Medium red with a purple hue in the glass, Jim Barry The Forger Shiraz opens with a brooding array of purple fruits with a hint of violet lift then countered with notes of cinnamon and sweet oak char. The palate is packed with the rich brambly fruit which follows on from the nose. Fine, chalky tannins give the wine a plush, velvety texture that fills the length of the palate. The Forger has a rich, lingering, persistent finish and is ideal for cellaring.

Fruit forward, jammy spice, and still fresh as a daisy. This is hand selected premium fruit from old shiraz vines. Hand harvested, fermented and matured in partial new oak (around one third); everything here points to quality. Deep, black fruit sit atop vanilla and sweet pastry essence making for a wholly joyous and powerful drinking experience. Remarkable fresh, too, given its not insignificant stint in the cellar - with more years to go yet, should you choose to wait and see how this wine matures. For me, though, this is picture perfect as is, and it won't last long in my house.

Ad Hoc are wines for any occasion, each wine sourced from its best-suited region in Western Australia. Ad Hoc are go-to , dependable wines for any occasion, as characterful as their labels. The Avant Gardening Cabernet Malbec is an ultra vibrant medium bodied, cool climate-grown wine; bouquet of citrus and violets with an earthy-graphite nose. Cedary tannins woven through the cassis and plum of the long palate. Violets from the Malbec, citrus and minerality from the Cabernet Sauvignon. A vibrant wine with fine tannins and a soft texture.