Cloverleaf Cabernet Merlot 12
Cloverleaf Cabernet Merlot offering a harmonious combination of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot characteristics. Here's an overview of its tasting notes: Aroma: The nose presents plush blackberry fruit with faint cedar notes, indicative of its Coonawarra origin. Palate: Medium-bodied with a baseline of chocolate and mocha-like tannins, complemented by subtle oak-induced spice. The mid-palate enjoys a touch of unsweetened licorice and brown spice, leading to drying blackberry fruit. Finish: Lingering flavors of drying blackberry fruit, enhanced by subtle oak-induced spice. This wine is noted for its medium body and balanced structure, making it a delightful choice for those who appreciate well-integrated red blends.
Tahbilk Shiraz
Aromas of plums, spice and background peppery hints lead to a richly flavoured palate of blackberry, plum and anise fruits. Firm, supportive tannins will hold this release in good stead for further cellaring.
Shanahans The Old Dog Shiraz
Hand-crafted using small parcels of premium fruit, The Old Dog Shiraz is an uncompromising marriage of both elegance and strength. The exceptional structure of the palate delivers full bodied flavours of rich plum, dark fruits, chocolate and liquorice, finished with impeccably polished tannins that balance the natural fruit acid nicely. John Harris (renowned winemaker behind the Shanahans label) has crafted some serious Shiraz.
Knappstein Shiraz
Knappstein Shiraz displays rich, ripe, plum and berry flavours with fine velvety tannins. Medium term cellaring will be rewarded.
The Black Chook Shiraz
The Black Chook is another fantastic 'big fruit' style from Ben Riggs. The nose is complex with aromas of black cherries and violets and the palate is rich and spicy with great mouth feel and excellent length.
Capel Vale Debut Merlot
When you open the bottle of Capel Vale Debut Merlot, the warming aroma of ripe plums, mulberry and briary notes fills your glass. A great balance of the acidity, juicy red fruits and soft tannins delivers an enjoyable wine with a med savoury finish.
Pure Vision Organic Merlot
Pure Vision's Organic Merlot is an outstanding value Merlot, taking on bottle aged secondary flavours of poached plum and soft tannins, yet still vibrant and youthful in spirit. Delicious.
Bleasdale Bremerview Shiraz
The warm soft reds of the historic Bleasdale winery epitomise the popular Langhorne Creek style. This Shiraz has generous berry flavours with a touch of mint, spice and earth.
Peter Lehmann Portrait Shiraz
Peter Lehmann Shiraz is always a reliable Barossa Shiraz. The nose offers lashings of dark plum with an underlay of dusted chocolate and the palate is brimming with rich fruit flavours restrained by soft fine grained tannins.
Berton Vineyards Metal Range The Black Shiraz
The Black Shiraz is an extreme example of this style, deep colour, huge palate and high alcohol. The Black Shiraz upholds the tradition with strong blackberry and plum aromas over toast, vanillan and spice. The palate is full flavoured and intense with rich blackberry, plum, blueberry and spicy characters. The tannins are very ripe and dense giving great structure and length to the palate.