Posted: November 30, 2021
Lively savoury red fruit fragrances and a lovely, elegant and delicate palate with great intensity of “honest” fruit flavours and a sweet fruit finish.
Comments Off on Calneggia Wines Margaret River Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pleasant fruit aromas and a linear palate with some development pushing through.
Comments Off on Leura Park Estate Bellarine Peninsula Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slightly meaty aromas, flavours in the stonefruit spectrum and a lively acid line.
Comments Off on Leura Park Estate Bellarine Peninsula Rosé 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slight green floral fragrances with some spiciness and good flavour complexity on the creamy palate with a crunchy finish.
Comments Off on Jack Rabbit Bellarine Peninsula Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromatic bouquet with some fruit evident and interesting palate structure with hints of savoury fruit. Holding up well.
Comments Off on Sutton Grange Fairbank Bendigo, Central Victoria Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Developed aged florals on the nose with apple notes. Green and leafy on the palate with an attractive savoury finish.
Comments Off on Pig In The House Organic Cowra Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very well-made wine that is showing a mélange of fragrances on the nose with pungent notes and a lovely, luscious palate filled with juicy sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Inviting rose petal fragrances with good intensity of strawberry and mulberry flavours.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Drovers’ Grampians Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A stunning wine, great colour, with a super musky/floral nose and a nicely developed, sweet and well-structured peaches and cream palate. “Yummo!”
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Drovers’ Grampians Rosé 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very tightly wound wine that will age well with subtle intensity of honeyed lemon fruit.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Hunter Valley Semillon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Herbaceous fruit fragrances and a classy mature cooler climate minty fruit palate with greenish tannins.
Comments Off on Hay Shed Hill Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely fresh lively wine. Green apple aromas are layered with pears and lemons and the fruit driven palate has a mineral edge.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautifully aged sauvignon blanc and yet, for a 5-year-old, it shows fruit freshness and super tight acidity. Nice varietal esters on the nose and candied fruit flavours.
Comments Off on del Rios Geelong Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A mature wine; earthy and leathery with some licorice notes and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Wild Game ‘The Dame’ Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Leathery cedary development on the nose. Palate still has loads of life. “So fresh, so sassy!” enthused one judge. Great length and intensity of cassis and anise-like flavours.
Comments Off on Wild Game ‘The Duke’ Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Massive” intensity of tropical fruit characters laced with crisp acidity and a long lively finish.
Comments Off on Wines By Geoff Hardy K1 Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A riper style with a nice fleshy texture. It has a musky floral peach and pear bouquet and a seamlessly balanced fruit driven palate with a musky finish.
Comments Off on Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An excellent concentration and balance of pungent citrus fruit characters on both the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Wangolina The Originals Mount Benson Semillon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely wine that is right for drinking now. Smells of buttered toast and has a richly textured creamy lime palate.
Comments Off on Hollydene Estate Upper Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Toasty development on the honeyed pear nose with nice secondary characters evolving on the creamy palate.
Comments Off on Hollydene Estate Upper Hunter Valley Semillon 2014 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Fresh floral lemon bouquet and very intense ripe citrus driven flavours.
Comments Off on Hollydene Estate Upper Hunter Valley Semillon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Everything a tempranillo should be!” said one judge. Spicy dark berry fruit fragrances with a dash of pepper and a full flavoursome rich fruit palate. Needs a little more time.
Comments Off on Wangolina A Series Limestone Coast Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich ripe fruit and oak nose and an oak driven palate with some excellent quality fruit and fine powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Wangolina The Originals Mount Benson Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very attractive approachable shiraz with sweet raspberry/mulberry fruit characters, a dash of pepper and ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Wangolina The Originals Mount Benson Syrah 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An aromatic mix of dark fruits and Bonox with a light palate showing great intensity and length of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Raidis Estate ‘Red Project’ Low And Slow Coonawarra Shiraz Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegant riesling with a pretty floral fragrance and hints of green apples. Lovely crisp citrus/lemon juice flavours.
Comments Off on Raidis Estate ‘The Kid’ Coonawarra Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An interesting mix of aromas with a generous white peach-like palate.
Comments Off on Raidis Estate ‘Cheeky Goat’ Coonawarra Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very punchy varietal with lovely passionfruit pungency to the nose and good intensity of gooseberry-like flavours with a great line of acid to balance.
Comments Off on Raidis Estate ‘The Kelpie’ Coonawarra Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A beautiful textured white – my weakness,” admitted one judge. Lively aromatics with a secondary and tertiary flavour profile.
Comments Off on Singlefile ‘Small Batch’ Barrel Ferment Pemberton Fume Blanc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Creamy grassy green nose balanced by smoky toasty oak. Palate exhibits lovely oak selection with pure and very elegant varietal fruit. Good winemaking.
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Pemberton Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A classic cabernet in the herbaceous spectrum with nice drying tannins.
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Vineyard ‘Big Bully’ Limited Release Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pale straw in colour with green highlights and delicate toasty aromas and a lovely intensity and persistence of citrus on the palate. Will age beautifully.
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Vineyard Stockhausen Signature Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still looking very youthful with lots of lemon zest lifting off the nose with toasty elements underneath. A somewhat drying palate with great depth of flavour.
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Vineyard ‘Dairy Hill’ Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great well-made wine with obvious oak on the nutty honeyed nose. Big and buttery in the mouth with lots more oak but has the quality fruit to match.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Limited Release Margaret River Fume Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Oaky, savoury and tropical. “The whole package,” noted one judge. Nutty gooseberry bouquet and silky smooth perfectly balanced savoury and tropical palate.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A well-made wine with subtle citrus aromas but more flavours than the nose indicates. “Very more-ish!”
Comments Off on Koonara A Song For Alice Coonawarra Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Developed oaky aromas with a nicely evolving spicy chocolaty palate.
Comments Off on Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very Alsatian in style with lovely intensity of pears and exotic spices. Nice mineral backbone and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Godfrey’s Creek Reserve Marlborough Pinot Gris 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
The nose is pungent and herbaceous with aromas of limes, green apples and passionfruit. The tropical fruit driven palate is beautifully textured with “nervy” acid!
Comments Off on Hamelin Bay Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Simple citrus nose with subtle toasty notes. Great creamy mouthfeel with strawberry-like fruit and toasty complexity.
Comments Off on Taltarni Pyrenees Brut 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Peppery plum aromas and nice plum fruit flavours with slight strawberry characters and toasty elements.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Tasmania Cuvée Rosé NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Satsuma plum aromas underscored with briary notes. Powerful fleshy palate; good oak/fruit balance.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Green apple and mandarin-like fruit on the nose with similar characters echoed on the lovely long textured palate.
Comments Off on Stefani Estate The View Yarra Valley Pinot Gris 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Savoury aromas and flavours with a hint of lemon and a sherbet-like texture to the palate.
Comments Off on Stefani Estate The View Yarra Valley Pinot Gris 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle citrus bouquet with upfront yeastiness and tightly wound creamy lemon palate
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Adelaide Hills Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Soft, supple and youthful wine. Bright crunchy raspberry fruit with a violet lift, some spiciness, fine tannins and soft acidity.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Lily Ponds Barossa Valley Grenache 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Intense oak driven aromatics and an oaky palate with grapefruit-like fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Wild Goose Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A complex wine with savoury olive tapenade-like aromas and flavours with chunky tannins.
Comments Off on Minnow Creek The Black Minnow McLaren Vale Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An intensity of chocolates and cherries on the nose with a lovely floral lift and a palate that has a vibrant balance of blue fruit, cigar box oak, good acidity and loads of tannins.
Comments Off on Minnow Creek McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Savoury style with plenty of fleshy berry fruit and very subtle residual sweetness.
Comments Off on Cassegrain Seasons Central Ranges Hilltops Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021