Posted: May 1, 2019
The nose is a complexity of plums and prunes with minty notes. Strong shiraz flavours; all juicy black and spicy with cleansing tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Ekhidna She Viper McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A big powerful wine that’s rich and complex with dark briary fruit, some forest floor elements, hints of licorice and an edge of menthol. Lovely soft tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Ekhidna She Viper McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Spicy peppery berry bouquet with oak support. Ripe fruit flavours with good line of tannins. 5+
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Aromatic complexity of red cherries, spices and tarry notes. Nice vinosity and weight to the ripe berry palate. 3-5
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Dusty spicy black olive fragrances with sweet fruit palate showing nice maturity.
Comments Off on Ekhidna She Viper McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A big, dark, complex and tannic wine with earthy brambly nose layered with toasty oak and masses of mouthfilling black fruit flavours showing some red berry notes. 5+
Comments Off on Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Pale salmon hues with aromatic strawberry nose and clean simple sour cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Ekhidna She Viper McLaren Vale Shiraz Rosé 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose exhibits lovely aged rancio complexity with a delicious balance of fruit, oak and aged flavours. Quite a straightforward palate considering the age of the wine.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Subtle berry bouquet with slight greenness and lovely flavours of plums and raspberries on the well balanced palate. Soft tannic finish.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Gamay 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lovely plum fruit and oak complexity on the nose and a complex, true pinot, palate with nice mature notes.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Woody herbal bouquet and attractive varietal fruit flavours. Some sweetness but balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Oxenberry Settlers Spring McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Excellent dark cherry nose with a peppery lift and sweet dark cherry fruit flavours with yeasty complexity. A real crowd pleaser. 3-5
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Black Tempest McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A pale wine exhibiting light herbal varietal fruit fragrances leading on to a good, crisp and herbaceous green fruit palate.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Sweet berry aromas layered with herbal elements and a flavoursome, drying, palate.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Gamay Rosé 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Still a very youthful wine just starting to develop some complexity. “Has a lovely big red feel,” suggested one judge
Comments Off on Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Barbera 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Blackberry fruit nose with a greenish note and excellent oak and fruit complexity of flavours.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Brothers Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
“A sleeping giant!” suggested one judge. A big, malty oak driven, wine with nice lightly herbal varietal fruit and a full tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Still rich and bright for a 6-year-old wine with lifted spicy aromas and great mouthfilling red fruit flavours on the silky smooth palate with furry tannins.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni California Road Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Excellent mixed fruit aromas with coffee and cocoa like complexity and a lean, but well balanced, cassis driven fruit palate.
Comments Off on Coriole Estate Grown McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fresh ripe peppery fruit nose with a violet lift and a full flavoured firm tannic palate. Nice fruit weight and good use of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Coriole McLaren Vale Shiraz Fiano 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fresh lemon fragrances with hints of peaches and musky/honeyed biscuit-like complexity to the palate with good phenolic presence.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Dense rich complexity of black olive-like aromas. The palate is “In great shape.” A little on the sweet side with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc (Gold Label) McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Inky dark nose with a brooding brambly bouquet showing some lovely oak elements. The huge ripe sweet palate showing flavours of olives, blackberries and oak. Nice tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc (Gold Label) McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Bright youthful berries and ripe cherries lift off the nose with a well structured, balanced, sour cherry and blackberry palate.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz Malbec 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Powerful spicy peppery nose with strong blue fruit characters which are echoed on the elegant palate. Very good tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Grounded Cru McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dark slightly ethereal cherry aromas with a marzipan edge. Soft in the mouth with light varietal flavours and bright line of acidity.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Strong spicy aromas with dark cherry, violet and lavender characters. A rich, full flavoured, ripe berry palate with powerful tannin structure and good oak complexity. 5+
Comments Off on Grounded Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
An uncomplicated shiraz layered with red cherry fruit, oak and soft tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Chain of Ponds Acquaintance McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Complex nutty nose with cool black fruits on the palate showing a rhubarb edge.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Blackberry Patch Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lots of blue fruits on the nose layered with mocha-like oak and plenty of cherry flavours with chocolaty elements, silky smooth tannins and nice acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Chocolate Factory McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Light, fresh and herbal on the nose and lightweight palate with an interesting flavour profile showing a sea spray/oyster shell like edge and good acidity.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Fleurieu Peninsula Vermentino 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lovely nose – smells like a spicy fruit cake with good palate weight and structure with lovely layers of fruit, oak and tannins. “This is a big wine,” noted one judge. 5+
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z Force McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Attractive mature shades of red with some very nice complex varietal fruit characters of black berries with cleansing tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Langhorne Creek Malbec 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
The nose is all sweet vanillin oak and floral fruit. Nice cranberry-like flavours with slight green notes and soft line of tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Brooding chocolaty bouquet with a herbal berry fruit lift and a powerful, chunky, palate with sweet ripe berry and muscaty flavours and powerful but soft tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Arakoon Full Bodied Red McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
As the same suggests – a big full flavoured shiraz with great oak complexity, nice blue fruits and some mouth puckering acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Arakoon Big, Fat & Gutsy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Malty plum aromas verging on mocha with a strong tannin structure to the blue fruit palate with tart acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Arakoon Lighthouse Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A fresh lively number with ripe sweet cherry berry fruit characters and good use of oak.
Comments Off on Arakoon McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Clean, elegant and a touch savoury with hints of perfumed/lime cordial aromas and solid fruit palate.
Comments Off on Arakoon McLaren Vale Viognier 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Unusual aromatic spicy green fruit characters to the nose with attractive spicy/herbal fruit flavours with an elegant palate structure. Good level of tannins. 5+
Comments Off on I Am George Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Sweet berry bouquet; nice oak and herbal complexity. Powerful sweet berry flavours on a richly textured palate. Good line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove The Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Described as “Tempered and tight,” by one judge. Pretty floral/violet fragrances and uncomplicated but very attractive red fruit palate. Nice tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Plumy aromas with briary undertones with a ripe and nicely textured sweet berry palate. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove The Cruth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Soft pink wine with a light berry bouquet and floral/rose petal lift and a richer, creamier style of palate with upfront meaty fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Alternative Series McLaren Vale Grenache Rosé 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Luminous purple wine with a huge plum and raspberry fruit nose and a very complete and complex palate deep with berry flavours and laced with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Alternative Series McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Deep russet red wine with a lovely nose smelling of strawberries and chocolate and a characteristically light bodied tannic palate with good length of varietal flavours.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Mulberries and walnuts fill the glass with lovely aromas and leads on to an elegant and very herbaceous fruit palate with eucalypt-like undertones.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A big, rich and ripe chocolaty fruit style of shiraz with violet-like aromatics with a slight greenish thread, silky smooth tannins and firm drying finish. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Complex brambly black fruit fragrances, a subtlety of oak and a slight mintiness with that mintiness obvious on the fruit. Great palate balance with leathery elements.
Comments Off on Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A big full flavoured shiraz – silky smooth with a seamless balance of briary fruit, ripe berries, light oak and some menthol notes and supported by strong tannin structure. 5+
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