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Basket Press Shiraz - 2003 - Rockford Wines

Ref: A114603
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Barossa Valley

The 2003 Basket Press Shiraz is a complete and utter stunner. It's the nineteenth release of this wine and is so concentrated and powerful that it will last for years. It's a bit worrying, but Robert Parker also likes the wine, "Made from 60 to 140 year old vines by …

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Australia (South Australia)

Cheese/Beef/Venison

Cabernet Sauvignon - 2004 - Turkey Flat

Ref: A210804
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A big, richly flavoured Cabernet with ripe black fruit and excellent grip.

Turkey Flat is more than just a vineyard as it is a family business that forms a vital part of the region’s rich cultural history and heritage.

It was here, on the banks of Tanunda Creek where bush turkeys once …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Game/Cheddar

Cabernet/Tempranillo, Back Block - 2005 - Thomson Estate

Ref: A208205
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The blending of Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo wines produces an elegant fruit driven wine with good acid balance making it an excellent food wine. The blend features a larger percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon than that of Tempranillo; however, the Tempranillo fruit is prominent with a …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Game/Pasta/Vegetarian

Cabernet-Sauvignon Bmw - 2004 - Botham-Merrill-Willis

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After a warm winter and heavy spring rains, a rain free vintage provided perfect growing conditions for harvesting healthy physiologically ripe fruit. Consistent berry set and a mild summer meant our premium red varieties displayed concentrated colour and flavour making this vintage one …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Game/Cheddar

Cabernet-Sauvignon, Barossa Valley - 2002 - Rockford Wines

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This wine shows typical varietal and regional characteristics and has the Rockford philosophy written all over it. A full-bodied, rich, soft wine made form fully ripened grapes. Two years maturation in French and American oak hogsheads has completely integrated the tannins and softened …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Game/Offal/Cheese

Cabernet-Sauvignon, Bin 407, - 2001 - Penfolds Wines

Ref: A202001
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Blackcurrant, black olives, lemon, chocolate, oak - it's all there in this stunning vintage of 407.

Launched in 1993 with the 1990 vintage, Penfolds Bin 407 was developed by Penfolds Chief Winemaker, John Duval, in response to the increasing availability of high-quality Cabernet …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Cheese/Beef/Veal

Cabernet-Sauvignon, Rifle Range, Barossa Valley - 2003 - Rockford Wines

Ref: A114303
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Cabernet-Sauvignon, Rifle Range, Barossa Valley

Another great Cabernet, probably the Barossa's finest. It nicely proves the old adage that great winemakers make great wines in tougher years as well as in stand out vintages like the 2002. The various individual vineyard parcels were vinified seperatly before a rigourous selection …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Game/Offal/Cheese

Cabernet-Sauvignon/Shiraz - 2000 - Charles Melton

Ref: A205000
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Who is Charles Melton?

To cut a long story short …A boy from Sydney named Graeme Melton, arrived in the Barossa Valley in 1973. Graeme and a mate needed jobs to fix their broken-down EH Holden ute to continue their road trip across Australia. There were two jobs going – one as a …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Lamb/Beef/Cheese

Chardonnay Bmw - 2003 - Botham-Merrill-Willis

Ref: A211103
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Cricket legends and fellow wine buffs Ian Botham and Bob Willis joined forces with one of Australia's top wine makers, Geoff Merrill, to launch their own range of fine wines. Botham Merrill Willis wines - BMW for short - was born out of the cricketers' mutual love of Australian wine, …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Shellfish/Seafood/Chicken/Barbeque

Chardonnay, Eden Valley - 2006 - Heggies Vineyard

Ref: A114806
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Heggies Vineyard Chardonnay displays subtle oak influences with cashew and azelnut, toasty undertones. The palate is fine and rich opening with creamy curds and nougat framed by citrus zest and the typical Heggies minerality giving purity and definition. The palate has wonderful length …

White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Shellfish/Chicken/Turkey

Chardonnay, Private Release - 2006 - Penfolds Wines

Ref: A114406
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Rich, tangy Chardonnay, off-dry with a creaminess bodied winter red with plummy, ripe fruit and a touch of spice.

When one considers the size of this extraordinary operation, it is amazing to see just how well Penfolds wines score in blind and competitive tastings. This was proved in …

White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Chicken/Vegetarian

Chardonnay, Private Release - 2007 - Penfolds Wines

Ref: A114407
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White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Chicken/Vegetarian

Chardonnay, Thomas Hyland - 2003 - Penfolds Wines

Ref: A115203
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This wine has aromas of white stone fruits and lemon pudding with notes of ginger and nutmeg. The palate shows grapefruit, honeydew and white peach flavours, laced with a complex array of caramel and spicy barrel-ferment characters. Zesty lemon acidity provides a clean, crisp finish.

The …

White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Chicken/Shellfish

Chardonnay, Tiers Vineyard - 2000 - Brian Croser

Ref: A201200
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The Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay is quite simply one of the finest Chardonnays we have ever tasted from anywhere in the New World. Originally an important constituent in Croser’s normal Piccadilly Chardonnay, this vineyard has unique geology situated on Calcsilicate rocks producing soils …

White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Chicken/Pork/Cheese

Chardonnay, Yattarna - 2002 - Penfolds Wines

Ref: A200502
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Aromas of grapefruit, white stone fruits and ripe apple are complimented by subtle spice and nut characters derived
from oak maturation. The subtle oak is seamlessly integrated offering a powerfully complex wine. The depth of fruit on the palate offers pear and lemon fruit, balanced with …

White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Shellfish/Chicken/Pork

Frank Potts Grand Cuvée - 2004 - Finca Sophenia

Ref: A113504
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Frank Potts - Bleasdale's flagship red commemorates its founder. A rich Cabernet blend and, depending on the vintage, complemented with dribbles of Malbec, Cabernet Franc, or Petit Verdot. This luscious wine is full of the region's characteristics - full berry flavour, deep colour, rich …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Lamb/Offal

Gewurztraminer, Jospeh Hill - 1999 - Henschke Estate

Ref: A118099
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Pale green/gold in colour. Unmistakable perfumed rose petals, musk and Turkish delight aromas. Intense and perfumed, the palate has wonderfully balanced fruit flavours with a crisp long finish.

The Traminer grape originated in the Tramin area of the north-east of Italy. This variety has …

White

Australia (South Australia)

Offal/Lamb/Pate/Chicken/Vegetarian

Grenache Rosé - 2006 - Geoff Merrill

Ref: A209606
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A quite remarkable rosé. Deeply coloured - certainly not a blushing pink but then what self-respecting Australian rosé would be! On the palate there is a lovely strawberry boiled sweets flavour with good depth, length and extract. More akin to a Tavel rosé from France than anything …

Rose

Australia (South Australia)

Strawberries/Aperitif/Quiche

Grenache Rosé - 2007 - Geoff Merrill

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Rose

Australia (South Australia)

Strawberries/Aperitif/Quiche

Grenache, The Prodigal - 2001 - Kilikanoon

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A complex mix of red fruits and savoury nuances with excellent structure and length.

Situated at Penwortham in the Clare Valley, Kilikanoon is owned by the young and dynamic Kevin Mitchell, who released his first vintage in 1997. All Kevin’s fruit is sourced from 6 hectares of Watervale …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Game/Beef/Cheese

Half Bottles Cabernet-Sauvignon - 2005 - Simon Hackett

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This is a lovely example of a south australian Cabernet. Full of gently spicy, eucalypt flavours mariied with ripe blackcurrant fruit. Quite full but very soft.

The larger-than-life, fun-loving and passionate Hackett is a boutique wine-maker in every sense of the word. Following a spell …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Grilled Meats/Cheese

Half Bottles Chardonnay - 2006 - Simon Hackett

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This Chardonnay has seen a very little oak maturation to ensure that the rich and natural buttery flavours of the fruit are able to shine through.

The larger-than-life, fun-loving and passionate Hackett is a boutique wine-maker in every sense of the word. Following a spell as wine-maker …

White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Chicken/Vegetarian

Half Bottles Chardonnay - 2007 - Simon Hackett

Ref: A911507
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White

Australia (South Australia)

Fish/Chicken/Vegetarian

Half Bottles Shiraz - 2006 - Turkey Flat

Ref: A910906
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Full bodied palate of plums, red currants and cedar.

Turkey Flat is more than just a vineyard as it is a family business that forms a vital part of the region’s rich cultural history and heritage.

It was here, on the banks of Tanunda Creek where bush turkeys once roamed, that pioneer …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Game/Cheddar

Half Bottles Shiraz - 2004 - Simon Hackett

Ref: A920504
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Textbook South Australian Shiraz full of gamey, sweet and spicey fruit.

The larger-than-life, fun-loving and passionate Hackett is a boutique wine-maker in every sense of the word. Following a spell as wine-maker at Saltram Winery and the Southern Vales Co-operative, he established a …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Game/Grilled Meats/Pasta

Halves: Botrytised Gewurztraminer - 2007 - Rymill Coonawarra Wines

Ref: A917807
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A luscious dessert wine with a clean, refreshing finish.

The Rymill family has long been associated with not only great wine but with horses which were bred initially on its ranch as remounts for the British cavalry in India, then as Australian Light Horse chargers in the Middle East. …

Fortified

Australia (South Australia)

Rich Pates/Blue Cheese/Fresh Fruit

Magill Estate Shiraz - 1996 - Penfolds Wines

Ref: A204396
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Medium bodied in style, exhibiting flavours of compote of dark berries, plums and prune, with a lively spice lift. Classy cedary oak and vanilla barrel notes align with rounded pronounced tannins to create this crafted and complete Shiraz style.

1996 was an outstanding year yielding some …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Lamb

Magill Estate Shiraz - 1998 - Penfolds Wines

Ref: A204398
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This complex array of aromas carries seamlessly on to the palate, which is chewy and richly textured and has fine,
powdery tannins. Despite - or perhaps because of - its origins in a single vineyard, the wine is already 'complete'
and integrated. A fine, distinctive expression of this …

Red

Australia (South Australia)

Beef/Lamb

Magnum Shiraz - 2006 - Turkey Flat

Ref: A710906
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Full bodied palate of plums, red currants and cedar.

Turkey Flat is more than just a vineyard as it is a family business that forms a vita