Posted: September 4, 2019
Subdued nose with leathery notes. Complex and full flavoured palate with touch of sour cherries. 3-5
Comments Off on Earthworks Succession Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Surprisingly lifted nose and smooth chocolaty plum palate with leathery notes. Dry tannins.
Comments Off on Winton Road Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Big oaky nose but also has the fruit there too. Flavours of cherries, chocolate and licorice with grippy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Bright crimson read wine with excellent varietal fruit intensity on the nose and some lovely spiciness. The rich palate is full of chocolaty berry flavours that linger across the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
The vibrant and seamlessly balanced wine still has youthful purple hues. A pretty nose with an edge of minty dark fruits and powerful plum pudding of a palate with a warming finish.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Smells of raspberries and milk chocolate with red berry flavours and great “playful” tannins.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Syrah 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Bright red wine with lifted floral fruit fragrances and slight smoky/tobacco notes. Good persistence of cassis and cherry-like flavours with slight green edge. 3-5
Comments Off on Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A big wine; a complexity of black fruit fragrances and powerful, slightly stewed fruit flavours with the firm crunchy tannins adding structure and length.
Comments Off on Krondorf Symmetry Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A rich and powerful benchmark of a shiraz with a youthful core of dark licorice aromas and has a bold weighty palate brimming over with blue and black fruit and olive flavours.
Comments Off on Mum’s Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lightweight Rhone-like style with fragrant berry fruit characters, pretty floral notes and a dash of pepper.
Comments Off on Black Wattle Vineyards Mount Benson Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Subtle cool, minty, nose and straightforward palate with big tarry flavours and warm finish.
Comments Off on Shark’s Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Dark licoricey fruit nose is underpinned with toasty oak. The juicy palate has good length of fruit sweetness that’s well integrated with plenty of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Avon Brae Moculta Eden Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lovely purple wine. Intriguing lifted berry aromatics with nice spiciness and an elegant palate with long lingering vibrantly fresh fruit flavours and beautiful musky notes.
Comments Off on Avon Brae Eden Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Good depth of red hues with a rich and chocolaty nose and a generous fleshy palate with complex layers of toasty cedar oak and chocolaty fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Simon Tolley Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Syrah 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Lifted malty aromas and maturing creamy oak palate showing a slight green edge.
Comments Off on Scotchmans Hill Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Lifted fruit driven aromatics and lovely clarity of varietal fruit on the youthful palate.
Comments Off on Bellarine Estate Paul’s Geelong Petit Sirah 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Bright plum bouquet with rhubarb notes and some lovely varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Bellarine Estate Two Wives Bellarine Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Big lifted fruit driven style with hints of rhubarb and showing slight green edge. 3-5
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Chocolate Factory McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A toasty depth of aromas laced with ripe plum fruit characters and the generous palate is rich with dark savoury flavour complexity. Excellent length and great mouth feel.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Restrained oak nose with hints of sweet red fruits. Oak tends to dominate the palate but has the fruit there too. 5+
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Youthful and inviting shiraz with subtle floral fruit fragrances with dark fruit flavours wrapped up in malty oak.
Comments Off on Taltarni Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Youthful red purple hues with lifted berry fruit bouquet and lingering, upfront sweet fruit flavours with nice chocolaty complexity and firm tannic finish.
Comments Off on Taltarni Old Vine Estate Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Lifted spicy/herbal aromatics on the nose and mature chocolaty plum flavours on the long palate with its mouth watering tannins.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Spicy characters lift off the nose and it has a powerful, high impact, oak palate.
Comments Off on Silver Spoon Estate The Ensemble Heathcote Shiraz Viognier 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A toasty, spicy, red fruit combination of aromas and a lightweight palate filled with sweet fruit with subtle use of oak.
Comments Off on Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Youthful oak driven wine showing great depth and power with hints of boot polish.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose has layers of raspberry fruit and spices with classy vanillin oak flavours across the length of the palate finishing oaky.
Comments Off on Rusty Bike Wines Dragster Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Delicate subdued nose with a perfumed lift. Pretty palate; subtle and balanced with elegant Turkish Delight flavour profile.
Comments Off on Ross Hill Pinnacle Orange Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose smells like a blueberry pie! The chocolaty blueberry palate has a “wall of tannins,” high acid and mouth puckering finish.
Comments Off on Purple Hands Wines After Five Wine Co. Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Fragrant spicy aromas and dark fruit flavours nicely wrapped up in the spicy oak.
Comments Off on Patritti Lot 3 Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nicely poised and well-balanced fruit/oak aromas with a straight-forward but generous chocolaty palate with good level of chewy tannins. “A sound wine.” 5+
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An oak driven style with sweet licorice/cherry fruit underneath and some edgy tannins.
Comments Off on Mercuri Estate Settebello Coppe Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Lifted musky strawberry bouquet with more of the same on the palate. “Has personality!”
Comments Off on Jericho Adelaide Hills Syrah 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Savoury earthy nose with funky nuances. A light weight peppery palate with more of the funky elements evident.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Limited Release Home Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A bold oak driven shiraz with plumy richness to the nose and nice varietal fruit filling the warming palate.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Little Road McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Bright, youthful and attractive style with a complexity of black cherries and menthol on both the nose and palate. Firm tannin structure.
Comments Off on Redgate Wines Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Slight minty nose with a floral lift and a cool climate, potpourri-like, flavour profile.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Home Block Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Bright varietal fruit nose with minty/spicy nuances and a lean fresh red fruit palate with pleasant spiciness. 3-5
Comments Off on Forester Estate Life Style Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Intense chocolaty aromas mingling with bramble fruit characters. Good lift, vibrancy and density of lovely cherry and chocolate flavours with super tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Lyndoch Road Barossa Valley Shiraz Mataro 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An “old school” shiraz that exhibits depth, balance, texture and complexity.
Comments Off on Hare’s Chase Marananga Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Brooding chocolaty nose has a nice lift of dark fruits and the smooth, nicely textured blackberry palate has a savoury finish.
Comments Off on Hare’s Chase Ironscraper Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An aromatic complexity of toasty oak and raspberry fruit with a dash of pepper and a balanced palate with lingering flavours.
Comments Off on Atze’s Corner The Bachelor Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Subdued nose opens up with air to fragrances perfumed dark fruit. Silky smooth in the mouth with persistent mouthful of, still youthful, licorice flavours.
Comments Off on Atze’s Corner The Bachelor Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Pretty lifted musky bouquet and a bright and lively palate rich with peppery fruit and great tannin length.
Comments Off on Windowrie Family Reserve Cowra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A pretty peppery fruit nose and “Very exciting, lip-smacking palate,” according to one judge
Comments Off on Vidal Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A deep crimson wine with a nose that is super spicy and super stalky and a palate that is long, lean and dark. 5+
Comments Off on Vidal Soler Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Charry chocolaty fragrances with berry fruit beneath. Nice chocolaty/cherry persistence on the palate. Still fresh. 5+
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Smells of cherries, rhubarb and chocolate with an appealing Black Forest cake-like palate.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Prunes and chocolate on the nose with ripe prune flavours and black pepper and some firm drying tannins.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019