret weapon – not merely Australia’s best, but every bit as good as that of the Rhone Valley.”

So here’s 3 exceptional Grenache from the McLaren Vale …

3 bottles Dandelion Faraway Tree Grenache 2020... The best Grenache Elena Brooks can make, off the Firehawk vineyard. From the winemaker who was runner up in the Halliday Grenache Challenge with her Heirloom Alcala 2019.
3 bottles Curtis Small Batch - 95 pointer off 120 year old vines.
1 bottle Curtis Limited - 96 pointer off 100 year old vines.

All up, $670 worth of magnificent Grenache for just $199

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We kick off with the celebrated Heirloom Alcala Grenache. The '22 picked up the Decanter Trophy for world's best Grenache in a substantial field of heavy hitting Grenache from Aus, France, Spain, California and more. There's also Lone Palm's Old Vine Grenache, a wine made in tiny quantities which we rate as highly as the Alcala. Then the Sieben Klon, a multi clonal, ethereal Barossa Grenache which is altogether lighter, but no less compelling. From there, excellent examples of Tempranillo, Montepulciano and Sangiovese made by Mike Farmilo, who use to make Penfolds Grange. These are genuinely excellent too! Learn More