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Yalumba Barossa Valley Bush Vines Grenache 2006 ($17.95)

Brilliant, translucent ruby colour that sparkles in the glass. Attractive, bright perfumed fruit on the nose with a dab of earthiness: with air time, those confected raspberry grenache notes start to reveal themselves. Soft in the mouth, gorgeous tannin structure, very juicy and supple. A very satisfying gulp of raspberries and dark juicy plums fleshed out with sprinklings of spice that finishes long and true. A trim and taut middle-weight winner that carries its 14.5 per cent alcohol with ease, this beauty was a pleasure to drink the moment I yanked out the lightly wine-pecked cork. www.yalumba.com