Posted: November 30, 2021
This youthful, vibrant wine was fermented and matured for 11 months in French oak casks (10% new). Full-bodied, it has very good depth of ripe stonefruit flavours, slightly toasty notes adding considerable complexity, and a dry, harmonious finish. Best drinking…
Comments Off on Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Enjoyable young, this is a fruit-driven chardonnay style, fresh and full-bodied, with ripe, peachy, citrusy flavours to the fore, gentle biscuity notes, balanced acidity and very good depth. Priced sharply. $16
Comments Off on Mission Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Enjoyable young, this is a lively, fruit-driven style, with good depth of ripe stonefruit flavours, a hint of toastiness and a rounded, creamy-smooth finish. (From Yealands). $18
Comments Off on Baby Doll Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
This is an elegant, fruit-driven style of chardonnay, fermented in tanks and seasoned French oak barriques. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fresh and full-bodied, with vibrant, peachy, citrusy flavours, showing a distinct touch of complexity, and lots of youthful impact….
Comments Off on Vidal Estate Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
This youthful, great value wine was fermented and aged for 11 months in French and Hungarian oak casks (35% new). Bright, light yellow/green, with a fragrant, savoury bouquet, it is full-bodied, fresh and dry, with generous, ripe stonefruit flavours and…
Comments Off on Church Road Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still unfolding, this bargain-priced wine was fermented and matured for 10 months in French oak casks (15% new). Bright, light yellow/green, with a slightly smoky fragrance, it is full-bodied and vibrantly fruity, with strong, yet delicate, peachy, citrusy flavours, toasty…
Comments Off on Vidal Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Bargain-priced, this wine was predominantly (92%) fermented in French oak barriques. Bright, light yellow/green, with a complex bouquet, it is weighty and sweet-fruited, with vigorous, ripe stonefruit and spice flavours, oak complexity, slightly smoky notes and a dry finish. Best…
Comments Off on Esk Valley Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Smells of strawberries and squeezed limes! Lovely fresh and zesty palate with savoury driven flavours.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A bright fresh and well-made blend with lovely crimson hues and nice minty lift to the black fruit nose. The palate is, “Vibrant, alive and sings with juicy fruit intensity!”
Comments Off on The Musician by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A savoury bouquet with a quartz-like mineral character. Lovely palate – ripe and flavoursome with Germanic-like complexity developing.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Citrus nose with a hint of toast and an elegant, textured palate with good lemony flavours and crisp acid.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Fresh, vibrant and youthful with attractive tropical complexity. Creamy in the mouth with good sugar/acid balance.
Comments Off on Syn Cuvée Blanc Coonawarra Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich, bold, fruit driven “celebratory” style with hints of blackberries and chocolate.
Comments Off on Syn Rouge Coonawarra Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Honeyed potpourri bouquet with subdued Turkish Delight flavours on a warm developed palate.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Gida’s McLaren Vale Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Estery tropical fruit fragrances and pretty confectionery fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nose of guavas and ripe apples with a touch of sweetness on the fruity palate. Appealing!
Comments Off on Summerhouse Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pretty strawberry aromas and jubey fresh fruit flavours with good balance between sweetness and acid.
Comments Off on Summerhouse Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegance of citrus and tropical aromas and a palate that is more herbaceous than tropical with good level of acidity.
Comments Off on Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Super lifted intense tropical bouquet with a vibrantly fresh palate with good weight and depth of gooseberry flavours, herbaceous notes and high acidity.
Comments Off on Rapaura Springs Classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Blackberry pungency on the nose and in the mouth it is fleshy, confectionery sweet and tropical.
Comments Off on Oxenberry Farm Hannah June McLaren Vale Grenache Gamay Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark crimson wine with a spicy blackberry bouquet and a sweet fruit bomb of a palate.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate McLaren Vale Gamay Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromas of stewed cherries and rhubarb. Nicely textured savoury berry fruit palate. Developing nicely.
Comments Off on Kooyonga Creek North East Victoria Rosé 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Overt bright pink wine with confectionery blackberry fragrances and nice combination of sweetness, jubey fruit and acid.
Comments Off on ME by Matahiwi Estate Wairarapa Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Delicate lemon bouquet with hints of cut hay. Nicely weighted palate with intense flavours reminiscent of apples and pears.
Comments Off on The Willows Vineyard Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Semillon 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A perfumed floral confectionery bouquet with lovely lengthy sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on The Sum by Castelli Great Southern Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A delightful example of a cool climate shiraz with peppery plum aromas and great persistence of dense rich plum fruit flavours with silky smooth tannins and a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Rymill The Yearling Coonawarra Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Fresh, crisp and at the greener end of the spectrum. Nice steely acid and crunchy phenolics.
Comments Off on Rymill The Yearling Coonawarra Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A zesty bouquet of mangoes and limes and a lovely lively acid driven palate.
Comments Off on Portarlington Ridge Bellarine Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely creamy style with good varietal lift to the nose and very varietal pungent fruit flavours laced with zesty acidity.
Comments Off on The Ned Waihopai Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Confectionery green berry bouquet with chalky tannins on the palate, some savoury development and “Perfect phenolics!”
Comments Off on Leefield Station Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very pretty rose petal bouquet with a raspberry lift. Has lots of red berry fruit flavours on the seamlessly balanced palate with nice level of tannins and mineral acidity.
Comments Off on The Ned Marlborough Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Cherry nose with a floral lift. Lightweight palate, stunning texture and structure and tasting tropical.
Comments Off on La Vue Victoria Grenache Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle aromas of lemons and limes with a refreshing citrus driven palate.
Comments Off on The Ned Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegant varietal. Lovely tropical fragrances mixing with green bean-like characters. Steely palate texture with capsicum flavours and savoury notes.
Comments Off on Wangolina Limestone Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle varietal nose with peppery notes. Full and fleshy in the mouth and slightly sweet.
Comments Off on Mike Press Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Sweet and toasty on the nose with some florals and interesting herbal-like fruit complexity on the nice dry palate.
Comments Off on Koonara Emily May Mount Gambier Pinot Noir Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Gleaming green wine with floral lychees fragrances and a nicely textured zesty minerally lemon palate.
Comments Off on Lake Chalice The Falcon Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Young and fruity style full of blackberry, mulberry and plum-like characters.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara The Wine Peddler Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Vibrant citrus aromas. Slippery and fleshy in the mouth with perfumed pineapple flavours.
Comments Off on Zilzie Liv Lighter Victoria Pinot Grigio 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A light graceful style with developing beetroot-like fruit characters and savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Zilzie Liv Lighter South Eastern Australia Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely wine – rich yet elegant with a floral perfumed note to the varietal fruit nose and lovely length of lemon juice-like flavours with a crisp finish.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic On The Grapevines Orange Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pleasant easy drinking style just starting to develop some toasty secondary notes.
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Hunter Valley Semillon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very well-made, pale-yellow wine with green tints. It has delicate lemon curd-like characters on the nose and palate with a subtlety of buttery/toasty age nuances.
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A great example of a semillon – very classy,” thought one judge. There is an abundance of lemon sherbet-like characters with beautiful buttery toast maturity coming through.
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Hunter Valley Semillon 2014 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich and opulent wine. “Everything you look for in a shiraz,” said one judge. Loads of raspberry and plum fruit characters. Good complexity and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Taylors Hotelier Wrattonbully Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A well structured wine full of spicy plum fruit with a dash of white pepper and a hint of menthol with some solid oak.
Comments Off on Atkins Farm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Spicy nose with cherry notes and blackberry flavours with raisined secondary characters.
Comments Off on Atkins Farm Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely varietal definition of black fruits and olives with black bean notes and silky tannins
Comments Off on Atkins Farm Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Tightly wound “sleeper” with plenty of cellaring potential. Nice zesty lemon sorbet/floral characters.
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Coonawarra Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021