Posted: September 3, 2022
A big grippy tannic blend with an abundance of dark licorice-like fruit.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Lyndoch Road Barossa Valley Shiraz Mataro 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A spicy minty bouquet with a stylish and classy varietal driven palate that is soft and inviting with a long tannin profile.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lifted perfumed berry fruit fragrances and a big rich palate with a high level of slippery tannins that continue to build.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Wild Pixie McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A stylish classy young blend – very oaky, but good oak, and very tannic, for now, with a lingering finish.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A very young leafy green wine needing more time to settle. It has pretty, dark fruit balanced by the oak with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Love Grass McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Black as black with a purple rim. This is a big oak driven wine with fruit vibrancy, high acid and a drying finish.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Footbolt McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A massive wine that one judge said, “Is high in everything”. It has loads of dark fruit, plenty of oak and huge tannins.
Comments Off on De Fazio Greenock Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Cool climate shiraz with a tight, dark and very refreshing core of cassis-like fruit with floral notes.
Comments Off on Fermoy Margaret River Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A very big wine, deep red, almost black in colour with fresh leafy blackberry bouquet and rich sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Boundary Row Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Highly aromatic varietal intensity on the nose with a warm generous complexity of spicy black fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Z Wine [RUSTICA] Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A spicy complexity of aromas with a pretty, red fruit lift and a balanced complexity of red and black fruit flavours with dusty oak. “An attractive ‘modern’ shiraz.”
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Reserve Parcel Limestone Coast Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A bouquet of mulberries and purple florals. Attractive fruit flavours, high acidity and a savoury finish.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Estate Limestone Coast Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Interesting nose with great depth of black fruit fragrances. A big tannic palate but the sweet compote of blackberry, cherry and licorice fruit can handle it.
Comments Off on Heartland Directors’ Cut Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Big lift of blackberry/oak aromas with upfront fruit on a straightforward palate with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Bethany Wines Blue Quarry Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Interesting and different. Has pretty, delicate fruit characters with an earthy complexity.
Comments Off on Bethany Wines First Village Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Deep red wine with a purple rim and excellent black and red fruit intensity nicely balanced by the grippy tannins and dusty oak with a spicy finish.
Comments Off on The Gate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Youthful style with a floral/dried rose bouquet and a bold opulent mouthful of confectionery, savoury edged, fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Local Heroes McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Ripe plum-jam nose and loads of berry fruit flavours with a good balance between acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Barossa Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Great intensity here of both sweet black and red fruit on the nose and a soft rich macerated fruit compote of a palate with a chocolaty/licorice-like element.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Varietal Collection Barossa Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Subtle chocolaty plum bouquet and a firm oak dominated palate with some purple fruit showing through.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Barossa Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lifted nose of perfumed jubey black fruit fragrances with quite a meaty and savoury style of palate.
Comments Off on Eden Hall Block 4 Eden Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big heavy style with aromas of dark chocolate and cherry brandy. The young spicy oak tends to dominate the sweet fruit for now with the tannins and acid in balance.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Smells a little like an earthy leafy forest floor. The complex full-bodied palate has ample fruit and savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Rusty Mutt Original McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Dense red wine with great concentration and vibrancy of fruit and oak aromas. The solid well-balanced palate has good depth of fruit flavours with a very grippy finish.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Reserve Orange Syrah 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A very young but impressive shiraz with a spicy mulberry bouquet with hints of plums and a tight elegant palate.
Comments Off on Highgate Organic South Australia Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big alcoholic style with spirity red fruit fragrances and a firm grippy red fruit palate high in acid.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines 25th Anniversary Swan Hill Victoria Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Fresh and lively style, velvety in the mouth with boysenberry and blue fruit aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on McPherson Jo Nash Sunbury Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A classic peppery fruit nose with a plush package of soft plum and dark berry flavours.
Comments Off on McPherson Don’t Tell Gary Victoria Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Serious and sombre! Nose is an intensity of blackcurrant and licorice with a big tannic palate but has the fruit weight to carry it.
Comments Off on Abbey Vale Margaret River Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Red fruit aromas with a savoury edge and minty notes. Long, lean palate but with well-integrated sweet varietal fruit.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Anthropocene Epoch McLaren Vale Mencia 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A huge wine. “Could take a decade to soften,” according to one judge. Plenty of spicy berries on the nose and a complexity of oak and berry flavours. Has a long life ahead of it!
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Sticks & Stones McLaren Vale Tempranillo Blend 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Youthful cherry jam and chocolate aromas and a generous palate with pure varietal fruit flavours and persistent tannins. Will evolve in time into a classic aged grenache.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Derelict McLaren Vale Grenache 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A huge deep red jammy fruit style with some beefy/savoury elements – “Not for the faint-hearted,” according to one judge. The grippy tannins complement the vanillin oak.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Twenty Eight Road McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Old world funky fragrances with a spicy fruit lift. Slight residual sweetness carries the ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Money Spider McLaren Vale Roussanne 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A dark intense and inky wine that is big for a grenache and looking good for its age. Has an abundance of ripe jammy fruit with nice charry oak and huge chewy tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Custodian McLaren Vale Grenache 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Dark and inky style with rich powerful black fruit characters, some spices and pepper and moderate tannins that build. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Hunjee Heartstring McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Interesting savoury/umami characters to the nose and a full flavoured red fruit palate with mouth-coating tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Biophilic Silurian McLaren Vale Cinsault 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Pretty perfumed bouquet with a suggestion of gooseberries and pineapple. Long rich fruit driven palate with zesty citrus characters, delicate florals and beautiful acid to balance it all.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines Rutherglen Estate Rutherglen Fiano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Pretty, delicate stonefruit fragrances with good fruit intensity on the palate and the acid building nicely to the finish.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines Rutherglen Estate Rutherglen Arneis 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Subtle intensity of ripe stonefruit aromas and well-balanced sweetness on the palate.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines Grenache Wizardry 3 Little Eagles Heathcote Grenache Blanc 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Simple dark fruit nose with some nice intensity of floral berry flavours.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines Vinoque Novo Tinto Heathcote Touriga Nacional 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A complex richness of stone fruits, figs and chocolate with a hint of apricots and herbs.
Comments Off on Matriarch and Rogue Alice Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Gamey meaty nose showing a slight spicy lift with more of the spiciness of the black fruit palate.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines PHI The Abbey Vineyard Yarra Valley Gamay 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Funky pungent nose; some sweetness with a green nettle-like edge. High minerality to the palate with well-balanced flavours and mouth-watering acidity without being over-the-top.
Comments Off on Matriarch and Rogue Rogues of the Resistance Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pecorino 2022 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A crisp and refreshing style with delightful lemon fruit characters and green apple notes.
Comments Off on Matriarch and Rogue Bob Single Vineyard Clare Valley Fiano 2022 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Dense plum and red cherry nose that’s laced with licorice and has a generous well balanced red berry palate. Luscious in the mouth with firm tannin structure.
Comments Off on Sfera Wines Rosso Blend Limestone Coast Dolcetto 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nose has a very attractive honeyed apricot botrytis character with citrusy fruit shining through. Rich viscous and flavoursome palate with great acid/sugar balance.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Green Angel Adelaide Hills Late Harvest Gruner Veltliner 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Rum and raisin nose with berry undertones and lots of mature leathery/savoury flavours.
Comments Off on Churchview Estate St Johns Limited Release Margaret River Zinfandel 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Subdued oak driven nose and a vanillin oak bomb of a palate with citrus pushing through.
Comments Off on Churchview Estate St Johns Limited Release Wild Fermented Margaret River Chenin Blanc 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Spicy fruit nose and an oak driven palate but there is plenty of fruit too with clean acid.
Comments Off on Churchview Estate St Johns Limited Release Wild Fermented Margaret River Viognier 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022