Posted: March 2, 2018
Soft, round and generous with pleasing red and black characters and decent structure and length.
Comments Off on Hollick Pushing The Boundaries The Renegade Coonawarra Sangiovese Cabernet 2014 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Very good colour for its age. Has intense concentration of black cherry pastille-like fruit characters, loads of quality oak, leathery notes, hints of coffee and great “polished” tannins.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Cilento McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2012 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A lightweight with moderate intensity of fruit and some eucalypt nuances.
Comments Off on Cecchi Storia Di Famiglia Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2014 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Nose of the undergrowth and farmyards. Nice length and balance of moderately intense flavours.
Comments Off on Gatt Wines Accent Barossa Valley Sangiovese 2014 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A big, fat, boiled fruit cake of a style with loads of savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Sangiovese 2014 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Nice earthiness mingles with licoricey red fruit characters. Flavour builds nicely on the warming palate.
Comments Off on Gatt Wines Accent Barossa Valley Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A complex wine with generous ripe varietal fruit, silky smooth tannins, some minerality, savoury nuances and forest floor touches.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill Sangiovese 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A fair amount of vanillin oak somewhat submerges the ripe blackcurrant fruit with some toastiness developing.
Comments Off on Claymore Blackbird Clare Valley Sangiovese 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A rustic style with a heavily oak nose but has some sweet black fruits peeking through. Flavours build nicely on the palate and finish with a nice tannic grip.
Comments Off on Michelini Italian Selection Alpine Valleys Sangiovese 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Red wine driven style of rose that’s full of flavour underscored by zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Mitolo Jester McLaren Vale Sangiovese Rosé 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A sweet/off dry salmon pink rose that has excellent purity of varietal fruit on both the nose and the palate.
Comments Off on Rosenvale Vineyards Barossa Rosé 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A super spicy nose and a very good spicy/lychee-like intensity to the palate..
Comments Off on Topper’s Mountain New England Gewurztraminer 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A very well made clean, fresh and bright pinot grigio with lovely purity of varietal fruit characters and some great crunchy acidity.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Wines Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
An interesting wine – more gris like with its citrussy aromas and spiced apple palate.
Comments Off on Indigo Vineyard Alpine Valleys Beechworth Pinot Grigio 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Uncomplicated style with stonefruit characters and balanced residual sugar sweetness.
Comments Off on Artwine Single Vineyard Prego Clare Valley Pinot Grigio 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A lifted floral and tropical fruit bouquet that leads to a bright and refreshingly zesty varietal palate.
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Arneis 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Savoury and earthy on the nose. A little astringent in the mouth matched by residual sugar.
Comments Off on Pankhurst Wines Canberra District Arneis 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A pale green wine with some very pretty citrus/peach aromatics and lovely bright acidity runs through the palate with a delicate drive of dusty lemon flavours.
Comments Off on Rutherglen Estates Single Vineyard Re Rutherglen Arneis 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Nice musky fruit on the nose layered with nice mineral elements. The oak tends to swamp the varietal fruit purity on the palate.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Vermentino 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Pretty floral aromatics lift off the nose and it has a finely featured palate showing a good range of flavours encompassing citrus, pear and floral characters.
Comments Off on Artwine Single Vineyard Wicked Stepmother Clare Valley Fiano 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A light, zesty and bright wine that has a good weight of crisp citrus like varietal fruit and some very lively acidity.
Comments Off on Wise Wines Margaret River Fiano 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Nutty floral nose and a degree of sweetness that directs the simple palate.
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Fiano 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Bright lemon sherbet-like aromas with similar flavours on the lively creamy palate that shows some delicate savoury characters.
Comments Off on Artwine Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Prosecco 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Leathery toasty nose and red/black fruit flavours with some florals. “Quite charming”.
Comments Off on Vinifera Organic Mudgee Graciano 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A massive, layered wine – very well structured with an astringent finish. “A wine of substance”, thought one judge.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Touriga Nacional 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A deep dark and dense style of wine that’s powerful and full of character. Great concentration of ripe fruits on the palate – “everything that’s black”, said one judge.
Comments Off on Myatts Field Vineyards Left Field Club Carmel Valley WA Touriga 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Some alcohol heat to the spicy licorice nose with a robust combination of spicy fruit and smoked meat flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback McLaren Vale Mataro 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Very youthful dense purple wine with a finely textured palate layered with delicious characters of violets, spicy fruit and chocolaty notes.
Comments Off on Milbrook Geographe Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A complex bouquet that’s a concentration of blackcurrant and black strap licorice. The robust weighty palate is all chocolate, pastilles and blackcurrants with balancing oak.
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A pleasant wine that’s a nice sweet simple mix of red cherry and licoricey characters.
Comments Off on Byrne Vineyards Sidney Wilcox South Australia Grenache Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A delicate style with a young candied nose and spicy chocolaty palate with hints of beetroot.
Comments Off on Temple Bruer Organic Langhorne Creek Eden Valley Grenache Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A classic old world style. Simple and very sweet with a nice tannic grip.
Comments Off on Gatt Wines Accent Barossa Valley Grenache 2014 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A simple spicy fruit nose and a surprisingly warm syrupy palate.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs The Magnet McLaren Vale Grenache 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A very good traditional style with a thick, dense and robustly oaky nose and has a massive chocolaty/earthy palate layered with spicy fruit characters.
Comments Off on Artwine Single Vineyard Grumpy Old Man Clare Valley Grenache 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Savoury and licoricey on the nose with lots happening on the palate with its savoury and earthy elements layered with black fruits and spices.
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale Grenache 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A very pretty bright, fresh and fruity wine that’s simple but pure with pinot like cranberry and raspberry characters.
Comments Off on Mitolo Jester McLaren Vale Grenache 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Bright pretty sweet plum aromas and its soft, round and fruity in the mouth.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Love Symbol McLaren Vale Grenache 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Delicate but pleasing smelling like a herb garden with fine licorice/black fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Topper’s Mountain Bricolage Rouge New England Tempranillo Blend 2014 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Almost black in colour with a spicy herbal bouquet and tasting savoury and chocolaty with more of the herbal characters showing.
Comments Off on Artwine Hola Clare Valley Tempranillo Blend 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Bright, fresh, fruity and simple wine with sweet ripe fruit fragrances and a chocolaty palate. “Hugely drinkable”, thought one judge.
Comments Off on Shingleback Los Trios Bravos McLaren Vale Tempranillo Monastrell Grenache 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A big warm generous wine with lively inky blue fruits, smoky oak notes and pretty violet nuances.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2013 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Meaty menthol and earthy nose with more of the earthy characters following through on to the leathery-like palate with level of spices.
Comments Off on Gatt Wines Accent Barossa Valley Tempranillo 2014 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Mature style; interesting tertiary notes. Smells earthy and leathery. Tastes like an old style shiraz.
Comments Off on Hollick Pushing The Boundaries The Toreador Coonawarra Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Smells sweet and chocolaty with pot pourri nuances and has an astringent palate.
Comments Off on Gatt Wines Accent Barossa Valley Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
“Decent on all fronts – nothing out of place” with oak playing a big role!
Comments Off on Rutherglen Estates Re Single Vineyard Rutherglen Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A very big and very well made wine that has plenty of oak lifting off the sweet fruit/red licorice nose. The ultra-ripe palate is warm and earthy and has a high level of alcohol.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Deep dense wine with masses of licorice/blackberry aromas and loads of spice. Well structured palate with a complexity of spicy red/black fruit flavours and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Tokar Estate Yarra Valley Tempranillo 2016 / 0 View / March 2, 2018