School House is a favourite of ours here at the ‘fo, and you’ll understand why when you crack open a bottle. This vineyard is their most premium, located in near Penola, and is a site rich in history to the community and grows outstanding wine. The wine is rich, ripe and unctuous, with loads of black currants, vanilla, subtle bayleaf and cedar notes linger through. Lay this one down for a few extra years mofo, it won’t hurt.

This is serious Shiraz, mofo. Coming from the legends at Rosenvale, a Barossa Valley winery who were established all the way back in 1850’s. Their lands today are diverse and rich in character, with many vineyards going back 80+ years. James Rosenweig is now the 6th generation to take care of vines in Barossa, and has earnt himself the neat ol’ title of a Baron of Barossa for his dedication to the region’s industry.

As for this particular wine, after the grapes are picked at perfect ripeness to give voluptuous fruit quality, which sees a couple of years in new and seasoned French oak barrels. The resulting wine is dark and deep, with blueberries, spice and a touch of white pepper on the nose. The palate is full of fine tannins and rich red fruits like cherries and plums. It’s not just a mofo fave- it’s an all round consumer fave bringing in an impressive 4.2 rating on Vivino. Certainly not something you see every day on there. Calling all Aussie red lovers, this one should catch your attention!

Lovers of classic Vale shiraz will adore this one from Haselgrove! It’s big (but not ponderous), rich, round and offers loads of deep, inky goodness to get lost in. There’s plush, chewy berries with hints of peppery spice and leather that float intriguingly across the palate. Plums, blueberries and juicy black cherries dominate the fruit spectrum, in that inimitable Vale dark coffee-cake profile. It’ll get even more interesting in a few years’ time, but I, for one, won’t be able to keep my hands off it.