Churchview St John's Limited Release Cabernet Malbec Petit Verdot Merlot 2021
Red Blend
Each of these varieties was handled separately until blending. They come together on the blending table after oak maturation to create something of a house style. Smooth and intense with stacks of ripe red and black fruits with a little dark chocolate and black olive complexity.
A wonderfully elegant and refined blend of the five main red varieties of Bordeaux. Not sure I have seen a better Aravina red wine. Combines the regional and seasonal power as the individual qualities of the five varieties are melded into a seamlessly presented palate. Aromas of red berry, bay leaf and a little cracked seas shell. The fine grained...
Ray Jordan98points
Frankland River
Castelli Il Liris Red 2020
Red Blend
A more fragrant and perfumed wine than the excellent 2019. It also reveals a slightly firmer spine of chalky tannin and oak. It's a blend of cabernet sauvignon with shiraz and malbec from Frankland River. Super saturated fruit intensity from this excellent vintage provides a palate coating textural feel. Hugely concentrated and immensely powerful palate is expertly controlled to a...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Matrix 2020
Red Blend
A combination of about 75% cabernet and the rest petit verdot has been chosen for this formidable red wine. It's a powerhouse reflecting the concentration and richness of the early and very ripe 2020 vintage. A blackcurrant and graphite, bay leaf aroma gets things started and then into the palate the real power emerges. That slightly firm grippy, ripe petit...
Ray Jordan95points
Great Southern
Singlefile Single Vineyard Frankland River Clement V 2020
Red Blend
This is quite simply, beautiful. It's from a blend of shiraz grenache and mataro sourced from Frankland River. Highly scented aromas with notes of spicy plum and mulberry plus a little black cherry complexity. The palate is velvety and generous as the combination of subtle oak and fine tannins knit it together. Has a dry savoury red dirt finish.