Posted: June 9, 2017
Big, ripe aromas; lots of oak. Nice linear structure to the palate showing great texture and developing some attractive maturity.
Comments Off on Grosset Piccadilly Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2010 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lot going on with this wine with its rich and creamy texture, loads of powerful fruit, excellent level of complexity, nice mineral edge and a crisp acid backbone.
Comments Off on Sacred Hill Riflemans Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A nicely maturing chardonnay, nose beginning to maderised – nice fig, citrus and honey characters. Beautifully structured palate full of varietal expression. Good oak profile.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2009 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Rich oaky nose with hints of apples. A very lean palate exhibiting some fragrant fruit with good oak to match and a big acid finish.
Comments Off on Seville Estate Reserve Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
The nose is fragrant and inviting and smelling of lemon sherbet with a hint of quince. Palate is full of complex flavours with an excellent acid profile and a warming finish.
Comments Off on Redgate Wines Margaret River Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Restrained elegant and very feminine. Dark berry bouquet with floral notes. Good balance of fruit, sugar and acid on the slightly firm tannic palate with well integrated spirit.
Comments Off on 919 Riverland Vintage 2013 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A liqueur style tawny with lovely old rancio nose and excellent sweet, spicy, hazel nut palate that has both freshness and obvious age
Comments Off on Carmine’s Grand Reserve South Australia Tawny NV / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Nicely aged, complex and well balanced sparkling with lovely mix of glace fruit and alert acid.
Comments Off on Bisol Relio Metodo Classico Extra Brut Veneto Italy Brut 2009 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Excellent peppery fruit characters on the yeasty nose with an abundance of flavour complexity on a very stylish palate.
Comments Off on Champagne Jeeper Extra Brut Naturelle France Brut Champagne NV / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Big nose – all fruit pastille and glace fruits with some new oak touches. Huge palate with intense sweet, slightly porty, flavours and pine needle nuances.
Comments Off on Hugo Wines Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
An intense purple wine. Great cassis nose and excellent ripe flavours, some spice and good oak. Needs time.
Comments Off on Karrawatta Cristo’s Paddock Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Golden, elegant and citrussy. Shows lots of class and plenty of crunchy acid.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Big soft old fashioned style of chardonnay with rich honeyed melon fruit characters and some well handled oak to match.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Cassis fruit and sweet toasty oak fragrances. Tight earthy dark fruit palate with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Great varietal lift to the nose. Well structured palate with elegant sour cherry notes.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Tasmania Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
“Wow!”, exclaimed one judge. “What a great wine!” Almost black in colour with some super oak and amazingly intense fruit with a cool climate leafy edge.
Comments Off on Heathcote Winery The Origin Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A bright crimson wine with an intense minty chocolaty bouquet and a great palate full, firm and rich with beautiful shiraz fruit and some excellent, well handled oak.
Comments Off on Heathcote Winery Slaughterhouse Paddock Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Another classic Aussie shiraz. Big, soft and toasty rich with decent amount of spiciness.
Comments Off on Gibson Australian Old Vine Collection Eden Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A ‘serious’ wine with brooding dark fruits and some green/menthol notes with a heavy touch of chewy oak.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Eminence Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Toasty, oak dominated chardonnay, for now, but should age well.
Comments Off on Penfolds Reserve Bin 13A Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Lifted, spicy, dark fruit fragrances and mouthfilling dark spicy fruit flavours with long lingering tannins and some well handled oak.
Comments Off on Sidewood Mappinga Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Big whiff of green tobacco on the nose against an earthy background; similar characters on the weighty palate.
Comments Off on Howard Vineyard Amos Adelaide Hills Cabernet Franc 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A beautiful ripe plum and berry fruit bouquet with a good concentration of opulent varietal/berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Howard Vineyard Amos Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
“Full in your face nose – smells of dumplings”. Beautifully ageing toasty nutty palate.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Joy Adelaide Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir 2007 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A complex and intriguing wine that’s jammed packed full of oak – but well chosen oak and still has plenty of lovely peach and melon like varietal fruit pushing through.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A monster! Dark brooding berries on the nose and palate; loads of cigar box oak. Needs years! 5+
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Northern Exposure McLaren Vale Grenache 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very ripe inky old fashioned style of shiraz. Aromas ranging from plums to prunes with vibrant berry flavours. 5+
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Interesting wine – very Rhone-like. Lovely lift of cinnamon and cardamom spices. Medium weight palate spicy characters interlaced with rich dark fruit and chocolaty oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Red Hill Estate Single Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Candied citrus bouquet with underlying complexity. The palate is funky, creamy and complex with, according to one judge “Lots going on”.
Comments Off on Red Hill Estate Single Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Savoury and oaky on the nose. Lovely richness of Christmas cake flavours with attractive developed notes and subtle menthol. 3-5
Comments Off on Red Hill Estate Single Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A “complete” wine with dark berry fruit, chocolaty oak, some mint and grippy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Old Vine Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A lovely restrained and elegant wine with great varietal fruit and subtle toasty oak. Good for its age with further ageing potential. 5+
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Old Vine Margaret River Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
A mix of leather and tobacco aromas on the savoury nose. Warm in the mouth and full of ripe black fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Small Batch Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Subtle blend of olives, tobacco leaf and minty aromas. Excellent palate; lots of cigar box oak. 5+
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Private Bin Block 8 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very ripe jammy/pruney shiraz. Delicate lifted fruit nose and sweet fruit flavours with subtle oak. 5+
Comments Off on Mitolo G.A.M. McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Light gold, with a toasty bouquet, this Waiheke wine was grown at Te Rere Cove vineyard and fermented and matured for a year in all-new French oak barriques. A powerful, full-bodied wine, it is sweet-fruited, with rich, ripe, stonefruit flavours,…
Comments Off on Frenchmans Hill Estate Ted’s Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This savoury, complex Matakana red is a blend of cabernet franc, merlot and malbec. Full and still fairly youthful in colour, it is distinctly Bordeaux-like, with mouthfilling body and very satisfying depth of blackcurrant, berry, spice and nut flavours, seasoned…
Comments Off on Gillman Syrah 2009 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Already drinking well, this is a refined, supple red, matured for 16 months in all-new oak barriques. Full-coloured, it is fragrant, with ripe plum, spice and nut flavours, showing excellent depth, roundness, complexity and harmony.
Comments Off on Expatrius Waiheke Island Syrah 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Set for a long life, this powerful, concentrated red is still youthful. Grown in The 8 Vineyard and matured for 16 months in all-new oak barriques, it is deeply coloured and muscular (15% alc/vol), but not heavy, with dense blackcurrant,…
Comments Off on Frenchmans Hill Estate Rock Earth Waiheke Island Syrah 2010 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
This highly concentrated red is a blend of eight varieties, with a ‘core’ of cabernet sauvignon (35%), merlot (20%) and petit verdot (20%), plus minor portions of syrah, cabernet franc, tannat, viognier and koler. Matured for two years in all-new…
Comments Off on Frenchmans Hill Estate Blood Creek 8 Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Excellent aromas of prunes and Christmas spices and a perfectly balanced and complete palate offering a mouthful of rich toffee and caramel flavours with coffee notes.
Comments Off on Morris Old Premium Rare Liqueur Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Developed nose; all toffee, prunes and dates. Generous and creamy in the mouth with lusciously sweet spicy fruit flavours layered with some lovely spiciness. 5+
Comments Off on Morris Old Premium Rare Liqueur Rutherglen Topaque NV / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Confectionery cooked fruit bouquet and palate has a complexity of sweet and savory characters with tannins adding length. 3-5
Comments Off on All Saints Estate Family Cellar Rutherglen Durif 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Developing plum and cherry bouquet. Opulent sweet fruit palate; upfront spiciness in seamless harmony with acid and tannins.
Comments Off on All Saints Estate Family Cellar Rutherglen Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Tightly wound youthful nose with a dark plum tannic palate and delicate oak.
Comments Off on Baileys of Glenrowan Varley Glenrowan Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017