Posted: June 15, 2017
It’s all melon, tropics and citrus with a herbal lift. Intense aromas and masses of lovely varietal flavours on the long well balanced palate with a herbal kick to the finish.
Comments Off on Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Toasty buttery notes to the tropical/citrus fruit characters with a good acid backbone.
Comments Off on Hunter’s Jane Hunter Marlborough Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Balanced, structured and beautifully layered with citrus and pear fruit with tightly wound acidity.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estates Premium Marlborough Pinot Gris 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Layered and interesting with a hint of development and fresh pear and apple fruit characters.
Comments Off on Banyandah Macedon Ranges Pinot Gris 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A floral lift to the nose and a complex palate with a balance of lifted poached pear-like fruit flavours with some pear juice notes supported by a great acid spine.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Old Block Southern Highlands Pinot Grigio 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A crisp crunchy apple style of pinot that is firm, fresh and dry. Great summer drink.
Comments Off on Stone Bridge Wines Clare Valley Pinot Gris 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Ripe, long and well balanced with some sweet/sour characters and delicate floral notes.
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pretty floral/citrus aromas and sweet upfront lightly tropical palate with good acid balance, slight grippiness and alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Sileni The Straits Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A different style with glace fruit notes to the herbal nose and spicy mouthfilling flavours.
Comments Off on Ninth Island Northern Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Mellow grassy bouquet and good line of acid to the slightly sweet citrussy palate.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Bright, fresh nose that has both sweet and sour aromas and austere lemony flavours.
Comments Off on Alkoomi Black Label Frankland River Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A crisp austere style that, according to one judge, “Will cut through food beautifully”.
Comments Off on Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A mellow bouquet of melons and oak and well integrated varietal oak/peach palate.
Comments Off on Tomich Icons of Woodside Q96 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An elegant dolly pink wine with fresh estery fruit bouquet and very light dry floral flavours.
Comments Off on Wheels It’s All About Balance Hunter Valley Rosé 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Crisp, lively and approachable with light lemon and hay aromas and zesty citrus flavours. Needs time to really shine.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Classic Hunter Semillon 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An excellent style with a lovely seamless balance between the cassis fruit characters and spicy new oak. Great structure and texture. 5+
Comments Off on Ryan’s Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A solid youthful wine. “A stayer”, suggested one judge. Nose has tarry oak overtones with a cassis fruit palate. 5+
Comments Off on Chestnut Grove Reserve Manjimup Merlot 2011 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Light and somewhat savory aromas with sweet fruit and chewy oak flavours on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Chestnut Grove Reserve Manjimup Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Described as, “A painted lady”, by one judge. Elegant and fruity with a perfumed/rose petal bouquet and great flavour persistence.
Comments Off on Heritage Estate Petite White Muscat a Petits Grains Granite Belt Muscat 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Toasty sweet nutty aromas and soft and flavoursome palate offering a lovely long lingering mouthful of nutty citrus flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Trentham Family Reserve Tasmania Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Dense, somewhat closed, Christmas cake of a nose and unyielding rich and spicy palate. 5+
Comments Off on Preston Peak Wild Ferment Granite Belt Mataro 2011 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Very oaky/toasty nose and an elegant but complex palate with nice cool climate spiciness.
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Mornington Peninsula Estate Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Attractive aromas of honeycomb, peaches and cream. Palate has excellent depth and length of toasty oak flavours nicely balanced by the ripe varietal fruit and has an astringent finish.
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Mornington Peninsula Estate Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Classy peach fruit, fresh nuts and some toffee notes lift off the nose and the tight, elegant oaky palate has delicate cedary/citrus flavours with nice nutty length.
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Peninsula Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Raw, lean and green style of shiraz with some well integrated flavours of youthful oak and spicy berry fruit.
Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Huge ripe bouquet smelling of black cherries and plums with violet overtones. Pristine, velvety smooth, palate with nicely retained spicy plum flavours. Excellent oak to balance. 5+
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Light fruit nose overlaid with walnuts. Interesting peachy palate developing toffee notes.
Comments Off on Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An excellent style; clean and fresh and very well balanced with an elegance of pear/peach-like characteristics.
Comments Off on Sanfeletto Bosco Di Fratta Brut Millesimato Valdobbiadene Italy Prosecco 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A classy style of pinot with lifted varietal fruit aromas and elegant stalky dark fruit flavours showing spicy notes.
Comments Off on Stockman’s Ridge Wines Rider Orange Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A funky, pungent and herbal varietal with an estery lift and slightly warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Babich Family Estates Headwaters Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A delicate floral nose and a soft creamy citrussy palate with lovely mouthcoating nutty flavours.
Comments Off on Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Nettle vibrancy to the melon nose with flinty mineral elements. Long seamlessly integrated palate – soft in the mouth – with flinty cut grass flavours and lingering acidity.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A great, rich, soft varietal with attractive fruit and some subtle oaky notes.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An attractive varietal. Slight dustiness on the citrussy nose. Lengthy persistence of sweet melon and citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Two Rivers Convergence Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Great purple colour, almost bordering on black. Has a rich Christmas cake of a nose and a big fruit pastille palate with great flavour profile, impressive oak and ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Lost Buoy Lion Point McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An elegant shiraz with a silky smooth integration of the sweet ripe nectarine fruit and the cedary oak.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A spicy cool climate style – fresh and alert with nice level of firm minty red flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Austere acid/oak style with seamless integration of the slightly porty fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Heritage Estate Barrel Selection Granite Belt Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pungent melon aromas and excellent rich stonefruit flavours on a pleasant soft palate. Drink now style.
Comments Off on Heritage Estate Granite Belt Fiano 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Beautifully complex oaky nose with lovely hazelnut overtones. The classy palate is very well structured and displays great depth of hazelnut and honeycomb flavours with great use of oak.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Single Vineyard Release Clare Valley Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely rich Aussie style with excellent lifted sweet fruit and appropriate use of oak.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Beautiful crimson purple wine with a dense concentration of sweet oak, cassis and blackberry fruit aromas. Lovely freshness and strength to the long dark fruit driven palate. 5+
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Huge dense porty nose and big mocha and berry palate – youthful with nice integration of stalky/savory/cedary flavours. 5+
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Dense purple, almost black, wine that’s young, strong and dry and needing some age.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Langhorne Creek Teroldego 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely rich spicy confectionery nose with soft generous sweet and spicy fruit flavours. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy GSM McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A fresh, lightweight, quaffer with lovely aromas and flavours of rich plums and drying cedary oak balanced by well structured tannins.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Dense, well aged and seamlessly integrated aromas and a big balanced palate that still shows plenty of zest! Has softness and length. 3-5
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Jacko’s McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / June 15, 2017