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.

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.

Established in 1570, and now owned by Australians of Glenda and Frank Kalyk, Château Picoron is a boutique vineyard, set high on the slopes of the famous St Emilion limestone plateau. They have only 5 ha under vine and produce a few thousand cases of wine each year. A great accompaniment with red meat dishes or char-grilled vegetables.

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.

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.

Claude Vialade, the founder of Domaines Auriol has four vineyards in Corbières - Languedoc-Roussillon on the Mediterranean coastline. Pale salmon pink, the 2018 Ciceron Pays D'Oc Rosé was made entirely from Syrah. Dry, fine tannins, a hint of complexity and good length - an ideal Summer wine.

Take your mind back to a warm French country village restaurant, Mama fussing over you, whilst you enjoy a Bordeaux red alongside your cassoulet d'agneau. Sourced from 25-year-old vines located on the south-facing slopes in the Entre-Deux-Mers area near Faleyras, south-east of Bordeaux. The vines are planted on clay and limestone soils, with a subsoil made o..

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