Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted stonefruit fragrances with a delicate whiff of red apple skins and a crisp palate that is filled with bright fresh flavours in the apple and pear spectrum.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery White Mischief Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2019 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Subtle spicy and floral bouquet with some great zesty citrus flavours.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Spicy quince-like bouquet with some honeyed notes and a crisp palate with spicy citrus and apple pie-like flavours.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Pinnacle Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A clean, crisp and lively style with good honeyed citrus drive and a chalky acid finish.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Ripe red berry bouquet and very juicy in the mouth with plenty of berry fruit flavours and showing a certain meatiness.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Smells of blackcurrants and licorice with a menthol note and good weight of dark fruit flavours on a warming palate.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Menthol/blackcurrant bouquet with a simple candied black fruit palate.
Comments Off on Warrabilla Wines Reserve NE Vic Malbec 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Big chocolaty black currant nose and a dense palate thick with a mix of dark fruit flavours and a long warming finish.
Comments Off on Warrabilla Wines Reserve NE Vic Durif 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Big spicy black fruit aromas and flavours with a nice lingering finish.
Comments Off on Shingleback Los Trios Bravos McLaren Vale Tempranillo Monastrell Grenache 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A nutty complexity to the floral nose with a full flavoured, slightly sweet, palate.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
A very fine, bone dry, style with light florals and cranberry fruit-like characters.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Fresh lively floral/quince-like characters with a lift of spice. Palate is, “As fresh as a daisy, showing ageing potential for this variety”.
Comments Off on K1 Wines Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Punchy spicy oak nose with a hint of tropical fruit characters. Excellent perfumed tropical fruit flavours with some spicy oak presence adding complex highlights.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
A pretty nutty, fig and ripe apple bouquet with good varietal fruit flavour profile.
Comments Off on Bay of Shoals Kangaroo Island Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Clean fruit nose and ripe stewed fruit flavours with some quite drying tannins.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Attractive licorice and berry fruit aromas with spicy notes. Good even red fruit palate with soft tannins.
Comments Off on Artwine Hola Clare Valley Tempranillo Graciano 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big ripe style that is still holding onto its dark fruit freshness.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
A vibrantly fresh style with a lovely lift of peaches and apricots on the nose and bright fresh palate with good weight of apricot flavours.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Nice perfumed edge to the delicate stonefruit nose with great apricot fruit presence and weight on the palate.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
A full flavoured style; very varietal with a richness of sweet quinces and pears and nice crisp green apple characters
Comments Off on Artwine Prego Clare Valley Pinot Grigio 2019 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Subdued citrus aromas with a floral lift and a very clean crisp, acid-driven, palate.
Comments Off on Artwine In the Groove Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2019 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nose is a savoury mix of spices, apples and almond meal. Nicely textured palate with mild spiciness.
Comments Off on Artwine In the Groove Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Aromas of dried tropical and citrus fruits with full smooth tropical and stonefruit flavours
Comments Off on Artwine Wicked Stepmother Clare Valley Fiano 2019 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A bold super dense style with a chocolaty blackberry bouquet and fleshy red fruit flavours showing through the black cherry fruit characters. Ripe tannins.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Savoury style with a nose of licorice, plums and herbs with a rich earthy sweet fruit palate showing citrussy zestiness.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Nose reminiscent of cherry flavoured cough syrup according to one judge. Full flavoured spicy plum palate with green notes.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Quite a shy nose with lime fruit pastille and bath salt-like characters. Lovely, intensely flavoured, lemon/lime palate with lovely zippy fresh length.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Understated citrus nose with good intensity and length of lime driven flavours. $
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Raisined aromas with sweet raspberry notes and oak driven palate with a grippy tannic finish.
Comments Off on Kangaroo Island Trading Company Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nose is reminiscent of spice according to one judge with an oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines The Violinist McLaren Vale Verdelho 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Slight lemonade-like characters to the nose with a spicy palate and crisp line of acid.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Alternative Series McLaren Vale Fiano 2019 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A nose of brairy fruit and cedary oak with firm drying savoury palate.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
An interesting bright and lively Christmas cake of a bouquet with a dense licorice driven palate showing good balance of the tannins and sweetness. $
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Minty strawberry bouquet with stewed berry flavours and balancing acid and tannins.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Meaty savoury aromas with a minty lift. Mint and chocolate on the palate underscored with some pretty powerful tannins.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Australia Felix Swan Hill Victoria Sagrantino 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Developed blackberry aromas and a palate still showing fruit sweetness.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
A nose of cherry cola with a peppery lift and traces of chocolate on the bright cherry palate
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Montepulciano 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very lifted well-defined wine with great level of complexity and layers of raspberry, mint, cherries and spices
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Lovely perfumed lift to the spicy tropical nose. A crisp and delicate spicy fruit palate with a tight line of acid and a silky-smooth texture.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Great floral lift to the nose – smells of honeysuckle, pears and apples. Great palate texture with lovely long lingering varietal fruit flavours.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Sour cherry nose with a lift of spices and good solid sweet black fruit flavours.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Villages Heathcote Tempranillo Touriga 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark spicy briary fruit bouquet and a palate with bright varietal fruit, great texture and earthy undertones. This is an excellent example of the variety.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Big thick leathery cherry cola characters on nose and palate with chewy tannins.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Spicy rhubarb-like elements on the nose with leafy notes. A soft and supple palate of cherries, chocolate, spices and violets. “Great attention to extraction.”
Comments Off on Crittenden Estate Los Hermanos King Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A light bright style – great texture. “Smells of freshly turned earth,” said one judge. Excellent length of savoury flavours.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Delicate violet/red fruit bouquet and uncomplicated black currant palate.
Comments Off on Drayton’s Family Wines Vineyard Reserve Hunter Valley Touriga Nacional 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Good volume of varietal fruit here with meaty earthy characters and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Mataro 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark brooding black-fruit bouquet and a huge tannic palate with nice sweet fruit.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019