Dalfarras Victoria Pinot Grigio 2018
Posted: March 7, 2019
Very floral soft pink wine – “Made to please,” with pretty red berry fruit and crisp acid.
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Hollick Estates The Toreador Wrattonbully Tempranillo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Attractive spicy chocolaty bouquet with a fine tannin structure to the red berry palate.
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Cirami Estate Riverland Montepulciano 2016
Posted: March 7, 2019
A lifted aromatic and very flavoursome wine with “Glorious, opulent, sweet ripe fruit.”
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Cirami Estate Riverland Verdejo 2016
Posted: March 7, 2019
Interesting creamy tropical nose with some nice aged notes. Nice creamy palate with dusty citrus characters and crunchy acidity.
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Bremerton Special Release Langhorne Creek Tempranillo Graciano 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Chocolaty characters dominate the nose and some pleasing flavours of dried fruit and chocolate fill the palate.
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Bremerton Special Release Langhorne Creek Vermentino 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Fresh and interesting with a floral/lemon drop nose and good expression of varietal flavours.
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Bremerton Special Release Langhorne Creek Fiano 2018
Posted: March 7, 2019
Delicate confectionery nose with light florals and upfront bright zesty lemon flavours.
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919 Wines Pale Dry Riverland Apera NV
Posted: March 7, 2019
Spicy blueberry nose with intense flor characters and a lean dry palate showing nice freshness.
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919 Wines Riverland Classic Tawny NV
Posted: March 7, 2019
Nice nutty, honey sweet aromas with caramel notes and delectable upfront raisined fruit flavours. It’s quite sweet but has a balance of savoury characters.
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919 Wines Limited Release Riverland Vintage Fortified 2013
Posted: March 7, 2019
A subtle chocolate cake of a nose and a fresh and very youthful palate that has a lovely balance of raisined black fruits and tannins. “True to style,” noted one judge.
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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Tempranillo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Lovely nose – smells of fruit cake. The flavoursome juicy fruit palate is well balanced by spicy oak and powdery tannins.
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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Touriga Nacional 2016
Posted: March 7, 2019
A well structured, weighty and quite savoury style that has a delightful upfront mix of berry fruit characters with a nice balance between the well handled oak and the fruit tannins.
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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Sangiovese 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Bright and ripe on the nose with a lean, “sophisticated” and seamlessly balanced palate.
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Zonte’s Footstep Peacock’s Tail South Australia Vermentino 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
A very good example of the variety with a pretty soft tropical bouquet and compact savoury palate.
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Zonte’s Footstep Peacock’s Tail South Australia Tempranillo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Chocolaty black fruit fragrances with a sound, well integrated briary/red fruit palate well supported by the chewy tannins.
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Zonte’s Footstep Love Symbol McLaren Vale Grenache 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
A concentration of licorice, spices and red fruits on the nose. Quite a complex chocolaty red fruit palate with a fine line of tannins.
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Zonte’s Footstep Canto Fleurieu Peninsula Sangiovese Blend 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Intense purple wine with a briary/herbal nose and big savoury tannic palate. Should age well. “Give it red meat,” was one comment.
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Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Fleurieu Peninsula Vermentino 2018
Posted: March 7, 2019
Delicate but intense tropical/citrus bouquet and a racy citrus palate with a persistent finish.
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Zonte’s Footstep Bolle Felici Fleurieu Peninsula Prosecco NV
Posted: March 7, 2019
Candied lemon nose and a fresh lively and flavoursome palate with the bright clean acid a feature of this wine.
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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Lagrein 2016
Posted: March 7, 2019
Dark inky wine with generous black fruit characters laced with smoky/meaty elements.
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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Teroldego 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
A purple wine with savouriness to the nose, fleshy in the mouth and interesting complexity of blackberries, spices and licorice.
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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Oak driven wine with sweet black pastille-like fruit characters underneath. Good tannin drive.
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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Earthy nose with cinnamon-like notes. Palate shows nice balanced between oak and fruit.
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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Fiano 2018
Posted: March 7, 2019
A straightforward clean fruity commercial wine with attractive lemony acidity.
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Warburn Estate 1164 Riverina Lagrein 2016
Posted: March 7, 2019
Tarry, earthy and savoury style showing hints of blue fruit characters with some dense tannins.
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Warburn Estate 1164 Riverina Montepulciano 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Brooding dark fruit and spicy chocolate bouquet with generous but subtle layers black fruit flavours with mouth coating tannins.
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Taltarni Pyrenees Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: March 7, 2019
Gentle red berry fragrances with tannic grip to the palate and an attractive savoury drive.
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Taltarni Pyrenees Sangiovese 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
The nose is a mix of spices, red cherries and mint with a soft approachable cherry palate.
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Mr Riggs Wine Co Yacca Paddock Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Subtle minty fruit fragrances and savoury red licorice flavours that build nicely along the length of the palate.
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Mr Riggs Wine Co The Magnet McLaren Vale Grenache 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
A bright expression of grenache – has freshness and balance with pleasant herbal elements.
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Henschke The Rose Grower Eden Valley Nebbiolo 2014
Posted: March 7, 2019
A lovely complex wine that has interesting earthy, tarry and dark berry aromas and flavours.
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Grampians Estate Grampians Tempranillo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
A “taut”, lean and complex wine that’s quite tannic with well defined black fruit, licorice and spicy characters.
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Stefano de Pieri Fleurieu Peninsula Vermentino 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Some interesting toasty development on the nose with a grippy mineral palate and nice zesty lift of lime.
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Berton Vineyards Winemakers Reserve Riverina Fiano 2018
Posted: March 7, 2019
“A charming crowd pleaser” Lovely expression of spiced apple/s and pears with honeysuckle notes.
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