The Le Chat Noir Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah 2017 features lifted aromas of dark berry fruit with subtle spices and dark chocolate. The palate showcases plush fruit flavours with firm but well integrated tannins balanced by fresh acidity.

The Maretti Chianti DOC 2018 is at its fragrant best, featuring an amalgam of dark fruits, herbs and black olive. The palate showcases flavours of dark fruits, herbs, black olive complemented by a meaty, savoury edge. A finely proportioned wine with fine grain tannins that ends dry.

The Fontanafredda Organic Barbera 2018 features aromas of upfront dark berries with mineral spice. The palate is vibrant mouth filling with soft plush fruit flavour balanced by crunchy refreshing acidity. Well balanced and fresh.

'A fabulous expression of the variety, combining fruit power with spicy complexity, showing ripe cherry, dried herb, anise and toasted almond characters on the nose. The palate displays excellent weight and intensity, brilliantly framed by fine grainy tannins, leading to a splendidly long, sturdy finish. At its best: now to 2024.' - 93pts Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 

Taylors Heritage Shiraz 2017 has an enticing, lifted aroma of plum, blackcurrant and dark cherry along with a bouquet of subtle mocha and a touch of oak-derived spice. The palate is plump and generous with ripe fruit characters of plum and blackberry. Mocha coffee and subtle spice from oak maturation balance the fruit flavours. The wine is medium to full-bodied with a fleshy mid-palate and supple tannin structure. It is a well-balanced wine with great texture, good health and enjoyable fruit on the finish.

The 2018 Mount Pleasant 'High Paddock' Shiraz offers aromas of intense blackberry, blackcurrant and spice with underlying notes of liquorice, cinnamon and toast. The palate is dense with black fruits. Silky and long with wonderful balance with supporting oak providing excellent framework with intense fruit and soft acidity driving focus and finesse.

The Gibson The Dirtman Shiraz 2018 features lifted complex plum and spice characters on the nose with interesting notes of spicy oak. The palate is medium bodied full flavoured lively and well balanced. The finish is harmonious and long, leaving spicy dark chocolate cherry pip flavours lingering on the palate. It shows all the hallmarks of world-class Shiraz treated with good oak maturation to produce a great wine with good ageing potential.

The Chateau Prieure Marquet Bordeaux Superior 2015 offers fresh and intense aromas of slight spice with dominant red fruit. The palate features a fresh attache of red fruits followed by a low tannic intensity.

The Tahbilk Old Vines Cabernet Shiraz 2016 offers herbal and cedar notes. The palate features flavours of bay leaf, mint and pepper weave seamlessly around dark berry, spice and plum fruits.

The Hewitson Shiraz The Mad Hatter 2018 is wonderfully ripe and impeccably proportioned. The bouquet shows sweet aromas of dark berries together with seductive nuances of vanilla, dark cocoa, olive and violet. The palate is sumptuous and opulent, offering terrific fruit power and richness, gorgeously complemented by velvety mouthfeel and seamlessly woven tannins.

AWARDS:

• 96 points Sam Kim
• 94 points James Suckling
• 92 points The Wine Front

The Monterra Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 features aromas of blueberries, milk chocolate and oak spice. The palate showcases flavours of dark plums, blackberries, milk chocolate and spice, framed perfectly by fine French Oak tannins.