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Mortimer’s Chestnut Garth Orange Pinot Noir 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

Stewed plum bouquet and ripe strawberry/licorice palate with lots of spicy oak.

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Mortimer’s Chestnut Garth Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A serious and interesting wine with great intensity of plums and ripe berries-of-the-forest with a eucalypt edge.

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Mortimer’s Chestnut Garth Orange Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Stewed plum nose and good depth of prune-like fruit on an uncomplicated but well-structured palate.

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Mortimer’s Reserve Orange Chardonnay 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A delicate peaches and cream nose and some subtle oak seamlessly integrated with the fruit on the palate.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Southern Highlands Pinot Gris 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nicely evolving wine with savoury secondary characters and a finesse of floral flavours.

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Centennial Vineyards Miller’s Southern Highlands Sparkling Pinot Meunier Rosé NV

Posted: December 2, 2021

An acid driven style with strawberry and cream aromas and green apple flavours.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Central Ranges Tempranillo 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A ripe, savoury and oaky style of tempranillo with pencil shavings-like oak.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Orange Shiraz Viognier 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Good fruit nose that opens up with some air. Rich balanced fruit palate and supporting tannins.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Orange Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Subtle rhubarb aromas with nice blackberry flavours and slightly “prickly” acid.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Orange Rondinella Corvina 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nice drinking on offer here with subtle spicy red fruit fragrances and ripe plum flavours.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Southern Highlands Pinot Noir 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A fuller style pinot with inviting lifted aromatics of musky Turkish Delight which follow through onto the fleshy palate that has good mouthfeel.

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Ross Hill Wines Maya & Max Orange Chardonnay 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Melons and peaches lift off the nose and varietal flavours fill the mouth.

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Ross Hill Wines Monocle Orange Chardonnay 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Medium bodied with subtle musk/fig fragrances and flavours of stonefruits on the well balanced, textured, palate.

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Ross Hill Wines Isabelle Orange Cabernet Franc Merlot 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lighter style with plum fruit, green herbaceousness and nettle notes.

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Ross Hill Wines Pinnacle Orange Cabernet Franc 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Youthful lightweight with strawberry and boysenberry aromas and flavours.

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Ross Hill Wines Pinnacle Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Soft easy drinking style with pleasant black currant fruit and a hint of mint.

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Ross Hill Wines Pinnacle Orange Chardonnay 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Luscious easy drinking wine with an attractive tinned stonefruit and hazelnut character.

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Trentham Reserve Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A well-made, complex, oak driven style with a peach-like fruit character.

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RidgeView Wines Impressions Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A well-integrated wine with simple sweet red berry fruits, some green notes and a nice cedary aftertaste.

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RidgeView Wines Impressions Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Simple easy drinking style with green bean-like characters and hints of oatmeal.

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RidgeView Wines Impressions Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Slightly richer style with a nutty peach nose and a long, balanced and creamy palate.

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Grove Estate The Cellar Block Hilltops Shiraz 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Stalky herbal aromas and dry herbal flavours with cedary oak.

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Audrey Wilkinson The Ridge Hunter Valley Semillon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Delicate fruit lift to the nose and a lemon cream palate with balancing acidity.

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Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve Orange Riesling 2004

Posted: December 2, 2021

A remarkable wine for its age. Lovely, evolved toasty/glacé fruit fragrances and a powerful, soft, full flavoured palate still showing great drive and energy.

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Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point65 Orange Malbec 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

An almost black, fruit bomb of a wine with attractive blackcurrant fruit and some spiciness.

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Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point65 Hunter Valley Orange Viognier 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

An attractive mix of lemon meringue-like characters and tropical fruits nicely balanced by some smart oak.

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Nikola Estate Regional Swan Valley Chenin Blanc 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Perfumed tropical aromas and nicely balanced stonefruit and tropical palate.

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Rosabrook Wines Single Vineyard Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Very well-made wine, amazingly youthful with great varietal fruit characters of blackberries, cherries and hints of anise. Great drying tannins. 5+

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Rosabrook Wines Margaret River Tempranillo 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A dry well-balanced style with nice varietal depth of mulled-like berry fruit characters.

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Woody Nook Killdog Creek Margaret River Tempranillo 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lovely mix of raspberries, licorice and plum-like aromas and flavours. Lots of oak and slight green tannins.

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Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely leafy varietal with good weight of cassis and plum-like fruit characters with long silky tannins.

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Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Long, balanced and nicely textured with stonefruit-like varietal fruit characters with a hint of lychees and elements of nougat and hazelnut.

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Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

Long, elegant and very youthful for a 5-year-old. Has lovely nutty, hazelnut and stonefruit characters with spicy oak and still with plenty of acid.

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Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Warm, sweet and silky-smooth wine with nice dark fruit and plenty of oak.

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After Hours Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Spicy oak bouquet with a firm warm palate with slightly jammy fruit. 3-5

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After Hours Margaret River Chardonnay 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lots of toasty oak aromas and flavours showing an attractive spicy edge.

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Trevelen Farm Frankland Reserve Great Southern Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A pretty nose; simple, perfumed and peppery with soft ripe fruit flavours.

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Trevelen Farm Estate Great Southern Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Aged brown lime-like aromas with a floral lift and nice varietal intensity to the slightly sweet palate. Good line of acid.

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Plantagenet Normand Great Southern Pinot Noir 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Very approachable, acid driven, wine brimming over with red cherries. Light use of oak.

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Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mount Barker Blanc de Blancs 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Buttery brioche bouquet, fine bead and excellent length to the creamy citrus palate with good acidity.

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Hamelin Bay Wines Rampant Red Margaret River Shiraz Cabernet 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Balsamic-like characters to the simple sweet fruit nose and a juicy Ribena/blackcurrant flavoured palate.

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Hamelin Bay Wines Margaret River Rosé 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lifted fragrances with some pungency and some sweetness on the soft and supple palate.

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Hamelin Bay Wines Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Grassy smoky nose with a slight pungent edge and nice balance and weight of citrus flavours.

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Hamelin Bay Wines Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Intense grassy bouquet. Palate shows good use of phenolics with balanced residual sugar and nice depth of flavour.

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Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A powerful lift of plum jam-like aromas with olive notes and hints of mint. A very classy palate with soy/honey elements.

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Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

An elegant and silky-smooth wine. Good length of plum and blackberry fruit with hints of leather and spices.

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Saracen Estates Margaret River Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Great concentration of bright red berry fruit with lifted aromas and long clean and flavoursome palate.

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Silkwood Estate The Bowers Pemberton Pinot Noir 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Very pleasant varietal with bright purple hues, not overly complex but offering good drinking.

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Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Zinfandel 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Soft generous style with elements reminiscent of beetroot and raspberries. Good tannins and firm acid.

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Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Soft and rounded shiraz that is bright with raspberry fruit, has plenty of acid and a good palate structure.

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