Colab and Bloom Metala Red Wine Packs

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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Birds of a feather this lot - stunning fruit, high quality oak, richness speaking of terroir and deep black fruit all finished with plenty of gnarly but nice tannins. Good with charcuterie. Better with a rare T-Bone. Perfect with smoky BBQ Ribs dripping in your own custom glaze. Heavenly at this price. What are you waiting for? Learn More

Just over $15 a bottle here gets you some absolute stunners. Metala’s magnificent Legacy Cab, one of the best Langhorne Cabs we’ve seen in the past 12 months, Karl’s Scepter’s beautifully French oaked Coonawarra, and juiciness and length from the Red Deer. Plus you’ll be getting a bottle of Yaldara’s stunning, $200 a bottle Grand. This is big, bad, Cabernet dominant Barossa magic that has been getting rave reviews from our customers and wine writers alike! Learn More

A doz comprising six superb Cabernets. All up $916 worth for just $295. The Curtis Cavaliere and Curator almost cover the asking price of this pack by themselves! You’ll also be getting the superb Metala Legacy, the stunning Kilikanoon Clare Cab the deliciously slurpable Red Deer Cabernets. The highlight though- 2 bottles of Yaldara’s 96 point, intense, decadent, and black as the ace of spades Cab blend. There’s a bit of Shiraz in the mix, but the wine is cab-dominant and magnificent! 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

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

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

It’s not every day we can squeeze in a $200 bonus into a pack at an asking price of just $199 but let’s not get ahead of ourselves! First, the pack. You’ll be getting 4 bottles of Karl’s Scepter Barossa Shiraz, a stunner made by a former senior Penfolds winemaker. Next up, old vine glory from Metala, a very special bottling made primarily from the original 1891 plantings. Not to be outdone, a magical McLaren Vale Shiraz from Brickfielder, with exceptional length and depth of fruit. This pack is already a ripper. All 3 wines are brilliant. That said, you are a subscriber... so the following bonus will also be yours.

The bonus, a bottle of Yaldara’s Grand Cab Shiraz 2018. Twice given 96 points, this is a rich, dense and sonorous siren song written in wondrous fruit, on the best quality oak, giving voice to feelings of fealty to the best of the Barossa. It’s that good!

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Here’s a bundle that is hard to ignore. You’ll get 2 bottles of Yaldara’s incredibly intense, 96pt. Cab Shiraz for $200, a saving of $200 off Rrp. PLUS we’ll give you an additional 10 bottles of Shiraz no charge. The bonus bottles include 2 apiece of Mitchell’s 96pt. Peppertree, Metala Legacy Shiraz, made from vines planted in the 1890’s, Red Deer’s magical 21 vintage, 95pt. Shiraz from Langhorne Creek and more!

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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.

Read more about the winedirect.com.au Wine Club here or contact us at wineclub@winedirect.com.au for more info.

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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

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 used to make Penfolds Grange. These are genuinely excellent too! Learn More