Coonawarra, SA Wine Packs

The $13-a-bottle baker's dozens have been going mental of late, such that editions one through three have sold out. We think this one is even better than its predecessors - well worth a look! You'll be getting three bottles apiece of Sieger's black fruited, old vine Barossa Shiraz, worth $50 a bottle; Karl's Scepter's Coonawarra Cab; 95 point old vine Shiraz from Red Deer and a lovely Yarra Shiraz as well. PLUS a bottle of Curtis Small Batch old vine McLaren Vale Shiraz. This has accrued scores at 95, 96, and 96 points and a couple of gold medals, too. RRP $100 a bottle! Learn More

Quaffing prices here for quality reds inc Barossa Shiraz, Adelaide Hills Shiraz, Coonawarra Cab, a cracking Limestone Coast red blend, a 95 point powerhouse Durif and a very special 96 point, $250 a bottle Barossa Shiraz behemoth. All up $738 worth for just $180.

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Every now and then a plan comes together. This time, it’s the creation of a reasonably priced Cab dozen with a discount of 65%

You’ll be getting 4 of Kilikanoon’s sumptuous 95pt Cab, 4 of Karl’s Scepter’s 94pt, complex and cedary Coonawarra Cab. 4 bottles also of Showblocks decadent $85 a bottle, 96 point McLaren Cab. Finally, we’ve managed to include a bot of Yaldara’s Grand Shiraz, a 96pt, $250 a bottle, Barossa stunner!

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A Chardonnay baker's dozen here, probably the first one we've ever put together! Quality kit too, with a $75 RRP Adelaide Hills Chardy from Solaris, a gold medal winner from Curtis, creamy goodness from Smalltown and a lovely Coonawarra Chardy from Katnook. So far, $462 worth for $265.

The kicker? a 13th bottle from Jean Loron... taking the total value to $582. This is an excellent white Burgundy offering layers of flavour and complexity. JL have been cranking out wine since 1711 and this premium bottling offers stone fruits, creaminess, minerality and that special creamy-meets-cheesy continuum you get when high quality fruit spends time on yeast solids in barrel. Yum!

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20 bucks a bottle for a dozen superb Cabernets here. The Scepters, which are from the Coonawarra and Barossa respectively, are varietal and full-flavoured, showing a deft winemaking hand and concentrated fruit. Dowie Doole's flagship, the very limited Architect Cab, is a $90-a-bottle thriller from the stunning '21 vintage. Just settling into its bones, the quality and power of fruit is already in evidence. Decant or, better still, cellar for a bit - this is on the way to turning itself into something very special. The bonus? A bottle of Yaldara's $250-a-bottle Grand Cuvee Barossa Shiraz. It's big - as you'd expect - but the oak, while evident, is on a tight leash, allowing the glorious fruit to really shine. Definitely decant or pop it in the dungeon for five or 10 years. Learn More

We love Chardy here at WD, well, most of us do, the ones with good taste... and if you are like most of us, this might just be the pack for you. There's 4 bottles each of the Solaris Adelaide Hills Chardy, a textural lovely replete with ripe and pendulous stonefruits along with rockmelon, vanilla, crème brûlée and brioche. The Dowie Chard, from an elevated, low yielding and sandy soiled single vineyard in Blewitt Springs is also textural, creamy and packed with flavours. The Katnook shows restrained tropical notes, fresh herbs, grilled nuts and butter. Learn More

Looking for something tasty to gift a loved one, colleague, mate or to send as a corporate gift? Here's a beautifully presented twin pack. which includes a superb Coonawarra Cabernet and a magical, perfectly cellared Clare Shiraz. They'll receive a Karl's Scepter Coonawarra Cabernet 2020 - a beautiful, mid-weight, fragrant and powerfully fruited Coonawarra Cab made by a former maker of Penfolds Grange, and an Angas King Reserve Shiraz 2021 - a rich, black, dark, deep, black curranty, powerful and well oaked. Blackcurrant, black olives, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, velvety goodness here. A superb follow-up to the excellent 2017 vintage.. This will come in one of our beautifully presented twin gift packs, and the asking price of $80 includes freight!

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Smooth, rich, and delicious Coonawarra Cab, packed with plush black and blue fruits, bell peppers, and tomato leaf. Finished with lovely cedary French oak. Easy drinking and will cellar beautifully. Learn More

Something special here from the Barossa, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and the Limestone Coast, for your recipient, wherever they might be in Oz. The Cape Jaffa is the life of the party, with lovely fruit aromatics and a medium bodied palate. Karl's Scepter Coonawarra Cab offers violets, black tea and blue fruits and, like the Jaffa, is drinking a treat at the moment. Curtis' Small Batch Shiraz steps up the intensity, showcasing old vine, black McLaren Vale Shiraz to full advantage. It is both compelling and moreish. Finally, we have the Yaldara Grand Cuvée Shiraz, a $250 a bottle, 96-point Barossa beauty absolutely stacked with black fruit intensity. Any more loaded and the bottles might just spontaneously crack. Decant or cellar this one! All up $1,269 worth of the good stuff from all over, to your giftee wherever they might be AND we'll get it to you, or them with no additional freight charge!

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We are pretty confident this is the best Cab Family varietals pack we've ever put together. For $295 you'll be getting 2 bottles of Irvine's Grand Merlot, worth $300 - yep the one where 2 vintages have been awarded best Merlot in the world. Rest of the pack is compelling too - a couple of bottles of Kilikanoon Tregea Cab. This is their flagship Cabernet which retails for $96 a bottle. A couple of Dowie Doole's flagship Architect Cab, a $90 a bottle, tiny production stunner and arguably the best McLaren Vale Cab available right now. Showblock Cab... another 96 pointer. Rounding the pack out, a couple of bottles apiece of the Karl's Scepter Coonawarra and Barossa Cabernets - sure these might not be super premiums like the wines above, but they are very, very good; much better than quaffers. All up $995 worth for just $295.

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Tough judging this year, with only around 5% of wines picking up a gold, and we can confirm that the quality of this year’s dozen is absolute fire across the board.

Every wine in the pack this year is a gold winner. There are also a couple of trophy winners: the After Five Monte, and Forester’s Shiraz. The latter is 86% Shiraz and 14% Fer… yep, an ancient varietal of Basque origin, which these days is also planted in some southern French wine regions. There is also a bit of it planted over in WA. The variety offers cassis, red fruits, black fruits, superb intensity and a degree of smokiness. This might be the first time a trophy winner at the Adelaide Wine Show has contained Fer, which offers a nice opportunity for nerdy contemplation. More importantly, the wine is beautiful. Looking beyond the accolades garnered at the Adelaide Show, these wines have also accrued an additional 10 gold medals, a trophy, a runner up in Halliday’s annual Cabernet competition and more. These wines are uniformly exceptional.

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Here’s the Official Royal Adelaide Wine Show Red Dozen for 2024.

Tough judging this year, with only around 5% of wines picking up a gold, and we can confirm that the quality of this year’s dozen is absolute fire across the board.

Every wine in the pack this year is a gold winner. There are also a couple of trophy winners: the After Five Monte, and Forester’s Shiraz. The latter is 86% Shiraz and 14% Fer… yep, an ancient varietal of Basque origin, which these days is also planted in some southern French wine regions. There is also a bit of it planted over in WA. The variety offers cassis, red fruits, black fruits, superb intensity and a degree of smokiness. This might be the first time a trophy winner at the Adelaide Wine Show has contained Fer, which offers a nice opportunity for nerdy contemplation. More importantly, the wine is beautiful. Looking beyond the accolades garnered at the Adelaide Show, these wines have also accrued an additional 10 gold medals, a trophy, a runner up in Halliday’s annual Cabernet competition and more. These wines are uniformly exceptional.

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