Posted: April 20, 2017
Savoury leathery aromas and fully developed cabernet palate with soft tannin structure. Drink soon.
Comments Off on Totino Estate Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A big old style shiraz with layers of complexity, ripe fruit and vanillin oak with meaty notes. “Needs air!” 3-5
Comments Off on Totino Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Smells of melon pulp with a perfumed lift. Some nice complexity and intensity to the palate. A real crowd pleaser.
Comments Off on Totino Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Dry aperitif style with obvious varietal characters of tropical fruit with an herbaceous lift.
Comments Off on Totino Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Big ripe shiraz nose; dark and chocolaty and layered with sweet cherry aromas. Powerful tannic palate but has good fruit weight. 5+
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Pleasant easy drinker with good freshness, big bubbles, obvious pinot aromas and crisp fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Sparkling M Adelaide Hills Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Simple, developed, cherry fruit varietal characters on the nose with herbal notes. A complex savoury chocolaty palate with good structure and nice line of acid.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Hilltop Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Elegant red apple aromas with a palate that’s lean and green with pleasant flavours.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Elegant passionfruit nose; some cut-grass-like notes. The lean, dry palate has good varietal flavours. Nice early drinking style.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Beautiful complexity of buttery honeydew melon aromas. A powerful, rich and well balanced palate with nicely developing flavours. Strong line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Gallery Collection Best of Both Worlds Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Bright candied fruit fragrances. Strong line of acid keeps palate tight with good flavour intensity.
Comments Off on Tomich Wines Gallery Collection Up, Up & Away Adelaide Hills Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A lifted grassy nose with some green pea notes. Very varietal palate sitting at the greener end.
Comments Off on Cartel Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nice peppery lift to the blackberry nose. Lovely fresh spicy plum flavours with more pepper notes.
Comments Off on Caught Red Handed Wines Nouveau Adelaide Hills Syrah 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nose of dark cherries and toast and a palate that is simple but attractive with blackberry fruit flavours and the oak kept in support.
Comments Off on Caught Red Handed Wines The Philosopher’s Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nose is a complexity of pears and nuts with a hint of quince. Palate shows broad, soft mid-weight flavours with good acid finish.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Fragrances of green apple with toasty oak notes and nice depth of toasty oak flavours.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A nice wine. Spicy notes to the tropical nose and broad sweet flavours on a sound palate.
Comments Off on Dandelion Vineyards Wishing Clock of the Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Light tropical aromas and flavours with hints of citrus. Lovely palate texture; minerally acidity.
Comments Off on Dandelion Vineyards Twilight of the Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Delicate nutty/toasty development on the nose and an “amazing” palate with crisp complex apple/nutmeg flavours.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Estate Signature Series Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
An elegance of green apple fragrances and a sweet oak palate with simple citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Stalky cherry bouquet and complex sweet cherry fruit flavours with balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Bruised pear-like aromas and generous pear/apple flavours with hint of cinnamon and honey.
Comments Off on Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Elegant grassy/passionfruit bouquet; some spiciness. Attractive passionfruit palate with zesty mouth puckering notes.
Comments Off on Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Lovely appley aromas with a slight perfumed lift. Clean and elegant green fruit flavours with a good lingering clean finish.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Winemakers Select Adelaide Hills Viognier 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Enticing aromas of honeysuckle, spices and bright citrus fruit. Powerful palate that’s soft and creamy in the mouth with lingering lemon sherbet flavours. Good line of acid.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Winemakers Select Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Dry aperitif style. Attractive floral sweet melon bouquet. Palate has good balance between fruit and acid. Lingering after taste. 3-5
Comments Off on Nepenthe Winemakers Select Adelaide Hills Arneis 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Ripe melon bouquet and nice, slightly sweet, varietal palate with mineral/grassy elements.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nose in the tropical fruit spectrum with rich tropical/guava-like flavours on a firm palate.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Purple Rain Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A well made commercial style. Light citrus aromas and grassy flavours. Good balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Nine Fingers Handpicked Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Funky sour cherry bouquet and a slightly gamey palate layered with Morello cherry-like fruit and dusty oak.
Comments Off on Basket Range Wine Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Passionfruit fragrances with light grassy notes and a fresh grassy palate with a crisp finish.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nice mix of white peach and toasty oak aromas with a very oaky, full bodied, palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Staff Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Lovely grassy lift to the grapefruit-like fragrances which are echoed on the nicely balanced and generously flavoured palate.
Comments Off on Kakaba Reserve Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
The oak is tending to dominate the perfumed lemony/citrussy nose. The palate is heavily oaked but still showing attractive citrus-like fruit with a great persistent finish.
Comments Off on Penfolds Max’s Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A nice well balanced wine; plenty of oak underscored by the attractive, fresh, citrus fruit.
Comments Off on Penfolds Cellar Reserve Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
“A really lovely wine”, commented one judge. Light apple and citrus-like fruit aromas with a cinnamon-like lift. Excellent depth and complexity of peach and hazelnut flavours.
Comments Off on Penfolds Reserve Bin 15A Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Lovely deep inky wine with blackberry lift to the oaky nose. Lots of oak on the palate with berry fruit showing through.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A well rounded wine with some very good varietal fruit characters nicely balanced by some well handled nutty oak and showing an attractive mineral element.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass White Label Piccadilly Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
An oaky nose with a sweet marmalade-like lift to it. Quite a sweet palate showing nice nutty complexity, plenty of toasty oak and citrussy fruit characters.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A classic oak driven shiraz with lifted peppery blackberry fruit aromas and intense sweet fruit varietal flavours coming through.
Comments Off on Longview Vineyard Yakka Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A sweeter, but well made commercial style with attractive fresh passionfruit, citrus and light grassy fruit characters. Palate shows lovely length and texture.
Comments Off on Longview Vineyard Whippet Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
“An outstanding wine”, agreed the judges. Lovely complex aromas of flinty citrus fruit with a dash of tropics and intense toasty/citrussy flavours on the sweet rich palate.
Comments Off on Fox Gordon The Empress Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Developing honeyed peach and apricot aromas. Full flavoured, well balanced, palate with nice texture and hint of sweetness. 3-5
Comments Off on Fox Gordon Princess Fiano Adelaide Hills Fiano 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Cedary oak tending to dominate the plum/blackberry varietal fruit. Soft and round in the mouth. Ageing very well.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Candied stonefruit/orange bouquet. A simple palate. Good flavours. Great line of acid.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A lovely lift of herbal/strawberry aromas and well balanced palate, not too sweet with savoury notes.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Pinot Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A pretty lifted nose; all cherries and spices. Lovely palate entry and a balance of savoury characters with some fruit.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Pinot Nero Adelaide Hills Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nice toasty oak and nectarine fruit nose and nutty complexity to the palate with attractive apple pie and cream-like flavours.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A different style of arneis. Has good expression of floral stewed fruit characters with a fresh, crisp acid backbone.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Arneis 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Attractive lifted floral bouquet with a good commercial style palate of sweet apple flavours.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017