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  1. Kitajima Octopus of Shiga Bay Junmai Daijingo Sake 720ml
    Kitajima Octopus of Shiga Bay Junmai Daijingo Sake 720ml
    Named after the mythical octopus which is said to guard Shiga bay. This robust sake has a rich mix of fruit and savoury elements, up front is green melon, white peach and edamame leading to nougat and cream followed by savoury undertones of shitake mushroom, rice bran, and almonds with a hint of salt & pepper to close. An elegant, sessionable sake for both dining and imbibing.
    2019
    Sake
    Japan
  2. Hay Shed Hill Block 2
    Hay Shed Hill Block 2

    BLOCK 2 on the Hay Shed Hill vineyard was planted in 1975 to the Houghton clone of Cabernet Sauvignon. These old dry grown vines have sunk deep roots into the gravelly loam soil profile providing the nutrient basis they need. Block 2 has a steep northern facing aspect maximizing the sunlight interception by the vines providing ideal ripening conditions. 
    COLOUR: Dense dark red to black colour of great intensity.TASTING NOTES: Ripe berry aromas of great intensity with underlying dusty and earthy characters. There is depth to the nose indicating there are reserves of complex aromas yet to develop. The palate is substantial with intense and fully ripe, fleshy sweet fruit filling the mid palate with great palate extension driven by the ripe and mature tannin. The mouthfeel is robust but the tannins are smooth.CELLARING: This is a strong wine with ripe tannin and strong fruit depth indicating it will benefit from careful cellaring. The expectation is that the wine would benefit from 10 years of maturation. HAY SHED HILL

    2020
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    432
    Special Price $63.00 Regular Price $74.00
  3. Angostura Bitters 473ml
    Angostura Bitters 473ml

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    Bitters
  4. Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Cabernet 2021
    Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Cabernet 2021

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  5. Chateau Massereau 'Cuvee K' Graves 2012
    Chateau Massereau 'Cuvee K' Graves 2012

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    2012
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
    France
    356
    $67.00
  6. Achaval Ferrer Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 
    Achaval Ferrer Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Argentina
    437
  7. Corymbia Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Corymbia Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    432
  8. Corymbia Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
    Corymbia Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

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    2023
    Cabernet Sauvignon
  9. Langmeil Jackaman's Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
    Langmeil Jackaman's Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
     Certified Barossa Old Vine Charter – in the 'older than 35 years' category. Vines planted in the 1960s. Destemming, open fermentation, basket-pressed and two years in French oak. Screwcap.
    Heavy bottle. Rich, ripe but slightly wild mulberry and blackcurrant fruit. Strong, herbal leafiness pressed through the luscious fruit but the wine comes with a core of bitter dark chocolate and vanilla-pod sweetness. Balsamic extraction and density with interesting szechuan lift through the end. Powerful and velvety and very big. JR
     
    2020
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    349
    Special Price $69.00 Regular Price $81.00
  10. Chateau de Merande Son Altesse 2022
    Chateau de Merande Son Altesse 2022

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    2023
    White
    France
  11. Henschke Keyneton Euphonium Shiraz Blend 2021
    Henschke Keyneton Euphonium Shiraz Blend 2021

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    2021
    Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, shiraz
    Australia
    387
  12. Manni Nossing Südtirol Eisacktaler DOC Kerner 2021
    Manni Nossing Südtirol Eisacktaler DOC Kerner 2021
    The 2021 Kerner bouquet is delicate yet impactful, with exotic floral perfumes, tropical citrus and sour melon. It’s vividly fruit-centric yet full of zesty tension, with sour kiwi, ripe nectarine and depths of saline minerality. This finishes crunchy and potent with a staining of citrusy concentration eased by residual acids that keep the mouth watering. The intensity of the vintage is captured beautifully here. The 2021 is powerful yet refined and totally in line with the Nossing style. ERIC GUIDO, Vinous

    Manni Nössing runs his small winery amid the towering peaks of the Dolomites in the town of  Bressanone, less than twenty miles south of the Austrian border. Descended from a family of farmers, Manni has no formal training in viticulture or enology but seeks to learn from each vintage in order to produce wines that are capable of giving pleasure while also reflecting the terroir from which they originate. The result is a range of wines that are a joy to drink while also exhibiting exceptional finesse and complexity, perfectly showcasing Manni’s passion for his land and the region’s pristine Alpine beauty.
    2021
    White
    Italy
    344
  13. Kunizakari Grandma's Yuzushu Sake 720ml
    Kunizakari Grandma's Yuzushu Sake 720ml

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    Sake
    Japan
  14. De Bortoli Melba Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    De Bortoli Melba Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Deep red with purple in the rim; a complex bouquet of cedar, cigarbox, cassis and flake tobacco, the palate full bodied and elegant, stately and savoury, with abundant fine-grained and insistent tannins and driving length. A very elegant, suave kind of cabernet, and true to its Yarra origins. It's delicious now but has an assured future if cellared. HUON HOOKE, The Real Review

    Bold colour. Blackcurrant, blackberry, hazelnut, that terracotta-like earthiness you get in many anfora wines, dried flowers and sweet herbs. It’s medium-bodied, intense and deep in black and red fruit, a little tobacco, loads of chewy earthy tannin, and a lively perfumed (and tannic) finish of excellent length. So much energy. Love this. GARY WALSH, The Wine Front
    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  15. Victoria Ordonez Camarolos tinto 2018
    Victoria Ordonez Camarolos tinto 2018
    Wine has been part of Victoria Ordóñez’s life for as long as she can remember. Her father, José María Ordóñez, was a pioneer of the Spanish wine industry, distributing fine wines across the Province of Malaga since the ’50s. Although Victoria’s own professional career took off in a different direction – she studied to be a doctor and has a PhD in Medicine – in 2004 she decided to enter the wine business, initially combining it with her work as a health service administrator.
    Victoria admits that she owes everything to the Austrian oenologist Alois Kracher, with whom she worked side by side making Málaga wines until his death in 2007. It was at this point that her career took a fresh turn as she decided to focus exclusively on what had become her passion – the world of wine.
    Tasting: Bright red fruits, fennel, and other Mediterranean herbs, chocolate, and violet aromas. Maroon color and fine tannins lend a pleasing structure. Vibrant with red berries and spicy flavors, the wine is at once concentrated and fresh. Beautiful silkiness and great finesse with a very fresh finish.
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Syrah.20 months in barrels and 12 months in bottle. BARRICA WINES
    2018
    Cabernet Sauvignon, shiraz, tempranillo
    Spain
    Special Price $76.00 Regular Price $89.00
  16. Hombo Shuzo Joto Chiran-Cha Umeshu (Green Tea Infused) 700ml
    Hombo Shuzo Joto Chiran-Cha Umeshu (Green Tea Infused) 700ml
    Umeshu is produced by infusing Ume fruit into Shochu. Green Tea flavour is added to achieve  refreshing character. The texture is smooth and is has well balanced sweetness and delicate  green tea tannin. Finishing is crisp and clean. It is refreshing to have chilled Umeshu straight or  over ice, or cold spring water. Or you can create any kind of beautiful Umeshu cocktail
    Sake
    Japan
  17. Truchard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
    Truchard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

    This wine remains one of the finest values in the Napa Valley and a cool-climate example of the variety, to boot. With great opening aromas of blackberry, clove and dried herb, the lifted, balanced flavors follow suit, showing plenty of freshness and length around a well-integrated and elegant core. 93 Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

    2019
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    United States of America
    $77.00
  18. Douloufakis Aspros Lagos Vidiano 2021
    Douloufakis Aspros Lagos Vidiano 2021

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    2021
    White
    Greece
  19. Angostura Amargo 750ml
    Angostura Amargo 750ml

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    Bitters
    Jamaica
  20. Kuni Zakari Koucha Umeshu (Black Tea Infused) 500ml
    Kuni Zakari Koucha Umeshu (Black Tea Infused) 500ml

    Black tea and Umeshu blended. Ume and tropical notes on the nose with almond character. Medium body Umeshu with a creamy texture, the palate shows clean sweetness and good quality black tea, tannin and clean acidity. The finish is clean. Chilled Umeshu straight, over ice,or cold spring water. Great for Umeshu cocktail.

    Sake
    Japan
  21. Dewazakura Omachi Junmai Ginjo Sake 720ml
    Dewazakura Omachi Junmai Ginjo Sake 720ml

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    Sake
    Japan
  22. Kenbishi Mizuho Junmai 720ml
    Kenbishi Mizuho Junmai 720ml
    Kenbishi is very classic – keeping same Sake making methods which involve Yamahai method and wild yeast. King of Sake rice ‘Yamadanishiki’ 100% used. ‘Mizuho’ means ‘ear of rice’, but in this case, Kenbishi meant it is ‘Junmai’. Blends of 2 YO to 8 YO tank aged Sake. Distinctive golden colour. Medium to full body. It shows honey, malt and nuts on nose. High in Umami and acidity. Texture is smooth and mouth coating warmth. Rich and complex on the palate with a crisp long finish.
    Sake
    Japan
  23. Il Carpino Vini Macerati Malvasia 2018
    Il Carpino Vini Macerati Malvasia 2018

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    2018
    Friulano, White
    Italy
    391
  24. Querciabella Turpino 2017
    Querciabella Turpino 2017

    The 2017 Turpino is quite reticent, which is surprising given the style and personality of the year. Black cherry, pine, menthol, licorice and chocolate develop nicely over time. Readers should give the 2017 at least a few years in bottle, as it is not at all ready to drink now. The 2017 embodies the house style at Querciabella these days nicely. The wine is rich and deep, but not at all overdone. (95) ANTONIO GALLONI

    40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Syrah, 20% Merlot grown in a north-facing vineyard in Grossetto in the Maremma. Biodynamically certified. Aged for 16 months in fine- and extra-fine-grained French oak barriques, of which up to 20% were new.
    Lustrous deep crimson. Deep red- and dark-fruit nose with hints of dark spice. Savoury rather than sweet or ripe on the nose... Hint of earth and dried moss. Lush red and dark fruit with a muscular structure that is completely integrated with the fruit. Hedonistic, long, and with loads of appeal. Great fun to drink. (17+) WALTER SPELLER MW

    2017
    Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, sangiovese
    Italy
    495
  25. Willie Smiths Pommeau de Tasmanie 18.2%
    Willie Smiths Pommeau de Tasmanie 18.2%

    Aged in small apple brandy casks for over 12 months, this rich and generous liqueur is a result of blending pressed French and British heirloom apple varieties with our apple spirit.

    Complex and well-structured with baked apple and spice, balanced with firm tannins and cask influence.

    Our take on the traditional aperitif from North-West France – enjoy as such or serve with blue cheese or dessert. WILLIE SMITH

    NV
    Calvados
    France
  26. Domaine Naturaliste Morus Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
    Domaine Naturaliste Morus Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
    Very ripe, Old Jamaica chocolate, mint, nori, toasty cedar spice oak. It’s full-bodied, rich in flavour and tannin, black fruit, thick-set chewy tannin, and a spicy dark fruited, somewhat drying, finish good length. Pretty bold style, as is the way with Morus, and good in that style. GARY WALSH, The Wine Front
    2019
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    432
  27. Erba Volant Bitter 750ml
    Erba Volant Bitter 750ml
    In the words of Sergio and Lorenzo, their Aromatico Bitter is a "collision… made by mixing cold with heat, bitter with sweet, bright red with the brown tones of the earth". With a partially different mix than for the Chinato, here we have a neutral alcohol, sugar, distilled water and a natural infusion of aromatic herbs, which include gentian, cinchona, liquorice, wild cherry and cardo gobbo. Initially packed with bitter herbs, this cocktail of medicinal goodies moves into a typical bittersweet taste, with marked notes of fresh fruit and spices. 25% alc.
    Bitters
    Italy
    457
  28. Balnaves Tally Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Balnaves Tally Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    381
  29. Oakridge 864 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Oakridge 864 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Fruit from a 1996-planted vineyard. Four weeks post-fermentation maceration, matured in French barriques (35% new) for 15 months. Virtually identical winemaking to the Original Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon but, as always, this is the denser, more powerful and structured wine. On the nose there's a core of perfectly ripened black fruits, crushed violets, dark chocolate and graphite. The medium bodied, firmly structured and persistent palate is equally good, and anyone fortunate enough to still have a bottle 10–15 years (if not longer) from now will be well rewarded. 97 PHILIP RICH, wine companion
    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  30. Wantirna Estate Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
    Wantirna Estate Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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    2022
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  31. Joshua Cooper Wines Greytown OV H/C Shiraz Cabernet 2022
    Joshua Cooper Wines Greytown OV H/C Shiraz Cabernet 2022

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    2022
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
  32. Joshua Cooper Wines Balgownie Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
    Joshua Cooper Wines Balgownie Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
  33. Yeringberg Cabernets 2022
    Yeringberg Cabernets 2022
    A blend of 63/16/10/7/4% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/petit verdot/malbec/cabernet franc. That’s two great back-to-back vintages for this Yarra Valley and Australian classic. Bright crimson purple. A wonderful bouquet of perfectly ripened black cherries, blackcurrants, cedar (from the already integrated oak) and lavender. With its core of dark fruits and impeccably balanced, fully ripe yet silky tannins, this complex and harmonious wine is destined to join the ranks of the very best Yeringbergs. (98) PHILIP RICH, www.winecompanion.com
    2022
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    506
  34. Boekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
    Boekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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    2016
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    South Africa
    485
  35. Yarra Yering Agincourt 2021
    Yarra Yering Agincourt 2021
    + Trophy Best Cabernet Blend 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show +
    A blend of 80/20% 1995-planted cabernet and 1990-planted malbec. Matured in 225L barriques (15% new). A brilliant crimson purple. Aromas of cassis, blackberries, violets and a gentle whiff of cedar emanate from this beautifully put-together wine. Elegant, medium bodied and with super-supple tannins, Sarah Crowe has crafted an approachable and seductive cabernet. The well-deserved winner of the Best Cabernet Blend trophy at the 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show. (96) PHILIP RICH
    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
    Australia
    506
  36. Yarra Yering Agincourt 2022
    Yarra Yering Agincourt 2022

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
    Australia
    506
  37. Kenbishi Zuisho Junmai 720ml
    Kenbishi Zuisho Junmai 720ml

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    Sake
    Japan
  38. Le Cinciole Camalaione 2019
    Le Cinciole Camalaione 2019
    The 2019 Camalaione is a dense, full-bodied wine. It is the most opulent of the wines in this range and also one that is the most similar to how these wines were made in the past. Deep, inky and layered, Camalaione has a ton to offer. The 2019 was vinified in amphora and spent two years in French oak barrels, 50% new, then a year in cement. The blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 15% Syrah. (96) ANTONIO GALLONI
    2019
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Italy
    495
  39. Labegorce Margaux 2017
    Labegorce Margaux 2017

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    2017
    Cabernet Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
    France
    356
  40. Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
    Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    432
    Special Price $140.00 Regular Price $165.00
  41. Antinori Tignanello Grappa 500ml
    Antinori Tignanello Grappa 500ml

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    NV
    Cabernet Sauvignon, sangiovese
    Italy
    495
  42. Roger Groult Calvados 8yo Pays d'Auge 41% 700ml
    Roger Groult Calvados 8yo Pays d'Auge 41% 700ml

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    Calvados
    France
  43. Damijan Podversic Prelit (Merlot Cabernet) 2020
    Damijan Podversic Prelit (Merlot Cabernet) 2020

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    2020
    Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
    Italy
    391
  44. Paolo Vidopivec Vitovska Classica 2017
    Paolo Vidopivec Vitovska Classica 2017
    Paolo Vodopivec works only with the Vitovska grape, which is native to the area bordering Slovenia and just north of Trieste. He likes to use ancient winemaking techniques, including amphorae and works with bio-dynamically grown grapes.

    This is from a 260m vineyards with the crushed and de-stemmed grapes spending 6 months in contact with the wine in Georgian anfora. Its then matured in large Slovenian oak case for approx. 24 months before bottling without any fining or filtration.
    2017
    White
    Italy
    391
  45. Vodopivec Vitovska Classika 2019
    Vodopivec Vitovska Classika 2019
    Paolo Vodopivec, his winery and six hectares of densely planted Vitovska are located in Carso, a plateau of shear limestone tucked between the border of Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea. Vodopivec was inspired by Josko Gravner. Like him, Vodopivec ages most of his wines in subterranean Georgian Amphora, followed by refinement in large neutral oak and a long stay in bottle before release. The results must be tasted to be believed. These are some of the top white wines being made in the world today, like cool-mountain air and liquid stone encapsulated in a bottle, yet with rich textural complexities that boggle the mind.

    Crushed rocks and dried flowers give way to peach skins and chamomile as the 2019 Vitovska blossoms in the glass. This is pure and lifted in style, graceful and finessed, quickly gaining a salty tension as young pit fruits and lemon nuances mingle. A salty flourish and flinty sensation come forward through the finale, adding a savory flair as the 2019 finishes with lasting concentration. So youthful today, the 2019 should age beautifully in collectors' cellars. ERIC GUIDO, Vinous
    2019
    White
    Italy
    493
  46. Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
    Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    One of Australia’s great cabernets. This from a cooler season highlights and accentuates the typical bright red fruits and blue fruit mix, especially on the nose. It’s aromatic and perfumed with an African violet scent. The palate as always is so exquisitely balanced and refined. Since 1989 the cabernet has been augmented with the floral bright fruit of cabernet franc and the darker robust black fruits of petit verdot. The palate delivers with a gentle restraint yet there is power deep within. The chalky tannins define a long and focussed finish. A deceptive medium bodied wine that will cellar for many years. (98) RAY JORDAN

     

    2021
    Cabernet Sauvignon
    Australia
    432
  47. Cullen Diana Madeline 2022
    Cullen Diana Madeline 2022

    Deep bright purple-red colour leading into a stylish bouquet of sweet mulberry and other berry fruits, violets and cassis, succulent and mouth-filling, with masses of fine emery-like tannins that run the length of the palate adding authority, structure, length and refreshment to the aftertaste. Concentrated, superripe blackberry, cassis and mulberry flavours; oak tucked discreetly into the background. (98) HUON HOOKE, The Real Review

    Really delivers as you might expect from this excellent concentrated and powerfully frame vintage in Margaret River. It’s dominant cabernet with smaller portions of merlot, cabernet franc and malbec. Typical of this wine since switching to biodynamics, it is bright and brilliant with a nervy tense energy to drive the palate. The succulent fruit is harness by fine chalky tannins and neatly played oak of which 55% was new. A wine of extraordinary elegance and poise with a few of many decades. (98) RAY JORDAN

    Needless to say, Margaret River enjoyed another superb vintage with the 2022 season. Slightly cooler, Cullen report that it was a vintage of “immense perfume and texture”. The wine is a wonderfully vibrant purple in colour. The nose gives up plums, cassis, spices including nutmeg, chocolate, mocha, bay leaves, cigar box notes – think a freshly opened box of Cohiba Siglo VI – and near perfect oak integration. This is finely balanced and exhibiting immense length on a palate that sees the emergence of aniseed, mulberries and coffee beans. An alluringly supple texture with the silkiest of tannins, though plenty of them – there really is some grip here. This will easily sail through fifteen to twenty years in a good cellar. (98) KEN GARGETT, Wine Pilot

    2021
    Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot
    Australia
    432
  48. Cullen Diana Madeline 2021
    Cullen Diana Madeline 2021
    Diana Madeline. The name evokes a lot of emotions, for what the woman stood for then and what the wine stands for now. The 2021 vintage equals 50 years of cabernet sauvignon plantings at Cullen. When released in early 2023, it was on what would have been her 100th birthday. It’s a wine that can come from nowhere else, so strong is its sense of place. Expect to swoon over aromas of roses, violets and mulberries doused in baking spices, a ferruginous quality as much as detailed if persuasive tannins. It’s complex, complete and structured. Gosh, what a wine. What a woman. The perfect combination. (97) JANE FAULKNER, James Halliday
    2021
    Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot
    Australia
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