Red Wine

James Halliday 92 points Silver Ribbon  It is trenchantly full-bodied, but has the balance to mature exceptionally well. This has to be one of the wines of the year.

Says Huon Hooke: "Good balance, length and drinkability, with some potential to age. Great value for money. 89 points". Rich, dark blackberry and blackcurrant fruit on the nose, the aromas lifted by a hint of mint leaf. The palate showing typical Coonawarra elegance, yet there’s excellent depth and balanced, firm tannins

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 - James Halliday 2019 Companion... Medium bodied and supple, with plenty of flesh on the mid-palate with a fine cut of lightly firm tannin. This wine combines Tempranillo’s characteristic plump palate with fine, firm tannins. It is a ready now and on to 2020.

A beautifully aged Australian red blend from a superb vintage. Sourced from a James Halliday 5 star winery and with a 94 point Wine Companion rating. Stocks are limited!

Kooyonga Creek, located south of Benalla in the foothills of the Victorian Alps, is a small winery owned and operated by the Saunders family. The mild climate extends the ripening period and adds to the complexity and intensity of flavour in the grapes. This wine is a very good example of a small parcel of high quality, cool climate red wine. ..

100% Sangiovese handpicked from a single vineyard in Sevenhill. Aged in older French oak for 15 months. Sangiovese is the dominant grape of central Italian wines, is medium to light in body and has good fruit weight on the palate and the acidity and tannin structure to make a fantastic food wine.

Newly stocked, only 64 cases available. A Silver medal, 92 point wine (Wine Showcase) "...elegant and lively in the mouth, with good intensity and balance, leaving a refreshing aftertaste. A bright young wine which will benefit from cellaring". Drink to 2032.

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.

May 2019 - New in store... a neatly balanced, easy drinking red blend from Margaret River and Great Southern regions of WA made by a Halliday Wine Companion 4.5 star winery.

Medium bodied, with good depth of dark fruits. Plenty of fine, dry tannin, finishing with good length. Generous and luscious blackberry and raspberry fruit characters. Excellent firm tannins with a long and lasting finish.