×
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.00
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is darkly aromatic, with graphite, pencil shavings, cassis, blackcurrant, pepper and...
12 FREE
WA
91
JS
91
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...
JS
93
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.95 $48.40
The 2019 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon has admirable fruit presence in the mouth. As an immediate follow on from the...
WA
96
WS
93
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.90 $24.00
12 bottles: $22.80
Piercing aromas of cassis, mulberry leaf, pencil shavings, dried sage and bay leaf, draped across the broad tannic...
WA
93
JS
93
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.84 $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
Delivers spicy cardamom, clove and chai tea accents that are distinctive, with a core of blueberry, huckleberry and...
WS
92
JS
91
Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.99
6 bottles: $44.09
A fine rendition of mid-weighted cabernet, boasting ample fealty to region: plenty of scrub, black olive, bouquet...
12 FREE
JS
93
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
Stunning and complex, this stylish, concentrated red offers pure raspberry puree and black cherry flavors that show...
WS
93
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $200.04
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $199.95
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $179.30
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $212.85
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $57.98
From a cool year, this is perfumed and intense. With buoyant acidity, the silky, cedar-edged cassis, mulberry,...
DC
96
WE
94
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $64.00
The 2019 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon has admirable fruit presence in the mouth. As an immediate follow on from the...
WA
96
WS
93
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $90.08
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $68.09
A stylish edition of regal Margaret River cabernet that has plenty of ripe dark cherries and blackcurrants as well as...
JS
96
WA
95
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $110.01
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $79.85
Concentrated, silky and lingering, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and fine with salted licorice, ripe...
WA
97
JS
95
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.56
A bold crimson red in colour with magenta hues. The nose has rich aromas of violets, black cherries and mulberries...
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.32
Clean, elegant liquorice and blackberry nose, with mint, dried herbs and lush fruit on the mid palate. It's ripe and...
DC
94
WS
92
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $45.94
A fine rendition of mid-weighted cabernet, boasting ample fealty to region: plenty of scrub, black olive, bouquet...
JS
93

Aidani Cabernet Sauvignon Muller Thurgau Australia Margaret River 750ml

One of the most ancient of the Greek grape varietals, Aidani has been cultivated on and around the Cyclades for millennia for its versatility and gently pleasing aromatic qualities. Wines made primarily with Aidani grapes tend to have a milder alcohol content than other classic Greek wines, and relatively low acidity. This makes Aidani wines a perfectly pleasant accompaniment to a wide range of traditional Greek foods, and equally pleasant to drink chilled at any time under the Greek sun. Nowadays, Aidani grapes are mostly likely to used as a blending grape, often being mixed with Assyrtiko grapes to balance out and mellow the acidity and high alcohol content found in them.

As a blending grape, the Aidani offers light, delicate floral tones, often reminiscent of a Muscat. On the island of Naxos, it has been traditionally blended with the Athiri grape to produce the island's signature sweet wine, Apiranthos, where the subtleties of the Aidani grape are really allowed to shine through. However, elsewhere in Greece you are far more likely to find the blend of these two distinctive grapes in dry white wines, where the Aidani is used primarily not for its flavor, but for its aroma and mellowing effect.

Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?

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.

When it comes to the south-westerly part of Australia, the Margaret River is by far the most important and productive of the area's wine producing regions. The region itself currently has over five thousand hectares of land under vine, and there are almost one hundred and fifty wineries operating there, making the most of the humid and warm climate many experts claim is remarkably similar to that which is found in the Bordeaux region of France. Such a climate can only produce fantastic yields of grapes of exceptional quality, and indeed, Margaret River currently produces almost twenty percent of Australia's wines. Both red and white wine grapes grow in the region, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay and Sémillon being the varietals most commonly and widely grown.