Posted: April 4, 2017
Loads of vanillin oak here with nice beetroot/cassis like varietal fruit underneath. Good commercial style.
Comments Off on Banrock Station The Boardwalk Series Riverland Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Excellent fresh and lively example of style with some great upfront spicy fruit and good use of oak with cola-like notes.
Comments Off on Banrock Station The Boardwalk Series Riverland Montepulciano 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromatic tropical/melon notes with some honeysuckle hints which is reflected on the simple palate.
Comments Off on Banrock Station The Boardwalk Series Riverland Fiano 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good example of style with slightly sweet/spicy pear fruit and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Banrock Station The Boardwalk Series Riverland Pinot Grigio 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A clean fresh commercial style of grigio with pleasant steely/straw like characters.
Comments Off on Zilzie Estate Karadoc Pinot Grigio 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Soft commercial style. Perfumed cedary nose and nice cherry/berry fruit flavours. Good oak support and nice level of tannins.
Comments Off on Zilzie Estate Karadoc Merlot 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A soft succulent shiraz with smoky bacon bouquet and plum/cassis fruit flavours with elegant oak and some spiciness.
Comments Off on Zilzie Estate Karadoc Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good wine; fresh and lively with a sweet oak nose, loads of sweet oak on the palate and spicy fruit beneath.
Comments Off on Zilzie Estate Selection 23 Karadoc Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh berry bouquet with stalky notes and sweet berry palate with soft tannins and acid.
Comments Off on Zilzie Estate Selection 23 Karadoc Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant wine with cherry fruits, fine tannins, sweet oak and some bottle age developing.
Comments Off on Byrne Estate Series SA Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A wine with great length and generosity of pure, slightly tropical, varietal fruit with good oak use and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Criminal Minds Riverland Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An interesting commercial style with ripe berry fruits, chocolaty oak and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
True to style – it’s oaky, rich and flavoursome. There is a pleasant warm rancio lift to the nose and great lingering flavour complexity to the seamlessly balanced palate.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Collection Riverland Classic Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A fresh, lively and well balanced style that’s light and youthful with its berry/cherry fruit characters and lovely cleansing tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Collection Riverland Vintage 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Typical tea leaf characters on the attractive nose. Warm and rich in the mouth with lashings of raisin pudding-like flavours.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Collection Riverland Classic Topaque NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely clean style that will age well. Has a good spirit lift to the nutty nose and is crisp and nutty on the bone dry palate with savoury notes on the finish.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Collection Riverland Pale Dry Apera NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Tawny green hues here with a gorgeous aged, spicy raisined bouquet and a deliciously flavoursome palate that’s complex and long with everything in perfect balance.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Collection Riverland Classic Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very Aussie style. Some licorice notes to the pruney nose. Long rich and flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Collection Riverland Vintage 2009 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Floral, juicy and jubey style; very approachable and very flavoursome. “An interesting wine”, thought one judge.
Comments Off on Bassham Riverland Nero D’Avola 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A subtle herbaceous style of sav blanc with a lovely fruit lift and great acid balance.
Comments Off on Deakin Estate Murray Darling Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Bright colour to this light lemony/limey style with estery aromas and a well balanced palate. Offers good drinkability.
Comments Off on Yarran Riverina Pinot Grigio 2016 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Long, lean and minerally with caramel brioche like aromas. Thick, rich and buttery in the mouth with some charry oak elements.
Comments Off on Yarran B Series Riverina Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complex wine with obvious use of oak but there is plenty of very nice sweet fruit to match with a good level of spiciness.
Comments Off on Yarran B Series Riverina Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A richer style of wine with good cellaring potential. Has spicy blackcurrant fruit, complex oak, gutsy tannins and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Yarran B Series Riverina Durif 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple, soft and very drinkable showing some bottle development and fruit cake characters.
Comments Off on Salena Estate Wines Legacy Loxton Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Leafy greenness on the nose with a solid plum palate, some green tannins and mouth puckering acidity.
Comments Off on Salena Estate Wines Overland Loxton Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complex oak driven cabernet with some caramel softness and nice black olive fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Salena Estate Wines Founders Reserve Block 267 Loxton Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Delicious golden wine. Lovely lift of honeysuckle and orange blossom on the honeyed nose and a long luscious toffee and marmalade palate that has balance and length.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Murray Darling Noble Taminga (375ml) 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A solid commercial pinot with a ripe strawberry bouquet and some nice richness to the palate.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Murray Darling Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Funky, complex and buttery chardonnay. Loads of attractive oak and apple-like varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Murray Darling Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A richer, complex, oak driven style with some fruit definition on the nose and a well balanced palate with great mineral backbone.
Comments Off on McGuigan Black Label Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Bright zesty citrus-like fruit with “playful” acidity, subtle pear notes and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on McGuigan Black Label Pinot Grigio 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple sweet and nicely balanced with strawberry and raspberry fruit and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Little Birdwood South Eastern Australia Sweet Red 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Flinty herbaceous aromas with some honeyed notes developing – similar palate.
Comments Off on Little Birdwood South Eastern Australia Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A simple style with peachy fruit and toasty oak, some residual sweetness and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Claire Creek South Eastern Australia Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely cabernet fruit characters in the red currant spectrum with dark olive layers and some spice. Good line of acid.
Comments Off on Elmfield South Eastern Australia Cabernet Merlot 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A clean and balanced wine with deep brooding black cherry fruit and peppery notes.
Comments Off on Little Birdwood South Eastern Australia Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromatic strawberries and cream aromas and nice persistence of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on South Point Estate South Eastern Australia Pink Moscato 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice bright peach-like varietal fruit balanced by good use of oak and soft acidity.
Comments Off on Elmfield South Eastern Australia Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An easy drinking commercial style with spicy rose petal fragrances and a sweet and racy, sherbety palate.
Comments Off on South Point Estate South Eastern Australia Moscato 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very approachable wine. Elegant varietal characters in the greener spectrum well integrated with oak, acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Lindemans Bin 40 South Eastern Australian Merlot Petit Verdot Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple commercial style with great oak structure and balance and varietal fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Lindemans Bin 45 South Eastern Australian Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A generous, deep red wine with a lively balance between dark plum and cassis fruit and cigar box oak. Good juicy commercial style.
Comments Off on Lindemans Bin 50 South Eastern Australian Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017