Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Spicy fruit derived aromas. Great palate texture. Strong fruit flavours with balanced sweetness.
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
A huge concentration of citrus and melon aromas with a balanced and flavoursome palate with tangy acidity.
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Tamburlaine On the Grapevine Orange Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Sweet cranberry and pomegranate aromas and a full flavoured and complex palate.
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Shingleback Haycutters Salmon Adelaide Hills Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lifted stonefruit bouquet with a floral perfumed lift and red berry flavours laced with crunchy apple-like acidity. Nicely textured finish.
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Schild Estate A Good Dirt Barossa Valley Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Nose shows strawberry fruit characters with some floral, spice and herbal notes. Silky smooth palate has long, dense fruit flavours.
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Schild Estate Barossa Valley Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Subdued fruit bouquet with sweet red licorice and raspberry-like flavours.
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Oxenberry Farm Hannah Jane McLaren Vale Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Simple easy drinking style with lifted red fruits, some tannins and chalky acidity.
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Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Intense, almost neon-like, pink hues, sweet fruit aromas and generous fruit flavours.
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Jacob’s Creek Le Petit South Australia Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Smells of melons with an attractive tropical thread. The gentle well textured tropical palate has a good line of crisp acidity.
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Marjico Harvesters Barossa Valley Rosé 2017
Posted: January 12, 2019
Subtle spiciness to the nose and fruit sweetness on the palate balanced by racy acidity.
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Kalleske Rosina Barossa Valley Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
A toasty sweet red berry complexity to both nose and the palate. Slightly developed finish.
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Miles from Nowhere Margaret River Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Beautifully fresh wine with an elegant fruit nose that has subtle spiciness and nicely balanced mix of fresh sweet fruit flavours.
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Chain Of Ponds Innocence Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
A simple subtle lifted red berry fruit style with a tight acid backbone and a finely balanced sweetness.
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McGuigan Single Batch South Australia Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Has aromas of stewed apples with fresh vibrant melon flavours with crunchy acidity.
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Andrew Peace Wines Masterpeace Victoria Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
A mix of strawberry and raspberry-like fragrances with lingering flavours of sweet strawberries and water melon.
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Allan Scott Family Wines Marlborough Rosé 2018
Posted: January 12, 2019
Subdued nose with some raspberry elements and confectionery sweet red berry flavours.
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
A very appealing, very fresh, very fragrant and very floral pinot. Has deep red/purple hues, lifted varietal aromas and a fine “precise” and elegant palate.
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
A fuller style with citrus/melon fruit characters and toasty, roasted nut elements.
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Villa Maria Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
An attractive complex nose of stonefruit-like aromas. Very rich and creamy in the mouth with some lovely varietal fruit and “smart” oak. A tad hot on the finish.
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Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
Excellent fresh berry fruit fragrances and a tight, bright and youthful palate. Needs time to settle. 3-5
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Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Syrah 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Cool climate style with beautifully lifted spicy/peppery aromatics and lovely cherry/berry-like varietal fruit flavours. Restrained oak. 3-5
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Villa Maria Reserve Selection Marlborough Noble Riesling (375ml) 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Lovely lifted luscious sweet citrus-like varietal fruit laced with powerful dried apricot botrytis characters adding complexity.
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
A succinct comment from one judge here was – “Yes please!” A beautiful wine with lovely varietal complexity, earthy nuances and good length of firm and chewy tannins. 3-5
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
Bright purple wine showing “Some real power and depth,” according to one judge. But it is still stylish and silky with excellent freshness of strawberry-like aromas and flavours.
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
A complexity of spicy varietal fruit, fresh sweet oak and a “whisper” of sweet and sour cherry characters with the tannins contributing to the overall length.
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Villa Maria Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
An oak driven style with some herbal-like varietal fruit and hints of dark berries with violet-like floral elements.
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Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very good modern style with lovely integration of oak and melon fruit aromas and a beautiful seamlessly balanced palate. Great oak use.
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Thornbury Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very ripe strawberry jam-like aromas and a silky smooth, flavoursome cherry palate.
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d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab McLaren Vale Viognier Marsanne 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
A powerful wine – quite Rhone-like with classic buttery sweet tropical/glace fruit characters and fresh acid finish. Good food wine.
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d’Arenberg Stephanie the Gnome with Rose Tinted Glasses McLaren Vale Rosé 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Dolly pink wine with ripe sweet/sour cherry fruit characters. “Would appeal to many!”
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d’Arenberg The Broken Fishplate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Simple style with a light mix of herbaceous and tropical fruit characters and lively acidity.
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d’Arenberg The Dry Dam McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Riesling 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Pretty floral fragrances lift of the nose and has an attractive interplay of sweetness and acid on the classy citrus driven palate.
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Umamu Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2011
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very youthful, very elegant, bright green wine with attractive toasty/vanillin oak overlaying the ripe varietal fruit characters.
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Bayliss Road Willunga McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
A lovely full bodied, balanced, wine with dark fruit, spices and some roasted characters.
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Shingleback Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
Big ‘masculine’ wine. Hints of spices and pepper on the nose and red berry/dark plum palate with some complex maturation evolving.
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Shingleback Red Knot McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
An elegant wine that’s light, tight and alert with spicy berry aromas and flavours.
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Shingleback Aficionado Adelaide Hills McLaren Vale Rosé 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very pale pink with lifted confectionery fragrances and light but flavoursome dry palate.
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Hoggies Estate Limestone Coast Riesling 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Citrus driven style with appropriate hints of toasty development. Good food wine.
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Gomersal Wines Premium Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
A complexity and richness of attractive juicy cassis fruit well matched by the cigar box-like oak characters.
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Woolpunda South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
A big style of cabernet with simple ripe red fruit characters supported by creamy vanillin oak.
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Criminal Minds Riverland Riesling 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Lovely fresh sweet lemon varietal fruit here with some aged notes developing and a beautiful acid structure. “A keeper.” 3-5
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Four Daughters Hawke’s Bay Red 2013
Posted: November 7, 2018
Probably at its peak, this unusual blend of malbec (29%), cabernet franc (26%), syrah (25%) and merlot (20%) was grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle and the Gimblett Gravels. Maturing well, it is fullish in colour, with very good depth…
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Babich Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Drinking well now, but still unfolding, this is a deep ruby, fragrant, medium-bodied red. Plummy and spicy, with good depth, a touch of complexity and gentle tannins, it is moderately complex and well worth cellaring to 2019-20. $20
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Villa Maria Private Bin Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
Enjoyable young, this is a medium to full-bodied red, with bright, fullish colour. It offers good depth of fresh, plummy, spicy flavours, with savoury notes adding a touch of complexity and a smooth finish. $16
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Thornbury Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
A good value, drink-young red. Fullish in colour, with fresh, plummy, slightly spicy aromas, it is medium-bodied, with very satisfying depth of dark berry and plum flavours, offering smooth, easy drinking. (From Villa Maria). $14
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Monowai Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Priced right, this medium-bodied, easy-drinking red was grown at Crownthorpe. Fullish in colour, it has fresh, berryish, plummy aromas and flavours, in a ‘fruit-driven’ style with a hint of herbs, good depth and a smooth finish. $18
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Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot/ Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
This generous, ‘fruit-driven’ style is already drinking well. Full-coloured, with strong plum and blackcurrant flavours, a hint of herbs and a well-rounded finish, it offers fine value. $16
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Villa Maria Private Bin Organic Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Certified organic, this is a generous red with full, purple-flushed colour. It offers fresh, strong, plummy, slightly spicy flavours, in a ‘fruit-driven’ style with gentle tannins and some cellaring potential. Best drinking mid-2019+. $16
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Babich Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Enjoyable young, but still unfolding, this full-coloured blend has a berryish, spicy bouquet. A fruit-driven style, it has good depth of youthful, berryish, spicy flavours, fresh and finely balanced. Best drinking 2019+. $20
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Lake Chalice The Falcon Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2017
Posted: November 7, 2018
This slightly gutsy red was matured for 10 months in French oak casks. Full-coloured, it is mouthfilling and fruity, with some earthy notes, very good depth and a fairly firm finish. Best drinking mid-2019+. $19
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