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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Our Sauvignon Blanc shows lifted, fresh and punchy flavours and aromas, underpinned with classic varietal notes of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
This Shiraz is deep red in colour, underpinned by bright purple hues. Lifted and complex on the nose, the Shiraz...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
We picked our most distinctive Sauvignon Blanc vineyard, grown by Michelle Cox and John Good, in the heart of the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.84
12 bottles: $15.52
This is a riot of fresh passion fruit and melon, really vibrant and intense. The palate is all crisp pear, apple and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.90
12 bottles: $14.60
Classic cooler climate aromas of red fruits, pepper and spice. Fresh seamless palate of succulent cherries and forest...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $279.94 $293.20
Such incredible perfume and florality from this standout Shiraz, so expressive and captivating, filled with roses and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.90 $19.99
12 bottles: $18.24
Raspberries and cherries abound on the nose of the 2017 Lodge Hill Shiraz. It's medium-bodied, built around a core of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.90 $44.80
Cherry, blood orange, strawberry and cranberry flavors are juicy and nicely transparent, with a touch of sandalwood...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.79
This is part of the first edition of this new Adelaide Hills range. Plenty of passion fruit and a gently grassy...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.69
12 bottles: $19.30
Very fresh nose with a wide spectrum of aromas, ranging from forthrightly grassy and fresh-basil notes to gooseberry,...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.55
Shaw + Smith Shiraz is a medium bodied cool-climate Shiraz, in which balance is more important than power.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.01
The 2019 Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz was sourced from the Balhannah vineyard (in Balhannah), at 380 meters ion...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $65.36 $68.80
The fruit for this 2020 Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz is, as the name suggests, from the Balhannah vineyard, which was...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.00
This is serious bang-for-buck Shiraz. The brightness of the comparatively cool Clare Valley shows via the high-toned...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $11.90
Vibrant cherry, currant and five spice aromas open, succeeded by a palate with oodles of red fruit, a big lift of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $51.00
Opaque ruby. Vibrant, smoke- and spice-tinged black and blue fruits on the perfumed nose. Juicy blackberry, kirsch...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.81
Complex and enticing bouquet of dark berry fruit along with juicy black plum, spice, cedar and hints of chocolate and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $98.04
A vibrant, mid-dense purple crimson with a deep, black cherry-skin core. This wine is generous and rounded at first...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $209.28
This has a rich delivery of dark-plum, cocoa and pepper aromas with a slate-like, stony edge and some toasty oak...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $209.89
This is a brilliant wine that makes you sit up and pay attention. Concentrated and mouthwatering with spicy liquorice...
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Cabernet Franc Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris Syrah Australia Mount Lofty Ranges Wine

Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.

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.