Fine Wines

Made with 100% Fiano on the southern slopes of Sicily it displays an intense nose, with strident tangerine, peach and thyme notes. The palate is well structured with broad, creamy characters.

"Corpulence, medium to full-bodied personality, low acidity, attractive silkiness, and copious quantities of herb-tinged cassis fruit have always made this wine a winner.". Robert Parker.

The most divisive of the Musar reds reviewed this issue... The crisp character makes it refreshing.

On the palate, the wine is immediately vibrant and very territorial in character.

This will be best with any slow cooked red meat dish flavoured with thyme or rosemary.

Made in small open-topped fermenters with wild yeasts and matured for 11-15 months in French oak, this is an elegant and polished Australian Pinot.

The 1998 Chateau Musar is a rather prototypical Musar - lots of acidity, some brett, fine structure.

Fragrant notes of ripe fruits, violets and cedar with beautiful length and delicate tannins. Great structure, balance and a long finish.

With a classic 'left bank' nose of smoky blackberry fruit and pencil lead the palate is rich and rounded with assertive tannins, ample fruit and well integrated oak. Perfect with beef or lamb.

Bin 28 offers a showcase of warm-climate Australian Shiraz - ripe, robust and generously flavoured.

Combe d'Or Gevrey-Chambertin is well-rounded and powerful, with well-integrated tannins rich aromas of strawberries and blackberries.

A fine, mature Barolo from a small, family-run estate. Showing classic aromas of rose petals and hints of tar, with an elegant palate and long finish.