The classic Australian blend of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon has been enjoyed since the 1940s, combining two varieties that thrive in our warm climate. Nowhere do they show greater depth and ripeness than in the Barossa Valley, where the intensity of flavour created by full grape maturity sets these wines apart from cooler regions. It remains one of the great and enduring styles of Australian red wine.
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Farmers & Growers ‘Wheatsheaf’ Barossa Valley Field Blend NV
$9.80What is a Field Blend? The varieties of vines e.g. Cabernet are propagated by cuttings so they are all identical. Back in time vines were crosses from pollination thus each plant was different. Also vineyards were often planted with many varieties. Hence the Field Blend being a wine made from all the different clones and varieties in the vineyard.
Recall the overall flavour is controlled by the weather of each vintage. There are many varieties and several vintages making this wine though you will detect Shiraz and Durif, favourites of Glug while the components are from several recent vintages.
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Colton & Hewett McLaren Vale/Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2015
$11.80The common sense drinker should only think of what is in the glass and this maturing red delivers.
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Bagot Station Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2023
$13.40Drink this vintage sooner not later as the extraordinary aroma is its great joy.
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Barbarossa Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet Durif Mataro 2022
$15.80NMD is short for ‘no more details’ and is the game we played with the early releases of the Barbarossa. The name Barbarossa and knowledge that it was 100% Barossa Valley was all customers were told. A real guessing game.
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Trial Bin 093 Barossa Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc M.V.
$10.40Great wines have been produced since the red wine trials of the 1950s by Max Schubert showed us the way. These evolved into Penfolds Range and the sweeping range of Bin numbers of today. This Trial Bin 093 helps us understand the blending of Barossa Valley with Eden Valley wines.
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Mount Eagle Eden Valley Cabernet Syrah 2022
Original price was: $14.10.$7.05Current price is: $7.05.The best way I can describe this Mount Eagle is to appreciate that the medium density, the result of the location, displays a range of flavours, perhaps fragrant, which tend to be masked in wines from the adjoining Barossa Valley.
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Auld & Burton Barossa Valley Shiraz Mataro 2014
$12.80The oldest Mataro vines date back to around 1892 though it was a popular variety in previous eras as a productive, non-irrigated bush vine this before the arrival of trellised vine rows and drip irrigation. We do know that the early makers of Barossa Valley Shiraz added 10-15% of Mataro to many blends as they found this added strength and character to the wine. So Mataro was the variety which was never on the label yet was always in red wine.
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The Universe
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Stonevale Wines Red Barn Barossa Valley Cabernet Malbec 2020
$13.60Special Offer: Add 12 to your cart, apply code REDBARN40 at checkout to access a case for only $40 + freight. Order any wines for $150+ to qualify.
For this Stonevale the Malbec has transformed the Cabernet into something special. Malbec has a tasty, sappy-fruity, menthol character so how much to add must be carefully measured. Malbec is very popular in Argentine and the best of them from Mendoza, the wine capital, fetch high prices. It is time for a Malbec revival.
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Dark Matter Exploration No.2
$14.50Imagine a wine which is a black glass, passed via a hatch into a darkened room, where you sit on your own, to make of the wine what you will.
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Old Moppa Road Barossa Valley Cabernet Merlot 2019
$14.50Cabernet makes firm wines and the tannic toughness can get out of control so blending with the soft, fleshiness of Merlot comes naturally.
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Brutus Barossa Valley Shiraz Durif 2021
$29.90This is the eighth Brutus from 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2021. Brutus is a project to push Shiraz further by blending with Durif. Durif from the Riverine town of Griffith is exceptional and with our experience with Rutherglen Durif we knew it would blend well with Barossa Shiraz. The ABV is 15%. Shiraz with Durif is a Wonder.
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Crayford Collection Mixed Dozen
Original price was: $178.00.$138.00Current price is: $138.00.Crayford Barossa Valley Grenache 2023 x 2 bottles
Crayford Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023 x 2 bottles
Crayford Barossa Valley Carignan 2021 x 2 bottles
Crayford Barossa Valley Shiraz Durif 2022 x 3 bottles
Crayford Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021 x 3 bottles