Posted: April 4, 2017
Dark berry aromas lift off the nose and are subtly tinged with savory smoky bacon notes. The dark, rich, savory palate has lovely fruit sweetness and velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Savory/earthy nose with a powerful and complex oak influence. Lusciously soft in the mouth with loads of intense varietal flavours that linger long on the palate.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Inky purple colour with rip plum, tar and prune aromas lifted by aromatic spirit. Perfectly balanced palate with spicy fruit flavours, firm tannins and perfect level of acidity.
Comments Off on Kalleske J.M.K Vintage Port Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose of dark fruit with a touch of menthol and some savouriness. Rich solid juicy fruit palate with a very good tannin structure.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dark berry nose with a lift of spice and pepper and a well structured palate showing excellent length and balance and full of ripe raspberry and dark cherry flavours.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A plush and very “friendly” style of shiraz that exhibits super excellent spicy black fruit varietal intensity that is seamlessly integrated with lots of toasty oak.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Deep purple hues, rich ripe berry fruit and spicy smoky aromas and a long complex black fruit driven palate with soft tannins and an intensity of toasty/mocha oak.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Middle Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very structured savory style with loads of tannins. Gamey/soy-like aromas and good length of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Tomich Woodside Vineyard Icon Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Perfumed black fruit nose with gamey meaty accents and long firm savory/briary palate with mouth coating tannins. =
Comments Off on Tomich Woodside Vineyard Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Gorgeous nose – reminiscent of black forest cake! Lovely ripe rich palate, excellent weight, full of flavour and developing nicely and all wrapped up in the spicy peppery oak.
Comments Off on Paracombe Somerville Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A firm and quite tannic shiraz that has some lovely dark savory fruit characters nicely balanced by the vanilla oak..
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Savory dark berry aromas and nice upfront berry fruit flavours with herbal notes.
Comments Off on Anderson Hill The Black Cat Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely aged nose; lots of very good brambly fruit development. For a 12 year-old wine there is still plenty of great sweet fruit on the palate. Good drinking.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2003 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, soft and nicely developed meaty style. Lovely mature herbal nose and good upfront fruit palate.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2005 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, solid and ripe with aged fruit aromas and masses of oak. Very good palate development with a long core of raspberry fruit characters. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2007 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classic big old barrel oak style underscored with ripe dark developed berry fruit characters, subtle earthy development and quite a high level of acidity.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Inky berry and oak fragrances and a palate offering a sweet indulgence of mouthcoating flavours.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big solid and mature style of shiraz with ripe concentration of spicy/licorice aromas and a drying and inky palate with lovely weight and length of fruit flavours. Time!
Comments Off on Montara Chalambar Road Grampians Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A peppermint-like edge to the dark berry fruit nose. Tight, elegant palate with lean, slightly sappy fruit with hints of mint.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Blackberries, spices and pepper lift off the nose and has a big sweet tannic palate.
Comments Off on A T Richardson Hard Hill Road Great Western Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Still fresh, tight and youthful. Some pungency to the primary fruit nose with lovely sweet oak. Sweet, soft and chewy in the mouth with a pretty good palate. Needs more time.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose is a lovely complexity of developing fruit and oak with a palate exhibiting great sweet peppery fruit flavours. “A very good drink,” said one of the judges.
Comments Off on A T Richardson Chockstone Grampians Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose is herbal, peppery and spicy with barrel ferment notes. The palate is lively and lifted with loads of big ripe fruit flavours and sweet gravelly tannins.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Closed oaky nose with a big sweet palate that has chewy tannins. Could open up more.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Print Central Victoria Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy fruit and oak combination of aromas and a sweet gravelly tannic palate with some slightly raw fruit characters
Comments Off on Clarnette & Ludvigsen Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, sweet and chocolaty style with lovely length and depth of ripe varietal fruit with a generous fruit palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Malakoff Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Closed oaky nose, blackberry and oak palate and tannins underwriting the structure.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big old fashioned ripe shiraz with chocolaty aromas and big drying tannic palate showing nice level of sweet fruit.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense and chocolaty on the nose and very flavoursome, tannic palate with lots going on.
Comments Off on Tatiarra Vineyards Caravan of Dreams Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy herbal fruit aromas with peppery/bacon notes. Light palate – quite tannic but a good drink.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Range Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big ripe style with a huge amount of oak and tannins; some fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Tatiarra Vineyards Culled Barrel Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A rich ‘luncheon’ wine. Quite porty and tannic with lots of sweet fruit and oak.
Comments Off on Tatiarra Vineyards Cambrian Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A ripe inky blackberry fruit bouquet with some minty notes. Big solid palate with loads of sweet ripe fruit flavours and powerful gravelly tannins.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy wine with delightful aromas of blackberry, pepper and sweet mint. Similar characters echoed on the palate. Has great texture and chewy gravelly tannins.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Section One Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good concentration of inky, rich and ripe aromas and showing a solid core of fruit on a powerful tannic palate. Nice drink.
Comments Off on Clarnette & Ludvigsen Grampians Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Ripe inky nose and big hit of ripe fruit on the palate that has a long fine finish.
Comments Off on Best’s Bin No. 0 Great Western Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted aromas of sweet blackberries, varnishy oak and some peppery notes. A good soft sweet palate with a black fruit spine.
Comments Off on Montara Gold Rush Grampians Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich and somewhat porty style. Pleasant earthiness to the nose and a palate that offers lovely mouthfilling flavours.
Comments Off on Black Estate Vineyard Bendigo Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Bright slightly stemmy/peppery fruit nose and sweet, porty, slightly alcoholic palate.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very good youthful cool climate shiraz with nice spicy licorice aromas and a classy palate with ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mitchelton The Bend Victoria Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense inky aromas of blackberries and oak. Big solid chunky palate with background of sweet fruit.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Slightly oily nose with bacon-like notes and big sweet flavoursome fruit palate.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A dense, inky and slightly metallic character to the nose with a high acid palate but has plenty of sweet plum/cherry fruit.
Comments Off on Garners Heritage Wines Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice cool climate style of shiraz. Lots of drying oak matched with stemmy plum fruit.
Comments Off on Killercrankie Wines Bendigo Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The smoky bacon nose shows hints of cinnamon with lots of drying tannins dominating a slightly porty palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The dense and jubey nose is loaded with powerful fruit aromas. The palate is dark, dense and sweet with excellent length of long lingering oak/fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A youthful wine with lots of drying oak and sweet ripe fruit with earthy/barnyard notes.
Comments Off on Water Wheel Vineyards Memsie Homestead Bendigo Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very flavoursome mid-weight commercial style with lovely sweet blackberry fruit and nice subtle use of oak. Slightly aggressive tannins.
Comments Off on Garners Heritage Wine Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oak dominated shiraz with attractive underlying plum fruit and good tannins.
Comments Off on Taltarni Estate Pyrenees Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complex ripe plum like aromas laced with pepper and spice. A very elegant, low tannin style of palate with sweet blueberry fruit persistence. A really good drink.
Comments Off on Best’s Bin No. 1 Great Western Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017