Barossa Cabernet expresses the variety in a warmer, fuller style, delivering richer flavours than cooler regions while retaining complexity and depth. With a long regional history dating back to the 19th century, this wine invites drinkers to explore Cabernet in its riper, more generous Barossa form.
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Crayford Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
Original price was: $14.80.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.We enjoy wines like this Crayford when younger though the wine will hold up well for many years.
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Dolans, Sobels & Hope ‘Squatters Three’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Original price was: $13.80.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.This Cabernet is part of the five star red haul that we purchased over 2024. The Cabernet is made in the manner of the Leasingham Bin 56 of the 1970s-1980s.
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Old Moppa Road Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $14.50.$7.00Current price is: $7.00.The Barossa Valley is a remarkable wine region to visit. To move from admiring the landscape in the manner of the occasional visitor to having a profound knowledge of the how the landscape evolved (geomorphology) has given me much satisfaction.
I know Old Moppa Road very well. It runs along the western edge of the northern Barossa Valley a location with many old vine vineyards. Alas for this vintage we could not buy grapes from the location we wanted along Old Moppa so moved further north to secure supply.
This vintage was a true Barossa vintage without prolonged hot spells nor unsettling cooler periods. So out of 50 vintages the 2022 would be like about 25 of them. You want to sit with the average not the extremes. Looks good in the glass as I write this note but am wary about long term cellaring.
The wine is rich and deep but all vintages make me cautious as the unexpected can appear as they age, so 10 plus years is not recommended – unless you are happy.
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Oakley Adams Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$12.80Barossa Cabernet that changed perceptions. While tradition says the best Cabernet comes from cool climates, Australia proves otherwise—great Cabernet thrives from the Hunter to Clare, and especially the Barossa. The Oakley Adams release captures this fresh identity: bold, elegant, and proof that if the wine tastes good, you’ve found the right place.
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Roxton McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Original price was: $14.60.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.Ninety minutes of pleasant driving across the Adelaide Hills links McLaren Vale with the Barossa Valley, the two most important districts within the Adelaidean Mount Lofty range. This Roxton is a fine example of the McLaren Vale style and a nice foil to our Karrawirra Barossa reds.
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The Green Patch Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Original price was: $13.80.$8.00Current price is: $8.00.Boutiques now make more wine than they can sell at the high prices they charge. Indeed 50% of the current oversupply is called ‘premium’ for the first time ever. Glug hunts through this surplus to find wines we bottle as ‘One Offs’ like this Green Patch. Now you see them, then they are gone.
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The Regions McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $14.50.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.McLaren Vale Shiraz shaped by the cooling influence of the nearby ocean, where maritime freshness meets inland heat. The 2022 vintage delivers a rich, powerful style at 15.3% alcohol. A big wine that shows why McLaren Vale stands alongside Australia’s great coastal regions.
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Hopcroft & Cornock McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
Original price was: $13.80.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.Sourced from surplus barrels of a post-1990s McLaren Vale winemaker, this Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022 has been matured in large, seasoned oak and bottled when at its finest, offering a rich, balanced expression of the original wine.
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Cellar Range Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$14.50Back in October we were given our choice of barrels of Clare Valley reds from a five-star rated winery. While they retained the very best to be able to select what we wanted from the rest we knew was a rare honour.
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Bagot Station Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2023
Original price was: $13.40.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.Drink this vintage sooner not later as the extraordinary aroma is its great joy.
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Wine Makers Individual Barrel Series GH76 WIBS Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Original price was: $14.70.$8.95Current price is: $8.95.So here we are with the final single barrel bottling. GH76 being the record keeping number. ’75 was when I began selling wine, a better ending, but we have no GH75 barrel. The WIBS idea has worked so lets celebrate that. The first single barrel was bottled in 2019 being from the 2015 vintage. There have been several dozen since. The alcohol at bottling of GH76 was 15% which indicates why we placed this barrel to one side. Beautiful wine which will keep for years. Good value today.
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Oakley Adams Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $14.10.$7.05Current price is: $7.05.I keep telling the story of the role of wine merchants using Oakley Adams as they did the hard yards. The business was Melbourne based and began in 1871 as importers of wines and spirits. Later they promoted local wines which were bottled as Oakley Adams selections. Selling wine was hard work and did not become part of life of our social life until the post war years.
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The Regions Clare Valley Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $13.60.$7.00Current price is: $7.00.Please return to the Clare Valley as the wine flavours are magnificent. Its Way up North yet the wines have intriguing cool climate minty flavours simply delicious. Another district that will one day have global fame. What Australia has that other continents do not is a sudden burst of hot weather that puts the ‘icing’ on the flavours.
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Oakley Adams Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Original price was: $13.50.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.Clare Valley Cabernet is a hidden gem. Born in Bordeaux, this variety has adapted to Clare’s unusual climate, producing wines with rare elegance and intrigue. Oakley Adams captures that beauty – sourced from a five-star winery and preserved by Glug for true wine discoverers.
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Hopcroft & Cornock McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
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Square Mile Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Original price was: $14.50.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.A classic Clare Valley Cabernet showing the region’s hallmark balance, structure and drinkability. Purchased from barrel and further matured before bottling in early 2026, this is honest, varietal Cabernet offering excellent everyday value at its regular $14.50 price.
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Old Moppa Road Barossa Valley Cabernet Merlot 2019
Original price was: $14.50.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.Cabernet 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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GH63 WIBS Winemakers Individual Barrel Selection Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 15%
Original price was: $14.50.$8.95Current price is: $8.95.Selected from a standout barrel set aside by the winemaker, this bottling shows the powerful side of Barossa Cabernet. Treated in the same way as Shiraz, the result is a wine that is Barossa first and Cabernet second. Rich, full and a reminder that this variety thrives just as impressively in warmer districts.
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Square Mile Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
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Oakley Adams McLaren Vale Malbec 2023
Original price was: $12.80.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.A McLaren Vale Malbec chosen for one simple reason: outstanding flavour for the price. Often used in blends, Malbec shines here on its own, delivering richness and character that proves variety matters less than good wine at the right value. Different, impressive, and bottled exactly as we found it.
