Posted: October 4, 2018
Rich and alluring gamey characters on the nose with quite a tannic palate but has some nice spicy cherry fruit to carry it. A well worked wine with subtle oak.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A brooding intensity of molasses and raisined fragrances. Lovely elegant muscat palate with maturing complexity but still looking very fresh. “Bring out the cheese,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Rare Reserve Grand Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Massive concentration of toffee and dried fruit aromas with just a hint of molasses. The velvety palate coats the mouth with flavours of maple syrup and molasses. Long clean finish.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen Old Premium Rare Rutherglen Liqueur Topaque NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Intense concentration of sweet/sour fruit with attractive secondary characters. Holding up well.
Comments Off on Mosquito Hill Seven Blocks Southern Fleurieu Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
More of a dry red style with chocolaty, raspberry and cherry characters and just starting to develop savoury notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An attractive delicacy here. Super spicy with nice bright blue fruit and a chalky texture. 5+
Comments Off on Rockburn The Art Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dusty oak tends to dominate the cherry liqueur-like aromas and has a palate saturated with spicy savoury fruit flavours and showing loads of oak with chalky tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Rockburn Seven Barrels Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Upfront spicy blue fruit fragrances. Good concentration and intensity of flavours with a mineral thread. 5+
Comments Off on Riversdale Estate Centaurus Block 1 Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Aromatic strawberry bouquet with subtle yeastiness. Soft generous fruit palate with biscuity notes and sweet dosage.
Comments Off on Alexandre Bonnet Perle Rosee Champagne France Rosé Brut NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A gentle mix of yeast autolysis and subtle primary fruit fragrances on the nose. Good balance between the fruit flavours and creamy secondary characters.
Comments Off on Alexandre Bonnet Harmonie De Blancs Champagne France Brut NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex integration of red berry fruit aromas and brioche-like yeastiness with a leaner style of palate tasting of citrus.
Comments Off on Alexandre Bonnet Champagne France Blanc de Noirs NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex creamy brioche, fruit and Macadamia-like fragrances. Good length of green apple and citrus flavours with sweeter dosage.
Comments Off on Alexandre Bonnet Grande Reserve Champagne France Brut NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Soft fruity style with strawberry ice-cream-like characters on nose and the palate. Slight sweetness and grassy notes.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Jake Orange Sparkling Rosé NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Buttery and toasty on the nose with a suggestion of ripe apples and lemon butter. Loads of creaminess on the palate with great length of flavour and good acid spine.
Comments Off on Singlefile Wines Limited Release Denmark Pinot Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A classy buttery style of sparkling with crème caramel-like characters well matched by the fresh lemon citrus elements.
Comments Off on Singlefile Wines Limited Release Denmark Blanc de Blancs 2011 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Pale copper hues with subtle restrained strawberry aromas, beautifully balanced, totally faultless and very creamy palate with quite delicate strawberry flavours.
Comments Off on Perrier Jouet Blason Champagne France Rosé NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Restrained red berry bouquet with a background of yeasty complexity. The elegant palate offers a generous hit of tasty fresh cherry flavours. Lovely acid drive.
Comments Off on Mumm Grand Cordon Champagne France Rosé NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lovely secondary toasty/biscuity characters here with citrus and sour cherry fruit underneath, good dosage and a fine bead.
Comments Off on Mumm Grand Cordon Champagne France Champagne NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Leesy cheesy edge to the lemon curd aromas with pure lemon driven flavours on the elegant palate.
Comments Off on Osawa Wines Prestige Collection Methode Traditionelle Hawke’s Bay NZ Brut NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A very pretty spicy Turkish Delight nose and lots of complexity to the well balanced, oak driven palate.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Squid Ink Estate Grown McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Muted nose; some nutty ginger-like notes with a generous strawberry and cream palate.
Comments Off on Champagne Ayala Champagne France Brut Majeur NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lovely crunchy apple aromas with good yeastiness. Long and creamy in the mouth with fresh acid drive and excellent dosage level.
Comments Off on Achille Princier Grande Tradition Champagne France Champagne NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Rose gold hues, musty herbal bouquet and quite a yeasty palate with an herbal edge.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Cuvee Exceptionelle Tasmania Brut Rosé 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very toasty on the nose with herbal hints. Creamy palate tasting of slightly acid lemon/citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Cuvee Exceptionelle Tasmania Blanc de Blancs 2011 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very complex yeasty toasty bouquet with soy-like notes and a perfumed strawberry lift. A big generous and developed palate with slightly sweet dosage level.
Comments Off on Charles De Cazanove Brut Tradition Champagne France Champagne 2007 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Beautifully evolved aromas still has some fruit underneath. Intense flavour profile, good dosage and some freshness.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Late Disgorged Pyrenees Brut Rosé 2008 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Toasty smoky aromas with a long, creamy and very stylish palate showing fresh citrus flavours and masses of secondary complexity. Good level of acid.
Comments Off on Besserat De Bellefon Epernay France Brut NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Red berry and lemon curd nose with seductive creamy notes. Creamy and complex in the mouth with restrained varietal fruit flavours layered with lovely secondary complexity.
Comments Off on Domaine Georges Vesselle Brut Sans Annee Bouzy France Champagne NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Primary citrussy bouquet with subtle toasty secondary elements and a lively palate full of lovely creamy citrussy flavours.
Comments Off on Henri Giraud Esprit Brut Nature Ay France Champagne NV / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A lovely developed cedary nose showing leathery nutty development. Palate still seems quite youthful with great complexity and full of flavour. Drinking superbly now.
Comments Off on Z Wine Museum Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A classy lifted bouquet smelling of red fruits and dusty oak. The palate is tight and firm with savoury elements and plenty of tannins.
Comments Off on Z Wine Julius Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lots of rich, slightly jammy, fruit characters with vanillin oak, high level of tannins and a hot finish.
Comments Off on Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
“Has plenty of style,” said one judge of this wine. Great depth and concentration of berry fruit and expensive oak. Warming in the mouth.
Comments Off on Martins Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Aged leathery aromas and a hot, advanced and jammy palate. Great with food!
Comments Off on Gatt Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex mature dried fruit/toasty oak bouquet and a fruit cake of a palate that’s “Very much a live”. Nice spiciness. 3-5
Comments Off on Gatt High Eden Eden Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Mature colour and a fabulous fresh and inviting nose with perfumed confectionery fruit aromas and great concentration of sweet dark red fruit and oak flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z Force McLaren Vale Shiraz Petite Syrah 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Fresh red berry bouquet with herbal/stalky notes. The palate is tight, elegant and very fresh.
Comments Off on Vidal Legacy Hawkes Bay Syrah 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Amazingly youthful blueberry freshness on the nose with nice use of sweet oak to balance. The palate is firm, fresh and still looks young. Has plenty of cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Vidal Legacy Hawkes Bay Syrah 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Nice example of a cool climate syrah with peppery herbaceous bouquet and an elegant, spicy, peppery palate with slightly green tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Syrah 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Big, warm and complex with powerful tertiary characters, lots of grip and persistence.
Comments Off on Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Syrah 2010 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Smells of raspberries and rhubarb and has a simple, old, mature style of palate rich with dark fruits and evolving secondary notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dense brooding mature nose with a richer fresher palate showing nice concentration of red fruits with subtle hints of oak and plenty of tannic grip and persistence. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines Museum Release One Tree Hill Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Still amazingly alive for a fourteen-year-old! Brilliant earthy/nutty aromatic complexity and lovely developed cedary/leathery characters on the beautiful rich palate.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines Museum Release One Tree Hill Shiraz 2004 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dense purple and still youthful. Intense red fruit fragrances and a huge soft rich palate with fresh juicy dark berry flavours and lots of oak tannins. Excellent dinner wine to enjoy now.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines Museum Release One Tree Hill Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
“A classic, top of the range, Aussie shiraz,” commented one judge. “It has a huge ‘wow’ factor.” Intense dark fruit freshness obvious on the nose and ripe blackberry flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Incredible depth of purple colours. A big red jam-like nose – very ripe. Huge palate with powerful fruit flavours and very drying tannins. High level of alcohol.
Comments Off on Saltram Single Vineyard Basedow Rd. Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very well balanced wine that is still surprisingly fresh and vibrant with an amazing colour – almost black. Excellent length of berry and raspberry fruit characters with a long finish.
Comments Off on Saltram Single Vineyard Marble Quarry Rd. Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Great level of oak on the bright intense nose. Rich fruit cake-like fruit with hints of cinnamon. Excellent palate structure with powerful fruit flavours and good strong tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram No.1 Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018