Tahbilk Cane Cut (375ml) Nagambie Lake Marsanne 2012
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle lifted aromas and simple sweet palate with a pleasant spicy/honeyed lift.
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Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Nagambie Lake Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 5, 2017
Oaky nose with developed savoury fruit characters and a somewhat lean palate.
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Blue Pyrenees The Richardson Series Pyrenees Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 5, 2017
A refreshing style! Nice red fruit, spicy and musky fragrances and generous ripe fruit palate with good tannins and an oaky finish.
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Mitchelton Print Nagambie Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very ripe, slightly extracted, aged shiraz with dusty oak/plum nose and nicely textured palate.
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Sanguine Estate Estate Heathcote Shiraz 2012
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose has interesting licorice/prune characters. Generous well balanced palate; slightly porty fruit with cedary oak.
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Dry Grown Pyrenees Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very good wine with pretty vibrant floral elements to the dark fruit nose. Nicely evolved palate that is rich with fleshy fruit and has a ripe tannin background.
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Sanguine Estate Estate Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is warm and ripe with dark berry aromas, coconut oak and some nice spiciness. Lovely palate, richly textured with plenty of length and dense fruit flavours.
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Seppelt Mount Ida Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark, brooding and fleshy fruit fragrances laced with spicy oak. The generous super ripe fruit flavours are ageing nicely and has plenty of oak and acid.
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Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
Butterscotch-like development on the nose and attractive spicy/musky fruit flavours with opulent tannins.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle lift of fruit with slightly green sappy oak and powerful palate with rustic notes.
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Seppelt St. Peters Grampians Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Flinty and floral on the nose with a big ripe varietal fruit palate that is layered with cedary oak and quite chewy tannins.
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
“A bit of a sleeper”, according to one judge. Subtle caramel/fruit aromas and big chunky palate.
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Best’s Bin No.1 Great Western Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely wine with very floral dark dense fruit characters, some perfumed elements underneath, spicy oak and very ripe tannins.
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
A fairly tannic wine with the oak dominating the still fresh and lovely rich red/blue berry varietal fruit.
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Best’s Bin No.0 Great Western Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
An opulent wine that is ageing beautifully and still has plenty of potential left in it yet. Good oak complexity on the nose with rich ripe spicy fruit flavours and fine tannins.
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Silver Spoon Estate Hallmark Heathcote Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
A beautifully aged wine with chocolaty oak aromas and a palate dense with dark fruit characters and some solid tannins.
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Heathcote Winery The Origin Single Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is lightly green and herbal with obvious oak. Lovely ripe rich palate with good flow of flavour across the length of the palate with nice line of acid.
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Mitchelton Heathcote Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Quite a subdued nose with some oak complexity. Smooth mid-weight savoury palate filled with dark chocolaty fruit characters.
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Mitchelton Central Victoria Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely lifted florals on the dark berry nose and a big ripe fruit palate full of flavour with good tannin support.
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Grampians Estate Garden Gully Vineyard Barrel Block Grampians Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
A vibrant nose of jubey blue fruits with some lovely spiciness. The palate is plush and rich with great texture and length and has an abundance of complex flavours.
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Four Sisters Central Victoria Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Attractive lift of oak and fruit fragrances with a lean palate that has nice spiciness and slightly sweetness.
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Tudor Central Victoria Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great wine with lifted floral fragrances and good weight of spicy blue fruit flavours on the palate with chewy tannins in support.
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Noble Red Wine Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Oak driven nose with a good spicy lift. The palate is solid, chunky and well balanced with super chewy tannins.
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Silver Spoon Estate The Monster Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly developed stewed fruit nose and a ripe, rich and slightly porty fruit palate.
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Welshmans Reef Vineyards Black Knight Red Heart Bendigo Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is a melange of vibrant lifted spicy fruit, cherry cola and vanillin oak. Nicely aged palate with sweet fruit sitting underneath the chewy oak characters.
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, rich and still very youthful wine with lots more cellaring potential. Chocolaty oak and soft fruit characters lift off the nose and flow the length of the palate.
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Taltarni Pyrenees Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A pretty perfumed berry bouquet and very good depth and weight of ripe shiraz fruit on the palate, supported by a good line of acid.
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McPherson Wines Family Series Andrew McPherson Nagambie Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle fragrances of red fruit and vanilla-like oak. Great palate structure with fresh pure varietal fruit flavours supported by super fine tannins.
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McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Nagambie Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nicely aged shiraz with a spicy/cedary bouquet and good length and persistence of lively fruit with good use of oak and some ripe and chewy tannins.
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St. Anne’s Vineyards Tatalia Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big rich fruit dominated shiraz with lots of dark fruit characters on the nose and interesting brambly fruit complexity on the palate.
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Four Sisters Central Victoria Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Excellent wine – very northern Rhone with a super, vibrant violet and rose petal bouquet and a somewhat brooding peppery fruit palate layered with fine tannins.
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Maygars Hill Central Victoria Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Beautiful perfumed spicy characters to the sweet oak nose. Lovely vibrancy and intensity of sweet fruit that fills the mouth with flavour and has a charry/resinous-like finish.
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Grampians Estate Mafeking Grampians Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
“An awesome wine”, enthused one judge with its brooding dark cherry/spicy oak fragrances and super fresh palate that has excellent mulberry-like fruit purity and interest.
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Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very good silky soft wine that is balanced, fresh and very approachable with sweet fruit and spicy oak on the nose and palate.
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Seppelt Chalambar Grampians Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is a complexity of floral fruit with lovely oak and it has an opulent chocolaty palate with sappy oak and chewy tannins.
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Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great wine sitting in the richer spectrum. Sexy choc mint aromas and flavours with a juicy and seamlessly balanced palate.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly rustic and savoury style of shiraz with a nice lift and complexity to the spicy dark berry nose and still fresh, silky rich palate.
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Mitchelton Crescent Central Victoria Shiraz Mourvedre Grenache 2014
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nicely developing dark fruit aromas with a lovely long and textured palate that is rich with plum fruit flavours and soft tannins.
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McPherson MWC Nagambie Shiraz Mourvedre 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pungent meaty characters obvious on the nose. Palate has a good line and flow of sweet fruit with a nice acid line.
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Best’s LSV Great Western Shiraz Viognier 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral fragrances with attractive spicy lift and gingery complexity. Good volume and vibrancy of spicy fleshy flavours. “Has great drinkability”, according to one judge.
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Sanguine Estate Heathcote Cabernets 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A youthful wine with attractive varietal leafy red fruit/olive characters. Needs more time to evolve.
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nice warm estery oak/fruit aromas and a big rich oak driven palate laced with plenty of tannins.
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Maygars Hill Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A super varietal with its dark, spicy, medicinal cherry nose and fantastic fruit palate.
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McPherson Wines MWC Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, dense, dark fruit style offering plenty of potential. A mix of mint, black olives and leather on the nose and a somewhat simple but very attractive minty chocolaty palate. 5+
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Best’s Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fragrances of violets and tobacco leaf with a silky smooth palate that has very good sweet fruit and chewy tannins.
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St. Anne’s Vineyards Tatalia Heathcote Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe floral fruit with dusty oak and hints of violets. Well balanced, rustic style of palate that has good varietal definition.
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Noble Red Wine Heathcote Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Simple dark fruit bouquet and slightly extracted palate with spicy oak and fine tannins.
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Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Plenty of spicy oak characters on the nose which is echoed on the attractive, slightly extracted, palate.
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Grampians Estate GST Grampians Grenache Shiraz Tempranillo 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Cherry cola and sweet oak aromas lift out the glass with jubey Grenache fruit dominating the flavour profile and the oak adding a nice level of complexity.
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Grampians Estate Grampians Grenache 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Vibrant rose petal and strawberry aromas. Well balanced creamy palate tasting of strawberries.
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