Epitome Margaret River Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Spicy fruit/oak bouquet. Soft, rich and generous in the mouth with very spicy and expressive fruit palate.
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Third Wheel Margaret River Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Very young and vibrant with lots of fruit and lots of oak – lots of everything. Needs time to settle.
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Hummingbird Series Margaret River Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
A complex wine with powerful oak, dark complexity of fruits and warming alcohol.
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Mirror Image Margaret River Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
A good core of dark varietal fruits with balancing oak and supple tannins.
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Strategy South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A tight youthful wine that’s a touch thin and simple but has some lovely soft cherry chocolate fruit running through it with a gentle tannin profile.
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Meadowbrook South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely weight and brightness of fruit with chocolaty aromas and a well integrated flavour profile.
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Epitome Margaret River Shiraz Cabernet 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
A lovely vibrant deep purple wine. Spicy oak on the lifted fruit nose. Excellent, rich, bright and powerful flavour concentration
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Mirror Image Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely concentration of dark fruits on both nose and palate with complimentary oak.
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Strategy South Eastern Australia Cabernet Merlot 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Great lifted fruit nose and vibrant fresh dark red fruit palate with clever use of oak
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The Outlaws South Eastern Australia Cabernet Merlot 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Stalky herbal lift of aromas and long gentle dark fruit palate with some subtle oak notes.
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Brygon Reserve The Bruce Margaret River Chardonnay 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Aged nutty nose and soft, complex oaky flavours with hints of melon rind characters
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Mirror Image Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Soft and flavoursome with lovely floral lift to the nose with slightly tropical palate. Drink now.
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Fizzy Lizzy South Eastern Australia Moscato NV
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pretty floral lift to the nose and a good balance between the sweetness and acidity on a simple palate
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Gallery Collection by Tomich Vineyards Rhyme & Reason Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Elegant and very varietal with sweet melon aromas and alert pear flavours with nice drying tannin finish.
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Gallery Collection by Tomich Vineyards Wing & A Prayer Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A subtle wine with a pungent punch and a soft, savory palate with great ‘drinkability’.
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Gallery Collection by Tomich Vineyards Up, Up & Away Adelaide Hills Rosé 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A fresh pretty wines with simple estery berry fruit aromas and flavours. Excellent quaffer.
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Tomich Woodside Vineyard Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A crisp austere style that, according to one judge, “Will cut through food beautifully”.
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Tomich Icons of Woodside Q96 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A mellow bouquet of melons and oak and well integrated varietal oak/peach palate.
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Wheels It’s All About Balance Hunter Valley Rosé 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
An elegant dolly pink wine with fresh estery fruit bouquet and very light dry floral flavours.
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Saddler’s Creek Classic Hunter Semillon 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Crisp, lively and approachable with light lemon and hay aromas and zesty citrus flavours. Needs time to really shine.
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Ryan’s Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
An excellent style with a lovely seamless balance between the cassis fruit characters and spicy new oak. Great structure and texture. 5+
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Chestnut Grove Reserve Manjimup Merlot 2011
Posted: June 15, 2017
A solid youthful wine. “A stayer”, suggested one judge. Nose has tarry oak overtones with a cassis fruit palate. 5+
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Chestnut Grove Reserve Manjimup Shiraz 2011
Posted: June 15, 2017
Light and somewhat savory aromas with sweet fruit and chewy oak flavours on the palate. 3-5
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Chestnut Grove Estate Manjimup Verdelho 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A soft full flavoured wine with sweet herbal fruit characters and an astringent finish.
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Heritage Estate Petite White Muscat a Petits Grains Granite Belt Muscat 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Described as, “A painted lady”, by one judge. Elegant and fruity with a perfumed/rose petal bouquet and great flavour persistence.
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Trentham Family Reserve Tasmania Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Toasty sweet nutty aromas and soft and flavoursome palate offering a lovely long lingering mouthful of nutty citrus flavours. 3-5
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Trentham Estate Murray Darling Verdejo 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
A pungent fruit salad of a nose with quite an estery palate. An excellent quaffer.
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Trentham La Famiglia Frizzante Murray Darling Maestri 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Young, fresh and very sweet with estery aromas and musk stick like flavours.
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Trentham La Famiglia Murray Darling Nebbiolo 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A Chianti like quaffer with a fresh fruit bowl of a nose and sweet berry fruit palate with super drying tannins.
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Preston Peak Wild Ferment Granite Belt Mataro 2011
Posted: June 15, 2017
Dense, somewhat closed, Christmas cake of a nose and unyielding rich and spicy palate. 5+
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The Perfect Storm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Nose still quite closed but showing slightest hints of spicy berry characters. Palate is tight and elegant with spicy dark fruits.
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Paringa Estate Mornington Peninsula Estate Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Very oaky/toasty nose and an elegant but complex palate with nice cool climate spiciness.
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Paringa Estate Mornington Peninsula Estate Chardonnay 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Attractive aromas of honeycomb, peaches and cream. Palate has excellent depth and length of toasty oak flavours nicely balanced by the ripe varietal fruit and has an astringent finish.
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Paringa Estate Peninsula Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Classy peach fruit, fresh nuts and some toffee notes lift off the nose and the tight, elegant oaky palate has delicate cedary/citrus flavours with nice nutty length.
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Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Raw, lean and green style of shiraz with some well integrated flavours of youthful oak and spicy berry fruit.
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Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Huge ripe bouquet smelling of black cherries and plums with violet overtones. Pristine, velvety smooth, palate with nicely retained spicy plum flavours. Excellent oak to balance. 5+
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Richard Hamilton Mr V McLaren Vale Marsanne Rousanne Viognier 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Rich candied melon bouquet – complex and creamy with a very soft simple palate.
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Crush Western Australia Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Interesting! Has a smoky/fruit salad nose and austere green herbaceous flavours. 3-5
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Light fruit nose overlaid with walnuts. Interesting peachy palate developing toffee notes.
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Ryder Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Nose shows a lovely floral lift with a nice dash of spices. Lots of zesty, cool climate, lemony flavours with a crisp clean finish.
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Ryder Clare Valley Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Pleasant fruit cake-like characters on the nose and lovely rich sweet plum and toasty oak flavours with a touch of tar.
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Ryder Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Nice fresh varietal lift to the sweet fruit nose. Tightly structured palate with lovely fresh fruit and balancing oak. Just needs time.
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Sanfeletto Bosco Di Fratta Brut Millesimato Valdobbiadene Italy Prosecco 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
An excellent style; clean and fresh and very well balanced with an elegance of pear/peach-like characteristics.
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Stockman’s Ridge Wines Rider Orange Pinot Noir 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
A classy style of pinot with lifted varietal fruit aromas and elegant stalky dark fruit flavours showing spicy notes.
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Lost Buoy The Edge McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Another wine with lovely purple hues. Solid mocha oak and blackberry bouquet. A tight palate with great tannin structure and texture and big hit of sour cherry flavours.
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Lost Buoy Gulf View Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 15, 2017
Ripe Aussie style with fresh tropical fruit characters and hints of herbaceousness.
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