Taylors Taylor Made Clare Valley Malbec 2018
Posted: December 10, 2019
Plump plum nose with a violet lift and nice integration of beetroot and plum flavours.
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Peacock’s Tail South Australia Vermentino 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Subtle stonefruit and citrus characters on both nose and palate with good line of acid
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Longview Vineyard Riserva Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
A very charming wine with a nose of tar and roses and good palate weight showing long lingering earthy/spicy flavours with a savoury edge and crisp acidity.
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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Southern Highlands Gruner Veltliner 2018
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lovely punchy and crunchy fresh apple aromas with an attractive toasty element. Great palate texture with lovely spiciness spread across the length of the palate.
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Centennial Vineyards House Block Southern Highlands Gewurztraminer 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A pretty nose of lychees and rose petals. Good varietal definition on the uncomplicated spicy and sweet palate.
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Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Arneis 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Green apple nose with some florals and hints of hazelnuts and a crisp green apple palate.
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: December 10, 2019
Aged aromatics with blackcurrant notes. Developed varietal flavours framed by tannins. 3-5
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: December 10, 2019
Chocolaty nose with a dried fruit edge and cedary/cigar box flavours supported by soft tannins. 1-2
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Posted: December 10, 2019
A huge, full flavoured, well-developed, cabernet that’s big but balanced with loads of ripe fruit characters and slightly woody complexity. 1-2
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De Lisio Wines The Covert McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: December 10, 2019
Pretty floral fragrances with a perfumed lift. Full bodied palate with developed varietal flavours and drying tannic finish. 3-5
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Bunnamagoo Estate Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lovely seamless meld between two varieties. Fleshy in the mouth. Good fruit sweetness.
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Bunnamagoo Estate 1827 Reserve Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
An uncomplicated wine, still very fresh for its age with lifted cool climate fruit characters.
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Reillys Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Deep crimson wine with a dusty oak/blackberry nose and powerful mix of cassis/blackcurrant varietal fruit and dusty oak flavours. Bold tannins and firm finish. 5+
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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
More of an old fashioned style of cabernet with slightly developed cassis aromas nicely integrated with the oak and very drying dense dark fruit flavours. 5+
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Hemera Estate Limited Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Elegant dark berry fruit with leafy varietal notes and pencil shavings-like oak characters.
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Hemera Estate Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Meaty/smallgoods characters on the nose and lovely purity and clarity of spicy varietal fruit flavours with a warm finish. 3-5
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Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Posted: December 10, 2019
An elegant nose in the dried herb-like spectrum. Nice syrupy fruit profile on the palate with chewy tannins and a warming finish. 3-5
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Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted fruit intensity on the nose laced with spicy cedary oak. Full flavoured oak driven palate with pretty varietal fruit underneath and a lovely vibrancy of acid
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Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Powerful cassis nose with nice leafy notes and lovely varietal precision on the mid-weight palate with grainy tannins. 3-5
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Calcannia Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big full-bodied wine with slightly developed dark fruit characters and powerful tannins. 5+
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Leabrook Estate Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2018
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very deep intense inky style with brooding blue fruit characters and pretty lifted florals. “Super interesting wine!”
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Kalleske Merchant Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
An herbaceous nose with some sweetness of cassis fruit flavours supported by powerful tannins. 5+
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Jim Brand Silent Partner Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Deep crimson wine with a compote of spicy plum fruit fragrances showing some development and powerful dark berry flavour richness on mid-palate. 5+
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Jim Brand Silent Partner Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very lifted bouquet with elegant perfumed blackcurrant characters. Leafy fruit flavours nicely framed by an intensity of tannins. 3-5
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Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Intensely varietal nose; all brambles and cassis with a lively “dance” of fruit and acid on the palate and tannins that go forever. 3-5
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Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Raspberry Ripple fruit characters covered in chocolaty oak. Great commercial style. 3-5
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Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Fresh leafy/minty aromas and the palate is a balance of cherry fruit and cigar box oak. 1-2
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Wicks Estate C. J. Wicks Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Subdued ageing fruit aromas with light varietal fruit weight on the palate and some astringency. 3-5
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Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big, full bodied and very flavoursome, wine with lots of blackberry fruit, floral notes and subtle herbaceousness. 5+
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Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dark purple, almost black, wine. Good cassis cabernet characters on the nose with slight leafiness. Mid palate unctuousness with spicy fruit flavour complexity. 3-5
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Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A beautiful full-bodied deep crimson cabernet. It’s big but balanced and is brimming over with blackberry and cassis fruit and has cedary nuttiness. 3-5
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Ross Hill Tom & Harry Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Spicy lift to the ageing nose with nice varietal fruit underneath and leafy minty varietal fruit flavours. 5+
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Dame De Bouard St Emillon Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Confectionery blackcurrant bouquet and an oaky palate with quite astringent tannins.
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Warramate Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lift of herbal and cedar aromas with a slight hint of cocoa. Big and juicy in the mouth with flavours like a Cherry Ripe bar. 5+
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Velvet & Willow Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big bold wine with a lifted chocolate and red berry bouquet and loads of upfront fruit flavours with big ripe tannins and good level of acidity. 5+
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Maygars Hill Reserve Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Ruby hues to this wine with a floral confectionery bouquet and an elegant seamlessly flowing blackcurrant/capsicum palate. Fine tannins. 5+
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Maygars Hill Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A riper style with a blackberry compote of aromas and good cherry berry and chocolaty flavours. 3-5
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Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Cassis fruit nose with whiffs of pot pouri and nice earthiness. Great presence of well weighted fruit on the bold palate with good tannin management “stealing the show!” 5+
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Pask Declaration Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2014
Posted: December 10, 2019
Soft and inviting oak driven style showing sweet and savoury characters. Ready for drinking now.
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Berton Vineyards High Eden Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Generous style with very dark viscous-like varietal fruit profile. Some aged characters developing. Warming finish. 3-5
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Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Perfumed blackberry nose with subtle mintiness – very primary! The palate is full of vibrant blackberry and blackcurrant flavours and long chewy tannins. 3-5
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Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Ageing toasty chocolaty bouquet with a nice lift of cherry fruit. Lovely elegant fruit flavours with delicate use of oak nicely underscored by strong tannin structure. 5+
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Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: December 10, 2019
A “precise” wine with good varietal fruit characters, licorice notes and fine tannins. 3-5
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Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Petit Verdot 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A Cherry Ripe of a nose with a dark chocolaty palate that shows great varietal fruit definition.
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Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Piquant raspberry nose with a leafy edge and spicy oak. Powerful varietal flavours with very soft tannins and bright acidity. 5+
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Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Jubey currant-like style with some red licorice characters and quite a savoury edge. Offers great drinkability.
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Richard Hamilton Hut Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
Intense sweet fruit fragrances and good fruit palate with earthy complexity.
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Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Dusty oak nose with iodine notes and some savouriness on the high acid palate. 3-5
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Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
Pungent savoury aromas with cassis fruit flavours prevailing on the palate. 3-5
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Inner City Winemakers Indenture Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nose like green raspberries with a meaty note and plush perfumed leafy fruit flavours. 3-5
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