Majestic Wine

Château Mont Milan 2009/2010 Corbières

A classic southern French blend with all the hallmarks of a more prestigious appellation. Full and rounded on the palate it is a wine with remarkable finesse for its very modest price tag.

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McGuigan Shiraz 2010/2011 South Eastern Australia

A delicious smooth drinking wine with berry and plum fruit flavours intermingled with liquorice and black pepper notes. The finish is rounded off with cedar and spicy oak tannins.

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The Lodge Hill Shiraz 2010 Jim Barry, Clare Valley

Inky blackcurrant and boysenberry fruit is lifted by violet and menthol notes, with smooth tannins still providing plenty of grip and a good 5 years' cellaring potential.

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Plan de Dieu 'Le Mistral' 2010 Cave de Monterail

An invitingly perfumed nose of wild herbs leads into a palate that is dense and firm, with layers of ripe red fruit, smooth yet sinewy tannins, and a warming, expansive finish.

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Château Guiot 2010/2011 Costières de Nîmes

Deep purple hue, a beautifully scented nose with herby aromas, lashings of juicy forest fruits and spicy, rich berry flavours on the palate and a good, smooth finish.

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'Les Galets' Côtes du Rhône 2010

Showing gorgeous, succulent notes of red and black berry fruit flavours and a warming hint of spiciness. Soft and supple tannins contribute to a long and rounded finish.

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Côtes du Rhône 2009/2010 Vidal-Fleury

Brilliant garnet in colour, with a classic Rhône nose of bramble fruits and heady spice. The medium-bodied palate has fresh and snappy red fruit surrounded by firm and persistent tannins.

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Domaine Tranquillité 2008/2009 Bernard Magrez, Vin de Pays d'Oc

An amazing value limited parcel from acclaimed Bordeaux winemaker Bernard Magrez. Something of a crossbreed between the traditional blends of Bordeaux and the Languedoc, marvel at the unbelievably low price over a rich beef stew.

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Oxford Landing Estates Cabernet Shiraz 2010 South Australia

A plum coloured red with cherry fruit and a spicy cedar nose.

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Peter Lehmann EVS Shiraz 2010 Eden Valley

This wine comes from two selected vineyard sites close to the Eden Valley township. Deep crimson with purple hues, with a nose of aromatic black cherry fruit and subtle hints of Chinese five spice. Rich, ripe and softly textured on the palate, with smooth, dry tannins.

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Côté Mas Rouge 2011 PGI Pays d'Oc

A versatile, supple and youthful middleweight red, with a ruby-purple colour and a nose of cassis, blackberry jam and grenadine. Tannins are ripe and soft, framing a juicy core of fresh berry fruit. As enjoyable on its own as it is with a rack of ribs.

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Domaine les Yeuses 'Les Epices' Syrah 2009 Vin de Pays d'Oc

This wine was a winner in the 2009 Top Vins de Pays competition and tastes much better than the Best Red in Show for a fraction of the price!

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Château l'Hospitalet 2009 Grand Vin, Gérard Bertrand

This muscular wine displays an intense blend of firm tannins, inky black fruit and lifted spice and floral aromas, smoothed and integrated by the influence of over a year in French oak barriques.

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2009/2010 Serabel

This wine's medium acidity and soft, precocious style, make it an unusually early-drinking Châteauneuf-du-Pape. An intriguing palate of smoke, coffee, olives, dark fruits, and spicy herbs.

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The Ironstone Pressings GSM 2007 d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale

A blockbusting Rhône-inspired blend of 70% Grenache, 25% Shiraz and 5% Mourvedre, d'Arenberg's vineyards are managed in a very traditional way, with minimal irrigation and no soil cultivation resulting in naturally low yields and superb flavour concentration.

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Crozes-Hermitage 2008 Cave de Tain L'Hermitage

Seductive plum-rich fruit with a twist of smoky spice on the finish.

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Marco do Pegões 2009 Terras do Sado Tinto

Jaime Quendera has produced a rich, full-bodied wine from a blend of native Portuguese and French varieties.

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McGuigan Signature Shiraz 2010 Langhorne Creek

Rich dark red in colour with a wonderful bouquet of ripe plum and berry fruits.

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Anakena Indo Merlot 2010 Cachapoal Valley

A supremely easy-drinking, soft-tannined Merlot, with small amounts of Syrah and Carmenere added for a slightly meatier structure. Nose and palate are reminiscent of a big bowl of red fruits.

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Côtes du Rhône 'Les Vignes Rousses' 2009/2010 Jean-Luc Colombo

Bright and youthful purple colour, with an unmistakable hint of wild thyme on the nose, complementing the raspberry and plum fruit. Ripe and sweet fruit are balanced by drying, grippy tannins.

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