Posted: October 4, 2018
Simple blackcurrant varietal fruit characters with a minty edge and firm drying tannins.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Earthy mulberry bouquet with a very ripe, sweet and light berry palate.
Comments Off on Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lovely dark brooding jubey fruit nose and a bright plum varietal fruit palate with great acid and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Grampians Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A fresh, light and vibrant style of grenache with some great jubey varietal fruit, showing a dash of herbs and has dry chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Grampians Grenache 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Youthful jubey black fruit aromas and good depth and weight of varietal fruit flavours with fine tannins lingering across the palate.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Grampians Cabernet Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Inviting aromas with a coconut element and big sweet fruit palate and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Flinty nose with a light fruity lift and a lively racy style of palate with good ripe fruit, great acidity and spicy/toasty oak backbone.
Comments Off on Ferguson Hart Estate Geographe Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Bright berry bouquet; quite complex. The long, weighty and succulent palate has mouthcoating spicy berry flavours with a slight green element and very firm grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Ferguson Hart Estate Geographe Grenache Shiraz Touriga 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lots of spice on a berry nose that shows slight leathery elements and good balance and weight of sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs Idle Lane McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An elegant cabernet that is full of great dark varietal fruit characters with a minty floral lift and lovely chocolaty complexity from the oak with a very good tannic grip.
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs Outpost Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A delicate nose of lifted white florals with a fine, lean and dry style of palate laced with citrus fruits.
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A flavoursome wine with mocha and berry characters, some cola notes and hints of chocolate.
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs The Gaffer McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Quite a funky nose with a big mouthful of rich varietal fruits and tasty mocha notes.
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Flinty grassy nose and mouth-watering palate; hints of fresh herbs, green beans and passionfruit.
Comments Off on K1 By Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Subdued nose with simple fruit flavours showing slight tropical notes.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Scarecrow Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An attractive lift of cassis and plum varietal fruit characters with some fine tannins and balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Deep Woods Estate Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Fairly neutral nose with just a hint of ginger and a lovely, racy acid, driven palate.
Comments Off on Millbrook Regional Geographe Vermentino 2018 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Aromas of macerated berries with a hint of espresso which is echoed on the tighter, leaner style of palate.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate The Pony Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex honeysuckle/cashew nut aromas and developed toasty palate. Good varietal characters.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
The bright red berry fruit simplicity has a delicate perfumed floral lift with nice tannins and great acid length.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Nicely concentrated plum jam-like characters on the nose and good mouthful of earthy berry fruit flavours with chocolaty elements.
Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lovely purple hues here with an excellent solid and sweet varietal fruit backbone, some charry oak and a good long line of acid.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Little Road McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A powerful nose of black fruits, toasty oak, some earthiness and a minty touch. The big tannic palate is layered with sweet berries and mint chocolate-like characters. 5+
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A big full bodied shiraz with brooding dark plum-like fruit with a rhubarb edge, drying tannins and zingy fresh acidity.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Smells of blackcurrants and Ribena with a powerful hit of toasty oak and savoury notes. Well structured palate with lots of minty/cassis flavours and persistent powdery tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lifted dark berry fruit aromas with a menthol/eucalypt edge and a “chiselled” palate with excellent balance of savoury, briary and earthy characters, good tannins and vibrant acidity.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Merlot 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A big rich full bodied wine that’s all meaty and earthy on the nose with a strong tannin drive to the palate and shows good dark fruit characters with meaty/mushroom nuances.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted By Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A nose of tar, earth and leather and a spicy leathery palate with plenty of tannins 3-5
Comments Off on Hand Crafted By Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Lagrein 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex floral/mineral aromatics developing nice secondary characters. Soft and generous palate with upfront varietal flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Riesling 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A very fine plush wine with a spicy berry bouquet showing a touch of milk chocolate. The velvety smooth palate has lovely varietal fruit freshness and sweetness.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A gorgeous rich aged wine with a heady toasty/buttery. marmalade-like bouquet and a lively and vibrant palate still showing fresh lemons with toasty age and kero undertones.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Coonawarra Aged Riesling 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Rich mocha oak bouquet laced with plums and violets. Soft and velvety in the mouth with a seamless and stylish complexity of berries, spices, oak and acid.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A very nicely ageing cabernet that has leathery/earthy aromas with a touch of tar and attractive leafy cassis flavours.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Minty/menthol hit to the nose and nice persistence of sweet red fruit flavours with lots more of those minty characters evident.
Comments Off on Goldman Wines Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dense purple wine with spicy cherry bouquet and meaty touches and a “complete” palate of upfront mulberry flavours balanced by spicy oak and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Appealing savoury aromas with hints of olives. More savoury characters follow through to the plumy palate. Slightly drying oak.
Comments Off on Brook Eden Vineyard Nero Pipers Brook Tasmania Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A freshness of plums and sweet red berries on the nose. Nice flow of red berry flavours across the palate. Vibrant acidity.
Comments Off on Brook Eden Vineyard Nero Pipers Brook Tasmania Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Charry gamey aromas are well integrated with the oak and has intense flavours that are mostly oak driven with stemmy notes.
Comments Off on Brook Eden Vineyard Nero Pipers Brook Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Savoury black olive aromas mix with bacon-like hints and showing herbal nuances. It is rich and gamey on the palate with cherry flavours, lingering acidity and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Pony Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An intensely vibrant and floral combination of interesting varietal fruit characters with hints of black cherries. The flavoursome palate is well structured and balanced and wrapped in lovely silky tannins.
Comments Off on Stanton & Killeen The Prince Reserva Rutherglen Red Blend 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
“World best!” according to one judge! Incredible syrupy, toffee and dried fruit complexity on the nose with fabulous depth of molasses/treacle flavours. “An amazing example!”
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Cellar Reserve Grand Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
“Amazingly complex offering amazing value.” Dense nose projects an intense mix of dried fruit aromas with sumptuously rich burnt toffee, raisined fruit and forest floor-like flavours.
Comments Off on Stanton & Killeen Classic Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Imagine a rum and raisin chocolate bar and you have this nose! The luscious fruit cake of a palate shows some nice nuttiness.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Classic Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
This nose is a seamless marriage between raisins and orange peel with supporting oak. More of the intense citrus characters appear on the palate.
Comments Off on Andrew Buller Wines Cannobie Rutherglen Tokay NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Nose of dried fruits with layers of orange peel fragrances. Excellent malty unctuousness on the palate showing lovely clean spirit and good level of sweetness.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Classic Rutherglen Liqueur Topaque NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Gorgeous chocolaty nose layered with sultanas, mushrooms and vanilla. The palate is crisp and clean and very youthful with voluptuous flavours and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Classic Rutherglen Tawny Port NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Appealing fruit cake-like aromas with hints of the forest floor including mushrooms which is echoed on the very rich, stunningly vibrant palate. Incredible length of some great acid.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Five Generations Reserve Rutherglen Tawny Port NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Quite a savoury style nose with some mushroom-like characters. Slightly drying style of palate with loads of mouthcoating flavours and hints of buttery popcorn.
Comments Off on Andrew Buller Wines Cannobie 30Yrs Old Rutherglen Tawny Port NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Big inky wine with powerful dark fruit and chalky/oaky aromatics. Luscious sweet spiciness on the rich fruit cake of a palate, some oak, grainy tannins and nice acidity.
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines Alpine Valley Touriga 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Brooding dark berry and chocolate characters on the nose with generous dark fruit flavours, drying tannins and youthful lifted spirit.
Comments Off on Scion After Dark Rutherglen Fortified Durif 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018