Posted: March 7, 2023
A big fleshy opulent shiraz driven by lovely blueberry-like varietal fruit with beefy/savoury elements, a floral/violet lift and soft “glistening” tannins.
Comments Off on Beklyn Single Vineyard Currency Creek Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Upfront creamy oak aromas with just a suggestion of oak on the peach/nougat-like palate.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Saddler’s Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Leafy berry bouquet and compact sweet red and black fruit driven flavours. Very classy and Bordeaux-like.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Subdued oaky nose and pleasant red and black fruit palate with cola notes.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Mature old school style with chocolaty/cola/cherry characters on the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Plums, violets and spices on the nose and a rich and flavoursome palate plush with tannins and “outstanding” acid.
Comments Off on Jericho McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Mature, complex and spicy with nice combo of savoury fruit, cedar oak, chocolaty notes and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Jericho McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An inky full-bodied shiraz with toasty/stewed fruit fragrances and excellent layers of varietal fruit on the balanced palate with plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Village Green McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A complex young thing with minty berry fruit and mouthcoating tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Pertaringa Over The Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
“Delicious!” Briary/black olive nose with tomato leaf notes and lingering elegance of red and black berry flavours with very fine tannins and a good level of acid.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Crimson wine with soft herbal fruit nose and big bold black fruit palate with plenty of tannin and acid.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Complex and flavoursome spicy berry driven style with hints of violets, nice use of oak and soft fine tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A luscious deep purple wine with an intensity of minty fruit fragrances and rich inky blackberry flavours with plenty of acid to balance and nice fleshy tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Pertaringa Two Gentlemen’s McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Very promising full-bodied style layered with greenish fruit and upfront tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Pertaringa Stage Left McLaren Vale Merlot 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Intense inky berry/chocolate complexity, sweet vanillin oak and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Oxenberry Farm Star Of Greece McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Fresh black fruit aromas with minty notes and hints of tobacco and a cherry/chocolate palate.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Black Tempest McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Tarry inky wine with vibrant fleshy fruit on the nose that lingers on the full-bodied palate.
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Posted: March 7, 2023
A young and pretty bouquet – smells like berry wine gums with a bright palate driven by loads of “squashy” fruit flavours balanced by great acidity.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Leafy minty nose with mature notes and a complex palate of red and black fruit, sweet spices and an excellent tannin structure. Good drinking here!
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Brothers Block McLaren Vale Cabernet 2014 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Licorice/barnyard characters on the nose and a palate that offers a lingering mouthful of blackberry flavours.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni California Road McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Savoury meaty aromas and a powerful sweet red and black berry fruit palate laced with plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An excellent integrated complexity of red and black berry fruits, chocolate and barnyard-like secondary characters but still has plenty of life left in it.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An attractive leafy spicy nose showing a touch of tar and has a mouth-watering inky/herbaceous palate softly structured with drying tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Anthropocene Enoch McLaren Vale Mencia 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Peppery herbal bouquet with a hint of violets and a big rich and juicy palate high in acid and tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A complex wine in the savoury spectrum with some berries and tight tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The High Trellis McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Stewed strawberry aromas with a pleasant, slightly sweet delicacy of dry red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg Stephanie The Gnome With Rose Coloured Glasses McLaren Vale Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Nice aromatic bouquet; a creamy delicacy of honeysuckle and melon with plenty of apricot/honeydew melon varietal flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab McLaren Vale Viognier Marsanne 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A bright young thing; all blueberries, chocolate and violets with lingering acid and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Doc Adams McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Vibrant inky cooler climate style smelling of plums and baked earth. Nicely shaped palate with massive tannins but balanced by the fruit and sweet oak.
Comments Off on Doc Adams McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Perfumed red berry bouquet and crunchy sour cherry fruit intensity on the youthful palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson Langhorne Creek Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nose of green apples with an herbaceous note and a brooding delicacy of green fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson Langhorne Creek Fiano 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nose of red fruits and rose petals with a big fruit pastille palate and a soft tannin spine.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Grenache 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Briary bouquet with tarry leathery notes and intense layers of flavour on the beautifully structured palate with plenty of acid and great tannin length.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big wine that needs time to settle. Inky black olive bouquet and nice palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Perfumed/spicy blackberry nose and nice mid-weight palate with mouth-coating tannins.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Still a baby with subdued green fruit/sweet oak nose. Great palate shape and fine integration of acid and tannin.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Gentle fragrances of Turkish Delight with a very delicate palate. A real crowd pleaser.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Grenache Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big vibrant wine with attractive chocolaty/minty/berry complexity.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Sunrach McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big, structured wine with dense peppery blackcurrant varietal characters and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big jammy, fleshy and peppery red and black fruit style with nice chocolaty complexity, a delicate floral lift and velvety smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Sweet and spicy fruit aromas with a soft vanillin oak palate and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Big oaky style but has plenty of sweet cherry fruit to match and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Sweet and spicy berry aromas and flavours with a perfume lift and lots of acid.
Comments Off on Big Day Fleurieu Peninsula Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An easy drinking spicy chocolaty style with forest floor-like notes, soft tannins and a good acid structure.
Comments Off on The Kings Creed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Peppery herbaceous nose and big concentration of inky rich fruit flavours supported by fine drying tannins.
Comments Off on Ponting Wines The Pinnacle McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A mature, inky, full-bodied wine of black berry fruits and vanillin oak.
Comments Off on Ponting Wines Close of Play McLaren Vale Cabernet 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A gentle berry bouquet with a balanced and flavoursome sour cherry palate.
Comments Off on Ponting Wines Rianna Fleurieu Peninsula Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Minty berry fruit nose and slightly austere savoury red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Super Trooper Fleurieu Shiraz Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Aromatic combination of blackberries, blackcurrants and olives with chocolaty complexity.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Blackberry Patch Fleurieu Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A subtle oaky/gamey complexity to the nose and a nicely balanced varietal fruit palate with tobacco oak. “Resembles a Rhone blend,” noted a judge.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023