Logan Orange Cabernet Merlot 2014
Posted: April 20, 2017
Savoury fruit notes to the nose. Soft fruit on the front palate and an acid grip to the finish. 3-5
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Gartelmann Phillip Alexander Mudgee Cabernet Merlot 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A very well made blend but still very young needing more time to open up. Light spicy fruit and good oak. A food wine.
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Ross Hill Isabelle Orange Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A dark purple and typical cool climate style. Subtle plum and cherry fragrances. Tight grippy palate with concentrated fruit flavours.
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Gartelmann Rylstone Mudgee Petit Verdot 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Touch green on the nose with some peppermint touches. Solid tannins surround obvious berry fruit flavours. Well balanced. 3-5
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Cooks Lot Allotment 8989 Orange Cabernet Merlot 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A very well balanced blend with both varieties showing ‘equal billing’. Smells of plums. Lovely complexity of upfront fruit flavours with well handled oak. 3-5
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Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Griffin Road Vineyard Orange Cabernet Franc 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A solid fruit driven wine – “It’s different!” Very attractive fruit aromas with hints of pomegranate and licorice. Long elegantly structured palate with delicious varietal flavours.
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Tamburlaine Organic Single Vineyard Orange Malbec 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
A vibrant, slightly leafy green style. Delicate varietal fruit characters and a firm grippy palate. “A nice package – true to style”.
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Tamburlaine Reserve Orange Merlot 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Toasty plum aromas with smoky oak overtones. Palate is soft and elegant with light berry fruit but showing some complexity.
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Gartelmann Joey Orange Merlot 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A closed nose with a pretty, soft, purple fruit palate and lovely light tannins creating an easy drinking style.
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Heslop Handcrafted Mudgee Zinfandel 2014
Posted: April 20, 2017
Smells like crushed cranberries and has a ton of jammy fruit on a simple, firmly structured, palate with warming alcohol.
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Cassegrain Edition Noir Central Ranges Sangiovese 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Big black olive bouquet and a very firm palate structure with a mouthful of fresh cherry and tobacco-like flavours. Good tannins.
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Heslop Handcrafted Mudgee Touriga Nacional 2014
Posted: April 20, 2017
Brooding ripe plum aromas with a savoury element. The palate is rich, powerful and quite chocolaty and porty with exotic fruit flavours and generous ripe tannins.
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Vinifera Organic Mudgee Tempranillo 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Toasty jammy fruit nose. Firm in the mouth with good balance between the fruit and tannins. “It calls for tapas,” said one judge.
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Ross Hill Dos Salchichas Orange Tempranillo 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Dark purple wine; aromas of plums. A well balanced palate with pleasing structure and attractive fruit; well integrated tannins.
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Vinifera Organic Mudgee Graciano 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Generous plum fruit aromas; a touch of spice. Soft in the mouth with lovely elegant fruit flavours and a long lingering finish.
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Colmar Estate Block 3 Orange Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Light ruby coloured wine with sweet earthy strawberry aromas and a complex, savoury, but still youthful, palate. Lovely soft fruit flavours carry across the length of the palate.
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Logan Orange Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A perfumed plum bouquet and soft strawberry fruit palate with nice earthy/savoury elements and a gentle finish.
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Cooks Lot Allotment 1111 Orange Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Spicy almost incense-like nose. Moderate palate length with light balance of earthy, savoury and fresh fruit flavours. 3-5
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Cooks Lot Handpicked Allotment 9 Orange Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Some toasty berry fruit aromas and a pleasing lighter style palate with “No excesses”. Nice cherry fruit finish.
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Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Wallace Lane Vineyard Orange Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A tight young wine with nice combo of savoury, earthy, leathery and leafy characteristics. 3-5
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Cassegrain Edition Noir Central Ranges Pinot Noir 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Complex savoury aromas with faint cherry notes. Nice upfront fruit on the soft palate. Some complexity beginning to develop.
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Tamburlaine Organic Single Vineyard Orange Pinot Noir 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nose still a tad closed with hints of oak over cherries. Simple savoury palate; nice earthiness with a eucalypt touch.
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Cooks Lot Allotment 365 Orange Rosé 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Bright pink colour with some ripe pomegranate like aromas. Palate is soft and delicate and has very light red flavours with gentle tannin structure. “Needs smoked salmon!”
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Cooks Lot Allotment 3 Handpicked Orange Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 20, 2017
The light gold tinge suggests some age and the ripe tropical warm caramel aromas confirms it! Rich concentration of tropical fruit flavours enhanced by the oak.
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Cooks Lot Allotment 168 Orange Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A very youthful wine but showing further cellaring potential. Nose still closed. Nice tight palate.
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Cooks Lot Allotment 3 Handpicked Orange Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Smells a little like green mangoes with oak sitting on top. Soft and rounded in the mouth with more of those mango characters.
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Cooks Lot Allotment 168 Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Light caramel/oak nose with a tropical tinge. Tight upfront tropical fruit palate will open up further with time. Crisp finish. 3-5
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Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Good hit of riesling aromas. A light, simple citrus palate with flavours filling the length of the palate. Will improve with age.
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Cooks Lot Allotment 689 Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Attractive delicate mineral characters to the nose with more minerality on a tight palate. Needs more time to be its best.
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Cooks Lot Allotment 666 Orange Pinot Gris 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Very appealing powerful varietal aromas of greens peas with savoury notes. Very youthful palate with crisp fruit and a firm finish. Good with food, especially oily fish!
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Dindima Barrel Aged Orange Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 20, 2017
The tropical fruit nose is rich and very appealing with lots more of the ripe tropical fruit characters on the palate. Good food wine.
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Colmar Estate Block 1 Orange Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A powerful, but still very youthful, wine with plenty of soft tropical fruit aromas and flavours, chunky oak and grippy tannins. 3-5
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See Saw Balance Orange Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A soft, simple and delicate chardonnay with gentle tropical fruit-like varietal characters. Ready for drinking now.
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Cassegrain Fromenteau Reserve Rylstone & Orange Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Attractive toffee notes to the nose and light stonefruit palate with well handled oak. More time!
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Inner City Winemakers Vintage Orange Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A closed savoury style with a hint of tropical varietal fruit and some leesy notes.
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Cumulus Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Aromas of ripe peaches; hints of ripe bananas. Delicious flavours on a beautiful, finely textured, palate with good fruit weight.
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Tamburlaine Reserve Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Delicate stonefruit bouquet with gentle touch of oak and light fruit flavours on a tight palate that softens at the end.
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Coolangatta Estate Alexander Berry Shoalhaven Coast Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Slightly smoky tropical fruit nose. Soft gentle fruit on front palate; bit of a bite on the finish.
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Robert Stein Mudgee Reserve Mudgee Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Rich peachy aromas with vanilla overtones. Upfront oak on the palate with tropical fruit lurking beneath. “Great with rich seafood.”
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Tamburlaine Organic Single Vineyard Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
A lighter style. Hints of green bananas on the nose. Tight compact palate with moderate fruit expression. Needs food.
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Coolangatta Estate Alexander Berry Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2005
Posted: April 20, 2017
Tight, compact smoky lemon/grapefruit characters on the nose that carries through on to the long lingering palate.. Excellent age complexity makes for a really lovely drink.
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Coolangatta Estate Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2009
Posted: April 20, 2017
Rich honeyed citrus bouquet and a beautifully balanced palate with powerful toasty honeyed varietal fruit expression. Still amazingly young and lively. “Has another 10 years in it yet”.
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Coolangatta Estate Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2011
Posted: April 20, 2017
Very good fragrant lemon varietal expression to the nose. Opens up on the palate to fruit pastille-like flavours with touch of honey. Gentle finish. Has many more years left in it yet. 5+
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Coolangatta Estate Estate Grown Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Youthful fruit tones to the nose with soft, slightly subdued, flavours.
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Coolangatta Estate Estate Grown Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Delicate fruit fragrances and lovely green apple flavours still too young to be at its best. “Wait awhile”, advised one judge.
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Vinifera Organic Mudgee Semillon 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
A slightly closed lighter style. It’s light and bright on the glass, smells of green apple skins and is fresh and flavoursome in the mouth.
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Heslop Handcrafted White Mudgee Frontignac 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
A very gentle wine with attractive varietal fragrances and a soft broad palate.
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Cassegrain White Label Orange Verdelho 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Stonefruit varietal characters on the nose and clean dry palate showing nice varietal notes.
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Colmar Estate Orange Gewurztraminer 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Light lychee bouquet and delicate expression of dry fruit flavours on the palate. Good acidity.
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Cassegrain Edition Noir Orange Gewurztraminer 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Very good Gewurtz aromatics; very appealing, very powerful lychee/Turkish Delight characters. Palate is firm and balanced with bright fruit flavours and good acidity. Alsace like.
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