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- 2024 Xavier Goodridge Pa Pa Pinot Noir
- 2023 Brash Higgins FRNC Cabernet Franc
- 2024 Domaine de Ferrand Cotes du Rhone Mistral
- 2025 The Other Wine Co Sangiovese
- 2025 Spinifex Papillon
- 2024 Aeon Ferrosol
2024 Xavier Goodridge Pa Pa Pinot Noir
Xavier Goodridge’s 2024 Pa Pa Pinot Noir is the kind of wine that just makes you smile. Sourced from Mount Gambier and Heywood in South West Victoria, this is Xavier’s original flagship wine - a joyous, no-fuss Pinot designed for pure enjoyment.
It's a playful Pinot with its bright ruby hue, inviting you in with aromas of cherry blossoms, rose petals, and hibiscus. The palate bursts with juicy cranberry and tart cherry flavours, touched by a hint of sweet kirsch and nervy acidity.
Fermented in stainless steel and aged in a mix of stainless and old barrels, this Pinot Noir keeps its focus on bright fruit and lively acidity. It’s light-bodied, with a savoury finish that makes it incredibly moreish. Chill it down and serve it on a warm day - it’s a Pinot meant to be enjoyed casually, at a picnic or around the dinner table.
This is a wine that’s all about easy, breezy drinking, with just enough complexity to keep you coming back for more.
94 points
"Xavier Goodridge shapes it into a bright fruited, aromatically lifted and savoury edged wine that punches well above its weight."
- Nick Ryan (Top 100 Wines of 2025)
2023 Brash Higgins FRNC Cabernet Franc
Few wines in Australia have championed Cabernet Franc quite like Brash Higgins’ FRNC. From its first release, this wine has been at the forefront of the modern, fresh, and vibrant Cabernet Franc movement, proving just how exciting this variety can be in McLaren Vale’s unique terroir.
The 2023 vintage delivered ideal growing conditions with an even season and small berry set, leading to excellent concentration and balance. Sourced from a high ridge of an ancient sand dune in McLaren Flat, the fruit was handpicked, wild fermented, and left on skins for five weeks, before ageing for 15 months in old French oak to preserve aromatics and purity.
What we're left with in the glass is a translucent violet hue with a nose that leaps from the glass - jalapeño, alpine herbs, violets, and roasted bell pepper all swirl together, underpinned by rose petals and mulberry. The palate is silky and mouth-filling, with pure, ripe fruit, subtle spice, and papery tannins that glide into a long, smooth finish.
A Loire-inspired yet uniquely Australian take on Cabernet Franc, this is bright, fragrant, and dangerously drinkable - but with enough structure to age beautifully. It disappears fast every year, so don’t wait too long.
91 points
"This leads with a cool herbal thread, an aromatic spread of green pepper, bay, tea tree, green chilli, Worcestershire, tart blackberry and wild fennel. It’s lightly framed, supple through the palate, textural, a little saline, with that wild fennel note lingering through the finish, like chewing on the pleasingly bitter fresh seeds."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)
2024 Domaine de Ferrand Cotes du Rhone Mistral
Philippe Bravay is one of the unsung heroes of the Southern Rhône. His tiny estate, Domaine de Ferrand, sits in the sweet spot of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, rubbing shoulders with heavyweights like Beaucastel and Charvin. While his top-tier wines are hunted by collectors, the 'Mistral' offers a way to tap into that pedigree without the hefty price tag.
Think of this as a "Baby Châteauneuf" and you are pretty close to the mark. The fruit is sourced from organic vines bordering the appellation, with some plantings dating all the way back to 1945. It is a classic blend driven by Grenache, but with enough Syrah, Cinsault and Mourvèdre to give it spine and complexity. Philippe is a staunch traditionalist, so you won't find any new oak here. He uses concrete tanks and natural yeasts - it's bare-bones CdR.
The 2024 release is a standout. It is astonishingly concentrated for the category, pouring a deep colour and offering waves of spicy cherry, raspberry and bramble fruit. The extra hit of Syrah in the blend really opens it up, adding a savoury, meaty layer to the soft, silky tannins. This is honest, delicious French red that over-delivers in a big way.
2025 The Other Wine Co Sangiovese
The Other Wine Co is the space where the Shaw + Smith team gets to play around with alternative varieties, and this second release of their Sangiovese hits the brief perfectly. Sourced from the cool, high ground of the Mount Lofty Ranges, it takes the savoury, structural bones of the variety and wraps them in a bright, modern package.
They used a mix of whole berries and whole bunches in the ferment to dial up the aromatics, then aged the wine in a combination of large neutral oak and stainless steel. It’s a gentle approach that ensures the wine retains its clarity and crunch without getting bogged down by oak.
In the glass, it is lively and fresh, loaded with wild strawberries, juicy blue fruits and a distinct floral lift. But it isn't just a fruit bomb - there is a proper savoury edge here with hints of bay leaf and spice. True to the variety, the tannins are firm and grippy, backed by a line of fresh acidity that keeps everything snappy. It is made to be drunk young, but it has the structure to handle a serious meal.
2025 Spinifex Papillon
Peter Schell's Papillon is one of the most gluggable reds in the Barossa Valley!
The Spinifex wines cover a wide spectrum, from rich, full-throttled old vine Shiraz all the way to this, a light bodied, energetic Grenache Cinsault blend made for easy day-time drinking.
These styles are certainly in vogue but as usual, winemaking wizard Schell’s winemaking know-how elevates Papillon far beyond your average light red. Sourced from old, dry-grown vines (many over 70 years old) across the Barossa and Eden Valleys, it combines purity of fruit with layers of complexity
Papillon is one of our go-to's and just unbeatable value. What a producer Spinifex is.
2024 Aeon Ferrosol
This marks the debut release of a new single-vineyard wine from Alisdair and Kenisha Tulloch.
True to the Aeon philosophy, the name tells you everything you need to know about the dirt. 'Ferrosol' refers to the iron-rich, red earth (often called Terra Rossa) found at the tiny Hermitage Lodge vineyard on Gillards Road in Pokolbin. Alisdair farms this block exclusively, managing every vine to ensure the site's specific geology makes it into the bottle.
While some Hunter Syrahs can be light and pretty, the Ferrosol is a different beast entirely. The iron oxide in the soil translates to a wine of intense colour and deep, brooding fruit presence. It is defined by robust, structural tannins that grip the palate, offering a powerful counterpoint to the sandy-soil wines of the region.
It is a serious, site-specific red that captures the personality of this unique pocket of the Hunter Valley.
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