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Zonte’s Footstep Excalibur Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Green apple/gooseberry nose with an herbaceous edge and a crisp and balanced green apple palate.

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Bream Creek Tasmania Cabernet Merlot 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

It’s all here; sweet plums, licorice, cassis, spices, toasty oak and balancing acidity.

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Bream Creek Tasmania Pinot Rosé 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Bright pink wine with delicate rose petal aromas and good fruit palate with intense acidity.

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Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Cuvee Traditionelle 2015

Posted: December 3, 2021

Light yeasty citrus aromas with nice green apple elements and lovely brioche-like palate with citrusy fruit.

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Kings Creed Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Ripe pear nose with a floral lift and nettle notes. Great lemony fruit intensity and length on the palate.

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Haselgrove Staff Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Zesty lemon fruit, great zingy acidity and a nice dash of oak spice.

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Pirramimma Reserve White Label McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Delicate fruit nose, traces of violets, bright red fruit flavours and soft tannins.

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Pirramimma Reserve White Label McLaren Vale Petit Verdot 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

A straightforward dry red style with great varietal fruit and rich tannins.

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Pirramimma Reserve White Label Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Cherries, chocolate and licorice aromas with a nicely structured palate showing good fruit depth and proud tannins.

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Pirramimma Stock’s Hill McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Gently maturing style with super ripe fruit, bright spices and grainy tannins.

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Tocco Wines Five Generations Old Vines Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Dense cassis/licorice nose with some cedar oak and a flavour mix of cherry cola and licorice.

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Flowstone Moonmilk Red Margaret River Shiraz Grenache 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Smells like plums, prunes and sweet spices with a bright purple fruit palate and some great acidity.

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Flowstone Margaret River Chardonnay 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Complexity of flinty, toasty and floral aromas and more complexity of buttery toasty fruit obvious on the long, ripe and fleshy palate.

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Z Wine [AVELINE] Barossa Rosé 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Tart raspberry/strawberry fruit with high acidity and a citric finish.

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Z Wine [MAE] Eden Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Reserved nose with a light mintiness and lovely fresh fruit flavour intensity.

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K1 Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Floral/gooseberry bouquet with medium intensity and complexity of varietal flavours with mouthwatering acidity.

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Rusty Bike Wines The Penny-farthing McLaren Vale Clare Valley Grenache Shiraz 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Lovely ripe vibrant red berry and cassis fruit intensity here balanced with herbal/savoury nuances and has tight, super fine, tannins.

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Peter Teakle Estate The Peninsulas Chardonnay 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Oaky nose and nice buttery complexity of melon and fig flavours.

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Dindima Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: December 3, 2021

Fine fragrant raspberry fruit with spicy oak, chewy tannins and a malty finish.

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Dindima Orange Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 3, 2021

Light nuance of oak layered over briary fruit and tempered by tannins. Very peppery and licorice-like.

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Dindima Orange Merlot 2017

Posted: December 3, 2021

A wine that’s all plums, blackberries and licorice with forest floor traces.

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Mitchelton Blackwood Park Nagambie Lakes Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Zesty sweet and floral fruit fragrances and a lime juice driven palate with good varietal presence. Great acidity.

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Mitchelton Estate Single Vineyard Nagambie Lakes Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Aromas of plums, cherries and sweet vanilla and a chocolaty fruit palate.

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Mitchelton Estate Single Vineyard Nagambie Lakes Shiraz 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Shy nose has a hint of greenness. Medium weight palate of red fruits, cedary oak and fine acid.

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Mitchelton Heathcote Estate Grown Heathcote Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Smell like a spice box with chocolaty elements and has flavours of stewed plums with a slight mintiness.

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Cedar and malt evident on the plum/cherry nose with a dark oaky palate and super ripe fruit.

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Stage Left Adelaide Hills Merlot 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

An attractive mix of spicy red fruit, cassis and black olives with tart acidity.

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Two Gentlemen’s McLaren Vale Grenache 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

A tight wine with fleshy plum fruit and savoury tar/licorice nuances with soft tannins. Needs more time.

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Run Free by Singlefile Great Southern Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A wine with simple clean fruit in the citrus spectrum and developing richness.

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Singlefile Great Southern Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

This blend is a lovely fusion of edgy green lemon fruit characters with a meadow hay-like complexity and great “powdery” acidity.

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Singlefile Great Southern Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Dusty peach and apple characters on the nose with zingy green apple/stonefruit flavours.

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Singlefile Single Vineyard Mount Barker Great Southern Riesling 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Light grassy green apple bouquet and a drier style palate with zingy lemon/lime flavours.

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Foggo The Enchantress McLaren Vale Chenin Blanc 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Fresh floral/musky aromas and crisp lemon palate with light phenolic structure.

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Foggo Floraison McLaren Vale Sangiovese Rosé 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Sweet perfumed musky aromas and a dry palate with juicy fruit flavours.

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Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Semillon 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Green apple and lime bouquet with lovely floral notes. Palate is savoury and herbaceous.

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Audrey Wilkinson Marsh Vineyard Semillon 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Grapefruit/lime aromas with delicate floral traces. Great concentration, balance and length of citrus/apple fruit flavours with crisp acidity.

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Audrey Wilkinson Series Hunter Valley Semillon 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Tight lime nose with light zestiness and long citrusy flavours with floral notes. Needs time to fatten the palate.

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Longhop Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Light bronze wine with lovely aromas of pears and delicate varietal fruit flavours with bright acidity.

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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 3, 2021

Nicely maturing cool climate shiraz packed with red currants, cherries, prunes and licorice.

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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: December 3, 2021

Mature earthy fruit aromas with well-defined varietal characters on the palate.

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Reillys RCV ‘Stoneflower’ Clare Valley Merlot Cabernet 2016

Posted: December 3, 2021

Nicely ageing wine with forest floor characters mingling with plums and spices.

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Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Cane Cut Marsanne (375ml) 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Aromas of tinned pineapple and candied citrus with a musky edge and lingering freshness of dried apricot and orange peel flavours.

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Tahbilk Museum Release Nagambie Lakes Marsanne 2015

Posted: December 3, 2021

Aged buttery toasty bouquet projecting marmalade nuances. Creamy palate still shows balance and persistence with spicy apple crumble-like flavours. Some acid.

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Sew & Sew Sashiko Adelaide Hills Fiano 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Bright green wine with lifted floral stonefruit fragrances and a full-bodied palate.

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Sew & Sew Sashiko McLaren Vale Nero 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Inky minty blackberry bouquet and a very young full-bodied palate juicy with fruit flavours.

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Yarravale Black Label Barbera 2015

Posted: December 3, 2021

A fruit driven nose with dried fruit-like flavour profile on a high acid palate.

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Zilzie Platinum Edition Langhorne Creek Malbec 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Black/purple wine with peppery fruit, some spiciness, a dash of pepper and noticeable tannins.

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Hahndorf Hill Zsa Zsa Adelaide Hills Zweigelt 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Super ripe berry jam nose and sweet fruitiness on the palate with olive notes.

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Hahndorf Hill Blueblood Adelaide Hills Blaufrankisch 2018

Posted: December 3, 2021

Earthy blue fruit bouquet with some mintiness and some spiciness and a rustic/meaty palate with some plums. Very drinkable.

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Hahndorf Hill White Mischief Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Lemony bouquet with an herbal element that follows on to the savoury/green apple palate.

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