Red
Australia and New Zealand are renowned for producing exceptional red wines, known for their bold fruit flavors, firm tannins, and complex character.
One of the most famous vineyards in Australia for red wine is the Penfolds Winery, located in Barossa Valley, which produces a range of high-quality red wines, including the Grange Shiraz, the Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, and the RWT Shiraz. The estate is committed to sustainable farming practices and is known for its focus on traditional winemaking techniques.
Another well-known vineyard in Australia for red wine is the Henschke Estate, located in Eden Valley, which produces a range of exceptional red wines, including the Hill of Grace Shiraz, the Mount Edelstone Shiraz, and the Keyneton Euphonium. The estate is dedicated to sustainable farming practices and uses traditional winemaking techniques to produce wines that showcase the unique terroir of the region.
In New Zealand, one of the most famous vineyards for red wine is the Craggy Range Winery, located in Hawke's Bay, which produces a range of high-quality red wines, including the Te Kahu Merlot Cabernet, the Gimblett Gravels Syrah, and the Le Sol Syrah. The estate is committed to sustainable farming practices and uses traditional winemaking techniques to produce wines that reflect the unique character of the region.
Another well-known vineyard in New Zealand for red wine is the Felton Road Winery, located in Central Otago, which produces a range of exceptional red wines, including the Pinot Noir, the Bannockburn Pinot Noir, and the Block 5 Pinot Noir. The estate is known for its focus on sustainable farming practices and minimal intervention winemaking techniques.
Australia and New Zealand are renowned for producing exceptional red wines, with famous vineyards such as the Penfolds Winery, Henschke Estate, Craggy Range Winery, and Felton Road Winery. With a focus on sustainable farming practices and traditional winemaking techniques, red wines from these regions are gaining increasing recognition and popularity among wine enthusiasts worldwide.
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$234.24 |
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Vinous (96)Opaque ruby. Intensely perfumed cherry and dark berry aromas are complicated by suggestions of black pepper, incense, licorice and Moroccan spices. Subtly chewy, broad and alluringly sweet, offering densely packed blackberry, bitter cherry, fruitcake, lavender and cola flavors and a spicy nuance that builds with aeration. The extremely long, floral- and spice-driven finish shows outstanding clarity and suave, harmonious tannins and closing grip. |
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Victoria | 1 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$759.60 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2005 Alan’s Cabernets Vat 1 is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc. It was aged in 100% new French oak hogsheads for 18 months. Very perfumed and complex, it offers up notes of cedar, smoke, pencil lead, ginger, black currants, and blackberry liqueur. Creamy textured and nicely balanced, it will evolve for 6-8 years and drink well through 2025. |
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Victoria | 1 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$169.82 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The blockbuster 2004 Shiraz Springflat’s inky/purple color is followed by a wine that pushes concentration to the limit. Made from tiny yields of 1.5 to 1.8 tons of fruit per acre, aged in 50% new and 50% 1 and 2 year old oak (half American and half French) barrels, it is a huge, rich, backward Shiraz that still assaults the palate and olfactory senses. Forget this big, structured, intense 2004 for 2-3 years and drink it over the following 15 or more. |
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Victoria | 2 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$170.54 |
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Wine Advocate (94)Importer: No American importer; no web site located. |
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South Australia | 1 | 95 (JO) |
Inc. GST
SG$896.44 |
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Jeremy Oliver (95)No tasting Note. |
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South Australia | 1 | 93 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,817.49 |
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Vinous (93)Saturated ruby. Spice- and smoke-accented black currant and boysenberry aromas are complicated by suggestions of pipe tobacco, licorice and cedary oak. Smooth and appealingly sweet on the palate, offering sappy, oak-spiced black and blue fruit and violet pastille flavors that deepen and spread out steadily in the midpalate. Concentrated yet graceful in style, showing impressive energy and power on an impressively long, gently tannic finish that leaves spicecake and licorice notes behind. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$649.01 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)An archetypal Black Label, which over many decades continues to deliver. This intensely fruited with lashings of oak to support. With its almost impenetrable colour, it is set for a very long life. The palate is where it all comes together with a mouthcoating array of fruits, oak and tannins. Super long. |
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South Australia | 1 | 92 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$438.66 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (92)Old-school Coonawarra wrapped within a sheath of contemporary tannin management. Smoother, perhaps, but the region's green olive scented tannins, sinewy and edgy, are strongly genetic. Otherwise, currant, bay leaf and an herbaceous undercarriage of mint, clove and bouquet garni push across a persistent linger. |
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South Australia | 1 | 91 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$386.57 |
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Vinous (91)The 2015 Black Label from Wynns, which debuted way back in 1954 but only sported a black label from 1965, is aged for 18 months in 19% new oak. It has a ravishing bouquet of black cherries, menthol, lavender and pitted black olives, well defined and displaying just the right amount of plushness. The palate offers vibrant red fruit laced with white pepper and clove, plus touches of orange peel. There’s plenty of vibrancy here, and hints of cough candy toward the well-balanced, fresh finish. This is a delightful Cabernet Sauvignon that is à point but will have no problem aging for another 20 years. |
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South Australia | 1 | 100 (AC) |
Inc. GST
SG$924.59 |
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Andrew Caillard MW (100)Deep crimson. Lovely pure blackcurrant elderberry herb garden aromas with hints of espresso/ roasted chestnut notes. Beautiful concentrated wine with blackcurrant elderberry chinotto herb flavours, fine-grained and plentiful yet vigorous tannins, superb mid palate richness and integrated roasted chestnut/ cedar oak notes. Finishes chalky firm with a long inky/ graphite plume. Made for the long haul. Powerfully expressive yet unforced wine with superb vinosity, richness, density and volume. Superb. The fruit derives from the V&A (Victoria & Albert) and Nursery Vineyards, both located on classic terra rossa soils. From a dry, mild to warm growing season. Wait a few years to let it unfold, 2025-2050. |
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South Australia | 1 | 19.5+ (MJ) |
Inc. GST
SG$848.50 |
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Matthew Jukes (19.5+)This is the most incredible Wynns Cabernet I can remember. This is a fairly heavy statement because I have been drinking these wines for 35 years and on my website you will find vertical tastings of Wynns epic reds going back to 1957. Wynns is Coonawarra’s most famous and historic wine estate and John Riddoch is its flagship wine. This is one of only a handful of Australian wines sold via La Place de Bordeaux, the elite distribution system for top Bordeaux châteaux and a limited number of top-class vins étrangers. I am convinced this wine will be one of the most sought-after non-French wines since La Place opened up its portfolio to wines like Opus One. With only 35% new French oak barriques and hogsheads involved, the sensational Coonawarra Cabernet is allowed to sing at its purest and most melodic in this spectacular vintage. What amazes me is the extraordinary complexity of perfume, flavour, depth and length in this wine. It expands on the palate in all directions without being a heavy or imposing wine. I have awarded the wine a score of 19.5+/20 in my notes, which puts it in the very highest echelons of cabernet sauvignon in the world. The balance is extraordinary, not least because, at only three years old, it can be swallowed and savoured with ease, and yet there must be three or four decades ahead for this majestic wine. |
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South Australia | 17 | 97 (TRR) |
Inc. GST
SG$886.67 |
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The Real Review (97)Impressively dense, dark, glass-staining colour with a strong tint of purple. Concentrated and superripe blackberry aromas, bright and intense and beautifully ripe with minimal herbal accents. Nuances of tar and licorice as well. It's full bodied and rich, concentrated and ample, with lashings of supple, fine-grained tannins and a long carry. A powerful wine but one that glides across the palate effortlessly. A beautiful and long-term cabernet. |
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South Australia | 1 | 97 (BC) |
Inc. GST
SG$871.41 |
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Bob Campbell MW (97)Marries elegance with depth and power, elegance controlling the union. Whereas oak is often very obvious in young Michael releases, here it is just a veneer for the supple plum, black cherry and blackberry fruits, the tannins likewise perfectly pitched. Coonawarra didn't miss out on the great '12 vintage. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$168.30 |
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The Xanadu The Wine Society Special Selection Margaret River 2022 is a tantalisingly complex eau-de-vie, crafted meticulously in Australia's prestigious Margaret River wine region. Xanadu, a critically acclaimed winery, boasts a reputation for creating exquisite wines that reflect the purity and uniqueness of the terroir. This special selection depicts the result of a seamless union of impeccable viticulture and innovative winemaking. The wine portrays a captivating curation of Cabernet Sauvignon, the crown jewel of this region. This indulgent wine is aged in French oak barrels, endowing it with complex layers and a layered, textured palate. Its evolving flavour profile offers a delightful journey through dark berries, mocha, and subtle traces of oak. In essence, the Xanadu The Wine Society Special Selection Margaret River 2022 is a hallmark of fertile soils, divine climates, and artisan touch, leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of perfection. This wine is a testament to Xanadu's dedication to creating world-class wines that resonate with their essence of origin. |
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Victoria | 1 | 96 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$833.20 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)Hand-picked and sorted, gently destemmed, partial whole berry adherence for stems, 4 days cold soak, wild-fermented, 14 days on skins, pressed to tight-grain puncheons for 8 months maturation. A layered palate interleaving velvety fruit and hints of forest on the long, medium-bodied palate. Trophy Best Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula Wine Show. |
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South Australia | 1 | 98 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,196.51 |
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James Suckling (98)This is a strong cross-regional combination. Immense depth of olives, cassis, blue plums and iodine with blackberries, earthy nuances, fragrant baking spices and chocolate. The palate is beautifully assembled with deep-set tannins that carry long and majestic. Rich dark-fruit flavors. A landmark first release that will drink well for decades. Drink from 2024. |
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South Australia | 1 | 19.5+ (MJ) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,315.34 |
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Matthew Jukes (19.5+)2013 is a powerhouse, with density, structure and presence, but it is not a heavy wine! Instead, this is a cerebral, through-provoking number with layer upon layer of savoury, noble fruit. The differences between the yin and yang of these two vintages is also evident in the blend. 2012 was made of 79% Cabernet (of which 27% was Barossan and the lion’s share was from Coonawarra) and 21% Barossa Shiraz. In 2013 KG marries 55% Coonawarra Cabernet with 45% Barossa Shiraz. This is a more ‘historical-Aussie-claret-shaped’ wine and the extra splash of Barossa Shiraz helps to bring flesh to the upright, masterful Cabernet. |
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South Australia | 1 | 98 (TRR) |
Inc. GST
SG$873.87 |
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The Real Review (98)This wine is continuing to build, and is now showing a glorious perfume, the aromatics similar to the 2012, which set a very high standard that this vintage reaches and arguably surpasses. Spicy and ultra-complex, with shiraz and Barossa both evident in the wine. It's very intense, taut and concentrated, as well as finely-textured and incredibly long in the mouth. A great wine of wonderful purity and harmony. (74% Coonawarra cabernet, 26% Barossa shiraz) |
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South Australia | 1 | 20++ (MJ) |
Inc. GST
SG$967.61 |
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Matthew Jukes (20++)You have seen my MoneyWeek article above and this time that is all you are getting. This wine WILL feature in my 100 Best Australian Wines Report 2021-22, which WILL be released this year. Forgive me for the capitals, but I have had enough of this pandemic and so I am pressing on regardless. You already know my score, but here it is again and it certainly bears repeating. But before I type this perfect number again I would like to inform you that I tasted 450 bottles of 2020 En Primeur Bordeaux this year and I would, of course, love you to download this Report from this website. The reason for mentioning this is that none of them warranted a perfect score, so I hope that this underlines just how remarkable it is that The Caley has done this twice in five years and also, with an average of 19.6/20, this accounts for my lofty headline at the top of this article. |
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South Australia | 1 | 99 (TRR) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,480.23 |
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The Real Review (99)Good depth and hue of colour it's still purple-tinted at this age. The bouquet is fresh and bold, replete with forest-floor/mint and dried-herb nuances, while the palate is very powerful, concentrated, full-bodied and firmly constructed. Deep-set cassis fruit as well, still partially in hiding. This is a dense, power-packed cabernet-driven red with abundant tannins. Tremendously long finish. A magnificent wine, which has what it takes to age and reward cellaring for the long term. (80% Coonawarra cabernet, 20% Barossa shiraz) |
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South Australia | 2 | 96 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$501.86 |
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James Suckling (96)This has a very attractive, blackberry and red-plum nose with some leafy elements, as well as plenty of oak spice and hints of black tea. This has a fleshy, supple, bold and round palate. Very supple, sleek and long. Silky, yet sturdy. Very drinkable now and will last a good two decades. A vinous slam dunk! Drink or hold. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$493.14 |
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James Suckling (96)A very youthful vintage, this is taut and will age very well. Aromas of blackcurrants, tar, blackberries and baking spices lead to a palate that has such an intense, gently smoky thread with a succulent, juicy red-plum, berry and spice finish. Light espresso. Super long-aging Signature here. A blend of Barossa cabernet sauvignon and shiraz. Try from 2024. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 |
Inc. GST
SG$562.94 |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$454.99 |
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James Suckling (96)A cooler vintage has tuned this into darker fruit aromas and flavors, as well as attractively spicy notes and a wealth of rich blackcurrants, blueberries and dark stones. Some leafy aromas here, too. The palate holds a richly concentrated core of black fruit in deeply powerful tannins. Seamlessly integrated oak. So impressive. A star of the 2017 vintage. A blend of 53% cabernet sauvignon and 47% shiraz. Drink over the next decade. |
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South Australia | 1 | 97 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$379.80 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (97)Planted in 1946 on a sand dune in the cooler, elevated northeast of McLaren Vale. Hand-picked and sorted in the winery, the fermentation is wild. It is a glorious example of grenache picked earlier than in the past, retaining all the freshness of red cherries/berries, spices starting to build, tannins beautifully shaped. |
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Victoria | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,251.28 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)Relatively bright but light colour; a super-elegant, supple palate and spotless bouquet; natural acidity gives the wine its special brightness and length; new French oak and tannins play a pure support role to a classy wine which has tremendous length. |
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Victoria | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$1,035.28 |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$205.00 |
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Vinous (96)Opaque ruby. Intensely perfumed cherry and dark berry aromas are complicated by suggestions of black pepper, incense, licorice and Moroccan spices. Subtly chewy, broad and alluringly sweet, offering densely packed blackberry, bitter cherry, fruitcake, lavender and cola flavors and a spicy nuance that builds with aeration. The extremely long, floral- and spice-driven finish shows outstanding clarity and suave, harmonious tannins and closing grip. |
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Victoria | 1 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$586.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2005 Alan’s Cabernets Vat 1 is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc. It was aged in 100% new French oak hogsheads for 18 months. Very perfumed and complex, it offers up notes of cedar, smoke, pencil lead, ginger, black currants, and blackberry liqueur. Creamy textured and nicely balanced, it will evolve for 6-8 years and drink well through 2025. |
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Victoria | 1 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$136.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The blockbuster 2004 Shiraz Springflat’s inky/purple color is followed by a wine that pushes concentration to the limit. Made from tiny yields of 1.5 to 1.8 tons of fruit per acre, aged in 50% new and 50% 1 and 2 year old oak (half American and half French) barrels, it is a huge, rich, backward Shiraz that still assaults the palate and olfactory senses. Forget this big, structured, intense 2004 for 2-3 years and drink it over the following 15 or more. |
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Victoria | 2 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$136.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)Importer: No American importer; no web site located. |
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South Australia | 1 | 95 (JO) |
In Bond
SG$765.00 |
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Jeremy Oliver (95)No tasting Note. |
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South Australia | 1 | 93 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$1,610.00 |
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Vinous (93)Saturated ruby. Spice- and smoke-accented black currant and boysenberry aromas are complicated by suggestions of pipe tobacco, licorice and cedary oak. Smooth and appealingly sweet on the palate, offering sappy, oak-spiced black and blue fruit and violet pastille flavors that deepen and spread out steadily in the midpalate. Concentrated yet graceful in style, showing impressive energy and power on an impressively long, gently tannic finish that leaves spicecake and licorice notes behind. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$538.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)An archetypal Black Label, which over many decades continues to deliver. This intensely fruited with lashings of oak to support. With its almost impenetrable colour, it is set for a very long life. The palate is where it all comes together with a mouthcoating array of fruits, oak and tannins. Super long. |
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South Australia | 1 | 92 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$347.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (92)Old-school Coonawarra wrapped within a sheath of contemporary tannin management. Smoother, perhaps, but the region's green olive scented tannins, sinewy and edgy, are strongly genetic. Otherwise, currant, bay leaf and an herbaceous undercarriage of mint, clove and bouquet garni push across a persistent linger. |
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South Australia | 1 | 91 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$300.00 |
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Vinous (91)The 2015 Black Label from Wynns, which debuted way back in 1954 but only sported a black label from 1965, is aged for 18 months in 19% new oak. It has a ravishing bouquet of black cherries, menthol, lavender and pitted black olives, well defined and displaying just the right amount of plushness. The palate offers vibrant red fruit laced with white pepper and clove, plus touches of orange peel. There’s plenty of vibrancy here, and hints of cough candy toward the well-balanced, fresh finish. This is a delightful Cabernet Sauvignon that is à point but will have no problem aging for another 20 years. |
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South Australia | 1 | 100 (AC) |
In Bond
SG$794.00 |
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Andrew Caillard MW (100)Deep crimson. Lovely pure blackcurrant elderberry herb garden aromas with hints of espresso/ roasted chestnut notes. Beautiful concentrated wine with blackcurrant elderberry chinotto herb flavours, fine-grained and plentiful yet vigorous tannins, superb mid palate richness and integrated roasted chestnut/ cedar oak notes. Finishes chalky firm with a long inky/ graphite plume. Made for the long haul. Powerfully expressive yet unforced wine with superb vinosity, richness, density and volume. Superb. The fruit derives from the V&A (Victoria & Albert) and Nursery Vineyards, both located on classic terra rossa soils. From a dry, mild to warm growing season. Wait a few years to let it unfold, 2025-2050. |
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South Australia | 1 | 19.5+ (MJ) |
In Bond
SG$723.00 |
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Matthew Jukes (19.5+)This is the most incredible Wynns Cabernet I can remember. This is a fairly heavy statement because I have been drinking these wines for 35 years and on my website you will find vertical tastings of Wynns epic reds going back to 1957. Wynns is Coonawarra’s most famous and historic wine estate and John Riddoch is its flagship wine. This is one of only a handful of Australian wines sold via La Place de Bordeaux, the elite distribution system for top Bordeaux châteaux and a limited number of top-class vins étrangers. I am convinced this wine will be one of the most sought-after non-French wines since La Place opened up its portfolio to wines like Opus One. With only 35% new French oak barriques and hogsheads involved, the sensational Coonawarra Cabernet is allowed to sing at its purest and most melodic in this spectacular vintage. What amazes me is the extraordinary complexity of perfume, flavour, depth and length in this wine. It expands on the palate in all directions without being a heavy or imposing wine. I have awarded the wine a score of 19.5+/20 in my notes, which puts it in the very highest echelons of cabernet sauvignon in the world. The balance is extraordinary, not least because, at only three years old, it can be swallowed and savoured with ease, and yet there must be three or four decades ahead for this majestic wine. |
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South Australia | 17 | 97 (TRR) |
In Bond
SG$760.00 |
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The Real Review (97)Impressively dense, dark, glass-staining colour with a strong tint of purple. Concentrated and superripe blackberry aromas, bright and intense and beautifully ripe with minimal herbal accents. Nuances of tar and licorice as well. It's full bodied and rich, concentrated and ample, with lashings of supple, fine-grained tannins and a long carry. A powerful wine but one that glides across the palate effortlessly. A beautiful and long-term cabernet. |
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South Australia | 1 | 97 (BC) |
In Bond
SG$746.00 |
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Bob Campbell MW (97)Marries elegance with depth and power, elegance controlling the union. Whereas oak is often very obvious in young Michael releases, here it is just a veneer for the supple plum, black cherry and blackberry fruits, the tannins likewise perfectly pitched. Coonawarra didn't miss out on the great '12 vintage. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
In Bond
SG$95.00 |
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The Xanadu The Wine Society Special Selection Margaret River 2022 is a tantalisingly complex eau-de-vie, crafted meticulously in Australia's prestigious Margaret River wine region. Xanadu, a critically acclaimed winery, boasts a reputation for creating exquisite wines that reflect the purity and uniqueness of the terroir. This special selection depicts the result of a seamless union of impeccable viticulture and innovative winemaking. The wine portrays a captivating curation of Cabernet Sauvignon, the crown jewel of this region. This indulgent wine is aged in French oak barrels, endowing it with complex layers and a layered, textured palate. Its evolving flavour profile offers a delightful journey through dark berries, mocha, and subtle traces of oak. In essence, the Xanadu The Wine Society Special Selection Margaret River 2022 is a hallmark of fertile soils, divine climates, and artisan touch, leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of perfection. This wine is a testament to Xanadu's dedication to creating world-class wines that resonate with their essence of origin. |
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Victoria | 1 | 96 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$705.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)Hand-picked and sorted, gently destemmed, partial whole berry adherence for stems, 4 days cold soak, wild-fermented, 14 days on skins, pressed to tight-grain puncheons for 8 months maturation. A layered palate interleaving velvety fruit and hints of forest on the long, medium-bodied palate. Trophy Best Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula Wine Show. |
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South Australia | 1 | 98 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$1,070.00 |
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James Suckling (98)This is a strong cross-regional combination. Immense depth of olives, cassis, blue plums and iodine with blackberries, earthy nuances, fragrant baking spices and chocolate. The palate is beautifully assembled with deep-set tannins that carry long and majestic. Rich dark-fruit flavors. A landmark first release that will drink well for decades. Drink from 2024. |
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South Australia | 1 | 19.5+ (MJ) |
In Bond
SG$1,180.00 |
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Matthew Jukes (19.5+)2013 is a powerhouse, with density, structure and presence, but it is not a heavy wine! Instead, this is a cerebral, through-provoking number with layer upon layer of savoury, noble fruit. The differences between the yin and yang of these two vintages is also evident in the blend. 2012 was made of 79% Cabernet (of which 27% was Barossan and the lion’s share was from Coonawarra) and 21% Barossa Shiraz. In 2013 KG marries 55% Coonawarra Cabernet with 45% Barossa Shiraz. This is a more ‘historical-Aussie-claret-shaped’ wine and the extra splash of Barossa Shiraz helps to bring flesh to the upright, masterful Cabernet. |
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South Australia | 1 | 98 (TRR) |
In Bond
SG$774.00 |
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The Real Review (98)This wine is continuing to build, and is now showing a glorious perfume, the aromatics similar to the 2012, which set a very high standard that this vintage reaches and arguably surpasses. Spicy and ultra-complex, with shiraz and Barossa both evident in the wine. It's very intense, taut and concentrated, as well as finely-textured and incredibly long in the mouth. A great wine of wonderful purity and harmony. (74% Coonawarra cabernet, 26% Barossa shiraz) |
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South Australia | 1 | 20++ (MJ) |
In Bond
SG$860.00 |
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Matthew Jukes (20++)You have seen my MoneyWeek article above and this time that is all you are getting. This wine WILL feature in my 100 Best Australian Wines Report 2021-22, which WILL be released this year. Forgive me for the capitals, but I have had enough of this pandemic and so I am pressing on regardless. You already know my score, but here it is again and it certainly bears repeating. But before I type this perfect number again I would like to inform you that I tasted 450 bottles of 2020 En Primeur Bordeaux this year and I would, of course, love you to download this Report from this website. The reason for mentioning this is that none of them warranted a perfect score, so I hope that this underlines just how remarkable it is that The Caley has done this twice in five years and also, with an average of 19.6/20, this accounts for my lofty headline at the top of this article. |
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South Australia | 1 | 99 (TRR) |
In Bond
SG$2,220.00 |
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The Real Review (99)Good depth and hue of colour it's still purple-tinted at this age. The bouquet is fresh and bold, replete with forest-floor/mint and dried-herb nuances, while the palate is very powerful, concentrated, full-bodied and firmly constructed. Deep-set cassis fruit as well, still partially in hiding. This is a dense, power-packed cabernet-driven red with abundant tannins. Tremendously long finish. A magnificent wine, which has what it takes to age and reward cellaring for the long term. (80% Coonawarra cabernet, 20% Barossa shiraz) |
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South Australia | 2 | 96 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$403.00 |
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James Suckling (96)This has a very attractive, blackberry and red-plum nose with some leafy elements, as well as plenty of oak spice and hints of black tea. This has a fleshy, supple, bold and round palate. Very supple, sleek and long. Silky, yet sturdy. Very drinkable now and will last a good two decades. A vinous slam dunk! Drink or hold. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$395.00 |
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James Suckling (96)A very youthful vintage, this is taut and will age very well. Aromas of blackcurrants, tar, blackberries and baking spices lead to a palate that has such an intense, gently smoky thread with a succulent, juicy red-plum, berry and spice finish. Light espresso. Super long-aging Signature here. A blend of Barossa cabernet sauvignon and shiraz. Try from 2024. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 |
In Bond
SG$463.00 |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$360.00 |
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James Suckling (96)A cooler vintage has tuned this into darker fruit aromas and flavors, as well as attractively spicy notes and a wealth of rich blackcurrants, blueberries and dark stones. Some leafy aromas here, too. The palate holds a richly concentrated core of black fruit in deeply powerful tannins. Seamlessly integrated oak. So impressive. A star of the 2017 vintage. A blend of 53% cabernet sauvignon and 47% shiraz. Drink over the next decade. |
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South Australia | 1 | 97 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$293.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (97)Planted in 1946 on a sand dune in the cooler, elevated northeast of McLaren Vale. Hand-picked and sorted in the winery, the fermentation is wild. It is a glorious example of grenache picked earlier than in the past, retaining all the freshness of red cherries/berries, spices starting to build, tannins beautifully shaped. |
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Victoria | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
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SG$1,045.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)Relatively bright but light colour; a super-elegant, supple palate and spotless bouquet; natural acidity gives the wine its special brightness and length; new French oak and tannins play a pure support role to a classy wine which has tremendous length. |
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Victoria | 1 | - |
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SG$831.00 |
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