Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely dark purple colour with a cassis/menthol bouquet and very intense, well integrated flavours with an astringent drying finish.
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane Winemaker’s Selection Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Shiraz Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Dense purple fruit, coffee bean and toasty aromas. A savoury beefy palate with ‘roasted’ flavours.
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane The Locals Polish Hill River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Beautiful cabernet aromas – all leafy and dusty. Nicely structured palate with masses of flavour and plenty of chocolaty oak.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely berry fruit nose; some development evident. Soft and rounded in the mouth. Lots of acidity.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An interesting and different nose of perfumed confectionery fruit. Rich palate with hint of fruit sweetness and high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slight mocha characters to the nose and big, sweet, mouthful of mulberry and black fruit flavours with nice crunchy finish.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Super rich, generous wine; a pungent mix of Bonox, licorice and cassis with some earthiness.
Comments Off on Possingham & Summers CA Summers Signature McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A classy wine with a fruity nose and sweet dark berry palate with savoury/olive- like elements and some attractive minerality.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A simple style, still quite fresh with attractive plum/raspberry fruit and very tight tannins.
Comments Off on Tatalia Wines Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A simple fresh varietal. Nice depth and complexity of savoury/tropical aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Stormflower Single Vineyard Wilyabrup Margaret River Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted herbaceous nose with some pungency. Nicely textured green tropical palate.
Comments Off on Stormflower Single Vineyard Wilyabrup Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A huge wine, excellent colour with lots of oak soaking up the dark berry/olive fruit characters and supported by very powerful tannins. Needs more time. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Galvo Garage McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Blue fruit, cedar and roasted nut aromas. Huge musky fruit palate; massive ripe tannins. “Could take years to settle”. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Galvo Garage McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh cassis aromas with a eucalypt edge. Very varietal palate that’s soft, sweet and easy to drink. “A serious wine”. 3-5
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lovely wine that has structure and generosity with good combination of fruity/savoury characters. Drink now or in the future. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature and restrained; some sweet cassis fruit and savoury chocolaty characters. Nice tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Quite a ripe confectionery style with a fruity bouquet and very tasty varietal palate.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Firmly structured wine with restrained dark fruit characters, some sweetness and high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Kings of Kangaroo Ground The Pederson Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A cassis/raspberry nose and an elegant, perfumed and well structured blackcurrant palate.
Comments Off on Kings of Kangaroo Ground The Pedersen Yarra Valley/Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A developed savoury bouquet with a medicinal note. Simple, sweet briary fruit expression on the pleasant palate.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex combination of tar, licorice and prune characters with hints of tobacco oak.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Barrel 88 South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A lovely elegant style of cabernet with a lifted chocolate cake of a nose and a sweet varietal fruit palate that is soft in the mouth.3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Leathery development evident on the nose and a soft supple palate with good savoury length.
Comments Off on Stockman’s Ridge Rider Orange Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An elegant nose with aromas of raspberries and briary fruit. The palate is rich, round and balanced and very tasty. Slight warming finish.
Comments Off on Rusty Bike The Tandem Clare Valley Adelaide Hills Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An elegant wine with very attractive dark sweet plumy fruit showing eucalypt elements and a fine tannic grip.
Comments Off on Millbrook Regional Perth Hills Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Delicate nuances of dark savoury fruit fragrances on the oaky nose and good length of raspberry fruit flavours on the nicely textured palate. Soft on the finish.
Comments Off on Sileni Estate Selection Pacemaker Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex dusty mulberry aromas and sweet mulberry fruit palate with drying tannins. “Very drinkable!”.
Comments Off on Sileni Cellar Selection Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Highly concentrated dark berry and plum fruit aromas with subtle spiciness. Has a soft smooth palate that fills out with very rich sweet fruit flavours and has a drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Sileni Estate Selection Triangle Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Soft dusty aromas and a smooth and chocolaty full bodied style of palate.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Stage Left Adelaide Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Delicate raspberry notes to the slightly earthy nose. Soft and supple in the mouth with very nice flavour profile.
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Scooter McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slightly pungent spicy/herbal nose and nice complexity and texture to the sweet fruit palate.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Huge colour, complex aromas and lovely depth, balance and richness to the palate with lingering sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Lot 148 McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A big wine, high in acid that has attractive fleshy youthful fruit/oak aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Robinvale NW Victoria Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature chocolaty/coffee/caramel nose and very sweet raisined-like flavours with good level of spirit.
Comments Off on Robinvale LBL Vintage NW Victoria Cabernet 2002 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Smells of Sarsaparilla, plums and spices. Sweet blueberry fruit flavours, tart acid and drying tannins.
Comments Off on J&J Rivers Lane Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mulberries and plums on the nose with a rich full flavoured plumy palate and good weight and length of tannins. Drying finish. 5+
Comments Off on J&J Rivers Lane McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Toasty oak slightly dominates the savoury fruit nose. Soft palate; savoury flavours and drying finish. 5+
Comments Off on Salena Estate Twisted Sticks Organic Riverland Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Plain simple style but lots going on! Leafy cassis varietal characters and light malty oak.
Comments Off on Salena Estate Twisted Sticks Organic Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ageing red fruit aromas and mature spicy stewed fruit flavours with soft tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Salena Estate Twisted Sticks Organic Riverland Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A grassy herbal style of sauvignon blanc with the lees work giving texture to the palate.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Orange Reserve Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Delicate, floral peach fragrances. Clean crisp palate with flavours of peaches and green apples.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Wine Lovers Orange Marsanne 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Grassy nose with hints of apples. Quite a syrupy palate but balanced by lots of acidity.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Hunter Valley Reserve Hunter Valley Semillon 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An off-dry flavoursome wine with lots of tropical fruit and acid at the higher end.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Hunter Valley Reserve Hunter Valley Verdelho 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017