Posted: November 30, 2021
A closed nose with just a hint of blue fruit and toasty oak with more of the same evident on the palate. Good line of acid.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely purple hues with lifted candied blackcurrant aromas, lean blue fruit flavours and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Savoury fruit aromas and light bodied, slightly green fruit, palate with well managed acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Franc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Assertive oak nose with plum fruit underneath. Oak dominates the warm complex palate with a firm finish. Cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slight menthol notes to the savoury/cola bouquet with flavours like rum and raisin chocolate.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton ‘Hut Block’ McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Blackberry nose with a lift of prune characters. Nice integration of fruit and oak on the elegant, well focussed, palate.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely compote of varietal fruit aromas with a warming palate that is rich with persistent prune-like flavours and has tightly wound tannins in abundance.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Amadeus Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark inky nose with soy-like notes and a big chewy dark fruit palate with a lovely tannic profile and a chocolaty finish.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Some nice complexity here with dark floral fruits, toasty oak and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Castelli Great Southern Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A vibrant and “playful” sparkling with good concentration of floral fruit and citrus elements.
Comments Off on Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Cuvée Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Floral fragrances with a slaty note and lovely tight minerally lime flavours.
Comments Off on Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Clare cabernet at its best,” said one judge. Great depth of flavour with excellent tannin and acid balance.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Drinking perfectly. Lovely ripe fruit cake-like aromas and flavours, a menthol lift and a nice tannic grip.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A golden wine with lovely fragrant aged toasty honeyed aromas and a rich, slightly buttery, palate with great acid line.
Comments Off on Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2010 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Great sweet varietal fruit characters with a hint of mint, chocolaty oak and complex tannin structure.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Starting to develop lovely toasty characters that blend nicely with the slaty lemon fruit.
Comments Off on Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark brooding complexity to the nose and a rich, powerful and nicely layered palate with strong tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An inky red wine dominated by oak but with some lovely rich spicy fruit pushing through and tannins in balance.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Mataro 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aged aromas with slight Balsamic characters and a rich and brooding aged palate. “Very serious wine.”
Comments Off on Reillys Old Bush Vine Clare Valley Grenache 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A toasty nose with honeyed marmalade notes and a “perfect” citrus/lemon palate that has elegance, length and persistence. “Absolutely lovely!” declared one judge.
Comments Off on Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A solid, down to earth, wine,” commented one judge. It is all plums, spices and violets.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good aged chocolaty style with hints of cigar box and a slight minty finish
Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still amazingly fresh for a 4-year-old; savoury and earthy with hints of rum and raisin characters. Old school!
Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A ripe, well aged, style with attractive Christmas cake-like aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Invitingly yeasty autolysis bouquet. Nice fine bead and head retention with an excellent drive of granny smith apple and lemon curd flavours.
Comments Off on Hamelin Bay Wines Margaret River Sparkling Brut 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A dense rich tannic wine with many years of life in it. Smells of cherries and plums with succulent cherry flavours on the bright balanced vibrant palate.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Grenache 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Ageing nicely and showing dark olive and raisin characters with lifted herbal notes adding complexity.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Smells of blueberry pie and has a nicely rounded palate with spicy fruit complexity.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nice mix of Kaffir lime and melon-like aromas with slightly estery sweet varietal fruit flavours and superb minerality. A fine boned style.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pot pouri of a nose and velvety tannins gracefully carrying the chocolaty fruit.
Comments Off on Stone Bridge Wines Clare Valley Grenache Mataro 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very pretty “fine boned” wine with lovely violet and plum fragrances and cassis notes. Soft and flavoursome in the mouth with silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Stone Bridge Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Uncomplicated style with spicy floral aromas, long lingering fruit flavours, lots of acid and good tannins.
Comments Off on Calcannia Clare Valley Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Rich, ripe and rounded with bright fresh sweet citrus bouquet and tight acid palate. Good flavour drive and rich yeasty notes.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Late Disgorged Southern Highlands, NSW Brut NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A riper rounded style showing agreeable age, a big yeasty nose and a nicely textured tight lemon meringue palate.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Southern Highlands, NSW Blanc de Noirs NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Tart cumquat-like nose with upfront fruit sweetness on the palate and zippy fresh acidity to balance.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Southern Highlands, NSW Brut Rosé NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegant sparkling with nice development, a flinty citrus nose and good drive of bruised apple flavours.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Southern Highlands, NSW Blanc de Blancs NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A tightly focussed, elegant wine. Powerful yeasty characters on the nose with a toasty complexity on the palate.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Southern Highlands, NSW Brut Traditionelle NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Rich, dark and meaty fruit aromas with a well-structured palate that has good length of toasty blackcurrant flavours.
Comments Off on Krondorf Founders View Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very pretty and elegant varietal fruit bouquet with a cola-like edge and a dense oily palate full of dark fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Cat Amongst The Pigeons Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An intensity of menthol/mint lifts off the nose and is echoed on the dark cherry palate.
Comments Off on Riddoch Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very deep purple wine with loads of bright lifted blue and black fruit varietal characters showing an attractive floral/violet edge and laced with fine chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Black Wattle Vineyards Mt Benson Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Blueberry nose with a menthol-like lift and a delicate, slightly green, spicy varietal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Knappstein Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Bright and refreshing with a shy lime bouquet and straightforward zippy acid palate.
Comments Off on Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A succulent juicy style with a nose of lime jubes and fruit tingles! Great texture and length to the palate with slightly savoury citrus driven flavours. Has years ahead of it.
Comments Off on Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Clare Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still quite restrained with good floral lift to the citrus nose. Lean and lively in the mouth with great length of spicy brown lime-like flavours and nice line of acid.
Comments Off on Knappstein Ackland Vineyard Watervale Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Fragrances of currants with underlying green olive notes and a firm and assertive tannic palate.
Comments Off on Fuddling Cup Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle and somewhat restrained dark spicy fruit bouquet with licorice nuances and very good concentration of dark varietal fruit flavours across the palate.
Comments Off on RedHeads Nobs & Snobs Clare Valley Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely mocha/coconut-like oak characters on the nose and good presence of blue fruit flavours with chewy tannins and a lingering toasty oak finish.
Comments Off on RedHeads Esule McLaren Vale Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pretty wine – very well balanced with lifted chocolaty cassis aromas and a fresh varietal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Artwine The Good Life Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Quite European in style with a touch of brambly green on the nose and delicate fruit flavours and plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Artwine Pack Leader Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Franc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021