Earlier this month we featured our first wine from Australian winemaker Ben Glaetzer. We became instant fans of this very talented Aussie. When we were offered the final cases of Ben’s Flegenheimer Bros. 2012 McLaren Vale Reserve Red Wine, we instantly jumped at the chance.

Today’s wine is an inky wine with lush layers of flavor that cascade across the palate. On the nose, the wine is very fragrant, exuding lush aromas of dark fruit, dark flowers and hints of spice and earth.

Any fan of Australian red blends will be very pleased with today’s very limited - and very delicious - offering.

Today’s delicious wine is an Aussie favorite of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. They have yet to unveil their review of the 2012, but of the 2010 they said, “93+ Points. Very deep purple-black color with notes of creme de cassis, warm plums and dark chocolate with hints of licorice and fertile loam, the 2010 Reserve Red Wine is very full-bodied and voluptuous in the mouth, offering tons of ripe fruit layers that are supported by a medium to full level of grainy tannins and refreshing acid. It finishes long. Approachable now, it will drink to 2022+.”