Logo

Blog Archives

Allegiance Wines The Artisan Coonawarra Merlot 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Crunchy black fruit nose with crushed ant-like notes and quite a tannic palate showing plenty of length.

Comments Off on Allegiance Wines The Artisan Coonawarra Merlot 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Allegiance Wines Sweet Betty Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Lovely sweet floral fruit bouquet with herbal notes. Beautifully balanced sweet, fresh and lively palate with good acid balance.

Comments Off on Allegiance Wines Sweet Betty Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Allegiance Wines The Foreman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A very youthful deep purple wine. “A great baby,” declared one judge. It is brimming over with vibrant mulberry and blackcurrant varietal fruit characters.

Comments Off on Allegiance Wines The Foreman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

CW Wines Winemaker Series Limestone Coast Shiraz 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Earthy and savoury on the nose with shaded fruit characters on the palate.

Comments Off on CW Wines Winemaker Series Limestone Coast Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

CW Wines Winemaker Series Reserve Limestone Coast Pinot Gris 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Floral fragrances and simple varietal fruit flavours with plenty of crisp acidity.

Comments Off on CW Wines Winemaker Series Reserve Limestone Coast Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

CW Wines Lustre Collection Coonawarra Cabernet 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Big chocolaty oak nose and a soft palate with good flavour length and supple tannins

Comments Off on CW Wines Lustre Collection Coonawarra Cabernet 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

CW Wines The Inventor Coonawarra Merlot 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Black spicy fruit characters with a medicinal edge, some charred oak and sharp tannins.

Comments Off on CW Wines The Inventor Coonawarra Merlot 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

CW Wines The Inventor Coonawarra Shiraz 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A savoury style with spicy peppery bouquet and uncomplicated dark fruit flavours.

Comments Off on CW Wines The Inventor Coonawarra Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Artwine In The Groove Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Good example of the variety with its mild spicy aromatics and a citrus/lemon palate that has a touch of honey nuance.

Comments Off on Artwine In The Groove Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Artwine Pack Leader Clare Valley Cabernet Franc 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

A rich full-bodied wine with a leafy varietal nose and showing a good amount of cassis flavours.

Comments Off on Artwine Pack Leader Clare Valley Cabernet Franc 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Artwine Leave Your Hat On Clare Valley Montepulciano 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A dense ripe inky style with a herbal/rose-like lift to the nose and rich full bodied varietal palate.

Comments Off on Artwine Leave Your Hat On Clare Valley Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Artwine The Grace Clare Valley Graciano 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Spicy and herbal with raisin-like elements to the nose and slightly developed flavours. Lots of tannins.

Comments Off on Artwine The Grace Clare Valley Graciano 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Mitchelton Estate Single Vineyard Nagambie Chardonnay 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

A big fat oaked wine underscored with attractive sweet/floral fruit.

Comments Off on Mitchelton Estate Single Vineyard Nagambie Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Preece Heathcote Shiraz 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Fresh and vibrant sweet fruit bouquet with good weight of dark berry flavours on the soft round palate.

Comments Off on Preece Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Forester Estate Premium Margaret River Chardonnay 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A very complex and creamy nectarine bouquet with “yummy” warm tropical fruit notes. Great palate – fine and steely with excellent length and well-handled oak.

Comments Off on Forester Estate Premium Margaret River Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Shingleback The Bio Project McLaren Vale Tempranillo Blend 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Big, firm and well-balanced wine with good colour, nice spicy/clove aromas, fresh ripe fruit flavours and savoury tannins.

Comments Off on Shingleback The Bio Project McLaren Vale Tempranillo Blend 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Small Gully The Formula Robert’s Barossa Shiraz 2017

Posted: November 30, 2021

Aromas of dark berries, herbs and mint with a warming, slightly leathery palate.

Comments Off on Small Gully The Formula Robert’s Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Noble Road Cellar Project Series South Australia Vermentino 2017

Posted: November 30, 2021

A medium weight and quite developed wine with lots of fresh citrus fruits layered with toasty/honeyed aged characters.

Comments Off on Noble Road Cellar Project Series South Australia Vermentino 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Genders Duncan McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Posted: November 30, 2021

Big, sweet and rich with nice bottle age notes. Still has good fruit and shows great use of oak with furry tannins.

Comments Off on Genders Duncan McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Noble Road Assemblage Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A lighter style with fresh varietal fruit characters and a moderate amount of acidity.

Comments Off on Noble Road Assemblage Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Noble Road Gordon’s Reserve Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: November 30, 2021

Aromatic richness of blackberries and beetroot and has a nicely ageing meaty/earthy palate.

Comments Off on Noble Road Gordon’s Reserve Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Noble Road Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: November 30, 2021

Complex brooding smoky oak nose with a palate full of ageing sweet fruit and oak flavours.

Comments Off on Noble Road Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Noble Road Cellar Project Series Museum Release McLaren Vale Grenache 2014

Posted: November 30, 2021

A savoury style; intense and complex and at its peak offering good drinking.

Comments Off on Noble Road Cellar Project Series Museum Release McLaren Vale Grenache 2014 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Marley Farm Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Leafy dark fruit aromas with a powerful, intense and complex palate.

Comments Off on Marley Farm Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Marley Farm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

An earthy spicy fruit bouquet with attractive lightweight shiraz fruit flavours.

Comments Off on Marley Farm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Marley Farm Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Lots of attractive dark berry fruit here with licorice notes and chewy tannins.

Comments Off on Marley Farm Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Elysian Springs Spring Lamb Adelaide Hills Syrah 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

The wine is a lovely richness of sweet cherries, licorice, mocha and dark chocolate.

Comments Off on Elysian Springs Spring Lamb Adelaide Hills Syrah 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Elysian Springs Pennies From Heaven Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Estery varietal lift to the nose and a lightweight palate with subtle fresh fruit flavours.

Comments Off on Elysian Springs Pennies From Heaven Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Pruner’s Hut Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

A vibrant medium bodied shiraz that’s all blackcurrants, blueberries and violets with a sweet tannin finish.

Comments Off on Pruner’s Hut Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Grampians Estate Rutherford Grampians Sparkling Shiraz 2017

Posted: November 30, 2021

Dark spicy black fruit driven aromas with leathery aged notes and good solid sweet fruit palate with strong tannins.

Comments Off on Grampians Estate Rutherford Grampians Sparkling Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Grampians Estate Field’s Crossing Grampians Grenache 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A wine that has great depth, ripeness and intensity and that “extra dimension!” Lifted floral fragrances showing glacé fruit characters with light raspberry flavours.

Comments Off on Grampians Estate Field’s Crossing Grampians Grenache 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Grampians Estate Woolclasser’s Grampians Grenache Shiraz Tempranillo 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

An interesting mix of sweet and spicy fruits. Good palate length with the grenache varietal characters dominating.

Comments Off on Grampians Estate Woolclasser’s Grampians Grenache Shiraz Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Prancing Horse Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Spicy floral nose with a toasty lift. Well balanced, textured, palate with flavours of pears and peaches.

Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr ‘Sensation’ Alsace France Pinot Gris 2016

Posted: November 30, 2021

A honeyed pear bouquet and rich citrus fruit flavours with good line of acid.

Comments Off on Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr ‘Sensation’ Alsace France Pinot Gris 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr ‘Sentiment’ Alsace France Riesling 2017

Posted: November 30, 2021

Very toasty wine with pretty limey notes and typical European hessian bag-like development.

Comments Off on Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr ‘Sentiment’ Alsace France Riesling 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Prancing Horse Estate ‘The Pony’ Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A lighter style – very varietal with smoky oak, first-rate acid and moderate tannins.

Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate ‘The Pony’ Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Prancing Horse Estate Reserve ‘Magnificent Muriel’ Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Slightly richer pinot with quality strawberry-like varietal fruit aromas and flavours.

Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Reserve ‘Magnificent Muriel’ Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Prancing Horse Estate ‘The Pony’ Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Exotic tropical complexity on the nose with powerful maturing flavours.

Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate ‘The Pony’ Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Prancing Horse Estate ‘The Pony’ Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Slight floral note to the stonefruit nose and a big, interesting, floral fruit palate.

Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate ‘The Pony’ Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Prancing Horse Estate Reserve ‘Magnificent Muriel’ Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A nice steely gunflint edge to the toasty/spicy oak nose and a powerful palate with flavours in the white stonefruit spectrum; quite intense with loads of tannins.

Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Reserve ‘Magnificent Muriel’ Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

La Bise Adelaide Hills Sangiovese 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Developed savoury wine with attractive earthy, spicy and forest floor characters.

Comments Off on La Bise Adelaide Hills Sangiovese 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

La Bise Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Subtle fruit sweetness to the nose and a good core of varietal fruit flavours.

Comments Off on La Bise Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Vinifera Organically Grown Reserve Mudgee Chardonnay 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

A straightforward pear and citrus driven chardonnay still with retained freshness.

Comments Off on Vinifera Organically Grown Reserve Mudgee Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Vinifera Mudgee Rosé 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Very bright pink wine with confectionery sweet berry fruit giving vibrant aromas and flavours.

Comments Off on Vinifera Mudgee Rosé 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Haselgrove Cul-Stor McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Cabernet Franc 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Pretty sweet, spicy and ripe varietal fruits with some cabernet leafiness and a good grippy tannin structure.

Comments Off on Haselgrove Cul-Stor McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Cabernet Franc 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Haselgrove Vincent’s Breeze McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Earthy dark fruit nose with a spicy lift. The palate is rich and full of dark berry flavours.

Comments Off on Haselgrove Vincent’s Breeze McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Haselgrove Il Padrone McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

An uncomplicated good commercial shiraz with red and black varietal fruit characters.

Comments Off on Haselgrove Il Padrone McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Haselgrove Tusail McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Attractive chocolaty aromas with dark fruit flavours and cabernet-like tannins.

Comments Off on Haselgrove Tusail McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Plums and cherries lift off the nose with a spicy edge and mouth filling sweet dark fruit flavours with moderate tannins.

Comments Off on Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021

Freya and Jules Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

A vibrant, zesty young wine smelling of sweet lemons with lemon curd-like characters on the palate.

Comments Off on Freya and Jules Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021