Posted: January 12, 2019
Cherry Ripe-like characters dominate the nose with a great flavour profile that, according to one judge, “Speaks of GSM.” Excellent palate structure and length
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Switch McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
An excellent complexity of blackberry, raspberry and cherry fruit characters with soft supple tannins. Needs some more age on it.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines H by Haselgrove South Australia Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A very simple style with nice lift of sweet and spicy Grenache fruit on both nose and palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Vine Sear McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Brilliant depth of red/purple hues here with simple varietal fruit characters, sweet oak and big generous tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Bella Vigna McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A Cherry Ripe of a nose with simple juby blackberry flavours and attractive tannins.
Comments Off on Growers Reserve The Family Barrels Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Beautiful oaky nose with some great fruit behind. Delicious in the mouth – it’s all long, warm and textured.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Erbe E3 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A big, rich and still very fresh wine that has a powerful spicy oak nose. Great palate structure and tasting of cherries and blackberries with layers of ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Premium Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lemon sherbet-like aromas with nicely focussed lime and lemon flavours, tight acidity and a mineral edge.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Premium Eden Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Light strawberry aromas with jelly crystal-like characters. Beautiful fruit driven palate; slippery, sweet and perfectly balanced.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Wentworth Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A pretty dolly pink wine with fresh estery strawberry and rose petal fragrances and a lovely fresh, clean and dry palate with a great strawberry/cherry flavour profile.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Euston Rosé 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lovely punchy citrus bouquet with honeysuckle notes and a very interesting palate big on sweet spicy fruit flavours with great balance and intensity.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Riesling 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Nicely ageing wine with an alluring leathery plum nose and fragrant sweet fruit palate that shows a big spicy hit.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Very elegant nose with beautiful toasty oak and ripe bright blackberry fruit. The lush silky smooth palate with excellent intensity and length of plum-like flavours with supporting oak.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Goat Track Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Fresh ripe red fruit fragrances and soft fruity flavours with good tannin structure.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Yarnspinner Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
The subtle cassis fruit bouquet is laced with toasty oak and the tightly structured palate exhibits great varietal fruit intensity and excellent ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Still amazingly fresh lifted cabernet fruit aromas with a sweet oak background and lovely palate still looking fresh and youthful with nice tannin structure. “Classy!”
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Pound Road Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
“An awesome wine!” It is tight and elegant showing incredible depth of red hues with lifted complexity of rich ripe shiraz fruit and well handled cedary oak.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Goat Track Reserve Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Subtle menthol notes to the chocolaty aromas and a rich “complete” palate showing great varietal fruit expression with some lovely fine tannins. An excellent wine.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Section 19 Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
“This has a classic Aussie ‘claret’ nose,” according to one judge with nice sweet black fruit flavours, fresh oak and a firm tannic finish.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A bold wine with earthy meaty characters to the black fruit nose which is echoed on the palate. Good food wine. It needs more time.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer The Creek Langhorne Creek Red Blend 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Powerful pungent passionfruit nose with more of the passionfruit on the simple palate. Drying finish.
Comments Off on Joiy Savvy Society Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Generous blackberry bouquet with smoky/tobacco leaf characters. Good varietal flavour profile with some herbal elements.
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Light fruit bouquet and simple palate with layers of melons, apple and spices.
Comments Off on Taylor Made Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Simple cassis/cigar box nose with a lovely rich palate, lots of oak, plenty of pure varietal fruit and excellent tannins. Has years in it yet.
Comments Off on Taylors Jaraman Coonawarra Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
“Great drink now shiraz,” suggested one judge. Has attractive rich varietal fruit characters on both nose and palate.
Comments Off on Taylors Special Release Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Aromas of fresh limes and lemons lift out the glass – very varietal. Lovely powerful flavour profile with mouth-watering acidity. “A great riesling,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A beautiful racy style in need of cellaring. Has lifted ripe citrus bouquet with floral notes and subtle yet intense varietal fruit flavours of limes and green apples. Offers plenty!
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Spicy oak driven style but has plenty of lovely classic shiraz fruit to match. “It has years ahead of it yet,” suggested one judge.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Attractive fragrant cherry aromas and a soft and inviting palate with bright varietal fruit flavours and powerful acid backbone.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Light fresh black fruit nose with subtle oak and a powerful palate with excellent flesh, structure and freshness.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Punchy muscat aromatics and powerful confectionery sweet varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Lakeside South Australia Moscato 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Toasty melon nose and big flavoursome toasty palate. Simple but well made wine.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Lakeside South Australia Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Fragrant spicy nose with a dash of white pepper and spicy confectionery palate supported by crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lovely savoury aromas and attractive confectionery fruit flavours on a long palate.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Wine Co. The Magnet McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A simple wine with lovely delicate varietal aromas all floral and citrussy with great sweet lychee, apple and lemon flavours. Excellent palate weight.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Wine Co. Ein Riese Adelaide Hills Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Alluring fragrant blossom bouquet and a crisp yet generous palate with interesting flavours.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Wine Co. Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A monster of a spicy plum nose with a warming palate that has lusciously fresh layers of plum fruit flavours with nice oak and varietal spiciness.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Velvet Glove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A massive super ripe, super thick, dark red wine with an abundance of serious shiraz fruit matched by a huge amount of oak. “So much to like!” A classic.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A really lovely wine that’s complex and very classy with a big oaky lift to the nose and generous sweet fruit flavours with oak adding complexity. Very well made.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Enchanted Path McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Dark red, almost black, wine, with a powerful charred oak and ripe red berry bouquet. Brilliant balance of intense sweet fruit flavours with lashings of oak and firm tannins. “Wow!”
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Slightly oily notes to the nose with aromas of ripe apricots and hints of honeysuckle. Big, generous and flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Dionysus Winery Canberra District Viognier 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Fragrant black fruit aromas with slight menthol-like characters. Lovely and rich and chewy in the mouth with typical cool climate fruit flavours. “Has style and class.”
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Grampians Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Fresh light fruit salad-like nose. Creamy in the mouth with interesting layers of lychee and apple-like flavours with floral elements and a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Big nose; has lashings of ripe blackberries with attractive earthy nuances and leads to a huge mature palate with mouthfilling mix of licorice, plum and cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Wines Postmaster GSM McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A big ripe perfumed Christmas cake-like bouquet leading to a nice juicy sweet and flavoursome palate more in the savoury end of the spectrum. Excellent texture.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Wines Limited Release McLaren Vale Grenache 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A mature, complex and yeasty nose with an attractive complexity of smoky/meaty flavours.
Comments Off on Chandon Vintage Brut Whitlands Strathbogie Yarra Valley Methode Traditionelle 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Big hit of cherries and plums on the nose and a blackberry compote of a palate.
Comments Off on Capel Vale Wines Regional Series Mount Barker Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Smells of black truffles, blackberries and pine needles! Very classy palate with a flavoursome complexity of fruit, oak and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Capel Vale Wines Regional Series Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019