Posted: December 10, 2019
Intense dark blackberry fruit bouquet laced with charred oak. The palate is sweet and rich with plush tannins and hints of mocha and cola characters.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nose is a dark and brooding compote of berries and chocolate with a thick, rich, warm and developing palate
Comments Off on All Saints Estate Family Cellar Rutherglen Durif 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted sweet berry and cassis fruit with a violet nuance and has savoury/cigar box characters. “Balance is the key to this complete and elegant wine.” 5+
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Huge nose with intense aromas with very dark olive/tar-like secondary characters evolving. Powerful chocolaty palate; very complex with perfect tannins giving focus. 5+
Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley The Dancer Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Distinct cabernet aromas and dense concentration of varietal fruit flavours with lovely oak adding complexity and tannins adding length. 3-5
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Optivus Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nicely ageing, complex, chocolaty wine with very ripe confectionery sweet fruit characters and tight tannins.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Optivus Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lovely wine full of rich ripe red berry varietal fruits with complex oak characters sitting underneath.
Comments Off on Miscela Super Clare Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Interesting wine with intense beautifully evolved tertiary aromas; an amalgam of berries, mint, cedar and chocolate. Big rich core of sweet fruit on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Jim Brand Family Reserve Domain Cabernets Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautifully structured, nicely evolved, dark chocolaty style with fig-like elements and delicate menthol notes. “Quite French like!”
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Reserve Margaret river Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Excellent bright purple colour with floral blue fruit fragrances lifted with oaky complexity. Gorgeous palate; rich and flavoursome with firm tannins. Needs more time. 3-5
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A big mature oak driven cabernet. Powerful vanillin oak on the nose and the savoury oak on the palate frames the generous fruit. “Has the wow factor!” 5+
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A blueberry nose with an anise-like lift and firm tannic palate with excellent depth, length and weight of varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Kaesler Odd One Out Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A delicious, full flavoured cabernet that’s warm and generous with a menthol edge to the ripe sweet red fruit characters and excellent use of oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful pure varietal fruit characters of dark berry fruits with violet nuances on nose and palate. Great use of oak, plenty of length. Needs more time to reach its best. 5+
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lively and complex style showing great colour for its age. Has oaky/tarry aromas with dark cabernet fruit still obvious on the palate. A beautifully evolved wine. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lovely colour for a nine-year-old with beautifully evolved complexity of dark berry and camphor-like wood aromas and a very classy, long and flavoursome palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A huge monster of a wine with a mass of beautiful cassis and ripe blackberry fruit and mountains of tannins. Needs more time to fully integrate. 5+
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A delightful complexity of dark berries and tobacco lift off the nose. The palate shows the power and concentration of dark evolved fruit and oak flavour integration.
Comments Off on Leconfield ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A soft well balanced style with attractive blue berry varietal fruit on the nose and flavours sitting in the red spectrum.
Comments Off on Dalwhinnie Moonambel Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Lovely richness of red berry varietal fruit characters with excellent oak in a supporting role in the background with tannins providing great focus and drive to the palate.
Comments Off on Singlefile The Philip Adrian Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
An elegant, mature oak driven style that’s full of gorgeous perfumed dark berry fruit characters.
Comments Off on Flowstone Queen of the Earth Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Oak has a big influence here on both structure and flavours with fruit in the ripe sweet spectrum.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A mature wine with a nicely aged nose and a complex savoury palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Swings & Roundabouts Backyard Stories Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A dusty, inky and leafy style with an aromatic complexity of cassis fruit and sweet vanilla oak with oak tending to dominate the rich palate. High level of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Koonara The Head Honcho Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Mature spicy oak nose with lovely persistence of sweet fruit flavours and fine tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Attractive aged nose, soft palate, lovely sweet fruit and mouth coating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Pure shiraz fruit here with subtle use of spicy oak and fine tannin structure.
Comments Off on Magic A Limited Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A light crimson, peppery, style with cherries and plums on the nose and a pure varietal fruit palate with good tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Mader Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose shows intense dark briary fruit and black olives with subtle oak backing and a big chocolate cookie of a palate that has great length and structure with dense tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Gilbert + Gilbert Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Stewed plum nose with slight toffee edge and medium weight berry/cherry palate.
Comments Off on Gilbert + Gilbert Eden Valley Mataro Grenache Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose of cassis fruit, violets and subtle oak. Sweet fruit flavours with supporting oak and mouth-coating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Hollick Estates Ravenswood Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Vibrant purple wine with pungent plum/meaty aromas and soft blackcurrant palate with a sweet finish.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Margaret River Malbec 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Delightful pure shiraz fruit evident on both the nose and palate with a fine grained tannin structure and lingering oak finish. 5+
Comments Off on Eisenstone Greenock Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Intense plum and berry fruit on the nose with a lovely perfumed lift. Excellent palate – it’s rich and bold and quite old fashioned in style with pure shiraz fruit characters. 5+
Comments Off on Eisenstone Marananga Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Subtle dark fruit richness to the nose and a beautifully ageing palate that is still quite fresh with lovely varietal fruit flavours still obvious and showing a savoury thread. Elegant! 5+
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A spice cake of a nose with a leathery edge. Blueberry and chocolate flavours and good line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A well balanced, nicely aged wine with bright perfumed cedar oak and cassis fruit fragrances and a fine silky smooth palate of sweet oak and dark berries.
Comments Off on The Malleea by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Bright crimson wine with aromas of blackberries, olive tapenade, violets and charry oak. Nicely put together varietal fruit and mocha oak palate with fine line of tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Leconfield The Sydney Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lovely wine with complex aromas and very savoury, oak dominant, palate. Quite robust tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Leconfield The Sydney Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An elegant, and still youthful, classic. The nose is a melange of blackberries, chocolate, mint and violets. Intense leafy dark berry fruit flavours. Good use of oak and soft tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Brand’s Laira One Seven One Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Still unfolding, this estate-grown red was matured for 15 months in French oak barriques (50% new). Full-coloured, with a floral, spicy bouquet, it is medium-bodied, with vibrant, berryish, spicy flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and supple tannins. An elegant style,…
Comments Off on Thomas Waiheke Island Syrah 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
This rare wine (450 bottles only) was estate-grown and hand-picked. Bright, light lemon/green, it is a finely balanced, medium-bodied style, with fresh, concentrated pear, peach and spice flavours, showing excellent delicacy and depth, and a slightly sweet, long finish. $76
Comments Off on Thomas Legacy Waiheke Island Pinot Gris 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Still very youthful, this bold, vibrantly fruity red is a blend of cabernet franc (50%), petit verdot (25%) and malbec (25%), matured in new French and seasoned American oak barrels. Full-coloured, it has fresh, berryish, spicy aromas and flavours, showing…
Comments Off on Obsidian Reserve The Mayor Waiheke Island 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
This promisingly dark red was made solely from cabernet sauvignon, hand-harvested at Onetangi and matured for 18 months in French oak barriques (33% new). Fragrant, with blackcurrant and herb aromas and flavours, it is sturdy, with excellent structure, density and…
Comments Off on Thomas Legacy Waiheke Island Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
This enticingly fragrant, full-bodied red was estate-grown at Bendigo and matured for nine months in French oak casks (32% new). Full, bright ruby, it is vibrant, concentrated and savoury, with fresh, rich cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing excellent complexity,…
Comments Off on Tarras Vineyards The Canyon Single Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Still very youthful, this ruby-hued red was hand-harvested, matured for 11 months in French oak casks (30% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Elegant and supple, it has vibrant cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, fresh acidity, savoury notes adding…
Comments Off on Valli Waitaki Vineyard North Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
This powerful, very savoury, firmly structured red was hand-harvested, matured for 11 months in French oak casks (30% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep ruby, it is full-bodied, with strong, well-ripened cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, fresh acidity…
Comments Off on Valli Vineyard Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Delicious now, this rare, estate-grown red was matured for two years in four French oak barrels (half new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Ruby hued, it is an elegant, savoury, supple wine, with strong cherry, plum and spice flavours, nutty…
Comments Off on Maori Point Grand Reserve Professors’ Block Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Drinking well early, this estate-grown, Gibbston red was hand-harvested and matured for a year in French oak casks (40% new). Bright ruby, it is an elegant, supple wine, full-bodied, with ripe, sweet-fruit flavours, gentle acidity, good complexity and a well-rounded…
Comments Off on Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Ruby hued, with a hint of development, this is a ‘serious’ style, still unfolding. Savoury, with cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, oak complexity and a fairly firm finish, it should be at its best 2021+. $79
Comments Off on Ceres The Artists Collection Black Rabbit Vineyard Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019