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Gatt Accent Pinot Gris 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Smells of apples and oranges with savoury notes. Toasty development on the fruity palate. Some sweetness but has acid to balance.

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Tapestry Wines Adelaide Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Musky lavender-like characters evident here with intense lifted pear juice aromas and intensely flavoured pear-like palate.

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Seabrook Lineage Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

A clean and simple bouquet with great texture to the bright zingy lime blossom palate and a good line of acid.

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Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Slightly funky characters on the nose with a richly textured and viscous apricot palate.

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Zonte’s Footstep Doctoressa di Lago Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Delicate pear candy fragrances and zesty citrus palate with good length of acid. 3-5

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Dalfarras Victoria Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Slight pink tinge, peachy fragrances and slight sweet edge to the soft fruit palate.

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Longview Queenie Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

The savoury nose has pleasant cooked fruit aromas. Slight oiliness on the palate with grapefruit-like flavours.

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McGuigan Black Label SEA Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Restrained lemon sherbet aromatics and bright citrus palate with a floral touch.

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Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Marlborough Pinot Gris 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Rich ‘orchard’ fruit aromas. Nice balance of sweet and savoury characters on the palate.

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Vidal Estate East Coast NZ Pinot Gris 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Floral fragrances and simple honeysuckle palate relying on sweetness for interest.

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Villa Maria Private Bin East Coast NZ Pinot Gris 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Powerful aromatics. Warm and soft in the mouth. Good balance between the sweet and savoury.

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Cumulus Estate Rolling Central Ranges Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Gleamingly fresh wine with fruit sitting in the green spectrum and sweetness sticking out.

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Paracombe Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

A clean well made wine with a fine nose and nicely balanced palate with pretty spicy elements.

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Stable Hill Palomino Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

An elegant style with subtle floral aromas and flavours and tight acidity.

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La La Land Victoria Pinot Gris 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Lifted honeysuckle bouquet. Lovely textured stonefruit palate with some buttery complexity.

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Wine Men Of Gotham South Australia Pinot Grigio 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Savoury aromas and slightly sweet varietal palate with savory notes and prickly acidity.

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Jacob’s Creek Le Petit Rose South East Australia Rosé 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Delicate lifted strawberry aromas and a delicious fresh fruit driven palate that has a lovely soft creamy texture.

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Queen Adelaide South East Australia Moscato 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Pretty perfumed floral aromatics with a touch of the tropics. The palate is zesty and well balanced with sherbet-like characters.

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Howlin’ Gale Wines Category 5 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Nice leafy lift to the blackcurrant bouquet. Lovely savoury varietal flavours on a long balanced palate. Quite warming on the finish. 5+

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Yarran Riverina Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Punchy pungent varietal nose with sweet tropical fruit flavours on an attractive, smoothly textured palate.

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Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Rosé 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Smells of candied apples and has sweet raspberry jube-like fruit flavours. Some tannins.

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Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Chardonnay 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Slight flinty nose with bright melony aromas and simple zesty peach and citrus flavours. A very nice quaffing style.

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Chain Of Ponds Novello Adelaide Dolcetto Shiraz 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Young but approachable with aromas of plums, licorice and mint with cracked pepper lift. Nice juicy jubey blue/red fruit palate. 5+

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Thompson Estate Four Chambers Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Blackcurrant and cola aromas with earthy accents. Subtle cassis flavours on quite a hot palate.

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McGuigan Black Label SEA Chardonnay 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Fresh peach nose with a dash of citrus and simple but attractive varietal fruit palate exhibiting a hint of toast.

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

A great young wine that’s lean, tight and focussed needing more time. Has a subtlety of apples, lemons and tropical elements. 5+

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Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Old fashioned style; smells of cranberries and raspberries with a sweet dark berry fruit palate and nice tannin texture and length. 5+

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Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Muted floral fragrances and good length of light, simple and slightly sweet tropical flavours.

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Trentham Estate Two Thirds Murray Darling Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Citrussy grassy bouquet and a lean tight palate with lots of lemon and apple flavours balanced with some sweetness.

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Trentham Estate Estate Murray Darling Shiraz 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Red fruit aromas with soy notes and apricot nuances. More of the apricot characters on the palate. Good use of oak. Drying tannins. 5+

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Trentham Estate Estate Murray Darling Pinot Gris 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

The nose is a fresh intense vibrancy of pears and apples with a lovely weighted palate loaded with zesty pear and lychee flavours. A great little quaffer. Good drinking now.

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Trentham Estate Estate Murray Darling Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Delicate varietal nose with herbal touches and simple, fresh tropical fruit flavours.

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Organic Hill Organic & Preservative Free South Australia Shiraz 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Inky wine with lovely young primary fruit characters, a peppery lift and angular tannins.

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Beresford Bell Tower McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Lovely perfumed oak on the nose with a peppery lift. Nice balance of oak, plum fruit and licorice on the palate with lots more pepper. 5+

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Windance Glen Valley Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Lifted grassy/tropical nose with a punchy lift and a lean, dry and well balanced palate with tropical fruit flavours.

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Windance Margaret River Chenin Blanc 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

A nice young wine with lovely fresh apple/lime aromas and a slightly off-dry fruit salad style of palate. Well-balanced and long finish.

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Zonte’s Footstep Doctoressa di Lago Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Somewhat muted tropical-like aromas and a lightweight palate with good zippy acidity.

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Zonte’s Footstep Excalibur Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Restrained citrus/passionfruit aromas and rich bright varietal fruit on a long palate.

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Tatalia Alfresco Perricoota Sparkling Brut 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Simple sweet floral aromas. Flavoursome green apple palate; slightly sweet. Moderate complexity.

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Tatalia Alfresco Perricoota Sparkling Shiraz 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Dark brooding and licoricey bouquet and very fruity flavours with great tannic balance.

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St Anne’s Vineyard Perricoota Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

A simple “honest” style with lots of peach, apricot and melon characters. Shows a touch of richness and good line of acid.

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St Anne’s Vineyard Perricoota Merlot 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Complex nose with lovely fruit cake aromas and spicy blue fruit on a soft supple palate. 3-5

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St Anne’s Vineyard Perricoota Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Sweet cassis aromas with nice cedary oak nuances. The palate is clean, fresh and balanced with rich dark fruit flavours. 5+

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St Anne’s Vineyard Perricoota Shiraz 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Nose is restrained and perfumed with raspberry nuances and a dash of pepper. The palate is long and generous and loaded with rich black fruits and powdery tannins. 5+

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Third Wheel Western Australia Merlot 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

A simple, well structured, quaffer. Herbaceous/plum bouquet with sweet spicy notes and generously flavoured palate with firm tannins. 5+

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Third Wheel Western Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Great example of the variety. Cassis aromas laced with interesting undergrowth characters. Palate brimming over with blackcurrant flavours. Good tannins. 5+

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Lions Lair Western Australia Merlot 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Appealing old fashioned style with plums and spices on the nose and up front dark fruit flavours with grainy tannins.

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Lions Lair Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Herbaceous green bean bouquet with a hint of pineapple. Quite minerally in the mouth with tropical elements.

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Howard Vineyard Picnic Adelaide Hills Cabernet Franc Rose 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Reserved aromas; hints of strawberries and ice cream. Delicate stonefruit flavours.

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Abbey Creek Great Southern Porongurup Rosé 2016

Posted: April 26, 2017

Pretty crème brulee-like aromas with hints of strawberries. Creamy in the mouth; solid weight of strawberry fruit – not relying on sugar for flavour – great line of acid.

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