The sublime splendour of Clare Valley Merlot, redolent with perfumes of blueberries, ribena and mint. It's all about the excellence of fruit, crushed and destemmed, the cool picked bunches are macerated for a week, before being treated to a long, languid ferment. Pumpovers and optimally timed extractions are followed by malolactic and fill to a selection of well seasoned French oaks for eighteen months age. Ripe dark cherries on the fully fragrant bouquet, blueberries and plum underpin spice notes and anise, licorice, carob and a whisp of shaved cedar oak.

$2399each $287DOZEN EACH DOZEN

$2399each $287DOZEN EACH DOZEN

A breathtaking 16% level of alcohol provides Blue Eyed Boy with a measure of mischief to ingratiate the most demanding and ribald bon vivant. A collation of parcels off a tally of elite sites at Coppermine Road, Long Gully Road and the Mollydooker estate vineyard. Barrel fermented and aged in a high proportion of new American oak. Viscous with luscious layers of berries and peppered plum, espresso and chocolate cream. Full bodied over a backbone of well defined tannins, as the wine fills the mouth and continues to evolve with every glass.

$5999each $719DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Mollydooker own and operate the most spectacular vineyards, choice sites along the golden mile of McLaren Vale's sainted Seaview Ridge. The closely husbanded Mollydooker vines are sustainably managed and a true labour of love for the viticultural team, proprietors Sarah and Sparky have refused the temptations of enrichment to preserve the integrity of their peerless quality fruit. They have been thrice crowned with the prestigious Bushing King Award, claimed Australian Winemakers of Year and a breathtaking 99 Wine Advocate points.

$3099each $371DOZEN EACH DOZEN Mollydooker take a highly scientific yet artisanal approach to winemaking and viticulture, employing a patented Marquis Vineyard Watering Programmeâ„¢ and Marquis Fruit Weightâ„¢ system. Fruit is treated to a week of ferment at temperatures as low as 14C, closely cap managed and imperatively tasted thrice daily. Batches are pressed while still sweet at five degrees of baume sugar level, into oak barrel for completion and a course of malolactic, an extravagant process which infuses and optimally consolidates the wine. Oak treatment is taken very seriously, working closely with World Cooperage and Heinrich, to develop barrels which are unique to the Mollydooker style.

Dark scarlet red. Red currants and licorice spice nose, intense black fruit notes, syrup, pitch and fertile loam. A double punch of fruit to the palate, cherry, red berries and plum flavours develop beautifully into spices and licorice, chocolates and cream. The soft tannins and underlining structure contribute amazing depth and lusciousness.

The most extravagant celebration of McLaren Vale Shiraz, crafted from a meticulous hand picking of fruit, grown to the resplendent Gateway vineyard at Seaview, fermented and matured within the opulence of exclusively new American oak. Raspberry richness and fully fleshed plum, a twist of the pepper mill and curls of cinnamon oak, the full spectrum of Shiraz flavours from cherries to chocolate, currants, mocha and spice. An outstanding articulation of balance and poise, the lingering, intensely berry compote finish takes Carnival of Love to where Shiraz excels.

$8999each $1079DOZEN EACH DOZEN

The pick of crop from the Gateway and Rivers Lane vineyards in McLaren Vale, barrel fermented and matured in the luxury of mostly new French and American oak. The most superior estate parcel of Cabernet, over a backbone of Carnival of Love Shiraz. Inky, dense hues. Fragrant bright red fruit nose, blackberries and plum jam. Well guided by precise tannins, the captivating interplay between Cabernet and Shiraz offers a sophisticated mix of plum and mocha, beside raspberries and clove, complexity and elegance before a well balanced finish.

$7399each $887DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Gigglepot is a vibrant and effusive expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, charming and elegant, full of personality, a dazzling effulgence of fruit picked off the Rivers Lane vineyard in McLaren Vale. Vinified and matured in the finest American oak barrels, half of which are completely new. Briars, mocha and mint, rhubarb, cherry and creamy cassis over a supportive tapestry of delicate coconut oak, Gigglepot is fashioned to enthuse the splendour of superior vineyard McLaren Vale Cabernet to beam brilliantly and assuredly shine.

$5599each $671DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Sparky Marquis is left handed, he worked in fine restaurants as a Maitre D' to pay his way through college, before returning to the family business of viticulture and establishing Mollydooker, not far from the parents vineyards at the eminent Fox Creek. An inventory of parcels from Coppermine and Ryans Road, Martins and Long Gully Road, barrel fermented an matured in a high proportion of French and American oak. Awash with brambleberry, dark currants, plummyness and cerise, lingering on a course of soft chamois tannins.

$2899each $347DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Merlot for seductive softness and early drinking appeal, the harvest of vines along Long Gully Rd, treated to the richness of barrel ferments and a tender term of age in a selection of seasoned and new, French and American oak. Deep red in colour, redolent of freshly picked berries and piquant anise spice, layered with punnets of red and black currants, the ripeness of fleshy plums, milk coffee, carob and cassis, a youthful Merlot style, supported by a seamless structure of fine silky tannins and aromatic cedar oak, McLaren Vale in a chocolate box.

$2899each $347DOZEN EACH DOZEN

An assemblage of parcels Cabernet, Merlot and Shiraz from a coterie of splendid vineyards in McLaren Vale, a big boned style with dizzying levels of alcohol, designed to delight the most boisterous Aussie Claret enthusiast. The medley of varietals dance, each element putting their best foot forward. Cherries, blackberries and plum, dressed by a wainscot of polished vanillin oak, the silky, satin profile, supported by suave tannins, cascades effortlessly through the palate, an accord of seamless complexity and delectable weight of fruit.

$3099each $371DOZEN EACH DOZEN

$39099each $4691DOZEN EACH DOZEN

A fully Certified Organic wine, fashioned from Pinot Noir grown to three Marlborough vineyards which exhibit profound affinity. Momo is Maori for offspring, the consular Pinot wine that's sprung from Marlborough's Seresin Estate. Now all grown up with its own identity and personality, youthful, urbane and well travelled, charming and seriously stylish. Momo loves good food and great conversation, above all, Momo is about enjoyment, the sublime pleasure of good wine.

$2499each $299DOZEN EACH DOZEN Momo is a proudly biodynamic certified organic Pinot Noir, the Seresin team emply a range of different preparations to help balance the environment and naturally enrich the soils. Preparations are used in combination to encourage the availability of soil minerals to plants. Momo selects sustainably grown grapes from a small number of growers and uses minimal winemaking intervention to present wines with honest varietal character and quality. Grapes are hand picked and hand sorted, followed by destemming and a term of cold soak maceration. Following a wild indigenous yeast vinification in traditional open top fermenters, components are transferred to French oak barriques for up to a year's maturation.

Garnet red colour. Aromas of black cherry, mocha, new leather and hints of spice. The palate is concentrated with succulent dark fruits layered over smoky oak and fine mouth coating tannins. Excellent cellaring potential, but why wait, enjoy Momo today with all meats, mushroom dishes or rich fish steaks like salmon and tuna.