Posted: May 1, 2019
Herbs, plums and blue fruits on the nose and layered with oak. Nicely ageing, uncomplicated varietal palate with grippy tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Heartland Directors’ Cut Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Clean lifted green cherry nose and soft tannin structure to the green berry palate that exhibits some earthy/farmyard like characters. 5+
Comments Off on Patritti Section 181 McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Light honeyed sweetness to the nose with typical attractive cold tea notes. Lovely varietal fruit flavours offering light easy drinking for a fortified.
Comments Off on Patritti McLaren Vale Fortified Gewurztraminer 2008 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Spicy peppery red currant aromas with hints of menthol and a dash of tobacco leading on to a lovely rich ripe berry palate with a soft tannin structure and balancing acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Good complexity to the nose with ripe plum fruit flavours and some cherry nuances balanced by the oak and with a drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Developing toasty oak nose with great line of dark sweet cherry fruit. An ageing palate but has plenty of powerful sweet fruit showing through. Big drying tannic finish. 5+
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Flinty blueberry fruit bouquet layered with smoky/bacon-like oak with big drying “angular” tannins slightly overpowering the fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Patritti Lot Three McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Rich, ripe and flavoursome with well handled, very pretty and nicely lifted blue fruit characters nicely matched by the oak and showing a full tannin structure. 5+
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is a dense amalgam of black fruits, cherries, licorice and toasty oak with a lovely silky smooth palate that’s bright with blackberry fruit, good oak and fine tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Patritti JPB McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Stalky briary fruit bouquet with hints of forest floor-like notes. Nice palate weight; full and rounded and brimming over with peppery green fruit with balancing acid and tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Whale Coast Crows Nest Currency Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A generous well balanced deep red cabernet with excellent persistence and complexity of varietal fruit and well handled oak.
Comments Off on Whale Coast Kondole Currency Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
An elegant cabernet with youthful shades of purple and showing a refreshing mix of mature menthol fruit characters.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A full ripe mocha, blueberry and stewed plum nose with a powerful tannic driven palate showing excellent balance between the ripe shiraz fruit flavours and the oak. 5+
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
An elegant varietal nose that’s all plums, herbs, malt and oak. Very good intensity and weight of the mulberry fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A complex mature cabernet but still quite fruity with great spicy characters and interesting cola-like notes. Has energy and vibrancy.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dense young spicy nose with a long, soft and straightforward palate with leathery age.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Very good wine developing some lovely bottle age characters but still has freshness with an abundance of inky berry fruit, roasted nut notes and cleansing tannins.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A delicious complexity of chocolate oak and cherry fruit nicely supported by furry tannins.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Loads of smoky/cedary oak on both the nose and palate and underscored with spicy plum-like fruit, soft tannins and crisp acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Beklyn McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A softer broader style of chardonnay with peach-like varietal aromas and intense but delicate varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly Adelaide Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is light with primary fruit and the straightforward palate has fresh, clean red apple-like flavour profile.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Adelaide Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A generous, soft ripe style with a lifted spicy oak nose and big rich black fruit palate with an abundance of tannins.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Adelaide Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Attractive aromas of sweet vanillin oak and lightly herbal fruit. The oak driven palate is underscored with ripe fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Adelaide Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Holding up well and still showing great red hues with some medicinal characters to the sweet and peppery fruit. Nice firm tannins.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines James Haselgrove Futures McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Sweet red berry and plum fruit fragrances with hints of orange peel like characters and a powerful tannic palate filled with chocolaty sweet shiraz fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Flavoursome complexity of sweet blue fruits, malt, chocolate and new leather with a grainy tannic finish. 5+
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dense aromas of briary bushes and forest floor with a violet lift. Powerful ripe berry flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Toasty oak complexity on the nose underscored with ripe blue fruits characters. Great poise to the palate with nice blue fruit weight and older oak complexity. 5+
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Brooding briary/blackberry bouquet rich and juicy in the mouth with excellent varietal fruit, good oak and strong balancing tannins with a warming finish. 5+
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Aged complexity obvious on the herbal blackberry nose with mouthfilling black fruit flavours and a sweet finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs Battle Axe McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A simpler uncomplicated style of shiraz with rhubarb tinged plum fruit characters and big drying tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs Burnt Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
An interesting shiraz; a rich and nicely rounded style with obvious smoky bacon oak aromas and spicy black fruit flavours. 5+
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Complex oily fruit bouquet and a pleasing texture to the palate with great length of estery, savoury, yeasty, lemon skin-like flavours.
Comments Off on Lino Ramble Solitaire McLaren Vale Grillo 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A fruit and oak complexity on the nose with subtle smokiness. The palate is rich and well balanced with attractive savouriness.
Comments Off on Lino Ramble Ludo McLaren Vale Fiano 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Aged characters tending to dominate the nose but has lovely bright plum and blackberry sweetness and complexity on the palate.
Comments Off on Lino Ramble Tom Bowler McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Big tannic wine with excellent colour and attractive, slightly spicy, purple fruit characters.
Comments Off on Lino Ramble Domino McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Distinct blackberry-like aromas with an attractive violet lift and great persistence of peppery berry fruit flavours. Great palate texture with lovely soft tannic finish. 5+
Comments Off on Karrawatta McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A complex wine with jammy blackberry characters, some black olive elements, a hint of greenness and grippy tannic finish.
Comments Off on Karrawatta Christo’s Paddock Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose reminiscent of olive tapenade with light spicy plum lift. Excellent sweet/spicy berry fruit flavours on a slippery smooth palate. 5+
Comments Off on Karrawatta Joseph Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Quite a tarry character to this nose with a pleasant and uncomplicated ripe red and black fruit palate.
Comments Off on Karrawatta The Meddler Langhorne Creek Malbec 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A rich and complex red blend with a warming bouquet and bright juicy blackcurrant fruit flavours showing a cedary oak lift.
Comments Off on Langhorne Creek Area Red Blend Langhorne Creek Red Blend 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Strong red cherry and red currant driven aromas with an elegant palate that has a complex balance of oak, fruit and acidity.
Comments Off on Stonyfell Bin 62 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Malbec 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Deep rich colour with bright youthful aromas and typical stewed fruit-like flavours with a cleansing line of tannins.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Dark briary fruit nose; slight herbal notes with a lavender lift. Ripe and rich in the mouth and full of flavour with good depth of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Blood Brother Republic KG Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A lovely fresh lifted grenache with aromas of ripe berries and dusty oak and mouthfilling ripe sweet muscaty flavours and big soft tannins with a lively finish. 5+
Comments Off on Blood Brother Republic McLaren Vale Grenache 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Simple oak lift on blue/red fruit nose with a hint of violets. An elegant palate with nice weight and length of dark fruits and oak. 5+
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
An attractive purple hued wine with a nose showing lovely expression of blueberry and raspberry fruit aromas with crunchy cranberry fruit flavours on the acid driven palate.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Nero D’Avola 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Sweet ripe fruited nose and a juiciness to the red berry fruit palate with furry tannins.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Confectionery red fruit fragrances with a spicy note and oak complexity. Well integrated palate full of sweet fruit and chocolate oak with a full tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
The nose is dense, dark and mature with a plum and rhubarb complexity on the palate.
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