Posted: March 7, 2023
Top quality sweet varietal fruit of citrus and stonefruit with tropical nuances giving the nose a lovely lift and a lingering harmony of flavours with careful use of oak.
Comments Off on Palliser Estate Single Vineyard ‘Om Sant’ Martinborough Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Pretty confectionery floral fragrances and bright and lively, fruit driven flavour profile.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A gently maturing wine, drinking well now with a brightness of honeyed fruit and tropical touches.
Comments Off on UMAMU Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Menthol/forest floor nose and cola/oak-like flavours. “Loads of personality!”
Comments Off on Devitt & Moore William Pile Coonawarra Merlot 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A flavoursome mix of plums, blackcurrants, dark chocolate and olives with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Lights Valley Surveyor General Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Highly aromatic bright blackberry bouquet and a crunchy red licorice palate with a subtle use of oak.
Comments Off on Margarey Lane Coonawarra Merlot 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Slight raisined character to the dark fruit nose with some soft sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Margarey Lane Coonawarra Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Attractive green olive and plum varietal fruit nose and a maturing and complex palate.
Comments Off on Margarey Lane Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A complex deep purple wine with loads of personality and smelling of dark berries with lifted berry flavours.
Comments Off on Devitt & Moore William Pile Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Bright aromatic red fruit nose and a seamlessly silky-smooth palate alive with ripe plum flavours.
Comments Off on Devitt & Moore William Pile Coonawarra Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Smells of plums and tobacco with similar flavours and a quantity of grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Devitt & Moore William Pile Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Good weight and concentration of blue fruits and toasty oak with some soft tannins.
Comments Off on Schoolhouse Block A2 Coonawarra Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Showing a good core of Dutch licorice-like characters here with some blackberry notes and menthol nuances.
Comments Off on Schoolhouse Block D1 Coonawarra Merlot 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Dark and powerful minty blackberry bouquet and ripe fleshy sweet oak derived flavours.
Comments Off on Schoolhouse Headmaster Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Soft and supple crowd pleaser with loads of oak on top of the cherry cola fruit.
Comments Off on Manser 100 Year Old Vines McLaren Vale Grenache 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nice cool climate shiraz with lifted peppery red fruit fragrances and a red plum and berry flavour profile. Good acid line and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Manser Block 4 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Softly textured wine with delicate lifted blue and briary fruit and powerful oak tannins.
Comments Off on Kies Family Wines Dedication Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
“More like an aged tawny,” thought one judge. Nice spiciness and good use of oak. Drink now.
Comments Off on Carmine’s Wines Neil’s Patch Adelaide Foothills V.P. Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Plum fruit aromas mingle with toasty oak and the fleshy palate exhibits lovely cherry flavours sitting under the rich vanillin oak with nice earthy nuances.
Comments Off on Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A persistent concentration of plums, chocolate and mint with some maturity evident.
Comments Off on Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Big rich deep purple number with dark berry fruits and silky-smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Curtis Small Batch SA Durif 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A rich and flavoursome riper style of cabernet with a brooding density of blackcurrant and choc-mint characters and a good weight of ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Pertaringa Tipsy Hill Blewitt Springs Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: November 2, 2022
This savoury, silky-textured red was estate-grown at Waipara, in North Canterbury, fermented outside in the vineyard with indigenous yeasts, barrel-aged for 15 months, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deeply coloured, it is mouthfilling, supple and very harmonious, with a lovely…
Comments Off on Greystone Vineyard Ferment Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
This attractively perfumed, savoury red was aged for 15 months in French oak casks (33% new). Deep ruby, it has concentrated cherry, plum and spice flavours, seasoned with nutty oak, fresh acidity and good tannin backbone. Already delicious, it should…
Comments Off on Domain Road Paradise Single Vineyard Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Still a baby, this tightly structured wine was estate-grown in the Tuki Tuki Valley, and fermented and matured in French oak casks (30% new). Bright, light yellow/green, with a fragrant, smoky bouquet, it is mouthfilling, with peachy, citrusy, toasty flavours,…
Comments Off on Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Terraces Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Good commercial style; a mix of fruit, chocolate, licorice and leathery characters.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Tusail McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Flinty minerally aromas with some peach fruit in the mix and similar characters echoed on the palate.
Comments Off on Sidewood Owen’s Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
“Lots going on here!” Tinned peaches, toasty oak and secondary characters lift off the nose and fill the mouth with an abundance of rich flavours.
Comments Off on Heritage Estate Reserve Estate Granite Belt Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A shiraz that is more in the savoury spectrum with meaty fruit characters. “Has good bones!” Pun intended.
Comments Off on Shanahans The Reaper Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A solid wine with very good varietal fruit intensity, lifted minty notes and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Coward & Black The Black Prince Western Australia Cabernet 2020 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Golden wine with a fine bead, complex aged aromas and a creamy palate with toasty flavours.
Comments Off on Coward & Black Western Australia Blanc de Blanc 2018 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A complex blockbuster of a wine with lovely lifted spicy black fruit characters layered with rose petal-like nuances. Lovely mouthfeel and vibrant tannins.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca The Calling Pyrenees Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
An aged savoury style with a brick red hue, spicy tar characters and developed tannins.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Cellar Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Delicate perfumed fruit aromatics with a chocolaty palate full of excellent fruit richness and a smooth finish.
Comments Off on Yalumba The Steeple Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A powerful wine that is still fresh for its age with some great varietal fruit and stylish oak, complexing minty characters and nice secondary elements developing.
Comments Off on Yalumba The Menzies Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
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Comments Off on Champagne Tsarine Cuvée Premium Champagne France Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier NV / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
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Comments Off on Champagne Tsarine Champagne France Brut Rosé NV / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Good core and concentration of citrus fruit with nice autolysis and aged characters.
Comments Off on Jansz Single Vineyard Vintage Tasmania Sparkling Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Nose described by one judge as resembling a peach flan. Very more-ish flavoursome palate with good concentration of autolysis evident, tight line of acid and a fine bead.
Comments Off on Jansz Late Disgorged Vintage Tasmania Cuvée 2014 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Flinty apple fragrances with secondary complexity and a balanced toasty palate.
Comments Off on Jansz Tasmania Vintage Rose 2018 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A lively elegant style with traces of passionfruit, a chalky phenolic texture and impeccable balance.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Aged Release Clare Valley Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A gently perfumed nose and a citrus palate with just a hint of toasty development.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Aged Release Clare Valley Riesling 2019 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Good varietal lemon and lime citrus fruit characters with toasty notes and a solid acid backbone.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines 109 Reserve Clare Valley Riesling 2021 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Just starting to develop attractive toasty notes to the citrus peel nose and the lime/lemon driven palate with plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines 109 Reserve Clare Valley Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Delightfully fresh vibrant and pure lime and lemon fruit fragrances and flavours with hints of stonefruit and a tight crisp acid line. “Made for the future,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Lark Hill Vineyard Biodynamic Canberra District Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Nicely ageing wine with a mature complexity of red apples and strawberries.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Cuvee Exceptionelle Pipers River Tasmania Cuvée Rosé 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Nose is a nutty complexity of aromas with a juicy fruit palate and fine bubbles.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Pipers River Tasmania Vintage Brut 2016 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A fuller, well-made and complex style; slightly sweet fruit and racy acidity to balance.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Cuvee Foudre Pipers River Tasmania Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
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Comments Off on Champagne Canard-Duchêne Cuvée Champagne France Brut Rosé NV / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Spicy vanilla oak nose and generous honey waffle driven flavours.
Comments Off on Champagne Canard-Duchêne Champagne France Cuvee Brut Champagne NV / 0 View / November 2, 2022