Dark red in colour, with a very complex nose with hints of blackberries and ripe cherries. This complexity carries over to the palate, rich, juicy and ribena-like. Magenta in colour, with a deep red hue. Mint, eucalypt and dark fruit aromas are evident on the nose, with a palate of plums and hints of fruitcake complexity give great length and backbone. Fruit, oak and tannin concentration will reward your patience.

93 points “Toasted hazelnuts, coffee beans, spice, blackberry, a little mint and clean earthiness. Medium to full bodied, nutty and tannic, lovely feel to it, not fruity, definitely moving into the umami spectrum, clean acidity, good finish, with a roll of tannin that’s finely packed and inky. May carry a little alcohol warmth, but tasted over two days, it was more settled as it took the air. A wine of grand scale and distinctive character.” Gary Walsh (The Wine Front) 93 points

....This is seriously good. Pinot lovers will like the lithe frame of the wine, nebbiolo fanciers will go for the tannin here. It's pungent in cranberry, rose water, raspberry jelly and a flourish of briar/dried herbs. Just under medium weight, the wine pools in the palate with clear, bright berry-soft jammy fruit flavours, ribbons of al dente tannins, amaro-like acidity. Long, detailed, delicious. A superb example of grenache at the apex. Wonderful drinking." 95 points, Gary Walsh, winefront.com.au
"........this is a fantastic example of the new wave of seriously fine Grenache emerging from South Australia at the moment. Initially the wine is tightly woven and is redolent of undergrowth, like a bramble hedge, but after a while it opens up to reveal a cloud of perfumed red berries, some fine, if firm, sandy tannins, and Pinot-like complexity." Max Allen, jancisrobinson.com                      

... the wine really came into its own over the next few days, becoming more giving and generous, the tannins yielding to a gentler hug. A thoroughly seductive wine in the end." Max Allen, jancisrobinson.com    

... Boysenberry, mint, hazelnut, spicy oak in the background. Medium bodied, a light glossiness, but the firm dusting of emery tannin sweeps it all clean, the acidity fresh-berried, bursting small-berry flavour, and super length. Intensity, balance, regionality. Superb. Rated : 96 Points   Gary Walsh Winefront.com.au  

Lovely grenache. Excellent. It crackles with spice, it runs with fruit, it’s splashed with earth. Exactly as you’d like your grenache to be. Effortless, honest, pure and pretty. Ripped with tannin too. Everything as it should be. The Purple Hands winery is in the best of form."
Rated : 94 Points Winefront.com.au

3. Passopisciaro Etna Passorosso 2014 ($65) - The importer has already sold out of this fantastic wine from the fertile slopes of Sicily’s Mount Etna. However, you can still find it (in rapidly decreasing quantities) at selected retailers around the country, and when you do I recommend you buy the lot.

It is a mid-weight wine that somehow conveys a sense of rocky energy. It has an exciting nose where strawberry and raspberry fruit are lifted by violet aromatics, and there are herbs, spices and the stony, rocky element that is hard to identify but undeniably present. I should probably recommend drinking it with food but I enjoyed it so much it had gone before I had even given a thought to the menu.
A definite wine of the year contender. Weekend Australian

"Grenache (55%), Shiraz (35%) and Mataro (10%). They do a lovely job of this blend, year in, year out.

"Ah delicious. Lovely bright red Grenache fruit with raspberry and a little sandy edge. Really vibrant, presents the brightness of a Grenache dominant style, with just a little more acid bite this year. Again an absolute winner. So cheap for the absolute quality. Best drinking: 2017-2025. 17.7/20, 92/100. 14.5%, $29 (and available for much less if you shop around). Would I buy it? In a flash. "Andrew Graham Oz Wine Review

Unashamedly bright and exuberant, our 2015 Rosé is classically Turkey Flat. The bouquet is packed with strawberry, raspberry and a hint of cherry. A palate full of well rounded, luscious fruit is delicately laced with a suggestion of spice. Complete with a fresh, persistent finish perfect for a light meal or a long summer's day.

Very good Cabernet at a fair price. Blackberry and dark chocolate, a little dusty cedar oak, mint and tobacco. Medium bodied, cool, calm and composed, rich with dark fruits mainly (some red) and savoury flavour, but light on its feet. Gentle drag of tannin, fine acidity, and a grainy and gently sappy finish of excellent length.
You’re laughing here." Rated : 93 Points Winefront.com.au

The Marius Wines 6 Pack

 Marius Wines Simpatico  Shiraz 2015 “Incredible wines in 2015 from the big man with the little site. Tasted twice now. Same impression ... complexity, charisma and drinkability. As far as Simpaticos go, this is right up there.” Rated : 95 Points Gary Walsh Winefront.com.au .... 
and the ...
Marius Wines the Symphony  Shiraz 2015 Quality tannin, and plenty of it, makes many a wine. Marius gets it, and with the Symphony, you most often cop the full philharmonic orchestra of tannin. Deep bows and rumbling timpani. Wonderful. .... All that fruit, yet no real sweetness to speak of. Superb length, silty tannin, pretty oak, and vibrant fruit. In short; a complete wine.” Rated : 96 Points Gary Walsh Winefront.com.au

retail $291.00