Reillys Dry Land Clare Shiraz 2017
Posted: September 3, 2022
Toasty oak driven wine with some sweetish porty fruit showing through. Drinking well now.
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Reillys Epitaph Clare Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 3, 2022
A syrupy thick shiraz with Christmas pudding and licorice-like fruit characters. “Plenty going on here!”
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Rockridge Clare Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lifted spicy blue/black fruit fragrances with soft dark fruits enveloping the long lingering palate.
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Kirrihill E.B’s The Squire Clare Valley Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
Purple wine bordering on black and thick with ripe fruit with balancing oak. Lots of tannins. Needs time.
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Reillys Moonvine Greenock Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
A classic with dark brooding fruit aromas and a background of oak and a gutsy full-bodied plum palate. Needs time.
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Millon Wines The Impressionist Barossa Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
A dark brooding wine that is rich with spicy red fruit and has a high impact of oak. A very nice ‘drink now’ wine.
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Reillys Stolen Block Clare Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 3, 2022
A well-made old school style shiraz starting to show its age with blue/black fruit characters, charry oak and good concentration of tight and persistent tannins.
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Rockridge Cellar Selection Clare Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Dusty oak and purple fruits lift off the nose and has a seamlessly balanced, full-bodied, palate with good persistence of plum-like flavours with soft tannins.
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Kirrihill Partner Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
A thick dark purple wine that is a rich, full-bodied and flavoursome “butcher shop” of a style with a high level of tannins and nice long acid backbone.
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Millon Wines The Estate Barossa Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
Intense and complex dark fruit aromas with a slight herbal edge and a good concentration of rhubarb/plum fruit characters on the long palate and tight line of acid.
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Riot Wine Co Identity Theft Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lightly structured wine full of fresh lifted blackberry fruit with olive-like nuances.
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Lou Miranda Estate Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright fresh lifted fruit/oak nose and good flavour density with oak derived tannins.
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
A complexity of herbaceous red fruit aromas integrated with the oak and showing a nice tannic grip to the varietal fruit palate with the acid giving it structure.
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Chocolaty dark fruit aromas and an elegant palate filled with fruit and powerful tannins.
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Section 1 Pyrenees Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Subtle floral red fruit nose with a nice black cherry-like flavour profile.
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E.Guigal Chateau d’Ampuis Cote Rotie France Syrah 2016
Posted: September 3, 2022
A delicate complexity of dark fruit, spices and pepper. Great palate shape with excellent line of oak and fruit derived tannins with good fruit underneath.
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Penfolds Grange Bin 95 South Australia Shiraz 2017
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nose shows lots of oak on top of the fruit with tarry oak and black peppery fruit filling the palate. Drying finish.
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Leura Park Estate Block 7 Reserve Bellarine Shiraz 2021
Posted: September 3, 2022
An uncomplicated soft and jubey fruit shiraz that has a nice spiciness to it.
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Leura Park Estate Bellarine Shiraz 2021
Posted: September 3, 2022
Typical spicy cool climate style of shiraz with bright fruit and subtle oak use.
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Jack Rabbit Vineyard Bellarine Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lifted vanillin oak tending to dominate the nose and palate with fruit peeking through.
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Jack Rabbit Vineyard Reserve Bellarine Shiraz 2018
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nicely developing spicy chocolate nose and a pleasant, slightly astringent, tarry palate.
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Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
A lighter bodied shiraz with solid dark fruit, vanillin oak and complementing tannins.
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Tempus Two Copper Gundagai Shiraz Cabernet 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
A mature choc/mint nose with a rhubarb pie of a palate with acidity giving the wine a fresh edge.
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Tempus Two Copper Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Mature plum fruit nose with a hint of lavender. The blue and black fruit flavours are nicely supported by grippy tannins with spicy oak in support.
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Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: September 3, 2022
Juicy blackberry bouquet with a licorice thread. Soft and jubey fruit fills the mouth with flavour and with grainy tannins.
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Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lots of oak and tannins here but the attractive briary varietal fruit can handle it.
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McGuigan Personal Reserve Oldman Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Intense brooding fruit fragrances and fleshy in the mouth showing great depth and power of rich black fruit mid-palate with the tannins in seamless balance.
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McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big bold wine that has a rich abundance of dark plum fruit, good use of oak, nice line of acid and with lovely tannins that linger across the length of the palate.
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McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017
Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright berry fruit on both the nose and palate with a violet lift and grainy tannins.
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BVWC Stockyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
A lively wine with a nose that has a complexity of perfumed fruit with a dash of pepper and a palate offering spicy red fruit and solid oak flavours with good tannin length.
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McGuigan Cellar Select Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
A classy fruit driven wine with a complex abundance of blackberry, blackcurrant and plum characters. Still youthful.
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McGuigan Personal Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
Fruit and oak coming together nicely on the nose. The full-bodied palate has a complexity of flavours.
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McGuigan Cellar Select Gundagai Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Rich cherry liqueur-like characters here nicely balanced by the acid and tannins.
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Barangaroo Western Victoria Zone Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big, well-made, full-bodied wine with sweet confectionery blue/black fruit, high acid and a good level of tannins.
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Freeland Wines Loading Zone Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
A generosity of upfront fruit sweetness on the nose and palate. Starting to show some age.
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Longhop Old Vine Adelaide Plains Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
A grippy young wine, almost black in colour and showing plenty of potential. Ribena-like fruit aromas blend with the oak and the full-bodied palate has a complexity of sweet fruit.
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Monteperle Block 6 Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
A brooding bouquet of blackberries and chocolate followed by a dense, powerful and balanced palate that offers a rich mouthful of pure varietal fruit flavours.
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Monteperle Block 6 Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: September 3, 2022
Big dense oak driven nose with a huge and intensely flavoured fruit/oak palate.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Plush ripe plum aromas and flavours with tangy acid and strong tannins. Hot on the finish.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
Cherry and chocolate fragrances and dark brooding spicy licorice concentration to the palate. Needs time.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2021
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big impact of oak on the nose creating chocolaty licorice-like aromas. Palate offers a big brooding mouthful of generous and balanced flavours with a drying tannic finish.
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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Excellent wine with chocolaty complexity to the nose and full-bodied palate fleshy in the mouth with great depth and length of black fruit, firm oak and soft tannins.
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Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Subtle blue and black fruit bouquet with a ripe bold fruit palate, supporting oak and long lingering tannin finish.
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Mitchelton Heathcote Estate Grown Heathcote Shiraz 2018
Posted: September 3, 2022
Big coconut-like oak nose layered with rich dark fruit and a firm complex density of fruit flavours. Years to go yet!
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Mitchelton Estate Single Vineyard Nagambie Lakes Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big, straightforward and tightly coiled oak driven wine that needs time for the fruit to develop.
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Bellevue Estate Shiraz 2021
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big wine with lots of everything; plum fruit, spicy oak and mouth-filling tannins.
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Bellevue Estate Shiraz 2020
Posted: September 3, 2022
Red and black fruit aromas and flavours with tannins in a supporting role and fresh acidity.
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Cheeky 7 Wines Family Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz Blend 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
A young savoury wine with a good range/balance of primary and tertiary elements. Lovely fruit characters in the mulberry/boysenberry spectrum with a big hit of oak.
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Seville Estate Old Vine Reserve Yarra Valley Shiraz 2019
Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright cherry and raspberry fruit fragrances with a perfumed lift. The palate is fresh and bright with light and vibrant red fruit. Nice cool climate shiraz.
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