Posted: December 2, 2021
A mature chocolate cake of a nose with a rich ripe old school style of palate.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Shotfire (cab blend) Barossa Quartage 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted varietal bouquet and lovely rich complexity of flavours with a savoury element.
Comments Off on Bunnamagoo Estate Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A rich, ripe, oak driven cabernet with savoury, earthy and olive-like elements. Good palate length with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Welland Valley & Valley Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A fragrant lifted cassis bouquet with a long lingering and elegant palate exhibiting very stylish flavours.
Comments Off on Brangayne Of Orange Orange NSW Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very youthful looking for a 3-year-old. The nose is closed and inky with a palate full of fresh red berries and oak.
Comments Off on Brangayne Of Orange Tristan Orange NSW Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A classy number with amazing depth of colour. Shows beautiful complexity of fruit and oak. Super palate structure. Plenty of cellaring potential ahead of it.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A bright herbal/minty style of cabernet with nice spicy oak and flavours that linger on and on!
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Attractive red berry fruit with herbal notes, gravelly tannins and a judicial use of oak.
Comments Off on Castelli Frankland River Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Excellent depth of colour with nice rich cassis/blackberry bouquet and a big tannic palate but well balanced with lovely flavours and nice use of sweet oak.
Comments Off on Castelli Estate Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An aromatic complexity of varietal fruit, fresh oak and some leafy elements. An elegant palate.
Comments Off on Greg Norman Estates Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Blue fruit aromas with black olive nuances and an elegant and restrained palate with good level of tannins and acid.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Jaraman Clare Valley Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A stylish, well made, deep crimson wine with lovely fresh varietal fruit characters of cassis and mint. Fleshy and flavoursome in the mouth with vibrant tannins.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Masterstroke Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A slightly leathery mature nose and a generous, full bodied, sweet fruit palate.
Comments Off on Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Blueberries and plums on the nose and palate with chewy tannins and a savoury finish.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fresh varietal fruit characters with some green herbal notes and balancing oak.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted berry nose with a floral touch and straightforward licorice driven palate.
Comments Off on Singlefile Great Southern Malbec 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A well-made wine with herbal/redcurrant elements. “Pleasurable to the end!”
Comments Off on Singlefile Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“A very serious style,” according to one judge. A lovely mix of sweet oak and ripe berry fruit.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass Langhorne Creek SA & Mudgee NSW Cabernet Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A clean oak driven cabernet with nice simple red berry fruit and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Bluegrass Langhorne Creek SA Cabernet Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An estery bouquet with a lift of dark berry and cassis aromas and a rich well-balanced palate with good depth and length of flavours. An elegant wine.
Comments Off on The Gate By Shingleback McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
The nose is rich and estery with lifted aromas of blackcurrants. Lovely softness to the vibrant blackcurrant/blueberry palate with nicely balancing tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Intense varietal characters here with confectionery notes to the nose and generous amount of sweet blue fruit on the long, richly textured, palate.
Comments Off on Anvers Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted up-front ripe fruit cake and plum jam-like aromas and a smooth evenly textured palate with flavours of blue fruits and laced with dusty tannins.
Comments Off on Anvers Limited Release Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely matured food wine with secondary fruit characters and chocolaty notes.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Stoneflower’ Clare Valley Merlot 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Soft and fleshy with a rich balance of chocolate and dark berries with firm tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Stoneflower’ Clare Valley Merlot 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Sweet spicy fruit fragrances and fleshy tannic palate starting to develop nicely.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Moonvine’ Clare Valley Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Full bodied, ripe and chocolaty varietal with attractive savoury elements.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Merlot 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Clean, well-balanced, oak driven style that is big and rich but quite developed.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big, dense and mature wine, rich with confectionery sweet fruit characters.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Long, varietally pure and still very fresh. Great crimson colour with powerful, rich and ripe fruit matched by some very classy oak with velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Beautiful complexity here of ripe blackberry fruit and oak with an excellent palate structure.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Rich fruit cake-like bouquet. Soft in the mouth with a generous core of sweet fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Kimbolton Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A classy vibrant wine with a shy nose but a beautiful, long and seamlessly balanced varietal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Brooding briary bouquet with oak adding complexity to the acid driven palate.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Merlot 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Minty, vanillin oak aromas and sweet cassis flavours with light use of oak and savoury tannins. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on The Composer by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A well-made wine – balanced and slightly restrained with the oak in a complementary role to the varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Soft approachable wine with rich blackberry fruit complemented by the oak and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Mission Reserve Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Tight, inky, cool climate style with typical cassis and crushed ant characters on both the nose and a well-balanced palate that shows length and elegance.
Comments Off on Brash Road Vineyard S.V. Margaret River Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Another very youthful primary wine. Lovely purple hue and very complex with lots of oak.
Comments Off on Brash Road Vineyard S.V. Margaret River Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big, rich and complex old school style. Loads of oak and a huge palate.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Black Magic Woman Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Spicy dried fruit aromas with hints of cloves and a generous chocolaty palate with grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Bittersweet Symphony Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subdued and delicate varietal with some greenness to the nice dark cherry fruit.
Comments Off on Sunshine Creek Yarra Valley Cabernets 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak dominated style with a big leafy/minty lift. Has great richness and intensity of fruit.
Comments Off on Pewter Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
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Comments Off on Cape Jaffa En Soleil Wrattonbully Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A rich chocolaty style of cabernet – quite oaky with good line of acid.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dense dark and very oaky nose and a lively palate exhibiting layers of mocha, spice and mint-like characters.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Rich black and blue berry bouquet with a violet lift. Palate has elegance, freshness and balance with savoury elements. A modern style offering value for money.
Comments Off on The Coonawarrior by Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Blackcurrant bouquet with violet nuances and an elegant uncomplicated palate.
Comments Off on The Coonawarrior by Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely spicy blackcurrant nose here with hints of rose petals. Rich, sweet fruit, palate with dusty oak and grainy chewy tannins. Ageing well.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton ‘Hut Block’ McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Quite a tannic wine with nice lift of fresh cassis fruit and a dash of sweet oak.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton ‘Hut Eleven’ Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021