Posted: November 30, 2021
Lively and fresh with intense cassis aromas and nuances of dark chocolate. Powerful full flavoured palate with ‘serious’ oak in balance with the fruit and fine assertive tannins.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big wine showing excellent winemaking with, “lots going on – and all of it good!” Floral citrus bouquet and a zesty racy palate with an excellent flavour profile.
Comments Off on House Of Arras Brut Elite Tasmania Cuvée NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pretty spicy red fruit fragrances with a soft well-rounded palate with lively sweet and spicy berry/licorice fruit and good use of oak in the background.
Comments Off on Nightfall Dry Red Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Good concentration of varietal fruit characters with plenty of acid and hints of oak.
Comments Off on Nightfall Dry Red Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractive cassis aromas and an oaky palate with nice varietal fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Duke’s Vineyard The Morrissey Great Southern Cabernet Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Loads of spicy/dusty oak over fruit that is at the riper end of the spectrum.
Comments Off on Flowstone Queen Of The Earth Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely ageing well developed style with attractive lifted floral notes.
Comments Off on No.1 Family Estate Cuvée Virginie Marlborough Methode Traditionelle 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nose showing lemon butter-like characters with nice line of sweet fruitiness on the palate. $
Comments Off on No.1 Family Estate Reserve Marlborough Methode Traditionelle NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Delightful primary fruit fragrances of cassis and olive tapenade. Palate has all the right elements with the oak, tannin and acid in perfect harmony. “Less is more,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Spicy nose with a lift of black fruits and a rich weighty black fruit palate with firm tannins and good tight acid.
Comments Off on Leconfield ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A classy deep crimson wine – very Bordeaux-like with perfect ripeness.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Stoneflower’ Clare Valley Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A dark brooding bouquet and a big mouthful of ripe varietal fruit flavours with drying tannins
Comments Off on Reillys Stolen Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Seamlessly integrated wine with beautiful complexity of dark brooding chocolaty fruit and angular tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An enormous wine with ripe roasted fig/sweet black olive characters. “Needs at least 10 years!”
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely wine – very expressive with a complexity of lemon meringue pie, buttered croissants and nougat. Great balance between sweetness and acidity.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Tasmania Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great wine with peppery plum aromas and velvety soft in the mouth with oak derived flavours.
Comments Off on Antiquarian Clare Valley Pinot Noir Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Chocolate and black fruit fragrances lift off the nose with a slight leathery edge to it. A big, juicy and complex palate brimming over with varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Antiquarian Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A complex bouquet of cassis fruit, olives and herbs and an interesting flavoursome palate with seamless integration between rich fruit and oak and supported by fine tannins.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mt Barker Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big, bold, vibrant and lively sparkling with interesting gingerbread-like characters on the nose and a baked lemon tart-like palate wrapped up in some lovely acid.
Comments Off on Highland Heritage Estate Patrono Orange Cuvée Brut 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lemony nose with honeyed notes and hints of marmalade-like developed flavours.
Comments Off on Freycinet Vineyard R3 Radenti Tasmania Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Powerful crimson wine. Very concentrated ripe red fruit fragrances with cedary oak adding complexity and full bodied full flavoured palate with mouth-coating tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Garden & Field Gnadenberg Road Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon Refosco 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Delightful fragrances of baked apples. Creamy palate with nice green apple crunch and tight acidity.
Comments Off on Singlefile Limited Release Denmark Blanc de Blanc 2011 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fresh, lively and complex wine showing a range of primary fruits characters with good yeast autolysis, creamy texture and good drive of vibrant acid.
Comments Off on Singlefile Limited Release Denmark Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Raisined fruit bouquet and medium length, sweet caramel, oak palate.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Limited Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Pungent berry bouquet and sweet Christmas cake-like flavours with fine line of tannins. “Nice drink!”
Comments Off on Hemera Limited Release Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely developed wine with slight medicinal character to the nose and raisin-like flavours on the textured palate.
Comments Off on Hemera Limited Release Barossa Valley Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Bright red/purple wine. Smells of cherries and blackberries which is echoed on the well-balanced toasty palate.
Comments Off on Kirrihill E.B.’s The Squire Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very long, lingering and powerful inky purple wine that is rich with minty berry fruits and savoury elements with some well-rounded tannins. Has great presence!
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Restrained fruit nose and a somewhat austere oak driven palate with loads of tannins. Needs many years. 5+
Comments Off on Glenlofty Estate Decameron Block Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A huge mature cabernet with lots of everything – black cherries, olive tapenade and roasted meat characters all wrapped up in up-front firm and assertive tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Certified organic, this highly approachable but still very youthful, supple red was harvested from vines planted in 1984 and matured for over 18 months in French oak barriques (30% new). Deeply coloured, it is perfumed, with concentrated, vibrant, blackcurrant and…
Comments Off on Stonecroft Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
This fragrant, powerful, very ageworthy red is a blend of five separately made, single-vineyard wines, matured for 16 to 18 months in French oak casks (less than 10% new). Deep ruby, it is sweet-fruited and savoury, with concentrated, youthful, well-ripened…
Comments Off on Fromm Cuvée ‘H’ Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
This fortified wine from the deep south is instantly appealing. Made in a ‘ruby style’ from St Laurent grapes (a traditional Austrian variety), and matured for seven months in French oak barriques, it is delicious young. Deeply coloured, it is…
Comments Off on Judge Rock The Verdict Central Otago Port 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Scented and supple, this estate-grown, Gibbston red was hand-picked and matured for a year in French oak casks (40% new). Ruby hued, it is a refined, vibrantly fruity wine with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, a hint of herbs,…
Comments Off on Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
From the oldest vines in Bannockburn, planted in 1991, this ruby hued, velvety red was hand-harvested, matured in French oak casks (20%) new, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. A very gentle wine, it is mouthfilling, sweet-fruited and supple, with youthful,…
Comments Off on Terra Sancta Slapjack Block Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Full of personality, this estate-grown, single block red was hand-picked, matured in French oak casks (20% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Full, bright ruby, it is a generous wine, fragrant, savoury, ripe and complex, with concentrated cherry, plum and…
Comments Off on Terra Sancta Jackson’s Block Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Certified organic, this fragrant, savoury, complex red was estate-grown at Lowburn. Matured in French oak casks (20% new), it is mouthfilling, with strong flavours of cherries, plums, spices and nuts, and a moderately firm finish. A very ageworthy wine, it…
Comments Off on Surveyor Thomson Domaine-Thomson Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
This powerful red is from a single clone (777), estate-grown at Lowburn. Matured in French oak casks (25% new), it is deep ruby, mouthfilling savoury and well-structured, with dense, ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, finely integrated oak adding complexity, and a…
Comments Off on Domaine-Thomson Rows 1-37 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A brooding menthol fruit nose. Rich and rounded in the mouth with dark crunchy fruit and sharp acid.
Comments Off on Ortus Limited Edition McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Big chocolaty oak nose and a soft palate with good flavour length and supple tannins
Comments Off on CW Wines Lustre Collection Coonawarra Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slightly richer pinot with quality strawberry-like varietal fruit aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Reserve ‘Magnificent Muriel’ Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nice steely gunflint edge to the toasty/spicy oak nose and a powerful palate with flavours in the white stonefruit spectrum; quite intense with loads of tannins.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Reserve ‘Magnificent Muriel’ Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractive chocolaty aromas with dark fruit flavours and cabernet-like tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Tusail McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nose of sweet black cherries and licorice with just a hint of mint. A delightful and well-balanced sweet fruit palate with a seamless balance of tannins.
Comments Off on Z Wine Julius Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Bright spicy aromas with a dark plum filled palate, elegant oak and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Back Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still a very tight youthful wine that will need more time. “But it is all there,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Kings Hill Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A complex purple wine with a pleasant mix of freshness and age. Both the oak and fruit play an equal part. Years to go!
Comments Off on Ekhidna Rechner McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich dark fruit cake of a shiraz with some tangy notes, savoury oak and hints of black tea-like character.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Robust weighty style with upfront lifted plum fruit aromas and flavours with a savoury olive-like edge and drying finish.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fresh and very “precise” style with spicy plum fruit, soft tannins and showing hints of leathery maturity. “More time.”
Comments Off on Nardone Baker The Wara Manta Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021