Posted: September 6, 2017
Quite different aromas – smells of cooked meats and black pepper. Has dense, slightly oxidized, overtones to the firm flavour profile.
Comments Off on Paul Jaboulet La Chapelle Hermitage France Syrah 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Attractive charry oak edges to the fruity nose. Lean austere palate dominated by charry oak. Lots more cellaring potential left.
Comments Off on E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque France Syrah 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A very well made wine that has a lovely peppery/blackberry nose showing barnyardy- like complexity. Some very serious oak on the palate lifts the fruit to another dimension.
Comments Off on M. Chapoutier L’Ermite France Rouge 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very developed, savoury, leathery and earthy bouquet. Palate still quite youthful looking with attractive blackberry notes and earthy complexity.
Comments Off on Henschke Hill Of Grace Eden Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense red wine bordering on black that has a solid complexity of perfectly ripe, intense, varietal fruit that is seamlessly integrated with the nutty-like oak Excellent tannin structure.
Comments Off on Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Aged tarry oaky aromas with a big hit of nicely developing flavours with quite a hot alcoholic finish. At its peak now.
Comments Off on Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Youthful aromas with loads of fruit and oak and some earthy/savoury complexity. The solid palate has great depth of sweet stonefruit and oak flavours and shows a high level of alcohol.
Comments Off on Torbreck The Laird Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Intense primary fruit driven nose with balancing oak and lovely fresh lift. Great delivery of raspberry-like varietal flavours and good oakiness.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Aged Vegemite/caramelised nose and well aged, well maintained, palate that is still rich and flavoursome and showing some astringency. “A curio”.
Comments Off on Gralyn Old Vine Margaret River Shiraz 2001 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An elegant bouquet with red berry fruit and some savoury oak derived spiciness. Palate is firm but not tannins and is reminiscent of a basket of fresh sweet fruits.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An intense and ripe ” blackberry bomb”, of a nose which is echoed on a sweet powerful palate that is still amazingly youthful and has good acid/tannin integration and a drying finish.
Comments Off on St Hugo Vetus Purum Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Nose is a lovely fusion between the spicy varietal fruit and the quality oak. The palate has a chewy flavour intensity with masses of fruit – but not over done – and well handled oak.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Beautifully evolving aromas of caramel, white chocolate and licorice. Very bright and lively in the mouth with good oak structure and some plum fruit. Needs more time in the cellar. 3-5
Comments Off on Chateau Haut Brion Premier Grand Cru Classe Pessac Leognan Cabernet Blend 2011 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Crimson red wine with heavy, slightly “pongy” aromas. Palate is savoury and drying with sweet fruit and cedary oak and some brett influence.
Comments Off on Chateau Latour Premier Grand Cru Classe Pauillac France Cabernet Blend 2011 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
“Such a very well balanced, elegant and long wine with lots of fruit”, according to one judge. The nose is all blackberries and chocolate. The palate is a generosity of fruit and oak. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Marie Elizabeth Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ripe, aged and restrained bouquet. Some dried floral fragrances and a tight and complex palate with sweet cassis fruit and great acidity.
Comments Off on Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Beautiful toasty oak notes on the nose. The dark fruit palate is quite lean and tight and still very fresh with many years left. 5+
Comments Off on Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An evolved, woody and well structured, classic. Some cooked characters on the nose and sweetness in the mouth.
Comments Off on Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A tight, old world, cool climate cabernet with an evolved and open oak/cassis bouquet. Velvety smooth in the mouth with great acidity and intense, dry, flavour profile.
Comments Off on Gralyn Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Bright crimson hues and a bold, slightly porty nose with medicinal nuances. Masses of rich sweet cassis flavours on the seamlessly structured palate. Needs air for maximum enjoyment. 5+
Comments Off on St Hugo Vetus Purum Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Massive oaky aromas sitting on top of dark cherry and plum fruit. Well structured palate full of complex sweet fruit/oak flavours. Has plenty of cellaring potential left in it yet. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Leafy red berry aroma and good length
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines St Jude’s Rd Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Complex bouquet – smells of vanilla, yeast and nuts. Great palate – has a lovely finesse and is loaded with flavour a with an interesting finish that’s almost custard powder like.
Comments Off on Amour de Deutz Millesime France Champagne 2003 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Some excellent age development obvious on the nose and heaps of long intense flavours on a beautifully structured palate that shows a hint of sweet caramelized characters.
Comments Off on Dom Pérignon Brut France Champagne 2004 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Cedary oak tending to dominate the plum/blackberry varietal fruit. Soft and round in the mouth. Ageing very well.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 19, 2017
A complex fruit driven bouquet and a tight palate with a powerful, crisp acid finish.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 19, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Savoury/meaty bouquet with raisined fruit notes. Classy fleshy fruit palate – lots of oak, powdery tannins and tangy acidity.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A fuller, lower acid style that’s long and very elegant with nice overall complexity. It has a lovely toasty toffee nose and some delicate spicy peach flavours.
Comments Off on Deutz William Deutz Millesime France Brut 2006 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely golden hints to this bright wine that shows excellent bottle development and earthy mushroomy layers on the nose and palate with hints of peaches and high acidity.
Comments Off on Deutz Amour de Deutz Millesime France Brut 2006 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great wine with the herbal toffee-like aromas showing some oaky notes. Solid complexity to the persistent savoury palate with some great acidity to back it up.
Comments Off on Henri Giraud Grand Cru Fute de Chene Ay Champagne Champagne MV / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
This wine has freshness, brightness and vibrancy. The youthful nose shows plenty of oak and is laced with blackberry fruit. Tightly structured palate, seamlessly balanced with masses of oak.
Comments Off on Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Sweet and complex spicy caramel aromas with more of that complexity evident on the lean palate.
Comments Off on Henschke Hill of Grace Eden Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mature blackberry fruit aromas with plenty of oak on top. The incredibly fresh, oak driven, palate has some slight tarry characters and plenty of powerful acidity. Still a youth!
Comments Off on Torbreck The Laird Barossa Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A purple hued wine with a fresh, simple, red berry bouquet and nicely controlled oak. Simple but very stylish fruit on the balanced, soft, full bodied palate with quite a hot finish.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A wine with finesse, elegance and great structure with some intense red berry fruit characters and very classy oak to balance it.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very impressive wine now and will be even better in 5 years or so. It has inky raisined-like aromas and a huge palate with incredible depth of sweet plum-like fruit.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very attractive, straightforward fruit/oak nose and lovely flavour density on the palate. Drink now.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An excellent varietal base here of leafy minty fruit characters developing a nice earthiness. Intense aromas and powerful mouthfilling flavours. Still amazingly youthful. 5+
Comments Off on Chateaux Latour Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose is a powerful mélange of blueberry and tobacco characters with meaty/earthy elements. Slightly thin palate with leafy berry fruit flavours, rich meatiness and powerful tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Chateau Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developing aromas; minerally berries, touch of leather and quite a high level of mintiness. Very long minty fruit palate with soy like notes and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Chateau Haut Brion Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“Another example of a great wine!” Huge wow factor to the nose and a fantastic fresh earthy palate that goes on and on with a great tannin backbone. Drink now and enjoy!
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“Almost perfect – a godsend!”, thought one judge. Quite developed leathery, cedar and sweet fruit aromas and an amalgam of fruit, figs and cedar on the palate. Beautiful drinking now.
Comments Off on God’s Hill Permanent Arm Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautifully layered stylish cabernet with a rich intensity of varietal fruit showing a hint of dill-like character with some very juicy and fine grained silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Marie Elizabeth Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely secondary soy/caramelised characters developing on both the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Grande Brygon De Vin Margaret River Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A dense purple wine with a lovely complexity of sweet plum fruit, good cedary oak, some tarry notes and a hint on mint.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A drying, well advanced wine but still shows some sweet fruit characters.
Comments Off on R Brands F.U Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy cola nose with subtle oak support. More of the earthiness on the oak dominant palate and soft dark fruit underneath, good level of sweetness and crunchy acid.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Marie Elizabeth Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Savory/earthy nose with a powerful and complex oak influence. Lusciously soft in the mouth with loads of intense varietal flavours that linger long on the palate.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very old wine but is still very fresh. Candied apricot aromas lead on to a long lingering and delicious palate with complexity of fruit flavours balanced by some very good spirit.
Comments Off on Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare 30 Years Old Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely aged nose; lots of very good brambly fruit development. For a 12 year-old wine there is still plenty of great sweet fruit on the palate. Good drinking.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2003 / 0 View / April 4, 2017