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Varney Wines ‘Entrada’ McLaren Vale Grenache Rosé 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Light fresh red fruit aromas, flavoursome mix of stonefruit flavours with savoury nuances and dry finish.

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LMB Wines Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Very pure primary fruit nose with menthol-like notes and delicious berry flavours with lashings of oak. Lots of potential. 5+

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LMB Wines Orange Riesling 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Subdued style of riesling with very subtle varietal characters and a gentle finish. 3-5

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Allandale Winery Single Vineyard Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Attractive guava and melon-like bouquet with attractive passionfruit characters dominating the nicely textured palate.

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Allandale Winery Hilltops Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

A very good wine with an excellent blend of varieties. It’s complex and toasty with some alcohol warmth. Great with salmon! 3-5

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Allandale Winery Hunter Valley Semillon 2013

Posted: April 24, 2020

Great example of an aged semillon with a deepening lemon hue and a nose that opens up to rich lemon curd aromas with a lovely fruit pastille-like flavour profile and savoury notes. 3-5

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Allandale Winery Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

A big, full bodied, golden tinged wine with, “Drums of attractive tropical fruit characters,” matched with, “Buckets of oak!” Has lovely rich, long and lingering flavours.

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Allandale Winery Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

A delightful nose of rose petals and cherries with oak overtones and palate loaded with fruit and balancing oak. Nice long finish. 3-5

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Cassegrain Edition Noir de Solere Hilltops, New England Nebbiolo Barbera Sangiovese 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Light ruby wine with attractive subtle soft cherry bouquet and a seamlessly balanced, slightly fleshy, palate with modest fruit flavours and fine-grained tannins. 3-5

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Cassegrain Edition Noir Central Ranges Syrah Pinot Noir 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Delicious example of a shiraz/pinot blend, crisp and drying, with shiraz a tad more obvious. 3-

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Cassegrain White Label Rylstone, Orange, Hilltops Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Generous mulberry aromas with some leafiness all of which is echoed on the long palate with good use of oak to balance the fruit. 5+

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Cassegrain Edition Noir Canberra District Riesling 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

A mix of citrus peel and almond aromas with some attractive mineral elements and smoky complexity. Bright fruit flavours carry across the entire palate. One for ageing. 3-5

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Cassegrain Seasons Hilltops Sangiovese Rosé 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Subtle rose petal-like aromas with soft and expressive red and blue fruit flavours.

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Cooks Lot Orange Cabernet Merlot 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

An attractive, heavier, style seamlessly integrated and shows great concentration of blackberry and plum fruit characters. 5+

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Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique Orange Pinot Noir 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Smoky berry aromas with farmyard-like characters adding complexity. Dense and spicy on the palate with fine grained tannins, robust varietal fruit and a lingering finish.

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Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique Orange Chardonnay 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

A big style coming together very nicely with robust fruit and a grippy finish.

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Highland Heritage Estate Mt Canobolas Nikki D Orange Riesling 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Bright fresh citrus nose with a touch of spice and rich fruit flavours pushed forward by some residual sugar. Drinking well now.

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Highland Heritage Estate Mt Canobolas Orange Riesling 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Good varietal expression to the nose; loads of green fruits with floral overtones. Crisp green apple flavours with bright and lively acidity. One for the cellar. 5+

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Highland Heritage Estate Mt Canobolas Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Fabulous aromas: an elegance of cut grass and asparagus that is echoed on the smooth palate giving a mouthful of long, lingering and delicious flavours.

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Inner City Winemakers New England Tempranillo 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

“A monster that needs time to tame it,” according to one judge. Purple hues, spicy plum fruit and tight acidity. Needs food! 5+

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Inner City Winemakers Fume Blanc Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Perfumed aromas with citrus tones and very refreshing crunchy minerally palate. $

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Inner City Winemakers Indenture Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Almost mauve-like hues here and exhibiting a strong spicy berry bouquet with intense blackberry flavours across the palate. 5

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Inner City Winemakers Vintage Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Hints of bananas on the nose with subtle use of oak that is repeated on the warm palate.

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Inner City Winemakers Indenture Hilltops Shiraz 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Savoury fruit aromas with light vanilla overtones and a rich chocolaty/sour cherry palate with a background of spices and nicely framed by the tannins. 5+

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Inner City Winemakers Indenture Hilltops Shiraz 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

A melange of plums, cherries and spices on the nose with earthy/meaty elements and juicy palate full of sour cherry flavours.

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PepperGreen Estate Southern Highlands Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Clean fresh fragrances of blackberries with a broad spectrum of fruit flavours laced with grippy tannins. Age will soften it. 5+

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PepperGreen Estate Single Vineyard Southern Highlands Merlot 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Guava hints on the nose over dark berries. Huge concentration of fruit flavours. 3-5

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PepperGreen Estate Berrima Blush Single Vineyard Southern Highlands Merlot Rosé 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Reasonable substance for a rosé with blue/black fruit characters, some mid-palate grip and a drying finish.

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PepperGreen Estate Southern Highlands Pinot Noir 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

A warm and spicy style with great cool fruit characters of sour cherries and rhubarb, sweet spices and meaty elements. 3-5

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PepperGreen Estate Southern Highlands Chardonnay 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Peach/mango aromas tinged with oak and a very flavoursome palate.

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Zappa Wines New England, Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

Sweet mulberry aromas and well-rounded palate showing elegant fruit with a tidy finish. 5+

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Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Nebbiolo 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

A well-made varietal that is youthful, dry and savoury with spicy fruit and a pretty floral lift.

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Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

A “moody” savoury style of wine with lifted varietal fruit, loads of oak, tight tannins and tart acidity.

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Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016

Posted: April 24, 2020

A voluptuous wine that is long and rich with a juicy complexity of wild raspberries, spices, cherries nicely matched by some good cedary oak and a firm tannin structure.

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RedHeads Blue Belle Adelaide Graciano 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

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RedHeads Rusty Roof Langhorne Creek Fiano 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

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RedHeads Rusty Roof Adelaide Hills Barbera 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

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Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Grenache 2015

Posted: April 24, 2020

Mellow aged aromas with high impact of licorice fruit flavours on a warm palate

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Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: April 24, 2020

Velvety rich wine with oak tending to mask the intense and ageing varietal fruit. 5

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Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

Full on sweet tropical aromas and a seamlessly balanced palate of cashew-like oak, peachy fruit, bright hit of acidity and a lemony finish.

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Beresford Classic McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2016

Posted: April 24, 2020

An oak driven style ageing nicely and underlaid with sweet tarry fruits. Drink soon.

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Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

A pleasant straightforward crimson red cabernet with seamless integration of cassis fruit, oak and acid. 3-5

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Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

Dark mulberry bouquet verging on briary. Firm and fleshy in the mouth with lively dark fruit flavours. Very old school.

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Ekhidna McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

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Ekhidna McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

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Ekhidna McLaren Vale Cabernet Franc 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

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Ekhidna McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV

Posted: April 24, 2020

Intense savoury plum nose; true to the variety with nicely developed sweet and sour fruit flavours with the residual sugar giving lovely lusciousness – good tannin balance.

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Ekhidna McLaren Vale Cabernet Franc 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

Tarry nose with “Bonox” notes and strong tarry flavours. “Drink with fillet of mastodon!”

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Ekhidna McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

Soft and mellow savoury style that’s at its peak with ethereal leafy notes and good line of acid.

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Ekhidna McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

Developing spicy vanilla bouquet with ageing fruit flavours, bright acid and soft tannins

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