Posted: July 21, 2022
Minty chocolate nose and lots of oak on the concentrated jammy fruit palate. Good acid line.
Comments Off on Curtis Family Vineyards Small Batch McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A bolder juicy flavoursome pinot with dark fleshy fruit, peppery notes and menthol hints.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pungent gamey/barnyard characters on the nose with good depth and balance of savoury/meaty flavours and good tannin structure. Old school.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Earthy/mushroom/forest floor aromas with similar characters layered on the developing palate with silky tannins.
Comments Off on Clos Marguerite Awatere Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bronze hues with developing aromas and tart dry flavours with a citrus end.
Comments Off on Kreglinger Pipers River Tasmania Brut Rosé 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bready nutty nose with fruity overtones and citrus peel-like flavours on the palate. Drink now.
Comments Off on Kreglinger Vintage Brut Pipers River Tasmania Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bright golden wine with nutty citrus fragrances and very concentrated crème brulee-like flavours on the nicely textured palate with good balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Yelverton Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A big generous port jelly of a wine; some dried fruit characters, fine tannins and lingering acid.
Comments Off on Quin Wines Barossa Valley Mataro 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lifted plum and cherry fruit with a good line and length of chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Quin Wines Barossa Valley Grenache 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Good nose with inviting raspberry and chocolate aromas. A generous, yet elegant, palate with high quality tannins. “Very classy wine,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Quin Wines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
All plums and strawberries with sandalwood notes. Quite tannic.
Comments Off on Nanny Goat Vineyard Single Vineyard (BioGro) Queensberry Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Exciting flavoursome cool climate chardonnay. Lots going on here with fruity flinty characters.
Comments Off on House of Cards ‘The Royals’ (ACO) Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Likely to be long-lived, this is a powerful, sweet-fruited red, with impressive density. Deeply coloured, it is weighty and vibrant, with concentrated, berryish, spicy flavours, a vague hint of liquorice, savoury, nutty notes adding complexity, and a well-structured finish. Best…
Comments Off on Obsidian Reserve Waiheke Island Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
This refined, blended red is based on cabernet franc, with smaller amounts of petit verdot and malbec. It has deep, purple-flushed colour and a fragrant, fresh bouquet, revealing good complexity. Mouthfilling, it is concentrated and very vibrant, with youthful, ripe…
Comments Off on Obsidian Reserve The Mayor Waiheke Island 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Fleshy and rich, this deeply coloured blend of merlot (60%) and cabernet sauvignon (40%) was hand-picked in the Bridge Pa Triangle and stonier sites near Roys Hill. Matured for 20 months in French oak barriques (partly new), it is mouthfilling,…
Comments Off on Radburnd Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
This outstanding, highly refined wine was hand-harvested at Mangatahi and in the Bridge Pa Triangle, and fermented and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques (new and one year-old). Bright, light yellow/green, it is richly fragrant and weighty, with…
Comments Off on Radburnd Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Steely lemon lift to the delicate nose with an elegant citrus fruit palate. Very moreish!
Comments Off on Lark Hill Vineyard (NASAA) Canberra District Riesling 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Beautifully rich wine with a decadent complexity and persistence of perfectly ripe fruit, subtle oak and attractive flintiness.
Comments Off on Krinklewood Basket Press (ACO) Broke Fordwich Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A serious bright golden wine –rich and buttery in style with dense but delicate honeyed fruit expression and great use of oak.
Comments Off on Rosily Vineyard Reserve (ACO) Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A refined shiraz just starting to develop nice secondary characters. Lovely purity of varietal fruit with minimal oak and tight tannins.
Comments Off on Gemtree Ernest Allan McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Big and beautiful and balanced with pristine spicy perfumed dark fruits and subtle oak. “Rich and friendly without overpowering.”
Comments Off on Gemtree Obsidian McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A solid cassis/plum nose and a beautifully structured palate with a complexity of ripe blackberry fruit, some very classy oak and nice level of spiciness.
Comments Off on Z Wine [FRANZ] Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lovely ripe varietal fruit richness layered with sweet oak and supported by persistent tannins.
Comments Off on Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A complex creamy sparkling with nice yeast autolysis, toasty development and a crisp finish.
Comments Off on Anderson & Marsh Cantani Alpine Valleys Blanc de Blanc 2015 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lifted spicy savoury aromas and warm balance of peppery berry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Best’s Wines Hamill Great Western Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Aged, warm and balanced with earthy ripe fruit nose and slight sweet and spicy/herbal palate.
Comments Off on Glenwillow Wines Reserve Bendigo Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lifted perfumed fruit fragrances and good palate weight with firm juicy fruit flavours and stalky notes.
Comments Off on Paulett Wines Brielle Clare Valley Grenache 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Generous tannic wine. Strong colour, ripe jubey fruit bouquet and rich fruit flavours with assertive tannins. Needs time.
Comments Off on Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard McAskill Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Powerful blackcurrant/Ribena fruit influence here with minty/leafy elements, dark chocolaty notes and chewy tannins all nicely wrapped up with some crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard McAskill Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Spicy/meaty complexity to the nose with a chocolaty, oak driven palate showing hints of brambles. Great length.
Comments Off on Reillys The Dancer Clare Valley Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Intense inky red wine with beguiling spicy/toasty fragrances and a big soft fruit driven palate with an abundance of oak and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Reillys Epitaph Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Very attractive aromas reminiscent of Ribena and deli meats. A full-bodied palate sweet with berry fruit balanced by a strong oak influence. A classic.
Comments Off on Skillogalee Trevarrick Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A delicate and refreshing sweet floral/tropical fruit style with toasty notes starting to develop. Very appealing!
Comments Off on Skillogalee Trevarrick Clare Valley Riesling 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A nicely matured wine that is soft and supple and ready for enjoyable drinking now.
Comments Off on Krinklewood Vat 48 Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Tight and complex with ripe blackberry fruit seamlessly balanced by the oak.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A complex vibrant mix of spicy berries, chocolaty oak and savoury/medicinal elements.
Comments Off on Singlefile Small Batch Pemberton Petit Verdot 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Rich and flavoursome wine with a cedary oak nose and an elegant oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A solid old school style of cabernet that’s big, bold and brimming over with flavour.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lean and green with a mix of bean, capsicum and peppercorn characters.
Comments Off on Allegiance Wines The Artisan Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A lovely, aged wine – very old school, brick red in colour with intense aromas and flavours of mushrooms, red currants and cigar box oak.
Comments Off on Heartland One Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
“All about the oak!” The oak driven aromas and flavours are underscored by cassis fruit and savoury meaty elements.
Comments Off on UMAMU Estate Anns Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bright purple fruit aromas leap out of the glass and the massive palate fills the mouth with fruit cake-like flavours. “The complete package!”
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Subdued cool climate cabernet showing pleasant bottle age complexity.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A lovely, elegant style with an attractive subtlety of varietal characters.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A fully matured cabernet with subtle aromas and aged chocolaty oak/fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Aquitaine Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Confectionery cabernet – quite fresh for its age with good complexity. Drink now.
Comments Off on Yalumba The Menzies Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Quite a straightforward style with its ripe briary fruit and cigar box oak. Years in it yet.
Comments Off on Yalumba The Signature Barossa Cabernet Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A classy wine; a lovely rich compote of blackberry, cassis and oak with plenty of acid ensuring a long life.
Comments Off on Hay Shed Hill Kerrigan + Berry Mount Barker Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Aromas are reminiscent of beef jus and showing a balsamic-like intensity. Lovely fruit cake-like characters to the palate with a meaty/savoury nuance.
Comments Off on Hay Shed Hill Block 2 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A huge powerful wine – all earthy and chocolaty. Very old school.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Wines Parham McLaren Vale Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / July 21, 2022