Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mocha-like characters on the nose with a powerful hit of oak on the palate.
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Harcourt Valley Vineyards Barbara’s Bendigo Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pungent licorice/Sarsaparilla bouquet and a pretty soft floral/spicy palate.
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Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Caramel-like aromas with lots of sweet oak and bright fleshy red fruit flavours.
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Condie Estate The Max Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A silky smooth wine with delicate lifted fragrances of blue fruits edged with hints of balsamic. A richly fruited palate with plenty of oak and fine tannins.
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Condie Estate The Gwen Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smoky savoury style with charry aromas laced with rhubarb and plum characters and a rich, full-bodied, meaty palate.
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Condie Estate The Max Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A texturally soft and fleshy style of shiraz with a lovely rich complexity of black fruits, oak and fine tannins and showing a lovely chocolaty structure.
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Condie Estate The Gwen Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Perfumed fragrances with raisined notes and good concentration of youthful flavours.
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Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Almost black in colour with crimson highlights. Delicate aromas of prunes, spices and vanilla. Very oaky palate with nice sweetness in the middle. An old school style.
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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
An absolute massive brooding style of shiraz with an abundance of “cheerful” chocolaty oak and sweet liqueur-like fruit. Very attractive – very flavoursome.
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Zonte’s Footstep Nature’s Crux Fleurieu Shiraz 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Amazing colour – bordering on black! A big style – well made with lovely rich dark varietal fruit characters, some decent oak and an abundance of attractive grainy tannins.
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Zonte’s Footstep Chocolate Factory McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich and slightly syrupy wine with an intensity of chocolaty/mocha and lots of drying tannins.
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Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak driven wine with a lift of berry fruits and some nice fine tannins.
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Tempus Two Copper GG Gundagai Shiraz 2016
Posted: December 2, 2021
Aromas in the mature fruit spectrum with a flavoursome compote of plums, good acid and assertive oak and tannins.
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Seville Estate Yarra Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark brooding chocolaty fruit that is nicely integrated with the spicy oak.
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James Busby Vineyard Series Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
The nose is a herbal potpourri of aromas with plenty of rich fruit flavours and subtle use of oak.
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Massoni Estate Grown Pyrenees Shiraz 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
A complexity of red fruits, licorice, spices and some earthiness. Drink soon.
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Watkins Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016
Posted: December 2, 2021
Long, delicious and complex shiraz with spicy/earthy fruit, cedary oak and ‘timbery’ tannins.
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Rymill Coonawarra Classic Coonawarra Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A youthful wine with a fragrant floral fruit nose showing some earthiness and great length and persistence of spicy plum flavours with lovely firm tannin structure.
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Mr Riggs Burnt Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Prune and licorice aromas lift off the nose. A good palate with plenty of weight and length and brimming over with bright spicy red fruit flavours.
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Mr Riggs JFR McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A eucalypt edge to the nose with a well-structured tannic palate and gamey flavours.
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Mr Riggs Idle Lane McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Oak a tad obvious but has enough intensity of dark stewed-like fruit to carry it.
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Mr Brightside PR McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted fragrant fruit with dark chocolaty characters and strong tannins.
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Mr Riggs The Gaffer McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose is an earthy/savoury compote of aromas with a nice oak driven palate that has good fruit weight.
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Mr Riggs Piebald Adelaide Hills Syrah 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Medium bodied wine with plenty of personality. Fruit is a tad jammy with peppery notes.
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Amadio Wines Single Vineyard Selection Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A solid, dark, rich and mature wine with forest floor/mushroom elements. “Classy and elegant with no edges.”
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Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
An interesting and complex savoury and earthy wine with pleasant astringency.
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Knappstein Clare Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pretty blue fruit fragrances with floral/lavender nuances and a nicely structured palate with lingering red licorice-like flavours and assertive tannins. Offers good cellaring potential.
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Peter Thompson Wines Coonawarra Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big old school style that is sweet and generous with plenty of vanillin oak.
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Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Big rich and ripe shiraz with dark fruits edged with raisined notes and a strong oak influence.
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Sew & Sew Sashiko McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Excellent intensity of colour with aromas of dark chocolate, cherries, mulberries and bluestone! Lovely flow and persistence of fresh blackberry flavours with subtle spicy oak.
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d’Arenberg The Wild Pixie McLaren Vale Shiraz Roussanne 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Inky black wine; complex and interesting with earthy spicy aromas and great palate texture with mouth-puckering tannins. “Excellent attention to detail here,” noted one judge.
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d’Arenberg The Love Grass McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy beetroot-like aromas leading to a tight palate with a high level of acid giving freshness and structure.
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d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2016
Posted: December 2, 2021
Complexity of dark ripe fruits and classy cedary oak with huge tannins. Drinking well now.
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d’Arenberg The Footbolt McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A powerful savoury wine rich with black fruit characters. Has plenty of tannins.
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Coco Rotie South Australia Shiraz Viognier 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Confectionery aromatics with hints of Turkish Delight and a crunchy medium bodied mulberry/plum palate.
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DanJango Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Crimson/black wine. Fragrant and floral bouquet with licorice nuances and a beautifully balanced palate with plenty of length and spicy/peppery fruit well integrated with the oak.
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Ubertas Wines Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A balanced and well weighted wine full of ripe black fruit, olives and has an abundance of oak.
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Castelli Estate Frankland River Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Another inky black/crimson wine with a powerful hit of prunes, chocolate and licorice on the nose and filling the mouth with silky smooth flavours.
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Gilbert Wines Gilberts Reserve Mount Barker Great Southern WA Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Ripe brooding oak nose and rich chocolaty/prune-like palate with plenty of tannins.
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Gilbert Wines Gilberts Reserve Mount Barker Great Southern WA Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark spicy bouquet with earthy/mushroom complexity and seamlessly balanced palate with good fruit weight.
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Allinda Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A nicely woven, well-structured and classy wine with lifted dark plum fruit showing spicy/floral elements and balanced by the stylish cedary oak.
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Allinda Yarra Valley Syrah 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Leathery prune-like nose and a complexity of earthy/forest floor flavours.
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Fermoy Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Floral/peppery red fruit bouquet and very peppery and spicy flavour profile.
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Brangayne Of Orange Orange NSW Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Good juicy spicy raspberry nose with a bright “crunchy” palate vibrant with lingering fruit and vanilla flavours.
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Thorn-Clarke Varietal Collection Barossa Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smells and tastes of cherries, blackberries and lavender with some development beginning.
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Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Barossa Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Spicy red fruit on the nose with a dense palate starting with toasty oak and evolving into fleshy plum flavours.
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