Posted: June 9, 2017
Soft, rounded and well balanced wine with good power and intensity of varietal fruit, elegant oak and lovely creamy structure.
Comments Off on Marchand & Burch Australian Collection Mount Barrow Mount Barker Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Good yeasty complexity on the nose with a soft creamy palate, quite elegant and showing a nice mineral line.
Comments Off on Mad Fish Methode Traditionelle Western Australia Sparkling NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A big oaky wine, well made and still very youthful with a very good tannin structure.
Comments Off on Howard Park Scotsdale Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A powerful wine that needs some more ageing. Lovely tight varietal fruit characters with good softness and sweetness from the oak and lots of chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Howard Park Scotsdale Great Southern Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive fruit complexity to the nose with a nicely balanced and well structured palate that has berry fruit characters and savory tannins.
Comments Off on Howard Park Leston Margaret River Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive varietal nose with nice complexity to the slightly lean palate.
Comments Off on Howard Park Flint Rock Great Southern Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Attractive perfumed aromas and a big, soft and nicely rounded palate with the oak in balance with the fruit.
Comments Off on Howard Park Flint Rock Great Southern Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely citrussy sherbety bouquet with a lovely crisp and elegant palate showing good length of acidity.
Comments Off on Howard Park Flint Rock Mount Barker Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Lots of attractive oak that is tending to dominate the elegant fruit – fort the moment. Soft and creamy in the mouth with great length of delicious flavours.
Comments Off on Howard Park Western Australia Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely crisp dry style with good riesling fruit characters layered with some fragrant/talcum powder like elements.
Comments Off on Howard Park Porongurup Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A soft rounded style with a powerful fruit lift and an elegant acid backbone.
Comments Off on Howard Park Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Stylish pink sparkling with good length of attractive fruit and hints of yeast autolysis.
Comments Off on Howard Park Jete Methode Traditionelle Mount Barker Sparkling Rosé NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A classic botrytis style – lemony characters are layered with apricot elements. Great acid.
Comments Off on Margrain Botrytis Selection Martinborough Chenin Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A very attractive, very sweet wine ideal to serve with the sweetest of desserts. This late harvest wine exhibits lovely zesty fruit wrapped in creamy complexity.
Comments Off on Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc (375ml) 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A beautifully complex, but wonderfully youthful, botrytis riesling that has excellent fruity aromas and zesty citrussy flavours.
Comments Off on Hunters Dessert Wine Marlborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lifted bouquet and great length of apricot like botrytis flavours.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Reserve Organic Noble Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Quite elegant with the botrytis sweetness nicely balanced by lemon green like varietal characters and has a long lingering acid finish.
Comments Off on Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Awatere Valley Marlborough Noble Sauvignon Blanc (375ml) 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A beautifully authentic vintage port with good fruit and genuine vintage port flavours and overall structure. Heady spirit with drying tannins and a long clean finish.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Vintage Fortified 2005 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely dry, steely, austere wine. “Top colour”, commented one judge. Has wonderful complexity of aged rancio characters and nutty warmth. A classic Aussie style
Comments Off on Morris Mia Aged Amber Rutherglen Apera NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A classic commercial wine – true to style with genuine sweet fig and cold tea like characters on the nose and palate. Excellent freshness.
Comments Off on Morris Cellar One Classic Liqueur Rutherglen Topaque NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A youthful number with excellent colour, sweet lifted aromas and some very concentrated varietal flavours on the drying palate.
Comments Off on Morris Cellar One Rutherglen Classic Liqueur Muscat NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A big rich Christmas pudding of a wine that’s deep amber in colour with a lovely lift of mocha on the nose and great fruit, oak and nice nuttiness on the palate.
Comments Off on Morris Cellar Reserve Rutherglen Grand Tawny NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A gorgeous incredibly rich and viscous style showing great age and rancio characters that are layered with developed toffee and raisin-like elements.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Grand Liqueur Tokay (500ml) NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
This wine has it all – it is rich and complex and seamlessly balanced with great rancio characters, nice wood influence and excellent fruit creating super concentrated flavours.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Grand Liqueur Muscat (500ml) NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Quite youthful with nice bitey spirit and very good, genuine, muscat flavours with a pleasant warming finish.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Classic Liqueur Muscat NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Excellent green hues with yellow tints. A bouquet is very lifted with a lovely concentration of toffee/raisin-like characters all of which are echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Classic Liqueur Tokay NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A big style with excellent development and lovely creamy/malty harmony obvious on the palate which shows a good deal of oak dryness.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Classic Tawny NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely wine with zesty sweet apricot fruit and a clean acid finish.
Comments Off on Penfolds Cellar Reserve Barossa Valley Viognier 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Very deep colour with an elegance of fruit characters on the nose with some nice drying spirit on the perfectly balanced palate.
Comments Off on Baileys VP140 Vintage 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A real Rutherglen classic with lovely fresh muscat fruit blended with dry berry-like characters. The palate is sweet but with lovely complexity and an excellent drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Baileys Founders Series Classic Muscat NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A bigger more viscous liqueur style that shows nice freshness. Excellent colour with attractive toffee/butterscotch characters.
Comments Off on Baileys Founders Series Classic Topaque NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Young, simple and genuine muscat with an excellent balance of fruit, coffee and chocolate characters with nice oak dryness.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Exclusive Muscat NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Very sweet but it is balanced by some lovely complex fruit characters with the slightest of hair oil like nuances in the mouth.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Supreme Botrytis 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
An attractive and complex wine with lovely amber hues and apricot/marmalade elements on the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Dog Ridge Noble Rot Semillon Zibibbo McLaren Vale Noble Blend (375ml) NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A delicate wine with sweet citrus fruit balanced by some powerful lemony acidity.
Comments Off on Bass River 1835 Gippsland Ice Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Smells of oranges with a dash of lemon peel and has a well balanced, oily, palate with great apricot complexity.
Comments Off on Hollick The Nectar Coonawarra Riesling Semillon 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A young gem with good fruit, great mouthfeel and sweet warming spirit. Quite tannic.
Comments Off on Kalleske JMK Barossa Valley Shiraz VP (375ml) 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A light simple varietal – sweet, rich and technically perfect with great freshness.
Comments Off on Grant Burge 10 Year Old Muscat NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Colour bordering on brick red. A lovely touch of rancio on the nose and an excellent sweet palate with some lovely oak handling adding complexity. Great finish.
Comments Off on Grant Burge 10 Year Old Tawny Port NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Deep amber hues with lovely nutmeg and cinnamon fragrances. Sweet palate. Good dry finish.
Comments Off on Basket Range Wine Artful Dodger Adelaide Hills Tawny Port NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A beautifully luscious nose of caramels, apricots and citrus peel. Super sweet liqueur style of palate – lovely and clean.
Comments Off on Myattsfield Nancy Myatt Fortified NV / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A fresh spicy shiraz nose with some leafy cabernet notes. “A really lovely lively palate”, noted one judge. Sweet spicy fruit with good use of oak.
Comments Off on Palmer Kracker Jack Bin 212 Margaret River Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Perfumed oak dominates the nose; dark spicy fruit underneath. Obvious oak on the palate with interesting fruit. Excellent drinking.
Comments Off on Settlers Ridge Reserve Organic Margaret River Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A leafy peppery nose and a warm ripe jubey fruit palate but it’s not in your face and has nice herbal overtones.
Comments Off on Palmer Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A big ripe traditional style with lifted spicy peppery aromas showing underlying savory oak. Palate delivers punchy varietal fruit with nicely controlled tannin and oak characters.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Third Wheel Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Terrific magenta hues and magnificent nose that’s all oriental spices matched with dark berries. Elegant and stylish palate with pristine fruit showing violet nuances.
Comments Off on Smallwater Estate Geographe Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A very pretty wine, well balanced and stylish with lovely ripe berry tones showing a herbal edge and restrained tannins. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Palmer Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Simple blueberry aromas with a whiff of oak; similar characters on the plush palate.
Comments Off on Howard Park Leston Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A distinct cool climate style. Simple dark berry fruits with oak and tannins poking through.
Comments Off on Domaine Naturaliste by Bruce Dukes Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Brooding green pepper/herbal bouquet and upfront dark jubey fruit flavours. Good tannins.
Comments Off on Happs Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017