Posted: September 3, 2022
Flinty peachy bouquet with some meaty elements. Big, textured palate with secondary characters developing but some nice peach flavours coming through and good acid line.
Comments Off on Churchview Estate St Johns Limited Release Wild Fermented Margaret River Marsanne 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A very well made lighter contemporary style of wine with great varietal characters. Delightfully rich peppery red currant aromas and lifted berry flavours with a peppery background.
Comments Off on Taltarni Pyrenees Mourvèdre 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Spicy oak dominated nose. Lovely palate texture with ripe cherry fruit flavours and oak in perfect harmony.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Sanjo Adelaide Hills Sangiovese 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Smells like cranberry jelly! Great sweet vibrant fruit characters on the palate with some lovely silky tannins. Time!
Comments Off on Mr Riggs The Magnet McLaren Vale Grenache 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A lovely deep purple wine showing a good lift of blackberry fruit on the nose and has generous fruit flavours with the earthy oak adding complexity with the tannins balancing.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Attractive aged characters here with earthy prune aromas and a cherry cola-like palate with rounded tannins.
Comments Off on Eldredge Vineyards Reserve Clare Valley Malbec 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nose is a lovely mix of rose petals, pink lady apples and apple blossom. Nicely textured palate with beautiful layers of fruit nicely supported by the acid. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Eldredge Vineyards Farm Road Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2022 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lifted sweet and spicy citrus/tropical aromas and sweet floral/grape flavours with spicy notes.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Schonburger 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Pretty mulberry/blackberry bouquet with a touch of florals and a rich and somewhat gamey palate with supple tannins.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Touriga Nacional 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Unusual mix of nutty menthol and sweet raspberry aromas with ripe plum flavours and nice line of acid to balance.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Barossa Valley Graciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
An interesting wine brimming over with fresh grassy nettle-like characters and lovely acidity. Complex aromas and a long lingering palate. “Like an English Bacchus wine.”
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Verdelho 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Early drinking style with generous and youthful fruit, balancing tannins and high acid level.
Comments Off on K1 Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Interesting complex nose that’s a mix of florals, fruit and cool climate characters. Lots of oak on the palate but works well with the fruit. Plenty of tannins. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
The nose is sweet, savoury and spicy with leafy forest floor characters. Intense but balanced full-bodied dark spicy fruit palate with masses of tannins, but it can handle it.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Lagrein 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Young medium bodied blend with Christmas pudding-like characters on nose and palate.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz Cabernet 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Dark floral fruit fragrances and a soft plum fruit palate with a clean acid driven finish.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nicely perfumed nose with a slightly lean sweet/sour fruit character on the complex palate with mouth-coating tannins.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright berry bouquet and nicely textured palate with prominent acid and tannins and a mix of licorice/tapenade flavours.
Comments Off on 2 Mates The Next Level McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Floral perfumed cool climate characters obvious on the nose and a fair whack of grape and oak derived tannins on the vibrant fruit palate but softens quickly.
Comments Off on Kimbolton Wines Langhorne Creek Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A simplicity of spices and plums on the nose and soft delicate palate with nice red fruit coming through.
Comments Off on Kimbolton Wines Langhorne Creek Carignan 2022 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Spicy dark fruit aromas and flavours with leathery/meaty elements and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Fowles Wine Stone Dwellers Single Vineyard Strathbogie Ranges Mourvèdre 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lifted varietal aromas and a complex potpourri palate with nice acid crunchiness.
Comments Off on Fowles Wine Stone Dwellers Single Vineyard Strathbogie Ranges Arneis 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Aromas reminiscent of a “summer pudding” with quite a mature palate with dried fruit-like flavours. Easy drinking wine.
Comments Off on Viveur Wines Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Oaky aromas sitting over subdued dark fruit with a youthful cool climate style of palate. Needs time.
Comments Off on Berrigan Wines Mount Benson Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A deep red wine with a spicy melange of blackberry, boysenberry and mulberry aromas and a big soft chocolaty palate.
Comments Off on Tomich Hill Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A nicely ripe fruit driven wine offering a mouthful of dark fruit with some heat on the finish.
Comments Off on Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nicely developing fruit characters with toasty oak and savoury spiciness and some oaky tannins.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Pleasurable aromas reminiscent of red fruits and pressed flowers with an herbal element. On the palate the mouth-filling tannins support the rich soft fruit characters.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Two Blocks Wrattonbully Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A bold assertive young thing with pretty berry fruit characters, dusty oak, chocolaty notes and grippy tannin backbone.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Deep red wine with loads of plum and cherry-like fruit characters nicely supported by the spicy oak with an earthy/chocolaty suggestion and nice slippery tannins.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Aromatic mix of sweet spicy oak and ripe fruit. Fleshy palate with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lifted blackberry fruit fragrances with a dash of black pepper that follows through and intensifies on the savoury palate with good tannin structure. Maturing beautifully.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A fruits-of-the-forest bouquet and a pleasant, slightly tart palate with firm tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A well-made grippy young wine that is almost black in colour and smelling a little like a fruitcake with blackcurrant notes. The palate is intense with varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard White Hut Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A dense and solid wine with bold, brooding and harmonious aromas and flavours of vibrant black fruits, plums and spices with tannins building nicely on the palate.
Comments Off on Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard McAskill Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A huge old school style with great intensity of varietal fruit characters and showing good cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Pirathon Silver Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A lift of plums, cola and coffee on the nose with a dark chocolate palate and a smooth tannin profile.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nose has lots of minty fruit with attractive floral notes. The palate is lean and chocolaty and edged with minty touches.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Village Green McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
An easy drinking fruit compote of a wine exhibiting “the essence of shiraz”.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate H Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big but stylish shiraz that is a complex balance between ripe plum and blackberry fruit with gentle spicy oak.
Comments Off on Yalumba Barossa Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nice lift of minty blue fruit aromas with attractive peppery varietal fruit that builds along the palate.
Comments Off on Yalumba Paradox Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Delicate blue/black fruit bouquet with an elegant fruit driven palate, rich and soft in the mouth with a strong finish.
Comments Off on Yalumba Eden Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A beautifully layered wine offering a complexity of jubey black fruit, Ribena-like characters, some chocolate and minty green notes with a long lingering finish.
Comments Off on Paulmara Estates Marananga Barossa Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright uncomplicated red fruit nose and jubey red fruit flavours. A pleasant drink.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Smells like a charcuterie and has an intense meaty palate with a tannic finish.
Comments Off on Knappstein Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Dried fruit characters on the nose with primary fruit/oak flavour intensity and a warming finish.
Comments Off on Silver Spoon Estate The Ensemble Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Red fruit nose with a menthol lift and a rich full-bodied fruitcake of a palate.
Comments Off on Arila Gardens Gardens of Moppa Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Very spicy cool climate shiraz with delicate primary red fruit, a dash of pepper, balancing acid and building tannins.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Lancaster Great Southern Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Stylish, young and complex layered with spicy red fruits and earthy nuances.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate California Road McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022