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Brand & Sons Last Sunday Drive Coonawarra Cabernet Franc 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Attractive stewed plum fruit here with some minty complexity and a grippy finish.

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Brand & Sons Old Town Coonawarra Shiraz 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

A powerful concentration of red berry fruits on the nose and following through onto the velvety smooth palate.

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Brand & Sons Bandits Coonawarra Riesling 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

A developed complexity of fragrances with a tight linear mineral palate that has good fruit presence.

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Brand & Sons Coonawarra Bandits Coonawarra Chardonnay 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Floral fragrances with flinty nuances and zingy lemon palate with creamy oak.

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Brand & Sons Coonawarra Bandits Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

A bold red hued wine with ripe dark fruit fragrances and big bodied ripe fruit palate with a grainy tannin backbone.

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Brand & Sons ‘Bandits’ Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark fruits dominate the nose with a good concentration of black fruits on the lingering palate.

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Brand & Sons Sanctuary Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Complex nose of sweet vanilla oak and licorice with a peppermint note. Good spicy length to the elegant licorice/black fruit driven palate.

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Brand & Sons Sanctuary Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dense purple, intensely grippy, wine that offers a rich complexity of blackberry, cassis and toasty oak on both the nose and palate with a mineral-like thread.

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Brand & Sons Bakers Run Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A great example of the variety with a lovely blackcurrant fruit backbone, some olives and some earthiness with great oak to balance and mocha notes.

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Brand & Sons Baker’s Run Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

A super tasty supple mix of sweet mocha oak and lovely blackcurrant fruit with grippy tannins.

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Brand & Sons Sanctuary Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Rich, succulent aromas of cassis blackberry, chocolate and licorice. Lovely balanced palate with concentrated plum and cherry flavours and nicely controlled tannins.

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Brand & Sons ‘Last Sunday Drive’ Coonawarra Cabernet Franc 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nice balance here between red fruits, savoury elements and attractive oak.

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Brand & Sons Sanctuary Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A slightly shy nose with beautiful hints of red berries and more of those lovely berries on the palate.

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Brand & Sons Single Barrel Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Vibrant purple wine with a big, lifted cassis fruit nose and lovely layers of dark berry flavours with fine tannins and a perfect oak/acid balance.

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Brand & Sons Night Owls Coonawarra Shiraz Malbec 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Subtle fragrances of blackberries and good length of rich ripe varietal fruit flavours with some spiciness and a dash of pepper with a good tannic grip.

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Brand & Sons Fire & Ice Coonawarra Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Dark cherries and spices lift off the nose. The palate is juicy and vibrant and brimming over with lovely, sweet varietal fruit flavours. “Very quaffable.”

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Brand & Sons Baker’s Run Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A classic nose of cassis and violets with a toasty note developing. Soft in the mouth with bramble fruit flavours seamlessly integrated with the oak.

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Brand & Sons Icon Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: November 30, 2021

A long, powerful and intense wine with lovely dark cherry and plum fruit characters and some very smart oak adding smoky/cedary complexity with very attractive tannins.

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Brand & Sons Icon Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Lovely young red/purple wine – very true to the variety with excellent sweet cassis fruit definition on both the nose and palate and nicely wrapped up in nice grainy tannins.

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Brand & Sons ‘Baker’s Run’ Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Smells of cassis fruit and green olives. Lovely cabernet flavours on nicely weighted palate. Loads of powdery tannins. 5+

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Brand & Sons Icon Cabernets Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

A Cherry Ripe-like combination of cherry fruit and chocolaty oak with pretty violet notes. It’s young and tight and needs time. 3-5

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Brand & Sons Icon Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Excellent maturity and complexity here with lovely amalgam of berry fruit/oak aromas. Palate is very tight with sweet red fruits, hints of leafiness and drying tannins. Time!

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Brand & Sons Icon Barrel Select 11 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Posted: December 10, 2019

Big oak lift here with varietal fruit characters in the blue fruit spectrum. A big tannic palate with plenty of mouth-filling flavours. 5+

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Brand & Sons CBD Coonawarra Shiraz 2016

Posted: September 4, 2019

An astringent acid driven wine that will mature very nicely with some bottle age.

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Brand & Sons Baker’s Run Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: May 1, 2019

Nice concentration of leafy blackcurrant aromas and a complexity of cassis fruit/cedary oak flavours with hints of olives.

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Brand & Sons Night Owls Coonawarra Shiraz Malbec 2016

Posted: May 1, 2019

Ripe peppery plum varietal fruits seamlessly balanced with dusty oak, zippy acidity and some lovely powdery tannins.

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Brand & Sons Fire & Ice Coonawarra Shiraz 2016

Posted: May 1, 2019

Savoury oaky nose with herbal notes and firmly structured olive leaf/herbal palate with subtle plum fruit notes and firm tannins.

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Brand & Sons Icon Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2016

Posted: March 7, 2019

An intense full bodied crimson red wine with rich lifted blackcurrant fruit characters, minty/menthol notes and nuances of forest floor and earthy elements.

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Brand & Sons Glenroy Coonawarra Shiraz 2014

Posted: October 4, 2018

An ageing wine. Lots of rich Christmas cake fruit and sweet oak with barnyard complexity.

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