Description
Save $194 on 12 premium reds and whites with scores of between 93-95 points, (including EIGHT 95pt wines), with a mass of Golds and other high point scores too.
You’ll find included a roll call of top-performing regions – Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Hunter Valley, Langhorne Creek, Adelaide Hills, Coonawarra and more – and producers, Briar Ridge, Kilikanoon, Bleasdale, Knappstein, K1 by Geoff Hardy… (the list is long!). One of the most awaited Dozens of the year. These are wines you simply must try!
"A fabulous Fiano with the perfect mix of flavour, freshness & tension ..." (Halliday) with a Gold, a raft of scores 91-95pts and a Special star for Value from cool climate Hilltops and the exceptional Bryan Currie.
A fine quality Shiraz from the Curtis family, McLaren Vale winemakers since 1973. "Nicely done" (Halliday). Fragrant, full-bodied, complex and delicious with scores of 92pts, 93pts and 95pts! "Wonderfully fruited and complex," (Wine Orbit).
A distinguished Gold-winning Watervale Riesling with 96pts, plus scores of 95pts – “Classy white wine here of distinct varietal character and regional charm. 95pts. Great Value.” (Mike Bennie, The Halliday Wine Companion).
"…very energetic and flavour-packed" Sauvignon from Geoff Hardy and Adelaide Hills’ oldest Sauvignon vines … "Zippy and zingy… Loads of perfume, pristine in fruit character. This is a delight and doesn't try too hard. 94pts. Great Value" (Halliday).
Kilikanoon's ever-popular and successful Prodigal Grenache boasts multiple high scores for this 2023 vintage. Mike Bennie in The Halliday Wine Companion calling it "Elegant and fine-boned… with plenty going on. 95pts. Great Value”
Jane Faulkner is bang on in The Halliday Wine Companion: "Aside from being a steal, this is a classy Cabernet… it’s made well … cassis and blackberries dipped in choc-mint, sweet spices and cedary oak… Enjoyment writ large here. 95pts. Great Value.”
This classy Gold-winning, 95pt Shiraz Cab shows off an array of fruits –"plums, blackberries, cassis and some redcurrants, too" (Halliday) with spice and herbs too – and Great Value too, naturally, from brilliant Bleasdale!
A 94pt 'Hallmark' Coonawarra Cabernet. Born as a celebration of his late father by winemaker Sam Brand, the Silent Partner wines come from the same vineyard each year and always use Jim Brand’s winemaking techniques in celebration.
This 95pt, Great value WA beauty from 5-star-rated Willow Bridge is a "…bold and fuller chardonnay with distinct varietal character and some oomph from spicy, woody elements… A charismatic thing in the glass" (Halliday).
“Scintilating” (Halliday) Single Vineyard Chardonnay with 94 & 95pts. It’s from NSW’s Orange and 5-star Briar Ridge "... a model of stability… the comfort of substantial estate vineyards from which it is able to select the best grapes" (Halliday).
A "beautifully framed… a treat… 96pts." (WinePilot) "A classical Semillon" from the Hunter Valley, of "excellent clarity and citrus flavours. 95pt, Great Value." (Halliday).
Lavish Single Vineyard Shiraz from a “fine Barossa vintage” (WinePilot) with a trio of 95pt scores, "…beautifully combines power and elegance." (Wine Orbit). "Thickly fruited with opulent blackberry, black cherry and cassis…" (Halliday).
