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92 points Halliday 2019 Companion. This is a well-balanced, ‘modern’ style of Chardonnay, with fresh flavours and understated oak. It will develop further flavour and complexity through at least 2019.

92 points Halliday 2019 Companion. Made from grapes of several vineyards in the central Yarra Valley, this wine has a rich, plump palate with generous flavours of red and dark cherry, combined with spices from subtle French oak. It finishes with balanced, firm tannins. Ready to drink now and will gain complexity past 2020.

92 points Halliday 2019 Companion. Made entirely from Semillon grapes from the Lower Hunter Valley, this wine has a ripe lemon aroma with tropical hints. The palate is medium bodied and round with good depth of flavour and finishes with balanced acidity. The wine is well suited to immediate drinking and will gain toast and lemon curd complexity past 2020.

91 points Halliday 2019 Companion. Made from vineyards in the lower Yarra, this wine has fine honeydew melon and cashew aromas with subtle oak. The palate is medium bodied, finishing with good length and crisp acidity. While typically demure now, the wine will fill out and gain complexity until at least 2020.

The Chardonnay and Pinot noir parcels selected for this wine are from vineyards in Victoria’s rugged high country in the King Valley. The combination of high altitude and cool climate results in slow, even ripening of the grapes; ideal conditions for producing sparkling wines with fine flavours and high natural acidity.

This wine combines the freshness and crisp finish of the Grigio style, with the ripe fruit of Gris. It’s best enjoyed while young and fresh, until the end of 2019. Try it with seafood, salads or just by itself.

A richly flavoured, supple wine combining the fragrant softness of an old vines Barossa Grenache and the greater weight and tannin structure of McLaren Vale Shiraz and Grenache. Huon Hooke 2020 90 points. Silver Medal. Top..

New in store and a fine progression from the popular 2016 vintage. The tradition of the dry-grown Neil Grace Watervale vineyard with the finesse of the BackVintage winemaking team continues!  

This is a well-balanced, ‘modern’ style of Chardonnay, with fresh flavours and understated oak. It will develop further flavour and complexity through at least 2020.

Medium bodied and stylish, yet with good depth of dark berry flavour. Fine tannins, finishing with good length.

Woodside in the Adelaide Hills, provided the grapes for this crisp, intensely flavoured wine. These were fermented cold to preserve the classic passionfruit and grassy aromas of the variety. The palate is light-bodied and lively, finishing with fresh acidity. Enjoy it while it’s young, now and through 2019. Try it with seafood, salads or just by itself.

This is an unmistakable dense, ripe dark chocolate mocca Barossa Shiraz. Ready for immediate drinking, this wine will cellar for though to 2024 and beyond. Try it with generously flavoured red meats and char grilled vegetables.