Posted: April 8, 2020
A classic shiraz with plush juicy peppery fruit nicely integrated with spicy elements and the tannins.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A great standout white blend that is just starting to evolve and show its capabilities. A lovely fragrant and flavoursome concoction of peaches, apricots, citrus and spices.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Roussanne Marsanne 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Still a very youthful wine with great varietal definition. Citrus peel and stone-fruit aromas fill the nose and show a toasty lift. Super clean and refreshing citrus palate. Has potential.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Wines Estate Nagambie Marsanne 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
“A lovely drinking wine,” enthused one judge. Bright lifted floral citrus nose and floral citrus flavours that build and flow across the entire palate. Super refreshing.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Marsanne 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Lifted melon nose with a meaty/savoury note and upfront spicy citrus flavours on a big full palate.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A nose of ripe stonefruit with matchstick-like oak and beautifully focussed citrus flavours with refreshing acidity.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Wines Estate Nagambie Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Delicate smoky bouquet with some melon notes evident and a soft and alluring palate with upfront buttery oak flavours layered with citrus and spice.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Delicate, fresh and still closed but shows plenty of potential. Great honeyed fruit bouquet and quite a tight palate with flavours described by one judge like “Golden flowers”.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Cellar Door Series Pyrenees Viognier 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
True to the varietal. Lovely smoky stonefruit nose and refreshing flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Viognier 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A bouquet of limes laced with toasty elements. Well structured palate shows sweet lime juice-like flavours with savoury notes and refreshing acidity.
Comments Off on Montara Wines Grampians Riesling 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A big hit of tropical fruit fragrances. Slight smokiness on the palate with loads of flavour that lingers on and on.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Riesling 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A lovely floral green apple and citrus nose with zesty lemon and lime flavours and hints of green apples. “Tastes like a riesling should,” enthused one judge. 5+
Comments Off on Best’s Wines Great Western Riesling 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fragrant peach bouquet with a tropical lift and a soft “quiet achiever” of a palate tasting of orange peel and grapefruit that is enhanced by lovely acidity.
Comments Off on Clarnette & Ludvigsen Grampians Riesling 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Very delicate wine with floral/honeysuckle aromas and fresh citrus and pome fruit flavours. Needs time.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Pinot Gris 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Very fresh sparkling with inviting blackberry/blackcurrant and chocolaty aromas and super soft palate. Good fruit/oak balance.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A fine aperitif style with a nose of strawberries and green apples with bright and lively citrus flavours and a tight line of acid.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Dry Pyrenees Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Toasty nose; some earthiness. Good flavour profile. Needs food.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Vintage Brut Pyrenees Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Pale straw wine with lovely green tinges and a great bead. The nose is bright and fresh and citrusy with a rich creamy chardonnay driven palate and yeasty complexity.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Luna Pyrenees Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Closed tight style with delicate and refreshing rose petal fruit characters and a smoky lift. The palate is sweet yet dry. Great drink.
Comments Off on Clarnette & Ludvigsen Grampians Rosé 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Bright pink wine with a punchy sweet raspberry and strawberry bouquet and beautiful spicy fruit flavours with bright lively acid line. Well finished wine offering soft drinking.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Grenache Mourvedre Rosé 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
“Very classy!” with its spicy blue fruit bouquet and lovely well rounded varietal palate.
Comments Off on Sedona Estate Yea Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Berries and spices on the nose and lively primary fruit flavours. Sweet and enjoyable.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Winery Strathbogie Rnages Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Bright berry bouquet with a lift of spice and some tannic grip to the oaky palate.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A lift of minty fragrances with some blackcurrant and blackberry fruit that is echoed on the chocolaty palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Lovely sweet nose – all blackberries, spices and mint with a chewy palate loaded with spicy oak and black fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Taltarni Vineyards Old Vine Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A big rich blend – a very Aussie style. Lovely aged spicy chocolaty aromas with beetroot notes and loads of earthy beetroot and black fruit flavours. Fine tannins.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Cabernet Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Quite a green style with aromatics of capsicum and red fruits and an elegant sweet oak/black fruit palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Red Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Complex Aussie style that’s all licorice and leather with bright purple hues, subtle dark berry aromas and upfront flavours.
Comments Off on Taltarni Vineyards Estate Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Still fresh and great colour for its age. Subtle aromas of dried herbs, black olives and blackcurrants. Lovely long bright sweet berry fruit palate; vibrant and well balanced.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Great drink; ideal style with aromas reminiscent of fruit cake with chocolaty notes. Lifted oak flavours with spicy red berry fruit in the background.
Comments Off on Sedona Estate Reserve Yea Valley Merlot 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Lovely lifted minty menthol nose and quite a minty palate with chocolaty overtones.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Merlot 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Aromatic minty peppery blackcurrant bouquet and flavours of plums, spices and sandalwood.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate The Pom Pyrenees Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Smells of black olives, plums and sour cherries with some tart plum flavours and herbal notes.
Comments Off on The Victorian by Sam Plunkett Strathbogie Ranges Primitivo 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fresh spicy red fruit style – “Be great with a meat pie!” Some hints of meaty bacon characters to the nose with a soft and alluring palate. “Will live long and well.”
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Nebbiolo 2019 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Sweet and chocolaty with buttery vanillin elements, masses of spiciness and lovely mixed dark berry fruit characters.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Arawatta Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
“A class act,” with its sweet blue berry fruit, chocolaty notes, mint and gravelly tannins.
Comments Off on The Victorian by Sam Plunkett Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
An attractive melange of mixed berries, sweet plums and warm spices with good oak/fruit/tannin balance.
Comments Off on Preece Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A big rich blockbuster of a shiraz that is loaded with sweet oak and attractive blue fruit varietal characters.
Comments Off on Forest Hut Vineyard Single Vineyard Series by Sam Plunkett Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Lovely floral lift to the sweet and spicy berry bouquet with a soft and gentle creamy palate that has a subtlety of varietal fruit flavours and stalky tannins.
Comments Off on Best’s Wines Bin No. 1 Great Western Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Deep dark purple in colour with a mixed berry bouquet and some delicious bright berry flavours on the very classy palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A big, sweet and very well made shiraz that has loads of oak with plenty of classy velvety blue fruit to match. Lovely tannin structure and excellent palate length.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Vibrant purple wine with super sweet vibrant fruit fragrances and excellent length and concentration of primary fruit flavours with well integrated oak and great tannin structure.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines ‘Don’t Tell Gary’ Victoria Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Spiced plum and oak nose with earthy elements. Nice concentration of spicy peppery dark berry fruit with firm tannins.
Comments Off on GilGraves Wines Field Blend Central Victoria Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Rich and delicious with honeyed/botrytis apricot fruit fragrances and lovely upfront sweet stonefruit flavours but perfectly balanced by the acid. Drinking beautifully now.
Comments Off on Wine by Sam The Halo Effect Strathbogie Ranges Late Harvest Viognier 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A massive tarry and chocolaty shiraz, still quite closed; needs air. The nose is heavy with spicy oak and the palate is soft, warm and complex with great flavour length.
Comments Off on Boroka The ‘Pinnacle’ Great Western Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A rich, chocolaty deep purple monster. “Full of love,” according to one judge! There is masses of dark blue-like varietal fruits with some very grippy drying tannins.
Comments Off on Turners Crossing Vineyard Mr Turner Bendigo Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Bright purple wine. Lovely lively sweet primary fruit nose with more of the same on a palate that is well integrated with the oak and is laced with crisp acid.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Smells of beetroot and chocolate with a herbal lift and has more of the herbal elements on the fine tannin palate.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate St Ethels 1878 Vines Grampians Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020