Shafer Relentless 2004

This is our sixth vintage of this field blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah and as the vines mature, the wine has evolved into a more complex style – aromas and flavors of blackberry, spice, chocolate, cedar, liqueur, and black licorice. Relentless will always be a blockbuster, but this release ... more

Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

Very fragrant with loads of lush black fruit, dark bramble, pepper, mineral, sweet-spicy vanilla and dense purple-midnight color. A core of sweetness and supple, sweet tannins from our small-berried hillside fruit spread a chocolate-like rounded feel in the mouth and offer a lengthy finish. more

Orin Swift Cellars The Prisoner 2008

Great color, deep, dark garnet with a clean and bright red band in the rim. The aromas take a minute to come up, and then they take off into a blend of ripe berry and cherry with just a hint of new oak. We age the wine in both new ... more

Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District opens with initial scents of rich raspberry, fig compote, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cardamom. Once decanted, abundant aromas of iris root, lilac, osmanthus, pie crust, fenugreek, citral, and huckleberry burst from the glass. Upon entry, the mouth is stimulated by black cherries, white pepper, ... more

Oliverhill Winery Jimmy Section Shiraz 2006

The fruit is hand picked determined by flavour. The fruit is destemmed then crushed into 3 tonne open fermenters. The Shiraz is inoculated with Lalvin Syrah or D245 yeast. Hand plunging takes place four times a day or more. The wine is fermented to dryness on skins, average 12-14 days. ... more

Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Vineyard Syrah 2003

Planted in the Onkaparinga Valley in the Clarendon Hills area, this wine is always very peppery and spicy with nuances of Leather and minerals. A most individual wine - always very deeply coloured and with abundant tannin. more

Clarendon Hills Blewitt Springs Vineyard Old Vines Grenache 2003

This vineyard is in the Blewitt Springs area and always produces deeply coloured and very rich wine with full upfront raspberry fruit and a long aftertaste with abundant tannin in the finish. This wine repays cellaring very well. more

Clarendon Hills Liandra Vineyard Syrah 2003

'The smoking gun' of the Syrah wines full of peppery, spicy blackberry fruit-very aromatic with smokey bacon overtones reminiscent of Cote-Rotie Syrah wines from the northern Rhone Valley of France.  more

Mitolo G.A.M. Shiraz 2004

Bright ruby/purple. Lifted anise, nutmeg and dark fruit on the nose with hints of crushed pepper and mixed spice. A dense and multilayered palate that retains freshness, richness and vibrant fruit. more

Two Hands Harry & Edward's Garden Shiraz 2004

The mild January promoted excellent colour and flavour development at quite low sugar levels. The resultant wines show excellent colour and perfume with excellent acid and tannin balance at a relatively low alcohol level. The wine shows all the Langhorne Creek trademarks of wet ash, mint, charcoal, wet stones and ... more

Château Lascombes Margaux 2005

The dark, beautifully deep color displays brilliant purple hues. After swirling, a subtle nose of spices, black fruits and licorice comes through, enveloped by subtle toasty notes with roasted coffee beans. The palate, after a supple entry, is explosive whereas the discreet oak comes through subtly in the background, leaving ... more

Two Hands Bad Impersonator Shiraz 2005

Deep purple black in colour to the core. Lifted notes of charcoal and dark cherry emerge from the glass, followed by some excellent spice and dark plum, complex and interesting. The palate starts out focused with great definition and weight. Pronounced flavours of warm chocolate cake, liquorice and blackcurrant explode ... more