Fleurieu Penninsula, South Australia. "...uses barbera as a minor player to sangiovese in a terrific red blend that emphasises the savoury side of the varieties yet still has ripe fruit and crunchy acidity as its finishing edge.”

Fleurieu, S.A. Madrugador [Spanish-English. Early Riser] is an acknowledgement of this early ripening variety; Tempranillo. It's fruit is known for being picked at the early part of vintage...

Langhorne Creek, South Australia. Sensual and structured this is our ideal Malbec, the only problem being how we can keep some long enough to watch it evolve in bottle...

Vayots Dzor, Armenia. Mid bluish crimson. Lovely small-wild-berry aroma. Spicy and darker fruited. 'Amphora adds more funk', says winemaker Alberto Antonini. Spicy and a little savoury too but the fruit is so expressive. Tannins are present but so fine and have the spice woven into them. A little saliva-inducing. Spice has infiltrated the tannin like the fat marbled through the most flavourful beef. Peppery and mineral, and complex and persistent. Refined but has a wildness and energy to it...

Vayots Dzor, Armenia.  The fruit is sweet and lightly herbal. More juicy at this stage than the 2013 Yeraz but the overall balance of the 2018 shows the superiority of that vintage. This is a glorious combination of an expressive variety and a great site, with the winemaking subtle enough to let both shine...