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Mollydooker Two Left Feet McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Big rich chocolaty wine that has lots of jubey blackcurrant fruit characters, some nice spiciness and good overall structure.

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Mollydooker The Maitre’D McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Lovely brooding plum and fresh oak bouquet. Beautiful chocolaty palate with great depth of the very rich varietal fruit characters.

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High Roller Reserve South Australia Shiraz Grenache 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

A well made quaffer with simple lifted confectionery fruit and tea leaf like notes.

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Awatere River by Louis Vavasour Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Very attractive complexity of ripe strawberry jam and oak aromas and a very classy and flavoursome palate that’s soft in the mouth.

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Crabtree Wines Hilltop Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Lovely lift of lime and lemon fragrances on the nose and a very classy, firm, complex and crunchy lime palate.

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Crabtree Wines Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

A very classy wine with fresh lifted aromatics; all limes and lemons with a touch of spice. Excellent flavour depth and showing lovely delicacy of varietal fruit.

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Montara Gold Rush Grampians Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

Dense and peppery on the nose and a huge palate with plenty of sweet oak and rich fruit and barrel ferment complexity.

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Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Riesling 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Beautiful toasty honeycomb like aged characters with complex balance of sweetness and acidity.

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Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Pinot Noir 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Spicy and elegant with an excellent mix of raspberry and strawberry fruit, some earthiness and lovely texture.

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Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

Complexity of rich fruit cake characters mixed with blackberry jam and black pepper. Needs cellaring.

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Montara Jimmy Black Grampians Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

Stylish young wine with lovely rich Christmas cake like fruit and vanillin oak. Need time.

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Montara Chalambar Road Grampians Shiraz 2010

Posted: April 26, 2017

A nose with leathery cigar-box like aromas with a complex, oak driven palate that is long and elegant.

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Montara Gold Rush Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

Rich ripe blackberry jam bouquet with nice touch of cedary oak. Beautifully structured palate that still shows excellent freshness and great depth of classy varietal fruit flavours.

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K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Autumn Harvest Riesling 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Complex, rich and honeyed aromas and an elegant, not overly sweet, palate with nice acidity.

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Parous Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012

Posted: April 26, 2017

Colour looks mature and it smells like a Cherry Ripe chocolate bar. The flavoursome palate is elegant and supple with lovely texture.

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Parous McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Big jammy nose and a tight palate loaded with very alert primary fruit flavours.

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Sandalford Winemakers Margaret River Classic White 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Punchy tropical aromas and zesty lime palate with some oak and a firm finish.

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Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

An alert and classy number with an attractive minty lift to the blackberry-like nose with some very powerful varietal flavours on a very complex palate.

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Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Simple tropical melon bouquet with a fresh light and simple appley palate.

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Sandalford Margaret River Range Classic Dry White Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Light and fruity on the nose and fresh, softly textured, green apple palate.

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Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Verdelho 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Light lifted lychee fragrances and a fresh fruity palate showing good balance and weight of fruit with a good acid backbone.

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Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

A light simple quaffer with pungent punch of aromas and a confectionery sweet palate.

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Yarran Leopardwood Heathcote Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

A simple but very attractive, one dimensional, wine with lots of ripe jammy fruit characters.

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Yarran Riverina Pinot Grigio 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

A nice quaffer with a clean simple fruit nose and fresh crunchy apple palate.

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Yarran Riverina Heathcote Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

A ripe black forest cake of a shiraz with fruit that is bright and fresh, the oak that is sweet and the tannins that are lovely and soft.

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McPherson Wines Sunburnt Central Victoria Chardonnay 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Beautiful complexity to the balanced fruit/oak aromas. Great creamy mouthfeel to the palate with good oak tannins on the finish.

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McPherson Wines Basilisk Central Victoria Shiraz Mourvedre 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Amazing crimson/purple hues with powerful mulberry jam fragrances and great depth of flavour on an alert and stylish palate.

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McPherson Wines McPherson Family South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

An unusual style with a powerful toasty oak nose and a solid intensely flavoured palate.

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McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Grampians Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

A full, firm and lengthy style of shiraz with lovely rich black and blue fruit characters and a well structured and very flavoursome palate.

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McPherson Wines Curious South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Excellent bright purple/red wine with a nose of rich ripe red berry fruits and new oak. The well structured palate has ripe red berry and tobacco flavours.

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Mudgee Wines Durif Mudgee VP 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Excellent purple wine. Lovely jammy nose and well structured sweet and flavoursome palate. Drying finish.

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Mudgee Wines Old Bush Vine Mudgee Shiraz Cabernet 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

A simple wine with earthy notes, some green fruit and hints of herbs. Good tannin balance.

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Dal Zotto L’Immigrante King Valley Prosecco 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Big estery nose with fruit salad-like aromas and a long clean palate with an alert acid finish.

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Dal Zotto Pucino Vintage King Valley Prosecco 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Clean simple style with some complexity on the nose and soft creamy palate.

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Howard Vineyard Picnic Adelaide Hills Rosé 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Very pale pink with a light confectionery nose and clean simple palate; subtle flavours.

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Cirami Riverland Albarino 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Interesting style with rich ripe fruit complexity enhanced with some feral notes.

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Yarrawood Tall Tales Yarra Valley Rosé 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

An attractive, simple, dry style of wine with lots of fresh strawberry characters.

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Shaw Vineyard Estate Reserve Canberra District Semillon 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Broad complexity of tropical aromas with tight, stylish appley palate. Needs time.

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Grand Casino Barossa Valley Fiano 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

An attractive lift of fruit salad-like aromas with a good length of creamy apple and melon flavours showing a hint of herbs.

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Grampians Estate Garden Gully Mals Vineyard Block 8 Pyrenees Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

Ripe rich cherry berry-like fruit layered with nut milk chocolate characters and good oak complexity. Good tannin structure.

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Grampians Estate Garden Gully Vineyard Barrell Block Grampians Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

Complex nose with some great oak and elegant fruit aromas which is echoed on the beautiful ripe rich chocolaty palate. This is the complete package.

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Grampians Estate Mafeking Gold Grampians Chardonnay 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Chablis like with its complexity of creamy fruit, light oak and crisp acidity.

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Grampians Estate GST Grampians Grenache Shiraz Tempranillo 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

A fresh estery fruit bouquet and a stylish palate that’s complex, long and well balanced. A great wine to serve at lunch.

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Robert Stein Mudgee Riesling 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Light, fresh and elegant perfumed citrus style has some sweetness with alert acid to balance.

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Currency Creek Estate Eternal Springs Currency Creek Cabernet Blend 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Lovely lift of cabernet fruit aromas with sweet oak and hints of violets. The palate is firm and flavoursome. Needs more time to shine.

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Currency Creek Estate Ostrich Hill Currency Creek Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Rich, ripe and chocolaty with hints of fruit salad like characters on the nose and obvious oak – all of which is echoed on the slightly raw palate. Shows great potential.

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Shaw Family Vintners Moonraker McLaren Vale Merlot 2014

Posted: April 26, 2017

Fresh plum and spicy red berry fruit, hints of leather and a dash of white pepper.

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Spring Vale Tasmania Gewurztraminer 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Delicate rose petal freshness to the nose and very light varietal fruit palate.

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Jane Brook Estate Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Posted: April 26, 2017

Punchy and complex with interesting herbaceous nose and good varietal flavours with a hint of sweetness.

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Mistletoe Hilltops Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 26, 2017

Strong wine with plenty of beautiful Cherry Ripe-like fruit layered with new oak. Complex aromas and flavours. Needs time.

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