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Farmers & Growers ‘The Smithy’ Padthaway-Barossa Valley Shiraz Durif 2021
$9.30Any red that is 100% Padthaway and Barossa selling for under $10 must be taken seriously.
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Crayford Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
$12.80We enjoy wines like this Crayford when younger though the wine will hold up well for many years.
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Karrawirra Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
$16.00The great vintages are associated with a normal, steady ripening, plus an extended period for picking without being rushed to harvest. The wine maker when asked to comment replies that the wines made themselves. Such was the 2021 vintage, the 14th for Karrawirra.
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Shearers Lament South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
$7.99On the 10th October, 1892 at Alice Downs near Blackall, Queensland, ‘Jackie’ shore 321 sheep in 7 hours and 40 minutes.
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Jackman No.13 Dry Red Cabernet Merlot Shiraz NV
$6.00This wine was a blend of reds, made up of many varieties mostly Shiraz and Cabernet, from four districts sourced from along the Adelaidean Mount Lofty Range and from three vintages. It came from a high quality, medium sized, Barossa Valley winery.
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Stockwell Creek Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
$22.00We like grapes from the northern end of the Barossa Valley as its warmer though the Barossa land surface rises south to north by 80 metres so the evening temperatures are cooler which creates balancing flavour complexity.
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Glug ‘The Regions’ Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
$14.50We all have palate memories being the odd bottles which were ‘stand outs’. Many will coincide with an abnormally favourable vintage. The great Barossa red moment is with the 1996s. Still youthful even today. Just maybe the 2021 vintage will duplicate this. Even if it does not this vintage is the best for you now.
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Barbarossa Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet Durif Mataro 2021
$15.80This is the last Barossa red from 2021 of which we have reasonable stocks. Barbarossa was created as a customer guessing game. The idea being to make a small bottling with three or four varieties, different vintages that have customers thinking about what is in the glass. Alas a mistake was made when labelling as it reveals the mix and vintage. A disaster to a triumph as my views of the greatness of the vintage grows and grows. Best that the vintage can be seen by all.
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Bengalee Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
$16.50Being an enthusiast for this Bengalee I reason that if you do have suitable storage the maturing changes with time will provide interesting drinking.
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Terrene Estates South Australia Cabernet Merlot 2017
$8.60We recently found an astonishing collection of reds in a five-star winery in the Clare Valley and knowing we would not see its like again purchased more than usual.
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Goat Square Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$14.50This style of wine is what we wished to make when coming to the Barossa. This is achieved by using simple wine making methods, summed up as pick, ferment in small open fermenters, settle and age in old, oak puncheons.
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Telegraph Road South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
$7.50The sign of a good cellar is when budget wines improve to a point and then hold that point for a long time.
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Glug ‘The Regions’ Padthaway Shiraz 2021
Original price was: $11.30.$7.00Current price is: $7.00.A few vintages each decade simply taste better. One of these was 2021.
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PB Burgoyne Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2022
$10.60Langhorne Creek has been a favourite district of ours for 20 years and at their best they rival those of the Barossa and McLaren Vale for quality.
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Salem Valley Barossa Shiraz 2022
$12.80Huge in flavour, very much our style, and supports our view that drinkers will find great enjoyment in discovering younger is better. Though being Barossa it will not fall apart for at least 20 years.
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Colton & Hewett McLaren Vale/Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2015
$9.80The common sense drinker should only think of what is in the glass and this maturing red delivers.
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Cellar Range Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
$15.20We cannot reveal the source since the reason wines like this are offered is because the grower-maker wants anonymity. They want no conflict with their brand which as in all cases they offer the same wine at far higher prices.
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Glug GH73 WIBS Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
$13.80The way to discover the real Barossa taste, as experienced by winemakers, is with single barrel bottlings.
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Fareham Estate Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$15.40Late last year we purchased a collection of Shiraz and Cabernet of exquisite quality from a ‘five star’ winery, this rating being awarded by a noted wine writer. I can say no more as part of any purchase means we are forbidden to use the maker’s name.
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