Posted: September 6, 2017
Earthy characters obvious on the estery herbal nose. The big, tannic palate is spicy and lively with masses of sweet fruit, inviting cedary oak and plenty of alcohol warmth. 3-5
Comments Off on Reillys Wines RCV Pressings Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A big, dry, blockbuster of a wine, heavy with soft, warm, licoricey fruit and mocha oak aromas and flavours and laced with huge mouth puckering tannins, 5+
Comments Off on Reillys Wines RCV Epitaph Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Amazingly youthful and tightly structured with the fruit still fresh and primary and spicy oak to match.
Comments Off on Rusty Mutt Vermilion Bird McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Quite developed leathery, earthy, nutty bouquet and the palate offers a big rich mouthful of sweet tarry/raisined fruit and oak.
Comments Off on Montara Chalambar Road Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Big and hot with porty/jammy fruit characters, some solid oak and nice drying tannins.
Comments Off on Montara Chalambar Road Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A deep crimson wine with simple primary, raspberry-like, varietal fruit and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Centurion 123 Year Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Floral bouquet with a whiff of strawberries. Agreeable brooding oaky flavours. Assertive acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Jack Estate Mythology Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense and developed nose smelling of brooding berry fruits with creamy cashew characters. The very flavoursome palate fills out with rich ripe plum fruit and spicy oak.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Rich, ripe and licoricey nose; good oak/fruit integration. Palate described by one judge as a “Bull’s blood palate!” Good depth of fruit flavours matched by dry tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nicely ageing tarry/squid ink aromas and beautifully developed palate with great depth of ripe fruit pastille-like flavours and firm drying tannins. At its peak now.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A high alcohol, traditional, style with porty blackberry bouquet. Great palate structure and seamless balance between the fruit, tannins and acid.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fruit cake like richness and ripeness on the nose with supporting oak. Great persistence of intense blackberry flavours, not jammy, with savoury element. Fine tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A lighter style of shiraz with the oak a tad more obvious. Mellow, unctuous aromas and a classy palate. Excellent flavour depth, good acidity and lingering finish. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
The wine is almost black in colour with rich jammy blackberry aromas and a massive sweet alcoholic palate. Very traditional style.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An attractive, traditional, jammy/porty shiraz that is at its peak. Massive, matured aromas and a seamless flavour profile.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Ripe fruit driven aromas with huge hit of oak and a big tannic palate that’s fresh and lively with primary fruit flavours. A keeper. 5+
Comments Off on Patritti JPB McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very elegant and extremely youthful cool climate style. Good fruit/oak integration. Needs time.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A full, fruit driven, wine – quite soft and developing nice licoricey characters with the oak still tending to dominate.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Infinity Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense black fruit and charred oak aromas with strong tarry overtones. Intense sweet varietal fruit flavours fill the tightly structured palate with good oak and acid integration. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A complex old fashioned style. AN abundance of ripe fruit aromas and complex, developing flavours reminiscent of plum pudding!
Comments Off on Tatiarra Caravan of Dreams Pressings Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fleshy dark fruit fragrances and ripe plum fruit flavours that are balanced by appropriate oak.
Comments Off on Clayfield Grampians Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very traditional, very gamey style of shiraz. Huge, dense, licorice/black fruit characters on the nose which are echoed on the big soft palate. At its peak now.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Ian Rush Signature Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Delightful expression of berry fruits on the nose and there is an abundance of ripe chocolaty fruit flavours with good tannic grip. 5+
Comments Off on Byrne Vineyards Antiquarian Barossa SA Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Deep crimson wine. Classy, beautifully aged and well integrated aromas with intense jammy fruit flavours. Soft and sweet in the mouth and a warming finish. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense rich prune/licorice aromas and very intense flavours of oak and prunes. Good cellaring potential.
Comments Off on McGuigan Farms Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A tight and lean style that has cool stalky red berry fruit, nice savoury oak and obvious acidity with great flavour persistence.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A huge, but not clumsy, wine. Very complex leathery, savoury, dark fruit bouquet. Big sweet and very flavoursome palate. High level of tannins and acid.
Comments Off on Beresford Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A mellow stewed fruit bouquet with a similar palate that shows a savoury edge.
Comments Off on Murray Street Vineyards Greenock Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense nose; smells of tar and licorice. The lean tannic palate has good flavour persistence. Needs food.
Comments Off on Murray Street Vineyards Gomersal Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Excellent blackberry and prune fruit impact on nose and palate. Has ripe fruit aromas and is soft in the mouth with a drying finish.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense blend of oak and fruit aromas with dry savoury flavours and good level of astringency. 5+
Comments Off on Mappinga Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
The attractive fragrant nose is aromatic and perfumed. The palate has a robust spicy sour cherry flavour profile and apple-like acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Syrah 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Great intensity of peppery red fruit aromas. A firm, but not tannic, palate that has a fine savoury structure, spicy flavour persistence and a good level of acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Vidal Legacy Series Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Syrah 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lean raspberry fragrances with a eucalypt-like lift and pleasant, warming, fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Optimus The Terraces Block 2 Blackwood Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
The nose shouts of smoked meats and blackberries. The generous, luscious palate is developing savoury notes sitting on top of the bright varietal fruit. Has long brooding tannins. 5+
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Squid Ink Reserve Single Vineyard Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Quite fresh dark fruit aromas with big hit of oak. A well structured and well maintained elegant palate with slightly jammy flavours.
Comments Off on Wills Domain Cuvée d’ Élevage Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A pleasant wine that has simple estery primary fruit with subtle use of the oak.
Comments Off on Wills Domain Cuvée d’ Élevage Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Firm savoury oak aromas with slight jammy fruit characters. The palate is big, soft and rich with black fruit/savoury oak flavours. Needs food.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa St Johns Road Ebenezer Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Vibrant crimson wine. Dense blackberry fruit/oak nose with a light tarry edge. The palate is full, rich and flavoursome with appropriate oak and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Lyndoch Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A traditional style; a blackberry bomb! Seamless aromas, a touch of jamminess with a tannic palate that has great depth of flavour well integrated with the tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Dorrien Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A structurally sound wine, still looks fresh and youthful and has a complexity of perfumed dark fruits, chocolaty oak and roasted meats. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lovely aged bouquet; a suggestion of mint, figs and violets. Generous, slightly fortified, flavours with beautiful savoury elements. Still has hints of fresh fruit remaining. 5+
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Rich succulent aromas of mushrooms, plums and cherries. Powerful palate has masses of varietal fruit and secondary flavours. 5+
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