Posted: December 10, 2019
A rich, slightly sweet and pungent bouquet and a long, balanced palate – quite grippy in the mouth and in the rich old school New Zealand style.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Honeycomb aromas and luscious and buttery in the mouth with some sweetness
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Slightly perfumed stewed plum nose with developing chocolaty flavours.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Huge inky wine with cola/black fruit aromas and tight, tannic and high acid palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Pungent passionfruit aromatics with great flavour complexity.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Light varietal fruit fragrances with nice depth and balance of grapefruit-like flavours with subtle hints of tropical fruits.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Pungent characters dominate the nose with a palate that’s rich and creamy.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lovely cabernet, still very youthful and fresh with intense purple hues, leafy berry aromas and a tight palate with great mulberry/blackberry flavours. 5+
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A fresh young wine with deep purple hues, lifted floral fragrances and a lovely earthy/red berry flavour profile.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A beautifully balanced sauvignon blanc with some classy oak use that adds overall complexity.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
An ethereal citrus blossom-like bouquet and a simple palate filled with pure varietal fruit characters.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very youthful deep red wine with purple hues and a leafy berry bouquet with obvious oak. The plum driven palate is long and tight with great structures and balance.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Floral fruit and French oak aromas with oak obvious on a palate layered with grassy green fruit flavours and crisp acidity.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A delicate varietal blend with some attractive phenolic characters.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A fuller tannic style. Oak evident on the nose but loads of fruit and sweet oak flavours 3-5
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A pale wine with floral complexity to the nose and soft stone-fruit flavours showing a floral edge.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very interesting wine with lovely green citrus fruit characters on the nose and a fleshy palate with mineral-like intensity.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Toasty nose with orange blossom elements threaded through. Sweet in the mouth but has the acidity to balance it.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Some lovely honeyed richness to the toasty nose and it has a soft, but intensely flavoured, palate with some lovely acidity running through it.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Attractive toastiness developing on the floral citrus nose with a buttery palate showing lovely honeyed ageing.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Spicy brown lime bouquet with a tight crunchy palate showing a mineral thread
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Big developed wine with tropical fruit and toasty oak characters and slight savoury edge.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Reserved candied peel aromas and a lively crisp green apple palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful upfront zesty lime bouquet and excellent crunch to the palate with lovely purity of varietal fruit flavours. A wine with freshness, balance and length.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nose is a lifted complexity of oaked fruit aromas and is soft and creamy in the mouth with a long line of rich varietal fruit flavours and good level of acidity to balance.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A pale hued wine with lifted passionfruit-like aromas and nicely balanced palate with good depth of tropical varietal fruit flavours and has a long clean finish.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Good briary minty cabernet fruit on the nose with slightly developed fruit flavours with silky tannins. 1-2
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Chocolaty/berry bouquet with masses of red fruit flavours and some grainy tannins.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Red purple wine with blackberry richness on the nose with some licorice-like aged notes. Well put together palate with the tannins and acid in a supporting role to the fruit. 5+
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful deep crimson hued wine with an abundance of bright red berry and blackberry fruit aromas and flavours with some prominent silky smooth tannins. 5+
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Big briary bouquet with a spicy lift. The palate is light in weight but has a good line of varietal fruit and bright acidity. 3-5
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A complex oak driven wine with hints of honeydew and melon fruit characters.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lovely full-bodied flavoursome cabernet with a nose of stewed blackberries laced with toasty oak and great balance between the bright varietal fruit and the oak flavours. 5+
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Pleasant, uncomplicated and well balanced with fruit at the tropical end of the scale. $
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted ethereal tropical and citrus aromas with a long and elegant palate that is bright and crisp with varietal fruit.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Aromas of plums with hints of licorice and long evenly balanced flavours on a fleshy palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Smells of cassis fruit and green olives. Lovely cabernet flavours on nicely weighted palate. Loads of powdery tannins. 5+
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Subtle floral/apple-juice-like bouquet and fleshy, sweet edged, palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted candied/marmalade aromas and beautifully textured buttery lime palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Classic lemon/lime varietal aromas with a big and very flavoursome palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
An elegant and delicate style layered with some lovely citrus-like varietal fruit concentration.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Still very fresh for its age with a zesty fruit lift to the nose and everything in balance on the palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Toasty vanilla edged aromas and firm acid driven lemon sherbet palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A well-made wine with intense spicy complexity to the nose and showing grassy nuances. A long, well balanced, varietal palate that’s a seamless meld between the fruit and oak.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Punchy, pungent and tropical style with an attractive grassy backbone.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very regional with a grassy asparagus bouquet and great fruit driven palate.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Heady jasmine-like aromas and slightly warm and oily tropical palate.
Comments Off on Elysian Springs Pennies from Heaven Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2019 /
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Interesting floral fragrances with a lean pungent palate that has a citrusy finish.
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December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A wine in the tropical fruit spectrum with light oaky notes and some residual sweetness.
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December 10, 2019