Hirsch Hill Yarra Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A well-aged wine still showing some varietal fruit characters and has a nice solid palate.
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Maygars Hill Reserve Strathbogie Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Deep red wine with purple highlights. Fresh cool climate varietal fruit bouquet and a big solid palate rich with black cherry and plum-like varietal fruit flavours.
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Hirsch Hill Reserve Yarra Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark brooding and chocolaty wine with hints of cherry fruit and strong tannins.
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Maygars Hill Strathbogie Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
A delightful nose of vanilla, spices and flowers with attractive earthy red fruit palate. Good tannins
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Trinity Hill Homage Hawkes Bay Syrah 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely lifted spicy peppery nose and a complex cool fruit driven palate.
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Ortus Limited Edition McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
A brooding menthol fruit nose. Rich and rounded in the mouth with dark crunchy fruit and sharp acid.
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Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Jubey blackcurrant aromas with beetroot-like elements and a big weighty palate full of earthy floral fruit with good use of oak.
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Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Syrah 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very peppery shiraz – simple, fresh and lively with lovely lifted black fruit varietal characters.
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Maygars Hill ‘The Aviators’ Strathbogie Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
A tad one-dimensional but has some delightful dark and earthy varietal fruit characters.
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Wolf Blass Platinum Label Medlands Vineyard Barossa Shiraz 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big, big wine with an abundance of purple fruit freshness and liveliness elegantly balanced by the well-handled classy oak. It has a long life ahead of it.
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Wolf Blass Platinum Label Medlands Vineyard Barossa Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A long, complex, brooding and very inky shiraz that has loads of interest and plenty of lovely fresh intensity of red berry aromas and flavours.
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Paracombe MacGillivray Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013
Posted: November 30, 2021
An opulent developed savoury style, brick red in colour with spicy black fruits and soy-like mature notes.
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Paracombe Adelaide Hills Shiraz Viognier 2014
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromatic apricot driven bouquet with mature characters on the developing but lively palate.
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Paracombe Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nice concentration and seamless balance between savoury fruit and cedary oak. $
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Eldredge Blue Chip Clare Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Very oaky style but is underpinned with a good weight of red varietal fruit.
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Grandeur Wellington Gen 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Gentle spicy aromas with a full-bodied palate showing secondary characters developing.
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Twinwoods Estate Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromas of dark fruits with olive-like notes and a lingering complexity of blackberry, licorice and smoked meat flavours.
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Twinwoods Estate Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slightly subdued oaky nose with very good intensity of tangy cranberry-like flavours, a touch meaty, with nice tannins.
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Paul Jaboulet Aine La Chappelle France Hermitage 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
A classy wine, still quite fresh with great clarity of cool minty fruit characters.
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Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne France Syrah 2014
Posted: November 30, 2021
Great purple colour, vibrant rich fruit with a slight green edge and lots of cedary oak with interesting oyster shell-like nuances.
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Greenock Creek Alices Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
An intense and complex mix of savoury, meaty and licorice characters with a warm finish.
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Penfolds Grange Bin 95 South Australia Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A dense heavily concentrated style with a big hit of oak well matched by powerful varietal fruit characters on both the nose and the palate.
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Grampians Estate Barrawatta Great Western Grampians Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
An excellent ageing wine. “A slam dunker!” suggested one judge with savoury complexity lifted by violet-like floral elements.
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Grampians Estate St Ethels Great Western Grampians Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pleasant straightforward shiraz showing nice spiciness and showing some age.
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Condie Estate The Gwen Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
A wine that is a rich intense complexity of plums, blackcurrants, cedary oak and spices.
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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
A classy deep purple wine more at the savoury end of the spectrum with distinctive umami characters on the nose and an attractive black fruit flavour profile.
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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
A good example of an ageing shiraz. Interesting smoked meat, plum and liqueur elements.
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Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
Classic aged McLaren Vale shiraz aromas with long lingering black fruit flavours laced with rich liqueur-like layers and edged with tar and cedar-like notes.
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Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
A full flavoured wine soft in the mouth and bright with ripe lifted varietal fruit.
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Seabrook The Merchant Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big complex shiraz maturing nicely showing an ageing perfumed bouquet and has a developed flavour profile on the harmoniously balanced palate.
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Ekhidna Back Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Bright spicy aromas with a dark plum filled palate, elegant oak and crisp acidity.
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Ekhidna Kings Hill Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still a very tight youthful wine that will need more time. “But it is all there,” said one judge.
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Ekhidna Rechner McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
A complex purple wine with a pleasant mix of freshness and age. Both the oak and fruit play an equal part. Years to go!
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Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich dark fruit cake of a shiraz with some tangy notes, savoury oak and hints of black tea-like character.
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Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
Robust weighty style with upfront lifted plum fruit aromas and flavours with a savoury olive-like edge and drying finish.
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Goldman Wines Alpine Alpine Valleys Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
An aromatic nose with a slight perfumed lift and a bright tight red fruit palate.
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Nardone Baker The Wara Manta Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fresh and very “precise” style with spicy plum fruit, soft tannins and showing hints of leathery maturity. “More time.”
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Cooper Burns Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very mature wine – “A ten-year-old that still has lots going on.” But drink soon.
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Cooper Burns Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Lots going on here,” noted one judge. It has an olive tapenade-like bouquet and a sweet, spicy and chocolaty palate. Very Aussie style with still more life in it.
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Cooper Burns Bloody Valentine Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big, complex and savoury old school style with lots of secondary characters. Has plenty of everything!
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Morgan Simpson Reprieve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
Intense lifted bright fruit/oak nose with good length of plum jam-like flavours and lots of oak adding complexity.
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Byrne Double Pass South Australia Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
An oak driven shiraz with persistent primary fruit aromas and flavours.
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Calcannia Clare Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
An oak dominated style, nice aromatic lift to the nose and a complexity of maturing flavours
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Hare’s Chase Marananga Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
Smells toasty and spicy and is warm and rich in the mouth with savoury characters.
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Paringa Estate Peninsula Mornington Peninsula Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Slightly gamey aromas with peppery notes and a long lean green peppercorn palate.
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Schubert Estate The Gosling Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
A relatively understated straightforward shiraz that has a rich concentration of licorice, plum and oak characters.
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Zitta Wines Greenock Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautifully aged and complex wine with very intense tarry chocolaty richness but still showing some red fruit characters underscored by firm tannins. Very appealing.
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Schwarz Nitschke Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Blue fruits with slight green edge, some interesting earthy notes and a creamy texture.
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RedHeads Dan’jango Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: November 30, 2021
Soft generous shiraz with a complexity of spicy fruit with cola notes and some meaty elements.
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Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Shiraz 2014
Posted: November 30, 2021
A complexity of fruit on the nose. Soft in the mouth with excellent length of mature red and blue fruit flavours. Drink now.
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