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Bottle: $16.63 $18.48
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This shows notes of blackcurrants, tea leaves, chocolate and leafy herbs. Some cedar, too. Medium- to full-bodied...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $169.93
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The 40th anniversary of the first vintage of this wine, named after Stephen Henschke's father, fourth-generation...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Bright, pale green with washed straw hints. Mouth-watering aromas of fresh apple and white peach with floral...
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Red
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The 2021 Gigglepot Cabernet Sauvignon hails from a cooler year in McLaren Vale, and the comparative levity and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.88 $32.09
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This bright and lively wine is awash with notes of cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant, making this wine very...
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750ml
Bottle: $13.67 $14.39
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.82 $12.02
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Bright red in color with crimson hues. Aromas of red jubes and plums with subtle notes of spice, mocha and violets....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.69 $12.99
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Pale straw green in colour. Yellow peach and ripe nectarine aromas with wild honey and hints of lemon myrtle. These...
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750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
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Tropical fruits dance across the palate...vivacious, crisp, attractive! Crisp and succulent acid structure is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.90 $17.91
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Tempting aromatics hint at the classic Cabernet Sauvignon expression to come. Packed with dark fruit and savory red...
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Bottle: $13.94
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For every bottle of The Hidden Sea that we sell, we remove and recycle 10 plastic bottles from the ocean. PALATE:...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.47 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
Aromas of redcurrant, ground spice and tarragon. Medium- to full-bodied with silky tannins. Juicy, with a soft...
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Bottle: $55.05
Taken from a single vineyard on the Barossa floor, Barossa. Grown on ancient Biscay soil with excellent fertility....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $430.00
Firm in texture, with an open feel--a transparency--to the red berry, cherry and herb flavors. Has an aristocratic...
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Bottle: $385.70
A towering Cabernet, tightly wrapping its supple, expressive core of currant and boysenberry with subtle hints of...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $430.49
Sourced from Coonawarra, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and the Adelaide Hills, this is a wine with real...
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This has a very expressive and intense feel with assertive, 100% new American oak, sitting in a bold, spicy layer...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $334.95
Sourced from McLaren Vale (41%), Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway this vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon...
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Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Australia Barossa South Australia 750ml

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.

The Barossa Valley in Australia is one of the New World's most interesting wine regions, having been established in the late 19th century by German settlers. The region benefits enormously from the relatively temperate climate, which ranges from being hot on the lower parts of the valley, to quite cool as the altitude increases on the valley slopes. Barossa Valley produces mostly Shiraz wines, and has become one of the key Australian regions for this distinctive grape varietal which has gone on to be a major grape for the Australian wine industry. Despite suffering from a poor reputation in the mid 20th century, by the 1980s, plenty of unique and forward-thinking wineries set up in Barossa to take advantage of its excellent climate, and set about producing the excellent red and white wines which the region is famed for today.

The vast region of South Australia is home to a wide variety of vineyards, growing a large range of different grape varietals. Because the South Australian wine region is so large, it benefits from a great array of climatic conditions – from dry and hot, to cool and windy – which wineries can use to their advantage when it comes to selecting the grape varietal they wish to thrive in a particular sub-region. South Australia is most commonly associated with the big, powerful and fruit-forward Shiraz wines which are produced in the cooler valley areas of the region, but recent decades have seen something of an explosion in the South Australian wine industry, leading to wineries expanding their repertoire enormously and experimenting with other fine grape varietals and making the most of their unique terroir.