Vintages New Release Collection – December 6, 2025

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AUSTRALIA – WHITE WINE

AUSTRALIA – RED WINE

SIDEWOOD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Adelaide Hills, South Australia A juicy, appealing wine with engaging green apple, melon and savoury herbal notes. Excellent purity and intensity that lasts and lasts. Very nice. Drink through 2029. [Cairns Show Wine Awards did not include a tasting note.] Score: 95 (Cairns Show Wine

CLAYMORE BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 Clare Valley, South Australia Attractively fruited and fragrant with blackcurrant, green olive, warm spice and toasted almond characters on the nose. The palate displays good weight and fine texture, well framed by chalky tannins, finishing persistent and robust. At its best: now to 2032. Score: 92 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Oct. 2024) Full-bodied & Firm 489971 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2

Awards, June 2024) Aromatic & Flavourful 518357

$18.95 2

(XD) 750 ml

TAHBILK MUSEUM RELEASE MARSANNE 2018 Nagambie Lakes, Central Victoria

FOWLES ARE YOU GAME? CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2021 Victoria

Wickedly youthful, marsanne has the potential to age every bit as splendidly as riesling or semillon. Here’s the proof. Bright yellow hues introduce aromas of beeswax, buttered toast, citrus, apricot and pear. The taste remains youthful and fresh with a developing texture – the middle palate is more rounded than the ’17 – and is essentially complex. But it still has a way to go. Drink from: 2024. Drink by: 2033. Special Value. Score: 95 (Jeni Port, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 8, 2024) Light & Crisp 276980 (D) 750 ml $24.95 2

Berry, cherry and red licorice flavors are bright and fresh, with hints of clove, licorice and dried fennel on a soft, juicy, drinkable frame, showing soft, supple tannins. Drink now. Score: 89 (MaryAnn Worobiec, winespectator.com, Dec. 31, 2024) Full-bodied & Smooth 45634 (XD) 750 ml $22.95 1

ZONTE’S FOOTSTEP EXCALIBUR SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Adelaide Hills, South Australia, vegan

KILIKANOON KILLERMAN’S RUN GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MATARO 2023 Clare Valley, South Australia Sweetly ripe and fragrant, showing dark plum, raspberry, brown spice, floral, and toasted almond characters. The juicy palate offers smooth mouth- feel and supple texture, finishing silky and lingering. At its best: now to 2030. Score: 92 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Jan. 2025) Full-bodied & Smooth 412189 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2

Bright emerald straw color. Aromas and flavors of kiwi and lime, under ripe star fruit, basil and bell pepper, and gooseberry with a silky, dry light-to- medium body and an engaging, carefree finish imparting notes of kiwi, lime, starfruit, and white flowers. Crisp and refreshing with a lovely kiwi note from start to finish; an easy and versatile food pairing aperitif wine. Exceptional. Best Buy. Score: 92 (tastings.com, Sept. 12, 2024) Aromatic & Flavourful 311456 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025 VINTAGES 49