Shiraz

Heathcote, Victoria. This wine comes from a selected parcel of 15 tons of premium Shiraz from the Gentle Annie vineyard near Dookie, in the wine growing region of Central Victoria.

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Medium Red with purple hues. A bouquet of black Cherry, star anise, cracked white pepper. A palate of blackberry, plum with hints of cinnamon and pepper spice...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. The Other Wine Co. is the new brand from Shaw + Smith, a winery that famously only uses vineyards in the Adelaide Hills for its exclusive line of wines. Super fresh and intense raspberries, rhubarb, sage and violets; all packed into a medium bodied wine...

Great Southern W.A. Deep maroon with purple hues gives a suggestion of what’s to come. The wine displays aromas of ripe blueberries with some savoury complexity adding spice and freshly ground pepper notes. These flavours continue onto the medium to full bodied palate and are supported by fine grained, earthy tannins and interwoven oak. Drink now or cellar with confidence for 6-8 years...

Clare Valley, South Australia.  Thick, black in colour with deep red edges.  Concentrated and powerful nose of chocolate, coconuts, licorice and cassis. Viscous with chocolate and coffee bean flavours with a spicy finish. Rich and flavoursome wine with concentration, power and length finishing with soft tannins...

Frankland River W.A. A gentle and detailed wine which displays all of the hallmarks of the Great Southern region of WA and in particular the Frankland River region. Aromatic spice and blue fruit notes carry though to this softly textured wine which has ample but soft tannins. The balance and stucture of the wine should it age for the next 7-10 years...

McLaren Vale, South Australia.  Nose:Varietal aromas of dark berries and vanilla, with musk, spice and chocolate playing a supporting role. Palate: Flavours of plum, blackberry conserve and coco powder. Some spice and a touch of earth. Soft and plush in the middle, with gentle but persistent tannin giving a long finish. The quintessential McLaren Vale Shiraz...

Clare Valley, South Australia. Flavour profiles, colour and tannin in the 2015 reds are particularly strong following an ideal ‘text-book’ vintage in Clare...

Clare Valley, South Australia. This sophisticated wine has a rich deep crimson hue with aromas and flavours of blackberry, mulberry and dark cherry. Further complexity is built through 24 months of American oak maturation. The front and mid-palate is full and soft, with flavours of small berry fruit and spice complemented by the oak. The wine finishes with integrated toasted oak and firm, structural tannin. This elegant Clare Shiraz has power and finesse which makes it both approachable now and worthy of keeping for up to 10 years.

Clare Valley, South Australia. Displaying some lovely bottle age, this wine drinks beautifully, generous sweet fruit with a lick of licorice, pepper and fine soft tannins. Not to say it won't keep another few years...