Spring rosé
Head Rosé 2024, Barossa, AUD $30
Melissa Moore
Australian cabernet in conversation
We spoke to winemakers and The Real Review contributors about Australian cabernet, its evolution, diversity and exciting future.
Fleshy and vibrant
Bowen Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2024, Coonawarra, AUD $35
Is Australian cabernet coming back in from the cold?
Aussie cabernet seems to have stopped being cool in the last decade or two, morphing into a golf club wine or the bottle your grandparents chose.
Top tempranillo
Mount Majura Vineyard Little Dam Tempranillo 2024, Canberra District, AUD $78
Plush pinot
Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir 2025, Mornington Peninsula, AUD $120
Silky and supple
Longview Saturnus Nebbiolo 2023, Adelaide Hills, AUD $65
One-Merit wines out-performing their price tags
This year, 354 wines hold One Merit status, 46 of them new entrants. It’s the One Merit tier Melissa Moore is going to dig into here, because that’s where a seriously good cellar gets built.
Perfumed and zesty
Ktima Gerovassiliou Single Vineyard Malagousia 2025, Epanomi, Greece, AUD $65
Greek gold
Thymiopoulos Earth and Sky Xinomavro 2023, Naoussa, AUD $73