St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, South Australia

There’s no mistakingt he power and richness, variety and intensity in the bouquet of this wine….

Tiki WJM Waipara Pinot Noir 2017, Canterbury

Complex and intense, varietal and pure, mineral laden and distinctive bouquet….

2017, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasMay 31, 2022Tiki, Pinot Noir, Waipara

Tiki Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020, North Canterbury

A lovely varietal bouquet with an elegance and purity, varietal lift and sense of place….

2020, Pinot NoirCameron DouglasMay 31, 2022Tiki, Single Vineyard, Pinot Noir, North Canterbury

Chocolate Box Luxury Release Shiraz 2017, Barossa Valley

Classic bouquet of old school Shiraz - enticing aromas of black currant and smoky wood scents, dark plum and dark brown chocolate, some coffee notes and baking spices of clove and vanilla pod….

2017, ShirazCameron DouglasMay 31, 2022Chocolate Box, Luxury Release, Barossa Valley, Shiraz

Chocolate Box 'Dark Chocolate' Shiraz 2019, Barossa Valley

Aromas of dark berries and black currant, dusty clove and vanilla spices, soft brown sugar and chocolate, a whisper of fruit cake and five spice with a calm, modern and overall pleasantly scented bouquet….

2019, ShirazCameron DouglasMay 31, 2022Chocolate Box, Dark Chocolate, Shiraz, Barossa Valley

Aotea by the Seifried Family Cabernet Franc 2019, Nelson

2019, Cabernet FrancCameron DouglasMay 31, 2022Seifried, Aotea, Cabernet Franc, Nelson

Bieler Père et Fils Rosé 'Sabine' 2021, Aix-en-Provence, France

2021, Rosé, RoseCameron DouglasMay 31, 2022Bieler Père et Fils Rosé (Cuvée Sabine) 2020, Bieler Père et Fils, Rosé, Provence, Sabine, aix-en-provence, France

Seifried Family Winemakers Chardonnay 2020, Nelson

Pure, fresh, varietal, ripe and enticing bouquet showcasing aromas of white peach and vanilla, red apple and a lighht toasty barrel quality with some lees complexity….

2020, ChardonnayCameron DouglasMay 31, 2022Seifried, Nelson, Chardonnay

Charles Hubert Rosé Champagne Grand Cru NV, France

Enticing aromas of fresh strawberry and yellow plum, peach and pink grapefruit.

Champagne, Rose, Rosé, NVCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Charles Hubert, Champagne Charles Hubert, NV, France, Rosé

Tiki Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2019, Hawke's Bay

A lovely delicate complexity with scents of white peach and lemon, streamlined layers of wood spice and gently flinty mineral quality….

2019, ChardonnayCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Tiki, Single Vineyard, Hawkes Bay, Hawke's Bay

Moi Wines A Stitch in Thyme Pet Nat Gruner Veltliner NV, New Zealand

A fresh bread lees quality, some white spice then fruit scents of pear skin and baked apple….

Gruner Veltliner, Pet-Nat, NVCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Moi Wines, Pet Nat, Gruner Veltliner, Natural Wine

Paulett's Polish Hill River 'SEM' Watervale Semillon 2020, Clare Valley

A lovely fragrant bouquet with scents of white flowers and apple, a touch of lemon and goosebery, sweet hay and a clay mineral quality….

2020, SemillonCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Paulett, Pauletts, Polish Hill, SEM, Semillon, Watervale, Clare Valley

Giordano Primitivo di Manduria Riserva 2018, Diano d'Alba, Italy

Very enticing bouquet of dark plums and cherry, some date and freshly tilled soil scents, a whisper of red fruit jam then a soft layer of baking spices….

2018, PrimitivoCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Giordano, Primitivo, Italy, Alba, d'Alba, Riserva

Paulett's Polish Hill River Shiraz 2018, Clare Valley

Classic bouquet of ripe raspberry and black currant fruit scents, pepper and vanilla led baking spices….

2018, ShirazCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Pauletts, Paulett's, Shiraz, Polish Hill River, Clare Valley

Pirramimma Petit Verdot 2018, McLaren Vale

Dark and spicey bouquet with aromas of blackberry and soy, roasted plum and toasty barrel with clove and burnt nut qualities…

2018, Petit VerdotCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Pirramimma, Petit Verdot, McLaren Vale, South Australia

Sottano Reserva Malbec 2020, Mendoza, Argentina

Very enticing boquuet of dark red berry fruits, boysenberry, plum and dark baking spices of oak….

2020, MalbecCameron DouglasMay 30, 2022Sottano, Reserva, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina

Jim Barry Cover Drive Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Coonawarra, Clare Valley, South Australia

Aromas of blackberry and roasted plum, vanilla and sweet spices of toasted barrel. Youthful, fresh and inviting….

Vasse Felix 'Filius' Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Margaret River, WA

A richly scented, varietal expression with aromas of dark red berry fruits with a core of blackberry and tobacco spice, some violet and hay then sweet baking spices of oak and toasty barrel….

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