Champagne: Demi-Sec and Rosé Wines 7

Red Wines

176 Shiraz/Cabernet, Opal Ridge, South Eastern Australia, 2012 24.95

(53% Shiraz, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 2.5% Sangiovese, 0.5% Barbera)

A display of peppery, plum and violet characters balanced with subtle oak, a flavoursome wine

that is full of vibrant berries overlaid with chocolate and spicy notes with soft and smooth textures.

182 Shiraz, Cranswick Wines, Barossa Valley, 2012 34.00

(100% Shiraz)

The Barossa Valley’s soil ranges from deep sand, red clays, rich loamy soils, decomposed granite

and black clay – Shiraz loves the Barossa. Deep crimson with purple hues in colour. Consisting of

berry fruit, plums and spicy mocha chocolate oak aromas on the nose. A flavoursome palate with

savoury stewed cherry and blackcurrant flavours, which merge well into lingering vanilla oak flavours.

170 Cabernet/Merlot, Bin 19, Cranswick-Smith, S. Eastern Australia, 2010 28.00

(Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot) Suitable for Vegatarians

Production started in this family-owned winery in the 1970s. A very attractive nose showing

ripe bramble fruit, damson, mulled spice and a touch of Eucalyptus on the nose, this wine is juicy

and fresh. The palate is packed with blackcurrants and spice, finishing with a touch of oak and fine

grained tannins.

186 ‘Old Vine’ Grenache, Simon Hackett, McLaren Vale, 2008 36.50

(100% Grenache) Suitable for Vegans

This hand crafted Rhône style Aussie red from a talented winemaker is a McLaren Vale treasure.

spicy wine with redcurrant and raspberry fruit enhanced by 8 month oak maturation. Sweet berry

character is retained on the fruit dominant finish, rounded by light tannins and cherry stone acidity.
Lightly oaked

173 Merlot ‘Prestige’, Haan Estate, Barossa Valley, 2006 58.95

(90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc) James Halliday – 96 points

Vibrant, fresh and focused with pronounced acidity lending an elegant framework to the slightly

spicy fruit. The complexity and depth of aroma places it well within the iconic range of Merlots

with a balance of plum fruits, dark fruit cake and hints of mocha coffee. To complement the fruit

weight there is a rich oak component which gives extreme length and structure to this wine.

184 The Scribbler, Yalumba, Barossa Valley, 2010 42.00

(57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Shiraz) James Halliday – 94 points

A deep crimson red, The Scribbler 2010 opens with a lift of raspberries, sweet spices and licorice

followed by the fresh floral aromatics of savoury herbs and crushed plums. A beautifully polished

wine of medium to full density with a huge core of red-currant fruit and dark berries. The Cabernet

Sauvignon structure defines the palate with the Shiraz cascading generously through the middle. This

is deep and long with lots of character still to emerge.

171 Pinot Noir, Limestone Coast, Hollick Estate, Coonawarra, 2007 44.00

(100% Pinot Noir)

A bright plum red, with a hint of purple at the rim. Generously flavoured with vibrant and

primary fruit aromas of black cherries, plums and hints of spice adding complexity together

with juicy black fruit flavours.

172 Woodcutter’s Shiraz, Torbreck Estate, Barossa Valley, 2011 54.50

(100% Shiraz) Suitable for Vegans Robert Parker - 91 points

Deep garnet-purple colored, it is scented of cassis, black plums and macerated blackberries over

nuances of charcoal, black pepper, smoked duck breast and violets. Full-bodied and packed with

black berry and savory meat and mineral flavors, it is nicely poised in the mouth with a taut backbone

of medium level rounded tannins and just enough acid, finishing with a good persistence of pepper

and spice notes. ‘Woodcutter’ stems from David Powell’s several years spent working the Scottish

Highlands as a lumberjack in the Torbreck forest. This wine reflects the up & coming Shiraz vineyards

of the Barossa, rather than the battle hardened old vines which make up the core of our other cuvee’s.