Clandestine Vineyards Subheading

Locked away secrets

With fruit sourced from some of the most exceptional, yet difficult to access sites in South and Western Australia, Clandestine Vineyard wines are the key to experience the spoils of these elusive vineyards.

Laying beyond the reach of most, Clandestine is forged in friendships. These beautifully made wines are exclusively available in Liquor Barons stores.

CLANDESTINE Hearts & Minds Shiraz Cabernet

• Origin: Margaret River, WA.
• Type: Shiraz Cabernet
• Tasting Notes: Plums, cherries, dark chocolate and raspberry sweetness.
• Aroma: Peppery spice, red fruits vanilla and smoky aromas.
• Food Pairing: Chargrilled tomahawk ribeye and chimichurri.

60% Margaret River Shiraz and 40% Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, both from single vineyard sites combine to make this quintessential Australian blend. The colour is dark and brooding purple with bright hues, and the bouquet leaps from the glass with peppery spice, red fruits vanilla and smoky oak aromas. The palate shows all the class from premium Shiraz, layer upon layer of plums, cherries and the Cabernet kicks in with cassis, dark chocolate and mid-palate raspberry sweetness. All the weight of fruit is balanced with well framed oak, some American but mostly French; and the palate lingers with these intense flavours.

CLANDESTINE Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon

• Origin: Margaret River, WA.
• Type: Cabernet Sauvignon.
• Tasting Notes: Blackcurrants, red fruits, mocha and spice.
• Aroma: Lifted cassis, dried herbs and cedar oak.
• Food Pairing: Roast lamb.

Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, from a single vineyard, picked ripe, and hand-plunged on skins for 10 days, the colour of this wine is inky purple with bright hues. The bouquet is lifted cassis, dried herbs and cedar oak aromas. The palate is all blackcurrant, red fruits, mocha and spice and intensity of the lush fruit weight. The finish is long with firm tannin and structure, leaving you wondering how long can I cellar this for? The answer is 8+ years.

CLANDESTINE Margaret River Tempranillo

• Origin: Margaret River, WA
• Type: Tempranillo.
• Tasting Notes: Intense red fruit, sarsaparilla and coffee.
• Aroma: Cherry cola, fennel, spice and savoury oak.
• Food Pairing: Charcuterie board.

Sourced from a mature, single Margaret River vineyard, this Tempranillo stays true to its Spanish heritage with inviting aromas of cherry cola, fennel, spice and savoury oak. The palate is rich and concentrated, with intense bright red fruits, sarsaparilla and coffee flavours combining to fill the mouth. There are long, lingering tannins make for matching with charcuterie boards, homemade burgers or even Middle Eastern flavours.

CLANDESTINE Frankland River Shiraz

• Origin: Frankland River, WA.
• Type: Shiraz.
• Tasting Notes: Black fruits, white pepper and exotic spice.
• Aroma: Dark cherry, spice and mocha chocolate.
• Food Pairing: Slow cooked meats, pork and fennel sausages.

This single vineyard Shiraz is bright purple in colour; rich and immensely seductive with brooding dark cherry, spice and mocha chocolate aromas spiked with a light floral bouquet. This follows onto the palate with lush black fruits, exotic spice, white pepper and savoury nuances. Pair with slow cooked meats, pork and fennel sausages, pappardelle fungi and Cassoulet.

CLANDESTINE Prosecco Rosé

• Origin: King Valley, VIC.
• Type: Prosecco Rosé.
• Tasting Notes: Aperitif style; drier, mixed berry fruits.
• Aroma: Sweet, mixed red berries.
• Food Pairing: Pastries and fresh fruits.

The second vintage of Clandestine’s unique Prosecco style, with a slight blush of Barbera skins, is sourced from a certified sustainable single vineyard in the King Valley; the home for Australian Prosecco. Made into a more aperitif style; drier, but with a cascade or mixed berry fruits, this Prosecco Rosé has a light, yet full-flavoured palate with a consistent bead of racy bubbles. This is the perfect way to start (or finish) your next Sunday brunch!

CLANDESTINE Mourvèdre Rosé

• Origin: McLaren Vale, SA
• Type: Mourvèdre Rosé.
• Tasting Notes: Oak tones, maraschino cherries, exotic spices.
• Aroma: Mixed cherries, herbs and spice.
• Food Pairing: Something spicy like an Indian curry.

A glorious light salmon colour with bright fluorescents, a lifted perfume of exotic herbs, spice and mixed cherry. Subtle oak tones give mouthfeel and texture, crisp acidity frames and refreshes the palate with length that will keep you satiated.

CLANDESTINE CASA Rosso

• Origin: Australian blend.
• Type: Blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Touriga Nacional.
• Tasting Notes: Cherry, plum and mocha chocolate.
• Aroma: Cherry, plum and mocha chocolate.
• Food Pairing: Pizza and pasta, or South American cuisine.

This richly coloured purple red wine combines spicy Shiraz, lifted Cabernet Sauvignon, dense Malbec and for some added depth of flavour, Touriga Nacional. The result is a burst of cherry, plum and mocha chocolate aromas, which follow onto the palate with silky and seamless structure and length. While CASA Rosso could well be the ultimate pizza and pasta wine, we suggest South American cuisine or modern Mexican to add a little spice to life!

CLANDESTINE CASA Blanco

• Origin: Australian blend.
• Type: Chenin Blanc, Semillon and Verdelho.
• Tasting Notes: Apples, nashi pear, peaches and citrus.
• Aroma: Lifted tropical fruits and citrus notes.
• Food Pairing: Creamy fresh prawn and scallop risotto.

A judicious white blend of Chenin Blanc, Semillon and Verdelho, this wine has distinct Spanish flair with lifted tropical fruits and citrus notes; the colour is bright pale straw with green hues, and the palate displays an array of apples, nashi pear, peach with lemon/lime pith and purity. These flavours are combined with weight in the mid-palate, and the wine finishes cleanly with refreshing acidity. Pair with a creamy fresh prawn and scallop risotto with a tomato blush.