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750ml
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$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...
750ml
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$14.90
12 bottles:
$14.60
Classic cooler climate aromas of red fruits, pepper and spice. Fresh seamless palate of succulent cherries and forest...
750ml
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$19.94
6 bottles:
$19.54
Fresh flavors of stone fruit, citrus, and grapefruit pith. Creamy, crème brulee-like. French oak lingers with a...
750ml
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$79.90
6 bottles:
$78.30
Fermented wild in new and used 500L puncheons; matured for 10 months with the occasional stir. Among the country's...
750ml
Bottle:
$32.90
A sleek, mid-weighted & very contemporary chardonnay, embellishing a pungent mineral chassis with roasted cashew,...
750ml
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$36.55
Shaw + Smith Shiraz is a medium bodied cool-climate Shiraz, in which balance is more important than power.
750ml
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$55.01
The 2019 Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz was sourced from the Balhannah vineyard (in Balhannah), at 380 meters ion...
750ml
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$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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Penfolds Shiraz Magill Estate 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$134.19
Coming from a very singular single vineyard located in the ‘burbs of Adelaide, I’m often drawn to the unique...
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Penfolds Shiraz Magill Estate 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$107.87
This historic single vineyard wine, first produced in 1983 at the original Magill Estate just outside Adelaide’s...
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Penfolds Shiraz Magill Estate 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$137.61
The 2016 Shiraz Magill Estate aged in 100% new oak (70% French and 30% American), which has left its cedary, vanilla...
Chardonnay Listan Bianco Single Malt Scotch Syrah Australia Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide Hills
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.