Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage The Wild Chardonnay 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Toasty and quite developed but with soft rich complexity.
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Eldridge Estate Red Hill Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Powerful oak nose with cola like nuances. Nice intensity of wild cherry flavour profile with good level of acidity.
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Prancing Horse Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2011
Posted: June 15, 2017
Developing nicely; made to age with good fruit weight and powerful acidity. Drink in 2015!
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Robertson of Clare Max V Clare Valley Cabernet Blend 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
A tightly wound dark berry nose and supple palate with plumy fruit ripeness flowing through and soaking up the oak. More time.
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Murray Street Vineyards MSV Greenock Estate Barossa Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Vibrant spicy red berry bouquet and a long, full bodied, palate, still showing vibrant red fruit characters with some big blocky tannins. Just needs a little more time.
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Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2009
Posted: June 15, 2017
Still quite fresh for a five-year old and showing plenty of dark fruit, oak, spices and tannins with a warming finish.
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Saddlers Creek Wines Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
A big, older style of cabernet tending towards the prune/cola end of the flavour spectrum.
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Pol Roger Extra Cuvee de Reserve France Champagne NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Complex and very obviously French with its lovely developed honeyed yeasty aromas and its stylish palate exhibiting great depth of flavour.
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Taylors St Andrews Single Vineyard Release Clare Valley Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Good cool climate shiraz; lots of ripe jammy blackberry fruit with plenty of peppery notes. Spicy nose and huge flavoursome palate. 3-5
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Warrenmang Estate Black Puma Avoca Pyrenees Shiraz 2009
Posted: June 15, 2017
Quite a jammy nose smells of aniseed, blackberries and vanilla. Lovely fruit/oak integration on the palate with its drying tannins.
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Warrenmang Estate Estate Pyrenees Shiraz 2009
Posted: June 15, 2017
Excellent dense purple hues for a 5-year-old wine. Lovely nose, smells like a Cherry Ripe chocolate bar. Beautifully structured palate with excellent fruit, oak and tannin integration. 3-5
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Copper Ox Bin 108 Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
A huge ripe jammy bouquet and a massive palate with an abundance of sweet ripe dark fruits nicely lifted by heaps of oak. 5+
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Copper Ox Bin 108 Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Red/purple wine with intense concentration of vanilla and cedary oak-like characters on the nose and some lovely cedary oak on the palate with sweet ripe fruit to match.
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Drayton’s Family Wines Heritage Vines Hunter Valley Tawny 1978
Posted: June 15, 2017
A very good tawny with a great aged rancio nose – smells of figs and raisins. More of the fig characters on the chocolaty palate.
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Deutz Blanc de Blancs France Champagne 2007
Posted: June 15, 2017
Light but complex nose smelling of lemons and brioche with similar characters on the palate.
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Arras Tasmania Sparkling Rosé 2004
Posted: June 15, 2017
A beautifully aged wine. Nose is nutty and layered with sweet oak elements. Quite a lifted zippy palate for its age with long lingering flavours with a slightly tannic finish.
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Arras Tasmania Blanc de Blanc 2004
Posted: June 15, 2017
An elegant pale straw sparkling with subtle dusty elements to the nose and a finely honed palate with zippy complexity of flavours and excellent acidity. Still very fresh still.
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Heemskerk Wines Traditional Method Tasmania Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2009
Posted: June 15, 2017
“Makes you think of warm sunshine”, thought one judge. Biscuity citrussy aromas and a tight linear palate with excellent frothy lemon persistence.
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Moet & Chandon Impérial Brut France Champagne NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Yeasty complexity to the nose and nice nutty line to the slightly sweet, flavoursome palate.
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Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage Brut France Champagne 2006
Posted: June 15, 2017
Good yeast autolysis with excellent flavour complexity and plenty of acid length.
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Grant Burge Helene Grande Cuvee Tasmania Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2004
Posted: June 15, 2017
A serious style. Great nose – all Marmite and yeast like from the autolysis. Excellent palate line and length with seamless balance between the fruit and aged characters.
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Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve France Champagne NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Beautifully toasted bouquet that’s complex and developed. Good rich fruit obvious on the very flavoursome palate with a slight meaty savouriness. Great acid structure.
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Bird in Hand Nest Egg Joy Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2007
Posted: June 15, 2017
A beautifully aged sparkling. Plenty of toasty oak characters on the nose and nice creamy texture in the mouth.
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Perrier Jouet Blason France Rosé NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
A well made style. Good pinot fruit characters with some development happening.
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Perrier Jouet France Grand Brut Champagne NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
A delightful drink – not overly complex – that smells of the seaside and tastes like a lemon orchard.
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GH Mumm Le Millesime France Vintage Brut 2006
Posted: June 15, 2017
A wine with complexity, flavour and length. Cashew nut characters mingle with some interesting elements reminiscent of the sea.
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GH Mumm Le Rose France Rosé NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Complex toasty bouquet underscored by some red fruits. Very flavoursome red fruit palate showing excellent acidity.
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Collard Picard Cuvee Dom Picard Grand Cru Blanc de Blanc France Champagne NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
The nose has vanilla and nut-like aromas that mingle with bready/mushroomy elements. Palate is complex and yet fresh a layered with good flavours and tight lively acidity.
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Collard Picard Cuvee Prestige France Champagne NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Quite a spirituous note on both the nose and palate. Nice nutty toastiness to the nose with a good flavour profile.
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Collard Picard Cuvee Selection France Champagne NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Smells of freshly baked bread with hints of mushrooms and vanilla. The palate has buttered brioche like flavour complexity with a good tight acid structure.
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Ballandean Estate Generation 3 2014
Posted: June 14, 2017
Coffee, mocha, rich nose. Black, tarry, chewy fruits. Intense, rich, long savoury.
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Moppity Vineyards Reserve Hilltops Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Spicy briary bouquet and an intense and very pleasing palate. Alcohol a tad high but will integrate with time. 3-5
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Lowe Organic Mudgee Zinfandel 2011
Posted: June 9, 2017
Not a big wine as you would expect from this variety but has good density of raisin/blackcurrant aromas and surprisingly soft fruit palate with generous tannins. Still a youth. 5+
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Coppabella Sirius Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2014
Posted: June 9, 2017
Elegant pinot aromas in the cherry fruit spectrum with definite varietal flavours, long and lingering with a juicy mid palate. Hints of oak complexity and tight acid. Very new world.
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Coppabella Sirius Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2014
Posted: June 9, 2017
Some subtle complexity to the varietal nose with good fruit expression on the flavoursome palate. Savory finish.
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Coppabella Sirius Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
An attractive chardonnay with hints of varietal characters and some oak complexity.
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Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Estate Semillon 2006
Posted: June 9, 2017
A very attractive aged golden semillon that is beginning to reach its peak. The palate is softening and rich, with the fruit still dominating. Nice zingy minerally acidity.
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Moutere Hills Sarau Reserve Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Single vineyard Nelson wine, barrel-matured for 18 months, with a fragrant, toasty, buttery bouquet. Powerful, ‘full-on’ style with concentrated, peachy, toasty, slightly gingery and honeyed flavours, good complexity and strong personality. Ready to roll.
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Aurum Madeleine Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Savoury and earthy, rather than fruit-packed, this is a distinctive Cromwell Valley red. Full-bodied, it is an ageworthy style with rich, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, good tannin support and excellent complexity.
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The Elder Martinborough Pinot Noir 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Finely scented, powerful, weighty red, from a site overlooking Te Muna Valley. Youthful, dense, spicy and savoury, with good tannin support and excellent ripeness, complexity and harmony. Best drinking 2017+.
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Man O’ War Dreadnought Waiheke Island Syrah 2012
Posted: June 9, 2017
Fragrant and deeply coloured, with a spicy, nutty bouquet. Mouthfilling, finely textured and complex, with ripe blackcurrant, plum and black pepper flavours, a slightly earthy streak and a long, spicy finish. Concentrated, youthful wine, with supple tannins and excellent depth…
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Clearview Enigma Pinot Gris 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Dense, classy Hawke’s Bay blend of merlot (80%), malbec (10%) and cabernet franc (10%), grown at Te Awanga and matured in French and American oak barriques. A powerful, sturdy (14.5% alc/vol) wine, it has bold, youthful blackcurrant, plum and spice…
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Mahurangi River Reserve Syrah 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Deeply coloured, floral, very fresh and vibrant Matakana red with blackberry, plum and spice flavours, ripe, supple tannins and a savoury oak influence (French, 65% new.)
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Goldie Reserve Syrah 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Powerful, rich, vibrant Waiheke Island red with good weight, strong, fresh, plum and spice flavours and supple tannins. Well worth cellaring.
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Awaroa Melba Peach Syrah 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Highly fragrant, deeply coloured Waiheke Island red. ‘Serious’ but delicious red with lovely weight and depth of plum and spice flavours, youthful and lasting. Should be long-lived.
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Awaroa Requiem Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Full-coloured Waiheke Island blend of cabernet sauvignon (65%), merlot (25%) and malbec (10%). Strong, plummy, spicy, slightly herbal flavours, with well-handled oak and ripe tannins.
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Mahurangi River Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Dark, youthful Matakana red with concentrated, ripe blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours. Savoury and complex, with a seasoning of toasty, nutty French oak (85% new) and good cellaring potential.
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Mahurangi River Field of Grace Reserve Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Stylish Matakana wine, mouthfilling, complex and savoury. Concentrated and sweet-fruited, with grapefruit-like flavours and a finely structured, lasting finish. Ageworthy style, rated highly by all judges.
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Peter Lehmann VSV 1885 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
Fresh, appealing and consumer friendly exhibiting great crimson hues, deep spicy aromas and a fleshy flavoursome berry palate with a lovely structure.
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The Colonial Estate Mungo Park Barossa Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 9, 2017
This wine offers a big mouthful of flavour built around savory seasoned oak.
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