Other Reds

Oporto and Douro Valley, Portugal.  Brilliant, intense red with vermillion reflections. Very intense with aromas of cherries and plums. With air notes of liquorice and spice evolve. Soft and voluminous initially, soon revealing a fresh, smooth, velvety texture, with flavours which echo the nose (red fruits, blackberries, citrus and white pepper). The palate is long, dry and deliciously savoury...

Heathcote, Victoria. Deep red. Rich young nose showing spice, smoky savoury characters with underlying plummy fruit. Savoury palate of medium weight with soft tannins...

Coonawarra, South Australia. Medium to deep brick red. Aged characters of tobacco, cigar box, leather and earth are apparent on the bouquet. Fine structured with soft tannin and acid backbone with intense fruit characters and hints of mint. The flavours persist into the long dry finish...

Coonawarra, South Australia. The soft approachable structure and almost perfumed fruit characters in a fine medium bodied Coonawarra dry red. The use of very tight grained, older oak has given length and complexity without dominating the plumy Merlot fruit...

Languedoc-Roussillon, France.  Deep red. Intense and complex aromas of cassis and violet with an oaky waft. Concentrated and wonderfully smooth with exceptional length...

Riverland, South Australia.  The red grapes used to make this wine are some of the standout Mediterranean varieties found planted in Australia. Ashley’s aim was to craft a wine that ‘shouted a statement’ to the world that blends of Mediterranean grape varieties grown in the Riverland would make great wines. The bullets have been shot…..now for the cannonball!

McLaren Vale, South Australia. The individual varieties were fermented separately and matured in seasoned oak to retain fruit dominance. The style of the wine is based on the mouth filling texture provided by grenache and structure and density characteristic of Shiraz and Mourvedre...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. Fruit from vines planted in 1975 on our "Winery Block’ and 1985 from the Farm Block in McLaren Vale form the backbone of this wine, while the aromatics tended to come from 1998 plantings on our Hut block. The components of the blend were pressed prior to dryness with selections allowed oak fermentation...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. Light purple/ red in colour with pure, bright aromas of red cherry, cranberry, macerated raspberry fruits, spice, forest floor and a light wash of Amaro herbs. Sprightly and spacious on the palate with great clarity, purity and a sense of juiciness and slinky allure that beckons the drinker towards a second glass. It's a cracker, as is the Chardonnay from the same range...

Yarra Valley, Victoria.  The red wine for everyone. A perfect blend of cabernet sauvignon (65%), shiraz (25%) and merlot (10%) makes this red wine balanced and smooth, deliciously easy to drink and impossible not to like.  Pair with spaghetti and meatballs, baked pasta dishes such as lasagne and similar veggie bakes, bean dishes with smoked ham or chorizo, pepperoni pizza...