Posted: April 4, 2017
Slightly honeyed bouquet, with hints of pear, apple and quince. Good freshness, weight and concentration, in a tightly structured, youthful style with a finely textured, lengthy finish. $19
Comments Off on Dashwood Marlborough Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Light, lively, green-edged wine with appetising acidity, although two judges noted a lack of real richness. $18
Comments Off on Coopers Creek Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Balanced for easy drinking, this is a lively, medium-bodied wine with fresh, ripe melon, lime and green capsicum flavours, showing good crispness and depth. $15
Comments Off on Clifford Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fleshy, mouthfilling and rounded, in an easy-drinking style with very good depth of ripe tropical fruit flavours. Priced sharply. $15
Comments Off on Thornbury Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Full-bodied, with strong, well-ripened melon and capsicum flavours and a slightly oily texture. $18 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Mount Riley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Bargain-priced, this is a medium-bodied, strongly varietal wine with strong melon, lime and capsicum flavours. Sweet-fruited, with good freshness, balance and length. $16
Comments Off on Vidal Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Grown at Dillons Point and Rapaura, in the Wairau Valley, this is fine value. The bouquet is fresh, aromatic and limey; the palate lively, juicy and well balanced, with ripely herbaceous flavours, threaded with tangy acidity. $15
Comments Off on Supper Club Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lively, with strong passionfruit, melon and capsicum flavours, in an intensely varietal style with a slightly salty note and a refreshing, crisp and persistent finish. $17
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Mouthfilling, aromatic and lively, with good varietal character and fresh melon, lime and green capsicum flavours that linger well. $18
Comments Off on Dashwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh, intensely varietal wine, praised by one judge as ‘very Awatere’, with melon, lime and green capsicum flavours that build to a long finish. One judge found it ‘vegetal’, but another celebrated its ‘fresh, pure, tomato-vine and basil’ aromas’ and…
Comments Off on Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh bright and typical sauvignon blanc characters with good varietal fruit definition, a touch of sweetness and some attractive herbaceous-like notes. Very good weight and balance to the palate.
Comments Off on Burnbrae Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Caramelly rancio aromas with nice age and length to the slightly closed old liqueur-like palate.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Sheepyard Flat Reserve Grampians Port NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A peppermint-like edge to the dark berry fruit nose. Tight, elegant palate with lean, slightly sappy fruit with hints of mint.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big ripe style with a huge amount of oak and tannins; some fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Tatiarra Vineyards Culled Barrel Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very good youthful cool climate shiraz with nice spicy licorice aromas and a classy palate with ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mitchelton The Bend Victoria Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense inky aromas of blackberries and oak. Big solid chunky palate with background of sweet fruit.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A youthful wine with lots of drying oak and sweet ripe fruit with earthy/barnyard notes.
Comments Off on Water Wheel Vineyards Memsie Homestead Bendigo Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good drinking nose. The bacony oak tends to dominate the ripe plumy fruit for now.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines La Vue Central Victoria Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy oak aromas mixed with minty-like notes. Rich tannins tending to dominate the very flavoursome palate. Needs time to open up.
Comments Off on Four Sisters Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very enjoyable, definitive, sangiovese with lovely fruit sweetness and toasty oak.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Moates Lane Avoca Sangiovese 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple jubey red fruit aromas and very youthful palate with eucalypt notes. Potential!
Comments Off on McPherson Wines MWC Central Victoria Shiraz Mourvedre 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense oaky nose with underlying fruit. An elegant palate with fresh bright flavours and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Four Sisters Central Victoria Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A well made uncomplicated style with nice hints of orange blossom on the nose and a soft sweet/sour palate.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines MWC Victoria Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A soft and very approachable blend with fresh herbal/perfumed complexity on the nose and a seamless spicy apricot palate.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Silver Linings Very Special White Victoria White Blend 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
More heat and complexity here leaning towards a Rhone style. Lovely apricot nose and fruit dominant palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Viognier 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely quaffer with hints of apricots and quinces on the nose and long, full and juicy in the mouth with delicate lychee/stonefruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Central Victoria Viognier 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh, simple and inviting toasty honeysuckle style with nice citrus line. Very more-ish offering good drinking now or has cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Central Victoria Marsanne 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Estery tropical nose with some herbaceous elements and a beautiful balanced solid crisp palate. Great commercial style.
Comments Off on Four Sisters Central Victoria Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Golden hues, slightly subdued fruit bouquet and a warm palate with clean simple varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Blackwood Park Central Victoria Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple, fresh, creamy aromas, some good mousse and a short, crisp and lively palate.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Central Victoria Cuvée NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pleasant floral fruit characters, some residual sugar but nicely balanced by the acid.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate La Famiglia River Regions Moscato 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A light, easy to drink style with red jelly-like fruit characters and chocolaty oak.
Comments Off on Dalfarras Central Victoria Sangiovese 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Syrupy licorice aromas and massive black fruit/prune palate with peppery notes.
Comments Off on Luccarelli Old Vine Manduria Italy Primitivo 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromas of licorice, prunes and spices and a big juicy palate offering a mouthful of sweet fruit with fine tannin finish.
Comments Off on Vigna Zabu Il Passo Nerello Mascalese & Nero D’Avola Sicily Red Blend 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy nose of cinnamon and blackberries. Good fruit intensity, great tannins and a mass of acid.
Comments Off on Cirami Estate South Australia Lagrein 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A bright sweet fruit driven wine with some mouth puckering tannins.
Comments Off on El Toro Macho Reserva Utiel Requena Rioja Tempranillo 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
All pepper and spice on the nose with more spiciness on the elegant, nicely balanced, palate.
Comments Off on El Toro Macho Utiel Requena Spain Tempranillo 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy rich brooding wine with fine tannin structure. “Not the longest wine but a crowd pleaser”.
Comments Off on La La Land Australia Tempranillo 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose and palate a lovely rich mix of fruit cake, tobacco, plums and dried herb characters.
Comments Off on Camboral Rioja Spain Tempranillo 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pleasant drying tannic style with sweet cola and fried fruit aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors McLaren Vale Clare Valley Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A silky smooth juicy style of wine that’s all red fruits, tar and roses wrapped in vibrant acidity.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate The Family Murray Darling Nebbiolo 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fragrances of country hedgerows and violets. Simple elegant red berry palate with fine tannins.
Comments Off on Cirami Estate South Australia Montepulciano 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Confectionery notes and some herbal touches on the nose with sweet fresh raspberry palate.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate The Family Maestri River Regions Frizzante 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted musky/floral bouquet and a balanced musky/floral palate with a touch of sweetness.
Comments Off on Pipoli Vigneti Del Vulture Basilicata Italy Rosato 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely Autumnal leaf colours, perfumed nose and a nice dry savory palate.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Murray Darling Sangiovese Rosé 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Intense fragrances of pears and lychees and a really nice palate with similar flavours.
Comments Off on Sassy Wines Orange Arneis 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh, floral and pretty with good weight, texture and length of fresh pear and almond-like characters.
Comments Off on Rutherglen Estates Rutherglen Arneis 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Muted nose; hints of almonds with some simple nectarine like flavours. Very quaffable.
Comments Off on La Bise Adelaide Hills Arneis 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh lifted lemon and lime aromas and a long tight and somewhat restrained palate with excellent concentration of lime-like characters. Ageing well.
Comments Off on Pipoli Vigneti del Vulture Basilicata Fiano 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromatic dried herb aromas and a firm palate but has great intensity and length of lemon curd flavours.
Comments Off on Cirami Estate South Australia Verdejo 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017