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Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc (750ml) 2015

Posted: July 21, 2022

Gentle lifted botrytis aromas with a generous, well rounded and full-bodied palate loaded with fruit flavours.

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Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Limited Release Clare Valley Fortified Shiraz 2016

Posted: July 21, 2022

Rich plum nose with some leathery aged notes and a sweet full-bodied palate.

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Heggies Vineyard Eden Valley Botrytis Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Candied floral nose and palate with lovely balance of sweet tropical fruit and acidity.

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Yalumba 21 Year Old South Eastern Australia Aged Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Rich yet elegant tawny with raisined aromas and leathery aged notes. Great palate length with a balance of rich spicy fruit flavours and good spirit use.

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Patritti Vintage McLaren Vale Fortified Shiraz 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

A drier style with elegant spicy shiraz fruit and brandy spirit nuances.

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Patritti South Australia Rare Fortified Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Luscious Muscat complexity here without being overwhelming. Good spiciness.

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Patritti South Australia Rare Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A drier, full bodied, tannic style with a lovely intensity of ageing chocolate/caramel characters and good spiciness edged with hints of citrus rind.

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Patritti Rare McLaren Vale Fortified Chardonnay NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A lovely fortified sweet white with some great aged characters. A fruit driven nose and intense sweet flavours.

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Gralyn Estate Margaret River Late Harvest 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Lightly tropical aromas with fresh lime flavours on the soft rounded palate.

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Gralyn Estate Margaret River Pedro Ximenez NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

“Great example of a black sherry style.” Luscious intensity of caramel, spices and honey with hints of apple pie.

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Gralyn Estate Museum Margaret River Rare Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Another very beautifully aged Muscat with a fabulous intensity of Christmas cake-like aromas and flavours and a long and lingering after taste.

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Gralyn Estate Artizan Margaret River Rare Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

This vibrant nose shows a powerful lift of raisins, spices, florals, toffee and chocolate with a fresh palate that is not too dry and not too sweet but just perfect!

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Gralyn Estate Margaret River Classic Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A simple and quite dry acid driven style with lovely chocolaty aromatics and intense aged fruit flavours.

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Gralyn Estate Margaret River Rare Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A full-bodied wine with great age expression reminiscent of rich liqueur chocolate. Good acidity.

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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Classic Topaque NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Full bodied with evident sweetness, hints of roasted nuts and caramel touches.

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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Classic Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Brooding dark fruit expression here with molasses-like aromas with leathery aged notes and a lusciously creamy palate with amazing age and good tannins.

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919 Wines Latin Collection Riverland Ruby Fortified NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Marmalade aromatics with sweet/spicy red fruit flavours. Good spirit selection.

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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Pale Dry Apera NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Lovely pungency of flor characters on the nose melding with bread dough, nut and apple characters. A crisp uncomplicated palate. True to style.

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919 Wines Reserve Riverland Classic Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Drying and tannic with attractive intensity of sweet, preserved fruit characters laced with spicy elements.

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919 Wines Limited Edition Riverland Vintage Fortified 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A relatively drier style with subtle blackberry fruit expression, floral hints and spicy notes. “Very feminine,” noted one judge. Great blending and spirit use.

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Buller Wines Rutherglen Grand Topaque NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A very well-made wine with beautifully complex aged characters. A great melange of butterscotch, figs and dates with excellent crisp acidity balancing it all out.

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Buller Wines Rutherglen Grand Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A youthful style but has excellent fruit richness. It has preserved fruit fragrances and mouth-filling sweet and creamy flavours with good spirit use.

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Buller Wines Victoria Fine Old Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Nutty spicy characters developing on the nose with slightly austere palate and tight acid line.

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Buller Wines Victoria Fine Old Topaque NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Young, simple and somewhat austere style with nice nuttiness. “Easy to drink!”

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Buller Wines Victoria Fine Old Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A drier version of an aged Muscat with fruit cake-like characters and crisp acidity.

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Henley Park Wines Swan Valley Old Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A promising style; a conglomeration of nuts, spices, oak and tobacco aged characters with hints of sweet mocha.

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Henley Park Wines Swan Valley Vintage Port 2011

Posted: July 21, 2022

Aged fruit characters on the nose with a soft, well developed, palate. Drink now.

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Arthur Wines Barrel Aged Margaret River Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A young fresh elegant style. Some floral fragrances with complexity developing on the palate.

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Arthur Wines Reserve Margaret River Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Lovely berry fruit characters transitioning to chocolaty plum elements.

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Gapsted Wines Alpine Valleys Vintage Touriga 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Lifted richness of plum aromas and generous red fruit flavours. Offers easy drinking.

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Cat Amongst The Pigeons Fat Cat Barossa Valley Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Traditional fruit driven style with soft subtle presence of raisined fruit. Good acid line.

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Truffle Hill Pemberton Cane Cut Riesling (375ml) 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Attractive lifted honeyed apricot bouquet and very flavoursome botrytis driven palate with a good level of acid to balance out the sweetness.

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The Drover Riverina Moscato 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Refreshing fruit driven wine with some aromatics and residual sweetness.

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2 Monkeys Riverina Moscato 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A sweet style that finishes quite dry with pretty floral characters.

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Carmine’s Wood Aged Old SA Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Full bodied with a high level of alcohol, a rich fruit presence and aged florals.

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Tomich Limited Release Adelaide Hills Gewurtztraminer Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dried apricot nose with raisined notes and some complexity of honeyed apricot flavours.

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Reillys Blue Tonga Clare Tawny NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

An elegant and somewhat tannic, chocolaty red fruit style of tawny.

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Reillys Clare Fortified Shiraz 2008

Posted: July 21, 2022

Great persistence of ageing ribena-like aromas and flavours with an attractive spicy lift and soft tannins.

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Rylstone Estate Bluebird Central Ranges Botrytis Viognier 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Toasty honeyed aromas with an attractive honey/toffee driven palate.

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De Beaurepaire Coeur d’Or Central Ranges Botrytis Semillon 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Well-made wine with a rich botrytis lift, fresh apricot-like fruit and tannins balancing the sugar.

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De Bortoli Wines Show Riverina Liqueur Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Full flavoured Muscat with caramel, raisined elements and nice florals evident.

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De Bortoli Wines Black Noble Riverina Botrytis Semillon NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Gorgeous nose – all caramel, dark fruits and coffee. The palate is rich and sweet and full of lovely ageing fruit flavours. “Very easy to drink!”

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De Bortoli Wines Deen De Bortoli Riverina Botrytis Semillon (375ml) 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Tropical fruit nose with honeyed aromatics developing. A lovely softness to the rich sweet palate.

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De Bortoli Wines Noble One Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A deep golden, full bodied, wine – very sweet, very flavoursome with citrus/pineapple characters and very good underlying acidity.

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Gumpara Wines Barossa Valley Liqueur Frontignac (500ml) NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A complex style ageing beautifully with attractive floral, caramel and honeyed notes.

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Gumpara Wines Barossa Valley Liqueur Semillon NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A rich creamy nutty style with good, aged fruit intensity and elements of caramel, dates and baked apples.

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Gumpara Wines Barossa Valley Tawny Grenache NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

Sweet and creamy – rich and weighty with spicy chocolaty fruit characters.

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Saddler’s Creek Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Intense pome fruit fragrances with honeyed tropical nuances and very rich and flavoursome sweet fruit palate with a fresh acid line to balance.

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Saddler’s Creek Riverina Rutherglen Rare Muscat NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A more elegant style of Muscat with fruit age, sweetness, acid and alcohol all in perfect balance edged with attractive potpourri-like characters.

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Campbells Isabella Rutherglen Rare Topaque NV

Posted: July 21, 2022

A very rich and extremely old product that is a delicious complexity of toffee, caramel and raisined fruit with tea leaf-like elements and the perfect acid balance.

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