Posted: November 9, 2017
A huge wine -still a baby! Has an intense concentration of dark berry and black olive-like fruit characters with very subtle use of oak. Lovely palate depth, texture and balance.
Comments Off on Rivers Lane Organic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A massive, oak dominated, wine but there is also plenty of slightly jammy red varietal fruit characters to handle it. Lovely black olive and tar-like complexity.
Comments Off on Block 1889 McLaren Vale Soul Old Vines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Subtle spicy dark fruit bouquet and nicely textured palate with excellent sweet varietal fruit flavours and a dash of black pepper and the oak in a supportive role.
Comments Off on Earl Family Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Developing toasty/nutty nose and well structured palate with slightly sweet fruit flavours and ‘furry’ tannins. Very approachable wine.
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Nice uncomplicated style with a red berry nose. Creamy in the mouth; fresh sweet flavours. Good oak/acid balance. 5+
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale Grenache 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A well made, easy drinking, style. Simple blackberry and plum fruit with savoury/gamey hints.
Comments Off on Wignalls Great Southern Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Well made wine; a richness of black fruits and licorice. The shiraz fruit tends to dominate both the nose and the palate. Some savoury complexity. Excellent potential.
Comments Off on Shingleback Local Heroes McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Old fashioned style with mature fruit cake-like aromas and lovely complex palate.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Complex, fresh and well balanced. Stylistically correct, offering good cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Climbing Orange Pinot Gris 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Distinctive cool climate blackcurrant and plum style; a nice wine. “Needs time to tame the tannins”.
Comments Off on Climbing Orange Merlot 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A restrained, non-botrytis style, with plenty of attractive candied, tropical, sweetness.
Comments Off on Collection Plaimont Pacherenc-Du-Vic-Bilh Sweet White 2014 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A simple quaffer with light strawberry/blackberry fruit and a long drying finish.
Comments Off on Lupe Cholet Domaine Du Bois Des Chenes Beaujolais Villages Gamay 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A complex wine with good maturing dark fruit characters, savoury elements and prominent tannins.
Comments Off on Chateau De Fontenille Grand Bordeaux Bordeaux Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Drying tannic style; give it some air and lovely elegant deep dark fruit emerges. Slight savoury edge to the fruit.
Comments Off on Sirius Bordeaux Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Some pine needle notes to the nose with plum fruit still obvious on the palate. Tannins are there but they are soft.
Comments Off on Grand Vin De Chateau Crabitey Graves Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Big tropical bouquet and nice floral length to the fresh lively palate with its clean acid and slight grippy edge.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Arneis 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Somewhat restrained but well made wine with orchard fruit aromas and a slightly grippy, nicely textured palate. Nice fruit characters.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Nice passionfruit lift to the nose with clean herbaceous fruit flavours. Good acidity.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Grapefruit like citrus characters tend to dominate this well made wine.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Regional Series Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A young fiery tawny with dried prune and molasses aromas and nutty richness to the lovely long sweet fruit palate.
Comments Off on LWE Barossa Valley Tawny NV / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A huge but beautifully balanced shiraz with a chocolaty nose showing minty notes. Lovely balance, texture and length to the palate with flavours in the savoury spectrum.
Comments Off on The Lindsay Collection The Sumit Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
This is a soft, easy drinking, commercial style shiraz that is, “rounded and satisfying”.
Comments Off on The Lindsay Collection Sunup Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Light fruit salad nose and palate. “Excellent quaffer that’s easy on the gums”, said one judge.
Comments Off on Artwine Wicked Stepmother Clare Valley Fiano 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Fresh, light and simple with subtle apple and citrus-like fruit characters.
Comments Off on Artwine In The Groove Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A pleasant zesty fresh drink with full fruity aromas with a soft flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Artwine Adelaide Hills Prosecco 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Attractive aromas of melons and cashews. Nice mid-palate richness with good varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 10 Twin Hills Marlborough Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Toasty oak aromas mingle with the varietal fruit. Creamy in the mouth with good toasty oak length. “A nice style”.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Fine depth of red berry fruits, herbs and spices on a lifted nose. The nicely textured palate has a light oak tannin finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 23 Master Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Light berry bouquet with spicy oak adding complexity. The palate has lifted red berry flavours, subtle use of oak and fine acid.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 14 Doctor’s Creek Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Interesting Bordeaux-like cassis aromas; hints of violets. Good fruit, acid and grippy tannin integration. Still a youth needs time. 3-5
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Winemaker’s Selection Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Mature sweet berry bouquet and a simple flavoursome palate. Very easy to drink!
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Mature chocolaty/toffee nose with hints of cherries and similar characters on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A big wine with nice oak use – plenty of vanilla and toasty characters- but the fruit is pushing through. A wine with lovely drinkability.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Lifted vanilla and spice aromas with firm flavours of powerful oak layered with berry fruits. 5+
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Foundations Barossa Valley Grenache 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Smells like a Cherry Ripe chocolate bar with good depth of red berry fruit flavours and some astringent acidity.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Foundations Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Very oaky style but has good depth of dark varietal fruit below. “Should become more balanced with time”.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Foundations Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A “purposeful style”; quite different with the oak showing through the sweet aromatic citrussy fruit characters.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Petraea Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
“A very nice wine”, enthused one judge. Exhibits lovely simple melon fruit characters with light oak complexity and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Ithaca Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
An interesting light, spicy and plain shiraz with reserved dark fruit showing a savoury edge.
Comments Off on McGuigan The Shortlist Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Excellent green hues here with distinctive barrel ferment/burnt match elements to the nose. Plenty of interest on the lovely rich and complex palate with fresh line of acid.
Comments Off on McGuigan The Shortlist Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Dense raspberry jam nose and a powerful well balanced berry fruit palate with soft drying tannins. Needs food! 3-5
Comments Off on McGuigan The Shortlist Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Fresh lifted and spicy varietal fruit aromas and great mix of savoury, herbal and citrus flavours on the long, delicious palate.
Comments Off on McGuigan The Shortlist Eden Valley Riesling 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Quite a hot nose with lovely citrus lift and loads of citrus flavours with excellent acid backbone. Great palate balance.
Comments Off on McGuigan The Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A very good, delightfully elegant sauvignon blanc that is seamlessly balanced and sitting more in the fresh citrus fruit spectrum.
Comments Off on Nepenthe The Luminary Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Rich sweet plum-like fruit characters on the nose with a good balance between the sweet fruit and the oak on the nicely textured palate with a fine line of tannins.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Gundagai Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
Slightly reserved tropical aromas with a lychee lift. Well balanced palate; good integration of tropical fruit and acid.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Vegan Hunter Valley Verdelho 2017 / 0 View / November 9, 2017