Posted: September 4, 2019
Fruit driven style still amazingly fresh with honeyed lemon preserve bouquet and subtle mandarin flavours with honeyed nuances. “Needs oysters!”
Comments Off on George Vesselle Grand Cru Champagne, France Champagne 2009 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A leaner, more austere, primary fruit driven style with subtle candied citrus fragrances and upfront fruit sweetness on the drying palate. Some oak evident.
Comments Off on Henri Giraud Blanc de Craie Champagne, France Champagne NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“Complex and complete,” said one judge. And yet it still has lovely retained freshness. Buttery brioche bouquet and subtle fruit flavours on the creamy smooth palate.
Comments Off on Jeeper Premier Cru Champagne Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“Yum!” Aromas of porcini mushrooms, stewed fruits and subtle honey citrus notes. Very complex flavour profile with subtle earthy/Vegemite notes.
Comments Off on Jeeper Extra Brut Naturelle Champagne Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Good aromatic lift of fruit and yeasty complexity with subtle strawberry flavours laced with toasty/savoury nuances.
Comments Off on Jeeper Grand Rose Champagne Sparkling Rosé NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
The nose is a melange of roasted nuts, subtle glace fruits and hints of malo creaminess. “Superb” fruit driven palate with nice savoury complexity. Complex but shows restraint.
Comments Off on Jeeper Grande Reserve Champagne Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A complex mix of excellent primary fruit with classic brioche/yeast characters. Tight mineral palate – silky in the mouth, lots of yeasty complexity and succulent acidity.
Comments Off on Jeeper Grand Assemblage Champagne Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Berry bouquet and elegant, straightforward palate with subtle fruit and strong tannins.
Comments Off on Guigal Brune et Blonde France Syrah 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
The intense dark fruit nose still looking quite fresh and has a tight, elegant, palate with long lingering tannin driven finish. Years to go yet!
Comments Off on Ekhidna Rare Barrel McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Very developed nutty nose and a complex somewhat maderised and tannic palate.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“Very mature but well preserved,” thought one judge. Ripe and tarry on the nose with a huge tannic varietal palate, plenty of acidity and a long warming finish.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose reeks of fresh dark fruits with lovely underlying oak adding complexity and an intense powerful palate with everything in perfect harmony.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Mature colour, aged aromas and uncomplicated tannic palate with good level of fruit.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Attractive mature fruit aromas with cedary cigar box complexity. Soft in the mouth; excellent sweet fruit and aged characters. Great with food.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A big, generous and typical Aussie shiraz style with vibrant lifted aromas and intense fleshy flavours with good impact of acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A well integrated, nicely matured, shiraz yet still quite fresh for an 8year-old. Good concentration of fruit with excellent bottle age characters.
Comments Off on Palmarium Exemplar Barossa Valley Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Mature colour and a powerful nose with aged nutty/leathery characters and a sound uncomplicated palate.
Comments Off on Palmarium Exemplar Heathcote Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lovely soft well matured wine with a huge nose and intense flavours on the well structured palate. High in acid with chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Palmarium Exemplar McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A massive tannic wine with interesting nutty bottle age on the big fruity nose and huge complex palate rich with varietal fruit. Long lingering finish.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Judgement One Tree Hill Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose is reminiscent of a vintage port with a very ripe fruit palate. Has potential!
Comments Off on Schubert Estate Goose Yard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A distinctive, bright purple, fruit driven style that’s all mulberries with no obvious oak.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A huge, flavoursome, fruit driven wine with intense crimson hues. Oak not obvious but has powerful drying tannins.
Comments Off on Z Wine Plowman Dry Grown Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Intense crimson wine; still young and fresh with big hit of spicy fruit fragrances and a “soft cuddly palate,” with a mouthful of ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Z Wine Poole Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A fresh fruity style with dark shiraz fruit aromas and flavours supported by great oak.
Comments Off on Taylors The Pioneer Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A huge tarry old-fashioned style with excellent complexity of dark savoury fruits and plenty of nutty leathery age elements.
Comments Off on Sevenhill Brother John May Reserve Release Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A huge fruit driven shiraz that’s beautifully fresh and all berries with a density and intensity of oak underneath. Just needs time to be its best. “It’s all class!”
Comments Off on Mollydooker Velvet Glove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A beautifully balanced shiraz with very complex oaky aromas and a tight tannic palate with good line of acid.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Giant Squid Ink Reserve Single Vineyard Estate Grown McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A very classy wine that needs to do time in the cellar! Has lovely depth and richness of sweet fruit with plenty of oak adding complexity.
Comments Off on Haselgrove The Cruth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“Wow,” exclaimed one judge when tasting this wine. “Beautiful complexity – very French.” Has a superb shiraz palate – great structure. Excellent for its age.
Comments Off on Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Peppery plum fragrances with nice savoury/meaty elements. Fresh and fleshy in the mouth with a savoury complexity of flavours and a long lingering finish. $120
Comments Off on Z Wines Rohrlach Survivor Vine Barossa Valley Grenache 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Dark fruit aromas with hints of mint, some olives and some herbs. Chocolaty varietal fruit flavours with good acid/tannin balance. $120
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Showing considerable maturity, this very savoury red was estate-grown on a north-facing block at Waikari, in North Canterbury, aged for a year in French oak casks (10% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Full-bodied, it has concentrated flavours of spices…
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Angel Flower Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
This savoury, very harmonious red was estate-grown on an east-facing slope at Waikari, in North Canterbury, matured for a year in French oak barrels (10% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Full-coloured, with some development showing, it is weighty, with…
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
From an east-facing slope at Waikari, in North Canterbury, this powerful wine was fermented in a 50/50 split of clay amphorae and old French oak barrels, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Bright, light yellow/green, it is weighty and tautly structured,…
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Vineyards Lion’s Tooth Canterbury Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
This compelling wine was estate-grown at Waikari, fermented and matured in clay amphorae and aged French oak casks, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. From a south-east-facing block, it’s a Chablis-like wine, with substantial body, a strong sense of youthful drive,…
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Vineyards Field of Fire Canterbury Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Intense colour with soft blueberry and red cherry aromas and toasty oak notes. Great palate structure with flavours of red fruits and vanilla oak. Good tannins and acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Savoury fruit nose with a punchy peppermint element. Creamy in the mouth tasting of chocolate and blueberries with lovely long toasty finish. “Lots to like!” said one judge. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Powerful aromatic and flavoursome complexity of blackcurrants, blackberries and licorice with loads of violets, mint and spices with drying tannins. Needs even more time. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A beautiful example of an aged tawny with pretty floral notes. Great caramel/toffee aromatic freshness and vibrant balance of aged fruit, oak, acidity and some nice rancio.
Comments Off on Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur South Australia Tawny 1991 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Plumy aromas with briary undertones with a ripe and nicely textured sweet berry palate. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove The Cruth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Ripe sweet dark fruit nose with leathery complexity and quite a sweet fruit palate that’s soft with tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Mollydooker Velvet Glove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Brilliant dark plum fruit aromas with hints of splintery oak. Lovely creamy texture to the palate full of plum flavours, very spicy oak and a good tannin presence.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Cruth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Somewhat understated dark fruit bouquet with clove-like spiciness. A supple and layered palate with ripe dark fruits, subtle oak and a grippy tannic finish.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Giant Squid Ink Single Vineyard Estate Grown McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nicely balanced oak/fruit nose with the tropical fruit palate offering a big mouthful of flavours.
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Lion’s Tooth North Canterbury Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Ageing fruit nose with confectionery notes developing. Palate has powerful marmalade fruit laced with lots of oak.
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Field of Fire North Canterbury Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A nicely maturing earthy dry red style that is a complexity of drying cedary oak, leafy cassis fruit and fine grained tannins.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Private Collection Assemblage Granite Belt Cabernet Blend 2014 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
An intense full bodied crimson red wine with rich lifted blackcurrant fruit characters, minty/menthol notes and nuances of forest floor and earthy elements.
Comments Off on Brand & Sons Icon Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A deep crimson wine that is a lovely soft developing melange of sweet blackberries, licorice, spices and oak that is all wrapped up in lovely tannins with a good backbone of acid.
Comments Off on Schubert Estate Goose Yard Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Beautiful oaky nose with some great fruit behind. Delicious in the mouth – it’s all long, warm and textured.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Erbe E3 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019