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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: $19.44 $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....
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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
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
750ml
Bottle: $14.09 $14.83
12 bottles: $11.42
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: $15.38 $17.09
12 bottles: $13.18
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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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: $20.60
12 bottles: $19.57
Clare Valley’s unique climate produces its own breed of Cabernet, and this is an excellent, affordable example of...
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Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Tocai Friulano Australia 750ml

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.

The Tocai Fruiliano grape varietal has been grown in and around the northern regions of Italy for centuries, and is still widely praised for its distinctive character and beautiful set of flavors and aromas. Despite the name, the Tocai Fruiliano varietal is not actually related to the famous Tokaji grapes of Hungary, or the Tokay d'Alsace grapes, but is actually the same species as Sauvignon Vert. Wines made from the Tocai Fruiliano grape are generally a pale straw yellow in color, and are recognizable by their aroma of wild flowers and orchard fruits such as pears. The flavor of the wines varies from vineyard to vineyard, and the Tocai Fruiliano grape is renowned for having a broad set of flavors, although citrus notes are usually detectable in most bottles.

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.