Paul Conti Pemberton Pinot Noir 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Cherry aromas with rhubarb notes and ripe plumy palate with a spicy spike and supple tannins.
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Gilberts Mt Barker Rosé 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Vibrant pink with slightly confectionery strawberry notes on the nose and a fresh lively strawberry and cream palate. Phenolics add balance.
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Heydon Estate The Willow Margaret River Chardonnay 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Holding together well. Nice complexity of cashews and stonefruit with the acid keeping it fresh.
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Jane Brook Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
The wine is still very fresh with the oak giving sweet flavours and the age serving to soften the edges and create complexity.
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Greedy Sheep Single Vineyard Alchemy Margaret River Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely balanced wine with lovely fruit intensity and the judicious use of oak with a crisp acid backbone.
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Old Kent River Diamondtina Frankland River Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2008
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developed golden colour, interesting toasty complexity and almond-like flavours.
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Talisman Ferguson Valley Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An interesting and delicious chardonnay with a flinty fruity nose with a smoky note. Flavours of pears, lemons and nectarines balanced by a nice line of acid.
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Upper Reach Reserve Swan Valley Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A rich old fashioned style and good varietal fruit with a tight oak support. Nice palate texture makes it very drinkable.
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Thompson Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Sweet/sour varietal fruit characters shining through the powerful oak. Has a lovely mineral-like element to it.
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Rockcliffe Third Reef Great Southern Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Delicate stonefruit aromas with nutty notes. Palate is a good balance of fruit, acid and subtle oak.
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Bellarmine Select Pemberton Riesling 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Honey, lime and musky aromas and an off-dry lime juice palate with the acid in perfect balance with the sugar.
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Bellarmine Half-Dry Pemberton Riesling 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pretty wine; slightly sweet with fruity floral fragrances and a fine palate, lots of finesse with drying finish.
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Rockcliffe Third Reef Great Southern Riesling 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classic WA riesling style. Aromatic bouquet; all roses and talc. Fine flinty lime palate.
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Willespie Margaret River Verdelho 2010
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely toasty honeyed age on the nose and silky smooth in the mouth; still some citrus fruit evident and gorgeous toasty end.
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Millbrook Estate Western Australia Viognier 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smells like honeycomb with upfront malty lolly flavours and sweet oak notes.
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Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Verdelho 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Boiled sweets/candied apple aromas. Interesting palate; fresh lively and well balanced.
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Redgate Margaret River Semillon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dusty, lifted and lemony nose. Palate is precise yet giving with simple fruit flavours.
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Thompson Estate SSB Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Slightly closed nose; hints of toast and pineapple and good concentration and length of flavours.
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Peccavi Margraet River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An oaky style with pretty passionfruit notes underneath. Nice oily texture on the palate with good flavour intensity.
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St. Johns Brook Single Vineyard Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy floral nose with a spike of citrus. Palate is surprisingly light but very drinkable. A lovely well made wine.
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Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complex maturing aromas and simple but sound palate with a lingering after taste.
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Peccavi No Regrets Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting wine; some finesse. A pungent nose with a gooseberry life and sherbety flavours.
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Thompson Estate Four Chambers Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A delicate floral bouquet with citrus notes. Vibrant palate with nice length of lemony flavours. A lovely refreshing and thirst quenching wine – very drinkable.
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Redgate Margaret River Chenin Blanc 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
More of a generic white wine with stonefruits and marzipan characters. Nice drink.
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Abbey Creek Porongurup Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pronounced perfumed aromas and a riper palate. “A good value quaffer”.
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Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lean austere style sauvignon blanc with pretty orange blossom fruit and nice line of acid. Flavoursome but restrained.
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Jane Brook Shovelgete Vineyard Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely wine with a nose reminiscent of asparagus and tinned peas and some delicate spicy complexity obvious on the palate.
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Old Kent River Diamondtina Frankland River Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2006
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pretty red floral red fruit aromatics. Attractive palate structure with good flavour development, some sherbety notes and subtle oak.
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Stellenrust Chenin d’ Muscat Stellenbosch Noble (375ml) 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Naturally sweet white with tropical/citrus fruit and very subtle botrytis characters.
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Rustenberg Straw Wine Coastal Region Sweet White 2011
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely botrytis complexity obvious on the nose with very soft sweet, but not cloying, citrus flavours. Plenty of zesty acidity to balance.
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KWV The Mentors Western Cape Petit Verdot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, rich and chocolaty with good intensity and concentration of fresh varietal fruit sitting underneath powerful vanilla oak. Spicy finish.
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Roodeburg Western Cape Red Blend 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smoky black fruit aromas with hints of black olives and slight greenish note to the black fruit palate.
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Rustenberg John X Merriman Stellenbosch Merlot Blend 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely persistance of soft sweet black fruit characters layered with cedary oak. Slight greenish finish.
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Audacia Rooibos Wooded Stellenbosch Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fragrant blue and black fruit bouquet and confectionery sweet, mature, black fruit palate.
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KWV The Mentors Orchestra Coastal Region Cabernet Blend 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Mulberry bouquet with slight marzipan characters. Sweet fruit flavours and chewy tannins on a medium weight palate
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Plaisir De Merle Paqrl Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Posted: April 4, 2017
Minty spicy fragrances and good line of blackcurrant fruit with cigar box oak and fine tannins.
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Zonnenbloem Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy mulberry aromas and medium bodied fruity palate with smooth texture and soft tannins.
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Rustenburg R M Nicholson Stellenbosch Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense purple/red wine brimming over with attractive varietal fruit, has some spiciness and drying tannins.
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Zonnenbloem Stellenbosch Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A fresh simple fruit driven shiraz with an elegant berry bouquet and a rich fleshy palate. Still has plenty of cellaring potential left.
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Wilderkrans Barrel Select Reserve Bot River Pinotage 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fruity nose shows some leathery age and the big bright and lifted palate is layered with black fruit and cedar oak.
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Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Creamy nose, smells of melons and tropical fruit. Warm, flavoursome ripe melon palate.
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Stellenrust Barrel Fernented Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice bottle aged characters on the nose and a big, rich and slightly hot palate that is silky smooth in the mouth with a delicate citrus flavours and hints of vanilla oak.
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Leopard’s Leap Western Cape Chenin Blanc 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pretty wine – fine and elegant with delicate peachy characters and acid freshness.
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Pongracz Desiderius Western Cape Methode Champenoise NV
Posted: April 4, 2017
Some nice yeast autolysis and bottle aged characters; nutty nose and soft citrussy palate.
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Graham Beck Cap Classique Robertson Brut NV
Posted: April 4, 2017
Light honeysuckle complexity on the nose and palate blended with citrus rind notes.
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Vuurberg Reserve Stellenbosch Dry White 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pleasant easy drinking, full flavoured wine with toasty oak and tropical fruit characters.
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Vondeling Babiana South Africa Dry White 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Funky lift to the pleasant fruity nose. Lovely palate texture with citrus flavours layered with some toasty development.
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Jordan The Real McCoy South Africa Riesling 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developed aromas and toasty lemon curd-like palate. Holding together well.
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Jordan The Prospector Stellenbosch Syrah 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Made in a Rhone style with peppery spicy varietal fruit, slightly smoky oak and savory tannins. High acid finish.
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Gilbert by Simon Gilbert Saignee Orange Mudgee Rosé 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A dry style with fresh pretty aromatics and a fine delicate palate.
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