Our Wines

Darling Cellar`s Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée. A vibrant display of fresh fruit and flavours that includes Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla, red plum and butterscotch.

The Gran Sasso wines are from Ortona in the Abruzzi, home to Valentino Sciotti who is also closely involved in the Vesevo, Primo and Farnese ranges. Marco Flacco is the winemaker here and has made a range which has a freshness and vivacity often lacking in wines from this area.

Aromas begin with crushed berries, black cherries and spices followed by a light floral note. The exuberant palate is full and rich and finishes long.

From the cool western reaches of the Casasblanca Valley, this is a brilliant little Chardonnay! It delivers its fruit payload wrapped in a surprisingly complex and sophisticated creamy outer layer of well judged oak. It`s great value and delivers what a good Chardonnay should.

Grown at Domaine Herbauges by perfectionist Luc Choblet, this `old vine`unoaked Chardonnay is super fresh and lively with a lovely twist of lemon acidity. Beautifully balanced and dry it also develops exotic fruits such as pineapple, banana and quince on the palate.

BEST SELLER. shock horror a PG that is actually quite interesting. Light, bright lemon in colour with a lively, freshly cut pear and baked bread character on the nose.

This Sauvignon Blanc is a blend of grapes from Marlborough`s Wairau and Awatere Valleys. It is a dry style that shows notes of passionfruit from the Wairau grapes and finished off with fresh herbaceous notes from those grapes picked in the Awatere. This is a full bodied wine that will go with seafood.

One of our biggest selling reds, the Meerlust Red is made from the fruit that`s not quite good enough for the celebrated Rubicon, but is still an excellent expression of the style. This wine has an intense, opaque deep ruby colour, bright and vivacious in the glass, very youthful.

This South African blend is made from grapes, mainly Shiraz, grown in the Stellenbosch, Paarl and Elgin regions. This wine is created to show the fresh, fruity and spice driven flavours of these Rhône varietals. The colour is youthful and purple/red. The nose is one of crushed black pepper, dark mulberry and mixed berry coulis.

Great value blend of Syrah Grenache Tempranillo and Mourvedre from the Barossa. Deep red, with aromas of cherry and spice. Fruity, earthy and a little spicey. Perfect with red meats, barbeque and cheese. All that for pocket change !

A bright, fresh Languedoc white from the coastal flatlands of Sete which abounds with fragrant aromas of white flowers, quince and anis followed by ginger and citrus notes. It is lively on the palate with notes of lemon, melon and honey finishing crisp and dry with matured crystallised citrus fruits

The village of St Christol is one of 12 villages in the Coteaux du Languedoc appellation, near the town of Nimes. The wine is a blend from Syrah, Carignan and Mourvedre and is a soft velvety red with a floral bouquet of violets and red berries.

Made reductively in order to maximize the fruit personality of the vintage. An intense nose of peaches, apricots and mineral citrus fruit. The palate is mouth-watering with minerality flinty notes on the finish.

This Gamay represents a single tank (my favourite in the cellar) and subsequently a Gold Medal winner at the Macon show. It is very much a reflection of the volcanic soils on which the grapes were grown. Almost smoky, there is a gravelly texture about it that reminds me of the structure and masculinity of cru Beaujolais; specifically a Morgon.

This has full ripe Pinot Gris spiciness in the nose, with a lovely lemon lift. It is medium weight, but with a full, stony impact on the palate, where it is long and satisfying with good acidity. No malolactic fermentation is allowed, so the wine retains a bright crisp citrus acidity. Attractive peach fruit. creamy texture, very slightly off-dry.

Modern fruity yet dry German from the Pfalz. Villa Wolf Pinot Gris is made in a dry style and has wonderful richness to it. It shows some nice peach and slightly smoky notes. Clean tasting with a delicious creamy finish. Ripe orchard fruit aromas are enhanced by beautiful weight and balance with lovely fresh acidity running all the way through.

Nice little juicy Organic Corbieres. Robust with pepper to the fore, good character for the price. Mostly Carignan and Grenache. Since 1771 the Fabre family have been owners of Château Fabre in the heart of the Corbières region of the Languedoc.

German producer Villa Wolf make some absolutely fabulous, great value wine. This Pinot Noir Rosé from the Rhine River Valley is a great crowd pleaser. The wine has a delicate red berry aroma, with notes of strawberry, red currant and stone fruits. A hint of residual sugar adds a roundness to the palate, elegantly balanced by fresh acidity.

The A Mano Bianco is a blend of Fiano and Greco from Puglia. This wine is full of aromas of white peaches, ripe pears, nectarines and a touch of jasmine. It has a racy acidity lifting the ripe fruit. The body is full and satisfying with a fresh acidity and a light spritz from the cool, long fermentation.

Pike & Joyce`s Rapide Pinot Noir from their Adelaide Hills site aims to deliver bright, fresh fruit and early drinkability. Attractive fresh strawberry and dark cherry fruits with just a hint of oak. Also displays a little damp earth and some “foresty” notes derived from the whole bunch fermentation components that were included in the mix.

South Africa`s signature grape, (derived by crossing Cinsault and Pinot Noir), has now created an international following. When carefully grown with limited yields, it produces an appealing red fruit aroma, a soft palate with ripe mulberry, sweet strawberry and a touch of herbs.

The fruit for this Verdelho is sourced solely from the Omahu Gravels vineyard located in the Gimblett Gravels region. This is a lovely little wine, on the nose it displays vivid aromas of peach, passionfruit and mandarin.

A fresh and fruity Bardolino made from Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara. The wine is medium bodied with notes of sour cherries, blackcurrants and a hint of black pepper. Soft and supple in the mouth, this wine has a long and fruity finish.

Clos Combe Long is a a vibrant, fruit forward Corbieres. Made from old vine Carignan and Grenache. the wine is bursting with ripe red berry fruit and subtle sweet spice. Delicious.

A charming single varietal Vinho Verde made using Loureiro grapes. A fragrant and expressive wine; Loureiro means `laurel` due to the similar aroma of the berries to the laurel tree. This fresh and zesty wine has notes of honeysuckle, orange blossom, acacia, apple and white peach.