Selector Cellar

From award-winning drops to fantastic food companions, superb seasonal suggestions and more, this is your at-a-glance guide to what to look out for next time you're entertaining, taking it easy at home, or celebrating a special occasion... specially curated for your drinking pleasure. Be inspired. Get excited. It's time to enter the cellar.

Drop Zone Riesling 2023

Generous and round in style, this Clare Valley Riesling is nonetheless fine boned and elegant with natural lines of mouth watering lime and grapefruit acidity.

Crisp with citrus freshness, it yet shows pleasant developed characters for a balanced wine with nuanced complexity - a genuine summer lunch crowd pleaser and an attractive drink now wine.

Pairing and cellaring

Perfect with a classic Caesar salad. Expect 4-10 years cellaring.

DROPZONEWINES.COM.AU

Skigh Wine Elsie Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Yet another example of why Margaret River is so celebrated for its Cabernet, this supple expression from Skigh Wine is soft and pillowy with cassis, blackberry, tomato bush, blackcurrant and black olive characters, striking a delicious savoury fruit balance.

A refined, silky wine that's sure to prove a welcome companion at the table.

Pairing and cellaring

An excellent match with a kangaroo risotto. Cellar for 5-12 years.

SKIGHWINE.COM.AU

Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Zema Estate delivers a stellar Cabernet from the terra rossa of Coonawarra with this deep, powerful red.

Aromas of violet and camphor with fresh and dried rosemary open onto a mid to full bodied palate of pleasing blueberry underpinned by dry, grippy tannins. Rich yet elegant, and oh so satisfying.

Pairing and cellaring

Pair with an equally rich dish like osso buco. Cellar for 10-15 years.

ZEMA.COM.AU

Sapling Yard Shiraz Viognier 2021

Aromatics are concentrated with herbs, spice, apricots, red and dark fruits, and lifted flowers. The palate is savoury, balanced and plush with supple layers of rich plums and raspberries.

Fine graphite layers add positivity to the palate feel. One of the top wines of the tasting, representing great value.

Pairing and cellaring

Delicious with a rib eye steak. Cellar for 8-12 years.

SAPLINGYARD.COM.AU

Rutherglen Estate Renaissance Durif 2019

Complex and brooding aromas of dark berries, plums and liquorice with hints of dried tobacco leaf. The palate is wrapped around a densely packed dark fruit core, with blackberry and cacao complemented by well integrated oak.

Mouth filling and rich, this is an intense wine with a long, lingering finish - one to savour slowly.

Pairing and cellaring

One to serve with rich meat dishes like lamb shanks. Built to last: cellar for 10-16 years.

DEBORTOLI.COM.AU

Rowlee Wines Arneis 2023

Arneis, in Italian, translates to 'little rascal' for its temperamental nature in the vineyard. This example however is more of an angel, creamy and well structured with a glossy mouthful of pears, fresh thyme and lemon cream.

Aromas are luxurious with white flowers, lemon curd, nuts and a sprinkle of white pepper - a wine to impress all comers.