Posted: May 1, 2019
A lovely complexity of chocolate and dark red fruit aromas with mouthfilling plum-like fruit flavours layered with leathery notes.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Battle Axe McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Intense spicy plum fruit nose with nice oaky notes and supple savoury/peppery flavours layered with spicy oak and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Idle Lane McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Interesting nose – smells of black plums and cold meats with a well balanced savoury based palate and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Piebald Adelaide Hills Syrah 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Soft medium bodied style with spicy savoury fruit, peppery nuances and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs The Gaffer McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Reserved earthy/smoky aromas and a balanced briary fruit palate with balanced sweetness leading to a long silky smooth finish.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs The Bolter McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lifted passionfruit fragrances and a pungent passionfruit palate with crisp greenish notes.
Comments Off on Saint & Scholar Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A pale wine with a hint of blush. Delicate nose with aromas of pears and apples. Soft, sweet and fleshy in the mouth tasting of candied apples with hints of strawberries.
Comments Off on Saint & Scholar Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
An attractive complexity of briary fruit, dusty oak, hints of cherry liqueur and interesting leathery nuances.
Comments Off on Saint & Scholar Adelaide Hills Pinot Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Stalky wild cherry bouquet with menthol notes and a sweet edged red berry driven palate.
Comments Off on Saint & Scholar Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Reserved savoury nose with a dash of spice and a dark fruited palate that’s fleshy and ripe. “Has plenty of character,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Kaesler Stonehorse Barossa Valley G.S.M. 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Bright purple wine with spicy peppery fruit nose and sweet plum flavours laced with tannins.
Comments Off on Kaesler Stonehorse Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dark tarry fruit mixes with cigar-like oak characters and is layered with long lingering zingy zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Artwine Hola Clare Valley Tempranillo Graciano 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Green brambly nose and lifted sweet red currant-like flavours that carry across the palate.
Comments Off on Artwine Grumpy Old Man Clare Valley Grenache 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Sweet fruit aromas reminiscent of boysenberries with nicely focussed fresh dark and juicy fruit flavours with a prickly tannic finish.
Comments Off on Momentum Henri’s Book Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A dark red, spicy fruit cake of a shiraz style. Has fruit sweetness lifting off the nose and nice palate weight, texture and length.
Comments Off on Momentum 100 Year Old Heritage Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is an aromatic mix of spicy oak, blackcurrant and forest floor nuances with up-front sweet fruit on the palate.
Comments Off on Momentum Chapter Two McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
More of straightforward dry red style with lifted spicy berry fruit characters and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Wignalls Single Vineyard Albany Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Tarry/earthy elements to the stalky berry fruit with subtle oak support and chewy tannins.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
A nicely rounded toasty wine; very viscous and juicy with soft lifted malo/oak aromas and a fleshy buttery palate with grainy oak and a crisp citrussy acid line.
Comments Off on Wignalls Premium Albany Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Perfumed dark berry bouquet with a thread of menthol-like characters. Beautifully fragrant fruit flavours supported by firm prickly tannins. A classic Malbec!
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Langhorne Creek Malbec 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dark berry intensity to the earthy/oaky nose and a firm savoury meaty palate.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose has fragrant musky aromatics leading to a dry, nicely textured, palate that’s full of fruit flavours with crisp acid finish.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
A fresh pretty mulberry bouquet and lots of light Satsuma plum like flavours on the medium bodied palate with a tight line of crisp acid.
Comments Off on Aravina Estate Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Hints of melons and peaches on the nose and a savoury palate with a toasty oak finish.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A restrained style but shows some interesting characters with its buttery biscuity bouquet and lemon curd/fine oak flavours.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Pale golden wine with lovely concentration of toasty oak and yeast aromas with hints of fruit. Lovely depth to the fruit driven palate with oak in a support role.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Confectionery berry nose with a musky/earthy edge. Nice palate weight and viscosity. Luscious berry flavours and fresh acidity.
Comments Off on Simon Tolley Single Vineyard Hand Picked Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Pale golden elegance here with a gentle light apple/peach bouquet and a very flavoursome fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Simon Tolley Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Toasted savoury bouquet with more savoury characters on the richly textured palate.
Comments Off on Red Hill Estate Merricks Grove Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Leafy green herbal nose and bright zesty mouthful of snap pea and green bean-like flavours supported by a nice line of acid.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Platinum Selection Sur Lie Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Candied red fruit nose with lovely long lingering bright red fruit flavours showing a slight greenish edge.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Platinum Selection Organic Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A lift of musky pear aromas with a sweet, slippery, almost buttery, textured palate brimming over with ripe pear and lychee flavours.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Reserved stalky berry bouquet with a soft and elegant palate of juicy sweet fruit with savoury tannins in support.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Platinum Selection Organic Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A big broad tropical fruit nose with a slight grassy lift. The lovely stonefruit palate shows very good use of oak to balance.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Platinum Selection Sur Lie Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fleshy and medium bodied with juicy soft red berry and plum fruit characters, savoury/coffee-like notes and firm drying tannins.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Lyndoch Road Barossa Valley Shiraz Mataro 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A lifted floral/fruity bouquet and light, zesty and slightly sweet floral fruit flavours nicely balanced by the bright crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Riesling 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lovely ageing complexity of varietal fruit and oak on the nose with a rich warm palate that has layers of fruit, oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Wrattonbully Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A dark, complex and layered cabernet that’s maturing beautifully with rich fruit cake varietal fruit characters, good use of chocolaty oak and beautifully integrated tannins.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A full bodied maturing shiraz with a focus of plums, olives, sweetness and tarry notes.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
An elegantly structured wine that is offering great drinking now or over the next 10 years! Shows great concentration of dark berry characters with layers of powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A mulberry bouquet with violet notes and a peppery edge and a fleshy, flavoursome, creamy palate with great texture and length.
Comments Off on Arakoon Sellicks Beach McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fresh raspberry aromas with a pretty violet-like lift and those same floral characters appearing on the heavily fruited palate.
Comments Off on Mount Stapylton Rupert Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Muted dark cherry/berry nose and nicely weighted, well structured, cherry fruit and oak palate.
Comments Off on Peregrine Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lively lemon and lime style of riesling with oily hints to the nose and a lovely acidity driving the well structured palate with nice phenolics adding texture.
Comments Off on Peregrine Central Otago Riesling 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Spicy savoury bouquet with just a hint of red fruits. The softly structured palate is rich with darker fruit flavours.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Four Score Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is a fragrant concentration of leafy dark berries and oak with vibrantly fresh cassis/blackcurrant fruit flavours laced with fine supple tannins. A very well made wine.
Comments Off on Leabrook Estate Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lifted spirituous plum fragrances and a full, firm and very intense savoury peppery palate with some fruit sweetness underneath.
Comments Off on 2 Mates The Lost Barrels McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Glowing golden hues and ripe stonefruit nose with a toasty oak edge. The intense zesty fruit palate gives way to subtle oak and follows on to a tight crisp acid finish.
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is a pungency of gooseberries, nettles and citrus with a tight crisp green apple palate that has lovely bright zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is an interesting aromatic mix of cola, camphor and blue fruits with good complexity of meaty/berry flavours. Good acidity.
Comments Off on Pyramid Valley Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019