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Critics Choice Reds Dozen

Save up to $96 on a dozen delicious reds and whites highly rated by writers and show judges. You’ll see a stream of high point scores from various experts, plus Gold medals and even better, all assuring your tastebuds will be fully satisfied.

Enjoy mighty 95pt two-Gold Vinha do Fava Touriga Nacional, which has, in 9 vintages notched up 34 Golds (Grand Golds and Double Golds included), plus a Trophy.Leonor Freitas has also been awarded a ‘Commadora’ (equivalent to a Dame) for services to Portuguese wine. Plus, there’s 92pt Il Papavero, a silky charmer made using four varieties from top-performing regions. Italy in a bottle! Lehmann’s 94pt Pastor’s Son Shiraz is “pure Barossa brilliance in a glass” (Sally Duncan). It leads an Aussie quartet along with Sevenhill’s 94pt “refined Clare Valley Cabernet… poised and focussed” (Ray Jordan); 92pt, Gold-medal Vin’atus Tempranillo Graciano from RedHeads, and Sam Trimboli’s Trophy, Top Gold, 96pt triple-whammy combo of Shiraz Durif Grenache, which rounds the case off in style!

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Critics Choice Reds Dozen
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Il Papavero 2024

Regular price: $28 per bottle
Find out why silky, Italian charmer, Il Papavero is our most reordered red of all time!
  • Red - Medium Bodied
  • ItalyItaly
92

Wine Details

  • Red blend
  • 7.40625 Units
  • Vegan
  • 12.5% ABV
  • 750 ml
  • Vegetarian
  • 31 December 2027
  • Packaging Pioneer
Il Papavero
A generous top-estate exclusive 94pt Barossa Shiraz,with a great back story and Gold-medal history!
94

Wine Details

  • Shiraz
  • 8.295 Units
  • 14% ABV
  • 750 ml
  • Vegetarian
  • 04 January 2035
Peter Lehmann The Pastor's Son Barossa Shiraz

RedHeads Vin’atus 2022

Regular price: $35 per bottle
The grapes may be Spanish starlets, but the wine is 100% pure Aussie
Gold
92

Wine Details

RedHeads Vin’atus

Vinha do Fava Touriga Nacional 2023

Regular price: $30 per bottle
Portugal’s pride and joy grape, barrel-aged to perfection in this 2 x Gold, 95pt luscious big red.
Gold
95
Gold

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Vinha do Fava Touriga Nacional
A 94pt single vineyard Cabernet from Australia's Clare Valley – "poised and focussed" (WinePilot).
91
94

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Sevenhill Cellars Estate Grown Inigo Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Trophy-winning debut of a triple whammy Aussie red from the astonishing Sam Trimboli.
Top Gold
96
Best Riverina Dry Red

Wine Details

Sam Trimboli Bin Select Shiraz Durif Grenache
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