Posted: April 4, 2017
Good varietal expression with lots of funky/smoky elements. The nose has very intense lifted meaty/barnyardy fragrances and the palate shows true varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Sidewood ‘777’ Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“A smart youngster”, said one judge. It’s bright and fresh with vibrant primary fruit and vanilla/mocha-like oak.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oak driven style with savory fruit cake like aromas, spicy berry fruit flavours and firm tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Tempranillo 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Squid ink colour. Warm and minty dark fruit aromas and firm fleshy fruit palate.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Durif 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A nice ripe quaffer with melon and tropical fruit lifted with and a hint of blossoms.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Voodoo Child Clare Valley Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Some lovely ripe sweet fruit here with nice oak treatment – lots of it!
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Bittersweet Symphony Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Porty ripe nose with heady hit of blackberry fruit aromas and a soft well structured wild raspberry palate. Nice use of oak.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Dark Side of the Moon Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A zesty style of chardonnay showing lovely bright green melon fruit delicacy and some savouriness adding complexity.
Comments Off on Indigo Vineyard Secret Village Beechworth Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Super dark intense wine – unusually refined style with juicy brambly fruit characters.
Comments Off on Jones Winery & Vineyard Rutherglen Durif 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Creamy raspberry fruit aromas; attractive lavender lift. Deep, well structured palate with bold intense chocolaty/berry flavours.
Comments Off on Jones Winery & Vineyard Rutherglen Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A floral nose; smells of lavender. Palate is powerful and strong with firm grippy tannins. Time!
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Allotment No. 8 Handpicked Orange Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Light strawberry characters on the nose and attractive varietal palate. Elegant use of oak.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Allotment 1111 Orange Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An oak dominated style underscored with dark plum fruit and quite assertive tannins.
Comments Off on Settlers Ridge Organic Margaret River Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“An excellent youngster”, according to one judge. Stewed plums and berries lift off the nose and the powerful rich palate has lovely freshness of plum and raspberry fruit edged with mocha and vanilla.
Comments Off on Robertson of Clare Block 6 Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“Prickly” aromatics – peaches with herbal notes. Good overall flavour length. Lots of acid.
Comments Off on Heritage Estate Granite Belt Fiano 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A f air bit of oak influence but has lovely intensity and expression of varietal fruits. Nice tannin length and finish.
Comments Off on Heritage Estate Old Vine Reserve Granite Belt Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely flinty smokiness to the nose and very long varietal palate. Beautifully made.
Comments Off on Brangayne Of Orange Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Powerful and intense with plenty of flavour, just needs more time to really shine.
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite a refined and elegant chardonnay with ripe pineapple/citrus fruit, decent oak use and nice bit of lees work.
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A simple honest wine with reserved raspberry aromas and full bodied palate with lovely blackberry conserve/sour charry-like fruit expression with firm chunky tannins.
Comments Off on Woodgate Wines Reserve Pemberton Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Decent example of style with lovely aromatics, plenty of sweet fruit and good, but heavy, oak.
Comments Off on Hugo McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A bigger, slightly oily style with subdued nose and lean crisp oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A nice youngster that will age well. It is loaded with fresh lime fruit characters, has a hint of grass and has zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Pokolbin Estate Vineyard Phil Swannell Hunter Valley Semillon 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big dark wine with good honest varietal fruit characters. Good use of spicy oak, tarry touches and some barnyardy notes. “Yummy”.
Comments Off on Johner Estate Gladstone Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A powerful oak driven style but has plenty of intense ripe varietal fruit to match.
Comments Off on Johner Estate Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Attractive eucalypt lift to the nose and a shy and youthful palate. Needs more time.
Comments Off on Tellurian Redline Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
More rustic in style with a deep rich colour, plenty of oak derived characters and blackberry fruit.
Comments Off on Tellurian Pastiche Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
More savory in style with lovely fruit spectrum. Some raspberries on the nose and upfront fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Waterhouse Range Vineyards Governor Robe Selection Limestone Coast Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh bright and very appealing with an abundance of lovely sweet berry fruit and great tannin balance.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Three Lions Great Southern Cabernet Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A sound wine with great structure and complexity and a lovely generosity of varietal fruit that is slightly on the minty side.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very interesting wine that has a lovely floral lift to the aromatic nose and very good length of spicy tropical/floral flavours.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Schonburger 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A sound beautifully ageing wine coming together very nicely. Has lovely texture and shows great varietal definition with its meaty/strawberry -like fruit.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big powerful, yet understated style with good honest varietal fruit; sweet and ripe and the spicy oak in seamless balance.
Comments Off on GMH South Australia Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely wine; bright, fresh and youthful with fresh plum aromas and intense licorice flavours.
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Adelaide Hills Lagrein 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A simple, honest, medium weight cabernet with good depth of ripe sweet fruit.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely elegant cool climate shiraz showing typical spicy peppery fruit that has a slight savory character and balancing tannins.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely intensity of spicy raspberry aromas showing hints of eucalypt. Nicely weighted and textured palate with a big hit of berry flavours and long fine tannins.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Middle Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Some lifted leafy notes to the nose and a sweet porty palate with good oak use. Good commercial style.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Rifle and Hunt Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A plum and fruit case nose with chocolaty elements. Plenty of intense fruit flavours on the bold palate. Good level of tannins.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A warm, open, upfront shiraz. Plums and raspberries mingle with chocolaty elements, toasty oak and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Possums Vineyard Dr John’s Willunga Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A leaner crisp style of wine of fresh grass and citrus like fruit with herbal notes.
Comments Off on Byrne Vineyards Pairings SA Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lighter style.” Be great with pizza or pasta”. Upfront confectionery berry fruit, hint of spice and creamy mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Byrne Vineyards Pairings SA Shiraz Grenach Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
White peach aromas with a hint of spice and nice depth of citrus and stonefruit flavours.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines ‘Staff’ Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The nose is a combo of plums, vanilla, violets and roses. Well structured palate; lovely fresh berry varietal fruit expression with a hint of chocolate on the finish.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big bold shiraz with very good varietal expression. Smells of plums and vanilla with plenty of chocolaty flavours and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Chocolaty fruit nose with hints of violets and full bodied palate with sweet raspberry fruit characters.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Saddler’s Langhorne Creek Shiraz Viognier 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A sweet ,earthy and quite tannic sparkling red with nice blackcurrant varietal characters and good flavour length.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Sparkling Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Huge oak dominated nose and a big oak driven palate; some sweet porty fruit beneath.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass “The Blend” Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developing chocolaty aromas with raisined notes and Ribena rich palate with elegant oak and lovely tannins.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Masses of savory oak but the dark raspberry fruit shines through. Some grip on the finish.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Ryan’s Reserve Vanessa’s Vineyard Hunter Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017