Posted: July 3, 2019
A classic. Nose exhibits subtle dark fruits, strawberries and a gentle perfumed lift. Palate has elegance and finesse with flavours in the meaty/earthy spectrum. $35
Comments Off on Sidewood 777 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Perfumed forest fruit nose with just a hint of smallgoods. Firm length and attractive fruit softness to the palate. $35
Comments Off on Sidewood Abel Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Aromas of oak with some citrus and slight floral notes. Attractive, well balanced, melon and lemon-like flavours with a crisp end. $35
Comments Off on Mappinga Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Floral apple aromatics and soft sweet melon/lemon palate. Good commercial style. $30
Comments Off on Z Wine Nevah Barossa Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A soft, easy drinking, style of shiraz with a nice balance of red fruits and chocolaty oak. $35
Comments Off on Z Wine Hedley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
The bouquet is stalky savoury and meaty with toasty oak sitting on top of the bright red cherry fruit flavours. Nice acid lift. $35
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Pony Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Honeyed tin peach-like bouquet with creamy buttery malo elements. Good richness of honey, fig and toasty flavours on the long firm crunchy palate. $38
Comments Off on Clarnette & Ludvigsen Le Grampian Grampians Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Old school style. Tarry, peppery, red fruit aromas and a big warming tannic palate; lashings of fruit. $4
Comments Off on Kirrihill Wines EB’s The Squire Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Brooding sour cherry nose with savoury/meaty notes and good varietal fruit richness and length on the palate with zippy acidity. $27
Comments Off on Kirrihill Wines Piccoli Lotti Mount Lofty Ranges Montepulciano 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Confectionery red fruit aromas with dark herbal and plum flavours on the tannic palate. $27
Comments Off on Kirrihill Wines Piccoli Lotti McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Hints of poached pears and custard apples lift off the nose with some subtle varietal fruit flavours on the medium bodied palate. $25
Comments Off on Indigo Beechworth Pinot Grigio 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Subtle melon bouquet with faint oak presence and uncomplicated green apple/citrus palate. $30
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Staff Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A crimson wine with a bright powerful fruitcake of a nose with spicy chocolaty notes and a harmonious, fruit driven, palate with perfect balancing oak. Ready for drinking now! $30
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Sand Road McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A quiet briary/cherry bouquet with hints of heather. Palate is a layered and powerful complexity of dark black fruits, pepper and chocolate with supple tannins and fresh acidity. $30
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Teoranta McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Mildly savoury nose with some dark berry fruit and peppery plum flavours. “Needs 10 years!” said one judge. $35
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Orange Merlot 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Savoury nose with hints of strawberries. Very creamy in the mouth with flavoursome strawberry fruit characters and crisp acidity. $32
Comments Off on Sidewood Isabella Adelaide Hills Sparkling Rosé 2014 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Subtle spicy stonefruit fragrances. Oak a tad dominant on the palate with fruity notes. $22
Comments Off on Sidewood Adelaide Hills Pinot Blanc 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Pungent fresh green bean fragrances with a full bodied palate with good creamy mouthfeel and full of melon fruit-like flavours.
Comments Off on The Darling Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Thick and syrupy wine in the peppery red berry spectrum with quite a tannic palate.
Comments Off on Robinvale Wines Murray Darling Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Soft and very drinkable with aged berry fruit, nice spicy herbal notes and interesting layers of leather and tobacco characters.
Comments Off on Robinvale Wines Murray Darling Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2014 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Interesting nose like lavender bags with hints of polish! Palate has vibrant floral/herbal flavours.
Comments Off on Robinvale Wines Murray Darling Kerner 2015 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A rich well balanced style that’s ageing well and still showing some perfumed berry fruit.
Comments Off on Giesen Limited Edition Organic Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Nose opens up to savoury nuances with some pleasant ripe varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Giesen Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Burnt butter and fig-like characters lift off the nose with a nice floral element. Lovely length of lively citrus and creamy oak flavours and some fine-grained tannins evident. $45
Comments Off on Swings & Roundabouts Backyard Stories Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Powerful spicy oak and dark fruit aromas and palate has lovely layers of oak and fruit, some sweetness and firm tannins. $25
Comments Off on Ortus Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Sarsaparilla-like characters on the nose and good depth of dark juicy plum flavours with plenty of acid and fine-grained tannins. $23
Comments Off on Ortus McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Nice opening of ripe red fruit fragrances and a very nice, medium bodied, fruit driven palate tasting of raspberry coulis with peppery notes. $22
Comments Off on Poppy the Frenchie McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Lifted perfumed and peppery cherry nose. Soft and fleshy in the mouth and tasting of strawberries.
Comments Off on Josef Chromy Roaring Beach Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Oak driven wine with dark minty fruit characters and peppery/bacon-like elements. Nice bottle age. Typical cool climate cabernet.
Comments Off on Craigie Knowe Tasmania Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
“Ace wine!” declared one judge. A lovely blend. The nose is all earthy and savoury with a peppery lift. Juicy in the mouth with great integration of earthy plum, pepper and savoury flavours. $21
Comments Off on Nietschke Harry Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Subtle flinty red berry bouquet with nice balance of strawberry and raspberry fruit flavours. Crisp finish. $25
Comments Off on Merricks Estate Mornington Peninsula Rosé 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Quite Rhone-like in style with peppery fruit fragrances and pleasant red fruit flavours with subtle oak and a smooth finish. $35
Comments Off on Merricks Estate Mornington Peninsula Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Buttery nose showing lovely use of oak with a complexity of fig, nougat and toasty flavours and nice phenolic grip. $40
Comments Off on Merricks Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Good dusty earthy dark red fruit nose and delicious cherry and raspberry flavours with peppery notes. $27.99
Comments Off on Matahiwi Estate Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Subtle nutty/citrus bouquet and a warming oaky palate layered with lemon and butterscotch. $40
Comments Off on Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard Spider Run White Broke Fordwich Chardonnay Semillon Verdelho 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Buttery bouquet with hints of varietal fruit and subtle oak with a very compact and pleasing palate full of toasty lemon/lime-like flavours and finishing soft and buttery. $40
Comments Off on Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard Basket Press Broke Fordwich Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Inviting earthy/cherry richness to the nose and earthy mushroom-like flavours open up to spirituous cherries with firm tannins. $25
Comments Off on Kosciuszko Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Crimson wine with a leafy briary bouquet and long leafy varietal palate. Lively acid. Will improve with age. $25
Comments Off on Glenlofty GO Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Delicate peach aromas with hints of oak and a pleasant prickly citrus/oak palate. $25
Comments Off on Glenlofty GO Pyrenees Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A “bouncy” wine with a complex fusion of honeysuckle, apricots, apples and pears. $25
Comments Off on Glenlofty GO Field Blend Pyrenees Chardonnay Marsanne Roussanne Viognier 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
The nose is all earthy black fruits and tobacco leaf with similar characters echoed on the fine firm tannic palate. $34
Comments Off on Glenlofty Estate Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Quite a peppery style of shiraz with spicy plum and savoury meaty characters and grippy tannins. $23
Comments Off on Fifth Estate Wines Michele’s Vine Geographe Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Smoky flinty bouquet with a peachy fruit touch and a flavoursome complexity of limes, green apples and toasty oak on the palate. A classic – made in the Burgundian style. $27
Comments Off on Fifth Estate Wines Geographe Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Vibrant nose with upfront briary/cassis fruit. Palate has firm but pleasant tannins, lively acidity and attractive herbal/cherry flavours. $23
Comments Off on Fifth Estate Wines Geographe Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
An elegance of perfumed floral wild strawberry fragrances with a juicy musky red fruit driven palate. Very European! $31
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir Rosé 2018 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Lovely primary fruit characters of peach, nectarines and figs on both the nose and palate with inviting fresh green apple characters. Some delicate smokiness. $48
Comments Off on Bream Creek Reserve Tasmania Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
Buttery, biscuity, butterscotch bouquet. Nice layers of fig, nougat and fruit flavours on the richly complex palate with alcohol warmth and a long finish. $36
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A big dry red style with interesting savoury aromas of vanilla, chocolate and bacon with a floral lift. Palate has an elegance of black fruit flavours layered with cedary oak and chalky tannins. $28
Comments Off on Amadio Wines Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 3, 2019