

ONE 96 POINT RATED THREE 95 POINT RATED WINES
Vintage: | |
Source/Region: | McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Red Mixed Dozens |
Alcohol Content: | 14.80 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.70 |
Rating: | 96 |
2x Crown & Anchor McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023 - 14.80% Alc
In the glass, it displays a deep crimson core with purple hues. The nose is immediately engaging, offering black and blue fruits, violets, ripe plum, and black olive, wrapped in subtle layers of oak spice. The palate follows with intensity and finesse, revealing generous notes of mulberry, blueberry, and dark chocolate, beautifully balanced by a savoury edge and finely integrated oak.
2x Kellys Promise Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 - 14.50% Alc
The 2017 vintage opens with deep crimson-to-ink hues and an aromatic profile of black fruits, violets, kalamata olives, spice, and earthy undertones. The palate is muscular yet polished, with impressive mid-palate weight and layers of cassis, game meat, spice, and firm but integrated tannins.
1x Mount Bold McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 - 14.00% Alc
Bright to deep crimson red. Layered aromas of dark fruits and some vanilla oak along with spice, earth and cocoa. Medium bodied with fruit flavours of dark black berry and plum with highly varietal cassis Cabernet Sauvignon characters. Rounded velvety smooth tannins flow well with the varietal fruit flavours and under lying vanilla oak.
1x The Perfect Storm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022 - 14.50% Alc
Opaque purple/black. Concentrated black fruit flavours highlighted by blackberry, plum, dark chocolate and espresso. This wine is much like a perfect storm; Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, capable yet complex and mysterious. The palate is in a word smooth and focused with a big whack of blackberry and plum initially which is woven through the backbone of the wine whilst more subtle notes of dark chocolate, pepper and oak whilst firm tannins provide another layer of complexity right through to the finish.
1x Hardys Tintara Geology McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 - 14.50% Alc
The Hardys Tintara Geology Shiraz displays the renowned McLaren Vale characters of lifted black cherry and plumb with hints of chocolate, combines with spicy oak notes and a generous mouthfeel. Aromas of blackberries, plum, black cherries and dark chocolate supported by hints of liquorice and vanillin.A reflection of the bouquet showing fresh dark berry fruit flavours intermingled with enticing characters of dark chocolate, liquorice and spice. Soft and subtle tannins provide length and structure to this balanced and generous wine.
2x Bayliss Road Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023 - 14.80% Alc
The wine presents a big, round palate dominated by dark fruits of blackberry and plum, supported by savoury olive and licorice undertones. Aged in new French oak for 12 months, it delivers integrated oak spice that drives flavour and length. The finish is seamless, with silky smooth tannins tying together the wine’s powerful fruit and refined structure.
1x Normans Chais Clarendon McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 - 14.00% Alc
In the glass, the wine displays a deep, impenetrable squid-ink black core with a red hue, setting the stage for a powerful sensory experience. The nose is intensely aromatic, layered with dark blackberry, ripe blackcurrant, dark chocolate, and black olive, alongside nuances of violet, dried herbs, and earthy spice.
1x Hardys Tintara Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 - 14.20% Alc
The wine presents as a bright garnet red with a purple hue, displaying an intense bouquet of blackberry, black currant, smoky tea leaf, bay leaf, and aniseed, with mocha and toasted oak nuances adding complexity to the nose. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, wonderfully varietal, and beautifully balanced. The rich fruit flavors of blackberry, black currant, and brambly fruit mingle with the herbal notes of bay leaf and aniseed. The wine finishes with lingering nuances of mocha and vanilla, and the fine tannins provide a smooth, structured finish that is both complex and approachable.
1x Songlines Estates Basket Pressed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022
The wine pours a vibrant purple-black with a crimson red hue and opens with complex aromas of cherry, raspberry, black olive, and violet, all beautifully framed by vanillin spice from French oak. The oak is seamlessly integrated, adding depth without overshadowing the fruit. The palate is luxuriously opulent and potent, offering interwoven layers of plum, blueberry, and cherry, unfolding with velvety generosity, silky tannins, and a long, lingering finish of exceptional polish and power.
Crown & Anchor McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023
95 Point Rated Gold Medal Wine Showcase Magazine
94 Point Rated Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
Kellys Promise Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
96 Point Rated 5 Stars Sam Kim Wine Orbit
96 Point Rated Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
Mount Bold McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
93 Point Rated 5 Stars Sam Kim Wine Orbit
The Perfect Storm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022
94 Point Rated Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
Bayliss Road Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023
95 Point Rated Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
94 Point Rated 5 Stars - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
Normans Chais Clarendon McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
95 Point Rated Gold Medal Wine Showcase Magazine
93 Point Rated 5 Stars Sam Kim Wine Orbit
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
Songlines Estates Basket Pressed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022
95 Point Rated 5 Stars Sam Kim Wine orbit
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