Australia

A wonderful melange of different varieties go into this flavoursome red from Pikes. Shiraz, merlot, sangiovese and grenache meld together to produce a medium bodied, plum, blackberry, cherry and dark chocolate mouthful. Never heavy it would prove a great match for Friday night burgers.

Bert Salomon grows his Merlot in the Finiss River region of the Fleurieu Penninsula, South Australia where it never gets too hot and the nights are super cool. This lets the Merlot retain a nice bite to its blackcurrant fruit, with a juiciness on the palate, and a pleasant tannic structure...(read more)

An Aussie Shiraz crafted in South Australia by Bert Salomon who, when not sunning it up in the Southern Hemisphere, makes delightful Austrian Grüner Veltliner and Riesling in the Kremstal in Austria. This is Aussie Shiraz, so expect some ripe fruit and a tickle of leathery spice, but...(read more)

This is a fresher iteration of the Aussie style, still with lovely mouthfilling fruitiness, plums and blackberries, but more supple, pliant and textured. A delicious medium weight, berry filled delight that will please those after a less full throttle experience.

This was the real clincher when we decided to take on Steve's wines - I mean who knew that Nebbiolo was even being grown in Australia, let alone what would it be like? The answer is a gloriously appealing take on this tricky variety, that is at once completely recognisable and at the same...(read more)

Fleurieu Peninsula. Black cherry with a dense, tight structure and plentiful tannic heft. Peppery and herbal on the palate, but still very compact for its vintage. Seems to have some acetic influence on the nose too.

This is a little weedy, yet the cabernet delivers nice, fresh fruit and citrus undertones. Full body, but not too exaggerated with tannins. Drink now. Screw cap.

Definitely 'Syrah' rather than Shiraz in style terms and very Yarra, cool and taut with generous juicy dark fruit, lots of volume and a silky feel, all with an undercurrent of tension and energy from whole bunch fermentation. Gorgeously aromatic with pepper and Asian spice, lovely shape an...(read more)

Fresh ripe Pinot nose with some richness, and the palate has weight and a caressing silk feel. The finish is warmly ripe, staying taut (15% whole bunch fermentation). Really excellent Pinot.