Posted: May 12, 2022
Priced sharply, this partly estate-grown wine was harvested in the Wairau and Waihopai valleys. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fresh, punchy and strongly varietal, with good intensity of tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, crisp, lively and finely balanced for current…
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Estate-grown principally in the cool, inland Matapiro district, this bright, light lemon/green wine is aromatic and full-bodied. It has good intensity of vibrant, ripe, passionfruit and lime flavours, crisp and dry. $19
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Already delicious, this Alsace-style wine was estate-grown in the relatively cool, elevated, inland Matapiro Vineyard. Attractively scented, it is sturdy and vibrantly fruity, with rich, ripe peach and pear flavours, a touch of sweetness, gentle acidity, and loads of drink-young…
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Enjoyable from the start, this light-bodied wine is finely poised, with gentle sweetness and very good depth of lemony, appley flavours. $17
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Bargain-priced and ‘unashamedly just a little bit old school’, this wine is given a full, softening malolactic fermentation. Fresh and full-bodied, it is sweet-fruited, with generous stonefruit flavours, showing good complexity, and a well-rounded finish. Already enjoyable, it should be…
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose of black olives and dark chocolate and a stylish, but very youthful, primary fruit palate. “Just needs some age.” 3-5
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Posted: May 12, 2022
A peppery plum complexity to the nose and an approachable peppery cassis palate with a spicy lift and leathery notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Thomson Estate Old Pumphouse South Australia Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
“A serious young wine that need time to shine!” All blackcurrants and cedar oak. 5+
Comments Off on Thomson Estate Toolunka South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big full-bodied wine that tends to be more savoury than fruity and shows well-handled spicy oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Lapstone Estate Ringstone SEA Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A Cherry Ripe bouquet with a meaty edge and a palate offering a mouthful of soft, sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Lapstone Estate Ringstone SEA Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Big, soft and velvety for a pinot with intense cherry/chocolate characters.
Comments Off on Lapstone Estate Ringstone SEA Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Smells of garden herbs and flowers with a palate that is simple and off dry.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Subtle rose petal nose with hints of fruit. Interesting palate – quite intense flavours of raspberry, vanilla bean and ginger.
Comments Off on Rymill Coonawarra Coonawarra Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Pale pink wine with delicate aromas and flavours of strawberries and red currants and herbal nuances.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
A savoury tannic style with chocolaty/cassis nose and a lean palate layered with dark fruits, herbs and spices. Long finish. 5+
Comments Off on The Musician by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Mild floral/citrus bouquet and a fresh and lively uncomplicated palate.
Comments Off on Watkins Riverland Sparkling Moscato 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Confectionery musk stick of a nose and layers of fruit, herbs and spices on the palate.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
The spicy nose is punchy, pungent and pronounced and the full-bodied palate offers a big hit of tropical/citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Fox Gordon Sassy Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Great cool climate style. “Screams cabernet!” commented one judge. Still young and fresh with spicy cassis varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Sidewood Stablemate Adelaide Hills Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lightweight pungent varietal with good length and intensity of flavours in the ripe tropical spectrum.
Comments Off on Common Ground Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A cut grass and green pea nose with lovely tropical fruit pungency on the palate.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Black Thursday Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Attractive straightforward style with youthful varietal fruits, some spiciness and lingering tannins.
Comments Off on Pensilva Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Great colour here with fresh fragrances of red berry fruits with hints of rhubarb. Great palate is ripe and complex with generous soft fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Haycutters McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Fragrances of rose petal with a delicate floral fruit driven palate. Has good drinkability.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
A lighter style showing good varietal fruit characters. An enjoyable drink.
Comments Off on Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lovely complex wine – salmon pink with orange tints. The nose is a vibrancy of strawberries, rhubarb and beetroot with fresh and lively berry/rhubarb flavours.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
A berry bomb of a nose with an explosion of fresh blue fruits. An interesting complexity of spicy raspberries on the palate with a balance of oak. Will age well.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Dense licoricey nose with broad and complex flavours and oak lingering in the background.
Comments Off on Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Interesting example of a fumé Bordeaux-like style of white. Has stonefruit characters, creamy leesy notes and oak giving complexity. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Dona McLaren Vale Blanc 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big rich blueberry bouquet leading to a fresh spicy red fruit palate.
Comments Off on Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Ripe plum aromas with minty nose and youthful fruit palate with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A great food wine with savoury/meaty aromas. Complex palate structure with lovely lifted perfumed fruit flavours showing apricot-like notes.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni School Block Red McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Grassy herbaceous-like aromas with passionfruit notes that follow through onto the crisp acid palate.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Beautiful vibrant floral/tropical fruit fragrances and nice citrus complexity to the palate with great acid line.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Cashew and peaches lift off the nose and has generous flavours filling the creamy palate.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Wines Two Clowns McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lifted aromatic bouquet, lovely and soft in the mouth with lots of rich sweet flavours.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Sweet cassis and berry nose with a leafy note and tobacco hints. Interesting palate, quite complex with great varietal fruit presence and velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Wines Row 42 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose still has lively fruit aromas. Soft and velvety in the mouth with lovely integration between the sweet fruit, tannins and acid. Aging well.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Interesting nose showing hints of pine needles with a slightly sweet/sour palate.
Comments Off on Bird’s Eye View McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Inky and tarry on the nose and a cherry filled palate with fruit cake-like elements. Great tannin structure and some mintiness.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer The Creek Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Nice blend with an interesting array of aromas and flavours. Good use of oak with some lovely tannins. “Reminds me of the Aussie Burgundies of old.”
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer The Creek Langhorne Creek Red Blend 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Floral aromatics on the vibrant nose. Rich and earthy in the mouth with floral fruit flavours. Very quaffable.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Pinot Grigio 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Subdued rhubarb-like aromas with fresh and simple rhubarb driven flavours.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
A very good, well-made fuller style with subtle spicy plum aromatics and a flavoursome richness of jubey sweet fruit and chocolate cake flavours with a sweet finish.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Barbara Hardy Nature Foundation McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Plum fruit fragrances with a herbal edge and a simple lightweight palate which has lots of acid in support.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Red Baron McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Lean zesty lemon style, very crisp and refreshing with mouth-watering acidity.
Comments Off on Choosy Beggars Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Pretty lifted strawberry aromas with generous strawberry flavours and a fresh lingering finish.
Comments Off on Choosy Beggars Margaret River Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Leafy blackcurrant bouquet and flavours of plums and cherries with fine tannins and a savoury finish.
Comments Off on Choosy Beggars Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A bigger style of pinot with a generosity of lifted red berry fruits edged with forest floor/barnyard notes.
Comments Off on Mount Trio Great Southern Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Classic asparagus and fresh cut grass characters here with honeyed notes and some phenolic complexity.
Comments Off on Rivendell Estate Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022