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In the glass: Deep, dense purple.On the nose: Cassis, mulberry and black plum with a touch of bay leaf and vanillin oak. On the palate: Showcases the Malbec grape with powerful black fruits, bay and herb touches, powerful tannin frame and savoury oak in the background. A lovely example that is really concentrated yet medium weight and generous.

What happens when you combine notes of spice, black pepper and mocha? These are the aromas of Taylors Made Malbec. This red varietal has a well rounded body and deep flavours of black cherry, plum and raspberry.

A wine popular in Italy. Nebbiolo is a medium bodied wine with high tannins and a rich earthy colour.

Brilliant fruit flavours for this light to medium bodied wine, with a fresh smooth finish on the palate.

“Maturation in French and American oak... an opaque wine, powerful and loaded with as much saturated dark fruit and coffee fl avours as it is brooding, finishing with dried tobacco and forceful, ferruginous tannins. There is nothing jammy about this. Palate-staining and brimming with personality. 95 points” (James Halliday).

This wine is dark purple with intense aromas of violets, blackberries, plums and clove spice. Drinking well now, but with the potential to be a long term cellaring prospect if desired. Lightly fined and racked before bottling without filtration, it is normal for some sediment to form. Decanting one hour before drinking is recommended. Bleasdale is not only one of the oldest wineries in the Langhorne Creek region, but one of the oldest in Australia. Frank Potts, who founded Bleasdale in 1850, has a fascinating history. Born with sea legs, he joined the British Royal Navy at 9 years old and served on Lord Nelsons famous ship HMS Victory. He sailed around the world before landing in South Australia in 1836. He planted the first vines in 1858 and sold fruit to Thomas Hardy. He then expanded the vineyards in the 1860s. He was an innovator and a pioneer who played his role in establishing Australias wine industry. The Potts family still own Bleasdale and descendants Michael and Ben Potts handle the winemaking duties, along with Paul Hotker. They make wines from fruit grown on their 61 hectares of vineyards from varietals like Verdelho, Shiraz and Malbec in sparkling, table and fortified styles. Each parcel of fruit is carefully selected to produce a range of wines that can be enjoyed immediately, or cellared for that special occasion.

Full-bodied dry red, deep crimson, almost opaque with purple highlights. Blueberry, blackcurrant, and boysenberry fruit aromas with vanilla and spice characters resulting from extended maturation in very tight-grained oak barrels. Lifted blackcurrant, raspberry, and black olives, with soft, fine tannins and ample sweet fruit flavours. A persistent finish with toasty, spicy oak spilling onto the palate.

A livelly sparkling wine with aromas of toast and honey lifted by a hint of stone fruit, melon, and lemon rind. A zesty acid palate with a sherbet tingle and a tropical fruit salad flavours with toasty overtones.

The Cat Amongst The Pigeons Fat Cat range delivers outstanding quality with big, rich quintessential Barossa flavours that live up to its name. The Fat Cat Barossa Tawny has been carefully matured in seasoned oak barrels and expertly blended from specially selected parcels to craft a fortified wine of rich caramel and raisin characters, balanced by a lively freshness with hints of orange zest.