Wonderfully textured, the wine is built around a long mineral acidity which carries intensity through the palate. White pepper, cedar and elegant allspice notes linger throughout the lengthy, linear finish. Matured for 20 months in 85% new French, 5% New American and 10% Seasoned French Oak hogshead barrels - drink it now or dig a hole in your backyard and forget about it. You could age this one for 15 years if you wanted but we're willing to bet you won't be able to keep your hands off it for that long!

From the southern end of the Valley floor, this is single-vineyard Barossa shiraz at its most generous. It's no surprise, this was created by a 5-star Halliday winery deemed "outstanding" and "regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity". And this particular wine? 95 Halliday. Just as expected. Big, sure, but there's so much more to this gorgeous shiraz. This is a wine that epitomises the distinctive red fruit characteristics of the southern end of the Barossa Valley, where (comparatively) cooler conditions and specific soil profiles create shiraz with a slightly more malleable personality than most - putting the winemaker in full charge of the wine from start to finish. Rich and generous with vibrant red fruits dominating the profile, this delivers the power you expect from quality Barossa fruit without losing elegance or drinkability. We're already a decade into this wine's journey and it's singing like a church choir on Christmas eve - you could wait a little longer if you want, but they'd be like opening your Christmas presents on Boxing Day... no need to wait!

When we say old vines, we mean OLD vines - these gnarly bad-boys have been pumping out unbelievable wines since before ww1, planted in 1910! When you get fruit like that in the hands of winemakers like this - trust us, you'll know this mob - the results take care of themselves. This is one of out favourite shiraz drops for a long time. Don't miss out! This is no shrinking violet - it’s an unapologetically plush, full-bodied red built to impress the big-shiraz faithful. Think dark fruit liqueur meets espresso and plum sauce, with waves of chocolate, clove, date and anise all rolling in like a flavour parade. It’s rich, velvety and just this side of decadent, but not without brains. There’s iron and bay leaf cutting through, adding a savoury edge that keeps it from tipping into syrupy territory. Then the finish hits - long, dark and insanely deep - leaving you both satisfied and curious for another glass. This is a wine for the loyal McLaren Vale shiraz-heads. The ones who don’t apologise for loving flavour, weight and a bit of drama in their glass. If that’s you, clear some space in the decanter.