Australia

Gorgeously balanced and nicely intense, with plenty of black fruit, blackberries and plums, dark chocolate, a hint of mint. Never heavy, with a delicious freshness. Pure and fragrant with a sleek depth and length.

40% whole-bunch fermentation. Basket-pressed with solids to French puncheons (500 litres), 30% of which were new. Racked and returned after six months, then bottled after 12 months without fining or filtering. Mid...(read more)

I liked this so much I considered not sharing with my guests! This is Tim's more grown up Grenache, he doesn't like the comparisons, but this is very much in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape mould. Sourced from 80+ year old...(read more)

This poised and charming 2022 Shiraz radiates with dark cherry, clove, meaty spices, and an attractive oak backbone. Compact and seamless, while not particularly concentrated, it delivers a delicious and moreish Barossan...(read more)

15% whole bunches. Ambient-yeast fermentation and racked to barrel for eight months in old oak. Vibrant crimson. Rhubarb, rose hips. Cool and fresh. Pure, with a floral/herbal note through the very fresh finish. J...(read more)

Another absolute gem from Jayden, from the cool upper Yarra, scented and deep with some sinew, earthy wild strawberries, cherries and gently spicy damson. On the palate the tannins are sleek and pure, deeply fruited, spi...(read more)

Lovely balance again, a more intense wine than the Dash Farm, eucalyptus mintiness on the nose, more mineral with a lick of polished steel to the texture on the palate, sophisticated and long. You could drink now but the...(read more)

Josh Cooper says ’22 is the best wine he’s made off this site to date. It’s more savoury and, in a way, structured compared with the Doug’s Vineyard pinot. This comes out with dark cherries, rhubarb, kirsch and licorice...(read more)

Limpid crimson. High-toned red fruit but dusty, earthy and cardamom-spiced, too. Juicy purity, lots more spice-inflected red fruit on the palate. A stony minerality. Quite savoury, but plenty of energy and drive. And fin...(read more)

At first, some green notes rise – a touch of spearmint and eucalyptus with a lime-oil oak flavour but with a decent airing, they fade into the background while the gorgeous dark fruit comes to the fore. Plus, some pepper...(read more)

The wine world is a far more interesting, intriguing and diverse place with Josh Cooper in it plying his trade. Here, he sources fruit of a well-known vineyard planted in the '70s by Neill Robb, who still tends it. Skilf...(read more)

This beautiful wine transports me back to the days when my (late) Dad and I would share a bottle of cabernet. It smells of nostalgia yet of a promise of things to come, as it’s a modern rendition and in the hands of youn...(read more)