Posted: September 4, 2019
A delicious, uncomplicated, very drinkable wine with leafy/herbal aromas and a bright mouthful of fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Ceres Artists Collection Black Rabbit Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Great colour here. A lovely mix of powerful oak and dark ripe cherry berry fruit. The lengthy palate is bordering on lightweight.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Eminence Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Almost black in colour with attractive chocolaty fruit and toasty oak nose. Palate is intense with savoury/licorice flavours. High acid impact. Great complexity.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A huge old-fashioned style of shiraz that has rich powerful varietal fruit, loads of acid and a high level of alcohol.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Rechner McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A complex wine with structure, length and balance and a warming finish. Needs time.
Comments Off on La Pleiade Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“A top wine – beautifully balanced,” noted one judge. Inviting blackcurrant/toasty oak complexity on the nose and velvety smooth in the mouth with classic shiraz flavours.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Epitaph Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“Different!” agreed the judges. It has interesting spicy, slightly leathery, fragrances and a mouth-puckering tannic palate that has masses of flavour.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Pressings Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A robust powerful wine with classy varietal fruit and lovely toasty oak adding complexity to the nose and stylish palate.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Moonvine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Interesting nose; big, ripe, sweet and intense and a very classy, tight, palate with some excellent tannins. It just needs more time to really shine. “Very well made.”
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Mader Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An astringent acid driven wine that will mature very nicely with some bottle age.
Comments Off on Brand & Sons CBD Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A full-bodied tannic wine. Has a complexity of toasty oak and ripe fruit aromas and great depth of flavour on a well-structured palate.
Comments Off on Aus Provenance AWJS Wisdom Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lovely well balanced classic shiraz style starting to show some aged characters. High level of tannins and a warm finish.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nicely balanced and well-aged wine with a dense mature colour. Ripe fruit fragrances swell from the glass with a warm palate full of sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A classic Aussie shiraz; powerful and complex with intense spicy fruit aromas and a beautifully balanced palate that is still fresh.
Comments Off on De Lisio McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Firmly structured, aged, savoury/leathery style ready for drinking now.
Comments Off on De Lisio Krystina McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A great food wine; still very young with ripe fruit cake-like fruit characters matched by the sweet oak and high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback Unedited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Subtle plum bouquet laced with chocolate/licorice elements. Palate still vibrant with plenty of acid and tasting of black cherries.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
“A delightful classic,” enthused one judge. Has rich fruit cake-like complexity on both the nose and palate. Very flavoursome!
Comments Off on Wordsmith Upper Blocks Heathcote Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A mature oaky nose; quite rich and complex. Velvety soft in the mouth with layers of ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mockingbird Hill MCR Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An excellent blend offering great drinkability. It has rich ripe fruit/oak aromas and a classic palate. Just needs more time.
Comments Off on Finniss River Block Reserve Currency Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Some age complexity to the dark fruit nose and powerful varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Finniss River Block Reserve Currency Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A beautiful full-bodied shiraz. The nose offers a melange of rich ripe fruit and classy oak that is all repeated on the long, well balanced, palate. Has some lovely soft tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z-Force McLaren Vale Shiraz Petite Sirah 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A generous wine still has some good varietal fruit on the nose with a spicy Christmas pudding of a palate. It’s weighty, balanced and complex.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A classic Aussie style of shiraz that’s dense black/red in colour, has gorgeous ripe fruit/sweet oak fragrances and a delicious rich complexity of flavours. “It has class!”
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A very tannic, high acid, wine for now, it just needs time to settle down. Deep purple hues, very intense varietal fruit and great use of spicy oak. One for the cellar.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Judgement One Tree Hill Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A well advanced shiraz. Very developed nutty/honeyed aromas and attractive mature flavours. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2004 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A simple, nicely matured, dark fruit nose. Palate has plenty of acid and high level of tannins. “Excellent drinking.”
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Complex ripe fruit/vanillin oak aromas and a young, sweet and very flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Silver Spoon Estate The Hallmark Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Inky colour with inviting lifted black olive bouquet and some rich, upfront, olive flavour complexity with a generous spicy peppery finish.
Comments Off on Silver Spoon Estate The Hallmark Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A fine, well made, wine that is ageing beautifully. Powerful spicy oak lifts off the nose and has intense concentration of fruit/oak flavours. Quite astringent.
Comments Off on Schubert Estate Lone Goose Barossa Valley Shiraz Viognier 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Very intense and impressive sweet varietal fruit characters dominate here but also shows a powerful hit of charry oak with a fine line of tannins. Still very youthful.
Comments Off on Schubert Estate Sentinel Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Brooding tarry savoury fruit fragrances with attractive blackcurrant edge and similar characters are echoed on the full bodied, seamlessly balanced, palate.
Comments Off on Schubert Estate The Gosling Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Deep crimson wine with powerful varietal fruit characters matched by the spicy oak and good balance between tannins and acid.
Comments Off on Patritti JPB Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lovely, well crafted, wine showing the benefit of bottle age. Ripe dark fruits, toasty oak and plenty of tannins.
Comments Off on Momentum Wines 100 Year Old Heritage Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A sound, fresh, well balanced and beautifully flavoured shiraz. Excellent bright purple hues, nice oak freshness on the nose and silky smooth in the mouth.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate JDR Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A soft delicate style with the sweet lifted oak tending to dominate but there is plenty of excellent ripe berry fruit behind it.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Limited Release Aurora Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A well-balanced wine that is maturing nicely. The nose is an intensity of sweet oak and fresh fruit with a beautiful, complex, palate. “All class,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Estate Grown Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A nicely ageing wine that still shows some fruit freshness on the nose with a silky smooth, mature, oaky palate and warming finish.
Comments Off on Atze’s Corner Eddies Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A flavoursome mix of classic shiraz fruit and classy oak. Still quite fresh.Complex mature aromas and well integrated oak/fruit flavours with balancing tannins.
Comments Off on Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A bright purple, lightweight style with slight green edge to the fruit and an interesting use of oak.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Gimblet Gravels Syrah 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An attractive medium weight commercial style with ample cherry berry fruit and slight green notes.
Comments Off on Vidal Legacy Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A classic true to style shiraz showing excellent maturity. The nose is a rich complexity of Christmas cake-like aromas with beautiful, rich, complex, lipsmaking, flavours
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove The Old Faithful Top of the Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Complex mature aromas and well integrated oak/fruit flavours with balancing tannins.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lighter youthful wine with good length of blackberry and plum fruit characters with moderate tannins.
Comments Off on Z Wine Julius Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Still quite youthful and alert for a five-year-old. Lovely sweet oak and powerful varietal fruit. Just starting to mature.
Comments Off on Tintilla Estate Patriarch Pokolbin Hunter Valley Syrah 2014 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A lively uncomplicated fruit driven shiraz. Lovely purple hues, slight medicinal nuances and fine drying tannins. Well made wine.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Big dense oak driven nose with dark fruits pushing through. Palate is soft in the mouth and offers a complexity of ripe varietal fruit, quality oak with a fine line of tannins.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A big oak bomb but has some very intense dark fruit lurking beneath and a strong tannin backbone.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A huge, in your face, style with a nose that shouts of Christmas cake and an excellent palate with nicely focussed rich fruit flavours with a lovely balance of fine tannins.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Has class, freshness and length. Masses of sweet oak, tannins and acid here nicely balanced by intense dark berry fruit characters. Will age beautifully.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Enchanted Path McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / September 4, 2019