Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense dark molasses like nose and very approachable, sweet and seductive fruit palate. Strong acid backbone with some obvious tannins.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good drinking nose. The bacony oak tends to dominate the ripe plumy fruit for now.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines La Vue Central Victoria Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant and distinctly cool climate shiraz. Has fresh cherries, bell peppers, green herbal notes with a very good acid spine ensuring a long life.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Charry oak on the nose tends to hide the fruit. Lean firm palate with smoky sweet flavours and medium weight tannins.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Chapter Three Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very oaky, rich and flavoursome with ripe primary blueberry and plum fruit with some spice and pepper notes.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate St Ethel’s Grampians Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big sweet juicy shiraz with ripe concentration of plum and blueberry-like fruit layered with some obvious oak. Good length.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely jubey sweet fruit; some spiciness and sweet sour notes. Very good commercial style.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Central Victoria Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A flavoursome Barossa shiraz with a spicy musky bouquet and sweet chocolaty palate.
Comments Off on Gramps Fifth Generation Barossa Valley Shiraz 2011 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fragrant red jelly fruit nose and flavours of sweet plums with a subtle oak backbone.
Comments Off on Schild Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Some stalkiness on the nose with nuances of dried leaves and mushrooms. Palate quite meaty with an herbal edge.
Comments Off on Torbreck Woodcutters Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A solid, interesting, dense dark wine, developing well with sour cherry fruit and charry oak.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Stonewell Barossa Valley Shiraz 2011 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very inviting spicy perfumed bouquet nicely integrated with oak. A thick, rich palate with fresh bright varietal flavours and some classy oak. Has a drying finish.
Comments Off on Blackstone Paddock Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Inviting bright dark fruit nose showing some serious gamey depth. Good spice attack on the tasty palate.
Comments Off on Blackstone Paddock The Player Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great aged shiraz; solid and very drinkable. Lots of tarry leather notes mingling with spicy sweetness.
Comments Off on God’s Hill Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2006 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pungent and smoky on the nose – fleshy in the mouth and layered with tannins.
Comments Off on Parous Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Advance savory/leathery aromas and solid “old wine” flavours; very oaky but a good core of fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Dell’uva Frill Hill Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very big oak dominated style with an impressive core of dark fruits with tannins giving depth and length.
Comments Off on Dell’uva Sandstone Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely crafted wine driven by the oak but has plenty of dark brooding fruit well supported by the tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Medlands Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Some earthiness to the soft red fruit nose. Well balanced savory palate.. Plenty going on here. Nice tannic finish.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Lyndoch Estates of the Barossa Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Darkly brooding fruit aromas with subtle hints of nutty oak. Very complete savory palate with a lovely core of licorice and coffee wrapped in plush velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Moculta Estates of the Barossa Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy spicy red fruit nose showing nice aged complexity and a solid creamy palate with rich licorice flavours and a core of tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Dorrien Estates of the Barossa Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The nose is rich and fragrant with a rustic element. Very good flavour concentration; all dark fruit and chocolate. Perfect ripeness. Drink now or cellar.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass St John’s Estates of the Barossa Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Excellent core of black and blue fruit aromas showing nice use of oak. Solid palate – brooding, layered and long and dense with fruit and savory tannins with some subtle oak.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Inviting bold fruit sweet fruit fragrances; nice aged leathery complexity developing. Delicious sweet fruit palate underwritten by the aged complexity and drying oak tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram The Journal Centenarian Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautifully aged savory/chocolate/truffle aromas and lovely concentration of oak/fruit flavours underscored by a minerally spine. “Ageing with grace”, commented one judge.
Comments Off on Saltram The Journal Centenarian Barossa Valley Shiraz 2009 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The nose is a lovely harmony of savory fruit and great oak with nicely textured tannins. It’s flavoursome and balanced with a complexity of purple fruits and minty chocolate.
Comments Off on Saltram Mamre Brook Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classic rich red/purple Barossa shiraz. Fragile earthy mushroomy fragrances and rich fruit dominated palate nicely framed by the oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram Marble Quarry Road Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely wine still in great shape. Seamless complexity of fruit/oak fragrances with a palate that is rich and vibrant and layered with dark fruits, warm spices and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram Moculta Road Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A solid and very harmonious shiraz – some nice secondary age characters developing. Good drive of varietal fruit with some meaty nuances and sweet oak.
Comments Off on Saltram No. 1 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very nice solid deep purple shiraz that is bright with pristine sweet clean red and black fruits and has a very subtle backbone of oak with some mineral-like notes.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromas of blueberries and blackberries mingle on the nose with hints of licorice. A huge palate with loads of fruit flesh and layers of classy oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Kalleske Johann Georg Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fragrant, fruity and chocolaty on the nose and fleshy and flavoursome in the mouth with a wall of savory tannins. Needs more time.
Comments Off on Kalleske Eduard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A wine with extremely bright lifted, young, jubey, primary fruit characters showing beautiful purity. Lovely nose and plenty of tannins on the palate.
Comments Off on Kalleske Zeitgeist Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite an oaky wine but there’s some good solid varietal fruit behind. Long tannin profile.
Comments Off on Mojo Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Silky smooth and looking quite mature – good drinking now. Nice earthiness on the red fruit nose; chewy and savory in the mouth.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Described as “A stately dame”, by one judge. Very pleasant full flavoured, old fashioned style of shiraz.
Comments Off on Seabrook Wines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dark fruit/herbal nose with a piquant lift. Syrupy sweet palate with oak nicely in check and nice fleshy tannins.
Comments Off on Atze’s Corner Eddies Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big gutsy wine; lots of alcohol and plenty of oak that is layered with intense dark fruits, licorice and chocolaty nuances with plenty of “precise” tannins. A serious wine!
Comments Off on Rockbare Barossa Babe Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted jelly-like red fruit aromas and a lovely unctuous palate that is lively and bright and full of flavours with some alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Cimicky Wines Trumps Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big Aussie shiraz with good oak use supporting the minty berry varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Artwine The Kelly Surrender Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh estery fruit and oak fragrances and sweet fruit flavours laced with oak.
Comments Off on Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh berry nose with a pretty fruit lift and a tightly wound palate with flavours of violets, blackberries, olives and rhubarb. Give it time.
Comments Off on Charnwood Estate Mudgee Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely nose smells of fresh cherries and violets. Very good cool climate blackberry palate with layers of chocolate. Great potential.
Comments Off on Jacobs Creek Reserve Limestone Coast Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Light bright strawberry jam aromas and a lovely stylish and rich chocolate and red berry palate with a long warming finish.
Comments Off on Burnbrae Mudgee Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely aged complex bouquet with aromas like Cherry Ripe. A drying, complex tannic palate with solid sweet aged fruit.
Comments Off on Kangarilla Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2010 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big wine that’s a compote of rhubarb, earthiness, spices and bubblegum and some meatiness.
Comments Off on Mt Monster Limestone Coast Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developing nose with minty characters and sweet stonefruit flavours. A crowd pleaser.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2012 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“Great dinner party wine”, suggested a judge. “A controversial curio”, suggested another. Almost like a semi- aged sweet fortified. Has great flavour and freshness.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Single Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A beautiful intense ripe Aussie style of shiraz showing lovely solid sweet fruit aromas and a velvety soft fruit driven palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 /
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April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautiful fruit and oak use here. Cherry cola and wild flower bouquet showing a violet lift and warm dark fruit palate.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 /
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April 4, 2017
