Posted: November 9, 2017
“An individual style that’s, “blossoming with age”. It has a spicy porty/licorice nose and a powerful tannic palate.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Bin 80 Rutherglen Blue Imperial 2013 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Pale pink wine with fragrances of raspberries and cherries. Fuller style palate; confectionery fruit flavours and good sugar/acid balance.
Comments Off on Rutherglen Estates Rutherglen Grenache Rosé 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A subtle, fine boned and lively strawberries and cream style with light confectionery characters with plenty of bright acidity to balance.
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines Tobacco Road King Valley Rutherglen Sangiovese Rosé 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Nose is a lovely melange of stonefruit, grapefruit, vanilla and some toastiness. Good buttery lemon curd-like flavours with a “fantastic” crisp clean acid line.
Comments Off on Morris The Percheron Five Generations Victoria Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A warm, rich, generous and nicely textured wine that’s a touch sweet and cloying with obvious oak and good fruit intensity.
Comments Off on Rutherglen Estates Shelley’s Block Rutherglen Marsanne Viognier Roussanne 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A good commercial wine with more oak and less fruit. Quite inky on the nose with dark fruit elements and a drying tannic backbone.
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Founder’s Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Complex and slightly savoury with “honest” sweet, leafy, peppery cabernet characters and some aged secondary characters developing.
Comments Off on James Busby The Tutor 570 Vines Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
“Unashamedly cabernet”, according to one judge. With its lively crunchy cassis cabernet fruit showing hints of tomato leaf. Good level of drying tannins adds definition to the wine. 5+
Comments Off on Rymill Striking Colt Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Big stylish wine showing seamless balance and structure with the spicy berry fruit characters nicely in check. Good drying finish.
Comments Off on Blickinstal Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Lots of lovely dark berry and forest floor characters here with a big hit of pepper.
Comments Off on Norfolk Rise Vineyard Mount Benson Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Strong pepper elements to the nose; more shiraz-like. Good fruit intensity on the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Norfolk Rise Vineyard Mount Benson Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Nose shows strong autolysis with quite a broad palate that’s quite sweet with OK length.
Comments Off on Karatta Wines K Range S.S. Karatta Robe Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Intensely rich wine with good collection of small berry aromas and flavours. Palate has lovely “apple crunch” to it with high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Olivia Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Nice apple/pear varietal fruit here with a hint of oak and aged characters developing.
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Coonawarra Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Vibrant tropical aromas with a palate that is more in the grassy/citrus spectrum.
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Coonawarra Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Nice floral characters to the lemon fresh nose. Sweet limes and lemons in the mouth with good level of acidity to balance.
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Coonawarra Riesling 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A spicy peppery lift to the nose. Palate still quite fresh with dark fruit and good use of oak.
Comments Off on DiGiorgio Family Limestone Coast Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Ripe and slightly porty red berry fruit characters with a strong oak influence.
Comments Off on DiGiorgio Family Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Developed, mature and cedary style of merlot with dark fruit characters sitting underneath.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Spicy dark berry aromas fill up the glass with a palate that is big, rich and balanced with lovely intensity and integration of varietal fruit, sweet oak and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards Winemakers Reserve The Black Padthaway Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Very fresh aromatics bordering on savoury with some development on the fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Winemaker’s Choice Wrattonbully Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Lovely fresh blackcurrant aromas that show a hint of mint. Delightful oak/berry fruit characters on the well integrated palate.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Winemaker’s Choice Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A gorgeous complexity of green fruit, honeysuckle, toast and hazelnut aromas. Supple fruit palate balanced by crisp acidity and shows great toasty nutty age. 5+
Comments Off on Margan Hunter Valley Semillon 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Bright citrussy nose followed by delicate, but simple, fruit flavours on the classically structured Hunter semillon palate. 5+
Comments Off on Andevine Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A fuller fruit driven style with delicate bright lemon fragrances and a lovely refreshing and balanced spicy pear palate. Drink now or keep for ten years! 5+
Comments Off on Drayton’s Family Wines Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Simple primary fruit aroma profile. Palate more pronounced than the nose with some cut straw/citrus flavours.
Comments Off on De Iuliis Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Limes and grapefruit on the nose and refreshing, high acid, palate with vibrant flavour profile and a crisp finish. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Bin Series 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Simple lantana/tobacco leaf nose and a crisp, fresh and straightforward, slightly herbaceous, palate.
Comments Off on Drayton’s Family Wines Hunter Valley Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Meaty savoury aromas with mushroom-like development and complexity. Refreshing palate well integrated red fruit elements and some meaty notes with spicy nuances.
Comments Off on Margan Hunter Valley Rosé 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Hints of grapefruit on the nose and a restrained dry and grassy/lemon-like palate.
Comments Off on Mt Monster Limestone Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Surprisingly approachable for a young wine. Nice harmony between red berry richness and subtle oak.
Comments Off on Mt Monster Limestone Coast Cabernet 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Attractive pale pink wine with vibrant, slightly sweet, red berry primary fruit on the lifted nose and balanced palate.
Comments Off on Rymill Coonawarra The Yearling Coonawarra Rosé 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A generous, youthful and well balanced shiraz with excellent Rhone-like peppery characteristics. Loads of spicy dark fruits lift off the nose and fill the mouth with soft flavours.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Reserve Limestone Coast Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
“A wine that has it altogether”, according to one judge. Good spicy fruit bouquet and a raspberry-like flavour profile with savoury nuances and excellent mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Limestone Coast Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
An attractive light savoury style with a fresh lifted nose and a pleasant, slightly tannic, palate.
Comments Off on The Musician by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Fresh and exotic style with light and pretty lemon blossom bouquet and very attractive jasmine/freesia like floral flavours.
Comments Off on Bottega Vino Dei Poeti DOC Italy Prosecco 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A complexity of honey and nougat aromas with developed mouthcoating creamy flavours.
Comments Off on Totino Cartia Adelaide Hills Sparkling Cuvee NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Somewhat jammy fruit aromas with a full and fleshy sweet strawberry palate.
Comments Off on Sensi Spumante Pinot Noir Rosé Brut NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Lovely developed toasty complexity to the nose and pleasant, lively minerally citrus fruit drive to the palate. It leans towards an oaky style.
Comments Off on B. Francois Vouvray France Blanc de Blancs Brut NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Lemon sherbet bouquet; a hint of quince. Clean and fresh in the mouth. Good acid/sugar balance.
Comments Off on Whispers South Eastern Australia Sparkling White NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Aged toasty honeyed bouquet. Sweet and muscaty in the mouth with upfront zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Yarra Burn Yarra Valley Prosecco NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Some very pleasant sweet citrus characters with hints of apples. Quite an abrupt finish.
Comments Off on Floreali King Valley Prosecco NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Golden wine. Advanced honeycomb characters on the nose and developed creamy citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Ombra Extra Dry Spumante Prosecco NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Sweet lifted lemon drop aromas and light sweet simple pineapple-like flavours.
Comments Off on Revino Extra Dry Montecchio Maggiore Prosecco NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A clean fresh minerally lemon lift to the nose. Solid on the palate with mousse that “dances” in the mouth and long, bright lemon flavours with balanced tannins.
Comments Off on Sensi 18k Gold Brut Trevino Prosecco 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Deep purple wine that has a lovely mix of blue fruits, spicy apples, plums, licorice and some vanilla characters.
Comments Off on Syn Rouge Coonawarra Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A big simple wine, quite sweet with pear and apple like aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Syn McLaren Vale Cuvée Blanc NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Bright up-front honeyed/dried fruit bouquet with a big rich flavour profile on a well structured, nicely textured palate.
Comments Off on Pioneer Road South Australia Brut Cuvee NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Aromas of raspberries and cherries with underlying citrus characters. Fine mousse and good intensity of fresh berry flavours with balanced sweetness.
Comments Off on Chain of Ponds Diva Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Simple lifted citrus bouquet and uncomplicated pure lemon flavours with very grippy acidity.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Sparkling Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017