Dog Leg Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light simple quaffer with slightly aromatic nose and tight line of punchy tropical flavours.
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Dog Leg South Australia Sparkling Moscato 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fresh lifted aromatic muscat fruit nose and sweet citric palate. Great balance for the style.
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Dog Leg South Australia Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Black fruit nose layered with violets and spices. Big tannic palate with bright fruit and nice sweet oak complexity.
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Dog Leg South Australia Sparkling Chardonnay NV
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nice nuttiness to the nose. Simple creamy palate with moderate, slightly sweet, flavours.
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Cartel Padthaway Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A pretty wine with deep purple hues, chocolaty rhubarb aromas and a dark berry/mocha oak palate with fine grained tannins.
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Possingham & Summers McLaren Vale Malbec 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely varietal fruit bouquet with delicate violet-like notes and a youthful red berry fruit palate. Nice use of oak to balance.
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Giesen The Fuder Clayvin Marlborough Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Another complex and somewhat funky style of chardonnay. Some obvious struck match characters on the nose with a flavoursome palate that has a lovely creamy texture.
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Giesen Single Vineyard Ridge Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
A good varietal with lots of oak. Has a smoky nose and some sweet fruit flavours.
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Giesen Single Vineyard Waihopai Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
A stylish and pleasant drink with nice depth of berry fruit with good balance of oak.
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Giesen Single Vineyard Clayvin Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, well aged wine with spicy/sweet herbal fruit and fine drying tannins. Good food wine.
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Giesen Small Batch Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lean slightly savoury varietal. Some fruit and herbs on the nose and austere fruit flavours.
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Giesen Estate New Zealand Riesling 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Germanic-like green fruit/residual sugar overtones to the nose with great depth of flavours on an off dry palate.
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Paringa SA Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark fruit bouquet, some stalkiness and some herbal notes. Tight clean palate with elegant fruit.
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3 Rings Barossa Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Oak dominated wine but has light fresh raspberry fruit underneath and peppery notes.
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Sileni Cellar Selection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very vibrant and fruity style – typically New Zealand sav blanc with its big tropical fruit lift to the nose with some spiciness. Lovely depth of fruit flavours with a herbal edge.
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Little Birdwood SEA Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Delicate tropical fruit bouquet with a light elegant palate full of flavour and interest.
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South Point Estate SEA Pinot Grigio 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
A simple style with light pear-like fruit characters with citric acidity. Pleasant quaffer.
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Molly’s Cradle Estate Hunter Valley Verdelho 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Bright and fresh with floral fragrances and a simple fruity palate. Very good quaffer.
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Gisa Wines Moonshot 2K15 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, generous and full bodied dark berry fruit wine that’s well framed by the lovely oak. It has excellent depth and great complexity.
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Tomich Wines Gallery Collection Duck and Weave Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fresh light strawberry bouquet and a simple spicy varietal palate with a dry finish.
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Reillys Wines Stolen Block Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
A fuller up-front style of riesling with lime juice aromas showing a touch of spice. Lovely flavours on the slightly perfumed palate with a good solid backbone of acid.
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Greyrock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Sherbety nose; some pungency. Varietally rich flavours with residual sugar balanced by the acid.
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Satyr by Sileni Estates Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fresh flinty fragrances with broad, slightly savory, ripe fruit flavours. Some sweetness.
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Lou Miranda Estate Famiglia Miranda Premium Cuvee South Australia Sparkling Shiraz NV
Posted: April 5, 2017
Porty nose; hints of licorice. Nice flavours, moderate tannins, some sweetness, balancing acidity.
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Lou Miranda Estate Famiglia Miranda South Australia Merlot 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fabulous super sweet jammy fruit nose. Lovely fleshy palate, soft and rounded in the mouth with excellent fresh youthful blueberry overtones to the lovely flavours.
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Byrne Vineyards Estate Series SA Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fresh varietal fruit nose with very light touch of oak and sweet peach and melon flavours on a slightly warming palate.
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Byrne Vineyards Devlin’s Mount SA Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
A crowd pleaser with a tight tropical nose and some roundness and complexity on the palate.
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Byrne Vineyards Scotts Creek Retreat SA Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Long and simple with a fig, citrus, peach and nut-like combination of aromas and flavours.
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Byrne Vineyards Criminal Minds SA Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Attractive wine that smells grassy and herbal but tastes honeyed and tropical.
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Wignalls Wines Great Southern Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Attractive honeydew melon bouquet and a sweet, slightly simple, tropical fruit palate.
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Wignalls Wines Single Vineyard Great Southern Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbaceous edge to this nose and a broad rich palate with dry white flavours.
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Wise Wine Sea Urchin Frankland River Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dense rich forest floor-like characters on the nose; some nuttiness and spices. Good fruit weight on the palate with soft dark berry fruit and supple tannins.
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Wise Wine Sea Urchin Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pungent and oaky on the nose with a gooseberry-like lift and a long, very approachable tropical palate showing more of the gooseberry characters. Nice bright acidity.
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Taylors Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great austere varietal. Delicate candied floral notes and long elegant palate with good riesling flavours and crisp acid. A keeper. 3-5
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Taylors Promised Land South Australia Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light citrus, melon and fig aromas. Simple palate, a touch sweet; flavours of melons and peaches.
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Taylors Promised Land South Australia Shiraz Cabernet 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A light quaffer with hints of mint and pepper on the nose and a spicy fruit palate.
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Taylors Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lifted nose with ripe, rich, varietal fruit aromas of cassis and violets. Great palate; excellent depth of blackberry flavours. Fresh lively acidity and a long soft finish.
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Taylors Clare Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy licorice characters on the nose with light forest floor notes. Generous and rich in the mouth with peppery/dark chocolaty flavours and good drive of firm tight tannins.
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Eldredge Vineyards Mollie Clare Valley Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
A delicate lift of citrus and hay on the nose with a flavoursome tropical/citrus palate.
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Yarrawood Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pungent mix of gooseberry and green bean fragrances. Strong herbal flavours on the tight fresh palate.
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Howard Vineyard Picnic Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly austere leafy berry nose with similar characters on the light, simple palate.
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Howard Vineyard Picnic Adelaide Hills Rosé 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dolly pink hues, simple savory nose and retained musky fruit flavours. “Great wedding wine!”
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Quarisa Wines The Great Bonza South East Australia Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Big chocolate cake of a nose with an oak dominated palate. Needs time.
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Quarisa Wines Caravan South East Australia Durif 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A huge classic Durif. Massive ripe fruit nose layered with sweet vanilla oak. Excellent vibrant fruit flavours with strong toasty oak and drying tannin. “Bring on the fillet of Mastodon!”
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Quarisa Wines Enchanted Tree South Australia Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mulberries and spices on the nose; hints of licorice. Seamlessly balanced palate with plush fruit and generous tannins. “Beautiful wine”.
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Quarisa Wines Enchanted Tree South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Attractive complexity of blackberry and mocha-like aromas. Beautiful palate silky smooth palate – hugely varietal with lovely dark cherry/toasty oak flavours. Tannic finish.
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Pepperton Estate Two Thumbs Langhorne Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Vibrant zesty fruit salad aromas and a crisp, dry and balanced palate.
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Moss Brothers Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A classic cigar-box-like cabernet nose. The lovely palate is long and very varietal with plenty of fresh sweet fruit and dusty oak in support.
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Moss Brothers Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light sweet melon bouquet. Soft in the mouth with good balance of acid, tannins and sweetness.
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Luna Rosa Central Ranges Rosado 2016
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pretty pink crowd pleaser with light fruit nose and powerful spicy fruit flavours.
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