Posted: December 3, 2021
A luscious mix of chocolate and sweet black berries with “clever” tannins to match.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate The Family Frizzante Maestri 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Subtle sweet pear nose. Appropriately creamy and oily in the mouth with pear flavours.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
A great example of this variety. Big and oaky with fleshy boysenberry and blackberry fruit and soft tannins. “Good bang for your buck,” suggested one judge.
Comments Off on Kalleske Buckboard Barossa Valley Durif 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Peppery red currant aromas with an herbaceous hint and an intense inky berry compote of a palate. Well oaked. Good acid.
Comments Off on Kalleske Fordson Barossa Valley Zinfandel 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Ageing citrus peel fragrances and an acid driven palate with nice toasty elements.
Comments Off on Chalmers Heathcote Greco 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Super lifted spicy strawberry/cherry nose with a trace of perfumed characters. The soft approachable palate has a fleshy dark berry flavour profile and noticeable tannins.
Comments Off on Chalmers Heathcote Nero D’Avola 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Clean and crisp with peach/tropical characters and some residual sweetness.
Comments Off on Chalmers Heathcote Vermentino 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A complex well oaked wine with fresh minty/peppery blackberry aromas and a high acid red cherry palate.
Comments Off on The Anarchist Padthaway Graciano 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A cherry pie nose and very savoury meaty palate. Quite complex with loads of tannins.
Comments Off on The Anarchist South Australia Tempranillo 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Super peppery hit to the cherry nose and more pepper on the fleshy fruit palate.
Comments Off on The Bio Project McLaren Vale Tempranillo Blend 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Pungent quince-like aromas with a sweet and slightly funky stonefruit palate.
Comments Off on The Bio Project Monastrell McLaren Vale Dry Rosé 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Briary berry bouquet and fleshy plum palate with a hint of mint and dash of pepper.
Comments Off on Shingleback El Capitan McLaren Vale Tempranillo 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Fragrances of apples and cashews with a pretty floral lift and a full-bodied palate that is rich with stonefruit and apple flavours and has a nice minerally thread.
Comments Off on Gemtree Luna Crescente McLaren Vale Fiano 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A mature nutty and buttery bouquet with slight tropical notes. Oily on the palate with a mouth filling balance of savoury based flavours.
Comments Off on Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Savoury meaty fruit and bacon bone-like oak with chocolaty/peppery elements.
Comments Off on Bassham SA Graciano 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Lifted fruit nose and warming fleshy plum palate with silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Bassham SA Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Pleasant perfumed sweet cherry/berry nose and palate. Still very young with soft tannins.
Comments Off on Bassham SA Mencia 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Nose shouts of raspberries, licorice and exotic spices with a soft dry red palate, some floral/dried rose traces and soft tannins.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Attractive dark briary/leafy fruit that is nicely framed by the gravelly tannins and fresh acidity.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Riverland Mencia 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Well-aged with lots of licorice and forest floor and peppery characters; some spiciness.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Montepulciano 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Floral pome fruit bouquet evolving to apple-like flavours on the crisp and crunchy palate. Plenty of acid sensure freshness.
Comments Off on Michelini Wines Alpine Valleys Arneis 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Aromatic chardonnay-like aromas with buttery roasted nut-like flavours.
Comments Off on Susuro Farfalla Mornington Peninsula Friulano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Great “marriage” of varieties offering sweet, spicy and inky characters.
Comments Off on Heartland Sposa E Sposa Langhorne Creek Lagrein Dolcetto 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Aromas of tinned pineapple and candied citrus with a musky edge and lingering freshness of dried apricot and orange peel flavours.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Aged buttery toasty bouquet projecting marmalade nuances. Creamy palate still shows balance and persistence with spicy apple crumble-like flavours. Some acid.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Museum Release Nagambie Lakes Marsanne 2015 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Bright green wine with lifted floral stonefruit fragrances and a full-bodied palate.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Sashiko Adelaide Hills Fiano 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Inky minty blackberry bouquet and a very young full-bodied palate juicy with fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Sashiko McLaren Vale Nero 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Black/purple wine with peppery fruit, some spiciness, a dash of pepper and noticeable tannins.
Comments Off on Zilzie Platinum Edition Langhorne Creek Malbec 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Super ripe berry jam nose and sweet fruitiness on the palate with olive notes.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Zsa Zsa Adelaide Hills Zweigelt 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Earthy blue fruit bouquet with some mintiness and some spiciness and a rustic/meaty palate with some plums. Very drinkable.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Blueblood Adelaide Hills Blaufrankisch 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Lemony bouquet with an herbal element that follows on to the savoury/green apple palate.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill White Mischief Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Leathery nose with a tobacco-like lift and dried floral and tar-like flavours.
Comments Off on Grove Estate Hand Pressed Hilltops Nebbiolo 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Big dark inky wine; a mix of fruit cake and meaty/beef stock characters with mouth-coating tannins.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Wines Limited Release G&T Margaret River Tempranillo Graciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Spicy peppery fruit fragrances and good acid/oak integration on the dry red palate.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Wines Killdog Creek Margaret River Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A big oaky/tannic style. Quite chocolaty with good tannin/acid balance.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Wines Killdog Creek Margaret River Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Floral/green apple bouquet with similar flavours supported by a good level of acid.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Unchained Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2021 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Minerally green apple bouquet and maturing dry white style palate.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 28 Camp Block Marlborough Pinot Blanc 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A subtle and elegant wine that’s more of a dry white style with a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Spicy apricot characters on the green apple nose. The palate is sweet, floral and nicely fruity.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A lovely straightforward ruby red wine. Sweet spicy red fruit fragrances and peppery palate full of red apple/strawberry characters.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
A complex and nicely maturing wine with sour cherry and cough syrup-like fruit characters. Shows good use of oak, has soft tannins and a high level of acid.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Bridge Creek Orange NSW Mencia 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Stonefruit fragrances with some mintiness and sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Reserve Orange NSW Rondinella Corvina 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Soft well aged wine with lingering leathery, chocolaty and cherry-like characters.
Comments Off on Hollydene Orange NSW Sangiovese 2016 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Red fruit driven nose with a young, rich and tannic bomb of a palate.
Comments Off on After Five Wine Co. Barossa Valley Aglianico 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A purple/red meaty style with nicely focused characters of beetroot, leather, olives and spices.
Comments Off on After Five Wine Co. Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A meaty, cedary and savoury bouquet and nicely textured spicy plum and black olive palate.
Comments Off on Paulmara Estates Brasco’s Barossa Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021