Man-sized Shiraz at 14.5%, endowed with a prodigiously rich, spicy palate. At its best with rib roasts - or on its own if you're intent on a state of near-instant bonhomie. Another stand-out from South Australia's sea-breeze caressed McLaren ...
Dark ruby with violets, spice, chocolate, black and red berry fruit on the nose. Elegant on the palate. The tannins are ripe and soft and the wine has a long clean aftertaste.
This Shiraz is another dark, rich wine in the Skillogalee tradition, with intense colour and powerful, warm aromas and flavours. On the nose and the palate there are berryfruit and plum characters and hints of eucalyptus or mint can sometimes be foun...
Tremendous depth of colour, with bold, powerful perfumes beginning to change from spiced berries and plums to a softer, more leathery note. On the palate it is full-bodied and chunky, with solid tannins supporting the dark, spiced fruit character wi...
John Duval is one of the great icons of Australian winemaking. Having headed up the mighty Penfolds and steered its flagship wine, Grange, to cult status, he set off on his own a few years back. From mega-corps to one-man band he now tends several pa...
Limited stock. Soil: Red sandy loams layer with a thickness between 10cm and 60cm, overlying a several deep draining limestone bed. Harvest: Harvest at full maturity, avoiding over ripeness. Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and fermented in ...
Clonakilla means meadow of the church the name of Tim Kirk's family home in Ireland. In the late 60s Tim's father planted vines in this previously unregarded area because a soil and climate survey told him he could. The gamble paid off and Cl...
Well beyond the Trial for which the T stands for, RWT has become one of Penfolds' most expressive wines. Focusing on Barossa Valley fruit rather than sourcing grapes from all over Australia, the Red Wine Making Trial exhibits a spicy, savoury nos...
Very deep crimson/black in colour. A complex sweet, spicy nose showing lifted fragrant aromas of plum and blackberry with hints of sage and pepper supported by toasty oak. The intensely fruited palate exhibiting dark berries is complex and fleshy wit...