Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice quaffer with lovely olive-like savory nose and a crisp lively palate. “It needs a plate of pasta”, said one judge.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh lifted spicy fruit nose and a refreshingly crunchy flinty palate.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Vermentino 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautiful fruit and oak use here. Cherry cola and wild flower bouquet showing a violet lift and warm dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge black/red blockbuster of your classic jammy Aussie shiraz. Very good wine with lively vibrant fruit that’s seamlessly balanced with a big hit of cedary oak. 5+
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted complexity of dusty oak and rich cassis fruit which follows through to the palate.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A soft and very flavoursome varietal with sweet fleshy varietal fruit, lovely toasty oak and drying tannins. “Very drinkable”.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Grenache 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lighter side of an oaked style with a classy nose of toasty oak, stonefruit and citrus and palate showing great restraint, complex flavour profile and good leesy characters.
Comments Off on Mills Reef Elspeth Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite a big wine with simple honey/rock melon like fruit layered with fresh creamy oak.
Comments Off on Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely chocolate cake-like nose and very ripe berry palate with slightly green tannins.
Comments Off on Springton Hills Koop Creek Reserve Eden Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely big ripe jammy fruit aromas and a big fruit cake of a palate. A real crowd pleaser with cellaring potential. 3-5
Comments Off on Brick Kiln Single Vineyard Grenache 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great nose with complex barrel ferment and new oak. Nice tight cool climate palate.
Comments Off on Map Maker Chardonnay Pure Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely soft cassis fruit complimented perfectly by the oak, acid and mouth puckering tannins. Has length and complexity.
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A generous varietal with big estery aromas and excellent balance of vibrant fruit flavours with the lovely rich chewy oak.
Comments Off on Vinrock McLaren Vale Grenache 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A silky smooth crowd pleaser with flavours of fruit cake. “I love it”, enthused one judge.
Comments Off on Songlines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Minty notes to the nose with more mint and some gunflint characters on a complex palate.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classic young Hunter semillon with zesty lemon nose and tight citrus palate. It has years ahead of it.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Hunter Valley Semillon 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A subtlety of pears and apple blossoms on the nose and good fruit flavours across the length of the palate.
Comments Off on Cockfighters Ghost Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge rich and very intense blueberry bouquet and a tight, youthful palate with lovely sour cherry-like flavour profile.
Comments Off on Cockfighters Ghost Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An excellent semillon that’s ageing nicely with powerful toasty complexity developing on the nose and lovely aged varietal flavours. Plenty more years left in it yet!
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Semillon 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Typical complex oily Hunter chardonnay nose with a lightweight greenish palate.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A delicate lift of violets on a nicely integrated bouquet. Youthful palate of berry fruit, strong tannins and high acidity for a long life. 5+
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich berry fruit is nicely integrated with the lifted fresh oak. Well balanced wine with some green overtones.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The vanillin oak is nicely matched by the nutty, elegant, cool climate varietal fruit. The flavoursome palate has a nice chewy oak finish. 5+
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Lot 148 McLaren Vale Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Soft creamy easy drinking wine with excellent spicy fruit. “A very classy number”.
Comments Off on Dr Richard Hamilton The Surgeon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fragrances reminiscent of frangipani with pleasant dry crisp lemon acid flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Leconfield Old Vines Coonawarra Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A medium weight with beautiful rich mulberry and blackberry-like fruit and spicy peppery notes. Shows great cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pale green wine with delicate tropical aromatics and nice floral-like flavours on the long creamy palate.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton The Hills Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Huge young chocolaty shiraz with lovely dark red fruit characters and big grippy tannins. It needs time in the cellar to reach its potential.
Comments Off on Taylor Ferguson Family Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Creamy yeasty nose with obvious pinot fruit characters and a tight, well balanced palate with varietal fruit flavours predominant.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Sparkling Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting nose, “Maybe wild ferment”, queried one judge. Lighter style of palate.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Flinty lemon barley and apple-like aromas. Oak tending to dominate a creamy palate that shows great texture and minerality.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely varietal aromas; all citrus and green bean. Light and bright in the mouth with fresh tropical flavours and some herbaceous notes.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Light and tight. Good mineral edge to the melony fruit. Light oak use. Good complexity for a young wine.
Comments Off on Marko’s Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautiful purple hues with floral fruit aromas and a soft and generous palate with excellent persistence of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Garners Heritage Wine Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Hints of Vegemite-like characters on the nose. Big mouthful of soft ripe stonefruit flavours with appropriate oak and acid to balance.
Comments Off on 2 Mates McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“All class”. Has depth, length and power with beautiful dark plum fruit and great oak handling.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“A complete wine; nothing missing!” noted one judge. It has beautiful fresh oak and blueberry fruit complexity on the nose that leads to a superb sweet fruit palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big stylish sparkling red with lovely fruit cake-like aromas and deliciously rich raspberry and chocolate flavours with meaty notes.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Miss Molly Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great colour and an abundance of warm ripe blackberry fruit with a nice touch of tannins.
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pleasant fresh estery fruit aromas and dry herbal varietal flavours with a crisp acid finish. Good food wine.
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Subtle blackberry bouquet and excellent berry fruit flavours with drying tannins and lots of acid.
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Limestone Coast Tempranillo 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich cherry nose with slight confectionery notes and nice meaty savory complexity. Great flavour length and persistence on the tight palate. Needs time.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Regional Series McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pleasant estery sweet fruit nose and good length of genuine varietal flavours. Nice phenolics on the finish. Good cellaring potential. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Regional Series Clare Valley Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy spicy aromas with lovely big chocolaty/mulberry-like flavour profile.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complexity of stonefruit and vanilla oak aromas and a long well balanced sour cherry palate.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An austere aperitif style – still a baby with lean herbaceous fruit characters.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Stage Left Adelaide Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge ripe style – a real classic with the light toastiness on the smoky fruit nose and slightly porty fruit characters on the palate
Comments Off on Pertaringa Two Gentlemen’s McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A fresh clean balanced wine with fresh lifted red berry fruit nicely integrated with the sweet vanillin oak. Has a drying finish.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Thick sweet varietal fruit characters on nose and palate with somewhat reserved oak sitting behind.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Pyrenees Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very, very young and intense with huge rich ripe fruit and powerful fresh oak. Needs time.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Pyrenees Merlot 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017