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God’s Hill Organic Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Aglianico 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Raspberry aromas with loads of white pepper which is echoed on the firm tannic palate.

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Tenafeate Creek Wines Basket Press One Tree Hill Montepulciano 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Red fruit nose with meaty notes. Good tannin profile on the palate with black fruit flavours.

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Tenafeate Creek Wines Dry Grown One Tree Hill Grenache 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Rose petals and soft strawberries lift off the nose. Beautiful raspberry flavours. Tight acid/tannins.

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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2012

Posted: April 5, 2017

A typical tempranillo style; rich, soft and gently earthy with generous cherry fruit and hints of tobacco. Just starting to fade.

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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2013

Posted: April 5, 2017

Strong aromas and vibrant flavours of cherry fruit, earthy elements and hints of chocolate.

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Reillys Old Bush Vine Clare Valley Grenache 2013

Posted: April 5, 2017

A big old school style with mature meaty aromas and powerful but elegant red/black fruit flavours on the well structured palate.

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Finca La Emperatriz Ribero del Duero Tempranillo 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Perfumed sour cherry bouquet with a minty lift. Soft and smooth in the mouth. Very attractive flavour integration.

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Antichello San Pietro in Cariano Pinot Grigio 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Nose has spicy aromas with floral notes and great red delicious-like flavours.

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Artwine Temptress Single Vineyard Rose Tempranillo Clare Valley Rosé 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Turkish Delight-like aromas and great length of crisp strawberry flavours with fresh herbs.

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Artwine Leave Your Hat On Single Vineyard Clare Valley Montepulciano 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

A powerful wine with a big cherry nose and hints of anise. A well rounded spicy licoricey palate that’s a touch acidic and tannic.

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Artwine The Grace Single Vineyard Clare Valley Graciano 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

A good clean wine with pleasant light red fruit aromas and spicy raspberry flavours on a rich, smooth palate.

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Artwine Hola TCG Tempranillo Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley Tempranillo 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Subtle meaty nose with ageing red fruit and herbal elements. Solid fruit palate with a good long tannin structure and nice use of oak.

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Artwine Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Prosecco 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Fresh apple-like aromas and a bright, well balanced palate with flavours of sweet pears underscored by lots of acid

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Artwine Wicked Stepmother Single Vineyard Clare Valley Fiano 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Soft passionfruit aromas and a lime and lemon-grass palate with a high level of acid.

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Vinifera Wines Gran Tinto Shiraz Garnacha Tempranillo Mudgee Shiraz Blend 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Nice clean wine with pungent strawberry aromas and jubey fruit flavours with savoury tannins. “This blend works well”.

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Vinifera Wines Organic Mudgee Graciano 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Powerful spicy raspberry bouquet and a silky smooth palate full of raspberry flavours with great acid and big grippy tannins.

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919 Wines Classic Riverland Tawny NV

Posted: April 5, 2017

Great colour; lovely olive green hues. Attractive aromas of dried apricots and almonds with a smooth, lusciously sweet palate brimming over with some excellent fruit cake-like flavours.

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919 Wines Pale Dry Riverland Apera NV

Posted: April 5, 2017

A pleasant dry style that’s smooth and light with fresh flor characters and some lovely bright fruit characters with nice nutty notes.

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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Touriga Nacional 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Ripe herbal bouquet. Very tight grippy palate with a combination of sweet/sour cherry flavours.

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Gatt Accent Barossa Valley Tempranillo 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Smoky aromas and a well rounded palate with tannins sitting over the fruit and balanced by the acidity.

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Eden Springs High Eden Pinot Gris 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Very simple but interesting bouquet of apples and pears. Green apple flavours -hints of strawberries and good line of acid.

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Adelaide Hills Lagrein 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Excellent varietal nose consisting of dark earthy fruits. Silky smooth in the mouth with ripe black fruit flavours.

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy South Australia Teroldego 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

A big, black and beautifully balanced wine that smells of licorice and mint with a dash of pepper. Masses of blackcurrant-like flavours with good line of acid and well handled tannins.

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Perfumed red cherry bouquet with a smooth, round, fruit driven palate.

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Limestone Coast Tempranillo 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

A great example of the variety with its soft delicate earthy/red fruit aromas and beautifully rich fruit flavours with hints of savouriness.

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Fresh cherry bouquet laced with spicy floral elements. Great length and persistence of aromatic flavours.

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Fiano 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Lemon myrtle-like aromas with a savoury touch. Good volume of delicate ‘green’ flavours and a lingering acid finish.

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Arneis 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Delicate green apple fragrances laced with floral elements. The palate has great length and persistence of crisp red apple flavours.

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Pertaringa Lakeside South Australia Moscato 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

A fine bead and beautiful lifted honeysuckle aromas with a hint of rose petals. Lovely moscato flavours of lychees and apples.

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Millbrook Winery Regional Geographe Tempranillo 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

A brooding Cherry Ripe-like nose and a rich fruit palate with long drying tannins.

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Salena Estate Wines Ink Series SA Touriga 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Bright cranberry and red currant-like aromas. The fruit driven palate is very elegant and very youthful with floral notes and soft tannins.

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Salena Estate Wines Ink Series Touriga Lagrein Cabernet SA Touriga 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

A big “masculine” wine. Plums, cherries and pepper on the nose follow through to the palate with its soft tannins.

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Salena Estate Wines Ink Series SA Nero D’Avola 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Good varietal aromas; earthy/sour cherries. Bright strawberry and plum fruit palate with subtle oak.

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Salena Estate Wines Ink Series SA Fiano 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Great texture and weight here with a nice mix of peach, apple and lemon curd characters.

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Mount Avoca Limited Release Pyrenees Tempranillo 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Some meat-like savouriness on the nose. Very good varietal expression on the soft smooth palate with tight acidity.

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Mount Avoca Limited Release Pyrenees Lagrein 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Gorgeous colour. Big dense toasty/spicy aromas and some very ripe and upfront blackberry jam flavours. Great use of oak.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Orange Barbera 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Subtle oak nose – fruit yet to surface. Palate still very tight and closed. Lovely earthy/black olive notes.

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La Fontana Rias Baixas Albarino 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

A well made wine with a ripe tropical bouquet and great crisp apple/pear flavours with savoury elements.

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Eccentric Wines Great Little Neeyo Clare Valley Tempranillo 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Elegant nose and very tasty palate with a hint of savouriness and citrus notes.

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Eccentric Wines Great Little Grassee Clare Valley Graciano 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Subdued red fruit nose; some spice. Cherries and raspberries on the soft, smooth and nicely balanced palate.

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Taylors Winemakers Project McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Cool climate style. Some sour cherries on the earthy nose with delicate red apple flavours.

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Zonte’s Footstep Avalon Tree Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Oak driven nose; spicy blackberry elements underneath. Lovely elegant blackcurrant and blackberry flavours with firm tannins.

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Zonte’s Footstep Love Symbol McLaren Vale Grenache 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Slightly meaty nose with a warm ripe red cherry palate and soft tannin backbone.

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Bodegas Protos Barrel Fermented Rueda Verdejo 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Lightly perfumed nose with an elegant and delicate palate full of crisp apple and citrus flavours with a long lingering finish.

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Bodegas Protos Rueda Verdejo 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Gentle floral fragrances and a tight crisp palate with flavours of quince and citrus. Nice crisp acid to the finish.

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Javier Sanz Coleccion V Malcorta Verdejo Malcorta Rueda Verdejo 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Spicy perfumed aromas with some toasty complexity to the citrussy flavours.

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Bodegas Yllera Cantosan Brut Sparkling Verdejo Rueda Brut NV

Posted: April 5, 2017

Soft earthy/yeasty aromas with a mineral thread and a seductively soft and flavoursome palate.

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Conte Estate Wines Nuovo Commino McLaren Vale Aglianico 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

An interesting wine with a fascinating lift of nutmeg and toasted almond fragrances. Powerful but classy flavours with hint of sweetness.

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Saint Clair Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2014

Posted: April 5, 2017

Fruit-driven style, partly oak-aged, with deep colour, a peppery bouquet and fresh, strong plum, herb and spice flavours, with gentle tannins. $27 (UK)

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Alpha Domus The Barnstormer Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Full-coloured, firmly structured red, estate-grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle and matured for over a year in mostly French oak barriques. Strong plum and black pepper flavours, with hints of licorice and violets, and a distinctly spicy finish. $34 (A,…

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