Victoria Mixed case

Soldiers Block Shiraz – Delicate red fruit and herbal aromas open up to a palate of ripe mulberry and plum fruit. the fine grained tannin and vanilla from the oak, work in balance to deliver a wine of poise and elegance.

Soldiers Block Shiraz is sourced from ancient Victorian soils in order to achieve a wine with greater finesse, purity and structure as well as typical eucalypt flavours and saline finish associated with the area. Picked at night and crushed within an hour of picking before being sent to the fermentation tanks. The Shiraz grapes were fermented in temperature-controlled tanks maintained at 22 – 25ºC to avoid extracting any harsh tannins, with the fermentations pumped over to extract good colour. 20% of the final blend is barrel aged. The winemaker also added 5% Malbec at the end of the whole process – a sneaky technique that gives a mulberry fruit twist on the finish.

Bright, aromatic and juicy on the nose with just a touch of naughty bacon fat. True to the varietal, the tiny proportion of Malbec in this blend gives a flowery perfume. This vintage is our brightest, most dangerously drinkable Shiraz to date due to its fine, bright fruit and soft silky elegance.

Drink with Moroccan lamb tagine, roast vegetables and hard cheeses

You can see our full range of Soldiers Block wines at https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/product-category/soldiers-block/

To see more information on the producer go to https://boutinot.com/wines/soldiers-block-shiraz-victoria/pdf/

Innocent Bystander Chardonnay – Subtle dried figs, hazelnuts and honeycomb come through on the nose along with more lifted notes of preserved lemons and lemon sherbert. Hints of hay add another layer of complexity. The palate is well weighted with a fine texture and a meringue mouth feel. Lemon curd flavours with a lime juice finish.

Innocent Bystander Chardonnay – Smells of fresh pear, lemon, poached apple, florals and marzipan and tastes like
crisp, fresh and dry with a stonefruit core and citrusy pithy texture

For more information on the winery go to https://www.innocentbystander.com.au/our-home/

The Innocent Bystander story – Innocent Bystander creates wines that are delicious expressions of what we love to make and drink. They’re perfect for exploring iconic varieties from our home in the Yarra Valley as well as inspiring varieties from elsewhere in Victoria.
If we can’t make it great, we don’t make it at all. Our wines are made with quality fruit and a soft touch, with vinification that includes hand-picking, wild yeast and whole bunch ferments. We’re not judgemental about wine; we know there are people who love Moscato and bubbles as well as those searching for an exceptional Yarra Valley Pinot Noir and our range of wines reflects that.
We don’t make single vineyards wines, but we do know that great wines need great fruit, so we source the best grapes we can from some of the top vineyards in the Yarra Valley and if there’s a variety we want to make that doesn’t grow well here, we’ll get the fruit from elsewhere. Our winemaking team treat every parcel of fruit individually to ensure their characters shine through in the finished product, showing off the very best of the varieties and regions they represent to make flavoursome, balanced and delicious wines.

To see our range of Innocent Bystander product go to https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/product-category/innocent-bystander/

Billi Billi Riesling

Intense and aromatic. Lemon grass, verbena and kaffir lime notes, followed by complex citrus flavours and hints of blossom. Fine acidity with terrific fruit precision. Great length.

For our range of Mount Lang Ghiran wines: https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/product-category/mount-langi-ghiran/

For more information about Mount Langi Ghiran winery:  https://www.langi.com.au/about-us/wines/langi

Little Yering Chardonnay

Pale Straw in colour with a pure and complex nose of flinty, minerally characters as well as citrus with some almond and spicy complexity. The palate is clean and fresh with well-integrated oak characters. Like the nose, the palate is quite minerally and shows great poise.

Great intensity on the nose with mineral notes, white nectarine and citrus flavours along with a creamy, nutty complexity. Medium weight with clean citrus fruit supported by well integrated French oak and balanced acidity.

To see our full range of Yering Station wines: https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/product-category/yering-station/

For more information about the winery:https://www.yering.com/

Little Yering Chardonnay – a great wine from a brilliant winery

Are You Game Pinot Noir from Fowles Wine is a great example of a wine made to complement good food.

The Fowles Wine vineyards and winery are located in the dramatic granite landscape of Strathbogie Ranges region of Victoria, Australia.
Fowles Wine crafts some of Australia’s finest cool climate wines, winning many of Australia’s most prestigious wine medals and trophies.
The Fowles Wine team is energetic and enterprising, continuing to break new ground by proudly taking the Strathbogie Ranges ‘message in a bottle’ to the world with some of Australia’s most exciting wines.

We love to source our food from the wild or grow it at home. Nothing beats the taste of food and wine as nature intended it – real: pure, slow grown and full of flavour. So like us, why not keep it real and go wild with food and wine matching…

Vintage 2017 was an extremely late and cold year. This was of particular benefit to Pinot! The cool conditions allowed nice delicate strawberry fruit characters to develop at relatively low sugar levels. Despite the late vintage and cooler temperatures, we experienced unusually fast malolactic fermentations which has resulted in these lighter style 2017 reds. They are bottle ready much earlier than usual. This wine is a lovely vibrant fresh varietal Pinot Noir, with additional complexity and texture from the Sangiovese.

With a dash of Sangiovese this Pinor Noir blushes bright ruby red. Aromas of cherry and red plum play with earthy characters and notes of oak. The palate is fresh with rich red fruits. We blended a very small component of Sangiovese (3%) from our Upton Run Vineyard into the wine. The Sangiovese contributes more intense red fruit aromas and a lovely texture which increases its ability to match beautifully with game food.

Eat Are You Game Pinot Noir with wild rabbit and mushroom ragout on toasted brioche.

To get more information on the winery go to https://www.fowleswine.com/

You can see our full range of Fowles wine at https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/product-category/fowles-wine/

Little Yering Pinot Noir

Colour – Bright, red cherry

Nose – Lifted perfume of violets and lavender. All spice intertwined with gamey, briary red and black cherry fruits. Complimented with subtle vanillin oak

Palate – Soft and juicy. Lovely mix of elegant fruit savoury spice and earthy undertones. Supple tannins and velvet like finish.

To see our full range of Yering Station wines: https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/product-category/yering-station/

For more information about the winery:https://www.yering.com/