Grampians Estate Topaque NV
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely fresh toffee/candied orange-like aromas and good fresh muscatel/raisin sweetness on the young and stylish palate.
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Grampians Estate Sheepyard Flat Reserve Grampians Port NV
Posted: April 4, 2017
Caramelly rancio aromas with nice age and length to the slightly closed old liqueur-like palate.
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Mount Avoca Cordon Cut Pyrenees Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Posted: April 4, 2017
A plain simple sweet white style. Has light vibrancy and acidity. Needs more age.
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Lome Vineyards Bendigo Marsanne Viognier Roussanne 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great apricot characters dominate the nose and the palate that has great texture and length and good mouthfeel.
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Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2003
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely aged nose; lots of very good brambly fruit development. For a 12 year-old wine there is still plenty of great sweet fruit on the palate. Good drinking.
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Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2005
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, soft and nicely developed meaty style. Lovely mature herbal nose and good upfront fruit palate.
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Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2007
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, solid and ripe with aged fruit aromas and masses of oak. Very good palate development with a long core of raspberry fruit characters. Drinking well now.
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Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2008
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classic big old barrel oak style underscored with ripe dark developed berry fruit characters, subtle earthy development and quite a high level of acidity.
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Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2009
Posted: April 4, 2017
Inky berry and oak fragrances and a palate offering a sweet indulgence of mouthcoating flavours.
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Montara Chalambar Road Grampians Shiraz 2010
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big solid and mature style of shiraz with ripe concentration of spicy/licorice aromas and a drying and inky palate with lovely weight and length of fruit flavours. Time!
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Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
A peppermint-like edge to the dark berry fruit nose. Tight, elegant palate with lean, slightly sappy fruit with hints of mint.
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A T Richardson Hard Hill Road Great Western Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Blackberries, spices and pepper lift off the nose and has a big sweet tannic palate.
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Still fresh, tight and youthful. Some pungency to the primary fruit nose with lovely sweet oak. Sweet, soft and chewy in the mouth with a pretty good palate. Needs more time.
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A T Richardson Chockstone Grampians Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose is a lovely complexity of developing fruit and oak with a palate exhibiting great sweet peppery fruit flavours. “A very good drink,” said one of the judges.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose is herbal, peppery and spicy with barrel ferment notes. The palate is lively and lifted with loads of big ripe fruit flavours and sweet gravelly tannins.
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Mitchelton Print Central Victoria Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Closed oaky nose with a big sweet palate that has chewy tannins. Could open up more.
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Clarnette & Ludvigsen Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy fruit and oak combination of aromas and a sweet gravelly tannic palate with some slightly raw fruit characters
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Mount Avoca Malakoff Pyrenees Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, sweet and chocolaty style with lovely length and depth of ripe varietal fruit with a generous fruit palate.
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Mitchelton Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Closed oaky nose, blackberry and oak palate and tannins underwriting the structure.
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Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big old fashioned ripe shiraz with chocolaty aromas and big drying tannic palate showing nice level of sweet fruit.
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Tatiarra Vineyards Caravan of Dreams Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense and chocolaty on the nose and very flavoursome, tannic palate with lots going on.
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Mount Avoca Estate Range Pyrenees Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy herbal fruit aromas with peppery/bacon notes. Light palate – quite tannic but a good drink.
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Tatiarra Vineyards Culled Barrel Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big ripe style with a huge amount of oak and tannins; some fruit underneath.
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Tatiarra Vineyards Cambrian Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A rich ‘luncheon’ wine. Quite porty and tannic with lots of sweet fruit and oak.
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Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A ripe inky blackberry fruit bouquet with some minty notes. Big solid palate with loads of sweet ripe fruit flavours and powerful gravelly tannins.
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Blue Pyrenees Section One Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy wine with delightful aromas of blackberry, pepper and sweet mint. Similar characters echoed on the palate. Has great texture and chewy gravelly tannins.
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Clarnette & Ludvigsen Grampians Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good concentration of inky, rich and ripe aromas and showing a solid core of fruit on a powerful tannic palate. Nice drink.
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Best’s Bin No. 0 Great Western Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Ripe inky nose and big hit of ripe fruit on the palate that has a long fine finish.
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Montara Gold Rush Grampians Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted aromas of sweet blackberries, varnishy oak and some peppery notes. A good soft sweet palate with a black fruit spine.
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Black Estate Vineyard Bendigo Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich and somewhat porty style. Pleasant earthiness to the nose and a palate that offers lovely mouthfilling flavours.
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Bright slightly stemmy/peppery fruit nose and sweet, porty, slightly alcoholic palate.
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Mitchelton The Bend Victoria Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very good youthful cool climate shiraz with nice spicy licorice aromas and a classy palate with ripe fruit flavours.
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Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense inky aromas of blackberries and oak. Big solid chunky palate with background of sweet fruit.
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Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Slightly oily nose with bacon-like notes and big sweet flavoursome fruit palate.
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Garners Heritage Wines Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A dense, inky and slightly metallic character to the nose with a high acid palate but has plenty of sweet plum/cherry fruit.
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Killercrankie Wines Bendigo Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice cool climate style of shiraz. Lots of drying oak matched with stemmy plum fruit.
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Mount Avoca Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
The smoky bacon nose shows hints of cinnamon with lots of drying tannins dominating a slightly porty palate.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
The dense and jubey nose is loaded with powerful fruit aromas. The palate is dark, dense and sweet with excellent length of long lingering oak/fruit flavours.
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Water Wheel Vineyards Memsie Homestead Bendigo Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A youthful wine with lots of drying oak and sweet ripe fruit with earthy/barnyard notes.
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Garners Heritage Wine Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very flavoursome mid-weight commercial style with lovely sweet blackberry fruit and nice subtle use of oak. Slightly aggressive tannins.
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Taltarni Estate Pyrenees Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oak dominated shiraz with attractive underlying plum fruit and good tannins.
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Best’s Bin No. 1 Great Western Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complex ripe plum like aromas laced with pepper and spice. A very elegant, low tannin style of palate with sweet blueberry fruit persistence. A really good drink.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense dark molasses like nose and very approachable, sweet and seductive fruit palate. Strong acid backbone with some obvious tannins.
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McPherson Wines La Vue Central Victoria Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good drinking nose. The bacony oak tends to dominate the ripe plumy fruit for now.
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McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant and distinctly cool climate shiraz. Has fresh cherries, bell peppers, green herbal notes with a very good acid spine ensuring a long life.
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McPherson Wines Chapter Three Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Charry oak on the nose tends to hide the fruit. Lean firm palate with smoky sweet flavours and medium weight tannins.
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Grampians Estate St Ethel’s Grampians Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very oaky, rich and flavoursome with ripe primary blueberry and plum fruit with some spice and pepper notes.
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big sweet juicy shiraz with ripe concentration of plum and blueberry-like fruit layered with some obvious oak. Good length.
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Maygars Hill Central Victoria Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely jubey sweet fruit; some spiciness and sweet sour notes. Very good commercial style.
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Maygars Hill Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Light perfumed cassis bouquet and a sweet and elegant varietal fruit palate. Good commercial style will be popular with the punters.
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