Posted: September 6, 2017
Quite different aromas – smells of cooked meats and black pepper. Has dense, slightly oxidized, overtones to the firm flavour profile.
Comments Off on Paul Jaboulet La Chapelle Hermitage France Syrah 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Attractive charry oak edges to the fruity nose. Lean austere palate dominated by charry oak. Lots more cellaring potential left.
Comments Off on E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque France Syrah 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A very well made wine that has a lovely peppery/blackberry nose showing barnyardy- like complexity. Some very serious oak on the palate lifts the fruit to another dimension.
Comments Off on M. Chapoutier L’Ermite France Rouge 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very developed, savoury, leathery and earthy bouquet. Palate still quite youthful looking with attractive blackberry notes and earthy complexity.
Comments Off on Henschke Hill Of Grace Eden Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense red wine bordering on black that has a solid complexity of perfectly ripe, intense, varietal fruit that is seamlessly integrated with the nutty-like oak Excellent tannin structure.
Comments Off on Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Developing dark fruit/tarry oak bouquet and a lean dry palate with mid-weight sweet fruit flavours and soft tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Drayton’s Family Wines William Pokolbin Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Toasty oaky aromas and flavours layered with red fruits, crisp acid and a tannic finish.
Comments Off on Drayton’s Family Wines Vineyard Reserve Pokolbin Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A nose of blackberry, spices and Tabac with clean, sweet fruit flavours, spicy oak and soft tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Orchid Original Block 12 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A strawberry jam nose with mushroomy maturity. Plenty of fruit on the palate but just starting to fade. Has some savoury elements. Pleasant drinking now. 3-5
Comments Off on Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Shiraz 2005 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Aromatic red fruit aromas with subtle floral and chocolate notes. Delicious, slightly porty flavours with fresh acidity.5+
Comments Off on Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Obvious oak on the nose but well matched by the licoricey/blackberry fruit. A leanness to the palate from the acidity but has intense flavours.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An attractive flavoursome wine; a harmony of blackcurrants, roasted meats and nuttiness.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Malakoff Pyrenees Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Smells of chocolate truffles with mainly secondary flavours on the oak dominated palate. 5+
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
“Quite light in style for this flight”, thought one judge. Shows plenty of leathery age and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Kilikanoon Wines Oracle Clare Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An elegant seamlessly balanced shiraz with exotic aromas and slight confectionery fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Kilikanoon Wines Covenant Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Surprisingly fresh spicy nose with good length of confectionery fruit flavours and powdery tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Cote Mas Corbieres Syrah Grenache Carignan 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nose is a powerful combo of dark berries, licorice and spices with. Lovely persistence of berry, chocolate and olive flavours. 5+
Comments Off on James Busby Legends of Shiraz Fruits of Labour McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A complexity of varietal fruit aromas with lifted cedary oak. Firmly structured, savoury, palate with a great richness of spicy chocolaty flavours supported by cigar box oak. 5+
Comments Off on James Busby The Tutor 570 Vines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A fruit driven style with light peppery notes on the nose and cedary oak on the palate with slightly warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Earthworks Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Perfumed lift to the spicy plum nose with a soft, savory and balanced palate.
Comments Off on Burge Wines The Cellar Cut South Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lean and savoury shiraz with slightly green peppery fruit nicely integrated with the oak.
Comments Off on James Busby Legends of Shiraz Spice Trail Central Victoria Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Aged oaky nose with an earthy meaty palate showing chocolaty oak and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane Harvest Cottage Adelaide Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Clean lifted spicy/earthy fruit aromas, lovely varietal flavours and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Jamiesons Run The Grazier South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dark fruit aromas lift off the nose with prune-like notes. Good palate structure and length with complex flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Bird’s Eye View McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Spicy and savoury on the nose with a soft, medium bodied, dark berry palate.
Comments Off on James Busby Whispers South Eastern Australia Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lifted perfumed varietal aromas and a savoury style of palate with good tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Tail Spin Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very good lifted blackcurrant/plum aromas with meaty notes. Firm, dry, savoury palate with menthol notes.
Comments Off on Zilzie Estate Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
The oaky/stewed plum bouquet has a perfumed/floral lift. Great palate structure with a complexity of sweet blueberry fruits and spicy flavours with good use of oak.
Comments Off on Longyarn Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Simple sweet plum fragrances and a medium bodied palate with soft earthy plum flavours.
Comments Off on Rosemount Estate Roseglen Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A meaty/savoury style; some brambles on the nose and barnyard characters on the palate.
Comments Off on James Busby Two Churches Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Oaky nose with a peppery lift and a simple, warm, clean and flavoursome palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Penola Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Aged tarry oaky aromas with a big hit of nicely developing flavours with quite a hot alcoholic finish. At its peak now.
Comments Off on Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Youthful aromas with loads of fruit and oak and some earthy/savoury complexity. The solid palate has great depth of sweet stonefruit and oak flavours and shows a high level of alcohol.
Comments Off on Torbreck The Laird Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A soft simple shiraz with sweet/sour fruit aromas and flavours showing slight stalky green notes.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Baron Von Nemesis Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A monster of a wine with rich ripe raisined/licoricey fruit characters and lots of mocha oak.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Hills are Alive Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A complex savoury/gamey combination of aromas. The generous palate starts fruity and sweet but finishes quite savoury. Still very youthful. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z Force McLaren Vale Shiraz Petite Sirah 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Mature leathery bouquet with herbal hints. Elegant palate; developed sweet fruit flavours, lots of oak and chalky tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nose has light savoury notes over the berry fruit aromas with a vibrant, well balanced palate showing youthful fruit and good acid finish. 3-5
Comments Off on GMH South Australia Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A lifted oaky, spicy, minty nose and interesting flavours of strawberries, raspberries, rose petals and apricots.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A hint of lavender on an elegant nose with more of the florals on the palate and a suggestion of rhubarb pie flavours. Has sweet oak and silky tannins. 5+
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Green herbal fruit bouquet with briary fruit flavours and river pebble-like minerality.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Regional Series McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Intense primary fruit driven nose with balancing oak and lovely fresh lift. Great delivery of raspberry-like varietal flavours and good oakiness.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Cherries and raspberries lift off the nose with some oak evident but not overpowering. A strong well balanced savoury/chocolate palate with upfront sweetness. 5+
Comments Off on Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
“A blockbuster”, said one judge. Dense stewed fruit aromas well matched by spicy oak. Has powerful “raw” flavours of oak and fruit.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very attractive lifted blackberry pie-like aromas and good weight of savoury and sweet fruit flavours with good tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Warburn Estate 1164 Padthaway Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Porty, meaty and savoury on the nose with rich red plum flavours showing herbaceous notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Dromana Estate Mornington Peninsula Syrah 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lifted whole bunch aromatics. Bright, fresh and complex palate with spicy fruit and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Mornington Estate Mornington Peninsula Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Minty chocolaty nose with hints of lavender. Long lean sour cherry flavours. Slight acidic end.
Comments Off on Mornington Estate Mornington Peninsula Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Firm, simple and spicy nose with an austere palate showing lighter peppery fruit.
Comments Off on Climbing Orange Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A more elegant shiraz with earthy savoury aromas and attractive, slightly lean, palate.
Comments Off on Pepperton Estate Cellar Reserve NSW Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017