Posted: July 21, 2022
Bright perfumed aromas and red fruit driven flavours with big tannins and dry finish.
Comments Off on Levrier by Jo Irvine Art Collection Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Big broad stewed fruit style starting to show some age with soft tannin structure.
Comments Off on The Kings’ Creed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Dark, brooding and concentrated wine with peppery/spicy fruit fragrances and sweet/spicy/peppery black fruit flavours with powdery tannins and high acid.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Bolter McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Excellent balance between ripe varietal fruit, sweet oak and gamey notes.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Idle Lane McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Powerful perfumed fruit fragrances and a soft spicy red fruit palate with obvious leathery characters and sweet spicy oak. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Montepulciano dÁdelaide Adelaide Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lifted red plum nose with a hint of oak and complex peppery/spicy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Yacca Paddock Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Youthful off dry style; good acid/sweet balance and nice floral, lychee and lemon curd characters.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Ein Riese Adelaide Hills Riesling 2022 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Inviting floral/musky red fruit fragrances and dark ripe fruit palate with mouth coating tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Burnt Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Spicy perfumed fruit fragrances and a chewy fruit palate with good acid line.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Sanjo Adelaide Hills Sangiovese 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A purple wine with bright red fruit, chewy tannins and a lean line of acid.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Piebald Adelaide Hills Syrah 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A nose of red fruits and white pepper combined with sweet oak. Spicy red fruit palate with oak adding complexity and showing good depth of tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Binbrook Barossa Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A refreshingly youthful wine with excellent colour clarity. Pretty lifted tropical aromas and crisp pineapple-like flavours on the full-bodied palate.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Fleurieu Vermentino 2022 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A generous and nicely textured shiraz with minty peppery notes to the nose and good flavour concentration.
Comments Off on Lost Buoy Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Cola-like bouquet with intense fleshy flavours in the blue fruit/licorice spectrum.
Comments Off on Reschke Vitulus Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Good peppery black fruit depth, nice toasty oak and high level of acid.
Comments Off on Reschke Bull Trader Coonawarra Merlot 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Dark fruits dominate the nose with a good concentration of black fruits on the lingering palate.
Comments Off on Brand & Sons ‘Bandits’ Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Sweet aromas of blackcurrants and blackberries. Seamlessly smooth palate with lovely fleshy ripe fruit flavours that linger across the palate.
Comments Off on Jim Brand ‘The Pursuit’ Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Developed jammy nose and sweet and spicy plum palate with some fleshy tannins.
Comments Off on Red Empress Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Interesting yeasty bouquet and flavoursome, well balanced, palate with dry finish.
Comments Off on Taltarni Vineyards Vintage Pyrenees Blanc de Blanc 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bright yellow hue, yeasty peach nose and tart dry stonefruit/apple palate.
Comments Off on Taltarni Vineyards Vintage Brut Pyrenees Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier 2016 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Nose shows good lift of fruit with an elegance of varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Taltarni Vineyards Pyrenees Shiraz Viognier 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A generosity of blue fruit fragrances and flavours matched with plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Taltarni Vineyards Heathcote Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A lighter elegant style with lingering minty/cherry characters and a high level of acid.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Buttery malo aromas and attractive buttery characters on the nicely textured, layered, palate. Good acidity.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Wilde Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Intense perfumed forest berry bouquet and an inky fleshy full-bodied palate dominated by red fruit with mouth coating tannins and good acid backbone.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper New South Wales Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Still a very young wine with some spritz evident. Grassy green herbaceous aromas and delicious intense lime/nettle palate with good acidity.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Semillon 2022 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A great example of the variety with musky floral fragrances and an elegant well balanced herbaceous/lime palate.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Verdelho 2022 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Citrus/honeysuckle nose with nougat notes; good line of mouth-watering citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Pinot Grigio 2022 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Purple wine with peppery fruit aromas, fleshy blackberry jam-like flavours and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Altus Rise Ascension Margaret River Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A nose of licorice and violets with intense blackberry flavours, good tannin structure and subtle oak.
Comments Off on Altus Rise Ascension Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A nose of toasty brown lime characters with good concentration of nutty citrus flavours and good use of oak with a crisp line of acid.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Wines Lisa Reserve Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Nettley citrus-like aromas leading to a linear citrus driven palate.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Wines Sarah Elizabeth Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Beautiful aged medium bodied chocolaty/peppery wine with red/black fruit elements.
Comments Off on Seville Hill TRE Yarra Valley Sangiovese Merlot Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Earthy mushroomy bouquet and a soft nicely aged Christmas cake-like palate.
Comments Off on Seville Hill Yarra Valley Merlot 2014 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
An elegant wine with potential for ageing. It has peppery fruit, good tannins and plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Heathcote Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A youthful wine with loads of flavour. Good varietal fruit and nice acidity.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Macedon Heathcote Cabernet Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Big ripe jammy fruit driven pinot with high acid and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Reserve Macedon Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A big rich pinot but done well. Some sweet dark fruit with savoury notes and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Skipping Rabbit Macedon Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pleasant youthful citrus/apple aromas with bright and simple stonefruit flavours.
Comments Off on Anna Spinato Brut Vintage DOC Veneto Italy Prosecco 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pretty perfumed floral bouquet; light refreshing savoury palate. Attractive phenolic finish.
Comments Off on Brise Maritime Mediterranee IGP Provence France Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A fresh easy style. Nice sweetness and a lift of strawberries and cherries.
Comments Off on Lumiere Provence France Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Strawberry and cream of a wine with lifted aromas and lingering flavours. Good acid line.
Comments Off on Domaine Des Feraud Cuvee Prestige Provence France Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Ruby red wine lifted and driven by a floral fruit blend with some meaty notes and nice soft tannins.
Comments Off on Erin Eyes Wines Stone of Destiny Clare Valley Shiraz Malbec 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Sweet and spicy blue fruit characters seamlessly layered with oak and acid.
Comments Off on Erin Eyes Wines Blarney Stone Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Subtle fruit aromas with good core of varietal fruit on the palate; subtle oak.
Comments Off on Erin Eyes Wines Ballycapple Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Deep purple wine with an inky concentration of spicy peppery fruit on the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Paulmara Estates DeNero Barossa Nero D’Avola 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Nutty butterscotch bouquet with hints of apples and “true Champagne” characters on the elegant, intense and beautifully balanced palate.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Cuvee Traditionelle Tasmania Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A fuller style with minty black and red fruit, good level of acid and some nice tannins.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A pretty nose lifted and perfumed with maturing red fruit flavours and peppery notes.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Signature Old China Hand Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Interesting flinty melon bouquet and initial sweetness on the palate nicely balanced with flinty complexity. “A unique wine,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022