Posted: December 2, 2021
Faint funky fragrances to the nose with interesting medicinal notes. The palate fills out with attractive sweet vanillin oak flavours with coconut nuances and nice fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Sorby Adams The Thing Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A savoury Rhone-like style with brooding and complex layers of five spices and Dutch licorice on the dense chewy palate.
Comments Off on Shanahans If Forever Exists Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A harmonious wine – smells of cola with coffee notes and fruits of the forest palate with some meatiness.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Centenary Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Quite inky in colour with a closed nose and firmly structured palate offering a smooth mouthful of fruit and oak flavours.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson ‘The Lake’ Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Inky purple wine with very intense dark ripe fruit fragrances. Fresh and rich in the mouth and brimming over with lifted floral blue fruits, smooth tannins and great oak.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Medlands Vineyard Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose has a meaty gamey personality with spice edged fruit on a tannic palate.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lift of red berries on the nose with moderate weight and complexity of blue fruit flavours lifted by floral nuances.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Purple hues to this interesting layered wine that has modest length and complexity with stalky fruit showing some smokiness.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Tinklers Hunter Valley Shiraz Pinot 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Sweet fruit fragrances with the grippy tannins tending to flood the dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Bainton Hunter Valley Shiraz Pinot 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subdued aromas; some toasty/mocha. Firm tannic palate bright with blueberry/plum flavours and spicy oak. Long finish.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A refined savoury style of shiraz with a charming nose that has pretty lifted aromas and a really pretty palate that exhibits plenty of power and chocolaty complexity.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Giant Squid Ink (Estate Grown/Reserve/Single Vineyard) McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A generous wine with excellent intensity and length and nice “squishy” red fruit.
Comments Off on Chateau Tanunda 100 Year Old Vines Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A firmly structured, cool climate, Rhone-like wine; spicy, peppery and stemmy with floral notes.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A balanced mid-weight wine with lovely fruit intensity showing some development and toasty/charry oak to add complexity.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate JDR Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A layered and elegant blend with blueberry fruit, lifted florals and savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 Yarra Valley Shiraz Mataro Viognier 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Spicy cool climate fruit characters with lifted florals and tight acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Yarra Yering Underhill Yarra Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Savoury/soy nose with hints of forest undergrowth characters. The plum/raisined fruit palate has good intensity and balance.
Comments Off on Curtis Family Vineyards Martins Vineyard Limited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant, well made, wine that is ageing very gracefully. The nose and palate, “Has memories of plums and shadows of cherries,” according to one judge. Lovely!
Comments Off on Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature red hues with an aged leafy cabernet bouquet and a well-aged palate but it is still showing a freshness and intensity of primary fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep garnet in colour with almost treacle-like aromas and a very mature palate with a beautifully soft secondary flavour profile of soy and licorice. Still quite lovely!
Comments Off on Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Set to flourish over the long haul, this notably dense red is powerful, but certainly not ‘over the top’. Boldly coloured, it is sturdy, with beautifully ripe blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, firm tannins beneath, and excellent harmony and fragrance….
Comments Off on Trinity Hill Prison Block Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature Christmas cake nose and nicely evolving, fully integrated, savoury palate. Still youthful.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle fruit/oak aromas with sweet vanillin oak tending to override the fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A riper fuller style with attractive richness. Smells and tastes of dark currants and olives with a tarry element and lots of fine tannins providing length.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Bright purple savoury/meaty oak driven style with tight tannin structure.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Extremely bright and vibrant for its age. Lovely peppery blackcurrant fruit characters with classy oak and some leathery-like maturity. 5+
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great colour – verging on black. “This is the complete package.” It is very rich, very concentrated, and very vibrant with classy oak and lovely cassis fruit.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Youthful Ribena-like bouquet layered with sweet oak and tarry notes. Palate has an intense core of sweet berry fruit flavours with grainy tannins and crisp acid.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Platinum Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very well-made, crimson hued, wine with powerful ripe fruit and great fresh oak.
Comments Off on Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No.1 Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Petit Verdot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A slightly shy nose with beautiful hints of red berries and more of those lovely berries on the palate.
Comments Off on Brand & Sons Sanctuary Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Vanillin oak dominates the nose with a hint of Wintergreen. The palate is rich with fruit cake-like characters and excellent tannins.
Comments Off on Nightfall Draco Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very attractive complexity of oak, sweet fruit and bottle age. Excellent length and structure.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely classy, “glossy” and complex wine with red cherry fruits and supple oak tannins.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Marlowe (SXC) Orange (IC) Syrah Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Beautiful balance here between aged complexity and fresh vibrancy. Lovely golden syrup, toffee and raisin aromas and flavours. “A really special wine.”
Comments Off on Buller Wines Calliope Grand Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Aromas of raisins, toffee and chocolate with some Muscat notes. Great power and intensity of ageing Muscat-like fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Buller Wines Calliope Grand Rutherglen Topaque NV / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Wonderful bright gold colour, vital complexity to the nose and creamy nutty palate with some sweetness.
Comments Off on Famille Hugel Grossi Laue Limited Alsace France Pinot Gris 2010 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A rich generous wine with controlled development showing aromas of toast and honey with good toasty length to the palate and tight mouth puckering acidity.
Comments Off on Famille Hugel Grossi Laue Limited Alsace France Riesling 2011 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Big toasty oak nose with fruit still obvious on the palate. Rich tannins. Good acidity.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Wines Rarified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A beautifully aged Christmas cake of a wine with loads of spices, chocolate and rhubarb-like fruit characters.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Wines 35 Degrees McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big bold oak driven cabernet with sweet toasty characters on top of the briary fruit. Will improve further.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“Still a callow youth.” Lots of toasty oak with lovely shiraz fruit. Needs time!
Comments Off on John Hill Organic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark brooding black fruit/licorice characters, lots of oak and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Cruth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Rich and spicy Christmas cake of a wine that is ready for drinking now!
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Dairy Hill Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep inky wine that is rich with mulberry and blackcurrant-like varietal fruit with a slight medicinal edge and lovely tannin length and structure.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Marlowe Orange Syrah Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very well constructed style with lovely, aged characteristics and exhibiting flavours of raisins and aged citrus rind with a spicy element showing.
Comments Off on Buller Wines Calliope Rutherglen Grand Muscat NV / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A sweet and syrupy style – very well made with excellent complexity yet shows quite youthful freshness. A flavoursome combination of butterscotch and malt.
Comments Off on Buller Wines Calliope Rutherglen Grand Tokay NV / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A solid tannic wine layered with lovely rich chocolate and dark berry fruit characters.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose has bright floral characters sitting on top of plum and blackberry fruit aromas. Beautifully balanced sweet fruit palate with lingering tannins.
Comments Off on Nightfall Draco Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021