Posted: March 7, 2023
An excellent integrated complexity of red and black berry fruits, chocolate and barnyard-like secondary characters but still has plenty of life left in it.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An attractive leafy spicy nose showing a touch of tar and has a mouth-watering inky/herbaceous palate softly structured with drying tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Anthropocene Enoch McLaren Vale Mencia 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big complex and savoury “butcher shop” of a shiraz with a high level of acid and tannins. Needs more time.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Another massive mature old school style that’s fleshy in the mouth with good acidity.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Very dense, somewhat extracted, yet perfectly balanced, blend driven by red fruits with chocolaty complexity.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Peppery herbal bouquet with a hint of violets and a big rich and juicy palate high in acid and tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A complex wine in the savoury spectrum with some berries and tight tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The High Trellis McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Stewed strawberry aromas with a pleasant, slightly sweet delicacy of dry red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg Stephanie The Gnome With Rose Coloured Glasses McLaren Vale Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Nice aromatic bouquet; a creamy delicacy of honeysuckle and melon with plenty of apricot/honeydew melon varietal flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab McLaren Vale Viognier Marsanne 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A bright young thing; all blueberries, chocolate and violets with lingering acid and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Doc Adams McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Vibrant inky cooler climate style smelling of plums and baked earth. Nicely shaped palate with massive tannins but balanced by the fruit and sweet oak.
Comments Off on Doc Adams McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A complex oak dominated bouquet and an intense vanillin oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big oaky old school shiraz with sweet licorice and chocolate on the nose and a palate brimming over with blueberry and licorice flavours and a soft tannin structure.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Perfumed red berry bouquet and crunchy sour cherry fruit intensity on the youthful palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson Langhorne Creek Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nose of green apples with an herbaceous note and a brooding delicacy of green fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson Langhorne Creek Fiano 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nose of red fruits and rose petals with a big fruit pastille palate and a soft tannin spine.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Grenache 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Briary bouquet with tarry leathery notes and intense layers of flavour on the beautifully structured palate with plenty of acid and great tannin length.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big wine that needs time to settle. Inky black olive bouquet and nice palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A balanced complexity of blackcurrant fruit, cedar oak, pepper and spices, held together by fine tannins.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Ruby red wine with a rich peppery chocolaty bouquet and a very dry tannic palate with sweet and spicy red and black berry fruit flavours with pleasant acidity.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Perfumed/spicy blackberry nose and nice mid-weight palate with mouth-coating tannins.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Still a baby with subdued green fruit/sweet oak nose. Great palate shape and fine integration of acid and tannin.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru GC by Geoff Thompson McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Gentle fragrances of Turkish Delight with a very delicate palate. A real crowd pleaser.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Grenache Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big complex crimson hued wine exhibiting loads of intense fruit, mint and chocolate characters on nose and palate with a balance of acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Col Cross Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An oaky nose lifted by sweet rhubarb-like fruit characters and an intense flavour combination of red fruits, sweet spices and oak with lingering tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Ambassador Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big vibrant wine with attractive chocolaty/minty/berry complexity.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Sunrach McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Very complex spicy/minty aromas. The palate is complex, chocolaty and delicious with plenty of acid to carry it and wrapped in fine “chamois-like” tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Cruth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big, structured wine with dense peppery blackcurrant varietal characters and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big jammy, fleshy and peppery red and black fruit style with nice chocolaty complexity, a delicate floral lift and velvety smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Sweet and spicy fruit aromas with a soft vanillin oak palate and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Big oaky style but has plenty of sweet cherry fruit to match and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Leafy blackcurrant bouquet with the oak adding complexity. Nicely maturing red fruit flavours with mouthcoating tannins and plenty of acid to balance.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Nicely maturing black cherry-like bouquet with herbaceous hints. The palate is big, long and balanced with sweet and spicy red fruit flavours. Still youthful.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A pretty full-bodied wine full of chocolaty/licorice characters with lingering blue and black fruit, vanillin oak and lovely soft chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Sweet and spicy licoricey fruit nicely integrated with vanillin oak and mouthcoating tannins. Old school!
Comments Off on James Haselgrove Futures McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Sweet and spicy berry aromas and flavours with a perfume lift and lots of acid.
Comments Off on Big Day Fleurieu Peninsula Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An easy drinking spicy chocolaty style with forest floor-like notes, soft tannins and a good acid structure.
Comments Off on The Kings Creed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Peppery herbaceous nose and big concentration of inky rich fruit flavours supported by fine drying tannins.
Comments Off on Ponting Wines The Pinnacle McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A mature, inky, full-bodied wine of black berry fruits and vanillin oak.
Comments Off on Ponting Wines Close of Play McLaren Vale Cabernet 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A gentle berry bouquet with a balanced and flavoursome sour cherry palate.
Comments Off on Ponting Wines Rianna Fleurieu Peninsula Rosé 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Minty berry fruit nose and slightly austere savoury red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Super Trooper Fleurieu Shiraz Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Aromatic combination of blackberries, blackcurrants and olives with chocolaty complexity.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Blackberry Patch Fleurieu Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A subtle oaky/gamey complexity to the nose and a nicely balanced varietal fruit palate with tobacco oak. “Resembles a Rhone blend,” noted a judge.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A great big rich and “yummy” Aussie style brimming over with spicy rhubarb-like fruit, warm earthy characters, vanilla oak and an attractive “funkiness”.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z Force McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A pretty young thing offering an aromatic treat of Turkish Delight, rhubarb and spices. Excellent, softly structured palate with upfront perfumed red fruits.
Comments Off on Ortus Wines McLaren Vale Grenache 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Toasty brioche-like bouquet with honeyed notes. Palate is a complexity of green apples, pears and fresh acidity.
Comments Off on Mosquito Hill Wines Southern Fleurieu Blanc de Blancs 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Cherry characters lift off the nose and entwine with forest floor notes. Palate typical of an elegant pinot with flavours of cherries and mushrooms.
Comments Off on Mosquito Hill Wines Bowtie Southern Fleurieu Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Powerful mature aromas and an ageing buttery palate with acid in support.
Comments Off on Mosquito Hill Wines Emeritus Southern Fleurieu Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Intense upfront red fruit fragrances with a dash of sweet spices and a nicely structured creamy chocolaty palate with lovely acid freshness.
Comments Off on Watkins Uncanny Langhorne Creek Grenache 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Pale green wine with a fine bead and lifted citrus/stonefruit characters.
Comments Off on Watkins Extra Brut Langhorne Creek Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023