I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE to taste many sensational wines, both affordable and premium, but more often than not I’ve been disappointed …

Intense on the nose with lots of florals amid the sweet red fruit, bramble and herbal aromas. The palate is …

Red plum, black cherries and tomato stalk herbals come through alongside strawberry jam, violets and lavender on this quite  complex, …

Aromas of pretty violet florals sit alongside cherries and cranberries on the nose. The palate is youthful and primary with …

Lovely high-toned fruit on the nose alongside florals and some graphite and dried herbs that give complexity. The palate is …

Dark with aromas of chalk, red cherry and graphite on the nose with a wet- stone minerality that is mouthwatering …

Initially savoury on the nose, but quickly ripe dark cherries appear alongside sweet plums, florals and baking spice all of …

Dark and brooding with black fruits, olives, forest floor and savoury spice on the nose. The palate has quite a …

Intensely deep colour in the glass with dark, woody, tea-leaf complexity on the nose alongside cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas …

An intense nose of plum jam and red cherries. The palate is ripe and juicy with a lovely concentration of …

A lovely colour in the glass with bright ripe fruit; cherries, raspberries and strawberries on the nose. The palate is …

Florals and red fruits commingle on the nose with some herbal reduction peeking through. The palate is savoury and complex …

A concentrated wine with aromas of rose, red cherry and ripe red plum that come through to the palate. The …

A lovely clear garnet with just a hint of fade, this is a linear and juicy wine with forest floor, …

Deeply coloured with lots of big juicy primary fruit and unabashed oak aromatics coming through. The palate is equally bold …

Ripe baked pastry with boysenberry, dark cherries and cola and creamy vanilla aromas on the nose. The palate is full …

Dark and moody with a bold nose of ripe fruit, cherries, dried thyme and a touch of reduction that is …

A medium ruby in the glass with a hint of fade. Aromas of cherry cola and rhubarb alongside dark fruit …

Dark and brooding in the glass with ripe black cherries, stem aromatics and some light confected cherries on the nose. …

Savoury on the nose with thyme and mocha notes alongside the raspberries and cherries. The palate is well integrated and …

Floral and fruited with a lovely intense nose of sweet confectionery, cherries and kirsch with just a hint of wet …

A big, dark, fruit-forward wine with a complex and intense nose of cola, vanilla and black cherry. The fruit sweetness …

The fruit on the nose is primary but understated, balanced by red capsicum and smoky aromas. The palate is soft …

A clear medium ruby in the glass there is lovely purity of fruit sitting alongside strong reduction on the nose. …

Big and dark, yet soft and generous this is a very ripe example that is both concentrated and complex. Aromas …

Savoury black olive aromas commingle with sweet fruit, strawberries and ripe blackberries on the nose and through the palate. A …

A mix of sweet fruit and cherry, with some savoury notes on the nose. The palate is complex and generous …

A lifted and quite herbal nose with tomato stalk coming through the cherry and red fruit aromas present. A definite …

Big dark and ripe with a chalky minerality on the nose sitting alongside dried herbs and florals. The mouthfeel is …

Concentrated and complex with lovely primary aromas alongside black olives and a hint of cola. The palate is nicely concentrated …

A dense, deep colour in the glass with dark plum and ripe cherry aromas with umami truffle and woody characters …

Red fruits and ripe cherries on the nose alongside cranberries and plums suggesting a fruit-forward style that is realised on …

Medium ruby in the glass with aromas of plums and pencil shavings. While the shy nose isn’t giving too much …

Big red fruits are immediately evident on the nose which are tempered and balanced by some woodiness and mushroom umami …

Red berries on the nose are counterbalanced by oak aromas and umami forest-floor aromas. The palate is plush and supple …

A fruity nose with blackfruit and a confected cherry aroma reminiscent of bubblegum with just a hint of black olive …

Red fruits come through on the nose with cranberries and baking spices behind. The various elements on the palate are …

Medium ruby in the glass with a whisper of fade. There are Black Doris plums, tamarillo, boysenberry and hints of …

Medium coloured with clean dark cherry and blueberry aromas and just a hint of cola. The palate is quite bold …

Ripe cherries and red berry fruit come together on the nose with whole bunch characters and violet blossoms. The palate …

Youthful and slightly hefty, this structured wine has a strong core of dark fruit alongside tar, liquorice and new oak …

Deeply coloured in the glass with bold black cherry, wild strawberry, hints of black olive and dried-herb complexity. The mouthfeel …

Tawny in the glass as the time starts to show, there is an attractive black cherry fruit lift and savoury …

Kirsch, red cherries and rose florals are present on the nose, but restrained so as not to overwhelm. This is …

Solid, with lots of primary fruits throughout. Lovely black cherry aromas are lifted on the nose with hints of oak …

Youthful and bright with potential mass appeal, the red fruits on the nose are well balanced by black pepper spice …

Subtle cocoa aromas sit alongside baking spices and lots of bright, fresh cherry and plum aromas on the nose. Not …

A big colour in the glass implying concentration that is most definitely fulfilled with high-toned cherry cola, violets and kirsch …

The nose is complex with toasty oak sitting alongside black fruit, herbs and quite a lot of reduction, which segues …

A bright ruby in the glass with hints of garnet on the rim, this is a leaner style that has …

A lovely clear crimson in the glass and the nose has nice chalky, tarry notes overlaying bold red fruits and …

Red apples, cherry cola and plum aromas come together on the nose which is altogether inviting. The palate does not …

Red and black cherries on the nose are complimented by a charry reductive character that has been well managed. The …

Only the slightest hint of fade in the glass impresses given time in bottle, this wine is generous with a …

Youthful with intense aroma concentration on the nose. Black cherries, dark plums and candied violets meld with dried thyme. The …

Aromas of ripe raspberry and bramble on the nose sit alongside savoury herbals and just a touch of mushroomy forest …

Medium coloured in the glass with ripe primary fruit coming through on the nose but with restrained intensity and alongside …