Are you Game? Victoria Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Juicy, fleshy and fruity with light nuttiness and a long, lingering citrussy finish.
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Hummingbird Series Margaret River Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
A complex wine with powerful oak, dark complexity of fruits and warming alcohol.
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Mirror Image Margaret River Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
A good core of dark varietal fruits with balancing oak and supple tannins.
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Strategy South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A tight youthful wine that’s a touch thin and simple but has some lovely soft cherry chocolate fruit running through it with a gentle tannin profile.
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Meadowbrook South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely weight and brightness of fruit with chocolaty aromas and a well integrated flavour profile.
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Mirror Image Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely concentration of dark fruits on both nose and palate with complimentary oak.
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Strategy South Eastern Australia Cabernet Merlot 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Great lifted fruit nose and vibrant fresh dark red fruit palate with clever use of oak
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The Outlaws South Eastern Australia Cabernet Merlot 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Stalky herbal lift of aromas and long gentle dark fruit palate with some subtle oak notes.
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Brygon Reserve The Bruce Margaret River Chardonnay 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Aged nutty nose and soft, complex oaky flavours with hints of melon rind characters
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Mirror Image Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Soft and flavoursome with lovely floral lift to the nose with slightly tropical palate. Drink now.
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Fizzy Lizzy South Eastern Australia Moscato NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pretty floral lift to the nose and a good balance between the sweetness and acidity on a simple palate
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Rapaura Springs Marlborough Pinot Gris 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lifted and warming with good texture, soft fruit and nice acid/phenolic balance.
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Rapaura Springs Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Subdued aromas with herbal notes and soft pungent citrus fruit palate with a tannic finish.
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Wairua River Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Attractive pungency to the tropical nose and a sweet fruit palate with a hot finish.
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McPherson Wine Company MWC Victoria Pinot Gris 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Estery bubblegum-like fruit characters and lively tight acid to balance. Lovely summer wine.
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Roaring Meg Central Otago Pinot Gris 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Smells of pineapples and marmalade. Lovely palate length with flavours of pears, peaches and apples. Good acid to balance.
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Sileni Cellar Selection Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A well made wine with ripe and fleshy fruit, some sweet/sour characters and firm acid.
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Blackbilly Adelaide Pinot Gris 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Complex, yet simple, aromatics with crisp varietal fruit layered with attractive phenolics.
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Wairau River Marlborough Pinot Gris 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Herbaceous cool climate style with bright lifted fruit fragrances and good, weight and balance to the palate with almost sauvignon blanc like green bean characters. “Love it”, said one judge.
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Yealands Estate Land Made Series Marlborough Pinot Gris 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Ripe, warm and inviting with good length of fleshy tropical fruit and mouthwatering acidity.
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Mount Vernon Marlborough Pinot Gris 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Slight botrytis notes on the nose. Palate quite minerally and textured with slight phenolic finish.
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Kaltern Caldaro Italia Pinot Grigio 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Fresh floral and pear bouquet with cheerful palate. “A simple, honest, village style wine”.
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The Sisters Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pungent passionfruit-like aromas with a palate brimming over with some very powerful green gooseberry varietal flavours.
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Saint Clair Family Estate Vicar’s Choice Bright Light Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lean herbaceous nose and simple green fruit palate with well handled residual sugar.
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Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A melon pulp pungency to the nose and powerful citrus flavours with a tannic finish.
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Graham Norton’s Own by Invivo Wairua Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pungent concentration of candied fruit with an herbaceous line and high acidity.
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Mount Vernon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pleasant floral nose with nice pungency and crisp lively fruit driven palate. Lovely quaffer.
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Lost Buoy Gulf View Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pretty estery/candied aromas and a light crisp palate with a drying tannic finish.
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Saint Clair Family Estate Vicar’s Choice Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Very flavoursome wine with pungent passionfruit aromas and a bright honeydew, melon and citrus palate with a clean finish.
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Matahiwi Estate Wairarapa Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A rich, soft and well balanced quaffer with pleasant citrus-like fruit characters.
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Brancott Estate Letter Series Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A nice lifted combination of tropical and herbal fruit characters and nice crisp acidity.
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Roaring Meg Centrao Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Developed kiwi and melon nose with similar characters on the long well balanced palate.
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Boston Bay The Great White Eyre Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Delicate floral nose with a fresh herbal lift. Palate is fresh, vibrant and very tropical with a herbal end.
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Paua Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Rich concentration of pungent citrus/melon varietal fruit on both the nose and the long rich mouthfilling palate.
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Chestnut Grove Estate Manjimup Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Herbal nose with some tropical notes and nutty creamy complexity on the herbal palate.
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River Farm Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Sweet lemon and melon fragrances and well balanced palate with young, crisp varietal flavours showing good level of acidity.
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Yealands Estate Land Made Series Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Some good varietal fruit here with a lifted pungent nose and nice depth and weight of fruit on the long lingering palate.
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Mills Reef Winery Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Attractive tropical fruit nose and palate with some attractive age developing.
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Peter Yealands Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Great concentration and persistence of sweet grassy and herbaceous varietal fruit. An aperitif style of wine.
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Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pretty floral fragrances with similar characters on the light attractive varietal palate.
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Devils Creek Alpine Valleys Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Developing savory aromas with light touch of varietal notes and is tight and tart in the mouth.
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Richard Hamilton McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Soft, pleasant and very drinkable with lemon rind aromas and mellow citrus flavours.
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Cable Bay Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Attractive nettle-like characters on the nose and a straightforward herbal palate with lots of flavour and crisp acid.
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Ribbonwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A creamy complexity of nutty melon aromas and fresh bright palate with a good line of fruit.
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Mother of Pearl Wrattonbully Coonawarra Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Delicate fresh perfumed melon bouquet and well balanced minerally palate with a nice touch of tropics.
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Deep Woods Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A pungent but pretty nose with slight funky notes. The attractive palate has a creamy concentration, balance and length of flavours.
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Giesen Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Delicate mineral touches to the lemony nose and pleasant light crisp citrus flavours.
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Di Giorgio Family Kongorong Riesling 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Developed toasty/honeyed characters to the citrussy nose and a “shrill” acid palate with buttery menthol elements.
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Di Giorgio Family Kongorong Riesling 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A great zesty style of riesling with some very fresh fine floral and flinty fragrances and a very sweet but elegant palate brimming over with fine delicate citrus flavours.
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