Posted: June 16, 2017
Attractive fruit driven style with a medium weight fruit palate lined with crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very approachable with lovely intense sweet concentration of fruit cake like varietal fruit. Some nice aged characters developing. 3-5
Comments Off on Wolf Blass White Label Robe Mount Benson Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Dark and fragrant berry nose edged with floral like elements. Lovely flavours of sweet ripe fruit laced with young oak. Needs more time in the cellar to really shine. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lean and minty. Menthol characters on the nose, sweet fruit intensity on slightly hot palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Mildara Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Developed earthy chocolaty bouquet with similar characters echoed on the long, soft and complex palate with good line of acidity.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Sparkling Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Minty spicy fragrances with a leaner spicy minty palate and soft tannin backbone. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Blueberries and cedary oak on the lifted minty nose and warming palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Soft approachable commercial style with peppery plum nose and good integration of spicy sweet fruit and vanillin oak flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Floral/apple bouquet with a crisp racy acid palate tasting of fresh lemons. Offers good cellaring potential. 3-5
Comments Off on Leconfield Old Vines Coonawarra Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Subtle melon/oak bouquet and a fresh flavoursome palate showing some richness.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A medium weight cabernet with pleasant confectionery fruit and some powerful tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Good oak driven commercial style that’s high in acid with attractive berry fruits. 3-5
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Big, warming style with some attractive spicy varietal fruit, tight oak and silky smooth mouthcoating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Tight oaky nose edged with floral/violet fragrances. Very youthful palate, good fruit sweetness and intensity and fine firm tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A leaner style of cabernet showing dark berry fruit, smoky cedary oak and slightly ‘furry’ tannins with quite a drying finish. 5+
Comments Off on Redman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Complex, slightly developed licorice and spicy oak aromas. Soft well balanced shiraz fruit palate with an oaky background. Excellent structure and texture. 3-5
Comments Off on DiGiorgio Family Wines Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Smoky oak driven nose and rich smooth palate with some fruit sweetness and balancing oak and tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
The sweet black varietal fruit characters are seamlessly integrated with coconutty oak and firm tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Intense ripe plum varietal fruit with sweet and spicy oak and some tannins that need time to calm down. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A bigger style with juicy olive/cassis fruit and big firm mouthcoating tannins.
Comments Off on Picarus Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Young, bright and juicy style with some drying tannins. Good drinking now. 3-5
Comments Off on Picarus Wrattonbully Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very ripe and very sweet and brimming over with tar, fig and licorice like characters. A huge wine, bordering on the porty. 3-5
Comments Off on Roy The Cattleman Coonawarra Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Savory meaty style approaching its peak. Complex dark chocolaty bouquet and a lean, silky smooth palate with good tannins.
Comments Off on Roy The Cattleman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A stylish, well focused, wine with dark fruits, violets and mint on the nose and a very attractive, well structured fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
An attractive peppery spicy nose with just a whiff of violet like nuances. The flavoursome palate is full of rich sweet fruit and has a nice balance of tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Wyndham Estate George Wyndham Founders Reserve Limestone Coast Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A young pretty crimson wine with a minty menthol red berry nose and very flavoursome palate with intense fruit/oak characters and a very firm tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Flint’s of Coonawarra Gammon’s Crossing Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A youthful peppery nose and a sweet young palate with intense fruit flavours. It’s elegant but powerful with a soft spicy finish.
Comments Off on Flint’s of Coonawarra Rostrevor Coonawarra Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A richness of cherries and plums on the nose with eucalypt notes and rich spicy flavours laced with velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Herbert Mt Gambier Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
“A tight, long, keeper”, said one judge. With its dark plum/bitumen fruit characters, spicy vanillin oak and monumental smooth tannins with a satin finish. 5+
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A forward evolved cabernet. A touch minty on the nose with a sweet fruit palate and soft tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Waxy fruit notes, black brooding fruits, rich dense, intense long flavours on palate. Fine, delicate length.
Comments Off on Whiskey Gully Wines Republique Red 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Cherry plum spice, yeasty notes.
Comments Off on Whiskey Gully Wines Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Dark brooding black fruits, blackberry and coffee mocha notes. Good fruit intensity and palate length.
Comments Off on Twisted Gum Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Nose has hints of bacon oak with delicate violet nuances. Good fruit sweetness on the palate with firm tannins. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Terramore For The Love of Wine Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Rich, dark spices, concentrated long palate. Sump oil depths in texture and colour. Champion Mainstream Red.
Comments Off on Twisted Gum CMR Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A powerful wine but needs time – tight and unforgiving at this stage. Good fruit concentration. 3-5
Comments Off on Terramore For The Love of Wine Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Smells of strawberries and has a rich toffee sweet fruit palate with a good acid balance and a clean finish.
Comments Off on Reschke Pierre De Ronsard Coonawarra Rosé 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Elegant chardonnay with good varietal fruit and hints of oak. Good complexity to the nose and lingering richness to the palate.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A riper style with lolly sweet fruit fragrances showing violet nuances. Long lingering palate rich with fruit flavours. Has great structure and freshness. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
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Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Viognier 2015 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A bigger style with plenty of upfront red/dark plum fruit. Oak sitting in the background. Savory secondary characters developing. 3-5
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Grippy, textural with floral nose. Very precise red apple varietal characters. Great acid, honey notes, strawberries and cream palate.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Petit Manseng 2015 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Delicious guava fruit with a hint of green, powerful but not overdone, great palate, creamy, well balanced.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Verdelho 2015 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Elegant flavours of fruit (pear pulp), white flowers some briny, salty notes. Balance of fruit intensity, length and floral notes.
Comments Off on Summit Estate Vermentino 2016 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Cut straw, marzipan notes, nutty and spicy. Crunchy texture, richness of flavour, well made wine.
Comments Off on Summit Estate Fiano 2016 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Big and powerful cabernet with an excellent concentration of cassis-like fruit, violet notes and well handled oak.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A very smart shiraz with tight dark fruit showing hints of plum pudding and mingling with cedary oak and some interesting earthiness.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A savory olive and soy sauce -like nose and a lean and tight high acid palate layered with firm tannins.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Estate Grown Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017