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.

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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.

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1x The Grail Of Lisa McLaren Vale Old Vines Shiraz 2023 - 14.00% Alc 

The Grail of Lisa Shiraz 2023 is a masterfully crafted wine that captures the soul of its old vine origins. The nose is rich and aromatic, offering ripe blackberry, anise, cracked black pepper, and toasted vanilla. The palate is bold and deeply concentrated, unfolding with flavours of black plum, mocha, mulberry, and savoury spice, all carried by a velvety texture and precise structure.

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.

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1x Hardys Tintara Shiraz 2022 - 14.00% Alc 

The 2022 Tintara Shiraz is sourced from a variety of McLaren Vale vineyards, where diligent vineyard management and strong vine architecture allowed the fruit to achieve ideal sugar and flavor levels, while keeping disease pressure low. This results in a wine with layers of vibrant red berries, blueberries, and dark cherry on the nose, giving it an immediate fruit-forward appeal. Underneath the fruit, enticing notes of milk chocolate, liquorice, and spice emerge, adding complexity and depth to the wine.

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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.

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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.

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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 - 14.00% Alc 

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.

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