Australian Red Wine

19.5 / 20 - Matthew Jukes “Whether this beautifully complex flavour will add the half point needed to reach a perfect score in years to come is irrelevant because Riversdale Vineyard clearly has a stash of twenties buried in its soil...read more

Stuart McCloskey "A brooding beauty of immaculate balance. As my glass empties, I am genuinely left with a sad feeling. Such a wonderful Pinot Noir. One to marry and to cherish…read more

Stuart McCloskey "Hawke's Bay gravelly soils have a long history of producing exceptional wines that truly represent its terroir. This bridges the old and new worlds beautifully...read more

99 Points - James Suckling "A gloriously detailed, focused and concentrated rendition of grenache, this has a punchy and energetically youthful stance...

100 Points - Decanter “Tiny yields from an outstanding and widely declared year. Deep and opaque with glorious minty-ripe aromas, this already sings from the glass. Concentrated and multi-layered berry fruit backed by the super fine-grained tannins and finishes with a flourish – a ‘wow’ of a wine."

Stuart McCloskey "At first, the nose comes across slightly feral then soon turns into a black swan. Potent, for sure and brimming with blackberry, black cherry, plum, kirsch, lavender, graphite...read more

Stuart McCloskey "The flavours, balance, tannins, and acidity are spot-on. The fruit is ripe, but wonderfully fresh. Lots of energy. Violette pastille and spiced fruitcake...read more

Stuart McCloskey "The bouquet is extraordinary. There was me thinking Standish has the gold medal for a bottomless bouquet. They’re now in second spot as this is impossibly deep...read more

Stuart McCloskey "‘Liquid Gold’ declares Liam. Personally, more akin to the dark universe. The aromatics are spectacular by any measure – oodles of coal, graphite, damson, plum...read more

Kym Teusner “Our inaugural Sparkling MC Shiraz release, the 2005, accumulated numerous great reviews and created much fanfare...read more

99 points – James Halliday "Perfect example of modern Barossa shiraz: fragrant, silky and elegant. Fresh plums, boysenberry and spice, with a meaty complexity."

98 points – James Suckling "A beautiful nose of sliced strawberries, crushed cherries, violets, grated nutmeg and a hint of white pepper. Some hibiscus, too....

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100 Points - Sam Kim “This 2021 Coleraine is undeniably THE GOAT of New Zealand wine”

97 Points - Sam Kim “Offering harmony and structure within an opulent framed of rich fruit and silky tannins, this is a gratifying red offering awesome value. The enticing bouquet...read more

99 Points - Sam Kim “Expressing precision and purity, combined with brooding strength and complexity, this is spectacular and breathtaking...read more

99 Points - Erin Larkin “It glows with its own black light. It shimmers and oscillates between fruit luminescence and plush tannic texture, and in doing so, it barely contains...read more

98+ Points - Erin Larkin “The 2021 Lamella Shiraz is made with fruit from the Angas family vineyard, Hutton Vale Farm, Eden Valley. The vineyard was planted with cuttings from the Mt Edelstone ...

98 Points - Erin Larkin “The Relic is one of Australia’s greatest Shiraz Viognier wines, and it’s a sure thing each year for quality and execution of style...read more

96 Points - Erin Larkin "It has all the exoticism and romance of a hike through the mountains of Morocco, yet it, perhaps more than any other wine in the collection, speaks of the Barossa...read more

Stuart McCloskey “Like a great song, the flavours gradually build – the senses tingle with excitement. The finish is epically long… Another fabulous release...read more

Sparkling Duck is a multi-vintage wine bottled to express an array of complex fruit characters and textures, from lovely primary fruit to earthy rounded fruit that only comes from long term barrel ageing. 

Sparkling Duck is a multi-vintage wine bottled to express an array of complex fruit characters and textures, from lovely primary fruit to earthy rounded fruit that only comes from long term barrel ageing. 

By chance, Duck Muck was produced by a stroke of luck. Super-ripe Shiraz was picked from their Original Vineyard however, the quantity was too small to fill one barrel...read more 

97 Points – Platinum award – Decanter “Seductive and beautifully perfumed with notes of lifted violet, blueberry, blackberry, liquorice and perfectly integrated oak spice. The sumptuous palate is graced... read more