Posted: April 28, 2017
A toasty oak nose with a serious, oak driven, palate – very creamy texture with some melon and honey-like characters coming through.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Good concentration of varietal fruit evident; peaches, figs and melons all present with some well handled oak adding complexity.
Comments Off on Penfolds Cellar Reserve Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Attractive leesy characters on the nose, a lovely fine bead and an elegant palate that has great texture and warm nutty flavours wrapped in subtle nectarine characters with crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Sidewood Chloe Adelaide Hills Cuvée 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A light, lean and pretty sparkling rose with subtle toasty nutty bouquet and hints of cherry flavours on the drier style of palate with a good backbone of acidity.
Comments Off on Sidewood Isabella Sparkling Adelaide Hills Rosé 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Pretty fruit nose with slightly green edge. Soft, round and flavoursome in the mouth. Tannins nicely in check.
Comments Off on Sidewood Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Subtle hint of pink hues with a fresh fruit driven nose and lovely honeyed palate showing some charry notes and good use of acid.
Comments Off on Howard Vineyard Sparkling Brut Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A simple honey/rose water nose and nice persistence of spicy honeyed flavours.
Comments Off on Norton Summit Dalrympliana Sparkling Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Pinot 2009 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Attractive nose; cabernet characters show through with a generous, juicy and well balanced palate with silky tannins.
Comments Off on Basket Range Wine Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Elegant floral bouquet with a dash of hazelnuts. Silky smooth palate has some buttery qualities and tastes of peaches and guavas.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A lean and slightly leafy style with a mix of dark fruits, tobacco, spice and some well placed oak with a tight tannin structure.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A solid wine with some powerful dark fruit aromas and great varietal flavour concentration on the harmoniously balanced palate.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Middle Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Lifted bright berry fruit aromas and flavours. A wine that shows plenty of promise!
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Middle Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Subtle oak nose creating nutty aromas and a generously oaked palate but without being in your face. Hot finish.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Generous amount of oak here but has the fruit to carry it. Subtle aromas and a balanced palate.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Nero D’Avola 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Pleasing dark fruit nose and tarry palate with menthol notes and mouth puckering tannins.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Montepulciano 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Fennel and aniseed characters on the nose and good palate length with a big dollop of ripe berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A very good wine – clean and bright with a flinty lift to the pineapple like nose and lovely herbal palate that evolves into melon characters with hints of apricot. Sound acidity.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Arneis 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Lovely example of the variety – fragrances of rose petals lift off the nose and ripe pears and green plum flavours fill the mouth. Finishes with nice length of acidity.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A subtlety of raspberries and blackberries on the nose and a drying, high alcohol, palate with loads of fruit and chocolaty tannins.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A well presented wine with distinct varietal characters of herbs, cut grass and snow peas all balanced against a crisp acid backbone.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Generous well balanced style with weight and texture and showing good red fruit characters with nice level of tannins.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Pinot Rosé 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Pleasing fruit and yeast derived characters of cut apple and bready influence.
Comments Off on Bowhouse Vineyard Apres Adelaide Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Warm toasty/fruity nose and fresh bright fruit flavours with a long nutty finish.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Woodside Vineyard Sparkling Blanc de Blanc Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Quite a complex style with savory fruit, good acid and very good tannin structure. Nice balance and length.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Icons of Woodside Vineyard 1777 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Excellent “pinot-ness” of cassis and cherries on the nose and lovely smart varietal palate – more cherries and some forest floor characters. “Very pinot noir”, enthused one judge.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A pleasing, yet simple wine. Good length and flavour intensity. Great fruit drive right to the end with nice lick of sweetness on the finish.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Pleasant cassis fruit bouquet, full raspberry/blackberry palate, not overly varietal but “A nice ride” according to one judge.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Subtle floral/nectarine nose with an abundance of spicy fruit flavours on the palate.
Comments Off on The Lane Block 2 Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Yeasty Vegemite characters on the slightly pungent nose with honeyed/gooseberry flavours.
Comments Off on The Lane Block 10 Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Simple, no frills style with floral and vanilla-like aromas and hints of rose petals on the palate.
Comments Off on Hesketh Lenswood Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Opulent juicy blend brimming over with fresh primary fruit and wrapped in great tannins.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery Compatriots Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Nice fennel and licorice characters on the nose and bold, generous, red fruit palate with lovely fine grained tannin structure.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery Blueblood Adelaide Hills Blaufrankisch 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
‘Serious’ brooding fruit bouquet and some lovely fruit hanging from a great structural backbone.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
“A variety that shows great promise for the Hills region”, said one judge. “And this wine is a perfect example of why”. Herbaceous aromas and lively herbal palate; hints of pineapple and melon.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery GRU Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Blackberry and mulberry aromas with menthol touches. Sound palate; plush and varietal.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Feral Fox Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2010 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A sound well balanced wine; a tad angular around the edges with a complexity of crisp pear and melon flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Lucky Lizard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
White chocolate and a dash of pepper on the nose. Gentle fruit sweetness supported well by the acidity.
Comments Off on Lowe Headstone Mudgee Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A lovely long and balanced wine that retains its elegance throughout. It has cranberry fragrances and a supplely textured palate.
Comments Off on Coal Pit Central Otago Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Lovely freshness, balance and lots of interest here with some delicate savoury fruit evident.
Comments Off on Patina Orange Rosé NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Reserved raspberry fruit aromas and a nicely textured, fleshy, sweet, ripe fruit palate.
Comments Off on La Bise Le Petite Frais Adelaide Hills Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
An elegant wine that is an attractive balance and mix of white cherries, peaches and spices with herbaceous notes.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Iridescent fuscia pink hues with dusty raspberry fruit fragrances. More raspberries on the fleshy sweet palate with good level of acid to balance. “Still has room to grow”.
Comments Off on Bonking Frog Summer Geographe Merlot Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
The nose is a little closed for the moment. Creamy in the mouth with delicate cherry flavours. “Yet to show its best”.
Comments Off on Gilbert by Simon Gilbert Saignee Orange Mudgee Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Fresh candied fruit sweetness kept in balance on both the nose and palate. Some weight to the off-dry palate.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Hunter Valley Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Dry savoury nose and full-bodied palate with good texture and complexity. Has flavours of strawberries with brioche/bready like nuances.
Comments Off on Deep Woods Estate Estate Margaret River Rosé 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Gentle red berry bouquet and good depth of small berry fruit flavours on an elegant palate.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Muted fruit characters on a firm nose. Finely structured palate with a delicate thread of cranberry fruit characters running through.
Comments Off on Vinaceous Right Reverend V Margaret River Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Hints of watermelon like aromas on the fresh peppery lifted nose. Lovely range and length of flavours on a lightweight, but well balanced, palate.
Comments Off on Vinaceous Salome WA Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Licorice and berries on the nose. More of the licorice characters obvious on the very approachable, subtle, smallgoods palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Marko’s Vineyard Point Eight Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017