Posted: April 5, 2017
Toasty oak dominated nose and well balanced palate with nice soft texture and good length of lifted sweet raspberry fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Levantine Hill Estate Yarra Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fresh berries and spice on the young vibrant nose and a big dense palate that still has a high level of acidity and a hot finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Warrenmang Black Puma Avoca Pyrenees Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose has layers of evolved coffee/chocolate aromas with more layers presenting on the palate. “Needs decanting”.
Comments Off on Francesco Reserve Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A well balanced wine with good thought given to the fruit use and nice wrap of sweet oak. Enjoyable old school style.
Comments Off on Totino Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Deep purple wine with good depth and intensity of dark berry fruits, smoky oak and wrapped up in firm grippy tannins. 1-2
Comments Off on James Busby Big & Bold Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A Sarsaparilla-like nose and medium weight berry palate with decent tannin and good acidity.
Comments Off on Jacobs Creek Classic South East Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy fruit and dusty oak on the nose and nice varietal characters on the lightweight palate. Good drinking here. 3-5
Comments Off on James Busby Rich & Spicy Australia Shiraz Cabernet 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A pretty and inviting style with savoury aromas and simple well balanced cherry palate.
Comments Off on Deakin Estate Australia Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nice herbaceous aromas; mint evident. Clean, slightly green palate with a savoury touch.
Comments Off on Warburn Estate Rumours South East Australia Shiraz Cabernet 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
This wine has freshness, brightness and vibrancy. The youthful nose shows plenty of oak and is laced with blackberry fruit. Tightly structured palate, seamlessly balanced with masses of oak.
Comments Off on Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Sweet and complex spicy caramel aromas with more of that complexity evident on the lean palate.
Comments Off on Henschke Hill of Grace Eden Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mature blackberry fruit aromas with plenty of oak on top. The incredibly fresh, oak driven, palate has some slight tarry characters and plenty of powerful acidity. Still a youth!
Comments Off on Torbreck The Laird Barossa Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Full bodied wine with some very good dark ripe fruit characters, balancing oak and acid and firm tannins building nicely. 3-5
Comments Off on Blackstone Paddock Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Jubey aromas with tarry development and flavours dominated by earthy molasses characters. 3-5
Comments Off on Jeanneret Wines Denis Reserve Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Inky tarry nose; still closed, with wonderful palate weight and great concentration of pure fruit flavours layered with tannins and oak.
Comments Off on Jeanneret Wines Stand & Deliver Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fragrant juicy fruit pastille aromas leaning towards the savoury side. Lots of oak on the palate but surrounded by some good varietal fruit with slight ‘sinewy’ tannins. Plenty of freshness.
Comments Off on Dog Ridge Shirtfront McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Complex brooding aromas with a violet-like intensity and a complex, layered palate with a silky mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards The Bonsai Eden Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Smells remarkably fresh and fruity with plum pudding complexity. Tight, elegant palate. Great sweet fruit and cedar oak flavours. Enjoy now
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Henley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Soft and mature wine with cedar and spice characters. Starting to dry out – drink now.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Henley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2005 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark inky wine with spicy oak characters to the nose and lovely character to the long tight palate. Needs time to emerge.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines William Randell Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slight rhubarb/beetroot like characters on the nose. Attractive ripe fruit/oak palate with lovely silky tannins.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Shotfire Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Savoury meaty aromas with slight floral-like lift. Dark sweet/savoury fruit on the palate with good use of oak, fresh acidity and very firm tannins which will resolve with time.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Sandpiper Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subdued bouquet but there’s some lovely varietal fruit peeking through. Fresh boysenberry-like palate with peppery elements, supple tannins and sweet oak.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Eden Trail Eden Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Estery perfumed spicy red fruit aromas and well rounded, velvety, slightly meaty flavours.
Comments Off on McPherson Wine Co. MWC Central Victoria Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subdued nose; hints of berries and oak with a respectable amount of dark fruits on the long warm palate. Good drink.
Comments Off on McPherson Wine Co. Curious SEA Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very youthful lifted varietal aromas with nice balance of vanilla oak. Lots of chocolaty oak characters on the palate layered with some good fruit and long firm tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram 1859 Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Young and lively and still purple with lifted ripe dark berry bouquet. Attractive palate, good tight structure with a balance and finesse of sweet licorice and blackberry jam flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram The Journal Centenarian Barossa Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Excellent deep purple colour with very ripe intense fruit aromas and a hint of cedar oak. Palate has a tight compact structure with an impressive flavour depth. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram No.1 Barossa Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A bright, fresh and very youthful wine still showing purple hues. Lovely oak and raisined fruit fragrances and nice palate with vibrant blackberry fruit flavours layered with spicy oak. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram No.1 Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Charry chocolaty notes on the nose mingling with the blackberry fruit. Rich, complex and generous palate with good presence of dark fruit flavours layered with chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram Mamre Brook Barossa Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A “charming” wine that’s rich with an opulence of blackberry fruit. Good depth and generosity of flavours on a nicely layered palate with long, even, mouth-watering tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram Mamre Brook Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A seamlessly balanced, elegant wine with a tarry berry bouquet and rich fruit cake flavours free of porty characters. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram Basedow Road Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Intense, brooding, black ironstone nose. Impressive complexity and depth of flavours on the tight and compact palate. Very big but not a hint of port characters. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram Marble Quarry Road Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Amazingly youthful wine for a six-year-old shiraz. Attractive fresh berry nose and great richness, balance and length to the palate with powerful but well balanced fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram Moculta Road Barossa Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A complex, rich, sweet and scented blackcurrant fruit with those same lovely sweet scented characters following through on the long juicy palate with a lovely line of tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Certified South Australia Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Blackcurrant bouquet with a dash of pepper. Good varietal fruit presence on the long, nicely textured palate with supple tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Hints of violets on the dark fruit nose. Beautiful palate ‘shape’ with good flavour concentration and some slightly drying tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Scotch Fillet Graded McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A shy, delicate, earthy/olive nose. Balanced palate with minerally texture and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Porterhouse Graded Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A brightly coloured wine that smells a little like a raspberry coulis and has a lovely firm fruit palate with plenty of sweet oak tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbal and spicy on the nose with a little heat. Silky smooth in the mouth with a generous mellow flow of delicate flavours.
Comments Off on Lindemans Reserve Shiraz Bin 1300 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely dense purple wine with great freshness of fruit that is still showing good varietal characters and is nicely balanced by well handled quality oak. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Medlands Estate Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Massively dense wine – looks almost black in the glass. Huge mature molasses aromas and amazingly intense chocolaty flavours with blackberries sitting underneath.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Medlands Estate Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Brooding sweet dark fruit fragrances and a tightly structured and intense palate which will need a few more years to mature. 3-5
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Lyndoch Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Great colour; very deep purple. Intense perfumed licorice-like aromas and sweet and soft in the mouth with lovely density of pure blackberry-like varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Dorrien Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Maturing berry bouquet with an overlay of charry oak. Very closed palate, tightly structured with berry/licorice flavours and charry oak. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Dorrien Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich, complex, and ‘complete’ wine smelling of the forest with hints of bacon and brooding fruit flavours with silky tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“A complete wine”. Deep crimson hues with lovely depth and concentration of fruit/oak aromas and a complex palate. Great character and evolving beautifully.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Complex expression of some very classy varietal aromas. A long, taut palate with classic lines and really sharp acidity. Just needs time to evolve.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Classic McLaren Vale LanghorneCreek Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017