{"title":"Coonawarra","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Coonawarra wine region is a wine region centred on the town of Coonawarra in the Limestone Coast zone of South Australia. It is known for the Cabernet Sauvignon wines produced on its \"terra rossa\" soil. Coonawarra is an Aboriginal word meaning \"Honeysuckle\". It is about 380 km southeast of Adelaide, close to the border with Victoria. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCoonawarra's terra rossa soil is one of the notable terroirs of the New World, covering an area of just 15 km x 2 km north of Penola.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoonawarra is synonymous with Cabernet Sauvignon, full of plum and blackcurrant fruit, so much so that successes with other grape varieties is overlooked. In the early days Shiraz was the most widely planted grape, and it produces some star wines such as Wynns Coonawarra Estate Michael Shiraz (formerly Michael Hermitage). The limestone geology also suits Chardonnay, Riesling, and Sauvignon blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yalumba-barossa-coonawarra-the-caley-cabernet-sauvignon-shiraz-2012-750ml","title":"YALUMBA Barossa \/ Coonawarra 'The Caley' Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Shiraz 2012 (750mL)","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e95 points - Wine Spectator\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e91 points - Wine Enthusiast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Virgilius is named after the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro, 70 – 90 BC. Considered one of the greatest Roman poets, Virgil was a mentor to the first Emperor of Rome, Augustus. The Virgilius Viognier, is often regarded as Australia's benchmark Viognier. This elegant wine will take you on an aromatic journey as it evolves in the glass.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYALUMBA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This is the first vintage of Yalumba’s new Cabernet\/Shiraz-based flagship wine. Deep garnet in color, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Shiraz The Caley offers expressive baked blackberries, cherry cordial and blackcurrant jelly notes with suggestions of Chinese five spice, cedar and anise. The palate is built like a brick house, delivering a solid structure of firm, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness to support and complement the voluptuous, full-bodied flesh. It offers a very long, layered finish with lingering exotic spice and black berry preserves notes. Give it 3-5 more years in bottle and drink it over the next twenty-five.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e96 points -  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monopole Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39421061529753,"sku":"YLB-TCBCS12-SGB","price":480.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0399\/1175\/1833\/products\/Caley.png?v=1615356450"},{"product_id":"yalumba-coonawarra-the-menzies-cabernet-sauvignon-2015-750ml","title":"YALUMBA Coonawarra 'The Menzies' Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (750mL)","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e93 points - James Suckling\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e93 points - Wine Spectator\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e92 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon was named after Sir Robert Menzies, former Australian Prime Minister and well-known red wine enthusiast. In 1965, during a lunch at the Stock Exchange Club in Adelaide, Sir Robert Menzies declared the 1961 Yalumba Galway Vintage Special Reserve Claret to be “…the finest Australian red I have ever tasted.” This comment did not go unnoticed, and in 1987 when we produced our first wine from the Menzies Estate Vineyard in Coonawarra, the recognition was rewarded on the label of this outstanding wine.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA classic full-bodied expression of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, The Menzies has all the hallmarks of a great Cabernet wine: intense varietal expression of berries and sea spray, held together by taut grape and oak tannin.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYALUMBA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"D block of the Yalumba-owned Menzies vineyard, planted in 1975, is the exclusive source of The Caley, whose seaweed hints it shares. Deep crimson with redcurrant and cherry, as well as fresh blackcurrant, the restrained palate contrasts with The Cigar, also from this vineyard. Bitter chocolate and cedar oak (30% new) lend classical nuance. With fine grained tannins, the fruit cleaves closely to the palate, leading to a deliciously poised, cedar-scented finish.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e95 points -  Decanter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Monopole Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39421536567449,"sku":"YLB-MCS15-S","price":93.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0399\/1175\/1833\/products\/Menzies.png?v=1615359105"},{"product_id":"penfolds-superblend-802a-cabernet-shiraz-2018-750ml-with-gift-box","title":"PENFOLDS Superblend '802A' Cabernet Shiraz 2018 (750ml with gift box)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e94+ points - Robert Parker's WIne Advocate\u003cbr\u003e93 points - Wine Spectator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17.5\/20 points - Jancis Robinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"Inky ruby. A slow-to-open bouquet displays powerful dark berry, cherry-cola, pipe tobacco and savory herb qualities that are complemented by oak spice and coconut accents. Densely packed bitter cherry, mocha, black cardamom and fruitcake flavors show superb depth as well as energy thanks to a core of juicy acidity. Turns smokier on the strikingly long finish, which emphatically echoes the floral and cola notes. Conveys a compelling expression of sweet and savory components and finishes extremely long and youthfully tannic. Made in all new American oak.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points - Vinous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eVery oak-forward style, showing rich red berries and chocolate, as well as vanilla, all vying for attention and turned up loud. There’s boldness to the palate, too, with dark plums, blueberries and blackberries in abundance. A blend of 68% cabernet sauvignon and 32% shiraz that was blended after 22 months maturation in 100% new American-oak hogsheads. Give this time. Try from 2026.\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points - James Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr data-cke-eol=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"TWE","offers":[{"title":"Single","offer_id":45902879195367,"sku":"PEN-BIN802A-SGB","price":1080.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"with 1 bottle PENFOLDS Superblend 802B","offer_id":45902879228135,"sku":"PEN-BIN802AB-SGB","price":1960.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0399\/1175\/1833\/products\/PEN-2018-Superblend-802-A-CabShiraz-FL750-Cork.png?v=1638628509"},{"product_id":"penfolds-g5-750ml-with-gift-box","title":"PENFOLDS g5 (750ml with gift box)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e100 points - Andrew Caillard, MW\u003cbr\u003e100 points - Ken Gargett\u003cbr\u003e100 points - Nick Stock\u003cbr\u003e99 points - Wine Spectator\u003cbr\u003e20++\/20 points - Matthew Jukes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Glorious aromas of blackberry, spice, tile and toasted wood that move into sandalwood, violet and rose petal, then cloves and nutmeg, before revealing a cappuccino and cream undertone. Full-bodied yet very tight and compacted with a dense center palate that is still agile and energetic. Tightly wound and compressed. Great complexity. Waiting to open and unravel in the bottle. It builds on the palate with such fine tannins that perfectly integrate. 97% shiraz and 3% cabernet sauvignon, with 70% from Barossa Valley, the rest from McLaren Vale and Claire Valley with small percentages from other sources. Multi-vintage blend: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. 2,200 bottles produced. Drink this after 2021 and onwards but already an ethereal wine!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 points - James Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"An exceedingly deep, dark, dense colour with a good tint of purple in the rim, while the bouquet is very Penfolds and loaded with coconutty oak, the background aromas dark chocolate, cocoa powder, coffee grounds, walnut and vanilla. The wine is very full-bodied and rich, densely-textured and concentrated, full of extract and lashings of remarkably supple tannins. This is still very young and while the palate is superbly soft and sumptuous, it's nowhere near ready to drink, in my view. It needs a lot of age to build the complexity of bouquet and flavour that will certainly come, and for the overt oaky aromas to mellow. Many will enjoy its liquid-chocolate decadence now, but for the full pay-off it should be cellared 6 to 10 years. It will be worth the wait.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points - Huon Hooke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TWE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42913785315559,"sku":"PEN-G5-SGB","price":4388.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0399\/1175\/1833\/products\/Penfolds-G5-in-the-box.png?v=1649749283"},{"product_id":"penfolds-superblend-802b-cabernet-shiraz-2018-750ml-with-gift-box","title":"PENFOLDS Superblend '802B' Cabernet Shiraz 2018 (750ml with gift box)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e98 points - James Halliday's The Wine Companion\u003cbr\u003e96 points - Wine Spectator\u003cbr\u003e93 points - Huon Hooke, The Wine Review\u003cbr\u003e18.5\/20 points - Jancis Robinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is easily the pick of the two new, limited-release ‘Superblend’ wines from 2018 with complex spiced dark-berry and plum aromas. Graphite and cedary oak, too. Nothing dominates this wine. The palate is layered and seamless and carries pure and intense fruit flavors so long. This is on the mark. A blend of 55% cabernet sauvignon and 45% shiraz that was blended after fermentation, then matured for 19 months in French-oak hogsheads (54% new and 46% 1-year-old). Drink or hold.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points - James Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003ePenfolds's 2018 802.B Superblend comes across as more refined and elegant than the 802.A. It's 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Shiraz, blended just after fermentation and then aged 19 months in 54% new French oak. The oak here is more integrated and subtler, while the density of the fruit is similar, with overtones of mocha and dark chocolate added to the mix of cassis and blackberry flavors. 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It concludes with a gripping, yet long and sweet finish. This well-concentrated vintage offers mature fruit and a robust tannin structure, sure to be a treasured collectible.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"The Moomba Wine Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845379342567,"sku":"PEN-BIN90A-S-AK","price":698.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0399\/1175\/1833\/files\/Bin90a.png?v=1693981721"},{"product_id":"penfolds-bin-920-coonawarra-cabernet-shiraz-1990-750ml","title":"PENFOLDS 'Bin 920' Coonawarra Cabernet \/ Shiraz 1990  (750mL)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e93 points - James Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Remarkably youthful all round, from the deep crimson colour, still brilliant, to the bouquet which still shows primary aromas, bright berry and mint together with a subtle patina of bottle-age development. The wine is rich and full-bodied but as smooth as silk across the tongue, the tannins gorgeously soft and the flow superbly even and harmonious, ending in a long, long tail. This is a Peter Pan wine.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points - Bob Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The colour is almost impenetrable, so deep is it. There is amazingly lush, opulent plummy fruit on the bouquet; the palate has layer upon layer of dark plum, cassis and cherry fruit with equally layered soft and supple tannins running throughout. 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An especially strong vintage in Coonawarra, after a long, even harvesting period, has provided beautifully balanced fruit with a lengthy, cohesive flavour profile, bound by stern tannins to ensure good cellaring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points - Decanter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThe 2022 Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz has an old-reading-room character to the bouquet: soft leather and old books, cassis, tobacco, fireplace and dark chocolate. In the mouth, the wine is chewy and supple, succulent and truly lovely. There's plenty of tannin here, but they feel easily digested and nicely integrated. 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