Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A mature wine; chocolaty and licoricey with herbs and pepper and chewy tannins.
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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Sangiovese 2016
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose is a delightful compote of cherries, chocolate and mushrooms. Nicely textured palate with a lingering complexity of chocolate and cherries – mint and herbs.
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Gumpara Victor’s Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich dense and multi-layered wine with dark ripe fruit, licorice notes and violet touches with firm tannin backbone.
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Old Plains Power Of One Adelaide Plains Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smoky and meaty on the nose and a maturing oak driven palate with sweet berries and plums beneath.
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Longhop Adelaide Plains Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
The black fruit nose has a meaty nuance and is rich, creamy and chewy in the mouth.
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The Thief? Barossa Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely fragrant berry fruit and plum bouquet and a poised, balanced and well weighted palate that has lots of flavour, great structure and plenty of length.
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Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A full bodied rich and flavoursome wine with an interesting complexity of cherry fruit, cedary oak and meaty elements.
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Gomersal Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Posted: December 2, 2021
A stunning wine. “Best wine of the day,” thought one judge. Powerful oak influence here with a brooding chocolaty/dark fruit bouquet and lovely spicy/savoury fruit flavours.
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Claymore Wines Dark Side Of The Moon Clare Valley Limestone Coast Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted black jubey fruit layered with smoked meat and leathery characters.
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Heartland Directors’ Cut Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Simple savoury/dusty aromas with fruit cake-like flavours, charry oak and angular tannins.
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Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
“Something different – has that ‘X’ factor,” enthused one judge. Bright fragrant berry/chocolate nose and silky smooth multi layered palate with delicious chocolate/raisin-like flavours.
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Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
All meaty and spicy on both the nose and palate with assertive tannins and good fruit weight.
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Stardust and Muscle Central Victoria Shiraz 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lighter, elegant style with pretty rose petal and raspberry-like fruit characters and plenty of oak.
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Corryton Burge Kith Barossa Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smoky/meaty nose and a plush and very oaky palate with creamy notes.
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Corryton Burge Percival Norman Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A spicy plum nose with a smoky element. Warming in the mouth with plenty of oak and mid palate sweetness.
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Songlines Estates Songlines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A massive solid shiraz smelling of coffee and smoked meats with an intensity of dark fruits and oak on the palate.
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Grounded Cru Naked Wines Winemaker Fantasy McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Just a suggestion of red fruits on the nose with more of the same on the fleshy palate. Good drive of fine tannins.
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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
An interesting complexity of fragrances with a seamlessly balanced and flavoursome spicy plum palate with olive notes.
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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A sweet and lifted blue fruit nose with those similar characters echoed on the solid and well balanced palate. The fruit shows quite a spicy and savoury edge.
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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very complex and flavoursome style with a lovely leafy blackcurrant bouquet. Silky smooth in the mouth with plenty of oak integrated with the savoury red fruit.
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Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A dense, dark and brooding style that’s all sour cherries, cranberries, spices, fresh herbs and florals tightly wrapped in acid.
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Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant wine; bright, spicy and peppery with a freshness of dark varietal fruits. “Love it!” declared one of the judges.
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Brothers In Arms No.6 Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Both varieties well represented showing rhubarb, raspberry and smoked meat characters.
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Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle spicy dark fruit fragrances and powerful oak influence on the palate but has good weight of red fruit to carry it.
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Finniss River Currency Creek Shiraz 2016
Posted: December 2, 2021
Complex wine with a savoury fruit profile giving meaty aromas and interesting flavoursome palate.
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Fox Creek McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Full bodied style with tapenade and roast meat-like characters and firm tannins.
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Fox Creek JSM McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Cabernet Franc 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A gorgeous blend with an inky briary mix of red and black fruit fragrances and fantastic length to the cherry liqueur and charry oak flavours. “A well thought out wine,” noted one judge.
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Fox Creek Short Row McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very oaky wine; lots of sweet and dusty characters with some fruit underneath.
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Grandeur Wellington GEN 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A subtle complexity of spicy/toasty aromas with lots of cedary oak on the tight, slightly drying, spicy plum palate that shows some alcohol warmth.
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Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fragrant spicy/peppery aromatics. Good palate personality offering a mouthful of blue fruits flavour dashed with cinnamon and nutmeg and has an oak tannin profile.
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Patritti Lot Three McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big fruit cake style of wine with a huge amount of oak and assertive fruit derived tannins.
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Handcrafted McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted peppery plum aromas and a straightforward fleshy plum palate. It has length, balance and texture.
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K1 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A developing complexity of dark fruits and chocolaty elements with some toastiness and oak in the cedary spectrum.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
There’s quite a pungency to the smoky/green pepper/beetroot nose and has a liqueur-like palate with an attractive praline/malty-like flavour profile.
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very attractive stylish floral fragrances and a big rich and oaky palate. Soft in the mouth with lovely sweet and spicy varietal fruit across the length of the palate. “Has great presence!”
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
“A big rich decadent wine,” according to one judge. Luscious ripe fruit fragrances layered with licorice and spices. Good length and concentration of fruit flavours. Lots of tannins.
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Yes Said The Seal Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Big oak matched by big fruit giving ripe aromas and a dense, chewy and flavoursome palate.
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Hollick Estates Wrattonbully Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
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Kurtz Family Vineyards Boundary Row Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy, oaky and complex with black fruits and savoury tannins. Old school style.
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Bec Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lifted oaky nose with pleasant savoury notes and a dense and intense plush fruit palate with an abundance of oak.
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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Simple fleshy style with dark chocolaty fruit characters, spicy/menthol nuances and assertive tannins. Good aftertaste.
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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep red wine almost bordering on black with a shy blackcurrant-like bouquet showing a savoury edge and a full bodied dark dense chocolaty palate. Good drinking now.
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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subdued subtle style with spicy/toasty/herbal elements and chewy tannins.
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Andrew Peace Wines 25th Anniversary Victoria Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Has dark rich spicy fruit with stylish cedar-like oak and multi-layered tannins. It just needs some more time.
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Greenstone Vineyards Estate Series Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A fragrance of blue fruits and licorice, tasting of licorice, aniseed and fennel and layered with fine tannins.
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Greenstone Vineyards Estate Series Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A nicely maturing earthy/leathery style with hints of prunes and olives and a long warming finish.
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Pontifex Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Unusual aromas of peaches and apricots with a vibrant fleshy varietal fruit palate.
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Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich style, almost liqueur-like, with earthy, mushroom and prune characters.
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SCION Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Almost purple in colour with subtle spicy oak and fruit fragrances. Silky smooth in the mouth with a palate bright with fruits and interwoven with the oak and showing some obvious acid.
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Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A pretty cherry chocolate nose with big chunky oak driven palate.
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