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Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Intense pungent lift to the varietal nose with a slightly lean palate and lingering acidity.

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Passel Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Posted: November 2, 2022

Good depth of green varietal fruit characters with passionfruit elements showing through.

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Peerick Pyrenees Fume Blanc 2020

Posted: November 2, 2022

A lifted perfumed passionfruit and lemon curd of a style with good use of oak.

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Plantagenet Three Lions Great Southern Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

A pretty nose – delicate tropical and floral aromas with a somewhat savoury character to the palate.

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Verdun Park Wines Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Flinty and grassy bouquet with a floral lift. Warming palate has nice balanced complexity developing.

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Peccavi Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Posted: November 2, 2022

Oak driven nose with some fruit sitting underneath. A distinctly varietal and well-integrated palate with fresh acidity.

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Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block Marlborough Rosé 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Nose and palate have upfront rhubarb-like characters with floral nuances.

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Risky Business Great Southern Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Smells of fresh pears and red apple and shows a nice savouriness on the palate.

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Vinaceous Hand Made Margaret River Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Strawberry and lime zest characters abound with a pleasant savoury element.

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Vinaceous Salome Geographe Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Tinned fruit salad of a nose that follows through onto the warming palate.

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Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Grenache Mourvedre Rose 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Smells like a musk stick with strawberry traces and a delicate lift of watermelon-like flavours. Good acidity.

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Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Zesty red fruit fragrances with a savoury edge and a subtle strawberry palate.

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Paulett Wines Clare Valley Sangiovese Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Pungent grassy nose with slight strawberry notes and lively upfront sweet palate.

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Z Wine [AVELINE] Saignee Barossa Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Jubey cherry fruit fragrances and a pretty confectionery fruit palate with good length and texture.

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Field Day Wine Co. Colab and Bloom South Australia Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Crisp and delicate spicy red fruit aromas and flavours with a nice creamy texture to the palate.

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PepperGreen Estate Berrima Blush Southern Highlands Rosé 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Candied raspberry bouquet and a nice length of sweet strawberry and cream flavours.

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Koonara Wines Emily May Mount Gambier Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Candied raspberry bouquet with a very juicy upfront strawberry and cream palate.

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Anvers Razorback Road Adelaide Hills Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Lovely purity of red fruit characters here with a textured edge and persistent length.

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Small Victories Wine Co Barossa Valley Riverland Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Just a suggestion of red apples and strawberries on the nose with upfront sweet red apple flavours on the nicely textured palate, well balanced by the acid.

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Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Barossa Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

A melange of red apple and wild strawberry aromas with a trace of pears, all of which is echoed on the nicely textured palate. Good level of sweetness.

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The Grapes of Ross Ruby Tuesday Barossa Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Interesting nose, smells like fresh rhubarb. Bright and lively in the mouth with delicate strawberry notes and lovely, slightly drying, palate texture.

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Weathercraft Wine Whole Bunch Beechworth Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Such pretty floral fruit fragrances and exhibiting subtle Turkish Delight-like flavour complexity on the lovely long palate with mouth-watering acidity.

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Forester Estate Margaret River Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Pretty vibrant pink wine with fragrances of fresh strawberries and raspberries and a delicacy of fruit on the sweet but seamlessly balanced palate.

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Artwine Temptress Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Floral red fruit nose with a hint of musk-like characters. Nicely uncomplicated palate with a subtle delicacy of red fruit flavours showing hints of pears.

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Brockenchack Wines Tru-Su Eden Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

A good commercial style with candied fruit aromas and sweet upfront red berry flavours.

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Short Stories by James Kalleske Wines Barossa Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

A very attractive rose that has power and flavour and shows a lovely texture and length with a delicate combination of crisp watermelon, pear and red apple characters.

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Iron Gate Estate Hunter Valley Cabernets Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Musk sticks and red apples on the nose with a generous palate showing a great linear fruit flavour profile.

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Bethany Wines First Village Barossa Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Floral strawberry nose with quince-like elements. Nice tannin structure to the palate with upfront sweet fruit.

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Erin Eyes Celtic Cross Clare Valley Cabernet Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Sweet wild strawberries lift off the nose and has a bright, lively and full flavoured strawberry driven palate.

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Claymore Wines Whole Lotta Love Langhorne Creek Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Strawberry bouquet with a zesty lime-like edge and a sweet citrus driven palate, almost riesling-like.

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Te Awanga Estate Wildsong Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Honeysuckle-like intensity to the nose and crisp watermelon flavour profile.

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Indigo Beechworth Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Nice tropical characters to the nose that is echoed on the palate with a warming finish.

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Glandore White Label Hunter Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Slightly warm wine showing great savoury red currant-like characters with nougat notes.

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Bangor Maria Tasmania Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Lifted sweet cherry bouquet with a pretty floral edge and a lovely long and beautifully textured palate brimming over with sour cherry-like flavours with a good level of acid.

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Gilberts Mount Barker Great Southern Rosé 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Fruit driven nose with lavender nuances. Good stonefruit flavour profile. Nice tannin structure.

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McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2014

Posted: November 2, 2022

Nose shows a generosity of cut grass and stonefruits with a buttery element. Excellent lemon/lime palate with layers of buttery nutty characters and fantastic acid line.

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McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2018

Posted: November 2, 2022

Lovely lifted honeyed lemon bouquet with a hint of green notes. Huge palate that fills the mouth with lovely grapefruit/lemon flavours and a hint of oak.

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2007

Posted: November 2, 2022

Very developed semillon but in a good way. Gorgeous buttery toasty nose and a generosity of toasty citrus flavours with lovely bottle age characters.

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2014

Posted: November 2, 2022

Tight and youthful smelling of roasted hazelnuts with a pleasant lingering toasty buttery flavour profile.

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2017

Posted: November 2, 2022

Straw yellow colour and a buttery nutty nose with a pretty floral lift. Lovely toasty palate with lingering lemony elegance and a crisp acid finish.

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2018

Posted: November 2, 2022

Buttery lemon bouquet and a complexity of buttery characters and juicy citrus flavours with lingering acidity.

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Restrained floral/lemon barley bouquet and simple but flavoursome gooseberry palate.

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Full lifted cut hay and lemon sherbet of a nose with a hint of green apple. Big, rounded palate brimming over with lingering and rich lime and lemon flavours.

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Mercer Wines Limited Release Hunter Valley Semillon 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Fresh ripe aromas of pears, citrus and cut grass and a vibrant fizzy young lemon/lime and nectarine palate with a crunchy acid line. Ageing potential here.

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Peter Lehmann Wines Margaret Barossa Valley Semillon 2015

Posted: November 2, 2022

Delightful tight bright aromas just starting to show a hint of development. A classic semillon palate full of flavour with the oak and fruit in seamless balance.

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Drury Lane Estate Vineyard Designate Hunter Valley Semillon 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Aromas of pears and honeysuckle with a nice mineral-like thread. The tight palate offers long and well-balanced grapefruit-like flavours.

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Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2013

Posted: November 2, 2022

So typical of a well-aged semillon, still shows some freshness with a beautiful creamy citrus nose and great palate with lovely length of toasty flavours and lingering acid.

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Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2014

Posted: November 2, 2022

Vibrant and amazingly youthful for an 8-year-old. Punchy creamed honey and toast fragrances with excellent length of pure zesty lemon/peach flavours. Good acidity.

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Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2015

Posted: November 2, 2022

A beautifully aged bright yellow semillon with many years left in it yet according to the judges. Lots of toasty warm and slightly jubey fruit aromas and flavours.

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Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2017

Posted: November 2, 2022

Good example of an ageing semillon with its vibrant citrus nose laced with creamy warm fruits. Great length and persistence of warm buttery honeyed flavours.

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