Posted: June 30, 2017
A lovely wine that shows a seamless integration between the fresh and lively varietal fruit, hints of leathery development and some “serious” oak. Excellent tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Reserved spicy blackberry aromas and rich palate with good sweet raspberry fruit retention.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Reserved spicy blackberry aromas and rich palate with good sweet raspberry fruit retention.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Earthy/gamey characters to the dark fruit fragrances. Supple sweet palate with full range of blackberry/plum and mulberry flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill G.S.M. 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Earthy/gamey characters to the dark fruit fragrances. Supple sweet palate with full range of blackberry/plum and mulberry flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill G.S.M. 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
An attractive, slightly warm, blueberry and violet style. Slight leafiness and solid firm oak.
Comments Off on Skillogalee Take Two Clare Shiraz Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
An attractive, slightly warm, blueberry and violet style. Slight leafiness and solid firm oak.
Comments Off on Skillogalee Take Two Clare Shiraz Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Lolly pink wine with obvious candied raspberry fruit characters and attractive floral lift.
Comments Off on Skillogalee Clare Rosé 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Lolly pink wine with obvious candied raspberry fruit characters and attractive floral lift.
Comments Off on Skillogalee Clare Rosé 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Ripe orchard fruit aromas with sweet oak influence. Plenty of varietal flavours. The nuttiness of the oak works well with the fruit.
Comments Off on Artiste Eden Valley Viognier 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Developed fruit bouquet. Soft in the mouth with lovely ripe varietal flavours. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Artiste Eden Valley Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Subtle oak over the fruit nose with good firm plum flavours, balancing tannins and a good acid backbone.
Comments Off on Artiste Eden Valley Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Subdued savoury aromas and a ripe ‘open’ palate with raisined characters and a hint of green.
Comments Off on Artiste Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Elegant mulberry bouquet with nicely structured palate showing some mintiness.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Granite Belt Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A very gentle nose and a light bodied palate with mild earthy raspberry flavours.
Comments Off on Babich Irongate Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Another classy style. Quite developed nutty/leathery aromas and oodles of very rich, sweet fruit, flavours and very high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Kendall Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Sonoma County USA Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Gentle savoury aromas and a very classy palate with superb, supple, ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Argento Reserva Mendoza Argentina Malbec 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A complex medley of fruity aromas and coffee-like complexity to the dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Zolo Mendoza Argentina Malbec 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A lovely blend; delicious and very elegant and smelling of raspberries with some leafy notes. More sweet raspberry fruit on the well structured palate. Dry finish.
Comments Off on Palmer Margaret River Cabernet Franc Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Deep purple hues and a dark fruited nose showing plenty of oak. The palate is smooth, rich and balanced with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Te Awa Gimblet Gravels Single Estate Hawkes Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Intense purple colour and elegant spicy dark fruit aromas with a big, rich and very flavoursome palate – very classy and still very young with fine drying tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Villa Maria Gimblet Gravels Reserve Hawkes Bay Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Nose has ripe, rich plum/menthol complexity. Soft and sweet in the mouth. Still quite tannic with hints of chocolate. 3-5
Comments Off on Church Road Grand Reserve Hawkes Bay Cabernet Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A complex nose with an elegant and well balanced palate that has a tight acid finish.
Comments Off on Church Road McDonald Series Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Deep purple wine. Plenty of wild raspberry-like aromas and a rich concentration of fruit flavours on the elegant well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Premium Cut South Australia Cabernet Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Quite developed aromas and a dark fleshy palate with good savoury length. Very complex.
Comments Off on Penfolds Bin 8 South Australia Cabernet Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A complex fusion of cassis and mulberry fruit aromas and a very elegant palate that’s rich and smooth with coffee bean elements.
Comments Off on Penfolds Max’s South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A mature and very elegant, light bodied, but complex blend with austere greenish flavours.
Comments Off on Chateau Chantemerle Cru Bourgeois Medoc France Cabernet Blend 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Elegant but complex aged bouquet and velvety smooth, lingering fruit, flavours.
Comments Off on Punters Corner Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Quite pungent and spicy on the nose with a silky smooth and flavoursome earthy palate.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Well made wine – smooth, toasty and balanced with savoury fruit, ripe herbs and sweet oak.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Berries and coffee beans lift off the nose and has excellent length of cassis fruit flavours layered with chocolaty characters.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Well integrated, grippy wine holding up well. Powerful pungent bouquet and clean well structured palate. Good varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Palmer Wines The Grandee Margaret River Cabernets 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Quite a beefy nose with maturing raspberry fruit flavours. Quite a hot finish. Starting to dry out.
Comments Off on Warrenmang Grand Pyrenees Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Strawberry-like varietal fruit characters with well handled oak and a slight drying finish.
Comments Off on Top Note Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Developed licorice nose. Sweet blackberry and plum flavours on a soft, simple and refined palate with a savoury edge.
Comments Off on Penley Estate Chertsey Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A very earthy nose and some attractive sweet cassis flavours on the drying, and somewhat, grippy palate.
Comments Off on Penley Estate Scottburn Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Muted savoury fruit fragrances and a slightly grippy palate with subtle varietal fruit expression.
Comments Off on Penley Estate Tolmer Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Soft smooth wine with briary, black/red fruits and dried herbs. Grippy tannic finish.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Projects leafy dark fruit aromas and has a robust savoury palate. “A serious wine”. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Lovely concentration of dark berry, licorice and Bonox aromas. Savoury cassis palate. Very good tannin structure. “A sleeper”. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Subdued savoury aromas and a well structured palate with light varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Signature Collection Granite Belt Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Some pungency to the nose and a very smooth, mature and completely integrated palate.
Comments Off on Koonowla Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Beautifully complex floral fruit fragrances with slight mintiness. Elegant seamlessly integrated flavours of varietal fruit and cedary oak. “Many more years in it yet!”
Comments Off on Koonowla Clare Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Tight, young and grippy wine with fragrant sweet varietal fruit and balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Sidewood Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Nose shouts of vibrant dark fruits. Plenty of varietal fruit flavours on the long, nicely textured, palate. Subtle use of oak. Good tannins.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A smooth rounded and well balanced wine with fragrant raspberry fruit aromas and delicious dark fruit flavours with herbal hints and fine drying tannins. “Lots of interest”.
Comments Off on Eldredge Vineyards The Reserve Clare Malbec 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Simple briary fruit nose with hints of oak. Smooth, mellow and lighter style of red fruit palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Ageing colour, subdued dusty bouquet with a lovely mellow flavour profile.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Inconspicuous spicy fruit fragrances and restrained dark fruit palate with toasty oak balance.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017