Posted: May 12, 2022
Aromatic layers of florals and limes with good mid-palate flavour concentration.
Comments Off on Bunkers Lefthanders Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A bright minerally bouquet with forest floor nuances and generous fruit flavours with good acidity.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
“Very interesting – playful style!” Sweet and pretty floral fragrances with a great core of piquant red apple skin-like flavours and a zesty line of acidity.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Rosé 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Delicate candied ginger-like aromatic nuances with lovely complex fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Delicate musky/floral fragrances with a refreshing apple pie-like palate.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Poised elegant wine with delicate floral and pear characters. Has intensity and length.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
More savoury in style with good varietal fruit characters, mineral elements and great acidity.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Easy drinking, style. A balance of stonefruit and floral characters with sweetness holding it together.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Artisan Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Nose is super aromatic and musky with a lively, slightly sweet, palate with acid to balance.
Comments Off on Quarisa 30 Mile South East Riesling 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Lifted blue fruits, some nice, sweet oak and a fine line of tannins.
Comments Off on Quarisa Q South East Malbec 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An oak driven style – super spicy but shows plenty of mulberry fruit characters.
Comments Off on Quarisa Treasures McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Nose is a potpourri of roses, violets and blackberries with an attractive cherry palate.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Floral/cassis fruit and cedary oak coming together nicely and bound with good line of acid.
Comments Off on Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Merlot 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Bright golden wine with developed complexity to the nose and a palate with complexity and freshness.
Comments Off on Cape Jaffa Wines CJ Mount Gambier Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A toasty mix of nut and stonefruit aromas and flavours with good use of oak and balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Murray Darling Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Easy drinking, well made and simple wine. Fresh lemon nose and a great flavour profile.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Promised Land South Australia Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A good wine with pleasant citrus freshness mixing with nut and peach characters. Some complexity starting to develop.
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines High Country King Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A well-rounded stonefruit/oak wine with nicely focussed acidity and great mouthfeel. “Very more-ish,” enthused one judge.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Grown Murray Darling Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Oak dominated nose with some secondary characters coming through on the pretty palate.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Two Clowns McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Light oaky aromas with a hint of lemon. Nice complexity to the palate with good balance between fruit, oak and acid.
Comments Off on Buller RLB Victoria Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Toasty honeyed aromas with some toffee touches and developed toasty flavours with nectarine-like fruit characters threaded through on a weighty palate.
Comments Off on Preece Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Peach sweetness to the nose and it is fleshy and ripe in the mouth.
Comments Off on 2 Monkeys Riverina Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Delicious young, this bright, light pink wine is fresh and full-bodied, with very good intensity of vibrant strawberry and peach flavours, a hint of apricot, and a finely balanced, dry finish. $20
Comments Off on te Pa Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Finely scented, this very age-worthy wine is medium-bodied, with strong lemon, lime and peach flavours, a sliver of sweetness and a crisp, lengthy finish. $20
Comments Off on te Pa Marlborough Riesling 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Offering very easy drinking, this estate-grown wine is fresh, medium-bodied and smooth, with good depth of peach, pear and spice flavours, slight sweetness and appetising acidity. (From Anchorage). $16 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Torrent Bay Nelson Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Fresh and lively, this youthful wine was made with some use of barrel fermentation. Medium to full-bodied, it has good depth of ripe, peachy, spicy, slightly toasty flavours, balanced acidity and an off-dry finish. Best drinking 2023+. $20
Comments Off on te Pa Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Enjoyable young, this estate-grown wine was tank-fermented and briefly lees-aged. Medium to full-bodied, it has generous, ripe, peachy, vaguely honeyed flavours, a gentle splash of sweetness and a smooth finish. $18 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
There’s no mistaking the variety! This wine has green capsicum and herb aromas and flavours, fresh, strong and direct, a slightly salty note and good vigour and length. Priced sharply. (From Anchorage). $16 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Torrent Bay Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Showing good personality, this Wairau Valley is certified organic. Bright, light lemon/green, it is full-bodied, with fresh, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, crisp acidity and very good depth. Enjoyable young. $20
Comments Off on Walnut Block Collectables Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Full of youthful vigour, this estate-grown, medium-bodied wine is aromatic, with tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, fresh, crisp and punchy. Good value. $18 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Highly aromatic, this mouthfilling, lively wine has punchy, tropical fruit flavours to the fore, a herbaceous undercurrent, appetising acidity, and excellent vigour, vibrancy and depth. $20
Comments Off on te Pa Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Nose of guavas and cashews with a pineapple note. Rich, slightly sweet, palate with soft fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Allotment 5 Handpicked Orange Arneis 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Wonderfully lively honeyed marmalade-like fruit characters on the nose and a huge luscious apricot driven palate with crisp acid finish.
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards Reserve Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Citrusy aromas with a tropical touch and grassy hints. Some guava and pineapple-like flavours with a zesty acid finish.
Comments Off on 2 Monkeys Australia Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Pungent estery green bean characters to the nose and vibrant tropical fruit driven palate with plenty of crisp acidity.
Comments Off on The Drover Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An uncomplicated fruit driven cabernet that is all raspberries and blackcurrants with supporting oak.
Comments Off on The Drover Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A straightforward fruit driven style – loads of blackberry and plum fruit, crisp acid and balancing tannins.
Comments Off on The Drover Australia Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Licorice and plums on the nose with dense rich flavours and lovely tannins.
Comments Off on Nericon Australia Durif 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Lots of stonefruit, pineapple and citrus characters here. Some sweetness with tangy acidity.
Comments Off on Nericon Australia Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Black fruit aromas and generous plum driven flavours with balancing tannins.
Comments Off on Windowrie The Mill Central Ranges Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An aromatic mix of tropical fruit and green beans with a soft, sweet and generous palate of tropical flavours.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Murray Darling Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Almost lemon peel-like fragrances with rich fruit flavours. Good mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Murray Darling Pinot Grigio 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Gentle citrus bouquet with slight caramel note and soft citrus flavours with a crisp finish.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Murray Darling Prosecco 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Crimson/purple hues, floral berry nose and lots of juicy fruit flavours with a soft tannin backbone.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Murray Darling Merlot 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022