Black Market wines not to be missed
Our Black Market - deals that give you exceptional value, only made possible if we don’t reveal the maker’s brand.
Wines that are bona-fide, 100% the genuine article. You just don't know who made them until they turn up.
But we can tell you a few things. Important stuff like what they taste like, when they were made and what from. And also what they've been scored by critics too.
Here's five deals we think you can't afford to sleep on, because they've all been scored 95pts or higher(!) by Halliday. Trust us, they won't stick around for long.
This will tick boxes across all your tastebuds with integrated oak, velvety tannins and a length that will just go on and on and on. Much like your mates when you refuse to crack open a second bottle. When wine critics are dropping 95s, 96s and 97s our ears perk up and we listen. This is a complex and multilayered blend that is a stunning representation of the greatness that South Australian wines can achieve. The blend is built upon cabernet, shiraz and malbec and draws upon the philosophy that when you take the years very best wines and craft them into a harmonious whole, the results will be a breathtaking wine that is greater than than the sum of its parts. With cellaring potential and a drinking window until 2050, this is an ideal candidate to fill your cellar with and drink slowly over time and it ages gracefully.
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Shiraz 2018 – Black Market Deal #49143
Welcome to this producer’s colossal flagship wine. All parents say they don’t have a favourite child, but we’re pretty sure this would be the one for our star McLaren Vale producer. Picking the premium, low-yielding fruit from their vineyards, they’ve succeeded in creating a magnificently concentrated wine. There’s some parcels of fruit that go into American oak, and some in French. Some new and some old. It hits all the notes and comes together in a symphony of black and blue fruits. C’mon, those scores from the experts (including a 95 from Halliday) really speak for themselves on this one. But if we were to give you a short review from our team, it’d be this: don’t pass on the opportunity to get this in your glass.
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Grenache 2012 – Black Market Deal #52471
Aged Vale grenache that’ll go until 2035… if you let it. A mammoth grenache loaded with ethereal red and black fruit, dense liquorice, mint and a creamy palate. From an esteemed vineyard in the McLaren Vale that is low-yielding and dry-grown, you'll get to experience all of the power and complexity that this variety is capable of and be romanced by the effortless layers of aromas that come peeling out of the glass. Cellared, highly rated wine in a beautiful drinking window now and still with a long life ahead of it at a very friendly price. An offer too good to be missed and certain crowd pleaser.
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Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 – Black Market Deal #47941
Rarely do we see a wine that is so unanimously adored. When it comes to aged cabernet our of Margaret River, this is truly raising the bar. The 2017 vintage had it's challenges, but this wine and this producer bucked the trend entirely. This is a masterfully crafted, elegant-yet-powerful (thanks to that slightly higher ABV), age worthy Cab. We can't get enough of it (literally, we bought everything we could get our hands on and it won't be enough). Varietal in all the right ways; long, herbed, a touch twiggy, a lot brambly. Where it steps outside the mould a little, though, is in the density of the fruit. It borrows somewhat from the powerful fruit profiles of Coonawarra, but it doesn't shed its Margaret River finesse in doing so.
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Shiraz 2022 – Black Market Deal #53118
This 95 point Halliday 2022 vintage shiraz comes to us from a certified, unequivocal, bonafide Barossa Valley icon! Rich and powerful with a persistant, long finish, this easily has a good 10+ years of drinking ahead. Beyond the hype and the high praise (95 Sam Kim, 94 Ken Gargett, 4.1 Vivino), this is a wine that makes good on all of its promises. Blue and black fruited, big, powerful, inky, structural and generous with lashings of chocolate and coffee giving balance to profound oak. We've been trying to get our hands on this wine for a while now, and we've finally done it. So kick back, pour yourself a glass, and celebrate with us Mofo. We've earned it.
Shop now - $19.99/btl
That was five with the Halliday points to back them, but there's plenty more hidden gems to discover in the full Black Market range.
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