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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
This wine conjures up red currants, dark berries and sweet vanilla oak in a passing smell. Caramel lurks in the back....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.60
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is darkly aromatic, with graphite, pencil shavings, cassis, blackcurrant, pepper and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.63 $18.48
12 bottles: $14.25
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: $18.59
12 bottles: $18.22
If this wine auditioned for a role in the film adaption of Remains of the Day it would get the part in a heartbeat....
JH
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
Full-bodied, yet smooth and easy-drinking, this wine offers lovely blackberry and cinnamon spice aromas and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.90 $59.20
6 bottles: $53.80
A mouthful of dense, rugged tannins sets the pace for this concentrated red, with notes of minerality, dried mushroom...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.87
12 bottles: $13.59
Both the nose and palate are packed with blackcurrant and cassis characters typical of Cabernet Sauvignon. These dark...
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Red
Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
The elegantly framed but charming 2021 Pride of the Fleurieu tempts with its fragrant leafy blackcurrant aromas with...
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Red
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.54
12 bottles: $18.17
Fresh and juicy, with maraschino cherry, cranberry and raspberry flavors on a light, easy-drinking frame, showing...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $169.93
6 bottles: $166.53
The 40th anniversary of the first vintage of this wine, named after Stephen Henschke's father, fourth-generation...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $66.93
Dark as night, packed with concentrated aromas of menthol, bay leaf, tobacco, cedar, vanilla and cassis, the 2019...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.79
6 bottles: $72.00
The bouquet of this wine is all perfume, poise and pleasure for the lover of fine Cabernet. Great depth and nuance,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
I like the savory iodine and bark notes here overlaid with black berry fruit, nutmeg and bay leaves. It’s juicy and...
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.80 $27.16
6 bottles: $16.66
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.08 $14.82
12 bottles: $11.40
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.08 $20.08
6 bottles: $15.00
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
Clare Valley’s unique climate produces its own breed of Cabernet, and this is an excellent, affordable example of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.40 $53.40
12 bottles: $45.98
The 2019 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon has admirable fruit presence in the mouth. As an immediate follow on from the...
WA
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Cabernet Sauvignon Friulano Lambrusco Australia

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.

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.