Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh bright and typical sauvignon blanc characters with good varietal fruit definition, a touch of sweetness and some attractive herbaceous-like notes. Very good weight and balance to the palate.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
A big Aussie shiraz with good oak use supporting the minty berry varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Artwine The Kelly Surrender Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big raisined nose and simple sweet herbal fruit palate with an interesting spicy edge to it.
Comments Off on Artwine Grumpy Old Man Clare Valley Grenache 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Full fruity aromas with fresh lift of cut grass and nice balance of citrus flavours with a hint of asparagus. 3-5
Comments Off on Ibizan Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh estery fruit and oak fragrances and sweet fruit flavours laced with oak.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great colour and excellent intensity of oak and fruit on the nose. It has a tight, zesty and very youthful palate with beautiful varietal fruit vibrancy and plenty of acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Deep red hues, beautiful blueberry-like fruit, complex oak characters with hints of Vegemite. It has a lifted estery nose and a nice dry palate with intense flavours.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh berry nose with a pretty fruit lift and a tightly wound palate with flavours of violets, blackberries, olives and rhubarb. Give it time.
Comments Off on Charnwood Estate Mudgee Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple perfumed nose with light musky notes. Nice depth of sweet citrus flavours with balancing acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on Charnwood Estate Mudgee Orange Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very nice riesling showing lovely spicy floral variety intensity on both the nose and palate with secondary development adding some good complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Pokolbin Estate Hunter Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose shows good fruit/oak integration as does the well balanced, mid-weight, palate. Nice tannins on the finish. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Cellar Select Barossa Valley Grenache 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely aromas of freshly sliced pears with a pleasant fresh and light fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Winemaker Select Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smells of honeysuckle and quinces with a long, elegant and well balanced creamy palate.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Winemaker Select Adelaide Hills Viognier 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely nose smells of fresh cherries and violets. Very good cool climate blackberry palate with layers of chocolate. Great potential.
Comments Off on Jacobs Creek Reserve Limestone Coast Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Clean apple-like bouquet with citrussy notes and a crisp acid palate tasting of apple pie.
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Padthaway Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very light herbaceous bouquet and lovely lingering varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Deep Woods Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh bright varietal fruit elements well matched with some very good quality creamy vanillin oak and alert acid backbone.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Very appealing red blend that has an abundance of fresh fleshy fruit, some attractive sweet herbal characters and savory nuances.
Comments Off on Millbrook Geographe Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A delicate green, cool climate style of riesling. Very light and fresh citrussy fruit layered with lovely minerally elements.3-5
Comments Off on Patrick Estate Wrattonbully & Coonawarra Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big rich fruit cake-like aromas followed by a tight and very complex palate with powerful fruit flavours and plenty of tannic grip.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Vibrant blueberry fruit aromas lift off the nose with similar characters echoed on the tight, elegant and still youthful palate.
Comments Off on Patrick Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Elegant lifted tropical fruit nose and a fresh and flavoursome guava driven palate that has some sweetness but is in balance .
Comments Off on Kellermeister The Rambling Ruins Eden Valley Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very stylish tight elegant cool climate riesling with soft candy fruit nose and slightly sweet palate with balancing acid.
Comments Off on Kellermeister The Wombat General Eden Valley Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Light bright strawberry jam aromas and a lovely stylish and rich chocolate and red berry palate with a long warming finish.
Comments Off on Burnbrae Mudgee Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Velvety fruit and oak nose and a tight palate with a nicely developing flavour profile. “It has time on its side”, said one judge.
Comments Off on Kangarilla Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely aged complex bouquet with aromas like Cherry Ripe. A drying, complex tannic palate with solid sweet aged fruit.
Comments Off on Kangarilla Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very nice quaffer with clean, lifted and estery varietal fruit layered with light toasty oak.
Comments Off on Tomich Hole in One Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good varietal characteristics here with aromas and flavours reminiscent of fruit salad.
Comments Off on Tomich Rhyme and Reason Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Shy tropical nose and a simple but very pleasant palate with light phenolics.
Comments Off on Tomich Wing and a Prayer Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very light fresh quaffer. Excellent green hues and elegant fruit.
Comments Off on Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pleasant youthful fruit driven style with fresh lifted varietal fruit and dusty oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Ripe floral fragrances with tropical notes and nice fresh fruity palate.
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Coonawarra Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh clean simple varietal fruit with a crisp acid backbone. Very flavoursome.
Comments Off on Indigo Alpine Valleys Beechworth Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice touch of cassis fruit on the nose and good mix of sweet fruit and drying tannins on the long lingering palate.
Comments Off on Mt Monster Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big wine that’s a compote of rhubarb, earthiness, spices and bubblegum and some meatiness.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Subtle aromas and simple elegant baked apple palate. Some alcohol warmth and some sweetness.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Unoaked Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good middle of the road style with plenty of fruit weight and persistence without too much complexity getting in the way! Some nice bottle age characters developing.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developing nose with minty characters and sweet stonefruit flavours. A crowd pleaser.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“Great dinner party wine”, suggested a judge. “A controversial curio”, suggested another. Almost like a semi- aged sweet fortified. Has great flavour and freshness.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Single Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A light fresh quaffer with soft, developing, fruit characters and powerful tannins.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A beautiful intense ripe Aussie style of shiraz showing lovely solid sweet fruit aromas and a velvety soft fruit driven palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted strawberry nose with a palate showing genuine varietal flavours like stewed beet and rhubarb. Excellent lingering finish.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good development of fruit characters on the nose and persistent pear flavours with a hint of peach.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromatic bouquet of orange peel and rose petals and a lovely spicy palate with sweet fruit flavours. Be great with Asian dishes!
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Schonburger 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice quaffer with lovely olive-like savory nose and a crisp lively palate. “It needs a plate of pasta”, said one judge.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh lifted spicy fruit nose and a refreshingly crunchy flinty palate.
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautiful fruit and oak use here. Cherry cola and wild flower bouquet showing a violet lift and warm dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017