This McLaren Vale Shiraz is loaded with vibrant fruit, with a mid palate structure that's rich and ripe. Soft and smooth the whole way through, beautifully made wine.

The Crash - a clash of The Group Mclaren Vale Shiraz with Starward Twofold Whisky. 'The Crash' is a high-quality McLaren Vale Shiraz aged in Starward Two-fold Whisky barrels and is the very first wine range in Australia that states which brand's barrels have been used for the fermentation process. It’s also the first to be aged in Australian barrels, known for deriving the flavour of its whisky from full wine barrel maturation. In developing The Crash, the Starward Two-Fold barrels leave pleasant and elongated notes of toasted oak, vanilla and spice, to compliment the full-bodied shiraz notes of blackberry and ripe orchard fruits.

Dark ripe plums, liquorice and savoury spice aromas with a generous palate of juicy red berries and mocha. Lightly oaked and silky smooth with a soft jubey finish.

Medium bodied, mouth filling and generous with blackberry pie and sweet milk chocolate mid palate. Smells of cherries, blueberries and blackberry jam with a waft of sweet spice. The integrated flavours are rich and lingering.

It presents a smooth glide of flavour, cherry-berry and cedarwood characters to the fore. Its firm through the finish but the fruit keeps pushing through. There are mint notes here, nothing excessive, just enough to add lift. There are mint notes here, nothing excessive, just enough to add lift. Everything is in good order, in other words, the wine's velvety mouthfeel a key feature.

Dense, dark and delicious you are looking to go where no one has been before. The colour is mesmerising and mysterious, eluding to the richness and concentration beneath. Rich black fruits, spice, plums, milk chocolate all combine in a unique and powerful wine that is sure to encircle and embrace you.

The Gardens of Moppa wines are an expression of the wines from the Barossa sub region of Moppa. The fruit is sourced from a blend of vineyards.Deep crimson purple. Dark, glossy, concentrated and spicy purple berries and integrated oak. Very composed entry with spiced plum compote, deep-set tannins and plenty of toasty oak. Very deep and firm making it an iron fist in a velvet glove.

Trains played a key role in early South Australian history. McLaren Vale was a central stop for passengers on their journey between Melbourne and Adelaide before highways rendered the railways unnecessary. Now, these 'ghost rail lines' are all that's left of the bustling intercity connection; a testament to times past when trains ruled. The rolling stock that sits idle are all that's left; a Train to Nowhere. This Shiraz is a tribute to those trains that carried passengers faithfully between cities. It displays sweet blackberry and Christmas cake aromas, with a full palate of dark fruit and dashes of cinnamon and spice.