$3199each $383DOZEN EACH DOZEN

$3199each $383DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Gratefully Grenache driven, delicately open fermented and gently basket pressed, vinified exclusively from fruit grown to vines planted in 1919 by a returned serviceman, who'd been granted the property as part of an ANZAC resettlement scheme. Being bushvines, they grow low to the ground and are untrellissed. Grapes are all hand picked, as modern harvesters cannot collect the fruit, ensuring inclusion of nothing but the highest quality berries.

$3199each $383DOZEN EACH DOZEN In 1856, an Irish cobbler named Hugh Reilly arrived in the tiny Clare Valley township of Mintaro. Over the next ten years, Hugh converted the stone barn that had been his home into a cottage. Reilly's Cottage served as the local Cobbler's Shop at the centre of the bustling town, which had boomed with the discovery of slate in the area. Almost 140 years later, the cottage has been restored to its former glory, the home to Reilly Wines. The Grenache vines are ninety years of age, dry grown and cropped at 1.5T/acre. Parcels are inoculated to yeast strain AWRI 796 and treated to an open fermentation for ten days, followed by up to two years maturation in a combination of French and American oak hogsheads.

Deep dark red/ purple colour. Aromas of spicey blueberry and nutella, chocolateyness and violet, hints of ribena and mint. The palate is remarkably satisfying, with never a dissenter to this lovely wine, it pleases all comers. Serve with beef pot pie, olive and wild mushrooms.

Valley Clare yields a distinct style of Cabernet Sauvignon, characterized by sweet dark berry flavours, regional mintyness and rolling velvet tannins. Reilly's know Clare Valley very well, highly selective in their choice of terroir, they have set aside harvests from their most precious blocks, hand picked grapes off dry grown vines, open fermented and basket pressed, matured twenty two months in the best French oak. A rich, full bodied Cabernet, layered with intense dark berry characters, carob chocolate and mints, over a length of astonishingly fine tannins, an endless, lingering finish.

$6299each $755DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Deep, opaque garnet red colour. Luscious nose of dark cherry, blackberries and dark currant. Generously flavoured palate juicy fruits, logan and mulberry over a carriage of fine grained tannins, framed by a judicious trim of smooth cedary vanilla oak. The finish resolves on a swirl of lingering minty dark chocolate notes, brambles and mint. Juicy, fruity and simply delicious!

Clare Valley Shiraz are known for their elegance, refinement and grace. Reilly's aim to produce low volumes of exactingly crafted wines, picked off the finest estate vineyards. An old fashioned basket pressed Shiraz, from hand picked grapes grown to the eminent 1919 Block at Leasingham. Epitaph has been fashioned to traditional vinification techniques, treated to extended ferments for optimal uptake of tannin and fruit, gently basket pressed and sent to the luxury of the finest French oak for an extravagant twenty seven months maturation.

$7599each $911DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Crimson black. Rich, fully fragrant nose, showing blackcurrants and cassis, pepper and chocolate box assortment. Blueberries and mint follow on to the palate. Displaying dark raspberry plum flavours, black pepper and spice, supported by smooth tannins and the supple influence of gentle oak. Soundly structured, an opulent Shiraz with everlasting finish.

Reilly's are a highly esteemed Clare Valley operation with a history that dates back to early settlement. While it's not quite the complete limerick, there once was a man named Reilly, who cobbled and made wine on the sly. Mr Reilly's descendants still own and operate the grounds, initially treading grapes and bottling small amounts for family and friends. The quality of the family Ardill's limited editions created its own demand and Reilly Wines were born. Two years French oak, a powerful Shiraz of immense concentration and dizzying levels of alcohol.

$6299each $755DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Deep, black scarlet colour. Gorgeous nose of distinctive Clare Shiraz aromatics, a concentration of blueberry and bramble characters infused with regional mint, backed by luscious chocolate oak. Full bodied with rich, supple fruit on the palate, flavours of red and black berries over hints of mocha and pepper, gentle tannins and flattering, milky oak. A long lingering finish completes an extraordinary wine.

Reilly are known throughout the world of wine for Shiraz, soft, elegant vintages of the most seamless tannins and captivating blueberry mint perfumes. Few local estates can match the indulgence and skill of the highly decorated team, matching the highest standards in vineyard management with an exacting vinification. Harvested off superior estate vines and treated to an extravagant fifteen months under the finest oak, plum lined and seasoned with a twist of festive spice, the Clare Valley Shiraz of choice to accompany au Jus beef or delicately braised lamb.

$6299each $755DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Bright deep scarlet. Generous nose of peppery plums, red currants and fragrant minty notes supported by a touch of vanilla oak. Red cherries and spiced red compote flavours, brambleberries and plum, supported by judicious oak and a length of lingering silky tannins. Perfect with a juicy, well marbled wagyu rump.

$3599each $431DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Clare Valley yields world class vintages of Shiraz, soft, elegant wines with seamless textures and captivating blueberry mint perfumes. Few local estates can match the indulgence and skill of the accomplished Reilly team, matching the highest standards in vineyard management with an exacting vinification. Hand picked off superior dry grown vineyards, established circa 1920 at Watervale, treated to old fashioned open ferments and two years American oak, Stolen Block's layered palate of luscious jube fruit flavours is supported by the most succulent, licorice tannins.

$6299each $755DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Bright deep scarlet. Generous nose of peppery plums, red currants and fragrant minty notes supported by creamy vanilla oak. Red cherries and spiced red compote flavours, brambleberries and plum, supported by luxury oak and a robe of lingering silky tannins. Perfect with a juicy, aged and marbled, charcoal seared, scotch fillet.

A collation of parcels Sangiovese by traditional growers on the superior Chianti highlands in Rufina, at the very foothills of the Apennines. Masi have been assembling the best harvests and making the finest Chianti for generations. Fruit is treated to ferments at warmer temperatures, followed by the softening of a term of malolactic, to be bottled while vital and unoaked as the perfect accompaniment to all fine fare. Intense ruby hues presage a soundly structured, food friendly wine, its appetizingly drying palate and red berry perfumes are a bliss alongside veal cotoletta, porcini et sugo pommodore.

$3099each $371DOZEN EACH DOZEN

Labelled under the sign of the bull, to proclaim the Reschke family's Coonawarra cattle grazing heritage. The vines are meticulously managed, yielding a quality of harvest which became the secret ingredient to some of the nation's most memorable vintages. A combination of crushed fruit and whole berries are treated to daily pumpovers until fermented to dry, followed by thirty months maturation in a high proportion of new hogsheads and barriques. Currants and cassis, menthol and coffee bean oak, an intense blueberry and black olive palate, supported by firm, flattering tannins.

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Burke Reschke was the fourth generation to graze cattle, he took a keen interest in viticulture and sold his harvests to Coonawarrra's leading brands. The fruit was of such exceptional quality that it became an essential component for a number of icon wines. Reschke now retain the cream of their crop for their estate label. Two thirds Cabernet, the balance of Merlot, treated to two years seasoned French oak hogsheads and barriques. Full bodied, blackberries and mint, a seamless palate of structure and length, to match a cut of juicy beef, farmed by Reschke of course.

$2299each $275DOZEN EACH DOZEN