Posted: June 16, 2017
Oak dominated aromas showing cedary/cigar box characters. Soft palate, rich with big intense multi-layered flavours and showing incredible length. 5+
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Prodigy Coonawarra Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Rich cedary oak overlays the minty/menthol like fruit with its hint of meatiness and soft ripe tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Odyssey Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Intense concentration of cassis, chocolate, tapenade and cedar on the nose. Big earthy oaky palate with attractive sweet blue fruits still on show. Another 3-5 years left in it.
Comments Off on Casella 1919 Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very attractive, aged wine but still tight and in very good condition with the varietal fruit still evident and nicely integrated with sweet earthy and leathery characters. More years left in it. 3-5
Comments Off on Orlando Lawson’s Padthaway Shiraz 2005 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A keeper with chocolaty oak tending to dominate some very good varietal fruit with a long tannic finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Orlando Jacaranda Ridge Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A mature wine with an earthy and slightly spirity nose and a big aged chocolaty palate.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A soft approachable wine. Nice concentration of cherry berry fruit, smoky oak and tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A big overripe beefy wine that, according to one judge, “Assaults the senses and needs time to calm down”. Masses of sweet vanillin oak sitting on top of the fruit. Good cellaring option. 5+
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Subdued chocolaty bouquet and sweet fruit flavours with balancing oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fleshy, red fruit and a very good framework of tannins. More open knit that its brother but still good complexity.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve The Rock Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Aged complex savory aromas with hints of fruit. Meaty palate with the acid giving it life. Drink now.
Comments Off on Reschke Mt Gambier Pinot Noir 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Smoky, sulphide aromas. Finely structured with fairly intense but restrained fruit. A very contemporary style.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Developed chewy palate, open sweet fruit, toasty aromas, cool climate notes (green pepper).
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Sweet cherry spice, touch forward, medium palate.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Complex with dark cherry and antique store notes. Savoury meets sweet. A lot going on but works in harmony.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Shiraz Viognier 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Flinty, marmite complex nose, good oak interaction, some struck match. A melange of leesy/ ferment/ butterscotchy characters with a supply, creamy texture.Good phenolics, well made wine length and flavour.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Medium red / crimson colours, soft to medium bodied with gentle red fruits and a fine line of tannins.
Comments Off on Savina Lane Millenium Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Densely coloured, with a slight whiff of volatile acidity. Concentrated, with ripe plum/spice flavours, a hint of licorice, leathery and nutty notes adding complexity, and some maturity showing.
Comments Off on Miro Waiheke Island Syrah Viognier 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Ruby hued, medium to full-bodied Central Otago red, matured in French oak barrels for 18 months. Moderately concentrated cherry, plum and slight nut flavours, showing some savoury complexity.
Comments Off on Aurum Mathilde Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lovely, finely scented, silky-textured wine, deep, ripe and very savoury. Youthful, full-coloured red with concentrated, vibrant cherry, plum and spice flavours, impressive complexity and good tannin support. Best drinking 2016+.
Comments Off on Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Classy young red, deeply coloured and mouthfilling, with lovely depth, poise and harmony. Savoury and supple, with beautifully ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing excellent texture and complexity. Best drinking 2017+.
Comments Off on Lowburn Ferry Home Block Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Powerful, highly complex wine, showing real depth through the palate. Mouthfilling, with generous, ripe, peachy and mealy flavours, slightly buttery and nutty, and a finely textured, long finish. Best drinking 2016+.
Comments Off on Cable Bay Reserve Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Full, bright colour. Tightly structured, vibrant wine with very good depth of youthful cherry, plum and spice flavours, but two judges found the oak influence too assertive.
Comments Off on Spy Valley Envoy Johnson Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Bright ruby, vibrantly fruity and supple. Attractive, sweet-fruited and smooth red, drinking well now, with some smoky complexity.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Selection Clayvin Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Bright ruby. Mouthfilling and savoury, with strong, sweet-fruit flavours, showing some nutty complexity. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Marlborough Pinot Noir 2011 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Full-coloured and smooth, with strong plum and spice flavours. Fragrant, with a soft, silky texture and long finish. ‘Very pretty’, enthused one judge.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fresh, full-coloured blend of Awatere Valley and Southern Valleys grapes. Mouthfilling, with strong, ripe cherry and spice flavours, supple tannins and savoury, earthy, toasty notes adding complexity.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Full-coloured, savoury and complex style with concentrated, ripe flavours, showing good complexity. Dense, dark and ‘brooding’. Certified organic.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Selection Ridge Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Deep, youthful colour. Sturdy and savoury, with substantial body and concentrated, ripe plum and spice flavours. Fragrant, structured, ‘serious’ wine, built for the long haul.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Selection Ridge Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
This beautiful wine went straight to a five-star rating on all of the judges’ score-sheets. Deep ruby, it is sweet-fruited and concentrated, with impressive structure and harmony. Powerful, dense, silky and lingering, with lovely flow across the palate, it was…
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Selection Clayvin Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Deep, bright colour. Fragrant and mouthfilling, with generous, ripe plum, pepper and olive flavours, savoury and lingering. Enjoyed by all judges.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Selection Clayvin Marlborough Syrah 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Perfumed, boldly coloured red from 19 year-old vines in the Brancott Valley. Powerful and fleshy, with deep plum and spice flavours, fine-grained tannins and a lasting finish. One of the region’s finest syrahs yet.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Selection Clayvin Syrah 2011 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Smoky, slightly funky bouquet. Mouthfilling and vibrant, with strong fruit flavours, tightly structured and youthful.
Comments Off on Giesen The Fuder Clayvin Marlborough Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Powerful, complex wine with substantial body, rich, citrusy, slightly nutty flavours and a beautifully harmonious, lasting finish. (Grown in the Clayvin Vineyard, in the Brancott Valley, and fermented and matured in new German oak fuders.)
Comments Off on Giesen The Fuder Clayvin Marlborough Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A nose of mulberry fruit and spicy oak and a core of sweet fruit flavours with subtle tannins.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A typical old Aussie style shiraz with a big core of sweet fruit and loads of oak.
Comments Off on Montara Chalambar Road Grampians Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Good nose – a touch menthol like with sweet mulberry flavours on a seamless silky palate.
Comments Off on Michelton Print Central Victoria Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Perfumed dark fruit fragrances with powerful peppery characters and a distinctively cool climate palate perfectly balanced, complex and peppery with excellent grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Red fruit nose – slightly closed and subdued but has generous ripe fruit flavours wrapped in firm grippy tannins. Good cellaring. 5+
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lifted fruity aromas with hints of eucalypt and sweet menthol flavours with slightly grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A nice blend, good colour, great nose and a serious palate with some lovely flavours. A well made wine.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Enchanted Path McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A lovely lifted peppery spicy bouquet and a gorgeous rich velvety palate with the fruit seamlessly balanced by toasty oak and soft tannins and finishing quite hot.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Toasty complex flinty style with great length
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage The Wild Chardonnay 2009 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Spicy tarry aroma and firm tannins
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage The Wild Nebbiolo 2009 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lifted red berry and rich palate weight, a great example of Durif.
Comments Off on Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Durif 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Big style quite tannic powerful style
Comments Off on Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Mourvedre 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Raspberry fruits with firm acid
Comments Off on Savina Lane Old Vine Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Firm savoury style
Comments Off on Witches Falls Prophecy Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Rich black fruit and firm tannin, a “polished” supple palate
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Melon and fruit salad aromas with good oak handling and fresh palate
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage The Wild Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017