Posted: June 29, 2017
Pretty aromatics of rhubarb and violets with a big hit of vanilla oak obvious on the palate with soft tannin support. 5+
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted, almost floral, under the dark chocolaty nose. Attractive silky smooth palate; lovely mix of varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Elegant minty cassis fragrances with tomato leaf-like notes. Simple, soft palate more dry red than varietal with good acid finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines The Maitre ‘d McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted floral/red fruit fragrances and lolly-like flavours – lots of ripe plum and candied apple fruit characters with slight gamey element.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines The Scooter McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Some earthiness on the spicy plum nose. Soft in the mouth with plum flavours and spiciness from the oak. Nice tannin weight.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Two Left Feet McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Shiraz Merlot Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Simple blackberry and oak aromas. Soft and gentle in the mouth with bright fruit notes.
Comments Off on Jim’s Block Heritage Collection Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Savoury fruit nose showing a lift of black olives and herbs. Long, nicely structured palate -elegant but also shows some complexity.
Comments Off on Three Dark Horses Langhorne Creek Touriga 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ripe chocolaty cabernet with leafy notes to the nose and very fresh tart red fruit on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Some subtle oak complexity on the red fruit nose. Lean, dry and leathery varietal palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Powerful but easy drinking with pretty floral red/blue fruit fragrances and good balance between the fruit and oak and showing some ripe notes. Drying tannic finish. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting amalgam of pot pourri, lavender, forest floor and fig aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Switch McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted spicy red fruit fragrances and a firm tannic palate with good savoury elements and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Switch McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Thick tarry aromas with blackberry notes and a leafy edge to the sweet cassis/blackberry flavours with a seamlessly balanced palate that has good vinosity. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Old school style. Nose is chocolaty and minty with a dash of spices and a bit of oyster shell. Nice weight of blueberry and malty flavours with powerful tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A good wine with a big earthy nose and a well rounded, well balanced and very tasty palate showing attractive cigar box oak.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Wines Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A sweet and spicy bouquet. Round and soft in the mouth with good palate structure and great finish.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Wines Bernoota Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting nose with a smoky oak lift. It’s all sweet cherries and tobacco on the rich palate.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Wines Section 54 Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Great purple colour, vibrant brambly/earthy aromas and sweet fruit flavours on the silky palate.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Wines Arthur’s Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Malbec 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Rich and chocolaty on the nose with some light leafy notes. Gorgeous palate; it’s rich, balanced and very flavoursome.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Wines Winemaker’s Selection Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely aromas with delicate floral hints of violets. A seamlessly balanced, rich, silky smooth palate that has a certain elegance.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Southern Fleurieu Cabernet Franc 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A soft and complete nose and a palate that’s elegant but also has some richness of ripe bramble-like fruit characters.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Deep purple wine with a spicy berry fruit bouquet and hints of ripe mulberry flavours.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Langhorne Creek Malbec 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted minty/blackcurrant bouquet with hints of riper characters. Delicately structured, elegant, well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Avalon Tree Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Cedary malty nose with red/blue fruits pushing through. Complex palate, a tad hot and tart with pleasant chocolaty plum flavours.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Olive tapenade/menthol like characters evolving on the nose and a big, developing and well integrated palate with strong tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose is a nice combination of dark fruits and oak. Oak driven palate has pleasant fruit underneath. Good tannins 3-5
Comments Off on James Haselgrove Futures McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A pretty nose that’s all blue fruits with light oak. Riper fruit on the palate with a gamey finish.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted fragrances of violets and blue fruits with chocolaty malty notes and a fleshy and “giving” blueberry palate. 5+
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mulberries and cranberries lift off the nose. Palate has attractive forest floor elements to it. 3-5
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Licoricey fragrances with a slight aged leathery edge and flavours of dusty cedary oak and sweet ripe fruit. 3-5
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A dense powerful bouquet that’s all black fruits, violets and spices. Very good varietal palate; strong yet supple with more of the black fruit elements supported by the oak. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A blend of toasty oak and blue fruit aromas with a violet lift. Soft and rounded in the mouth with plum/oak flavours. Hot finish. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subtle blueberry fragrances with a light floral/violet lift. Slippery smooth in the mouth with rich ripe blue fruit flavours. Drying tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Bromley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
The nose is ripe and brooding with aromas reminiscent of the forest floor. Intense oak driven flavours but has balancing fruit and powerful tannins. Needs more time. 3-5
Comments Off on Pepperjack Scotch Fillet Graded McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Prunes, spices and vanilla on the nose and a warm, lingering, fruit driven palate. Some mintiness.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Basket Press McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Quince fruit characters on the nose with powerful spicy varietal flavours on a soft palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Dyson 38 McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Subtle oak creaminess on the nose. Soft balanced palate with good melon fruit weight and light use of oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Reserve McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting aged fruit aromas and nicely evolved complexity to the developed varietal palate.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Wickham Park McLaren Vale Merlot 2010 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ironstone-like elements on the nose with aromatic violet notes. Rich, complex palate with nice complexity developing.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Jacko’s McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Leathery Old Spice aromas and aged complex fruit flavours with warming alcohol and spirituous viscosity. Still attractive. 3-5
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Bush Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh fruit and spices on the nose with more fresh fruit characters evident on the weighty palate. Tannins slightly drying. 3-5
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ripe blackberry bouquet with a leafy lift and a palate full of big sweet cassis fruit flavours with black olive elements and layered with toasty oak and firm tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting aromas of aged red fruits with oak adding complexity. Full and fleshy in the mouth with nice bottle age. “Decant!” 3-5
Comments Off on De Lisio Wines The Covert McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Aged aromas showing lovely complexity and a beautifully matured blackcurrant palate. “Asking to be decanted and drunk”, according to one judge.
Comments Off on De Lisio Wines The Covert McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Developing aromas of aged black fruit with a light oakiness. Big powerful palate; oak a tad overt but has pleasant underlying blackcurrant jam fruit and leathery age notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nicely aged nose and big developed figgy/berry flavours laced with powerful tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A classic style with a very dense and powerful fruit/oak bouquet. Very well integrated silky smooth palate with generous sweet plum and oak flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A delightful melange of chocolate, tar and licorice aromas with some coffee grounds thrown in! The delicious palate is still fresh and elegant and spicy and has bright acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A pleasant simple shiraz with bright fruit, some oak and a menthol complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Salena Estate Wines Silhouette McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An elegant wine, still has some freshness and a complexity of chocolate, blueberry and malt. 3-5
Comments Off on Salena Estate Wines Twisted Sticks McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017