Medium Bodied Reds.

Payten & Jones 'Browne's Block' Kilmore Pinot Noir '17.  $50.

More body than many pinots, lovely mouth feel. Allow time for it to breathe in the glass and it opens up nicely in terms of fruit and bouquet.

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Mt Terrible Jamieson Pinot Noir '15.  $60.

The full crimson-purple colour introduces a very high quality, ultra-fragrant pinot with the depth, complexity and length reminiscent of high quality Burgundies. Made with a sure touch.

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Casa Freschi 'Ragazzi' Langhorne Creek Nebbiolo '15.  $39.

Savoury/spicy red cherry fruits on the bouquet and light to medium-bodied palate are of exemplary varietal character.

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Ravensworth Hilltops Barbera '18.  $42.

This has drinkability stamped all over it. It's all spiced cherries, pips and kirsch with warm earth and a herbal/pine needle undertone, yet it has a savoury drive.

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Payten & Jones Yarra Sangiovese '17.  $35.

A bright and juicy, immediately inviting style of Sangiovese here, not the dry, dusty wines so commonly associated with the variety.Juicy and fleshy style of Sangiovese. Macerated cherries, plums and spices.

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Mt Langhi 'Vine Road' Grampians Shiraz '15.  $42.

Mount Langi Ghiran is an iconic premium coool climate Shiraz producer in Western Victoria, renowned for producing fragrant, spicy wines with elegance and character.

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Fat Sparrow Heathcote Shiraz '16.  $35.

 This Heathcote Shiraz is expertly made to balance the sweeter fruit flavours of the region against the lovely mineral notes found in Heathcote’s highly prized soils.

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Wood Park Reserve King Valley Zinfandel '13.  $60.

 Well balanced, opulent and medium - full bodied. Concentrated raspberries, fruitcake, white pepper, oak and vanilla all contribute to an elegant wine.

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Tonic Clare Valley Grenache '18.  $45.

Mineral, graphite, strawberry, red cherry, herbs and …. tonic. You could describe this in myriad ways but it’s the lightness, the dryness, the way presence takes precedence over weight,

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Pittnauer Blaufrankisch Heideboden Austria '16.  $45.

 Violets, firm red cherry, maraschino and earth. On the palate there’s fresh, firm-fleshed but not particularly sweet fruit. It’s medium-bodied and juicy at its heart, with definite tannin presence and bright acids giving shape and drive.

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Phaesant's Tears 'Polyphonia' Field Blend '16 Kakheti, Georgia.  $65.

A field blend of 417 of the estimated 525 original red and white varieties in Georgia. They come from a small vine library (0.5 hectare)  in Kakheti. Matured in a qveri, (Ceramic egg buried underground) this wine has bags of fresh dark fruit. Incredibly moreish, this wine is a perfect step off into the unusual from the birthplace of wine.