Wolf Blass Red Label Cabernet Merlot 2010 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

A mouthful of bramble and briar, supported by graceful, fine grained nutella tannins, Red Label carries ample fruit and a rich mouthfeel that develops into a long elegant finish.

Gemtree Uncut Shiraz 2009 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

An in your face, unmitigated Shiraz with youthful vigor, idealism and style.

Tassell Park Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ½

An architecture of soild tannins and brooding ebony oak support a highly aromatic elixir of juicy blackberry and cassis, resolving on a handsome complexity of musky closet spice and dank, new leather.

Metala White Label Shiraz Cabernet 2009 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

An invigorating cab/shiraz with a touch of mineral, a serve of sour cherry, made savoury by a shave or two of pencilled oak. The palate is essentially fruit driven, possesses fine structure and makes excellent early drinking. Fully reliable for its rich sweet fruits over supportive oak and auspicious Langhorne Creek tannins.

Pirramimma Stocks Hill Shiraz 2008 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Smokey bacon and soy bouquet, currants and violet, juicy, cherry ripe palate, dense but finely structured with auspicious tannins and clove scented, old closet oak.

Schild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Velvety textures, good support from the grippy tannins and attractive spice-led oak. More than ample dark berries and tasty fruits along the way to its fully integrated, seamless finish.

McWilliams Balance Shiraz 2009 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Finding your way around a rich palate of currant, spice and satsuma will take your mind off the low alcohol of this scrumptuous shiraz. A radiant palate with definition and length supported by lively, fruit driven acids and yielding chocolatey tannins.

Woodlands Cabernet Merlot 2010 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Redolence and vibrance, purity of fruit with outstanding balance, a palate of juicy plum, boysenberries and cherry chastened by the tenderest oak. A memorable, mouthfilling indulgence and an experience not to be missed.

Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet 2009 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ½

Reports of [yellow tail] being more fashionable in markets overseas than right back here in Australia are highly exaggerated. The classic Australian merge of Shiraz and Cabernet gets to the point with it's alluring bouquet and captivating palate. Expressions of spices, currant and plum, cocoa, eucalypts and cherry, light background oak and undulating tannins, to be gulped with venison bangers, scotch filet or cannelloni.

Elderton Eden Valley Shiraz 2010 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Well mannered Shiraz with plum and spice in the right proportion, lozenges of fruit on the tongue, currant and blackberry, bitter chocolate and sweet coconut oak. Sublimely integrated throughout, soft and stealthy tannins within a framework of signature Elderton styling.

Langmeil The Freedom Shiraz 2004 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

The definition of refinement, how these parched and ruddy old vines can yield such an agreeable young wine is a wonder. Opaque, a massive entry of impenetrable fruit, followed by notions of raisin and earth, cherries and pitch. Dignified, poised and inspiring.

Knappstein Shiraz 2009 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ½

Currants and violet aromas with a hint of light, cedar/ tobacco oak, a mouthful of black fruits and juicy, gummy tannins.

Majella Malleea 2008 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

A hair raising ride of alcohol doesn't numb the senses here, as it's outweighted by a presence of fruit and disciplined, finely chiselled tannins which serve as a meal of texture and muscle. A bounty of praiseworthy qualities, bushels of currant and plum, licorice and extravagant spice, ensconced within a cassatta of the finest polished oak.

Rouge Homme Cabernet Merlot 2009 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Polished, ripe and generous, spiced berry and choc/ vanilla aromatics with whisps of violet and creme de cassis presage a suitably complex palate. Tannins, oak and impenetrable layers of bramble fruit, all firmly at the wheel.

Bleasdale Bremerview Shiraz 2009 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Perceptibly alluvial Shiraz, finely groomed, made genteel by punnets of berry and sour red fruits. Soft and velvety smooth, brought to a long finish by relaxed, earthy tannins, it's ready as a young wine to guzzle with sirloin, lasagna or lamb.

Mitolo Jester Shiraz 2007 / ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ½

A foxy wine with chewy, cherry fruit and masquerading tannins that work with just an inuendo of oak to enunciate the charm and virtue of extra fine McLaren Vale Shiraz. Pepper and plum in a purse of sweet leather lined by choco oak, garnished by mint, sen-sen and fully aromatic, exotic spice.