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Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Single Vineyard Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

Tight citrus varietal fruit with a good oak profile and some lemony-like acidity.

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Centennial Vineyards Reserve Single Vineyard Orange Chardonnay 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

A lovely silky smooth style of chardonnay with a slightly pungent nutty/oatmeal nose and a simple fruit/oak flavour profile on the palate with a long lingering finish.

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Robert Oatley Finistere Mudgee Chardonnay 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

A modern style with a powerful roasty toasty nose and great palate balance and flavour profile with citrussy acid..

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Ross Hill Monocle Orange Chardonnay 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

Toasty malo driven aromas and some old fashioned peach/melon-like fruit flavours.

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Ross Hill Maya & Max Orange Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Subtle pungent apple aromas and simple palate with lingering fruit profile.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 168 Orange Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Pungent citrussy nose and crisp upfront sweet fruit palate with good acid levels.

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Ernest Schuetz Terra X Mudgee Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Attractive peach, melon and oak aromas and a crisp taught palate with nice acidity showing a greenish edge.

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di Lusso Estate Mudgee Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Rich oily powerful oak driven chardonnay made in the full bodied traditional style.

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Bunnamagoo Estate Central Ranges Semillon 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Buttery toasty aromas and complex creamy palate. Lovely citrus flavours and crisp acidity.

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Vinifera Mudgee Semillon 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Toasty honeyed nose and crisp dry light bodied citrus palate. Good commercial style.

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Manners Mudgee Gewurztraminer 2012

Posted: April 4, 2017

A dry style of Gewurtz with good balance and texture, tropical fruit characters with just a hint of stonefruit.

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Simon Gilbert Orange Riesling 2012

Posted: April 4, 2017

Toasty aged aromas and a drying toasty palate with showing plenty of interesting characters and good flavour depth and length. 1-2.

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Lowe Vineyards Nullo Mountain Mudgee Riesling 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

An aged riesling with kerosene characters developing. A lot of varietal fruit depth, strong mineral elements and a high level of acid.

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Lowe Vineyards Tinja Mudgee Riesling 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

A classic riesling style. Delicate pear drop aromas and subtle, slightly sweet flavours with some oiliness and a lingering finish. 5+

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Robert Stein Mudgee since 1976 Mudgee Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Showing some age and interest and has bags of citrus driven flavours underscored by good level of acidity.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Orange Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

An attractive citrus driven nose with floral fragrances. The light bodied palate is juicy and lime like. Some sweetness balanced by acid.

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Robert Stein Reserve Mudgee Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Pear drops and flowers lift off this lovely nose and there is great persistence of pleasant floral flavours nicely wrapped up in an attractive level of acid. 5+

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Moppity Vineyards Hilltops Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Minerally characters on the citrus dominated nose and good fruit weight on the delicate, but slightly chewy, textured palate. 5+

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Bunnamagoo Estate Mudgee Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

A very well balanced and flavoursome wine with beautiful length and intensity of citrus fruit.

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gilbert by simon gilbert Orange Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

A good example of style with a floral nose and a slight hint of kerosene and more floral characters on the palate

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Angullong Fossil Hill Orange Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Leaning towards and off-dry style with sweetness slightly dominating the fruits. Attractive floral/citrus complexity on the nose and good length of citrus flavours on a nicely textured palate. 3-5

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Moppity Vineyards Hilltops Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Subtle minerally lime aromas and a high acid palate with more of those mineral characters mingling with some good variety fruit. 5+

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Lowe Vineyards Tinja Mudgee Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Starting to show toasty honeyed development on nose and palate with some mineral elements and lingering acid

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Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Reserve Hilltops Sparkling Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Attractive bright red fruit bouquet with nice aged complexity sweet fruit driven palate with lots of drying tannins.

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Lowe Wines Gentleman’s Daughter Orange Pinot Noir Cuvée 2012

Posted: April 4, 2017

Nose has some complexity and interest. High level of acid on the weighty fruit palate.

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Vinifera Special Reserve Mudgee Tawny (375ml) NV

Posted: April 4, 2017

Woody nose with toffee/caramel notes and quite hot spirit on the spicy sweet palate.

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Bunnamagoo Estate Autumn Kids Earth Fund Mudgee Botrytis Semillon (375ml) 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Attractive botrytis bouquet and very sweet, but not cloying, pineapple flavours balanced by high level of acidity.

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Heslop Handcrafted Mudgee Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc (375ml) 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

Lovely botrytis lifted aromas of marmalade and dried apricot with a balanced complexity of sweet varietal fruit flavours.

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Madzi A Mudgee Shiraz NV

Posted: April 4, 2017

Stylish blueberry fruit aromas and flavours edged with spicy mocha oak intensity.

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Gartelmann Old Vines Mudgee Shiraz 2012

Posted: April 4, 2017

Elegant and intense shiraz with some toasty age developing. Good level of acidity.

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Gartelmann Jesse Mudgee Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Fresh berry and chocolaty aromas. Crisp fresh berry flavours edged with licorice and mint.

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gilbert by simon gilbert Single Vineyard Orange Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Very oaky nose with some sweet vanilla notes. More oak on the palate with soft sweet berry fruit underneath. Has a savory edge.

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Philip Shaw No 89 Orange Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

“Great expression of the shiraz grape”, enthused the judges. Fragrant violet-like bouquet with some spicy elements. Savory palate; good varietal fruit flavours with soft tannins.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 8 Orange Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Dark roasty meat characters to the nose and a spicy combo of fruit and oak flavours.

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Ross Hill Monocle Hilltops Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Spicy and floral on the nose and good varietal fruit value on the nicely textured palate with its chocolaty tannins.

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Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Orange Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Elegant fragrant bouquet and a warming palate with spicy red fruit flavours layered with chocolaty elements.

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Coppabella Single Vineyard Tumbarumba Pinot Chardonnay 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

Evolved yeasty nutty intensity on nose and nicely textured, slightly sweet, palate.

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Coppabella Single Vineyard Tumbarumba Prosecco 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

A simple fragrant wine with light floral/sherbety aromas and a zesty stonefruit and pear palate

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