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Big rich fruit aromas of blue berry and smoke. Full bodied and bold, upfront and direct. (Bronze) - DWWA 2023
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Violet florals with blueberries, blackberries and blackcurrants. The fruit-focused palate has a smooth sheen of...
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Cloves, white pepper, tile, blackberries, blueberries, and rock salt aromas. Full-bodied, granite and salt and a...
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A big and rich wine but it shows freshness and energy underneath the juicy and rather thick fruit with plush tannins....
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There's an oceanic quality to the nose; lime blossom and sea shells. Fresh, evolving and textured with layered...
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Plush and polished, with ripe notes of maraschino cherry, milk chocolate and raspberry preserves. Details of...
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Inviting aromas of plums, black cherries, blueberries and black pepper. Medium-bodied with slightly tight tannins....
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This inky-hued Shiraz is dense, ripe and powerful with quite a bit of oak on display. Chocolate and dusting polish...
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Red plum, exotic aniseed and candied fennel add to the vibrant fruit mix that the nose suggests…..and...
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A sleek, mid-weighted & very contemporary chardonnay, embellishing a pungent mineral chassis with roasted cashew,...
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Shaw + Smith Shiraz is a medium bodied cool-climate Shiraz, in which balance is more important than power.
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The 2019 Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz was sourced from the Balhannah vineyard (in Balhannah), at 380 meters ion...
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The Chook Shiraz Viognier is sourced
from the premium grape growing region of McLaren Vale in South Australia. The...
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Lovely ripened blackberries and raspberries. Al dente. Full-bodied yet so refined and focused with crisp acidity and...
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The entry level Chard from Margaret River's oldest estate is a steal, and a stellar intro to this West Aussie style....
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A dense and structured white with white peaches, honeysuckle, lemon tree, and hints lime. Full-bodied with a gorgeous...
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The hint of toasty character, alongside the bright apple character, might make you think that this bright and...
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A spicy and peppery shiraz with blackberries, stems and hints of herbs and green tobacco. Very varietal. Medium body....
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Plump and juicy, with apricot, maraschino cherry and black licorice notes that show accents of star anise, black tea...
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Rich dark plums, blueberries and blackberries with some olive, forest-wood and dark-stony elements, too. Impressive...
Chardonnay Syrah Australia South Africa In-Store or Curbside pickup
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.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.
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.
Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.