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Massena The Moonlight Run Barossa 2006

The inspiration for this wine was inspired by the repetitive nightly drive to the Clare Valley from the Barossa for Vintage 1999. During the drive home, Dan Standish and Jaysen Collins would crave a "soft slurpy wine to wash down a hard night's work. Out of this ideal we decided to make a Grenache based wine to be enjoyed whenever the mood takes hold"

Nick Stock: “Aren't these guys in a purple patch? Fragrant florals and spicy Mourvédre, ripe berry fruits in spades. The palate's been wound together with clever hands and skilled blending here delivering a smooth ride home.” 93 points

International Wine Cellar: "Dark red. Exotically perfumed aromas of raspberry, cherry compote, cola and smoky minerals. Deep in flavor but focused and energetic, offering vivid red fruits and zesty minerality. Finishes with vivacious red fruit notes, fine-grained tannins and refreshing cut. 91 Pts."

Campbell Mattinson: "This is a blend of grenache, shiraz, mataro and cinsaut. It's a lovely drop, flush with flavours of dark fruitcake and sandalwood (really), cedarwood and caramel. If that sounds a bit /sweet' it's not really - there's lots of sweet ripe fruit flavour, but it's dry and grainy through the finish. Good drinking red. Drink: 2008-2012. 90 points."

RRP $29

Price: $25.99

Picardy merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc 2007

$Tommaso Bussola Ripasso \'Ca del Laito\' 2003 - Veneto, Italy$

Tommaso Bussola Ripasso 'Ca del Laito' 2003 - Veneto, Italy

Fine Valpolicella red blend (Corvina 40%, Molinara 45% Rondinella & others 15% DOC: Valpolicella Superiore) made by highly regarded winemaker Tommaso Bussola.

He used the ripasso technique, where grapes are fermented over last year's Amarone skins to impart cherry, raisins and chocolatey characters. Great fruit sourced from naturally low yielding vineyards.

Italian wine critic Nicolas Belfrage MW says Bussola’s wines display “…a depth and intensity of sheer fruit difficult to find anywhere in the world of wine…”

Huon Hooke could not contain his enthusiasm and said “the 03 Ca del Laito Ripasso, a deliciously soft, rich fleshy red was the best value buy of the tasting” SMH Good Living.

Drink this top shelf red with a rich meat dish RRP $48 Our Price $42.99

Price: $42.99

Teusner The Joshua Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2009

94 POINTS - 5 RED STAR RATING - Rated "OUTSTANDING VALUE FOR MONEY" - James Halliday's 2011 Aust Wine Companion.

“Super bright and vibrant, with crunchy, clearly defined blackberry fruit framed by attractive mocha notes; the palate is fruitful on entry, and then moves to great depths of minerals and licorice; long, satisfying and eminently slurpable, no need to wait for this wine to come around. Grenache/Shiraz/Mataro. Rating 94.” James Halliday.

Kym Teusner was crowned king by Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine as 07 Young Winemaker of the Year. A wine that displays copious amounts of fresh red berry fruits (grenache) and dusty tobacco leaf, without the intrusion of oak influence. A splash of mataro adds to the earthy complexity, whilst a little shiraz is used for structure and weight. RRP $30

Price: $22.99

Sons of Eden Zephyrus Shiraz Viognier 2007

Dalzotto King Valley Barbera 2005 (12 pack )

Quinta de la Rosa Vale da Clara Tinto Portugal 2006

Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache 2006

Here's a bit of what Englishman Matthew Jukes wrote about the 2005.... My enthusiasm is the same.

"Strap yourself in for a roller coaster ride, because this spectacular wine is a white knuckle treat.... This dense, dark brooding red is made from the woefully underrated red grape Grenache.... Grenache forms the engine room of Chateauneuf du Papes, and it is this complex flavour spectrum and inert power that Prodigal Grenache has in spades..... You must decant it because there is a lot of energy in this wine that needs to be organised, ordered and aligned in a decanter before you dive in...... I tasted it last week and went back to it over the next 3 days and it kept opening up and revealing more and more layers of crushed plum and spice...

Staggering value for money, this is a wine that is drinking beautifully now, but has five or more years ahead of it to perform wonders for you."

2006 Prodigal Silver BEST IN CLASS 2009 International Wine & Spirit Competition. Tasting notes from the judges at IWSC

“Dark magenta colour with an earthern red edge. Old vine complexity on the nose, graphite, ironstone, roasting spices, currants and voluptuous framboise. This is a very beautiful, complex and generous Grenache, fleshy and sweet, dusty tannins and a long earthy herbal peppery finish. A very serious wine which is deliciously approachable.”

Price: $29.99

$Bird in Hand \"Two in the Bush\" Merlot Cabernet 2007$

Spinifex Indigene 2008

"BEST OF THE BEST - SHIRAZ BLEND" James Halliday's 2011 Australian Wine Companion. 96 points.

“Much deeper colour than Esprit; a profound wine in every way, obviously made from older, lower-yielding vines; here black fruits and licorice take centre stage, with a velvety texture and very long finish. Rating 96.” James Halliday.

A blend of 53% Shiraz, 37% mataro, grenache 10% sourced from old vineyards in Barossa and Eden Valley. Handpicked fruit, wild yeasts, open fermenters, french oak. Striking aromatic complexity-dark plums, cherries, licorice, meaty, tar and earth. Rich palate with superb balance and structure...Peter Schell winemaker has done incredibly well here. This is a baby and needs cellaring 5 yrs for the layers of flavour to unfold. Decant for the afternoon before drinking. Recommend careful cellaring up to 10 years..Top Shelf. Limited

"Indigene is Spinifex’s top-level blend of shiraz, mataro and grenache. It’s a pearler. It tastes minerally and funky at first but given air, it’s a wash with delicious flavours of cedarwood, cloves, dark cherries, five-spice and probably a good many other things. It’s complex, smooth, and persistent. It has out-and-out sex appeal too. It’s very easy to review, because it’s very obviously excellent. 94 points". Campbell Mattinson The Wine Front

Price: $47.99

Spinifex Papillon 2008

A terrific value Rhone styled red made of a blend of lightly oaked Grenache (66%),Cinsault (18%) and Mataro (16%). Lifted (like a “papillon” – butterfly) and fragrant with aromas of crushed raspberries and spice, peppercorns, sandalwood and roses and a medium bodied personality in the mouth. This is bright and lively medium bodied red at its best.

Campbell Mattinson in his Big Red Wine Book 09/10 wrote: "It’s Grenache dominant, so there’s a sense of light sweetness to it but, gee, it’s easy to be mighty impressed with this. It tastes of red dirt and raspberry, licorice..and it has structure and flavour and deliciousness down pat. We love this kind of wine, so it’s pandering to us — but pander on, Papillon! 5 Stars."

James Halliday gave them 91 points in his 2010 Wine Companion and said: "Certainly a fun time wine; bright and juicy with appealing spice and a strong sense of red and blue fruit; lively, almost squeaky, acidity provides a juicy and lifted finish."
RRP: $30

Price: $22.99

Spinifex Esprit 2007

A blend of Shiraz (36%), Grenache (26%), Mataro (25%), Carignan (7%) and Cinsault (6%). Complex aromatics of red currents, sour cherry, pomegranate and hints of freshly roasted coffee. Medium to full bodied, fresh dry palate with layers of intense red fruit, dried herbs and spice flavours. Lingering finish with a firm tight structure. At our recent tasting, Pete Schell, winemaker, declared that if he could only ever make one wine again, this would be it, he’d “die a happy man”. Like the name says, it has truely captured his “spirit”.

Campbell Mattinson awarded the 07 Esprit as Red Blend of the Year in the Big Red wine Book 2009 -2010: “Last year’s release was super, and this just edges it out – for quality. The value is striking, too. As both a mouth-filling hit of flavour and a thrilling example of how complex a young red can be, it can’t be beaten....Brilliant wine.”

James Halliday said in his 2010 Wine Companion said: "..clearly defined raspberry fruit is backed seamlessly by spicy shiraz, and meaty mataro; palate is lively, and exhibits pronounced perfume; tightly focused and very inviting on the juicy finish. 94 points. 5 Red Star Winery".
RRP: $38 Last 3 cases.

Price: $28.50

Torzi Matthews Vigna Cantina Sangiovese 2008

Eden Valley producer Dominic Torzi with italian heritage has done well here..delicious dark cherry fruit,pot pourri, leather, fresh herbs and spice. Good length, grippy tannins and structure. Recommend decanting this to show its true colours.

"For another side to the big shiraz world that is the Barossa three sub-regional sources - Gomersal, Moppa and Kalimna - go into this small-run, hand made rustic sangio that has all the cherry boxes and lipsmacking tannins and acidity you'd expect from the variety." 92 POINTS Tony Love Adelaide Advertiser Indulge Aug 09

"Deep Red. Sexy aromas of cherry-vanilla, dried flowers, mint and brown spices. Lush, slightly sweet red and dark berry flavors are given grip by a bitter cherry skin quality and framed by velvety tannins. A broad, fleshy, almost liqueur-like style of sangiovese, with strong finishing spiciness and very good persistence" 90 POINTS Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - Jul/Aug 09

RRP $22

Price: $18.99

Teusner The Independent Shiraz Mataro 2008

“The irony of independence - you rarely achieve it standing alone” ... so the slogan says on this fine blend of Barossa Shiraz (60%) and Mataro (40%) - a reference to the grape growers who have helped Teusner achieve greatness.

Halliday says: "Essency aromas of blackberry.....the palate is warm, unctuous and fleshy and finishes with an ironstone minerality thanks in no small part to the work of the mataro:chewy and lipsmacking to conclude. Drink to 2018 "93 pts

Campbell Mattinson from The Wine Front says: "Very easy to sip on and enjoy. It’s all about the fruit - plums and aniseed and leather. Has a good dollop of fruit sweetness but flashes of savoury spice too......so deliciously drinkable. Dry, understated tannin is a nice feature."
RRP: $25

Price: $18.99

David Hook Barbera 2009

Winemaker, David Hook planted the original Pothana chardonnay vineyard 27 yrs ago in Belford, in the north of the Lower Hunter on his family’s grazing property. He “cut his teeth” along side Murray Tyrrell, worked at Lakes Folly and widely as a flying winemaker in France and Spain. With 25 years experience, he makes exceptional wines with regional and varietal character to reflect the place of origin.

This native grape of piedmont in Italy grows well in the Hunter. Traditional fermentation in open vats with hand plunging followed by maturation in old oak for 12 mths. Classic varietal characters of dark cherry, leather and spice. This medium bodied red is balanced by good acidity (barbera and sangiovese retain more acidity than shiraz and cabernet) and firm velvety tannins.
Bring on the pasta and pizza. Salute!

Price: $25.99

Fools Bay Dirty Bliss Grenache Shiraz 2008

Spinifex Taureau 2008

94 POINTS - Rated "Outstanding Value for Money." James Halliday's 2011 Australian Wine Companion.

“Good bright colour; a fragrant bouquet with the Spinifex stamp all over it, the texture silky and fine, the fruit flavours in a seamless whole ranging from light red to dark black, tannins playing a wholly positive role. Tempranillo/Graciano/Carignan/Cabernet Sauvignon. Rating 94” James Halliday.

An exotic blend of “Espana” : Tempranillo, Graciano, Carignan, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Sweet aromatics followed by complex, layered palate with dark cherries, stewed plums and savoury, almost beefy flavours. Beautiful structure and a long, refreshing finish. Drinking well now or cellar for 5 years. Winemaker Pete Schell says he wanted to make a wine that was – big, gutsy and upfront... hence “Taureau” – The Bull was born!
RRP: $37

Price: $24.99

Special / Sale Price - Jed Wines Malbec 2008

Each year, Jed’s three young Australian winemakers travel to the Uco Valley in Argentina to craft wines that express the unique characters of this acclaimed alpine region. They were hugely impressed with the Uco Valley in Mendoza (450 year history of winemaking) as a unique place to make wine with its fresh snowmelt water (from the Andes), crisp mountain air, high altitude ( 1250 m) and pure UV light.

Mendoza is famous for producing the world’s finest Malbec but it is the cooler sites of Uco Valley that have recently been discovered as the best. This pristine environment produces naturally balanced wines which require minimal intervention in both the vineyard and winery.
Beautifully fragrant “vino tinto” (malbec grape is reknowned for its aroma of violets and roses) with cascading flavours of wild blackberries, aniseed, leather and spice. Love the intensity of fruit on the palate and fine grained silky tannins. Beautiful balance in this fine medium bodied red. Sip on this and you will hear the accordion and feel the intensity and style of tango!

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Special / Sale Price - Quinta de la Rosa Dou Rosa Tinto 2007

Quinta de la Rosa and the Bergqvist family have been making port from their spectacular steep-terraced vineyards on the banks of the Douro (near Pinhao) since the early 19th century. Since the decline of port consumption they have been making some very impressive red table wine…Jorge Moreira, winemaker of the year by the Revista dos Vinhos (the “Decanter magazine of Portugal” at their annual dinner in Feb 2010) since taking the reins as winemaker in 2002 has taken the quality of their wines to another level.
We were very impressed with this medium to full bodied red made from the port grape varieties (Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca and Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca grapes from the Upper Douro valley). Purity of dark cherry fruit with twist of leather, raspberry, savoury tar and spice. Firm and yet silky tannins balanced by savoury French oak and with some good acid kick on the finish!

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Special / Sale Price - Wise Coat Door Shiraz Cabernet 2005

Massena The Moonlight Run Barossa 2006

Picardy merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc 2007

Bird in Hand Merlot 2007

Harewood Red Rabbit 2008

Tommaso Bussola Ripasso 'Ca del Laito' 2003 - Veneto, Italy

Teusner The Joshua Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2009

Sons of Eden Zephyrus Shiraz Viognier 2007

Special / Sale Price - Dalzotto King Valley Barbera 2005 (12 pack )

Special / Sale Price - Boston Bay Merlot 2006

Freeman Corvina Rondinella 2002

Special / Sale Price - Sons of Eden Kennedy 2008

Quinta de la Rosa Vale da Clara Tinto Portugal 2006

Zema Merlot 2004

Kilikanoon Prodigal Grenache 2006

Teusner Avatar 2006

Bird in Hand "Two in the Bush" Merlot Cabernet 2007

Teusner Astral Series Moppa Mataro 2006

Spinifex Indigene 2008

Spinifex Papillon 2008

Spinifex Esprit 2007

Torzi Matthews Vigna Cantina Sangiovese 2008

Arlewood La Bratta 2007

Special / Sale Price - Dalzotto Sangiovese 2008

Hamelin Bay Rampant Red 2004

Teusner The Independent Shiraz Mataro 2008

David Hook Barbera 2009

Fools Bay Dirty Bliss Grenache Shiraz 2008

Spinifex Taureau 2008

Spinifex La Maline 2008

Special / Sale Price - Jed Wines Malbec 2008

Special / Sale Price - Quinta de la Rosa Dou Rosa Tinto 2007

Special / Sale Price - Camigliano Poderuccio 2006

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