Posted: October 4, 2018
A tight and simple wine for now but has all the makings of an excellent shiraz. Has beautifully controlled dark fruit characters and plenty of sweet dusty oak and well balanced tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram No.1 Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An elegant crimson wine with a beautiful depth of fresh sweet mulberry fragrances. It is soft in the mouth with long intense flavours of fruit, new oak and smoky meaty nuances.
Comments Off on Annies Lane Copper Trail Clare Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Beautiful complex nose of intense brooding fruit and sweet perfumed oak. Powerful palate – very complex and sweet and tasty. Hot finish.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Barossa Valley Clare McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Intense purple rim to the colour with interesting licorice notes to the nose and a soft supple blackberry palate with a high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Barossa Valley Clare McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A super powerful shiraz with opulent varietal fruit edged with interesting barnyard-like elements. Has some classy oak, strong tannins and quite a steely finish.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates Of The Barossa Lyndoch Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Rich and powerful bouquet; a balanced complexity of blackberry fruit complimented by the fresh oak. Beautiful velvety palate with flavours of dark plums and chocolate.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates Of The Barossa Dorrien Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Powerful estery nose. Lovely ripe red fruit with sweet vanillin oak to balance. The palate is tight and clean with leathery aged notes.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates Of The Barossa Ebenezer Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Oak driven style but has good varietal fruit underneath. Beautiful “complete” palate with a firm drying finish. Needs more time to reach its best.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dusty, slightly muted, aromas of plum pudding with an oaky background. Huge tightly structured palate, with masses of oak and intense black licorice fruit.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Some savoury meaty characters obvious on the fruit cake-like nose. Quite a dry and elegant palate but still showing some generosity and freshness.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A complex European-like style. Spiciness evident on the nose and well structured, well balanced red fruit palate.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Granite Belt Syrah Viognier 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Distinctive viognier spiciness on the nose and a lovely elegant savoury palate. Good cool climate style. Great food wine.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Granite Belt Syrah Viognier 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Excellent, distinctive example of this blend. Again the viognier dominates the nose. Slight stalky notes on the palate.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Granite Belt Syrah Viognier 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very complex, very oaky style but well matched by the rich ripe varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Nose is a youthful complexity of green fruit and slightly raw oak. Medium weight palate with soft primary flavours and quite hot finish. Needs time.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Inspiration Range Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Nose smells of ripe plums and raisins with some powerful oak dominating. Quite a varnishy palate with plenty of blackberry-like flavours. Quite hot on the finish.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Granite Belt Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dark inky minerally bouquet and a generous weight of sweet jubey red fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Silver Spoon Estate Hallmark Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lovely fresh dark varietal fruit lifts off the nose with lashings of powerful toasty oak. Flavours abound on the excellent palate. Quite astringent with a long hot finish.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Pressings Clare Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Obvious blackberry fruit, still very fresh, with mocha oak characters to balance. Smooth and sweet on the finish.
Comments Off on Reillys Stolen Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very oaky with high alcohol but matched by the strong powerful dark fruit characters. Beautiful balanced flavour profile showing plenty of length.
Comments Off on St Hugo Cellar Selection Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Peppery varietal fruit bouquet and big dark fruit flavours with drying tannins, toasty oak and a minerally/ferrous-like finish.
Comments Off on St Hugo Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lots of oak here and high level of alcohol with porty jammy fruit characters. Strong tannins.
Comments Off on Paracombe Somerville Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A big developed old style shiraz. Very oaky but has sufficient rich spicy fruit underneath.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A simple, elegant and lifted red berry bouquet and beautifully soft in the mouth with some lovely bright juicy dark fruit flavours.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Minty/herbaceous bouquet and a soft and simple palate with complex perfumed fruit.
Comments Off on Longview The Piece Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex aged leathery aromas and slightly dry developed chocolaty flavours. Drink soon.
Comments Off on Liebichwein The Darkie Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Holding up well for its age. Oak obvious on the complex nose and the palate is “Your quintessential Aussie shiraz”. Lingering sweet flavours.
Comments Off on Lou Miranda Estate Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz Mourvedre 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A mature tarry vintage port-like bouquet and a big tannic palate rich with sweet varietal fruit flavours. High level of acid and plenty of tannins.
Comments Off on Lou Miranda Estate Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A seamlessly balanced wine that’s rich, generous and polished. Soft and velvety in the mouth with lots of fruit perfectly complemented by the oak and elegant tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Karrawatta Joseph Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A massive and very old fashioned style of shiraz. Smells like vintage port with leathery notes with a tight firm palate. It has it all including great cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Kalleske Eduard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Beautiful rich complexity of sweet ripe fruit and classy oak aromas. The palate is rich and soft with great length of flavours. High level of tannins.
Comments Off on Kay Brothers Amery Block 6 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Plum pudding-like complexity to the nose and an oak driven palate that is rich with intense flavours and is a touch hot on the finish.
Comments Off on Koonara Big Guns Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An ageing wine. Lots of rich Christmas cake fruit and sweet oak with barnyard complexity.
Comments Off on Brand & Sons Glenroy Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An excellent food wine with a huge ‘wow’ factor. Has intense jammy bouquet and a rich complexity of flavours with high level of tannins and still showing some freshness.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Granite Belt Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A simple elegant and classy style. A touch of menthol on the nose and a medium weight fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Seamless integration of sweet dark fruit and classy oak with barrel ferment complexity and a steely finish.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
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 / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
“Classy and complex,” commented one judge. Has pristine sweet varietal fruit with lovely fresh oak and drying tannins to balance.
Comments Off on Hugo Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A complex well worked style with an amalgam of ripe dark fruit and chocolaty oak aromas. Lovely flavours of black fruits, excellent charry oak and moderate tannins.
Comments Off on Hugo Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A classic! Has lovely aromas of blackberries and toasty oak with a hint of boot polish! Has generous, rich and complex flavours.
Comments Off on Hugo Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A soft and simple style of shiraz with jammy fruit and plenty of tannic grip.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lots of toasty oak on the nose but has good blackberry and licorice-like fruit underneath. Intensely flavoured sweet fruit/savoury palate.
Comments Off on Gemtree Wines Obsidian McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Great depth of colour – almost black. Excellent complexity of powerful oak and strong vibrant varietal fruit supported by good acid and tannin backbone. Old fashioned style.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A big rich old fashioned shiraz that is still young and vibrant with a good dense colour for a ten-year-old! Has lovely rich plum fruit and well handled oak that is still fresh.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A huge powerful oak and jammy fruit nose with a massive palate and showing some age.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018