Posted: May 1, 2019
Juicy rich fruit bouquet with cool refreshing fruit palate and black pepper notes with dusty tannins and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Pleasant earthy and licorice characters on the varietal fruit nose with rich, rounded and ripe dark fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Subdued nose with hints of varietal fruit and herbs. Beautifully ageing palate with full-on tannins matched by powerful ripe fruit characters showing slight green notes. 5+
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Big peppery fruit lift to the nose with light floral nuances. Good weight and length of bright crunchy spicy peppery fruit flavours with a very good tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Ripe and primary style – smells of berries and chocolate with hints of menthol and sweet and peppery berry flavours, licorice notes, soft tannins with a soft finish.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Two Gentlemen’s GSM McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A very big style of shiraz. The nose is all nuts and mocha and briary fruits with lots of tannins on the ripe fruit palate showing good integration of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A powerful young wine with a pretty violet bouquet, an oaky lift and hints of licorice. Peppery blackberry fruit palate with strong tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Parsons Paddock Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Very good vanillin/tobacco-like oak characters on the nose with plums and cherries underneath. Dense and intense fleshy varietal flavours with a soft acid finish. 5+
Comments Off on Bird’s Eye View McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is a youthful complexity of intense fruit characters and lovely oak. Excellent juicy rich flavour expression with leathery “Chesterfield-like” notes and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Spices and tobacco lift off the blue fruit nose. Big strong ripe fruit palate with slight herbal notes, grainy tannins and slightly warm on the finish. 5+
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A bright, youthful and appealing style with juicy blueberry fruit characters and nice use of oak with a drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Red Blend 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Ripe berries and dark chocolate on the nose with hints of violets and a rich, full flavoured, palate with good fruit weight and length supported by the ripe tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A delicate light straw wine beautifully balanced and showing good length, excellent structure and subtle chardonnay fruit characters.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Two Clowns McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Pleasant plum aromas with a pretty floral lift of violets and roses. Lovely palate layered with blue and black fruits and coffee and chocolate notes and strong smooth tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Reprieve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A lifted spice box of a nose and a softly structured palate full of sweet ripe flavours. 5+
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Pungent spicy and tarry-like characters on the nose with soft and generous blackcurrant fruit flavours with a savoury balance. Enjoyable!
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Row 42 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Blueberry nose with a herbal/bay leaf lift and a cranberry driven fruity palate. 5+
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Barcore McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fragrant aromatic wine with perfumed herbal bouquet and spicy fleshy fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Black Bay Single Vineyard Estate Grown McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Powerful sweet briary elements to the nose with a lovely silky smooth palate with ripe sweet richness of peppery black fruit flavours across the length of the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Section 54 Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Herbal/menthol-like bouquet with complex herbaceous red currant flavours.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Bull Ant Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A fleshy style with slightly sweet vanilla/blue fruit nose and more sweet fruit on the palate with toasty/bacon touches 5+.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
A big blockbuster of a wine with excellent boysenberry-like sweetness on the nose and attractive bright syrupy red fruit flavours on the warming palate.
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Pretty blueberry bouquet shows savoury/meaty notes. Good weight of sweet fruit carries across the length of the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Lake Breeze Bernoota Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Some berries on the nose with a herbal lift and a balanced, medium weight, tarry red fruit flavoured palate.
Comments Off on Land of The Vines McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Powerful chocolaty lift to the complex varietal fruit nose. The palate is big and broad with nice weight of silky smooth sweet chocolaty fruit and grippy tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Jericho McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Alluring spicy plum bouquet with a seamlessly balanced palate of stewed-like fruit and well handled oak. Quite tannic with amazing freshness to it.
Comments Off on Jericho McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Ripe fruit aromas with a slight pungency. Nice sweet blue fruit palate with light oak use and soft tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Jericho S3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A great food wine – light and straightforward with elegant ethereal varietal fruit, soft tannins and hints of complexity developing. 3-5
Comments Off on Jericho McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Spicy malty dark fruit bouquet with savoury-like characters on the palate showing a good level of age complexity. 5+
Comments Off on Pirramimma McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A big rich dense wine with excellent, slightly stewed, varietal fruit characters layered with leathery-like complexity. “Love the flavour delivery,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Pirramimma McLaren Vale Tannat 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Strong spiciness to the chocolaty/malty nose and big ripe sweet red currant fruit flavours with aged characters and soft tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Pirramimma Ironstone Old Bush Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2014 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Powerful savoury aromas and very dense palate with generous flavours and a balance of tannins.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
A dark and brooding briary bouquet with licorice-like elements. Interesting vinosity to the rich and complex berry fruit palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Pirramimma Ironstone McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Clean, soft and elegant wine with red fruit characters, malty oak and hints of licorice. 3-5
Comments Off on Fox Creek Limited Release McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dense and youthful style with perfumed fruit aromas and lovely uncomplicated fruity palate.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Three Blocks McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Impressive intensity of dark chocolate and briary bush aromas edged with forest floor notes. Big silky tannic palate brimming over with sweet chocolaty fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Fox Creek Short Row McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
A beautifully structured wine that is clear, clean and elegant with layers of apricot and cumquat like fruit characters.
Comments Off on Dyson McLaren Vale Viognier 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Ripe berries and toasty oak mingle on the nose with slight leafy notes. Tight, elegant but complex palate with dark briary varietal fruit flavours dominating. 5+
Comments Off on Dyson McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2017 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Warm spicy complexity of blueberry-like fruit and subtle oak aromas with good varietal definition on the nicely ageing palate.
Comments Off on Dyson McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Warm mushroom-like aromas showing some maturity and a complex stewed fruit and subtle oak flavoured palate.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Lovely lifted aromas of blackberries and olives with cedary oak nuances. Big and tannic and quite drying in the mouth tasting of ripe fruits and toasty oak. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Spices and blueberries on the nose showing some aged notes with an elegant black fruit palate, soft tannins and drying finish. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Light straw coloured wine with excellent complexity on the nose and that complexity follows through to the honeyed/apricot palate showing lovely savoury elements.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Money Spider McLaren Vale Roussanne 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fresh spicy fruit aromas with a spicy lift. Elegant fruit flavours with a firm tannin structure to the palate. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg d’Arry’s Original McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Very rich syrupy style of cabernet with a ripe sweet nose tinged with black olives and a brambly rich palate with very intense varietal flavours and drying tannins.
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