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Gatt High Eden Eden Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Smells and tastes like a crisp Granny Smith apple and showing a hint of pineapple.

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Gatt High Eden Eden Valley Riesling 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely nicely ageing wine with an attractive complexity of buttered toast, citrus and brown lime characters. Good acidity.

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Gatt High Eden Eden Valley Riesling 2014

Posted: December 2, 2021

Still amazingly youthful with developed brown lime-like characters on the nose and persistent aromatic flavours with a good acid backbone and some toasty notes.

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Gatt Accent Barossa Valley Grenache 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A good uncomplicated quaffer with sweet fruit and some age evident with drying tannins.

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Gatt Barossa Valley Sparkling Shiraz 2015

Posted: December 2, 2021

Dark brooding spicy fruit fragrances and sweet cherry palate with a good line of acid.

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Shanahans Wines Evergreen Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Bright and fresh green-like fruit fragrances and flavours with some floral notes and some spicy nuances with a good clean line of crisp acid.

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Kurtz Family Vineyards Boundary Row Barossa Cabernet Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Mulberry-like varietal fruit dominates the nose and gives great depth and weight to the richly layered palate with some excellent oak in a supporting role.

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Gomersal Wines Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

A vibrantly fresh and oaky crimson wine with lovely purple highlights. Good varietal fruit characters at the riper end of the spectrum. Nice lift to the nose and drying tannins.

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Gomersal Wines Lyndoch Road Barossa Valley Shiraz Mataro 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nice mix of dark cherry fruit with Christmas cake-like characters and drying tannins.

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Chateau Yaldara Lily Ponds Barossa Valley Grenache 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Bright and youthful cherry aromas and a vibrant varietal fruit driven palate.

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Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015

Posted: December 2, 2021

Dark spicy fruit nose and a good core of flavours, a touch warm on the palate with leathery aged notes.

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Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A very well-made bigger style of shiraz that has interesting complexity to the nose and great length and depth of rich varietal fruit and oak flavours.

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Barossa Valley Wine Company Gravel Track Barossa Valley G.S.M. 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Fragrant perfumed bouquet and a hint of fruit greenness on the palate.

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Barossa Valley Wine Company Gravel Track Barossa Valley Tempranillo 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Dark and brooding licorice-like aromas. Palate is a tad oaky with good, slightly cloying, mid-palate varietal flavours.

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Barossa Valley Wine Company Stockyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A good solid shiraz with, as one judge described, “Everything in its place, no excesses”. Nice fruity lift to the nose and a long palate.

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Berton Vineyards High Eden Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A dense dark plum bouquet and a good length of rich sweet fig and currant-like flavours with nice chewy tannins.

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Berton Vineyards Bonsai High Eden Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A very well-made wine with spicy new oak characters evident on the nose and lovely long and mouth filling fresh fruit flavours seamlessly layered with the oak.

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Berton Vineyards Limited Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Old school style. Slight leathery notes to the oaky nose. Well balanced, evenly structured, palate.

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Bethany Wines Blue Quarry Eden Valley Chardonnay 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lifted fruit nose with lovely nutty oak. Nice palate texture and a good intensity and concentration of fruit flavours.

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Bethany Wines Blue Quarry Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

“Very Barossa!” noted one judge. The nose is rich and cedary with a bright mulberry lift and has a solid palate with good varietal fruit and noticeable acidity.

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Bethany Wines First Village Barossa Valley Grenache 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Delightful dark and savoury aromas with an aromatic lift of red cherries. Beautifully layered and very flavoursome palate with a good line of vibrant acid and chalky tannins.

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Bethany Wines First Village Barossa Valley G.S.M. 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

All blue fruits and spices with a slight licorice note, powdery tannins and edgy acidity.

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Dorrien Parish Grounds Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A well-made, typical Barossa shiraz, not too ripe with a seamless integration of flavours.

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Mum’s Block Barossa Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A big ripe old school style of shiraz with good quality varietal fruit and an abundance of oak.

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Krondorf Symmetry Barossa Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely vibrant lifted wine that is all plums, cherries and spices. Excellent structure with great concentration of punchy sweet flavours. Ageing nicely.

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Haan Estate Classic Barossa Valley Merlot Cabernet Franc 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

An easy drinking chewy herbal/blackcurrant-like blend. A good food wine.

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Haan Estate Prestige Barossa Valley Merlot 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Spicy lifted aromatics and a good concentration of slightly leathery fruit flavours.

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Jb wines The Pointman Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lifted floral fruit fragrances with good length of cola-like fruit flavours and supple tannin structure.

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Z Wine [ROMAN] Barossa Valley G.S.M. 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nicely structured deep red wine with dense mulberry/blueberry fruit characters.

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Z Wine [AUGUST] Barossa Valley Grenache 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Very varietal fruit driven nose; all cherries and strawberries with a fragrant floral lift. Nicely rounded mid-weight varietal palate with chalky tannins.

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Z Wine [NEVAH] Barossa Valley Chardonnay 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Intense and focussed style with a savoury nose, good palate texture and big ripe upfront flavours.

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Z Wine [SAUL] Barossa Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Hint of buttered toast on the nose and attractive, slightly developed, flavoursome palate.

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Z Wine [SAUL] Barossa Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A delightful light and zesty lemon-like bouquet and lovely drive and length of varietal fruit flavours with quite a tart palate that is laced with lively acidity.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Barossa Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Quite a reserved wine, somewhat austere, aromas and flavours in the exotic fruit spectrum.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

Brooding dark fruit bouquet and fruit driven flavours with a hint of some spices and a leathery note.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Slightly restrained nose with hints of blue fruits and a pretty, varietal palate with good tannin structure.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Barossa Valley Mataro 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A nice fresh vibrant varietal with attractive mulberry-like fruit characters and some savoury tannins.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Barossa Valley Grenache 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Subdued brooding fruit nose and lightweight palate, some complexity and savoury tannins.

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Z Wine [ROMAN] Barossa Valley G.S.M. 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A serious dark and brooding fruit bouquet. Quite juicy and fleshy in the mouth with a lovely core of dark fruit flavours that linger on the long silky-smooth palate.

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Z Wine [AUDREY] Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Bright crimson wine with a somewhat shy nose and juicy palate showing a solid core of fleshy fruit flavours and layered with herbs and spices.

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Z Wine [HEDLEY] Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Musky floral aromas and a tightly wound palate with fresh and spicy fruit flavours. Needs air to open up.

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Sandmine by Amelia and Trent Burge Barossa Grenache 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Youthful varietal nose and lighter bodied palate with decent length and firm mouth puckering tannins.

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Sandmine by Amelia and Trent Burge Barossa Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A solid, seamlessly integrated, wine showing some nice vibrancy on the palate.

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Corryton Burge Percival Norman Barossa Shiraz 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A straightforward style of shiraz with powerful oak characters, good lifted dark varietal fruits and powdery tannins.

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Corryton Burge The Brigadier Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Excellent bright red colour with hints of lavender on the varietal fruit nose. Everything is evenly integrated on a very long and slightly drying palate with good fruit tannins.

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Corryton Burge Kith Barossa Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Pretty lifted fruit fragrances with an even integration of flavours on the solid palate. Has plenty of acid ensuring a long life.

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Corryton Burge Kith Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Bright nose with floral/citrus aromas and a flavoursome fruit driven palate with a good acid backbone.

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Barossa Boy Young Wisdom Barossa Mataro 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lifted sweet fruit fragrances with a bright jubey fruit palate, chocolaty notes and chewy tannins.

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Barossa Boy Double Trouble Barossa Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Some solid cherry-like varietal fruit characters here with eucalypt notes and a good mid-palate flavour richness.

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Barossa Boy Little Tacker Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

An interesting wine with a spicy fruit nose showing lovely floral nuances and a solid sweet fruit palate.

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