The 2017 Charles Melton Grains of Paradise Shiraz has a wonderful expression of the traditional Barossa style. Deep in colour and softly perfumed with excellent melding of vanillin and cedar oak aromatics and rich Barossa Shiraz fruit. This Charles Melton Father In Law Shiraz wine as an intense coffee and mocha flavours are supported by firm tannins and richness of mouthfeel.
The 2021 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wine by Di Giorgio Family has a herby, cassis aroma that is typical of Cabernet in this part of the world. In the mouth, there’s good concentration of sweet plum and black fruit flavours, with sweet spices and a fragrant vanilla and wood lift. This Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wine has violet notes come through on the pleasant finish. A more elegant style of Cabernet Sauvignon that will match well with a variety of dishes.
This 2021 vintage saw moderate yields combined with a mild summer and consequently long, slow ripening season, perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon. This enabled us to produce wines of beautiful fruit with typical Coonawarra elegance and balance. The softening effect of traditional open top fermentation, and the maturity of the vineyards have given this wine great mouth feel. It is ready to consume now, though it’s Coonawarra pedigree suggests that it will drink well, if cellared in good conditions, for at least 8-10 years.
The Federico Paternina Banda Oro Crianza 2016 is a well developed Crianza. Full in the mouth with a rich long bouquet. Highly persistent and fruity with a complex, harmonious structure.
Founded in 1896, Don Federico Paternina established his winery on a site featuring cellars dug in the 16th century in Ollauri, Rioja Alta. After passing through several hands along its history, in 2014 Marqués de la Concordia decided to adopt this historic bodega to its family of wines and are now fully committed to preserving its status as among the most beloved names in Rioja.
The 2020 John Duval Entity Shiraz wine is from old vines in five districts, fermented with submerged cap, matured in French oak (32% new) for 15 months. Complex and rich from the first whiff, it doesn’t waste a single berry of this great vintage. So much power, such elegance. The John Duval Shiraz wine is from the producing world class Shiraz from exceptional Barossa vineyards.
This 2019 Ultra Malbec from Kaiken wine is a fabulously fruity choice. Delve into a sweet profile of satsuma, plum and spices that’ll linger on the palate for longer. Soft and supple tannins provide a deliciously smooth texture that’ll go down easily.
The Marques de Murrieta Gran Reserva 2012 wine is lush, fleshy palate is braced with acidity, while this gran reserva tastes of plum, cassis, tobacco and brown sugar. Fresh acidity creates length on a finish with mocha, chocolate and spice flavors. This Marques de Murrieta Gran Reserva wine has a green and fleshy palate is reinforced with acidity, while this large reserve known plum, snuff and brown sugar. The fresh acidity length creates a finish with flavors of mocha, chocolate and spices.
This 2012 Marques de Murrieta Gran Reserva wine is perfect with Iberian ham, sirloin, Iberian cheek.
GRAPES: 90% Tempranillo, 5% Mazuelo, Grenache 3%, 2% Graciano.
The Marques de Murrieta Reserva 2017 is a traditional Rioja wine crafted in the classic Murrieta signature style and enjoying all the benefits of modern winemaking philosophy, equipment and techniques. This Marques de Murrieta Reserva has incredible depth and intensity on the nose with chocolate, walnut, blackberry and wet-earth aromas. Some iodine, too. All this follows through to a full body with very silky tannins that give the wine depth and length. It’s really framed beautifully. Reserved and tight at the finish. A terrific wine for the cellar.
The red 2017 Rioja Reserva is their flagship wine, of which they produce 900,000 bottles exclusively from grapes from their 300 hectares of estate vineyards. It’s a blend of 83% Tempranillo, 9% Graciano, 6% Mazuelo (Cariñena) and 2% Garnacha and has the character of the vintage, ripe and warm but without excess.
This Marques de Murrieta Reserva wine pairs beautifully with baked red snapper with grilled vegetables in white wine, apple, lime, and rosemary, or even lamb chops with buttermilk, asparagus, and red wine. Decanting the wine for 20 minutes is recommended. Best enjoyed between 59º- 61ºF.
96 points James Suckling
94 points Decanter
93 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
The 2022 Montes Cherub Rose of Syrah wine is a elegant, dry Rose wine. Fresh and well balanced. Bright intense pink color. Both on the nose and palate it has a distinct Syrah character, with some spiciness and hints of strawberries and lively floral flavors, mainly roses as well as orange peel. good fruit concentration. This Montes Cherub Rose of Syrah shows richness in texture across the palate that leads to a delightfully long finish.
The 2020 Montes Purple Angel Carmenere Petit Verdot wine has a purple color with distinctive and delicate hints of chocolate and cigar box aromas. On the mouth, it is full bodied, with a considerably amount of ripe tannis giving grip and structure to this lovely wine. This Purple Angel Carmenere Petit Verdot wine is mouth filling with a very long finish.
The Toso Asti Spumante Festoso is sweet, aromatic, fruity and floral sparkling wine, moderate in alcohol, with fine sparkle and long lasting perlage. This Toso Asti Spumante wine is of yellow straw color. This Asti Spumante is a fine and elegant sparkling wine, ideal to celebrate every joyful event.
The Toso Asti Spumante wine is made from Moscato grapes grown on hills in the South of Piedmont, Italy. An early picking insures a higher acidity and a more floral bouquet. The grapes are crushed immediately to avoid any oxidation which might detract from the wine’s aromas. The grapes are gently crushed and the juice is settled, centrifuged and filtered.
This Italian Asti Sparkling wine is excellent as aperitif, best enjoyed with fruit, and dried pastries and desserts in general.
The Toso Prosecco Sparkling wine has a rich bouquet with fruity notes and a distinctive floral aroma, with the typical character of Prosecco. This Italian Prosecco is an ideal summer wine, clean with small bubbles. This Toso Prosecco Sparkling wine pairs elegantly with light appetizers, fish, vegetables, and seafood, squid, crab meat, pasta, and salads. As well as an aperitif.
This Toso Prosecco Spumante is a sparkling wine from Veneto, Italy. This Prosecco wine is based on glera and has an alcohol content of 11%.
