Fashion moved on from Merlot, leaving smart buyers with wines like this. A rich, full McLaren Vale red delivering Cabernet-level satisfaction at remarkable value.
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Square Mile Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Original price was: $14.50.$8.50Current price is: $8.50.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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Wine Makers Individual Barrel Series GH76 WIBS Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Original price was: $14.70.$9.00Current price is: $9.00.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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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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GH63 WIBS Winemakers Individual Barrel Selection Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 15%
Original price was: $14.50.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.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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Old Moppa Road Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Original price was: $13.70.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.A full-flavoured Barossa Cabernet in the region’s signature warm-climate style. Rich, generous and built with depth. Unlike cooler-region Cabernets, this wine offers volume and power, with the structure to cellar beautifully over the next decade.
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Bagot Station Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023
$13.40Young reds from the right vintages without hard extract are magnificent. This Bagot reminds me of those deeply coloured and powerful Moulin a Vent-Beaujolais, I imported in the 1970s. Deep in colour, one glass led to another, as did the bottles. How can wine be so pleasant. This vintage produced wines with a pronounced aroma and the winemaker has highlighted this with a light touch in the winery-such as no pressings added back. A must buy though will not evolve into a Karrawirra.
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Oakley Adams McLaren Vale Malbec 2023
Original price was: $12.80.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.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.
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Oakley Adams Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $14.10.$8.00Current price is: $8.00.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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Glug ‘GH40’ Winemaker’s Individual Barrel Selection Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$14.50Glug’s Individual Barrel Selection showcases the subtle differences within each vintage. Bottled straight from single barrels, these boutique wines capture the rare, distinctive flavours that set them apart.
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Hopcroft & Cornock McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Original price was: $14.80.$11.00Current price is: $11.00.Generous and full-flavoured, this McLaren Vale Cabernet balances warm-climate richness with subtle coastal freshness for a deeply enjoyable glass.
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Salem Valley Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $12.80.$8.00Current price is: $8.00.This tiny village does exist and is now an extension of Angaston. The original church is still open and fronting the main street frontage are many cottages of this era. The wine though is a blend from many barrels as we are in clearing mode and contains Barossa Valley and Eden Valley from many sub-districts.