Indigo Beechworth Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A well made wine with lifted dark fruit, good oak and generous silky tannins.
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Babich Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good weight and depth of blackcurrant fruit with oak not playing an obvious role.
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Drakesbrook Wild Bird Peel Cabernet Franc 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very drinkable. Earthy/herb garden of a nose and soft fruit/oak palate. Great tannin structure.
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Tenafeate Creek Black Top Blend One Tree Hill Petit Verdot Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very well made rich and complex wine with powerful currant and licorice age characters and dense tannin profile.
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Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Petit Verdot 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
A Christmas cake complexity of aromas and a savory bitumen/blackcurrant palate with the tannins kept nicely in check.
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Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Merlot 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big interesting full flavoured merlot with licorice-like characters to the nose and Christmas cake flavours. In great condition!
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Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Petit Verdot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classic petit verdot with ripe briary fruit aromas and delicious and powerful flavour complexity with some very solid tannins.
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The Piste Wines Bowhouse Vineyard Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting savory style. Earth and spice on the nose. Good variety flavour persistence.
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Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Plums and violets on the nose and a thick tarry/charry palate with savory dried herb characters.
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Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy savory aromas and rich palate with warm lingering chocolaty flavours. “Yum!”
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Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Merlot 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Ageing savory earthy wine. Cough syrup like aromas and persistent varietal flavours.
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Paracombe Adelaide Hills Malbec 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A rich full flavoured monster of a wine. Earthy blackcurrant aromas with a violet lift and great concentration of well focused varietal flavours with the oak in support and gravelly tannins.
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Claire Creek Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good drink with good balance of spicy earthy blackberry fruit, chocolaty oak and a hint of tar.
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Qiwila Chile Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Soft full bodied style with subtle plum nose and a dash of pepper and sweet red fruit flavours.
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Peccavi 181 (1.5L Magnum) Margaret River Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy beetroot/cherry aromas and full flavoured palate, rich and powerful and well balanced with warming alcohol.
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Chateau Lamothe de Haux Neel-Chombart Cotes de Bordeaux France Merlot Cabernet Cabernet Franc 2010
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aged leathery aromas and developed prune-like flavours with chamois soft tannins.
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Macho Gaucho Mendoza Argentina Malbec 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big savory complex malbec with earthy berry fruit, vanilla oak and green tannins.
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Kaiken Reserva Mendoza Argentina Malbec 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose of cherries, prunes and rhubarb. Big meaty/earthy/cherry compote of flavours on a complex and interesting palate.
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Chateau Labatut Cuvee Prestige Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big oaky number with toasty aromas and warming unctuous dark fruit palate.
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Bodega Norton Coleccion Mendoza Argentina Malbec 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A complexity of tarry, earthy, licorice aromas and a thick, rich, well balanced palate with vibrant soy sauce/prune like flavours.
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Jacob’s Creek Classic South Eastern Australia Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Jubey red fruit aromas with a herbal lift and fresh raspberry flavours on the soft simple palate.
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Concha Y Toro Casillero del Diablo Chile Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lean, lighter, savory style of merlot showing a good integration of spicy oak, dark berry fruit and chalky tannins.
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The Collective Wine Company It’s Pronounced Mudgee Mudgee Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy spicy nose with hints of olives, Leafy blackberry cool climate palate with interesting herbal lift and tightly wound tannins. 5+
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Umamu Estate Margaret River Cabernet Franc 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy dried herb-like aromas and lovely long lingering drying savory palate.
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Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Langhorne Creek Malbec 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
“A big tarry full flavoured beast”. Inky earthy interest on the nose and vibrant sour cherry/licorice flavours. Good line of acid.
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Yilgarnia Denmark Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big old school style with a jammy nose, thick ripe fruit flavours with good oak back-up. 5+
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GMH Meritage South Australia Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
The well handled oak supports the fresh lifted jubey blackcurrant-like fruit with good length of chalky tannins.
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Stockman’s Ridge Wines Rider Orange Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oak driven style with delicate violet and rose petal notes. Savory nose; fruity palate.
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Ross Hill Isabelle Orange Cabernet Franc Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Attractive bright cherry fragrances and tasty complexity of tarry savory flavours.
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Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Orange Cabernet Franc 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pretty, light bodied wine with hints of lavender on the nose and tasty upfront flavours.
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Richard Hamilton Lot 148 McLaren Vale Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A well thought out wine with spicy earthy aromas, chocolaty plum flavours and dryish tannins. 5+
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Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big crimson wine with brooding complexity on the nose and great ripe fruit/oak flavour integration with big tannins.
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Raidis Estate Mama Goat Coonawarra Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dusty earthy berry bouquet and good intensity of cool climate merlot flavours.
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Taylors Winemakers Project Clare Valley Coonawarra Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A strawberry coulis of a nose with a rich well balanced palate that’s big but not porty with upfront sweet minty fruit. Very tasty
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Taylors Clare Valley Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
A baby with potential! Slightly earthy blackcurrant nose and sour cherry flavours on a light palate.
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Mollydooker The Scooter McLaren Vale Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big ‘slurpy’ old school style of merlot with interesting spicy oak dominated aromas and soft oaky palate with loads of sweet berry fruit underneath. Time! 5+
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Jane Brook Estate Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Malbec 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Cool climate style with meaty mulberry fragrances and rich, oak dominated, palate with slightly leafy like fruit.
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Fermoy Estate Margaret River Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Jammy oaky bouquet and some savory/herbal fruit on the mid palate with good level of tannins.
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Galafrey Dry Grown Mt Barker Merlot 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Vibrant berry bouquet with beetroot notes and a balance of sweet and savory flavours.
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Cockfighter’s Ghost Reserve Wrattonbully Langhorne Creek Merlot Cabernet 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Minty characters on the nose. Strong minty chocolate palate has leathery age developing.
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Audrey Wilkinson Orange Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good well balanced cool climate food wine that’s a touch savory and herbal.
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Cimicky Wines Twist of Fate Barossa Valley Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good weight of sweet oak and red berries with earthy herbal notes. A good drink.
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Kingston Estate Riverland Petit Verdot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smells like a Christmas cake with a floral lift. Sweet upfront flavours with assertive tannins.
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Kingston Estate Mt Benson/Clare Valley Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy plum bouquet and full flavoured palate; riper style fruit but avoids being jammy.
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Craggy Range Te Kahu Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Cabernet Franc 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A powerful wine; tight and young and needs time. Loads of oak obvious on both nose and palate but freshness of berry fruit underneath.
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