This is an impressive interpretation of a classic Australian blend. Shiraz is the major partner, adding black fruits and a hint of Chinese five spice, with Cabernet contributing cassis and plum notes. The key to the wine is the freshness of the finish, complementing the richness of the fruit.
Full & bold.
85% Shiraz, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Pale salmon pink in hue, this is a really attractive colour for a rosé. Made from old-vine Grenache, the nose is fresh and full of strawberries but with a herbal note adding interest. It is dry and quite restrained on the palate with more ripe, crunchy strawberry fruit balanced by an appealing freshness, making you want to take another sip. Perfect on its own or a good accompaniment to mid-week dining al fresco.
Catriona Felstead MW, Wine Buyer

Deep crimson. Highly perfumed - with rich fruit and a light floral quality. Very intense and deeply fruited on the palate but the fruit is not overly sweet (that's good). Darker and more savoury on the palate, with a touch of black olive already. Spice and pepper from oak and fruit. Chewy and fresh on the long, tangy finish. 
Julia Harding MW - jancisrobinson.com, 2nd Jan 2017

Frankland Estate was established by Barrie Smith and Judi Cullam in 1988. It is located in the Frankland River district, a cool climate region about 200km inland from the southwest coast of Western Australia. The Isolation Ridge vineyard was developed on part of a 3,000 acre property in the Frankland River region on which the family has run a wool growing enterprise since 1974.

The team at Frankland Estate always create stunning wines. This Riesling is pure. So pure, in fact, that alongside the zippy, fresh apple and lime, you get a sense of place and of the wondrous terroir. A perfume envelops that lime and there is an endearing acidity on the finish. A second glass is a requirement.

Exclusive to Berry Bros. & Rudd, this is Larry’s take on a traditional Alsatian Field Blend (Pinot Grigio, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Gris and Riesling), mixing the grapes together at picking and co-fermenting so the proportions of the varieties remain unknown. The nose is highly perfumed with pronounced aromas of rose petals. The palate has delicate peachy fruit but is broad textured and weighty with a long, spicy finish. Drink now to 2017. Match with Vietnamese summer rolls, Pad Thai, roasted vegetable tart.

This wine comes from Johnno’s vineyard, which sits just below the winery and was planted in 1908. 100 + year old Semillon vines, basket pressed. Made in a style reminiscent of the Hunter semillons of yesteryear. The result is a more textural style of Semillon, a contrast to the dry, minerality of the Vat 1. The nose has a lovely florality with hints of Orange blossom, Honeysuckle and Lemon Grass. The palate has a rich intensity of citrus (Grapefruit, Mandarin orange) fruit allied with a piercing acidity and hint of chalkiness that creates a great finish and snap at the back palate enticing one back for more. Drink now – 2025+.
Stuart Rae, Private Account Manager

The 2014 is stunning, an very interesting, Riesling-esque nose, with similarities to great Chenin Blanc. Wonderful texture on the palate, rich, full-bodied , rounded and crisp. This is of course still very young, but gives great pleasure even now. Probably the best Hunter Valley Semillon I have ever tasted.
Chris Pollington, Private Account Manager

A pioneer of the Hunter Valley – Tyrrell’s wines, a by-word for the highest quality and age worthy Semillon.  Today Tyrrell’s still sets the benchmark for this region, producing not just Semillons, but Chardonnays and Shirazes that are amongst the best if not the finest in the Hunter when their vineyards and the vintage align.  Focus at Tyrrell’s has returned to producing middle range to premium wines and the increased emphasis on quality is evident in their recent releases.  

The flagship white from Yattarna goes from strength to strength; each year marking itself as one of the world’s top white wines, quality-driven enough to compete with any other. On the nose the 2014 is tightly restrained but, with decanting, reveals a mosaic of stone fruit, acacia blossom, white peach and hazelnut nougat. The medium-bodied palate follows on, a rich balance of fruit which engages brilliantly well with the mineral acidity making this wine wonderfully fresh and precise on the long finish. The 2014 vintage along with the predominance of Tasmanian fruit makes this Yattarna very much akin to a richly-set Puligny Montrachet – slate and wet pebble notes mix together perfectly with the lemon and lime citrus pith and peach nectar notes. This will age very gracefully. 
Stuart Rae, Fine Wine team

Vanya Cullen’s low-cropping, 28-hectare, dry-grown estate is a riot of colour and biodiversity. She is convinced that biodynamic principles have shaped the quality, character and consistency of the fruit. Her devotion to “quality, integrity and sustainability” in both the vineyards and winery has resulted in something extraordinary and special.

This is a masterclass on Margaret River Cabernet. As always, it’s elegant on the nose with cassis, mocha, espresso bean and finely sharpened pencil. Medium-bodied, the palate presents small-berried fruit with a clean acid structure, balanced by fine graphite tannins. The finish is mesmerizingly long, concentrated and yet lifted on the palate. This is pulsating with life. Drink to 2025.

RunRig has often drawn comparison with the beautifully fragrant & tautly structured wines produced from the steep slopes of the Northern Rhône Valley’s Appellation of Côte Rôtie.

98.5% Shiraz, 1.5% Viognier – beautifully intense nose, needs a few minutes (at least) to open up – aromas of damson, kirsch, clove, olive tapenade fly out of the glass – powerful, but elegant. There’s plum, cherry, liquorice on the palate – a silky but spicy tannic structure. Incredibly deep and complex, the finish goes on, blackberry and even fresh stone fruit - this could take a decade or more to reveal itself fully. This is a wonderful example of Barossa Shiraz, as good as it gets.
Ben Grosvenor, Private Account Manager

This single vineyard wine, located next to the winery. Planted by Dave Powell in 1994 with cuttings off old Run Rig vineyards - some of the oldest genetic material in Australia and the World.
 
Fruit of a single vineyard in the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa Valley, planted in 1994 from cuttings of old RunRig vines, this wine is true to its heritage - co-fermented with 8% Viognier and even matured in second-use French oak RunRig barrels. The palate is bright and crunchy, with an abundance of wild blueberries, redcurrants and black cherries, supported but not dominated by a layer of firm, silky tannins, and a mineral core. The nose is distinctly aromatic - lifted by a violet and raspberry perfume, and interwoven with cinnamon spice. Elegant and lively now, but with enough power and concentration to age over many years.
Georgina Haacke, Assistant Buyer

The Factor is Torbreck’s “hommage” to the great old Shiraz vines of the Barossa Valley.  This is a big, brooding wine that will keep exceptionally well.
 
The 2014 The Factor is intensely scented of wine with a dominance of crème de cassis, baked plums and blueberry pie. There is prominent tannins and acidity which would suggest buying this with a long-term plan. I drank the 2000 last summer, and WOW, a wine that definitely benefited from patience in the cellar.
Hugo Thompson, Private Account Manager