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YARRA YERING DRY RED NO.1 2016

Grapes: Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, petit verdot

 Taste: Matured in French oak for 15 months, this is a Bordeaux-inspired blend crafted in the Yarra Valley. The wine presents a delicious fruit core, edged with cinnamon, clove and sage. It is structural and elegant, and has the potential to develop for another 10 to 15 years.

$125, Straits Wine Company

DIANA MADELINE 2010

Grapes: Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, malbec

Taste: Farmed biodynamically, this flagship Cullen wine spent 19 months in 51% new oak. On the nose, look for dried flowers and macerated berries. On the palate, mulberry, cedar and savoury notes of black olives. It is a supple and elegant sip framed by aged ripe tannins.

$205, Hai Choo Wines & Spirits

WYNNS BLACK LABEL CABERNET RESERVE 2019

Grapes: Cabernet sauvignon

Grown on terra rossa soils, the fruity notes of blackcurrant, blackberry and blueberries are tinged with dried mint, eucalyptus and a touch of cedar. A medium-bodied wine with

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