James Busby McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A soundly made, inviting and approachable wine with peppery meaty elements and Christmas pudding fruit.
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Golden Mile McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A one-dimensional wine with great shiraz fruit richness and intensity across the board.
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Sisters Run McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Fresh spicy and aromatic nose with a pleasant subtlety of peppery varietal fruit flavours.
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James Busby ‘Vineyard Series’ McLaren Vale Grenache 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Red plum nose with a minty lift and dark savoury fruit palate with a spicy thread and silky tannins.
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Paxton Vale Organics McLaren Vale Tempranillo 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Great example of the variety; all cherries and chocolate with a fleshy mouthfeel and good acidity.
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Paxton Vale Organics McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Rich chocolaty aromas and long tannic palate silky in the mouth with cherry flavours and some cola-like elements.
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Freebird McLaren Vale Tempranillo 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A cherry/berry bouquet with a peppery lift. Bright and fleshy in the mouth with a coffee/mocha-like flavour profile.
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Freebird McLaren Vale Grenache 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Luscious savoury/spicy fruit fragrances with leathery nuances and a complexity of charcuterie savoury elements layered with sour cherry-like fruit filling the palate with flavour.
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Freebird McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Lovely nose smells like a black forest cake with a lift of fresh spices. Velvety in the mouth with excellent varietal fruit weight, a good level of tannins and a crisp acid backbone.
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Paxton Vale Organics McLaren Vale Rosé 2022
Posted: March 7, 2023
Intense strawberry lolly aromas and a sweet fruit bomb of a plate with a crisp finish.
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Freebird McLaren Vale Rosé 2022
Posted: March 7, 2023
Lovely dainty light pink number that is uncomplicated, crisp and refreshing with a tasty subtlety of sliced strawberry and mint leaf-like flavour profile.
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Mr. Riggs The Gaffer McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Bright dark berry/oak aromas with a violet lift and red/black fruit palate with lush tannins.
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Mr. Riggs The Magnet McLaren Vale Grenache 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big warm wine with a complexity of fruits, tannin, oak and hints of malo funkiness.
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Shaw Family Vintners Estate Reserve Currency Creek Brut 2022
Posted: March 7, 2023
Pleasant berry fruit nose and a light berry palate with a firm tannin grip.
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Shaw Family Vintners Stonemason Currency Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Posted: March 7, 2023
Very pungent, New Zealand in style, with a nice bit of “crunch” to it!
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Shaw Family Vintners Stonemason Currency Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Subdued oaky aromas with soft rounded herbal/berry palate. A nice dry red.
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Shaw Family Vintners Stonemason Currency Creek Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Nose reminiscent of warm earth and spices. Peppery black fruit flavours with mushroom-like characters developing.
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Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Sangiovese Rosé 2022
Posted: March 7, 2023
A subtlety of spicy strawberries on the nose and a high acid sour cherry palate.
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Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A young full-bodied style layered with blackcurrant fruit, lifted herbal notes, firm tannins and high acidity.
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Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Vanillin oak is obvious on the nose and has a soft oak driven palate with juicy varietal fruit.
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Angas & Bremer The Creek Langhorne Creek Red Blend 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Fleshy full-bodied style in the sweet strawberry spectrum with velvety tannins.
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Beklyn Single Vineyard Currency Creek Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big fleshy opulent shiraz driven by lovely blueberry-like varietal fruit with beefy/savoury elements, a floral/violet lift and soft “glistening” tannins.
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Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2019
Posted: March 7, 2023
A lift of bacon bone-like characters on the sweet licorice nose with mouth-filling savoury fruit flavours.
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Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Posted: March 7, 2023
Complex nose with combined red and black fruit aromas and some minty interest and more fruit complexity on the long and seamlessly integrated palate.
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Saddler’s Creek Saddler’s Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Upfront creamy oak aromas with just a suggestion of oak on the peach/nougat-like palate.
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Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Leafy berry bouquet and compact sweet red and black fruit driven flavours. Very classy and Bordeaux-like.
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Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Subdued oaky nose and pleasant red and black fruit palate with cola notes.
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Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Mature old school style with chocolaty/cola/cherry characters on the nose and palate.
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Jericho McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Plums, violets and spices on the nose and a rich and flavoursome palate plush with tannins and “outstanding” acid.
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Jericho McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: March 7, 2023
Mature, complex and spicy with nice combo of savoury fruit, cedar oak, chocolaty notes and soft tannins.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Posted: March 7, 2023
Upfront sweet choc/mint aromas and a big old school style cabernet palate.
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Bec Hardy Nature Foundation Barbara Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A chocolaty berry bouquet and inky blackberry palate with soft tannins and plenty of acid.
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Bec Hardy Village Green McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
An inky full-bodied shiraz with toasty/stewed fruit fragrances and excellent layers of varietal fruit on the balanced palate with plenty of acid.
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Bec Hardy Adelaide Pinot Gris 2022
Posted: March 7, 2023
Aromas of strawberries and rose petals with light pear/citrus palate and attractive peppery notes. Crowd pleaser!
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Bec Hardy South Australia Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Deep crimson wine with a youthful blueberry and mulberry bouquet and richly fruited full-bodied and well-balanced palate with plush tannin and a nice level of acid.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Lakeside South Australia Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A full rich classic with fresh perfumed plum aromas and a very compact young and juicy palate layered with spicy varietal fruit and showing a dash of pepper.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: March 7, 2023
An attractive fragrant complexity of dark plums, black olives and vanilla with a smooth as velvet palate with a good level of acidity and great tannin presence.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Over The Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A complex young thing with minty berry fruit and mouthcoating tannins.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
“Delicious!” Briary/black olive nose with tomato leaf notes and lingering elegance of red and black berry flavours with very fine tannins and a good level of acid.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Crimson wine with soft herbal fruit nose and big bold black fruit palate with plenty of tannin and acid.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Complex and flavoursome spicy berry driven style with hints of violets, nice use of oak and soft fine tannins.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Two Gentlemen’s McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
A luscious deep purple wine with an intensity of minty fruit fragrances and rich inky blackberry flavours with plenty of acid to balance and nice fleshy tannins.
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Bec Hardy Pertaringa Stage Left McLaren Vale Merlot 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Very promising full-bodied style layered with greenish fruit and upfront tannins.
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Oxenberry Farm Star Of Greece McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Intense inky berry/chocolate complexity, sweet vanillin oak and soft tannins.
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Scarpantoni Black Tempest McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV
Posted: March 7, 2023
Fresh black fruit aromas with minty notes and hints of tobacco and a cherry/chocolate palate.
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Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Tarry inky wine with vibrant fleshy fruit on the nose that lingers on the full-bodied palate.
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Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2022
Posted: March 7, 2023
A young and pretty bouquet – smells like berry wine gums with a bright palate driven by loads of “squashy” fruit flavours balanced by great acidity.
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Scarpantoni Brothers Block McLaren Vale Cabernet 2014
Posted: March 7, 2023
Leafy minty nose with mature notes and a complex palate of red and black fruit, sweet spices and an excellent tannin structure. Good drinking here!
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Scarpantoni California Road McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Licorice/barnyard characters on the nose and a palate that offers a lingering mouthful of blackberry flavours.
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Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: March 7, 2023
Savoury meaty aromas and a powerful sweet red and black berry fruit palate laced with plenty of acid.
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