Posted: March 7, 2019
Some interesting toasty development on the nose with a grippy mineral palate and nice zesty lift of lime.
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Posted: January 12, 2019
The nose is complex and mature but still has subtle fruit characters. Nicely aged palate with delicious layers of fruit. Tight finish. “A good Aussie Claret.”
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Yellow Fish 666 Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A lovely lifted composite of classic shiraz fruit and attractive toasty oak underscored with a tight tannic spine.
Comments Off on Winson Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Attractive spiciness to the floral citrus nose and fragrant lime cordial flavours with a slightly tropical-like edge.
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Orange Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Great floral lift to the honeysuckle-like aromas and an excellent palate with lashings of zesty lime/citrus flavours and good weight to the palate.
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Dry Orange Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A lovely classic riesling nose that’s clean and clear and smelling of limes and honeysuckle. The beautifully balanced palate is layered with fruit, spices and mineral elements.
Comments Off on Gatt Eden Valley High Eden Riesling 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A powerful, classy and complex nose smelling of cherries and berries. The palate has elegance and freshness with classic shiraz fruit a-plenty. A lovely wine.
Comments Off on Gatt Accent Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
An aromatic savoury mix of beetroot, blood sausage and dried fruits laced with nice ripe tannins. Very approachable wine.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A clean, “honest” shiraz with simple fresh berry fruit and attractive menthol notes.
Comments Off on Poole’s Rock Post Office Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Light flinty/confectionery nose with mouthfilling intensity of spicy fruit flavours and a fine line of acid.
Comments Off on Gala Estate Tasmania Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A spice cupboard of a nose with ripe strawberries underneath and soft cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Gala Estate Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
An aromatic complexity of stewed fruit with nice toasty elements. Classy palate with bold ripe melon and peach combination of flavours with some very nice oak.
Comments Off on Walter Wines Reserve Mudgee Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A classic style. Deep crimson with earthy meaty aromas and quite a tannic, powerfully rich, ripe palate.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Durif 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Old fashioned style. Big hit of blackberry and plum aromas and lovely sweet Grenache driven palate with ripe shiraz tannins and good use of oak.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Big rich mature plum-like aromas showing hints of vanilla. The well balanced palate has a complexity of developed flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A sweet and simple quaffer with an oaky nose and a flavoursome savoury plum fruit palate that’s nicely supported by the oak.
Comments Off on Rosenvale Estate Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A mature complex style that needs food. It has rich cassis fruit, cedary oak and big tannins.
Comments Off on Rosenvale Estate Barossa Valley Cabernet Merlot 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A delightful big rich dark red wine with excellent intensity of bright sweet and spicy Grenache fruit characters and nice long soft tannins. A good wine for cellaring.
Comments Off on Rosenvale Estate Barossa Valley Grenache 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Old fashioned style; young, huge, sweet and very interesting showing some nice age but still retaining freshness of fruit.
Comments Off on Reillys Old Bush Vine Clare Valley Grenache 2014 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Chocolaty cassis aromas with cough drop like notes. Complex palate, some great fruit well integrated with the oak and tight tannins. Still has plenty of years left in it yet.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A perfectly aged riesling. Alluring and complex nose and great palate balanced with lovely blend of toasty flavours, custard apples and citrus fruit. “Yum,” was one succinct comment!
Comments Off on Reillys Museum Release Clare Valley Riesling 2012 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A huge old fashioned shiraz with masses of fruit, oak and tannins and years to go yet!
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Pure varietal aromas – a subtleness of floral and citrus characters. The palate is crisp, clean and perfectly balanced with well focussed varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Ripe Satsuma plum bouquet with an attractive richness of floral cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Lindsay Wine Estate Barossa Valley Merlot 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Bright green wine with pithy lime aromas dominating and has a beautiful flavour profile on a very youthful and very steely palate.
Comments Off on Lindsay Collection Evensong Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A nose of peaches and cream with a long tight palate but has generous varietal flavours, sweet oak and great line of acid.
Comments Off on Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard Broke Fordwich Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Very young tight wine with very delicate bouquet of cut grass and lemon zest and a bright lively palate. Give it plenty of time.
Comments Off on Krinklewood Biodynamic Vineyard Broke Fordwich Semillon 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lovely aromas of cherries and berries with dusty oak. Great palate; fresh and generous showing excellent shiraz fruit flavours balanced with bold tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Il Padrone McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
An elegant wine with a fresh fragrant and aromatic nose and very light palate with good spicy fruit expression and alert acidity.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Alternative Series McLaren Vale Fiano 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Powder puff pink with a rose petal bouquet and light floral fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Alternative Series McLaren Vale Grenache Rosé 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Enormous chocolaty complexity to the ripe fruit nose. Beautifully complex palate with generous spicy plum fruit flavours layered with oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lovely balance of fresh lifted leafy blackcurrant fruit, toasty oak and soft tannins with the classic crushed ant-like varietal character.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
An old school style, “But a great one that delivers,” according to one judge. It has a big rich fruit cake of a nose and a palate that displays some “awesome flavours!”
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Cherry Ripe-like characters dominate the nose with a great flavour profile that, according to one judge, “Speaks of GSM.” Excellent palate structure and length
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Switch McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A very simple style with nice lift of sweet and spicy Grenache fruit on both nose and palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Vine Sear McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Brilliant depth of red/purple hues here with simple varietal fruit characters, sweet oak and big generous tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Bella Vigna McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A Cherry Ripe of a nose with simple juby blackberry flavours and attractive tannins.
Comments Off on Growers Reserve The Family Barrels Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lovely punchy citrus bouquet with honeysuckle notes and a very interesting palate big on sweet spicy fruit flavours with great balance and intensity.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Riesling 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Nicely ageing wine with an alluring leathery plum nose and fragrant sweet fruit palate that shows a big spicy hit.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Very elegant nose with beautiful toasty oak and ripe bright blackberry fruit. The lush silky smooth palate with excellent intensity and length of plum-like flavours with supporting oak.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Goat Track Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Fresh ripe red fruit fragrances and soft fruity flavours with good tannin structure.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Yarnspinner Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
The subtle cassis fruit bouquet is laced with toasty oak and the tightly structured palate exhibits great varietal fruit intensity and excellent ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Still amazingly fresh lifted cabernet fruit aromas with a sweet oak background and lovely palate still looking fresh and youthful with nice tannin structure. “Classy!”
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Pound Road Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A flintiness to the red currant-like nose and a mouth-wateringly racy fruit driven palate with subtle spiciness.
Comments Off on Rosenvale Estate Barossa Valley Rosé 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Generous blackberry bouquet with smoky/tobacco leaf characters. Good varietal flavour profile with some herbal elements.
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Light fruit bouquet and simple palate with layers of melons, apple and spices.
Comments Off on Taylor Made Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Simple cassis/cigar box nose with a lovely rich palate, lots of oak, plenty of pure varietal fruit and excellent tannins. Has years in it yet.
Comments Off on Taylors Jaraman Coonawarra Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Aromas of fresh limes and lemons lift out the glass – very varietal. Lovely powerful flavour profile with mouth-watering acidity. “A great riesling,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Cranberry-like nose with slight green herbaceous notes and medium weight palate rich with flavours of strawberries and peaches.
Comments Off on Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019