Posted: November 30, 2021
A super vibrant, nicely ageing wine exhibiting lashings of complexity and great secondary characters. Drinking well now but still has plenty of years ahead of it yet.
Comments Off on Lowe Icon (ACO) Mudgee Riesling 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely dark red wine with purple highlights. Nose is an intense complexity of sweet perfumed fruit and spicy notes. Palate is a delightful balance of fruit, oak, tannins and acid.
Comments Off on Kalleske Clarry’s (ACO) Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big generous shiraz with dark inky fruit, lifted menthol notes and good length of tannins.
Comments Off on Kalleske Greenock (ACO) Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very traditional Aussie style of shiraz with its big chocolaty/mocha oaky nose and intense chocolaty/red fruit palate.
Comments Off on Kalleske Moppa (ACO) Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very aromatic nose – all pepper and spice with confectionery notes and a pleasant meaty berry flavour profile on the palate.
Comments Off on Grancari Estate Basket Press Rare Gem (ACO) McLaren Vale Grenache 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromatic perfumed red berry nose with delicate oaky nuances. Big tannic structure to the palate and brimming over with chewy purple fruit flavours. “Really enjoyable!”
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate (ACO) Pyrenees Lagrein 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Rose-like florals on the nose with some lime and honeyed notes that is echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate (ACO) Pyrenees Viognier 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Vanillin oak evident on the nose with subtle citrus and stonefruit pushing through. A very attractive, solid, varietal palate. Good balance between fruit and oak.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate (ACO) Pyrenees Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely varietal at the lighter, greener end of the spectrum. Some spiciness and firm tannin structure.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate (ACO) Pyrenees Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Deep crimson hues with a rich lifted bouquet of dark plums, mocha oak and warm spiciness. Rich on the palate with complex layers of brooding fruit and oak characters.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Old Vine (ACO) Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very aromatic sweet oak and spicy red fruit nose with a seamlessly balanced palate that is a delightful concoction of fruit, tannin and oak. A good life ahead of it!
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate (ACO) Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lifted tropical musky notes on the nose and invitingly creamy textured palate with refreshing flavours.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines On The Grapevine (ACO) Central Ranges Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Easy drinking style with some nice fruit characters and a citrusy background.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (ACO) Hunter Valley Verdelho 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Zesty lime sherbet nose and hints of residual sugar on the palate balancing some austere fruit.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (ACO) Hunter Valley Semillon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely bright purple fruit characters with pretty, leafy nuances and tight tannins. Give it more time.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (ACO) Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A “pretty” wine, nicely structured and weighty with an intensity of spicy blue berry fruit and quite savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (ACO) Orange Syrah 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nice rich purple varietal with a choc-mint and cherry bouquet and lovely juicy red and black fruit flavours. “Beautiful drink.”
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Wine Lovers (ACO) Orange G.S.M. 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A deep red, tightly coiled, wine that’s still youthful with good length and vibrancy of pure varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point 65 (ACO) Orange Cabernet Franc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractive stonefruit fragrances and lovely mouthfeel to the juicy palate.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point 65 (ACO) Hunter Valley & Orange Viognier 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautifully balanced wine with a rich generosity of cherry and raspberry-like fruit.
Comments Off on Yarran Block Series Riverina Petit Verdot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark brooding aromas reminiscent of Christmas cake with a spicy lift. Palate offers a big rich mouthful of flavours with oak creeping through the edges.
Comments Off on Yarran Block Series Riverina Durif 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lifted, light and simple apera that has excellent colour, is crisp and nutty, has a hint of nougat and is all underlined by some excellent flor characteristics.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Pale Dry Apera NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great style – warm and generous with beautifully aged butterscotch, toffee, fig and date blend of aromas and flavours. “Luscious and yummy!” enthused one judge.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Classic Topaque NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good tawny coloured wine showing great balance, length and flavour profile. Attractive spiciness, nice aged fruit, good oak influence and nice rancio characters.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Classic Tawny NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A delightful style with rich raisined fruit cake-like bouquet lifted by some spicy attractiveness and leading to a luscious complexity of toffee, prunes and raisin flavours.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Classic Muscat NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Spicy fragrances with hints of red fruits and an attractive straightforward palate.
Comments Off on Hayes Family Wines Old Grand Barossa Valley Tawny NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A wine with a complex structure and really good use of fruit. Very inviting lift of smoky oak with some peach aromas and juicy fruit flavours with smart oak.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (ACO) Orange Fume Blanc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
More of a riper style in an orange peel-like spectrum. Attractive perfumed lift to the nose and soft in the mouth with tropical flavours. Great drink!
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (ACO) Orange Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lighter commercial style with lifted florals, sweet fruit and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Grass Roots (ACO) Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pleasant varietal lift of black berry fruit. Soft in the mouth with great impact of juicy red berry flavours.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point 65 (ACO) Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegant and vibrant wine with gentle berry fruits laced with spicy elements and layered with slightly green tannins.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point 65 (ACO) Orange Malbec 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark brooding tannic wine with blueberry, coffee and tar-like elements and nice fine line of tannins.
Comments Off on Ella Semmler’s Single Vineyard (ACO) Riverland Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A bold oak driven style with bacon-like characters over delicate citrusy fruit.
Comments Off on Ella Semmler’s Single Vineyard (ACO) Riverland Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Massive brooding aromas of chocolate and plums with a dash of spice. Intense and powerful sweet varietal fruit fills the mouth with flavour and is laced with silky tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Durif 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Smells of baked apples with honey and spice! A heavy syrupy palate with flavours reminiscent of tinned pears.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Petit Manseng 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromas reminiscent of mulberry jam with tarry touches. Full bodied palate ripe with fruit and showing good use of oak.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Warm, leathery and earthy on the nose with a Cherry Ripe-like flavour profile. Needs more time to evolve.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A complex savoury and meaty style that is ageing nicely and exhibits lightly perfumed nuances.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Sangiovese 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nicely developed wine – all spices, berries and oak and still showing shadows of youth with plenty of life ahead of it yet.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Touriga Nacional 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A long and balanced wine with excellent expression of tempranillo fruit. Loads of black cherry and chocolate characters and dusty tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An attractive complex and classy number. Great fruit expression. Good use of oak. $
Comments Off on Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard (ACO) Broke Fordwich Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Light bouquet that’s like meadow flowers with a well-made steely citrus palate that is underscored by racy acidity.
Comments Off on Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard (ACO) Broke Fordwich Semillon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely aged commercial style that is all stalky, cassis, capsicum and chocolate.
Comments Off on Canobolas Smith Orange Cabernet V.P. 2005 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Hints of orange blossom on the nose with a good tight line of fresh acidity on the long palate.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lady of the Lake (ACO) Fleurieu Viognier 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractive aromatic spicy boysenberry-like varietal fruit laced with toasty oak, hints of vanilla and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Nature’s Crux (ACO) Fleurieu Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Almost caramel in colour with a beautifully aged toasty/honeyed bouquet showing hints of citrus rind. The palate is luscious, creamy and intense with oaky butterscotch flavours.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Classic Riverland Petit Manseng NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Perfumed berry bouquet with a whiff of chocolate. Nicely balanced palate not too sweet and finishing dry.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Riverland Sparkling Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very drinkable simple style. Hints of roses on the nose and great persistence of dark floral berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Mencia 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An attractive savoury meaty nose with lovely rich meaty fruit flavours supported by a big ripe tannin structure. Great example of a montepulciano.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite (ACO Certified Biodynamic) Riverland Montepulciano 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Deep red wine with a vibrant perfumed red berry fruit bouquet and lovely dark and juicy red fruit flavours on the warming palate. “Very drinkable!”
Comments Off on Whistling Kite (ACO Certified Biodynamic) Riverland Mencia 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021