Posted: July 4, 2018
Golden wine with intense ripe stonefruit bouquet and tropical touches. The palate is rich and generous with an oily mouthfeel and lovely flavours.
Comments Off on Scotchmans Hill Bellarine Peninsula Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Upfront buttery oaky aromas with a dry, savoury palate and elegant line of acid.
Comments Off on Seville Estate Sewn Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Minerally characters on the nose with a lovely varietal profile of citrus and subtle spices as it opens up in the glass. The elegant, pristine palate is loaded with stonefruit flavours.
Comments Off on Santolin Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Deeply coloured wine smelling of pineapples, almond meal and spices. The creamy textured palate has beautiful purity of fruit flavours with phenolic grip adding complexity.
Comments Off on Boat O’ Craigo Black Spur Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Restrained nutty nose with hints of citrus and minerally notes. A tightly woven palate tasting of nectarines and apricots and subtle green apple and citrus notes.
Comments Off on Rob Dolan White Label Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Dry, vibrant and very varietal with classic rose petal and lychee aromas and oily mouthfeel with lovely spicy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Boat O’ Craigo Black Spur Yarra Valley Gewurztraminer 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Fruity bouquet with subtle spiciness. Crisp acid palate with flavours reminiscent of bruised apples. Warming finish.
Comments Off on Oakdene Ly Ly Single Vineyard Geelong Pinot Gris 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Interesting nose, very lifted and reminiscent of melon rind. Soft creamy fruit palate with nicely balanced toasty/cashew characters.
Comments Off on Oakover Clockwork Range WA Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Ripe jammy characters on the nose seamlessly integrated with some leafy/tobacco notes. Very rich chocolaty fruit/oak palate that is very complex with a soft mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Premium Cut Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Dark spicy fruit aromas – “on the edge of ripe”. Sweet and silky in the mouth with great flavour concentration and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A classic young varietal with attractive violet/eucalypt edge to the ripe fruit nose. The palate is quite tight and lean with greenish fruit and lovely long silky tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A deep red wine with purple highlights. The nose is dark and dense with lovely vibrancy to it. Palate has great concentration, intensity and balance of fruit, oak, acid and tannin.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A lighter blend that is still quite closed and exhibits some quality oak sitting on top of delicate varietal fruit with plenty of tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Some nice bottle maturation evident here but fruit still quite fresh and intense and mingles with aged leathery notes.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Nose is slightly tarry and spirity. Nicely balanced palate full of sweet dark fruit.
Comments Off on Burk Salter Wines Moorunde Reserve South Australia Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Nose has a delicate perfumed whiff of violets and roses and a tightly coiled spicy/savoury palate.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Echelon Riverland Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Slightly porty characters to the nose and a rich, sweet and satisfying primary fruit palate with soft tannins and nice line of acid.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines London Calling Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Very developed nose with leathery/nutty elements. The palate is sweet, rich and fruity and is ageing nicely.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Wines Eleven Roads Heysen Trail SA Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Quite intense dark fruit fragrances – some mintiness. Delicate sweet blackcurrant fruit flavours well balanced by the oak maturation.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A beautifully balanced, full bodied, cabernet with great potential for further ageing. The fruit is intense and concentrated. Good use of oak and fine drying tannins.
Comments Off on Heirloom Vineyards Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Oak driven commercial wine but there is some sour cherry-like fruit and tight acidity.
Comments Off on McGuigan Wines The Pioneers Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lifted berry/rhubarb nose and tasting of strawberries with restrained tannins. Very drinkable.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Retro Collection Barossa Valley Merlot 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A big, full bodied, ripe fruit style with good palate length and high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A lightly structured and easy drinking style that has an abundance of sweet fruit matched by the drying tannins.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Pappy’s Paddock Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A lifted mix of chocolate and berries. Savoury mid-palate with attractive tannins. Good drinking.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Retro Collection Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lovely concentration of dark fruits on the nose and palate with lots of barrel maturation. Now – with food!
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Home Block Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A lifted savoury nose and a nice fleshy palate intense with dark jubey fruit, more of the savoury elements and good line of acidity.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Foundations Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Still very youthful with gorgeous blackberry varietal fruit intensity and vibrancy dominating the nose and the palate and is well balanced by the oak.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Estate Red Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Merlot 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A light, fruit driven, cabernet with blackcurrant varietal fruit characters, a savoury element and moderate tannins.
Comments Off on Cook Family Estate Iconique Barrique Hilltops Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A full bodied, oak dominated, commercial style that is quite developed with lots of acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Cook Family Estate Iconique Barrique Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A closed, tight and lean style. Fruit more towards the savoury end of the spectrum. Time!
Comments Off on Miles From Nowhere Best Blocks Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Smells of cured meats and black olives with slight mintiness. Soft and mellow in the mouth.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2010 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A nicely balanced commercial style; a tad thin with some dark fruits and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Sunshine Creek Yarra Valley Cabernets 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Another lightweight acid driven wine starting to develop but still showing some fruit freshness.
Comments Off on Sunshine Creek Yarra Valley Cabernets 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A strong oak/fruit bouquet leads to a good dark fruit/sweet oak flavour profile that has an attractive malo component.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Ryan’s Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Still very youthful with purple hues to the deep red colour. Lovely sweet ripe fruit freshness and an abundance of oak sitting on the top and supported by fine drying tannins.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass The Blend Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Big rich and chocolaty cabernet. Quite a lot of oak on the nose that covers the intense fruit aromas. Typical cabernet characters on the palate with plenty of grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lifted leafy nose; slight smokiness with interesting hints of cured meat. Good black berry flavour weight and intensity.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A very commercial style. Quite simple with light berry characters and hints of darker fruits.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Winery Reserve Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Somewhat closed nose and a lean and tannic palate with hints of sweet fruit.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A deeper tighter style with a powerful varietal bouquet showing hints of mint and has a light and savoury palate with some nice acid and a gentle hint of tannins.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lovely fresh dark fruit fragrances and nice crunchy berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Wines Jonathan Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lots of oak here but good dark berry fruit underneath and showing a classic violet-like lift. Warming alcohol and a subtle oak finish.
Comments Off on Malone Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A good easy drinking commercial style with ripe jammy fruit, some oak and high level of acid.
Comments Off on McCarthy’s Orchard The My Coco Reserve Old Vine McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Pleasant aromas of cherry jam. Nicely balanced and well structured rich fruit palate.
Comments Off on Mandalay Road Persimmon Paddock Geographe Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A full bodied wine with good fruit concentration and persistence and quite astringent tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Very fragrant and very varietal and showing some attractive savoury development.
Comments Off on Vignalta Rosso Veneto IGT Nostran Veneto Cabernet Franc Carmenere 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A medium bodied, moderate length wine with an attractive amalgam of leafy fruit and oak. At its peak.
Comments Off on Colli Euganei Rosso DOC Gemola Veneto Merlot Cabernet Franc 2013 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A full sweet style with subtle herbal touches to the nose and nice, slightly drying, palate structure with plum fruit flavour complexity.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two In The Bush Adelaide Hills Cabernet Merlot 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Reserved bouquet and a sweet edge to the soft red fruit palate with ‘sensible’ use of oak.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018