Pure silk. Pristine, pure-fruited and punching well above its weight. Concentrated dark berries, black pepper and a mouthfeel so slick, you might forget to swallow. Completely delicious.
Cool climate shiraz might well be the most underrated style of wine in Australia. This beauty is a shining example of robustness meets restraint. Plush dark fruit, subtle spice, black pepper, super-fine tannins and expertly interwoven French oak explode out of this wine from the first sip and carry on right through to long, smooth finish. As generous as it is graceful. Iconic producers like this don't make mistakes. Regionally expressive, technically perfect, entirely delightful.

"Very good grenache..." - Carl, Vivino user. As a rule, we don't quote customer reviews. That said, Carl has absolutely hit this one out of the park. This is, indeed, a very good grenache. Bright, ripe, red fruit, that familiar cola flavour you'd expect from grenache and juuuust enough earthiness to remind us that we're all grown ups. Very slick, very silky, very good grenache.

In his own words, Peter Drayton’s Anomaly Series, "revels in the divergence from the expected... crafting wines from varieties beyond those that have made the Hunter Valley world famous. Alternative varieties that are carving a niche for themselves, thriving and delivering with quality, consistency and verve". Well, this ripe little viognier is most certainly thriving. Tropical fruit, passionfruit and a careful herbaciousness mould together to create a mouth-filling, yet refreshing rendition of viognier. Ripe but not overly-so, this is a smart little wine.