Posted: December 2, 2021
A well aged wine still showing some spicy fruit with lots of tobacco-like oak.
Comments Off on Kooyonga Creek Single Vineyard North East Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big tannin driven cabernet showing subtle black/blue varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Gapsted High Country King Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely developing medium bodied wine with charry red fruits and some capsicum notes.
Comments Off on Gapsted High Country King Valley Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A pleasant well balanced off-dry style with light fruit notes and tropical nuances.
Comments Off on Gapsted High Country King Valley Prosecco NV / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Beautifully aged wine with attractive oak and slightly raisined fruit characters.
Comments Off on Kooyonga Creek North East Victoria Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Rich compote of red fruit fragrances with floral strawberry flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Haycutters Salmon McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Rosé 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A floral and spicy elegance to the nose with flavoursome citrus driven fruit flavours, a hint of oak and malo creaminess.
Comments Off on Leefield Station Waihopai Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Tropical fruit aromas with toffee notes and good length of nutty buttery flavours.
Comments Off on Yealands Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A tropical nose followed by loads of toasty oak flavours laced with peach notes.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Grown Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Attractive subtlety of smoky toasty fragrances with excellent oak/fruit flavour integration.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Origin Marlborough Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Refined and restrained with everything in balance. Nose has nutty, floral tropical characters with excellent flavour persistence.
Comments Off on Lake Chalice The Falcon Marlborough Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very good peach/oak aromatic intensity and flavoursome balance of stonefruit and oak.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Wines Preece Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Toasty lime/citrus bouquet and has a tight taut palate with a good level of acid.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Wines Preece Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An attractive smoky oak bouquet and soft and creamy in the mouth with everything in perfect balance.
Comments Off on Giesen Estate Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
More of an old school oak driven style with hints of pear and peach fruit characters.
Comments Off on Dominic Wines Black Label Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nice lift to the toasty citrus nose with a medium bodied, oak driven, palate.
Comments Off on Buller Wines RLB Victoria Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Enjoyable young, this lively, medium-bodied wine is strongly varietal, with fresh tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, and an appetisingly crisp finish. $18 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Drinking well now, this creamy-textured wine has good depth of peachy, slightly toasty flavours, gentle acidity and a dry, smooth finish. $16 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Invitingly scented, this medium-bodied wine is vibrantly fruity, with fresh, youthful pear, lychee and spice flavours, showing good depth, balanced acidity and an off-dry finish. Very easy drinking. $18 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
This punchy, lees-aged wine is fresh and full-bodied, with strong, ripe tropical fruit flavours, lively acidity and a lingering finish. $20 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Anchorage Family Estate Reserve Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Instantly likeable, this wine was grown in the Awatere Valley and given some oak handling. Ripely scented, it is weighty, with vibrant passionfruit/lime flavours and a rounded, very harmonious, lingering finish. $20 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Invivo X Sarah Jessica Parker Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Priced right, this bright, light pink wine was made mostly from Pinot Noir grapes, grown in the Wairau Valley. Fermented and briefly lees-aged in tanks, it is freshly scented, with very lively, strawberryish flavours, hints of watermelon and spices, and…
Comments Off on Black Cottage Marlborough Rosé 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
This lively, medium-bodied wine was grown in the Wairau Valley and fermented and lees-aged in tanks. Bright, light lemon/green, it is a fully dry style with youthful, peachy, slightly citrusy and spicy flavours, showing good vigour and depth. Best drinking…
Comments Off on Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
This aromatic, punchy wine was grown in the Wairau and Awatere valleys. Tank-fermented, it is intensely varietal, with good intensity of fresh, ripe passionfruit/lime flavours and a dry, appetisingly crisp finish. $18 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Black Cottage Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle apple aromas with floral notes and a light leafy and herbaceous palate.
Comments Off on The Vegan Wine Project South Australia Pinot Grigio 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Toasty nutty bouquet and tasting of apple pie with good overall buttery maturity.
Comments Off on Champagne J. De Telmont Grand Couronnement Champagne 2006 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Intensely peppery bouquet with a minty peppery palate. Typical cool climate style.
Comments Off on Mount Trio Great Southern Syrah 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Gamey earthy aromas with hints of cherries and ripe raspberry and cranberry flavours.
Comments Off on Mount Trio Great Southern Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smells of blackcurrants and licorice with obvious sweetness and vanilla oak on the smooth dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Carmine’s The Henry SEA Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Good complexity for a young wine with honeyed stonefruit nose and flavoursome integration of fruit, oak and acid.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Full Moon Boothy’s Choice Victoria Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Simple briary fruit nose and pleasant plumy palate with charry oak and smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Lovalley Ring SA Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Quite a closed nose with a gentle line of citrus and more citrus on the succulent palate with great sugar/acid balance.
Comments Off on Rockridge Estate Wines Clare Valley Riesling 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Interesting anise-like notes on the floral nose with fruit flavours in the savoury spectrum.
Comments Off on Music Bay Hawkes Bay Rosé 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pink and pretty with an estery bouquet and a lightweight red berry palate with some well managed phenolics. Enjoyable!
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Masterpeace Victoria Rosé 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Good gooseberry-like based aromas showing some pungency and a solid, nicely textured, palate with plenty of intense and vibrant sweet varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Music Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle tropical fruit aromas but flavours in the citrus spectrum with an overall smokiness.
Comments Off on Tomich Hill Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Herbaceous and pea-like aromas. The very pretty palate is elegant and steely with hints of sweetness.
Comments Off on Evans & Tate E&T WA Sauvignon Blanc 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Confectionery citrus bouquet and slightly broad palate with tropical fruit characters.
Comments Off on The Crafty Punter Clare Valley Riesling 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A potpourri of a nose. Good minerality on the palate with nice savoury fruit in the middle and a decent long finish.
Comments Off on The Vegan Wine Project South Australia Rosé 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pretty floral perfumed bouquet and a delicate and lengthy palate with some great acidity and interesting phenolics.
Comments Off on Fox Gordon Sassy Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A meaty nose with rhubarb-like notes and obvious sweetness on the red-fruited palate.
Comments Off on Buller Wines RLB Victoria Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subdued varietal aromas with a fresh, elegant and slightly sweet herbaceous palate.
Comments Off on Buller Wines RLB Victoria Pinot Grigio 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Perfumed floral fragrances and a pleasant pretty off-dry, fruit driven, palate.
Comments Off on Buller Wines RLB Victoria Sparkling Rosé 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
The nose is a delightful compote of spicy earthy berry fruit and has delicious fruit flavours laced with vanilla oak.
Comments Off on Watkins Alternatives Directed Intensity Langhorne Creek G.S.M. 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Chocolaty earthy nose with blackcurrant notes and similar characters echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on Watkins Alternatives Real Langhorne Creek Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021