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Henschke Louis Semillon 2004/05 Eden Valley, S Australia
Named in tribute to Louis, expert vigneron of the Hill of Grace vineyard for 40 years. Fermented and matured for six months in new French oak, it is a subtle and complex wine, delicate in youth and honey-on-toast flavours as it matures. Delicious with seafood, poultry or pork.
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Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 S Australia
Wolf Blass is one of Australia's best-known wine names and they make premium wines. This Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon is their most-loved wine. The warm growing conditions have resulted in a luscious plummy red with soft spicy oak. Perfect with roast lamb or casseroles.
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£8.06
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Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz 2003/04 S Australia
Upmarket Shiraz from premium South Australian vineyards, including Barossa. Using both warm- and cool-climate fruit and a mix of French and American oak, Sam Kurtz, one of Jacob's Creek's senior winemakers, has made a sleek, opulent Shiraz with finesse and concentration. Great with steak or roast beef.
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£7.59
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Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 Coonawarra, S Australia
A top quality Aussie Cab Sauv from the famous 'terra rossa' of Coonawarra. Well-regarded, it graces top international restaurants' wine lists. This rich but elegant Cabernet Sauvignon has been matured in French and American oak and is now gaining attractive bottle age, comparable to many clarets at higher prices.
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£13.29
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Nepenthe Riesling 2005 Adelaide Hills, S Australia
Fresh and fruity with balanced crisp acidity, complex minerality and amazing length The cool climate Adelaide Hills region and the winemaking skill of Peter Leske (who previously worked with Grosset at Polish Hill) result in a stunning aromatic Riesling. It is great with seafood or fish.
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£9.49
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Wolf Blass Yellow Label Chardonnay 2005 S Australia
This is a renowned Chardonnay from a reputable producer. Vibrant fruit flavours of peach, melon and figs are given the red carpet treatment of being vinified in new French and American oak hogsheads. This gives the wine a buttery texture making it a good white for meaty dinners.
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£8.06
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d'Arenberg The Hermit Crab Marsanne / Viognier 2005 McLaren Vale, S Australia
A full bodied white that's a welcome break to a Chardonnay. Great with flavoursome food. Named after fossils found in the soil, this is a delicious apéritif and accompaniment to seafood, fish, chicken, pork either simply grilled or oriental style.
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£7.59
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Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2005/06 S Australia
Yalumba are famous for their brilliant expression of the trendy Viognier grape. This wine shows exotic and musky apricot fruit with a mouth filling richness and creamy weight threaded with a limey freshness. Ideal with oriental dishes, or to savour all on its own.
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£6.64
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Henschke Keyneton Estate Shiraz / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2002 Barossa Valley, S Australia
This blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is rich and characterful. Stephen and Pru Henschke, 5th generation of this pioneer Eden Valley family, are world-renowned vinegrowers and winemakers. Keyneton (the wine and the village high in the Barossa ranges) was named after the oldest settler, Joseph Keynes.
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£17.57
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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Chardonnay 2005 S Australia
If you wonder why Australian Chardonnay is so popular, this wine should show you. Smooth silky ripe fruit flavours with a lingering nutty butterscotch aftertaste, it is crisp enough to drink as an apéritif and rich enough to match asparagus and salmon with hollandaise, coronation chicken and all sorts of pates and terrines.
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Henschke Henry's Seven Shiraz / Grenache / Mourvèdre / Viognier 2004 Barossa, S Australia
Excellent red made by the talented husband and wife team, Prue and Steve Henschke. This is a luscious and supple red named after the first man to plant grapes in Keyneton, Australia in 1853. The wine is truly delicious with sweet, ripe plum and berry flavours, long length and smooth texture. Enjoy with a rack of lamb.
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£14.24
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Nepenthe Tryst / Cabernet / Zinfandel / Tempranillo 2003/04 Adelaide Hills, S Australia
A romantically named wine that's greater than the sum of its parts. A very different style of red: a 'must-try' fresh, ripe, silky triple-varietal Bordeaux, California, Spain blend. A delicious apéritif or food wine, it`s "super-ripe and dead sexy" according to Matthew Jukes.
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The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, S Australia
d'Arenberg's trophy winning Cabernet. Its complex structure benefits from decanting. Winemaker Chester Osborn use low yielding vines to make this ripe, rich and concentrated wine. Blackcurrant and rhubarb fruit has cedar, cinnamon, liquorice and chocolate flavours from oak ageing interwoven into its rolling length. Decant and enjoy with roast pork loin.
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St Hallett Gamekeeper's Reserve 2006 Barossa Valley, S Australia
A spicy and warming Australian red blend. This is a fascinating blend of three classic Barossa varieties: Shiraz for pepper and spice; Grenache for generous raspberry fruit; and Touriga Nacional adds sweet ripeness. Bottled young and oak-free it is full of ripe fruit with savoury spice to balance. Ideal with gammon or game.
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£5.69
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The Ironstone Pressings Grenache / Shiraz / Mourvèdre 2003 d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, S Australia
d'Arenberg's France - Rhône or GSM red comes from a vineyard rich in iron oxide. Traditionally crushed and fermented, it matures in mainly new French and American oak barrels. Black cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant fruit with black olive and malty tannins. An Australian classic from Chester Osborn.
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£18.99
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Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz 2000 Barossa Valley, S Australia
One of Barossa's top Shiraz wines, with intensity, concentration and style. Peter Lehmann's long personal knowledge of local growers and their vineyards leads to the best selection. Rich berry fruit, smooth, toasty oak and soft, chocolately but firm tannins. It will keep and blossom over many years.
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Katnook Estate Prodigy Shiraz 2002 Coonawarra, S Australia
A complex nose of rich raspberry and plum with some liquorice and spice on the palate. Integrated oak aromas of vanillin and light roast coffee add complexity to the fruit. A rich combination seamlessly combined by extended maturation. Opulent palate structure of ripe plum and liquorice flavours with pepper and spice tones.
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d'Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2004 McLaren Vale S Australia
The d'Arenberg family are legendary in South Australia, making wonderful Shiraz. Intensely flavoured fruit from low yielding old vines is traditionally made, including foot treading and basket pressing. A rich silky yet gutsy style which has recently been awarded 90 Parker points.
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£8.54
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Wolf Blass Presidents Selection Chardonnay 2005 S Australia
The finished wine is a well-balanced Chardonnay with a soft lingering finish. Vibrant pale yellow in colour. Intense aromas of peach and melon are supported by well-handled French and American oak. The full-bodied palate is rich with tropical fruit flavours and a creamy mouth feel.
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£10.44
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Nepenthe Sauvignon Blanc 2005/06 Adelaide Hills, Australia
Tiny volumes of top quality wine from a new cool Adelaide Hills estate Made by a perfectionist winemaker (formerly with Grosset). An up-and-coming 'Cloudy Bay' lookalike, with intensely concentrated gooseberry flavours, which is also eminently drinkable, and with unusual ageing potential.
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Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz 2004 McLaren Vale, S Australia
A big-flavoured style of Shiraz with surprising elegance. Highly popular. It has a raspberry and blackberry fruitiness to which the year spent ageing in small, American oak barrels adds mint and chocolate. Delicious with barbecue roasted beef, lamb or gourmet sausages.
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Peter Lehmann Clancy's Shiraz / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc 2004 Barossa, Australia
Clancy's is named after Aussie poet Banjo Paterson's droving hero. This brilliant food wine is made from Shiraz, Cabernets Sauvignon, Merlot and a splash of Cabernet Franc. A complex blend, the sum of the individual flavours is enhanced by a whisper of smoky oak. Enjoy with roasts, game or stews.
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Penfolds Grange Shiraz 1999 S Australia
A small parcel of Penfolds Grange 1999, which Robert Parker gave 94-96 points. 1999 Grange will never be as powerful as the 1998, however many expert tasters prefer the aromatic and voluptuous fruit and supple sweetly ripe tannins of the 1999. Only the third Grange to be made 100% from Shiraz. Anticipated maturity 2007-2025.
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£123.50
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Angove's Bear Crossing Shiraz / Merlot 2005 S Australia
An easy-drinking red with soft tannins for all occasions. This attractive blend combines the feisty pepper and spice of Shiraz with the smooth minty finesse of Merlot. Every bottle sold assists the Koala Foundation to protect the species. The grapes are sourced from the Riverland area.
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Oxford Landing Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz 2004/05 S Australia
Australia has perfected this classic Australian blend, with its chunky style. Crunchy ripe briar fruit flavours show the smooth signature of American oak's spice and coconut. Its chunky style suits sausages, grills, roasts and cheesy dishes such as macaroni, cauliflower cheese or lasagne.
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£5.21
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Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2005 S Australia
Louisa Rose is a whiz with Viognier and we are delighted to welcome the gem back. The irresistible lifted spice and lychee character of this ripe Rhône lookalike is from the Barossa and Eden Valleys. An intensely satisfying wine - if you enjoy Chardonnay you'll love this on its own or with oriental stir fries.
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Katnook Estate Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon 1999/2000 Coonawarra, S Australia
Flagship Cabernet Sauvignon from Katnook Estate in Coonawarra, of 'terra rossa' fame. The terra rossa soil of Coonawarra produces intensely flavoured grapes and this rich Cabernet Sauvignon is no exception. Ripe blackcurrant, plum and mulberry fruit flavours blend seamlessly with a subtle smokiness and sweet vanilla incurred from oak ageing. Enjoy with Caerphilly, Beaufort and Gruyère cheeses.
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£33.25
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Peter Lehmann Chenin Blanc 2006 Barossa Valley, S Australia
Peter Lehmann is a highly respected wine producer in the Barossa. The Aussie sunshine ripens the Granny Smith style of Chenin Blanc into more of a crisp juicy Golden Delicious character. Mouthwatering freshness protected by a screwcap, it is ideal with fish, seafood or Asian food.
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Oxford Landing Sauvignon Blanc 2006 S Australia
A smooth satisfying apéritif and a good match for seafood, fish or chicken. This South Australian Sauvignon Blanc is named after a local site which was a sheep drovers' riverside resting station. It will match many foods, particularly those with an eastern flavour.
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£4.23
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Peter Lehmann Shiraz 2004 Barossa Valley, S Australia
A really popular Shiraz that's smooth and jam-packed full of spicy fruit. Matured in new and old hogshead barrels, this wine needs no fining and only the lightest of filtrations. Smoky smooth and succulent in youth, it will mature gracefully into a complex classy wine.
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