“Vivacious? Juicy? We expect durif to be bold, but it can also surprise. Here we see a case in point: a fragrant, supple, smooth durif with plenty left in reserve. There is power, but there is also elegance. Dark berries and plums, dried rosemary, violet, bitter chocolate, spice and a touch of amaro bitters introduce a wine that runs long, with tannins wrapped nicely around the whole.95pts, Great Value” (Jeni Port, The Halliday Wine Companion). Owned and managed by the 4th generation of the Brown family, All Saints’ National Trust–listed property, with its impressive castle tower centrepiece, is an eye catching destination for visitors. With ancient vines and some of the oldest fortified wines in the country, they specialise in Muscat, muscadelle, Shiraz, Marsanne,and fabulous Durif, as is in evidence here.

This wine is bright in colour with youthful tints and medium density. The Beechworth Pinot Noir is consistent with its lifted cherry fruit with the oak very much in the background. The red fruit spectrum continues on the palate with Campari like savoury fruit. Soft tannins make for a very enjoyable young, vibrant Pinot Noir.

This wine is perfumed with red berries on briar, cedar and dusty earthy notes. The medium bodied palate contains sweet and sour flavours of red currants. These flavours combine with dusty tannins to result in a long and tight finale.

The mouthfeel is soft and balanced with well ripened dark berry fruits combined with spice and fine grainy Shiraz tannin. The oak is integrated into the wine and completes the front palate of fresh berries, chocolates and spice.

A Morris flagship wine with many awards to its name, Bin 158 Durif was pioneered by Mick Morris in the 1950s. Flaunting a deep brick red colour with purple overtones, the wine opens with aromas of blackberries and violets on the nose, with subtle cedar nuances from oak influence. Concentrated plum and berry fruit flavours, solid tannins, and hints of oak offer great structure and length to the palate of this full-bodied wine. Considered as a true icon of Australian wine, this Durif tastes amazing when paired with game or red meats, and casseroles.

Fruit was sourced from the De Bortoli-owned Shelleys Vineyard on the eastern edge of the Rutherglen region, and 2021 provided a superb vintage.Deep, dark red. Savoury, earthy & rustic aromas of tobacco, forest floor, dark berries and herbs. Sweet fruit & oak entry in a juicy & fleshy style with red plum, roasted tomato & oregano, long tannins & balanced oak. A jubey young-drinker.

The Savaterre vineyard is elevated at 430m above sea level and is farmed along organic principles. No pesticides are used. An incredibly complex, lifted, lively and intense nose. Exotic aromas of smoked meats, dried red rose, allspice, clove, dark plum, dark cherry ,blackberry, mulberry, mandarin, violets, sandalwood, bay and funky undergrowth. This aroma really revs me up, it continues to evolve as time goes by. This wine is alive! Complexity, poise, sinewy acid, fine tannins wrapped around a sleek core of pristine dark fruit. A wine thats slightly reduced and smelling of undergrowth now that transforms in the glass and continues to seduce. This is Terroir. This is Savaterre.

Made from Muscadelle grapes, this wine has spent an average of 12 years in oak barrels, giving it complex flavours of honey and malt which combine to deliver a full flavoured wine with a sweet but clean finish. Ideal for after dinner.

Cloves, spice and savoury fruit characters.Light to medium red tint with chocloate notes