Posted: July 21, 2022
Aromas of violets and musk lollies. Lovely palate structure with punchy spicy red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic (ACO) Riverland Petit Verdot 2019 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A complex vibrant mix of spicy berries, chocolaty oak and savoury/medicinal elements.
Comments Off on Singlefile Small Batch Pemberton Petit Verdot 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
Firm angular wine with inky intensity of dark varietal fruits and rich tannins.
Comments Off on Pirramimma Ironstone McLaren Vale Petit Verdot 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A straightforward dry red style with great varietal fruit and rich tannins.
Comments Off on Pirramimma Reserve White Label McLaren Vale Petit Verdot 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A young uncomplicated wine with bright lifted red fruit aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Rymill Coonawarra pv Coonawarra Petit Verdot 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich, powerful and complex wine with generous ripe dark fruits and savoury notes. 5+
Comments Off on Anderson Rutherglen Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Inky iodine aromas and firmly structured red fruit palate with a solid tannin structure
Comments Off on Allegiance Wines The Artisan Clare Valley Petit Verdot 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautifully balanced wine with a rich generosity of cherry and raspberry-like fruit.
Comments Off on Yarran Block Series Riverina Petit Verdot 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: February 19, 2020
A lovely youthful wine with herbal floral fragrances and perfumed oak notes and an intense and textured palate filled with vibrant red fruits and has fine tannin length. 3-5
Comments Off on Riverbank Estate Rebellious Swan Valley Petit Verdot 2017 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: December 10, 2019
A wine full of licorice, violets and dark chocolate characters with firm grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Anderson Winery Rutherglen Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Super fresh for an 11-year old. Smells like fruit cake and cigar boxes with spicy earthy black fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Rojomama Red Art Cellar Release Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2008 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Christmas cake characters on the nose and blackcurrant and violets on the palate.
Comments Off on Rojomama Red Art Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A Cherry Ripe of a nose with a dark chocolaty palate that shows great varietal fruit definition.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Powerful savoury aromas and very dense palate with generous flavours and a balance of tannins.
Comments Off on Pirramimma Ironstone McLaren Vale Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: November 7, 2018
A lovely youthful wine with herbal floral fragrances and perfumed oak notes and an intense and textured palate filled with vibrant red fruits and has fine tannin length. 3-5
Comments Off on Riverbank Estate Rebellious Swan Valley Petit Verdot 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Spicy tarry fruit bouquet and an acid dominant palate with juicy rich fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A tight drying style with vibrant ageing fruit characters, spicy chocolaty notes, powerful grippy tannins and good hints of acid. 3-5
Comments Off on Anderson Cellar Block Rutherglen Petit Verdot 2013 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Rich intense wine that is dense and ageing and yet still shows some vibrant freshness.
Comments Off on Blowfly Northern Slopes Petit Verdot 2006 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Nose has an attractive savoury profile; hints of spicy berries. Plenty of plum, blackberry and currant-like flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Granite Belt QLD Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Beautifully aged chocolaty red fruit aromas and balanced palate with appropriate development.
Comments Off on Red Art Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2006 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Interesting dried herb, tobacco and black tea-like aromas with a simple drying powdery palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Red Art Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
“A rich full beast.” Very restrained licorice/dried fruit aromas and a complexity of juicy fruit and silky tannins on the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
The nose is a delightful lifted mix of mints, cherries, violets and oak. Rich well rounded oak bomb of a palate layered with sweet minty fruits and upfront powdery tannins. Needs time! 5+
Comments Off on Three Hills Margaret River Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A dry powdery style with a lovely mix of blackcurrant, dried herbs and floral violet notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Salena Estate Wines Silhouette Riverland Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Nose has a delicate perfumed whiff of violets and roses and a tightly coiled spicy/savoury palate.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Echelon Riverland Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lovely concentration of dark fruits on the nose and palate with lots of barrel maturation. Now – with food!
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Home Block Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A lifted savoury nose and a nice fleshy palate intense with dark jubey fruit, more of the savoury elements and good line of acidity.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Foundations Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Inky/spicy aromas with powerful violet elements. Interesting well balanced palate with lovely flavours in the riper fruit spectrum and long soft but assertive tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Inky varietal fruit characters with obvious violet-like floral notes, strong chewy tannins and a drying finish. 3-5
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Home Block Barossa Valley Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: September 6, 2017
A floral lift to the peppery red fruit nose. Good dark berry fruit concentration on the palate with nice dusty tannins.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Wines Estate Riverland Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Generous and juicy. Dark mocha concentration to the nose. Dense upfront blackberry flavours.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Granite Belt Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Reserved simple aromas. Generous chocolaty/cassis fruit flavours on the long, warm palate.
Comments Off on Switch Organic Wine Langhorne Creek Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Nose shouts of vibrant dark fruits. Plenty of varietal fruit flavours on the long, nicely textured, palate. Subtle use of oak. Good tannins.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Good varietal aromas and smooth, not too tannic, palate with an astringent finish.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Wines Rylstone Mudgee (Rylstone) Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An elegant wine with very attractive dark sweet plumy fruit showing eucalypt elements and a fine tannic grip.
Comments Off on Millbrook Regional Perth Hills Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A riper chocolaty/Christmas cake style of wine with big tannins and good acid balance.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Delightful aromas of chocolate, mint, blackberries and violets. Good pretension of primary fruit on the palate with lovely tannins.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Earthy forest floor, black brooding fruits, massive acid, long succulent tannins.
Comments Off on Mason Wines Cellar Collection Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Spicy black brooding fruit with dry oak. Fruit now looking forward with menthol green tones.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Leafy spicy style, quite firm and tannic.
Comments Off on Ravens Croft Wines Petit Verdot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A well made wine with a dark floral varietal nose showing a perfumed lift. Soft and elegant palate and full of fresh fruit flavours supported by a fine tannic structure.
Comments Off on Quilty Silken Thread Mudgee Petit Verdot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A wine with great length and generosity and ageing gracefully. Dark chocolate and small berry fruit characters with a savory note.
Comments Off on Ceravolo Adelaide Plains Petit Verdot 2011 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Chocolaty nose; traces of berries and slight floral touches. A tight solid red palate with firm, slightly green, tannins.
Comments Off on James Estate The Estate Hunter Valley Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 14, 2017
Black tarry nose, very intense, tarry, chewy, angular tannins. Brooding black fruits.
Comments Off on Clovely Estate Petit Verdot 2013 / 0 View / June 14, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Dense sooty bitumen bouquet with intense dark cherry flavours edged with violet nuances and supported by cigar box oak.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Riverland Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A big ripe tannic wine with chocolate and violet characters on the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Millbrook Jarrahdale Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
A light youthful wine with firm upfront dark berry fruit laced with spicy notes.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Riverland Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
A classic; elegant and intense with peppery prune aromas and sweet/sour flavours. Drink now.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Echelon Riverland Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Great example of this style. Excellent depth of colour. Spicy and peppery on the berry fruit nose with a firm but generous fruit palate that has high acid for a long life.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Wine Riverland Petit Verdot 2014 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
True to style. Nice aromas. Great palate structure and balance. Loads of tannins.
Comments Off on James Estate The Estate Hunter Valley Petit Verdot 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017