Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose of black olives and dark chocolate and a stylish, but very youthful, primary fruit palate. “Just needs some age.” 3-5
Comments Off on God’s Hill Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Subtle sweet melon and stonefruit aromas and an off-dry palate with gentle honeyed/toasty tropical fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Two Nurses Pyrenees Viognier 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Easy drinking bright blend with spicy peppery nose and vibrant varietal fruit palate with a rose petal lift and a dash of pepper.
Comments Off on Deadly by Peerick Pyrenees Shiraz Merlot 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big old school style of shiraz with bold, dense fruit characters laced with umami-like savouriness. Ageing beautifully.
Comments Off on Peerick Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
“Very delicate and pure style,” noted one judge. Nice minerality under the pome/citrus fruit characters.
Comments Off on Sidney Wilcox White Field Blend South Australia White Blend 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Fragrant floral bouquet with honeyed/tropical notes and a complexity of stonefruit/citrus flavours with a long warm finish.
Comments Off on Sidney Wilcox Reserve South Australia Riesling 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A peppery plum complexity to the nose and an approachable peppery cassis palate with a spicy lift and leathery notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Thomson Estate Old Pumphouse South Australia Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
“A serious young wine that need time to shine!” All blackcurrants and cedar oak. 5+
Comments Off on Thomson Estate Toolunka South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
“Very easy to enjoy,” with floral and peppery strawberry aromas and a balance of fruit and savoury characters on the long evolving palate. Hints of meatiness and tropical notes.
Comments Off on Flavabom South Australia Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Zesty citrus nose with subtle toastiness. Palate is fresh, simple and delicious with a long “tingling” finish.
Comments Off on Flavabom Field White South Australia White Blend 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A very well made, very young wine – “That is a pleasure to drink!” The bright berry bouquet exhibits a floral/violet lift and has a very “polished” sweet varietal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Flavabom Vine Dried South Australia Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big, flavoursome, full-bodied style with an earthy fruit nose and big hit of sweet fruit flavours with nice use of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Jaraman Clare Valley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A cool stalky wine but has a “big feel!” Prunes and herbs on the nose and nicely integrated and well-balanced palate.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Jaraman Coonawarra Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A minty green bouquet and a big bold cassis driven palate with slight green elements and a long drying finish.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Taylor Made BDX Clare Valley Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Dark and spicy on the nose with a pleasant, nicely structured and what one judge called a “cuddly” palate.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Taylor Made Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big impressive and brightly fresh cabernet rich with varietal fruit, chocolaty oak and minty notes with herbal elements and a perfumed lift. 3-5
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Estate Limestone Coast Clare Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A very savoury, complex and meaty wine. Lovely purple hues, peppery earthiness to the nose and nice balance of blue fruits and black pepper on the flavoursome palate. 5+
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Taylor Made Limestone Coast Clare Valley Malbec 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Honeysuckle nose with nutty oak intensity. Attractive complexity to the fruity palate, great mouthfeel and lively acidity.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Jaraman Adelaide Hills Clare Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
“Sombre, serious and complex – a voice from the past,” described one judge. Rich, dark chocolaty fruit with mild tannins and acidity.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Smells like licorice with a big soft ripe fruit palate showing peppery complexity.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Spicy leafy aromas on the nose with a sweet complexity of black olive and brandied cherry-like flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Dry Grown One Tree Hill Grenache 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Young purple wine bordering on black with a restrained spicy oak bouquet and a huge mulberry driven palate with an equal amount of slighty smoky oak to balance. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose is a lifted melange of beetroot, cherries, spices and oak. The savoury palate is all umami with a nice meaty complexity. A great food wine.
Comments Off on Artwine Saint Vincent Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big full-bodied wine that tends to be more savoury than fruity and shows well-handled spicy oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Lapstone Estate Ringstone SEA Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A Cherry Ripe bouquet with a meaty edge and a palate offering a mouthful of soft, sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Lapstone Estate Ringstone SEA Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Big, soft and velvety for a pinot with intense cherry/chocolate characters.
Comments Off on Lapstone Estate Ringstone SEA Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Smells of garden herbs and flowers with a palate that is simple and off dry.
Comments Off on Lapstone Estate Ringstone SEA Pinot Grigio 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A delicate and very pretty quaffer with grassy/herbaceous characters on both the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A very pleasant riesling with spicy lifted lemon drops of a nose and well-balanced fruit driven palate evolving nicely.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Riesling 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Pungent and developed yeasty aromas with a lively and bone-dry palate with mouth-filling tart and tangy flavours. “Makes me hungry!” commented one judge.
Comments Off on Rymill Coonawarra Coonawarra Sparkling Brut 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Elegant blackberry bouquet with a perfumed lift and young and stylish black fruit palate with well-integrated soft tannins brightened up by the acid.
Comments Off on Rymill Coonawarra Coonawarra Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Earthy fruit fragrances with some smokiness from the oak leading to a light tannic palate full of classy, sweet/minty fruit flavours that finish quite savoury.
Comments Off on Rymill Coonawarra Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Subtle rose petal nose with hints of fruit. Interesting palate – quite intense flavours of raspberry, vanilla bean and ginger.
Comments Off on Rymill Coonawarra Coonawarra Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
An aromatic mix of spicy stonefruit and oak. Creamy in the mouth, plenty of oak with attractive savoury elements.
Comments Off on Inner City Winemakers Hilltops Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A crisp style that according to one judge, “Screams for seafood!” Enticing subtle apricot bouquet and great balance and texture to the peachy/yeasty palate.
Comments Off on Inner City Winemakers Hilltops Fiano 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Black and inky wine with a perfumed lift to the nose and an intense mix of fruit, spices and licorice on the palate with a long lingering finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Schoolhouse Coonawarra Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A classy young thing with aromas reminiscent of blackcurrants, tomato leaves and tobacco. The palate has a solid structure with great varietal fruit and masses of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Schoolhouse Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Pale pink wine with delicate aromas and flavours of strawberries and red currants and herbal nuances.
Comments Off on Beresford McLaren Vale Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Lifted hazelnut and floral aromas with a classy and complex savoury style palate.
Comments Off on Truffle Hill Pemberton Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A rich and complex wine with great balance and good cellaring potential. Yeasty/citrus/floral aromas and mouth-watering floral grapefruit flavours with crisp acid.
Comments Off on Yalumba The Virgilius Eden Valley Viognier 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Oaky aromas dominate the spicy perfumed fruit nose and has a beautifully evolving leafy black fruit palate with great use of vanillin oak and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Yalumba The Signature Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose reminiscent of burnt toffee with a sweet but light, not cloying, palate full of delicious, toasted caramel/apple pie-like flavours with a finish that goes on and on.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Margaret River Pedro Ximenez NV / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A velvety smooth cabernet with a generosity of black fruits, aniseed, mint and spices and funky mushroom/forest floor characters adding complexity. 5+
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A savoury tannic style with chocolaty/cassis nose and a lean palate layered with dark fruits, herbs and spices. Long finish. 5+
Comments Off on The Musician by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A slightly stalky green fruit driven cabernet offering good cellaring potential. 5+
Comments Off on The Composer by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A grippy young wine with dark berry and cherry fruit characters supported by a good tannin structure.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Postmaster McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big hit of chocolaty, cherry and licorice-like aromas with similar characters echoed on the well balanced, well integrated palate.
Comments Off on Fox Creek McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A stylish wine that is still youthful and lively. Has a lovely balance between the dark varietal fruit characters and the dusty oak. Still has plenty of acidity.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Short Row McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
An oaky/tannic wine with sour cherry fruit and olive characters adding complexity.
Comments Off on Nanny Goat Vineyard Super Nanny Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022