Posted: April 8, 2020
Menthol lift to the dark fruit nose and residual sweetness to the palate with some drying tannins.
Comments Off on Cellar Cecilio Negre Priorat Spain Garnacha 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A rich and complex style of chardonnay with lovely sweet ripe melon/citrus fruit overlaid with spicy oak characters and has a great acid backbone. 5+
Comments Off on Heydon Estate The Willow Margaret River Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Still a youthful wine with exceptional length, intensity and drive of stonefruit/peach-like fruit with subtle use of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Thompson Estate The Specialist Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
“A fine boned wine, holding its cards close and destined to age,” said one judge. Lots of fruit, sweet oak and acid. 3-5
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Pretty floral fragrances with the fruit on the palate sitting in the rich ripe spectrum with some sweet oak on the mid-palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Howard Park Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Nose is a mix of citrus fruit and subtle sweet oak. The tightly coiled palate has very focussed floral/citrus fruit flavours with hints of cashews. Needs more age. 5+
Comments Off on Howard Park Allingham Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Floral citrus aromas with savoury oak and nutty complexity. Beautifully layered palate. The nicely integrated oak and acid framework will ensure this young wine has years of life. 5+
Comments Off on Vasse Felix Heytesbury Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A slightly broader style with an oaky nose and sweet caramel flavours.
Comments Off on Domaine Tariquet VSOP Bas Armagnac NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A pleasant, soft and elegant style with very good oak/spirit balance and lovely lingering fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Domaine Tariquet XO Bas Armagnac NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A complex style with subtle brandy bouquet. Warm and sweet in the mouth. Good age.
Comments Off on Hennessy VSOP Cognac NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Nice age complexity on the dried fruit nose with spicy oak prominent on the palate.
Comments Off on Frapin VS Grande Champagne Cognac NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Quite a sweet and youthful fruit driven style. Fresh oak on the nose with light and lingering brandy flavours.
Comments Off on Twenty Third Street Distillery Renmark, Riverland Brandy NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fully developed wine with earthy/leathery notes mixing with the cooked fruit characters. Still has plenty of acid. Drink now.
Comments Off on Foster e Rocco Riserva Heathcote Sangiovese 2012 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Orange blossom and sweet oak aromas work well together. A complex palate still shows plenty of vitality drive. 5+
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A lift of minty fragrances with some blackcurrant and blackberry fruit that is echoed on the chocolaty palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Bright purple wine. Lovely lively sweet primary fruit nose with more of the same on a palate that is well integrated with the oak and is laced with crisp acid.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Beautifully focussed grapefruit and peach-like varietal fruit here that is perfectly balanced by the very classy oak and quite an assertive line of acid. 3-5
Comments Off on Singlefile Wines Single Vineyard Family Reserve Denmark Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Attractive funkiness to the minerally nose and some seriously tight acid making the palate lean and surprisingly light. 3-5
Comments Off on Singlefile Wines ‘The Vivienne’ Denmark Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A full-bodied wine with ripe stonefruit characters, toasty oak and a big hit of acid.
Comments Off on Smith & Sheth CRU Mangatahi Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Minerally style with slight flinty aromas and nicely balanced palate with a lean finish. 5+
Comments Off on Redgate Wines Ullinger Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
A huge wine with powerful concentration of ripe varietal fruit in the blackberry spectrum with obvious charry oak and nice savoury elements. A great traditional style of shiraz.
Comments Off on Z Wine Julius Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Perfumed oaky fragrances with some rich ripe fruit characters. Beautiful savoury palate – rich and creamy with plenty of flavour and still very youthful with long drying finish.
Comments Off on Schubert Estate The Sentinel Single Vineyard Basket Press Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
A classy combination of strong fruit and fresh oak aromas. Very rich palate; very flavoursome harmony of blackberry fruit and cedary oak laced with acid and moderate tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Epitaph Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Almost black in colour with a huge concentration of fruit pastille-like fruit characters and excellent use of quality oak . “Needs many years to fully open up,” suggested one judge.
Comments Off on Reillys Stolen Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Beautiful integration of blackberry aromas with some classy oak. The firmly structured palate has very intense oaky/inky flavours – all class with lovely fine drying tannins.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Carnival Of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Lovely deep crimson red with a powerful, complex and classy Christmas cake-like nose. Excellent velvety smooth palate with lingering flavours. Fantastic new shiraz style.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Enchanted Path McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2016 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
A very classy number according to the judges. Incredible depth and complexity of fruit/oak aromas and great concentration of rich sweet fruit flavours on the elegant palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
An elegant cool climate style with youthful purple hues, fresh dark fruit aromas and a tightly structured palate loaded with dark cherry and mulberry flavours. Needs more time!
Comments Off on Vermilion Bird by Rusty Mutt McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Lovely mix of blackberry and licorice-like aromas integrated with the cedary oak. Silky smooth in the mouth with raisined flavours bordering on the porty. Another great style!
Comments Off on Amadio Wines Block 2a Reserve Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Good length and freshness with plenty of oak and attractive savouriness layered by the sweet cherry fruit. A complete wine! 5+
Comments Off on Home Hill Kelly’s Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Lovely lift of orange peel and spices on the nutty/rancio nose. Amazingly smooth palate with long youthful dried fruit and citrus peel flavours with excellent spirit balance.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara 20 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
The quintessential cabernet that could do with further ageing. A gorgeous aromatic mix of cassis fruit and sweet oak on the nose and a warming rich chocolaty palate with well handled oak.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV The Dancer Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: January 11, 2020
Unusual earthy plum bouquet, generous vanilla and plum flavours and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Antiquarian Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 11, 2020
Posted: January 11, 2020
Smells like a plum cake with slightly sweet blackcurrant, mulberry and oak flavours.
Comments Off on Glandore Estate Single Site ‘Hamish’ Hunter Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 11, 2020
Posted: December 10, 2019
Flinty citrus/lemon aromas with a toasty/yeasty edge. Lovely creamy texture in the mouth with bright citrus fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Velvet & Willow Northern Tasmania Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Big rich tannic wine with mint, chocolate and rhubarb-like characteristics.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Centurion 126 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Big black berry bouquet layered with spicy oak and a tight tannic palate with developed spicy black fruit flavours and some well-handled oak.
Comments Off on Reis Creek Limited Release Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Hints of pineapple on the nose with a slightly edgy, slightly sweet, palate.
Comments Off on Leasingham Vintage Release Clare Valley Riesling 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Some beautiful toasty bottle age characters lift off the nose and mingle with lime-like nuances and the palate has gentle mellowing citrus driven fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Pauletts Aged Release Clare Valley Riesling 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A Cherry Ripe-like combination of cherry fruit and chocolaty oak with pretty violet notes. It’s young and tight and needs time. 3-5
Comments Off on Brand & Sons Icon Cabernets Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A cool climate cabernet with cassis/herbal fruit and fresh vanillin oak elements.
Comments Off on Yarrawood Barrel Select Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A classic Aussie blend. Great depths of crimson hues with rich ripe pastille fruit characters, showing a strong menthol lift and supported by loads of oak.
Comments Off on St Hugo Coonawarra & Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Colour still showing purple hues and has a ripe Christmas cake of a nose with huge powerful cherry palate. “Very Australian!” 5+
Comments Off on St Hugo Legacy Collection ‘The Unspoken Promise’ Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019