Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge black/red blockbuster of your classic jammy Aussie shiraz. Very good wine with lively vibrant fruit that’s seamlessly balanced with a big hit of cedary oak. 5+
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely chocolate cake-like nose and very ripe berry palate with slightly green tannins.
Comments Off on Springton Hills Koop Creek Reserve Eden Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Excellent colour, lovely chocolaty nose and well rounded integrated sweet oak/fruit flavours
Comments Off on Brick Kiln The Ingot Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A silky smooth crowd pleaser with flavours of fruit cake. “I love it”, enthused one judge.
Comments Off on Songlines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Minty notes to the nose with more mint and some gunflint characters on a complex palate.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Soft creamy easy drinking wine with excellent spicy fruit. “A very classy number”.
Comments Off on Dr Richard Hamilton The Surgeon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A medium weight with beautiful rich mulberry and blackberry-like fruit and spicy peppery notes. Shows great cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Huge young chocolaty shiraz with lovely dark red fruit characters and big grippy tannins. It needs time in the cellar to reach its potential.
Comments Off on Taylor Ferguson Family Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite pungent fruit salad-like aromas and a mouthful of lovely sweet plum flavours with good use of oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Stable Hill Mustang Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting nose, “Maybe wild ferment”, queried one judge. Lighter style of palate.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautiful purple hues with floral fruit aromas and a soft and generous palate with excellent persistence of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Garners Heritage Wine Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant and still quite youthful floral nose with a nicely balanced and complex chocolaty palate and a drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Richmond Grove Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Hints of Vegemite-like characters on the nose. Big mouthful of soft ripe stonefruit flavours with appropriate oak and acid to balance.
Comments Off on 2 Mates McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big dark brooding number that has a great colour and some very intense vibrant red berry fruit that is seamlessly balanced with the lovely fresh oak and assertive tannins.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“All class”. Has depth, length and power with beautiful dark plum fruit and great oak handling.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great colour and an abundance of warm ripe blackberry fruit with a nice touch of tannins.
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy spicy aromas with lovely big chocolaty/mulberry-like flavour profile.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A fresh clean balanced wine with fresh lifted red berry fruit nicely integrated with the sweet vanillin oak. Has a drying finish.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An excellent intense and complete crimson wine. Great fruit depth and excellent oak compliments it perfectly.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Jaraman Clare Valley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Some excellent ripe berry varietal fruit characters here seamlessly integrated with some very ‘tidy’ oak. The palate is soft, well structured and has plenty of length. 3-5
Comments Off on Hugo McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge nose that is like a Cherry Ripe with some black pepper thrown in. It has an intensely rich cherry pie of a palate with some alcohol warmth. Time!
Comments Off on Blackstone Paddock The Player Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A young tightly wound wine; a great spicy earthy style that just needs time to relax.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich Christmas cake of a nose and very ripe palate with nice dry/sour fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Excellent depth of purple hues with bright fruit and fresh oak nose and a classy velvety palate..
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Twisted Gum Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Twisted Gum Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Hints of green fruits, chewy spicy fruit, lacking freshness. Bigger style, aromatic, good length.
Comments Off on Just Red Wines Daily Red Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Plush blue and blackberry fruits, rich sweet fruited palate, bright, soft, round tannins.
Comments Off on Oceanview Estate Unwound Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Soupy, menthol notes, rich blue fruits, lacking freshmness, fine grain tannins. Lifted, fresh, zingy.
Comments Off on Pyramids Road Wines Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big complex fruit, chewy, intense wine, good fruit lacks freshness, clean, varietal, balanced.
Comments Off on Mason Wines Cellar Collection Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite dilute and simple, commercial lacks fruit and vibrancy. Integrated oak, structure, balance, plummy fruit notes.
Comments Off on Millawa Ranch Painted House Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy elegant nose. Lifted spicy fruit. Black pepper, density, richness, smoking oak. Integrated, balanced, lighter style.
Comments Off on Mt Tamborine Vineyard & Winery Black Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite polished fruit. Blackberry with some blueberry fruits. Fine oak, good balance, candied fruit, tasty. Long finish, luscious, vanilla oak, hint of spice.
Comments Off on Girraween Estate Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Coffee, mocha, big oak on nose. Black fruits, plush fruit. Good tannin weight and acid balance. Darke, dense, brooding, balance.
Comments Off on Mason Wines Cellar Collection Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Full, nice oxidised honeyed.Dull fruit lacking plush, lively fruit. Elegant style. Licorice, fine spice. Elegant oak.
Comments Off on Ballandean Estate Opera Block Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense rich nose, brooding and black. Black pepper, spicy, very intense long dense fruit. Touch of chewy notes.
Comments Off on Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Elegant blackberry notes, spicy black pepper. Delicate. Big tannins but succulent. Dense nose, sweet firm tarry spice.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Under ripe fruit, touch beany. Short palate, quite angularand lacks drive and direction.
Comments Off on Clovely Estate Reserve Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Leafy black fruits, some minty eucalypt notes, Plush rich wine, great flavour length, richness and balance.
Comments Off on Whiskey Gully Black Rod Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Black fruits, rich dense nose, Tarry fresh hint of coffee and mocha. Bright fruit density. Rich long savoury intrests.
Comments Off on Clovely Estate Artisan Polyphemus Passito Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dark black fruits, some reductive chatracters, bright plush palate, soft round tannins, good length. Touch drying out, lacks length, fresh, vibrant.
Comments Off on Granite Ridge Wines Granite Rock Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big, rich and very oaky wine; a classic Aussie style – with Cherry Ripe like fruit characters. Has good cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Bellevue Esatate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very oaky but has plenty of fruit to match and lovely tannin balance with firm acidity.
Comments Off on The Blackwood Sir Henry Blackwood Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Leafy red currant aromas with hints of licorice and a fresh cherry palate. Nice quaffer.
Comments Off on Barwick Estates White Label Margaret River Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017