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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.99
6 bottles: $39.19
Rated 97 - A ripe aroma builds with warm yellow fruits before opening into lemon freshness. The palate has richness...
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97
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95
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $109.94 $113.99
Rated 95 - There’s a stronger Barossa Valley expression in 2016 with ripe blackberry and dark-plum flavors...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.51
Rated 94 - This blend of old-vine Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc is open and fragrant yet...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $629.45
Rated 100 - This has a very complex nose, offering so many facets of spices and fragrance with florals and orange...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $464.45
Rated 97 - Freshly baked ginger bread with red plum, red currant, licorice, spice and blueberry, as well as violet...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $154.90
Rated 98 - This has intense spice and sage, as well as bay-leaf aromas with intense, vivid blackberries and red...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $130.56
Rated 98 - Viognier (6%) is co-fermented with Shiraz from RunRig cuttings planted in 1994. Like a great Côte-Rôtie,...
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98
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $656.28
Rated 99 - A distinctive and very concentrated, single-parcel shiraz that offers a rich plum and raisin nose with...
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98

Australia Barossa 750ml

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.