Posted: November 30, 2021
A vibrant intensity of berry fruit on the nose that follows through onto the palate and mingles with licorice and violet flavours.
Comments Off on Hither & Yon McLaren Vale Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slightly jammy nose and attractive sweet/sour effect on the youthful tannic palate. 5+
Comments Off on Hither & Yon McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Interesting aromas of cherry, cola and savoury notes with a lean berry palate and good acidity.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Zsa Zsa Adelaide Hills Zweigelt 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Vibrant deep red with inky plum aromas and a pretty earthy raspberry palate with oak sitting on top.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Blueblood Adelaide Hills Blaufrankisch 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fresh early release style with a big estery punch of tropical fruit characters. Great intensity of aromas and flavours supported by a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill White Mischief Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A spice kitchen of a nose with more of the same on the tannic palate that exhibits good length of briary fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An excellent wine still looks amazingly youthful for its age with aromas of olives, black cherries and earthy notes and lovely fresh fruit flavours with great oak/tannin integration.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A super ripe mature style with good amount of well aged cherry and black fruit characters.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractive tropical-driven style with herbaceous notes and zippy acidity.
Comments Off on Reillys Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A citrus lift to the nose with some zippy citrus fruit nuances on the palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru Adelaide Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nose brimming over with dried peaches, honey and citrus peel. The palate is elegant despite the rich flavour components. 3-5
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A greener style with an attractive herbaceous lift to the nose and lingering herbaceous complexity to the palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An inky wine with a ripe plum bouquet showing hints of licorice. Deliciously smooth in the mouth with spicy and peppery red fruit flavours and drying tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Ledge Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautiful buttery bouquet with a lift of spices. The palate is big and vibrant with great depth and complexity of chardonnay fruit flavours with a lingering finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Corkscrew Road Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Savoury leathery characters on the nose and a palate rich with black fruits and firm tannins. $
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Amadeus Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Ripe and complex yet still bright and youthful with rich dark fruits beautifully balanced by spicy cedary oak.
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Frankland River Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lifted aromatics and a rich classy palate with intense fruit cake-like flavours layered with cedary oak.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Smells of Dutch licorice! The rich, nicely structured palate is full of dark brooding spicy varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Castelli Empirica Frankland River Syrah 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Smells like licorice and Sarsaparilla and has a dark brooding core of peppery herbal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Castelli Estate Frankland River Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A well-made wine maturing nicely with lots of tannins and oak underscored by plum-like varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Howard Park Leston Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big ripe style with pleasant syrupy primary fruit, good tannin structure and a touch of alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Victoria Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely focussed plum, dark berry, violet and rose petal-like varietal fruit characters on both the nose and the palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Headspace Pyrenees Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big bold and intensely purple wine with a lifted blackberry bouquet and robust full-bodied palate with youthful flavours and great persistence of chunky tannins.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Old Vine Organic Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Minty aromas with subtle raspberry fruit underneath and a balance of fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Home Block Margaret River Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Great concentrated perfumed bouquet and a firm grippy tannic palate full of dark spicy berry flavours.
Comments Off on Pepper Tree ‘The Pebbles’ Limited Release Wrattonbully Shiraz Viognier 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lifted full flavoured shiraz with a respectable length of bright red fruits and fresh acidity.
Comments Off on Pepper Tree ‘The Gravels’ Single Vineyard Wrattonbully Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Very Rhone-like,” said one judge with exotic cranberry-like fruit and strong peppery lift.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew ‘Contour’ Adelaide Hills Syrah 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Bright, lifted and still amazingly youthful with lingering leathery fruit and aromatic oak characters. Loads of flavour underscored by fine tannins.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark chocolaty nose and a soft, well structured, weighty and full flavoured palate.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lean and vibrant style of shiraz with lifted sweet plum and blueberry fruit well matched by some very nice oak and showing soy-like savoury notes.
Comments Off on Little So & So Wine Co. Precious Little Marananga Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A slightly herbaceous nose and well aged smoky leathery palate with upfront tannins.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno UH Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An interesting mix of eucalypt, sweet red berries and resinous oak. Spicy lift to the nose with a good palate structure.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Tomato leaf edge to the leathery tobacco-like nose. The palate is soft, complex and nicely matured.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lifted blueberry bouquet and a unique flavour profile with upfront tannins.
Comments Off on Riddoch Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An uncomplicated varietally correct style. Lovely purple colour and smelling of sweet licorice with layers of licorice, dark plum and black fruit characters on the palate.
Comments Off on William Light Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Sweet chocolate/cherry nose with toasty oak and fruit sharing the limelight on the palate.
Comments Off on Cat Amongst the Pigeons Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Perfumed purple fruit aromas and an interesting floral fruit flavour profile.
Comments Off on Cat Amongst the Pigeons Fat Cat Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nice volume of sweet fruit aromas and mouth filling ripe fruit flavours with fine tannins. Will age well.
Comments Off on Avon Brae Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Intense red wine with a lovely lift of rich red and black fruit aromas and a youthful yet complex palate with good length of lush sweet fruit flavours and firm tannins. $
Comments Off on Mum’s Block Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Fleshy licorice/plum nose with an element of greenness. Great core of varietal fruit on the palate.
Comments Off on Knappstein Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nose is a floral confectionery fruit mix with soft full flavours and pretty flowery notes.
Comments Off on Crittenden Estate Pinocchio South Eastern Australia Prosecco NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An oak driven wine with raspberry/cherry-like fruit pushing through.
Comments Off on Crittenden Estate Los Hermanos King Valley Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nice integration of varietal fruit and toasty honeyed development. Good palate texture with spicy elements.
Comments Off on Nova Vita Firebird Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fun early drinking style with a perfumed hit leaping out the glass and luscious flavours filling the mouth. “Good to see creative blending!”
Comments Off on Patritti April Red Adelaide Grenache Pedro Ximenez 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nose of berries and chocolate with a richness of chocolate/berry flavours on a beautifully integrated palate. Needs time.
Comments Off on Steels Gate Wines Nagambie Graciano 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Smells of tinned beetroot with a bit of cola. Soft in the mouth with meaty savoury flavours.
Comments Off on Steels Gate Wines Nagambie Bastardo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Intense musky/lychee bouquet and subtle spiciness on the flowery palate.
Comments Off on Castelli Empirica Great Southern Gewurztraminer 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pleasant lifted floral fragrances and slight residual sweetness giving texture to the palate with a lovely array of flavours on the long lingering palate.
Comments Off on Castelli Empirica Flore del Campo Great Southern Pinot Gris Riesling Gewurztraminer 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A delicate wine with hints of peaches and green apples on nose with a tight firm palate with a mineral thread.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Granite Belt Roussanne 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021