Posted: November 7, 2018
A very appealing, very fresh, very fragrant and very floral pinot. Has deep red/purple hues, lifted varietal aromas and a fine “precise” and elegant palate.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A fuller style with citrus/melon fruit characters and toasty, roasted nut elements.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
An attractive complex nose of stonefruit-like aromas. Very rich and creamy in the mouth with some lovely varietal fruit and “smart” oak. A tad hot on the finish.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Excellent fresh berry fruit fragrances and a tight, bright and youthful palate. Needs time to settle. 3-5
Comments Off on Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Cool climate style with beautifully lifted spicy/peppery aromatics and lovely cherry/berry-like varietal fruit flavours. Restrained oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Syrah 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Lovely lifted luscious sweet citrus-like varietal fruit laced with powerful dried apricot botrytis characters adding complexity.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Selection Marlborough Noble Riesling (375ml) 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A succinct comment from one judge here was – “Yes please!” A beautiful wine with lovely varietal complexity, earthy nuances and good length of firm and chewy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Bright purple wine showing “Some real power and depth,” according to one judge. But it is still stylish and silky with excellent freshness of strawberry-like aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A complexity of spicy varietal fruit, fresh sweet oak and a “whisper” of sweet and sour cherry characters with the tannins contributing to the overall length.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
An oak driven style with some herbal-like varietal fruit and hints of dark berries with violet-like floral elements.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very good modern style with lovely integration of oak and melon fruit aromas and a beautiful seamlessly balanced palate. Great oak use.
Comments Off on Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very ripe strawberry jam-like aromas and a silky smooth, flavoursome cherry palate.
Comments Off on Thornbury Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A big raw and grippy style with a mix of red and dark fruits and savoury notes. In need of food! 3-5
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Beefy, dark and savoury with clean aromatic fruit. A great tapas wine!
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Sticks & Stones McLaren Vale Tempranillo Grenache Souzao Tinta Cao 2014 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A powerful wine – quite Rhone-like with classic buttery sweet tropical/glace fruit characters and fresh acid finish. Good food wine.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab McLaren Vale Viognier Marsanne 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Complex and layered with attractive strawberry/cherry varietal aromas and a powerful palate with tannins providing length and focus.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Feral Fox Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Estery berry bouquet and flavours of poached fruits and quinces. Will improve with more age.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard McLaren Vale Grenache 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Dolly pink wine with ripe sweet/sour cherry fruit characters. “Would appeal to many!”
Comments Off on d’Arenberg Stephanie the Gnome with Rose Tinted Glasses McLaren Vale Rosé 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Simple style with a light mix of herbaceous and tropical fruit characters and lively acidity.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Broken Fishplate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Pretty floral fragrances lift of the nose and has an attractive interplay of sweetness and acid on the classy citrus driven palate.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Dry Dam McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Riesling 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
An excellent, well focussed core of powerful dark cherry/berry fruit enveloped by savoury oak with lovely lift of pepper and spice. It is concentrated and powerful but balanced. 5+
Comments Off on Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
An elegant and simple wine with simple dark berry fruit characters and good use of oak.
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Orange Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very youthful, very elegant, bright green wine with attractive toasty/vanillin oak overlaying the ripe varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Bright briary fruit nose with a herbal hint. The palate is fresh, jammy and according to one judge – “Yummy!” 3-5
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
An appealing “easy” quaffer with light and delicate varietal fruit and zippy acidity.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A delicate green wine with very appealing lime cordial-like bouquet and lovely floral lift with a nice length of crisp and delicate zippy varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on St Hugo Eden Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A very traditional style. It’s big and powerful with lots of super ripe fruit, heaps of sweet oak and mouthfilling tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Boxer McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Lots of oak influence here but it is well matched by the sweet ripe fruit. Crowd pleaser!
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Maitre D’ McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Light rose petal-like aromatics and fleshy varietal flavours with intelligent management of tannins.
Comments Off on Glenwillow Nebbiolo D’Yandoit Bendigo Nebbiolo 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A light and tightly coiled shiraz with lifted perfumed floral fruit, classy oak and tarry/soy-like secondary characters. A blockbuster that needs more time to evolve. 5+
Comments Off on Eisenstone Ebenezer Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A massive super ripe style of shiraz that’s a powerful mix of tar, licorice, burnt fig and some blackberry fruit characters. Lots of oak and lashings of tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Eisenstone Greenock Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A huge old fashioned, jammy, tannic and syrupy style with a dark thread of savoury fruit evolving.
Comments Off on Eisenstone Greenock Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A lovely full bodied, balanced, wine with dark fruit, spices and some roasted characters.
Comments Off on Bayliss Road Willunga McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Soft and rounded style that has a lovely mix of tropical and citrus-like fruit with some excellent complexity of botrytis elements.
Comments Off on A Grower’s Touch Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2013 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Dark and inky with lovely sweet cassis-like varietal fruit, excellent oak and savoury meaty elements. Has strength and structure.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Big ‘masculine’ wine. Hints of spices and pepper on the nose and red berry/dark plum palate with some complex maturation evolving.
Comments Off on Shingleback Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
An elegant wine that’s light, tight and alert with spicy berry aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Red Knot McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Very pale pink with lifted confectionery fragrances and light but flavoursome dry palate.
Comments Off on Shingleback Aficionado Adelaide Hills McLaren Vale Rosé 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Big ripe sweet varietal fruit showing a hint of crème brulee-like characters with more sweetness from the oak.
Comments Off on Riversdale Estate Centaurus Block 1 Coal River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Dense purple wine – big and generous with a beautiful nose of pretty mulberry and violet fragrances. Soft balance of fruit and oak on the palate with a green note.
Comments Off on Riversdale Estate Coal River Valley Syrah 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A simple soft and appealing style that has good weight of lifted estery strawberry/raspberry fruit characters. An excellent quaffer.
Comments Off on Purple Hands Old Vine Barossa Valley Grenache 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A huge oak driven shiraz. The sweetness from the oak mingles beautifully with the rich ripe berry fruit. Needs more time to ‘relax’.
Comments Off on Purple Hands Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Broad creamy and complex nose with nice leesy/autolysis influence. Good structure and length to the palate. Some good fruit characters and high level of acidity. “Classy!”
Comments Off on No.1 Family Estate Adele Cuvee Marlborough Sparkling 2013 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Funky aromas with light strawberry notes and simple cherry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on No.1 Family Estate Marlborough Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé NV / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Citrus driven style with appropriate hints of toasty development. Good food wine.
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Limestone Coast Riesling 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Huge, hot and showing some age. Big hit of savoury oak on the nose and palate with great texture enhancing the fullness. 5+
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A complexity and richness of attractive juicy cassis fruit well matched by the cigar box-like oak characters.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Premium Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Clean, crisp and lively riesling exhibiting lovely light varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Stage Door The Green Room Eden Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A pretty wine -quite dry with “honest” varietal characters. Good cellaring potential. 3-5
Comments Off on Eden Hall Reserve Eden Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A true riesling nose of fresh lime aromas with great length of lovely citrus flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Eden Hall Springton Eden Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018