
Reviews and Pairings

"This is wonderfully ripe and immediately appealing on the nose showing cassis, spicy oak, thyme and subtle cocoa notes. The full-bodied palate is filled with delectable fruit flavours together with spicy nuances backed by loads of polished tannins, finishing impressively long and satisfying."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Pale red-brick in colour, the wine shows perfumed notes of sweet cherry, leather, toasted almond and dark mushroom, wonderfully complemented by finely textured mouthfeel and grainy tannins. Harmonious and soothing with rich spicy/savoury complexity."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Wonderfully fruited and fabulously aromatic, the wine shows dark fruit richness together with seductive notes of cedar, cocoa and cake spice on the nose. The full-bodied palate is stacked with delectable flavours and plush texture, making it sumptuous and immensely appealing."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Looking for a big red wine that is not shiraz? Then look no further than malbec from some of the warmer regions in South Australia. They are wines that are not only deeply coloured but also pack plenty of flavour and impact. This version from Little Giant is unsurprisingly deep ruby in colour and displays those classic malbec characters – blackberry and ink which are lifted by a dusting of violets, earth and spice. The fruit in then bright and generous in a full-bodied package with supple tannins.."
- Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot

Richly fruited and instantly appealing, the wine shows blackberry, sweet plum, fragrant spice and floral notes, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate offering excellent concentration and persistency. Plump and mouthfilling with plenty of delectable flavours.
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Made from grapes grown in Adelaide Hills and Langhorne Creek, this is gorgeously fruit forward and lifted on the nose showing sweet cherry, raspberry, olive and floral notes. The palate displays juicy fruit intensity together with silken texture and mellow tannins, making it immediately appealing.
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"It's wonderfully ripe and immediately appealing on the nose showing cassis, dark plum, vanilla, cedar and subtle tobacco notes, followed by a concentrated palate that's flavoursome and persistent. The wine combined fabulous fruit richness with elegant complexity"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Youthfully fruited and instantly appealing with perfumed aromas of sweet berry and floral with a hint of fragrant spices. The beautifully weighted palate is both elegant and generous with succulent fruit intensity and flowing mouthfeel, finishing gorgeously long and velvety."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"The Barossa Valley is known throughout the world for long aging wines, such as Penfolds Grange. But don’t be fooled, it’s also home to plenty of good value, hearty and honest red wines well suited to early drinking, like this one. It is deeply coloured and has a classic Barossa feel with blackberry compote fruits over a bed of sweet mocha oak. Dry, generous, and mouthfulling, it is well pitched for a mid-week shiraz with fleshy dark fruit flavours and more sweet oak on a supple palate with a nice touch of pepper to finish.."
- Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot

"Beautifully elegant and delicately fragrant with apricot, dried herb, crunchy apple and jasmine notes, the wine offers excellent focus and textured mouthfeel, well supported by mouth-watering acidity, finishing persistent and refined."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

The Little Giant Grenache just keeps getting better. A wine that is both mouth-filling yet medium weight with ripe fruited intensity. Vital red and dark berry fruit underpinned by hints of chocolate and integrated oak. The palate delivers tight-knit tannins and ensures a lasting flavour of berries, vanilla and freshly ground spices. Perfect with lamb souvlaki and spicy cous cous.

"Youthfully charming and inviting with Black Doris plum, blueberry, violet, game and toasted almond characters on the nose, followed by a gorgeously flavoursome palate displaying excellent weight and persistency. It's brightly expressed with pristine fruit flavours, finishing long and delectable."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Deep bruise purple in colour. Dark and herbal Malbec gives an inky edge with black tea leaves (Earl Grey, perhaps) while plump blue plum and blackberry from the Shiraz. Rich chocolatey oak gives a comforting blanketing. Full bodied sure, but well structured with fine concentration and intensity. Some juicy acidity runs as a veiled vein through the medium finish with tacky, grippy tannins. A very enjoyable release."
- Regan Drew, Vinonotebook

"Splendidly perfumed and inviting, the wine shows Black Doris plum, cedar, cake spice and floral characters on the nose, leading to a succulent palate offering silky texture and supple mouthfeel. Medium-full-bodied and smooth with a lengthy juicy finish."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

This is terrific; the beautifully fragrant bouquet shows dark plum, sweet cherry, floral, subtle spice and almond notes, leading to a succulent palate delivering plump mouthfeel together with silken texture and refined tannins. Elegant yet flavoursome with a lengthy velvety finish
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Sweetly fruited and elegantly complex, the bouquet shows dark plum, thyme, pomegranate, clove and floral aromas. It's beautifully rounded and flavoursome on the palate delivering ripe fruit intensity together with silky mouthfeel, making it friendly and very approachable."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Surprisingly Cabernet Sauvignon from the Western Ridge of the Barossa Valley make more medium weighted styles. Blending Malbec with this type of Cabernet Sauvignon provides the structure and body to the wine. Cabernet provides a lovely spice, cedar and dried herb undertone to the wine, while the Malbec adds blue fruits and chiselled tannins. Pair with a ribe eye steak.