Posted: June 29, 2017
Lightly coloured wine with restrained grassy bouquet and fruity notes. Tight, simple green fruit varietal palate that’s long and clean. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Lightly coloured wine with restrained grassy bouquet and fruity notes. Tight, simple green fruit varietal palate that’s long and clean. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
A rich old fashioned style. Big buttery bouquet with toasty touches and a powerful complex buttery palate with rich fruit seamlessly integrated with the oak. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
A rich old fashioned style. Big buttery bouquet with toasty touches and a powerful complex buttery palate with rich fruit seamlessly integrated with the oak. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Slightly honeyed fruit/oak aromas and a simple lightweight tropical/citrus fruit palate, nice oak and tight acidity. A good wine. 5+
Comments Off on Spring Vale Freycinet Coast Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very bright green/gold colours and lovely ripe nectarine/oak aromas with rich stonefruit flavours and some grapefruit elements with well handled spicy oak characters.
Comments Off on Heemskerk Coal River Valley Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Rich fruit/oak integration on the nose. Lovely definition, freshness and quality of stonefruit-like varietal flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
“An easy summery style”, said one judge. Big oak influence on the nose with attractive fig and tinned peach aromas. Ripe complex palate tasting of spicy baked apricots. 5+
Comments Off on Freycinet Vineyard Tasmania Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subdued nose with hints of lees and nectarines and lengthy persistence of ripe pear and melon flavours. Good acid backbone. 5+
Comments Off on Josef Chromy Pepik Tasmania Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Intense green/gold hues and appealing varietal aromas of gooseberries, snow peas and hint of mint which is all echoed on the slightly sweet palate. Good flavour profile.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Restrained tropical bouquet with a light oaky touch. Solid palate, good varietal/sherbety fruit flavour persistence.
Comments Off on Bay of Fires Eddystone Point Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Grassy, green herb bouquet with a passionfruit note. Lovely light fresh varietal characters on the well balanced, slightly drying, palate.
Comments Off on Gala Estate Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fragrances reminiscent of lemon barley water with simple sweet tropical fruit flavours and fresh clean acidity.
Comments Off on Chartley Estate East Coast Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Simple style. Slightly subdued developed aromas and a rounded pear dominated palate with some phenolics.
Comments Off on Emilia Tasmania Pinot Grigio 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Bright green tinged wine with nice spicy/floral aromatics. Has a lengthy palate with some pleasant and delicate pear flavours on the mid palate. Has length and balance. 3-5
Comments Off on White Rock Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Gris 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
The nose smells a little of tinned pineapple with a good length and mouthful of baked pear like flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Bangor Jimmy’s Hill Tasmania Pinot Gris 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Restrained aromas of dried pineapple-like characters with more of those dried fruit characters echoed on the palate that’s layered with pear and aniseed elements.
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Posted: June 29, 2017
A bright, juicy and refreshing style with perfumed pear-like varietal fruit characters and attractive line of minerally elements.
Comments Off on Bay of Fires Eddystone Point Tasmania Pinot Gris 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Bright golden hues, a perfumed pear bouquet and sweet tropical/pear flavours. Easy drinking style.
Comments Off on Spring Vale Freycinet Coast Pinot Gris 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ripe pear aromas and a lovely slippery pear palate. Has residual sugar balanced by acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on Emilia Tasmania Pinot Grigio 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Boiled lolly aromas and nicely textured palate. Some residual sugar and good phenolic balance. 3-5
Comments Off on Glaetzer-Dixon Uberblanc Tasmania Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An enticing perfumed lychee/rose water bouquet with lychee-like flavours dominating a palate that has a high level of acidity. 3-5
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Posted: June 29, 2017
“Colour suggests age”. Nose is big and toasty, the palate is rich, slightly sweet and citrussy. 3-5
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Quite Germanic in style with its intense and inviting toasty lime and orange aromas. Tastes of freshly squeezed citrus fruit with a “good whack of slatey minerality. 5+
Comments Off on Drew Wines Coal River Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subdued aromas with some development. Simple but pleasant palate. Great sweet/acid balance. 3-5
Comments Off on White Rock Vineyard Tasmania Riesling 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Intense and evolved tropical fruit characters on the nose; some citrussy elements. Bold lime/orange fruit flavours on the bigger style palate. Nice balance and length. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Intense green tinged colour with rich lime oil aromas. Fuller richer style of palate that has persistence, length and good line of flavours reminiscent of freshly squeezed limes. 5+
Comments Off on Third Child 3 Tea Tree Ella Mae Tasmania Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Musky perfumed elements to the nose and good presence, length and persistence of the slatey lime-like varietal flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Gala Estate Tasmania Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Pretty perfumed bouquet and excellent focus and persistence of varietal flavours. Lots of interest.
Comments Off on Freycinet Vineyard Tasmania Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Light lifted nose smelling of lime jelly crystals! Good balance of refreshing lime marmalade flavours with slight greenish notes. 5+
Comments Off on Chartley Estate Tasmania Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Estery floral fragrances and a pretty citrus palate that is delicate and simple with texture and persistence and some residual sweetness balanced by racy acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Restrained citrussy nose and fuller, richer style palate. Nice weight of lemon curd flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Roaring 40’s Tasmania Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely grilled nut-like aromas mingle with ripe citrus notes. Lovely nougat and lemon pudding flavours with additional complexity from time spent on cork. 3-5
Comments Off on Chartley Estate Lavinia Tasmania Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2010 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A very attractive toasty roasted cashew bouquet and great persistence of simple sweet fruit flavours that linger on. 3-5.
Comments Off on Spring Vale Salute Freycinet Coast Sparkling 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very stylish aperitif type of sparkling with interesting green pineapple characters on the nose and long, elegant and beautifully focussed palate with great interplay of fruit and yeast.
Comments Off on Arras Brut Elite Tasmania Methode Traditionelle NV / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Full, rounded, intensely flavoured cabernet with some drying tannins and slightly astringent finish.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Powerful spicy dark fruit bouquet and quite dense, rich, oak driven palate with plenty of jubey fruit to match.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A mix of citrus and tropical fruit aromas with pleasant varietal intensity to the crisp palate.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slight balsamic character to the minty herbaceous nose. Good black and red fruit flavours with grippy tannins and good acidity.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A very big powerful shiraz with intense concentration of slightly jubey, varietal fruit, characters.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Deep red, almost black in colour with sweet oaky aromas and subtle oak characters on the dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Dark Side of the Moon Clare Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Spicy chocolaty nose with a savoury edge. Dense fruit driven palate; generous and rich with leathery age developing.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Nirvana Clare Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A pleasant musky touch to the citrus fragrances. Quite restrained, slightly angular palate with balancing acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Taylors Winemakers Project Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Buttery toasty aromas with a citrus line. Oak dominated palate but good depth of fig/melon flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Dark prune-like fragrances with a generous, sweet and juicy intensity of prune flavours.
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