Torbreck Run Rig Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 4, 2019
Full bodied shiraz with an old style tarry nose and powerful ripe fruit flavours.
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Henschke Hill Of Grace Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 4, 2019
Developed aromas with green bean-like nuances. Great flavour intensity and oak driven tannins.
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Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose still very youthful with fleshy dark fruits and a minty lift. The acid driven palate has some intense fruit flavours.
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M.Chapoutier Ermitage l’Ermite Northern Rhone Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 4, 2019
Powerful aromas of cigar box oak mingling with the dark fruits. An interesting palate laced with plenty of tannins and acidity.
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Gumpara Wines Hexen Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 4, 2019
Intense colour, maturing oak/berry aromas and a long, oak driven, palate.
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Bird in Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 4, 2019
Lovely aromas; nose is a bright complex concentration of varietal fruit and fresh oak. Great palate, has structure and depth with rich fruit flavours and good tannins.
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Bird in Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose is a complexity of fruit, oak and bottle age with a generous palate that’s lovely and soft and rich.
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Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 4, 2019
Fresh lifted varietal fruit bouquet with bottle age adding complexity. Silky smooth in the mouth with sweet concentration of flavours starting to evolve.
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Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2012
Posted: September 4, 2019
Another classic Aussie style of shiraz with bold varietal fruit characters, velvety soft tannins and excellent vanillin oak. Great food wine.
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Schubert Estate The Gander Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 4, 2019
Huge nose with vintage port-like characters. Warm and sweet in the mouth with rich dark fruit flavours.
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Z Wine Hein Ancestor Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: September 4, 2019
A soft easy drinking style with a simple ripe fruit bouquet and a fresh, light varietal palate.
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Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 4, 2019
Great purple hues here and a beautiful, complex, cedar chest of a nose with a fabulous palate that is a perfection of fruit and tannin integration with good level of acid.
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Z Wine Hilder Ancestor Barossa Valley Mataro 2018
Posted: July 3, 2019
Nose is a rich mix of crushed berries, spices, meat and herbs with some bright fresh plum flavours on the big firm palate. $300
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K1 by Geoff Hardy Tzimmukin Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: July 3, 2019
Old school style with a savoury nose showing some figgy elements and tasting of licoricey red fruits with light chewy tannins. 5+
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Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: May 1, 2019
Sweet ripe fruited nose and a juiciness to the red berry fruit palate with furry tannins.
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Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: May 1, 2019
Confectionery red fruit fragrances with a spicy note and oak complexity. Well integrated palate full of sweet fruit and chocolate oak with a full tannin structure. 5+
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Champagne Deutz Amour De Deutz Champagne Champagne 2008
Posted: October 4, 2018
“Smells great!” enthused one judge. Nice nutty/yeasty complexity. Still shows plenty of lively sweet fruit flavours for its age and has a lovely acid backbone.
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Champagne Deutz William Deutz Champagne Champagne 2007
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very appealing complexity of developed nutty, roasted, buttery aromas. Lovely fine bead and a creamy palate layered with stonefruit flavours and great balancing acidity.
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Z Wine Hein Ancestor Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Posted: October 4, 2018
A delicious velvety fusion of ripe mulberries and sweet oak. Powerful shiraz bouquet gives way to the rich and youthful palate. Good level of acidity.
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M. Chapoutier L’Ermite France Hermitage 2014
Posted: October 4, 2018
Aromas of plums and blackberries nicely balanced by the spicy/smoky oak. The palate is long and sweet and has a steely finish.
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Henschke Hill Of Grace Eden Valley Shiraz 2012
Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex, developed and quite French in style. Nose still has some dark fruit characters and the velvety soft supple palate is light bodied but with great structure.
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E. Guigal La Turque Cote Rotie France Hermitage 2013
Posted: October 4, 2018
“Wow! This is all class,” thought one judge. Has both elegance and strength and an intense complexity of varietal fruit and oak.
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Paul Jaboulet Aine La Chapelle Hermitage France Hermitage 2013
Posted: October 4, 2018
Leathery barnyard complexity on the mature nose and velvety soft palate tasting of stewed plums.
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Penfolds Grange SA Shiraz 2013
Posted: October 4, 2018
Gorgeous blood red wine with an incredibly rich, dark and chocolaty bouquet. The massive palate is slightly sweet and fills out with oak and plum flavours and has a licorice finish.
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Torbreck The Laird Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very youthful, very intense fruit with spicy oak and high level of acid. [Second bottle called for by the judges but wasn’t available]
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K1 by Geoff Hardy Tzimmukin Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: October 4, 2018
Quite jammy in style with an abundance of beautiful oak. Has some lovely complexity of fruit/oak aromas and an excellent palate with elegant spiciness.
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Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: October 4, 2018
Rich varietal fruit and toasty oak brought together beautifully on the nose and fills the palate with lovely flavours. Quite a hot porty finish.
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Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2003
Posted: October 4, 2018
A lovely rich old fashioned style of shiraz that is still holding up well for its age. Has developed bottle age aromas and aged leathery, spicy oak flavours. “A curio!”
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Gumpara Hexen Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014
Posted: October 4, 2018
A huge headful of jammy fruit and spicy oak aromas. Excellent long and well structured palate with a high level of powerful fruit flavours and unobtrusive use of oak.
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Bird in Hand Mac Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2012
Posted: October 4, 2018
A huge classic ripe Aussie style of shiraz with its fruit cake-like aromas and lean, fresh blackberry and cream flavours with balancing tannins and acidity.
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1847 Wines First Pick Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Posted: October 4, 2018
A powerful profusion of beautiful classy oak and a splendid complexity of varietal fruit. A perfectly complete shiraz that needs nothing else and offers great cellaring ahead.
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1847 Wines 40 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Big, rich, dense and complex style with figgy fragrances and a thick concentration of powerful “liqueurous” flavours with warming spirit characters and a fruity finish.
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1847 Wines 30 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Old oaky/rancio characters on the nose and a rich palate full of figs and quinces with a touch of citrus and some warming spirit.
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac France Bordeaux Blend 2014
Posted: July 4, 2018
Very complex dark inky concentration of aromas and what one judge described as, “A new dimension of flavour.” Some great use of oak here and lovely vibrant acidity.
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac France Bordeaux Blend 2014
Posted: July 4, 2018
A fruit driven blend that is a mix of cassis and dark fruits. The smoky oak adds complexity and has very high level of tannins. Very young with a long life still ahead of it.
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Chateau Margaux Premier Grand Cru Classe France Bordeaux Blend 2014
Posted: July 4, 2018
A more elegant savoury wine, slightly closed with obvious tannins; different but well integrated. Has some delightful cassis notes and some bottle age.
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Chateau Haut Brion Premier Grand Cru Classe Pessac Leognan Bordeaux Blend 2014
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lean and savoury style with classic “crushed ant” characters, strong inky varietal fruits, smoky spicy oak and plenty of acid.
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Gralyn Estate Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2005
Posted: July 4, 2018
An all round, beautifully balanced, delicate wine with secondary nutty/leathery aromas and a very mature palate but still has plenty of life left in it. Great flavour depth.
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Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Posted: July 4, 2018
A refreshing, well matured style with great bottle age characters. Nose showing classic “formic acid” notes. Mouthfilling flavour complexity and high acidity.
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Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Posted: July 4, 2018
Cedary/vanillin fragrances with fruit that has minty/menthol notes. Great palate structure, very concentrated flavours and still has plenty of life left in it. Loads of acid.
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Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Posted: July 4, 2018
Very attractive complex bouquet with powerful bottle age notes. Warming palate, rich with sweet berry flavours and quite strong tannin complexity. Long lingering finish.
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Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: July 4, 2018
A fabulous elegant and sophisticated cabernet. “Impeccably clean,” according to one judge. Has classic pristine varietal fruit and brooding smoky oak. Very young but perfectly balanced.
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K1 by Geoff Hardy Wines Tzimmukin Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: July 4, 2018
Dark mocha/burnt toffee nose and very appealing juicy fruit palate with a drying finish.
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Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
A shy nose but has some interest with meaty/smoky notes and hints of dark fruits. Youthful palate with lovely concentration of flavours and a drying tannin finish. 3-5
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Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
Fresh rhubarb and raspberry fruit aromas nicely framed by some good quality oak. An elegant and well focussed palate with volumes of silky tannins. Will cellar well.
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K1 by Geoff Hardy Tzimmukin Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
Lovely colour, bordering on purple. Dense black fruit aromas and licorice notes. Silky and smooth in the mouth with sweet fruit flavours, soft tannins and an acid finish.
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Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
A big intense deep red wine with powerful spicy cake aromas and lots of powerful oak on the palate but the ripe cabernet fruit can hold its own. Drying tannins.
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Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
A big but elegant shiraz that is youthful and interesting. Smells of dark plums spiked with pencilly oak and tastes of dark sweet fruits with lovely structure and length. 5+
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Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Cuvée 2004
Posted: November 9, 2017
A lovely style that has a savoury, buttery nose showing some lovely oaky complexity which then flows through onto the long, steely palate with its slight slatey-like character.
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1847 Wines Grand Pappy’s Barossa Valley Semillon 2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Smells like honeycomb and lemon grass with hints of bee’s wax like characters. The palate is tight and simple with fresh flavours in the sweet citrus fruit spectrum.
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