Faiveley Bourgogne Rouge France Pinot Noir 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great colour for its age with medicinal plum fruit and good level of spicy oak.
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Singlefile Great Southern Chardonnay 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A complex bouquet of honeydew melon and stone fruits with good acid drive to the toasty/oaky palate.
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Run Free by Singlefile Western Australia Chardonnay 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Interesting nutty complexity mixing with ripe stonefruit aromas and a delicious, complex and beautifully balanced palate showing fantastic varietal fruit weight.
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Run Free by Singlefile Western Australia Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fruity aromas with an earthy thread and good weight and texture to the ripe raspberry palate.
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Singlefile Single Vineyard Clément V Frankland River Shiraz Grenache Mataro 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very savoury style with interesting secondary and tertiary characters developing.
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Patritti Merchant Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lean, clean and slightly one dimensional with pretty florals and tropical fruit hints.
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Elysian Springs Apple Cart Adelaide Hills Pinot Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Creamy and floral on the nose with a savoury touch and great length and concentration of red berry fruit flavours with an excellent line of acid.
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Laughing Jack Barossa Valley Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pungent savoury nose; some interesting funkiness. Big, sweet flavours with nice tannin structure. Good commercial style.
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Koonowla Clare Valley Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A ripe and lifted berry nose and a sweet and creamy palate with obvious tannins.
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Pokolbin Estate Hunter Valley Riesling 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
A great wine, still very tightly wound, but just starting to develop toasty complexity with a grippy edge. Needs time.
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Pokolbin Estate Hunter Valley Riesling 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Minerally fruit aromas with generous layers of lemon/lime flavours and a tight acid line.
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Hemera Estate Barossa Valley Riesling 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely developed toasty wine with lemon curd aromas edged with hessian notes and buttery toasty lemon flavours.
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McGuigan Cellar Select Hunter Valley Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Super savoury nose and rounded berry palate with residual sweetness and good tannin structure.
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Ricca Terra Colours Of Calmness Riverland SA Negroamaro Mataro Rosé Syrah Grenache Carignan Mourvèdre 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great nose – quite pungent with simple red berry fruit. Fresh and crisp in the mouth with great herbaceous/tropical fruit density and mouthwatering acidity.
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Mapleton Vineyards Tasmania Pinot Noir Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pungent herbal bouquet with hints of red berries and attractive red fruit flavour profile – dense and concentrated with some residual sweetness but well balanced with acid.
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Iron House Vineyards Tasmania Pinot Noir Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Bright pink with orange tints with some well-maintained primary fruit characters on the nose and super clean spicy varietal flavours with grippy tannins.
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Cabbage Tree Hill Tasmania Pinot Noir Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A spicy rose petal of a nose with quite a funky lift and luscious Turkish Delight flavours with a pleasant phenolic edge.
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Bangor Maria Tasmania Pinot Noir Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
The nose is pungent and slightly green with great floral notes. The palate is sound and round with flavours like green strawberries with some nice balanced sweetness.
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Gala Estate Tasmania Pinot Noir Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pretty strawberries and cream nose with a floral/rose petal edge. Delightful length of Turkish Delight-like flavours with balancing acidity and a crunchy apple finish.
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Capercaillie Hunter Valley Sangiovese Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Vibrant fluro pink wine with a seamless balance between the sweet fruit and crisp acid.
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PepperGreen Estate Berrima Blush Southern Highlands Rosé 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very well structured with excellent concentration of red apple and fresh raspberry-like fruit characters, some savoury elements and developing some maturity.
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Loveblock Bendigo, Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Tightly wound with what one judge said was, “Unusual fruit expression but definitely a pinot!”
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Stumpy Gully Peninsula Panorama Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A “real” pinot – elegant and restrained with well defined varietal fruit and, “Good winemaking showing respect for the fruit”.
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Yes Said The Seal Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A powerful yet elegant pinot with nicely evolving cherry/plum fruit, loads of oak, attractive earthy/beetroot-like characters adding complexity and some great tannins.
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PepperGreen Estate Southern Highland Pinot Noir 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
Sweet strawberry and violet characters, oak just peeking through and a classic silky finish.
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Cat Out Of The Bag Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy forest floor of a nose and solid cherry fruit palate with fine tannins.
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Leura Park Estate Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A straightforward style. Cherry fruit on the nose and a bright, clear and flavoursome palate.
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Mapleton Vineyards Tasmania Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose has a floral/lychee-like lift with generous fruit flavours and a seamless acid/sugar balance.
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Koonowla Clare Valley Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A riper fuller style with pure lifted citrus varietal fruit fragrances and flavours.
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Dinny Goonan Single Vineyard Geelong Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
An excellent wine; great example of the variety. Has slatey green herbal aromas with a citrus zestiness and at tight acid driven palate with pure confectionery lime flavours.
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Claymore Superstition Clare Valley Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A citrusy nose starting to show some honeyed development and has a pure core of citrus fruit and bright acid on the palate.
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Highland Heritage Mt Canobolas Dry Orange Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Delicate nose with a slight green edge and very fine restrained green herbal/lime. Very cool climate.
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PepperGreen Estate Dry Orange Riesling 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lean, linear and restrained style with delicate purity of floral citrus varietal fruit.
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Corryton Burge Kith Eden Valley Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A bouquet of lemons and limes with slight floral lift and bath salt nuances. Generous floral citrus fruit flavours with some great lively acid to balance.
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Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Delicate and perfumed citrus-like aromas with an intense lime driven palate and a lively acid backbone.
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Cabbage Tree Hill Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very sound wine with great intensity and balance between the tropical fruit and green characters all wrapped up in generous crisp acidity with a long lingering finish.
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Kelvedon Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A real classic style; quite complex with a funky element. Has a pungent passionfruit bouquet and quite a lean and delicate palate with good flavour intensity and steely acidity.
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Gala Estate Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Elegant nose smelling of gooseberries, pineapples and limes and an intensely flavoured palate showing lovely length and weight with a nice spicy drive to it.
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Fernfield Wines Our Little Secret Eden Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nice mix of lemon drop, pineapple and ginger characters layered with the acid.
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Nor’wester by Greystone Waipara, North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
Quite dark and “beefy” with good varietal expression and slightly drying tannins.
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Scion Rutherglen Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A “serious” savoury rusty salmon pink wine. “A keeper,” according to one judge. An alluring delicacy of cranberry fruit, good spiciness and refreshing acidity.
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Apeiron Wines Limestone Coast Pinot Gris 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Savoury nose with a tropical lift. Lots of interest on the lovely long, elegant palate with tropical/pear flavours.
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Rusty Bike The Tricycle Murraylands Shiraz Cabernet Rosé 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A slightly closed, slightly developed berry bouquet and a sweet, creamy and warm palate.
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Eden Hall Reserve Eden Valley Riesling 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
A tight, linear and well focused riesling with lemon citrus fruit drive and crisp acidity.
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Greenstone Estate Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Characters of passionfruit and dried apricots with toasty oak and good acid running through.
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Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Fume Blanc 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
An old school fumé style that is lovely and toasty and nutty and tropical supported by a good line of acid.
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CW Wines Peeping Tom Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Posted: December 2, 2021
“Timeless” blackberry and cedar aromatics. The palate is pretty and elegant and full of sweet licorice and blackberry fruit flavours with super fine tannins. “More-ish!”
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