Other Reds

Piemonte, Italy. Lovely aroma of cherry, currants, rose petals and oak. Full-bodied with excellent concentration. Round, generous mid-palate with layers of fruit. Long, long finish with a lovely spiciness, polished tannins and beautifully integrated oak. Harmonious, complex and classy...

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.  Very dark colour. A brooding bouquet of dark plums and blackberry. Wild thyme, rose-like florals and nutmeg nuances contribute to a lifted complexity. The silken texture unveils an intense fruit core with characters of cocoa and fresh tobacco. This wine is very rich, yet tempered by balanced tannins and fresh acidity...

Gimblett Gravels Hawke's Bay. ‘Sophia’, meaning ‘wisdom’ in Greek mythology, pays tribute to the goddess of knowledge and experience, information and understanding, a philosophy adopted by our winemakers and viticulturists when creating this wine. A refined and elegant hand-crafted Merlot dominant blend that represents both the vigneron’s...

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.  Opaque core with garnet rim. Blackberry and briar notes combined with cedar and tobacco form a classic aromatic profile from these Bordeaux varieties. Layers of fine dusty tannin are supported by opulent dark fruits. The incredibly long finish continuously builds in intensity...

Margaret River, W.A. A supple palate with cherry and dark plum characters, finishing gently with very soft tannins and creamy vanilla nuances. A flavoursome red blend with instant drinking appeal...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011

Margaret River, W.A. This wine was made from a carefully selected blend of Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot grown on the Mangan Vineyard, which has been shown to be ideally suited to nurturing these grape varieties...

McLaren Vale South Australia. The nose is packed with varietal plum, raspberry and black cherry with attractive spice and cracked pepper. There is a lifted floral note that brings elegance to what is clearly a rich and generous wine. The palate opens with concentrated red and dark fruits that forms a core that runs through the mid- palate. Licorice, lavender and soil characters...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. The wine’s appearance is noticeably deep and dark, suggesting a complex full-bodied, oak matured wine. The aromas are very classic cabernet with notes of exotic dark plums, mulberry, blackcurrants, fragrant cassis and an underlying mix of dark chocolate, cherries, cured meats and spiced violets. Green runner-bean and fine-toasted, French oak, cedar notes come through as the wine opens...

McLaren Vale, South Australia.  Opulent, generous and full flavoured, dark fruits and earthy notes are blended with spicy, floral highlights...