Posted: April 26, 2017
A softer residual sugar style with excellent line of fruit at the riper end of the spectrum.
Comments Off on Knee Deep in Margaret River Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Punchy pungent tropical bouquet; similar palate. Some residual sweetness poking through.
Comments Off on Sileni Estates Straits New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A good wine with excellent varietal intensity of florals and tropical fruit salad. Some residual sugar evident with grassy hints.
Comments Off on Satyr by Sileni Valiant New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Intense tropical/passionfruit aromas and a nicely structured palate with good line and length of lifted punchy fruit flavours, some grassiness and a slight sour-like note.
Comments Off on Chain of Ponds Black Thursday Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
“Nose almost riesling-like”, thought one judge. Has a good palate with nice mouthfeel and some fresh fruit notes.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Sauvage McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Lightly tropical on the gentle nose. Zesty fresh palate with great length and balance and some attractive grassiness.
Comments Off on Stable Hill The Unicorn Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Attractive bright nose. Palate holding up well with zesty citrus flavours and lingering finish.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Nose showing tropical characters with a citrus lift to the balanced sweet fruit palate.
Comments Off on McGuigan Black Label South Eastern Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Sharp pungent aromas and a good line, drive and persistence of excellent punchy passionfruit-like flavours.
Comments Off on Rongopai Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Powerful pungent lifted asparagus aromas with a very long and persistent crunchy green palate showing great line of passionfruit flavours with a great acid backbone.
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Mount Vernon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A pleasant wine with a freshness of lychee and melon characters and a sweet tropical lift. Just starting to develop.
Comments Off on Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Spicy asparagus-like characters on the nose. Interesting lifted varietal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Giesen Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A stunning, stand-out wine with lifted floral and estery citrus aromas and a fantastic crisp lemon/lime palate with a sensational finish. “A riesling that ticks all the boxes.”
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Classic SEA Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A drink-young style, this medium-bodied, vibrantly fruity wine has citrusy, slightly peachy and spicy flavours, showing good depth. (From Greystone.)
Comments Off on Thistle Ridge Waipara Pinot Gris 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Enjoyable young, this regional blend was mostly grown in the Cromwell Basin, with smaller parcels from Gibbston and Alexandra. Hand-harvested and matured in French oak barriques (15% new), it is ruby hued, with mouthfilling body, satisfying depth of plummy flavours,…
Comments Off on Supper Club Central Otago Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This ruby hued red was grown at Rapaura and fermented with indigenous yeasts (hence the ‘Wild’ Valley). Mouthfilling and smooth, it has decent depth of fresh berry, plum and spice flavours, showing some savoury complexity. Best drinking mid-2016+.
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Wild Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Enjoyable young, this is a vibrant, ‘fruit-driven’ style of red, grown in the Wairau Valley and seasoned with American oak. Still purple-flushed, it has fresh, berryish flavours to the fore, with hints of plums and spices, gentle tannins and a…
Comments Off on Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Marlborough Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A good, all-purpose white, full-bodied, fresh and rounded. Moderately priced, it has vibrant, peachy, slightly spicy flavours, well-balanced, smooth and dry.
Comments Off on Peter Yealands Marlborough Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This easy-drinking wine is a blend of Marlborough and Hawke’s Bay fruit. Tank-fermented and lees-aged, it is fresh and medium-bodied, with citrusy, peachy, slightly spicy flavours, slightly sweet and crisp, and satisfying depth. Good for this summer.
Comments Off on Giesen New Zealand Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This fresh, crisp and lively bubbly was made from chardonnay, grown in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough. It’s a stimulating aperitif, not complex, but citrusy and slightly sweet, in a very attractive, refreshing style.
Comments Off on Giesen Classic Cuveé Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Enjoyable young, this is a blend of Awatere Valley and Wairau Valley grapes. Ruby hued, it is mouthfilling, with cherry, plum, spice and herb flavours, showing a touch of complexity, and a smooth finish.
Comments Off on Dashwood Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Crisp and lively, this light wine (9 per cent alcohol) is gently sweet, with satisfying depth of tangy, citrusy flavours, showing a touch of bottle-aged complexity.
Comments Off on Brancott Estate Flight Waipara Riesling 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This tangy, medium-bodied wine is very fresh and lively, with melon/lime flavours showing very good poise and depth.
Comments Off on Toi Toi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Offering good value, this is a blend of upper Awatere Valley (principally) and lower Wairau Valley fruit, mostly handled in tanks, but 30 per cent barrel-fermented. Mouthfilling, it has fresh, citrusy, peachy flavours to the fore, with savoury, slightly buttery…
Comments Off on Supper Club Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Priced sharply, this is a mouthfilling, slightly creamy wine with considerable complexity. Still youthful, it has very good depth of peachy, citrusy, biscuity flavour and a finely balanced, smooth finish.
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This mature, light orange blend of chardonnay (44 per cent), pinot noir (43 per cent), pinot meunier (8 per cent) and cabernet franc (5 per cent) was grown in Hawke’s Bay. Crisp and lively, it has peach, strawberry and spice…
Comments Off on Leveret IQ Rosé NV Methode Traditionnelle NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This sharply priced red is ruby-hued, fresh and finely textured, with cherry/plum flavours, showing good delicacy and harmony. Skilfully crafted, with a touch of complexity, it’s already drinking well.
Comments Off on Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Highly aromatic, with lots of youthful impact, this Wairau Valley wine is vivacious, with good body and fresh, crisp melon/lime flavours, showing excellent intensity and harmony.
Comments Off on Tiki Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This tangy, vivacious wine was grown in the Southern Valleys and aged on its yeast lees. A crisp, medium-bodied style, it is tightly structured, with ripe melon/lime flavours, hints of capsicums and gooseberries, and excellent purity and length.
Comments Off on Ten Sisters Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Showing lots of personality, this great-value wine was ‘wild fermented by the micro-flora that occur naturally in the Rapaura environment’. The bouquet is punchy, with some complexity; the palate mouthfilling, very fresh and vibrant, with incisive, ripe, tropical fruit flavours,…
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Wild Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This punchy, intensely varietal wine is a blend of Awatere Valley (70%) and Wairau Valley (30%) grapes. Crisp, tightly structured and slightly minerally, it has fresh, strong melon and green capsicum flavours, with the incisive, nettley notes typical of the…
Comments Off on Peter Yealands Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Delicious from the start, this bright pink, attractively scented wine was made from pinot noir. Full of vibrant, berryish flavour, with hints of plums and watermelon and a hint of sweetness, it’s fresh, finely balanced and packed with youthful charm.
Comments Off on Invivo Sophie’s Marlborough Rosé 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Delicious young, this Awatere Valley wine is scented, mouthfilling and vibrantly fruity, with ripe pear, peach and spice flavours, showing clearcut varietal character, and a dryish, well-rounded finish.
Comments Off on Brancott Estate Terroir Series Marlborough Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Highly aromatic, punchy bouquet. Crisp, incisive melon, lime and green capsicum flavours, in an intensely varietal, exuberantly fruity style with lots of youthful impact.
Comments Off on Brancott Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A developed toffee bouquet with hints of rose petals. Big, full bodied, sweet, dried fruit palate with a long, lingering finish. 5+
Comments Off on Morris Black Label Liqueur Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Sweet spices dominate the nose with more of the sweet spices engaging the taste buds. 5+
Comments Off on Chambers Rosewood Vineyard Old Vine Classic Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Cooked fruits, baked pastry and sweet spices lift off the nose. Sweet and unctuous in the mouth with dense chocolaty flavours.
Comments Off on Morris Black Label Old Rutherglen Tawny NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Nose of apples and almonds with flor notes and a dry savory palate with lively acid and a long finish. 5+
Comments Off on Morris Mia Pale Flor Apera Rutherglen Apera NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Developed brambly fruit characters on the nose and confectionery red berry flavours.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Sparkling Shiraz Durif NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very varietal with aromas of blackcurrant, tobacco and leather. Some subtle development showing on the very varietal palate.
Comments Off on Morris Basket Press Rutherglen Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A generosity of plums, mocha and subtle spice with a drying high acid drive and long savory finish.
Comments Off on King River Estate King Valley Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Interesting! Prominent development to the nose and ageing toasty flavours. Good food wine.
Comments Off on Chambers Rosewood Vineyard Rutherglen Gouais 2005 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very varietal with aromas and flavours of clean, bright pears and almonds with some autolysis adding complexity.
Comments Off on Dal Zotto King Valley Pinot Grigio 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Clean, crisp and enjoyable with fine persistent bubbles, aromas of apples and pears and a dry lively citrus palate.
Comments Off on Dal Zotto King Valley Prosecco NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A well made quaffer with simple lifted confectionery fruit and tea leaf like notes.
Comments Off on High Roller Reserve South Australia Shiraz Grenache 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Beautiful toasty honeycomb like aged characters with complex balance of sweetness and acidity.
Comments Off on Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Riesling 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Spicy and elegant with an excellent mix of raspberry and strawberry fruit, some earthiness and lovely texture.
Comments Off on Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Complexity of rich fruit cake characters mixed with blackberry jam and black pepper. Needs cellaring.
Comments Off on Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Stylish young wine with lovely rich Christmas cake like fruit and vanillin oak. Need time.
Comments Off on Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Complex, rich and honeyed aromas and an elegant, not overly sweet, palate with nice acidity.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Autumn Harvest Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017