Posted: May 5, 2017
Honeyed golden apple bouquet with light yeasty characters and a frothy caramel complexity on the firm well balanced palate.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
A liqueur style tawny with lovely old rancio nose and excellent sweet, spicy, hazel nut palate that has both freshness and obvious age
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Posted: May 5, 2017
A light clean quaffer. Light fresh bouquet with hints of honeycomb and a fruity palate.
Comments Off on Bisol Vigneti del Fol Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry DOCG Veneto Italy Prosecco DOCG NV / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Complex bouquet; some savory notes, some yeasty ones. More complexity on the fresh, long and balanced palate.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Zippy fresh spicy aromas and very stylish peppery palate. “A very alert aperitif style of prosecco”, said one judge
Comments Off on Bisol Crede Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut DOCG Veneto Italy Brut 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Nicely aged, complex and well balanced sparkling with lovely mix of glace fruit and alert acid.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Smoky fruit complexity on the nose with an attractive funkiness. Very creamy in the mouth with excellent flavour profile. Has great complexity and texture.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Hummingbird Series Margaret River Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Balanced, lively number with length and softness and very stylish toasty, nutty oak seamlessly integrated with ripe melon fruit and supported by a firm acid backbone.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Sweet strawberry and cream bouquet. Refreshing, well structured palate with delicate fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Luna Rosa Central Ranges Rosado 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Simple slightly restrained fruit characters showing nice spiciness and a decent line of acid.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Lively yeasty complexity to the nose. Complex sweet/sour palate with a long acid finish.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Musty and cinnamon notes to the nose with obvious pinot complexity. Elegant, long and silky palate showing good flavour and age.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Excellent peppery fruit characters on the yeasty nose with an abundance of flavour complexity on a very stylish palate.
Comments Off on Champagne Jeeper Extra Brut Naturelle France Brut Champagne NV / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A complexity of strawberries and toast aromas. Simple sweet fruit palate with balancing acid.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
An attractive cassis nose with herbal nuances. Nice intensity of fruit cake-like flavours with some decent tannins.
Comments Off on Mt. Monster Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A big rich cherry berry, drink now, style with intense fruit aromas and upfront fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz Cabernet 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Nice wine that is a combination of simple charry tarry characters and plum jam.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Candied musk stick aromas and simple, slightly spritzig fresh fruity palate. Nice sweetness.
Comments Off on Oakover White Label Swan Valley Chenin Blanc 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Oak driven style; very ripe and sweet with slight jammy characters and earthy notes.
Comments Off on God’s Hill Barossa Aglianico 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A lifted fruit salad of a nose and good fresh fruit palate with pretty spicy notes.
Comments Off on Saddleback Central Otago Pinot Gris 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A pretty wine. Fresh cherry aromas and well structured palate with spicy red fruit flavours.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Attractive cassis, blackberry and violet bouquet. Excellent flavour depth with lots of sweet oak, some eucalypt and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Flint’s Of Coonawarra Gammon’s Crossing Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Soft, simple and slick! Sweet fresh grassy nose and silky smooth in the mouth.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
A light capsicum fruit lift to the simple varietal nose. The palate is long and complex with punchy tinned pea and kiwi like flavours.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Intense plum/berry varietal fruit characters, plenty of alcohol and some earthy/leathery development.
Comments Off on D’Arenberg The Love Grass McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Chocolaty nose with spicy tobacco notes and an attractive spicy primary fruit palate.
Comments Off on After Hours Oliver Margaret River Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Dense inky colour, powerful berry/oak nose and very flavoursome plum palate with good length of spiciness.
Comments Off on Hugo Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Big nose – all fruit pastille and glace fruits with some new oak touches. Huge palate with intense sweet, slightly porty, flavours and pine needle nuances.
Comments Off on Hugo Wines Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Fresh lifted rose petal bouquet and lusciously sweet palate with excellent fresh fruit.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Pale gold wine. Aromas of peaches and cream. Nutty savouriness to the soft flavoursome palate. Good food wine.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Lovely big rich Aussie style – quite grippy with fruit cake-like aromas and flavours. Needs food.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Aromas of raisins and plums with good depth of spicy plum flavours on a drying palate.
Comments Off on Mudgee Wines Reserve Mudgee Merlot 2014 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Great nose; light fresh and spicy with a complex and seamlessly layered palate with dark fruits, some tobacco-like oak and dense tannins.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Stylish quaffer with interesting dark fruit on the pleasant nose with a well made palate.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
An intense purple wine. Great cassis nose and excellent ripe flavours, some spice and good oak. Needs time.
Comments Off on Karrawatta Cristo’s Paddock Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Intense purple colour and powerful extracted varietal fruit with a herbal like backing. Very interesting style.
Comments Off on Eldredge The Reserve Clare Malbec 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Simple citrus fragrances and light simple mineral/citrus varietal palate. Needs time.
Comments Off on Eldredge Clare Riesling 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Very pure citrus bouquet with a great steely, cool climate, lemony palate.
Comments Off on Koonara A Song for Alice Mt Gambier Riesling 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Golden, elegant and citrussy. Shows lots of class and plenty of crunchy acid.
Comments Off on Prancing Horse Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Lovely toasty complexity to the nose with a lovely buttery palate full of smoky oak and tropical fruit flavours. Firm crunchy acid. Definitely a food wine.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Big soft old fashioned style of chardonnay with rich honeyed melon fruit characters and some well handled oak to match.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Cassis fruit and sweet toasty oak fragrances. Tight earthy dark fruit palate with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A well made, well balanced water white wine. Smells of lemon grass and has a fresh flavoursome palate showing great elegance.
Comments Off on Reillys Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Old school style with rich estery aromas and soft generous flavours. Ready for drinking now.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
A big soft Aussie style – all toasty and buttery on the nose with good ripe marmalade-like fruit which is echoed on the long, fresh and complex palate. Has elegance.
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Posted: May 5, 2017
Lovely purity and finesse of toasty marmalade fruit with some smokiness, bottle age complexity and nice acidity.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2009 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A lovely cool climate style. Soft perfumed sandalwood like bouquet and long firm well balanced fruit palate with some stalkiness.
Comments Off on 3 Oceans The Rivers Margaret River Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A soft easy drinking style simple but well made with big tropical fruit characters.
Comments Off on 3 Oceans The Rivers Frankland River Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Simple light herbaceousness to the nose and a well balanced steely mineral palate.
Comments Off on 3 Oceans The Estates Frankland River Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Warm oaky style but has some lovely blackberry fruit pushing through. Very flavoursome.
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