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Casella Wines YELLOW TAIL Shiraz Cabernet South Eastern Australia |
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Australia, South Eastern Australia
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£79.32
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Soft & Supple Reds |
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The Shiraz adds earthy cherry flavours to the blend, while the Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits notes of blackcurrant. They team together to provide just the right balance on the palate between fruit, acid and tannin to produce a soft but fleshy wine This Italian family have six generations of winemaking experience, while the Casella family winery was founded in 1965. Today it is run by John Casella, an extremely talented and highly respected winemaker who aims to produce top qualitv wines from this region. John Casella was amongst the first to select premium vineyard sites used for the production of premium varieties and the vineyards now extend to 250 hectares. The vineyard is planted with Semilion, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semilion, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Colombard, Marsanne, Verdelho and Durif. Casella have made tremendous advances in viticultural techniques, particularly with canopy training, minimal pruning and controlled drip irrigation. These factors, coupled with restricted yields has enabled Casella to produce some of the top wines from this region.
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Australia, South Eastern Australia |
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Casella Estate |
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Hazendal Estate Stellenbosch Shiraz/Cabernet RSA
Description: Spectacularly positioned in the winelands between Stellenbosch and Kuils river, Hazendal Estate has a history dating back over three hundred years. The original farm was given to Christoffel Haasenwinkel, a German settler, in 1699 and it was the subsequent owner Joost van As, who in 1764, built the manor house which now stands on the site. In 1831 it was bought by Izaak Bosman whose family owned it until 1994 when it was purchased by the current owner Dr Mark Voloshin. Under Dr Voloshin's ownership there has been considerable investment in both the natural and human resources of the estate. An all woman team runs Hazendal Estate: General Manager Corinne Mans oversees the whole operation and she is supported by Ronell Wiid in the cellar, who last year won the prestigious Diners Club Winemaker of the Year award for the Shiraz/Cabernet 1999. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £134.83
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Casella Wines PAINTERS COVE Shiraz/Cabernet South Eastern Australia
Description: Deep red colour showing ripe raspberries and smoky oak on the nose. The Shiraz adds earthy cherry flavours to the blend, while the Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits notes of blackcurrant. They team together to provide just the right balance on the palate between fruit, acid and tannin to produce a soft but fleshy wine. This Italian family have six generations of winemaking experience, while the Casella family winery was founded in 1965. Today it is run by John Casella, an extremely talented and highly respected winemaker who aims to produce top qualitv wines from this region. John Casella was amongst the first to select premium vineyard sites used for the production of premium varieties and the vineyards now extend to 250 hectares. The vineyard is planted with Semilion, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semilion, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Colombard, Marsanne, Verdelho and Durif. Casella have made tremendous advances in viticultural techniques, particularly with canopy training, minimal pruning and controlled drip irrigation. These factors, coupled with restricted yields has enabled Casella to produce some of the top wines from this region. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £73.99
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Hardy's STAMP OF AUSTRALIA Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon South Eastern Australia
Description: Medium to deep purple in colour, the Stamp of Australia Shiraz Cabernet displays spicy white pepper, red cherry and blackcurrant aromas, with hints of toasty vanillin oak. Fresh fruit characters dominate the palate, and subtle vanillin toasty oak flavours are also evident. Fruit tannins provide complexity, resulting in a very approachable, persistent, fruit driven and distinctive style of wine. Stamp of Australia continues the tradition of fine winemaking that Hardys have become recognised for throughout the world. The Stamp range is identified by the original Australian postage stamp, dating back to 1937, which is featured on all Stamp of Australia wines. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £74.28
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Bremerton RACY ROSE Shiraz Cabernet Langhorne Creek South Australia
Description: The Bremerton story began in 1985 when Craig and Mignonne Willson purchased the property and established a long term restoration and development plan. The winery was established in 1988 and now has 110 acres planted at Langhorne Creek and is joint owner and manager of another 180 acres from which it selects the best fruit each year for its wines. Best quality practices ensure best quality grapes and the Bremerton vineyards predominantly grow Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot, with small plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Verdelho, Chardonnay, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The winemaking team headed by family member and winemaker Rebecca Willson has taken the quality of the wines to new standards. Rebecca seeks the best possible fruit from the Bremerton Estate and other specialised Langhorne Creek vineyards to craft traditional, full bodied, full flavoured, mouth filling Langhorne Creek wines that show a consistency of style whilst encouraging the true varietal grape characteristics to be expressed. The winery has invested heavily in a premium French & Amercian oak program using 220 litre barriques to ensure subtle and complementary oak influences. The winery utilises tradtional open top fermenters, made from stainless steel and a purpose built barrel cellar for maturation. New laboratory and tasting facilities have also been added to the winery. The best parcels of Shiraz had some of their juice drained off when the extraction colour was perfect, the juice was then cooled, settled and racked. A yeast was chosen that would enhance the natural characters of the berry and the ferment was treated just like a delicate white. The wine was then stabilised, filtered and bottled. This is the third vintage of Racy Rose, produced from 100% estate grown fruit. The philosophy behind this rose is to produce a wine that is easy drinking. The colour is bright and vibrant with a nose that shows wonderfully lifted crushed strawberry and watermelon characteristics. As the name suggests the palate is vibrant and racy with sweet cherry while the finish is dryer than most rose's, flavorsome and refreshing. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £96.38
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Vina Ventisquero CHILENO Shiraz Cabernet Colchagua Valley
Description: TASTING NOTE Deep ruby red color, with mature black and red fruit aromas. Medium bodied with fresh acidity and soft tannins. Long finish with vanilla overtones. WINEMAKERS NOTES Colchagaua valley fared quite well and saw little or no rain during harvest. Harvesting took place early in February and beginning of March due to mild and dry conditions. Both the Shiraz and Cabernet from this area has been deemed particularly good. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Chilean culture with its heritage, myriad crafts and vibrant colours is reflected in this Chileno wine. Chileno is a joint venture between PLB and Viña Ventisquero, with vineyards based in five of Chile's top sites (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £66.69
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Bleasdale Vineyards Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Langhorne Creek Australia
Description: Produced by Australia's second oldest family of winemakers, the Potts family, in Langhorne Creek near Adelaide. The cooler climate here ensures a ripe yet restrained and characterful red. Blending Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon together is classically Australian and this wine is a great example of how these two varieties complement each other so well. Comprising 51% Shiraz and 49% Cabernet Sauvignon the wine displays rich ripe plummy, berry and spice characters from the Shiraz complemented with fragrant herb and mint flavours from the Cabernet. Fine tannins lengthen the palate and tasty oak, from 12 months maturation in french and american oak barrels, adds further complexity to the blend. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £95.88
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Penfolds KOONUNGA HILL Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon South Eastern Australia
Description: Koonunga Hill is a multi-district blend based on Barossa, McLaren Vale and Coonawarra fruit. Here the Winemakers seek to maintain its style, weight and concentration each year, regardless of vintage conditions. This wine was matured for 15 months in a combination of five and six year old French and American oak to produce an intense plum red coloured wine. It is showing sweet, ripe fruit aromas of plums and blackberries with a sweet cinammon stick, almost bread and butter pudding lift. A medium-bodied wine it is full of rich, spicy plum and dark fruit notes with alluring sweet cinammon and nut meg flavours. A tightly structured wine, supple, fine, seamless tannins, the finish shows great balance and integrated appealing oak. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £47.64
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Leasingham MAGNUS Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley Australia
Description: Established in 1893 Leasingham Wines has been an integral part of the Clare Valley for over 100 years. Today,Leasingham 's 300 hectares of vineyards, located to the north and south of Clare, provide the premium fruit, which, along with the winemaking commitment and expertise, enable Leasingham to produce outstanding, award winning, regional wines. The renowned dryland Schobers vineyard in South Australia 's Clare Valley produced the Jimmy Watson Trophy winning 1994 Classic Clare Shiraz. A cool,dry ripening season led to vintage yields below average which served to concentrate grape flavours and colour. Following vintage, the wine was matured in new American and French oak for 18 months, and a further 18 months maturation in bottle prior to release. Deep ruby red in colour with purple hues, this wine displays attractive berry and plum aromas integrated with cedar and vanillin oak characters. Ripe, blackberry and chocolate flavours highlight a palate of great concentration and persistence of flavour. This wine's structure, depth of flavour and soft generous tannins will ensure it gains further flavour complexity and character with careful cellaring. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £61.65
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De Bortoli WILLOWGLEN Shiraz Cabernet South Eastern Australia
Description: Appearance: Vibrant purple hues. Bouquet: Soft yet intense aromas of spicy berry fruit, with hints of pepper. Palate: Spicy fruit flavours with notes of berry and subtle vanillin oak. A medium bodied wine with fine tannins and a full finish. Winemaker's Comments: Selected parcels of Riverina fruit, picked at optimum maturity and blended together to create a medium bodied drinking wine. This wine is made to be made to be fruit driven with integrated supporting oak and fine tannins. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £66.94
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Penny's Hill SPECIALIZED Shiraz Cabernet Merlot McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: Penny's Hill is a relatively new McLaren Vale wine, its first wines being produced from the 1995 vintage. Recognised by its distinctive 'red dot' packaging, the Penny's Hill range is made by winemaker Ben Riggs. He who uses only estate-grown fruit from the company's McLaren Vale vineyards
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Redvale Wines RIVER GUM Shiraz Cabernet South Eastern Australia
Description: From one of Australia's leading premium quality wine producers, McWilliam's River Gum is produced at the Hanwood winery. McWilliam's River Gum range is comprised of well-made varietal wines of consistent style and minimal vintage variation. The blending of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon has been popular in Australia since the earliest days of winemaking and has produced many wines of notable character. This wine is a brick red colour with crimson hues and aromas of fragrant spice, forest berry and blackcurrant that combine with cedar, clove oak characters. The palate is vibrant and fresh with ripe plum, blackcurrant fruit flavours accompanied by spicy, vanilla oak, while the finish is quite long and soft. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £85.41
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Metala WHITE LABEL Shiraz Cabernet Langhorne Creek Australia
Description: Metala was the creation of the winemaker Brian Dolan, whose son Nigel is current custodian of the famous brand. Metala has a unique place in the history of the Australian wine industry as the fruit used is sourced from a single vineyard in Langhorne Creek, from vines first planted in 1891. While the 1961 vintage of Metala was the first wine to win the Jimmy Watson Trophy at the Melbourne Wine Show. Since its inception the wine has always been a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz and this much-loved wine is a dense, dark colour with intense plum, cherry and blackcurrant fruit character, supported by the hints of eucalyptus and licorice that are typical of the Langhorne Creek region. On the palate Metala is full-bodied and rich, with wonderful, dense blackberry fruit coupled with substantial but soft tannins, and an excellent long finish. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £57.76
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Tyrrells Winemaker Selection VAT 8 Shiraz Cabernet Hunter Valley NSW Australia
Description: Dark, brooding wine of considerable class and increasing complexity. On the nose there is powerful berry-fruit, spice-rack and faint aromas; these being echoed on the palate. Overall, this wine has superb ageing potential as a result of great tannic structure which suggests its best kept secrets are yet to come. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £256.55
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Casella Wines YELLOW TAIL Cabernet Sauvignon South Eastern Australia
Description: This Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a vibrant, deep purple colour leading to lifted blackberry, dark chocolate aromas with hints of mint and vanilla. The wine is full-bodied showing generous, berry fruit characters with spicy notes. The palate has good length and is well structured with toasty oak and soft velvety tannins prominent on the finish. This Italian family have six generations of winemaking experience, while the Casella family winery was founded in 1965. Today it is run by John Casella, an extremely talented and highly respected winemaker who aims to produce top qualitv wines from this region. John Casella was amongst the first to select premium vineyard sites used for the production of premium varieties and the vineyards now extend to 250 hectares. The vineyard is planted with Semilion, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semilion, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Colombard, Marsanne, Verdelho and Durif. Casella have made tremendous advances in viticultural techniques, particularly with canopy training, minimal pruning and controlled drip irrigation. These factors, coupled with restricted yields has enabled Casella to produce some of the top wines from this region.
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Rothbury Estate MUDGEE Shiraz NSW
Description: The Mudgee Shiraz is deep purple red in the glass. This wine displays plummy, peppery sweet fruit and toasted oak characters, great length of flavour and soft velvety tannins Mudgee is an Aboriginal word meaning -nest in the hills. The region has been growing wine grapes since the 1850’s and is highly regarded for producing rich and full flavoured red wines with well-structured tannins. Located 260km north-west of Sydney, Mudgee is considered a warm climate region and exceptionally suited to growing shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Fruit for this wine was sourced from The Rothbury Estate’s own vineyards at Mudgee on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and from long term growers in the region. Winemaking. The wine began fermentation in tank at warm temperatures for up to six days before being pressed and transferred into seasoned American and French oak barriques. The wine completed its fermentation in these vessels, gaining complexity and integration, and was matured in the same barrels for a further 12 months before bottling. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £47.64
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Casella Wines TORTOISESHELL BAY Mourvedre/Shiraz South Eastern Australia
Description: The Mourvedre Shiraz is a deep red brick colour with black cherry and plum flavours accompanied by soft oak. The palate is smooth and supple, with fruit and tannin combining to provide a long, rich finish. This Italian family have six generations of winemaking experience, while the Casella family winery was founded in 1965. Today it is run by John Casella, an extremely talented and highly respected winemaker who aims to produce top qualitv wines from this region. John Casella was amongst the first to select premium vineyard sites used for the production of premium varieties and the vineyards now extend to 250 hectares. The vineyard is planted with Semilion, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semilion, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Colombard, Marsanne, Verdelho and Durif. Casella have made tremendous advances in viticultural techniques, particularly with canopy training, minimal pruning and controlled drip irrigation. These factors, coupled with restricted yields has enabled Casella to produce some of the top wines from this region. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £69.41
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Casella Wines YELLOW TAIL RESERVE Shiraz South Eastern Australia
Description: An intensely concentrated wine, the Reserve Yellow Tail Shiraz initially reveals aromas of ripe cherries, blackberries, chocolate and mocha. Delving deeper into this complex wine, cracked pepper and spice fragrance are apparent with sweet French oak aromas always present. The vanilla softness on the nose takes you into a full palate crammed with ripe fruits reminiscent of a basket of sweet summer berries. Seamless and well structured tannins complete this full bodied red wine. This Italian family have six generations of winemaking experience, while the Casella family winery was founded in 1965. Today it is run by John Casella, an extremely talented and highly respected winemaker who aims to produce top qualitv wines from this region. John Casella was amongst the first to select premium vineyard sites used for the production of premium varieties and the vineyards now extend to 250 hectares. The vineyard is planted with Semilion, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semilion, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Colombard, Marsanne, Verdelho and Durif. Casella have made tremendous advances in viticultural techniques, particularly with canopy training, minimal pruning and controlled drip irrigation. These factors, coupled with restricted yields has enabled Casella to produce some of the top wines from this region.
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Casella Estate YELLOW TAIL Cabernet Merlot South Eastern Australia
Description: This Cabernet Merlot is a fresh, easy-drinking young red, offering lifted aromas of blackberries and cassis on the nose with sweet French oak undertones. The Cabernet creates a well balanced tannin framework and the Merlot filling out and softening the mid-palate. Ripe fruit flavours finish with good length demanding another glass. This Italian family have six generations of winemaking experience, while the Casella family winery was founded in 1965. Today it is run by John Casella, an extremely talented and highly respected winemaker who aims to produce top qualitv wines from this region. John Casella was amongst the first to select premium vineyard sites used for the production of premium varieties and the vineyards now extend to 250 hectares. The vineyard is planted with Semilion, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Botrytis Semilion, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Colombard, Marsanne, Verdelho and Durif. Casella have made tremendous advances in viticultural techniques, particularly with canopy training, minimal pruning and controlled drip irrigation. These factors, coupled with restricted yields has enabled Casella to produce some of the top wines from this region.
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Beringer STONE CELLARS Cabernet Sauvignon California
Description: Inspired by the wine cellars where Beringer began winemaking 125 years ago, Stone Cellars by Beringer offers full-flavored, handcrafted wines. Stone Cellars by Beringer offers six award-winning varietals: Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, Shiraz-Cabernet, and Sauvignon Blanc. The approachable, fruit-forward wines have a touch of oak for balance and complexity. This Cabernet Sauvignon has an explosion of berry and currant flavours laced with hints of spice and soft tannins. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £81.78
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Wolf Blass EAGLEHAWK Shiraz Merlot Cabernet South Eastern Australia
Description: Eaglehawk Shiraz Merlot Cabernet is a fruit driven style with a bouquet of lifted spice, plum, red berry fruit characters and subtle oak overtones. The palate is of medium body, showing soft complex fruit flavours with rich berry characters. Soft tannins help finish the wine with a dry lingering finish. VITICULTURE Fruit was sourced from the company’s own vineyards and selected contract growers in premium vineyard districts in South Eastern Australia. WINEMAKING The three varieties were crushed and fermented separately before being matured for a short period with American oak. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £68.28
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Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot South Australia
Description: The reputation of Wynns Coonawarra Estate stretches back four decades to 1951 when David Wynn recognised the potential quality of Coonawarra's wines. He purchased the original cellars built by John Riddoch in 1896 and began a winemaking legacy that continues to this day. The only blend in the range, Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot captures all the elegant fruit character that Coonawarra has to offer in a wine that drinks best while relatively young. The Cabernet provides flavour, length and structure; the Shiraz imparts a spicy complexity and richness, while the Merlot adds softness. The resulting red offers a rich balance of varietal characters in a smooth and approachable wine. Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon , Shiraz and Merlot . Oak Maturation: Matured for 10 months in a mix of new and used American and French oak barrels. Colour: Deep red with purple hues. Nose: Fragrant, leafy aromas with hints of mint and eucalyptus underlined with dusty oak. Palate: The palate is earthy and supple with soft, dark, berry fruit with a spicy finish and fresh aftertaste. This wine is made for current drinking, thus would only benefit from short-term cellaring. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £55.38
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Horse Mountain Shiraz Voor-Paardeberg Paarl RSA
Description: Horse Mountain Wines embody a new spirit of adventure in winemaking in the Cape with a fresh, entrepreneurial approach, unfettered by conventional tradition but rooted in the tried and tested philosophy that fine wine is made in the vineyard. These wines come from a former dairy farm on the slopes of the Paardeberg mountain between Paarl and Wellington. The 217ha property was acquired in 1997 after its potential as a suitable terroir for quality wine production had been identified. Since then, energetic owner Craig Lardner, a former property developer with a new-found passion for winemaking, and innovative consultant viticulturist Paul Wallace, have systematically selected nearly 50ha of the 150ha of viticulturally viable ground for painstaking preparation and careful cultivation to five grape varieties. The grapes grown include Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz that flourish on the high-lying, high-potential Vilefontes soils. While the Merlot and Pinotage have settled in the lower-lying, rich red Swartland/Glenrosa soils and Cabernet Franc does well in the similarly low-altitude Estcourt soils. Such significant variations in soil comnbined with an exceptional climate compared with conditions in the surrounding Paarl wine growing district, earned this new viticultural pocket its own 'ward' status in 2003. Horse Mountain wines thus proudly bear the designation Wine of Origin Voor-Paardeberg on their labels. The fruit came from single block of four-year-old vines planted in rich red, well-drained Vilefontes soil types on south eas | | | |
