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Stage Door Wine Co Eden Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Lively lime cordial aromas and big dense palate with good varietal fruit drive and spicy secondary characters.

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Artwine Prego Single Vineyard Clare Valley Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Tropical/citrus nose with a ginger lift, oily palate and spicy citrus flavours.

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Taylors Estate Clare Valley Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Dried apricot-like bouquet with citrus and tropical notes and more tropical characters on the pleasant palate.

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Lobethal Road Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Pleasant simple varietal with light green apple, citrus and stonefruit elements. Good acidity.

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Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Light, attractive and very flavoursome wine with an elegant mix of tropical fruit, pears and melons.

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Pipers Brook Estate Pipers River Tasmania Pinot Gris 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Malo complexity on the flinty nose with a developing toasty palate.

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Barristers Block Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Light and zippy tropical fruit style with herbaceous and spicy characters.

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Elysian Springs Pennies From Heaven Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Pale lemon hues with an elegant grassy/passionfruit nose and a very elegant palate with intense peppery citrus flavours. “Wine of the day!” according to one judge.

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Barristers Block Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Delicate citrus bouquet with a warm, sweet, well-balanced and honest varietal palate.

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OTU Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Pale green wine with bright and interesting aromas reminiscent of pickled peppers. Excellent flow of tangy and spicy varietal flavours with good acid/sweet balance.

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Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Intense and very varietal with green apple/pear characters, some spiciness and bright acid.

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Castelli Silver Label Great Southern Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Delicate floral/pear bouquet, an elegant flavoursome palate and fresh acidity.

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Fullylove Tumbarumba Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Lean, green and herbaceous with zippy acidity. Good commercial style.

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Cox Family Wines Tumbarumba Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Steely, herbaceous and well balanced with some green apple notes.

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Allegiance Wines Thomas James Tumbarumba Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Well made, nicely balanced, style with pear and melon fruit characters with some complexity. Easy drinking.

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Allegiance Wines Emily Jane Tumbarumba Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A refreshing wine; some peach, green apple and tropical characters with zippy acid.

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Saint Clair James Sinclair Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Long, lingering and refreshing – true to style with intense fruit flavours.

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Reillys Clare Valley Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Fragrant nose with a sweet/sour flavour profile and texturally complex.

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Kings Creed Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Very bright and zippy with lots of citrus and green apple varietal fruit characters.

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Drop Zone Langhorne Creek Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Simple pleasant citrus/green apple varietal fruit, some vanilla and bright acidity.

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Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Faint floral fruit fragrances and flavours of green apples and sweet spices.

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Foxey’s Kentucky Road Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Light citrus aromas with slight savouriness and nicely textured varietal palate.

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The Domesticated Duck Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Pretty varietal nose with a well-balanced fresh honeyed fruit palate.

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Handcrafted By Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A subtle fruit cocktail of a nose and nice oily textured honeyed melon/pear palate. Good acid/sweet balance.

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Jack Rabbit Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Honeyed toasty melon bouquet and a broad sweet varietal fruit palate.

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Lobethal Road Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A light-bodied easy drinking style. Some nice tropical and herbaceous elements showing through.

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Taylors Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Soft, easy and enjoyable citrus driven sauvignon blanc style.

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Kimbarra Wines Grampians Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

“Smells like a sunny peach!” according to one judge and has a delicate floral lift. High acid palate with a lovely silky balance and juicy flow of flavours.

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Clyde Park Estate Geelong Fume Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Smoky and flinty and layered with spicy herbaceous characters laced with crisp acidity. Nice long finish.

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Passel Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

A bright green flinty, savoury and citrus driven style. “It is simple but very good.”

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Cobb’s Hill Estate Sidesaddle Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Subtle floral/perfumed nose and elegant floral/citrus flavour profile.

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Starborough Sons Of The Soil Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A pretty passionfruit punch to the nose with a decent length to the good varietal palate.

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Feathertop Alpine Valleys Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Passionfruit fragrances and a flinty mineral palate with subtle varietal flavours.

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Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Nose is a mélange of melons, tropical fruit and oak with a medium bodied tropical/citrus palate and a soft fruit finish.

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d’Arenberg The Broken Fishplate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

A sweet but balanced flavoursome sauvignon blanc. Some residual sugar on front palate.

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Allegiance Wines Alumni Tumbarumba Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

An easy drinking citrus driven wine. Some perfumed/musk aromas and slight tropical notes to the palate with a nice zing of acid.

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Peccavi No Regrets Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A bouquet of melons and citrus with some grassiness and a perfect balance of peach, apple and pear flavours.

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Ponting Wines First Session Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Varietal aromas of gooseberries and passionfruit with an elegant, well balanced, long and very flavoursome palate and a lingering citrus finish.

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Queensland Rugby League Q1908 The Clubhouse Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Subtle green apple and zesty citrus nose and a very elegant palate with restrained green apple/citrus flavours.

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Amadio Wines Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A tropical fruit punch of a nose and a flavoursome fruit driven palate.

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Flowstone Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Toasty savoury nose with a hint of passionfruit. Intense peppery tropical fruit flavours on an elegant palate.

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Rapaura Springs Bull Paddock Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Pungent fruit fragrances and very green varietal palate with nice tropical touches.

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Plantagenet Angevin Great Southern Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A bouquet of bath salts and lime cordial with a full but dry style of palate.

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Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mount Barker Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Super fruity fragrances with lovely dash of florals and spices. Very intensely flavoured palate offering a long clean line of pure riesling fruit.

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Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mount Barker Riesling 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Lovely floral and honeydew fruit characters here with nougat notes and good acid/sweet balance.

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Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

A great wine from a difficult year. A riper style with a seamless balance between the “tingling” blue fruits, chocolaty oak and drying tannins.

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Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Aromas of blueberries and blackcurrants with a slight savoury lift. Long, generous and full flavoured palate with lovely, sweet shiraz fruit and some great stalkiness. “Lots to give!”

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Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Fresh fragrances of cut flowers, limes and lemons and a long, intense and seamlessly balanced flavours layered with fine mineral-like characters.

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Kirrihill Wines E.B’s The Settler Of Clare Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Elevated floral fruit fragrances and an interesting apple-like flavour profile.

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Claymore Wines Bitter Sweet Symphony Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Fragrances of forest floor and green undergrowth with soft tannins on the leaner style palate.

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