Posted: May 12, 2022
Great example of an Adelaide Hills shiraz that is soft, mature and very satisfying.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Goat Track Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Mulberries and toasty oak on the nose and a balance of blackberry fruit and gentle oak flavours. Plenty of life in it yet!
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Goat Track Reserve Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A mulberry tree of a nose with intense black fruit flavours; the essence of shiraz! The acid is racy, the oak subtle.
Comments Off on Viveur Wines Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Beautifully aged soft, warm and “cuddly” wine; an amalgam of sweet fruits and vanillin oak.
Comments Off on NOVA VITA Firebird Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Young and exuberant baby! Has a vibrant spicy cassis nose and bright sweet Ribena-like flavours with subtle use of oak.
Comments Off on Sidewood Stablemate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A well balanced spicy cool climate shiraz that is stylish and still youthful.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Dark purple wine with bright lifted dark fruit fragrances and a soft palate with plenty of mouth-filling spicy/beefy plum flavours. “A real winter red,” according to one judge.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A typical herbaceous and somewhat grippy, cool climate shiraz with sweet lifted black fruits and nice coconut-like oak.
Comments Off on K1 Middle Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A firm grippy oak driven wine with attractive red fruit characters. Just needs more time.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Pinnacle Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Leafy minty bouquet with a simple oak driven palate but in balance with red/black fruit characters.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Smells of ripe plums and spicy peaches and has a long lingering oak driven palate with tight tannin structure.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Fresh red fruit aromas mingle with cigar box and leather notes. Generous red fruit palate with silky mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Limelight McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A ruby red, oak bomb of a wine with interesting funky/forest floor characters.
Comments Off on Old Faithful BT McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A pleasant wine with subtle use of coconut-like oak characters and some alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A well-made shiraz with a subtlety of red fruit aromas and some straight-forward varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on James Haselgrove Future’s McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Attractive straightforward style with youthful varietal fruits, some spiciness and lingering tannins.
Comments Off on Pensilva Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lifted lightweight style of shiraz sitting in the spicy/menthol spectrum and offering good mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Vale Organics McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Great colour here with fresh fragrances of red berry fruits with hints of rhubarb. Great palate is ripe and complex with generous soft fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Haycutters McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A berry bomb of a nose with an explosion of fresh blue fruits. An interesting complexity of spicy raspberries on the palate with a balance of oak. Will age well.
Comments Off on Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Charming vibrancy of blue fruit aromas and great velvety smooth fruitcake of a palate. Still has plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Watkins Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A powerful well aged shiraz that has fine tannins and elegant spiciness. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Ivyburn First Minister McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose opens up nicely with varietal fruit and has lovely fresh varietal flavours with good tannin integration.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Avitus McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Confectionery sweet berry bouquet and seamless integration of raspberry fruit and sweet vanillin oak.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Unicus McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Restrained red fruit nose with delicate spicy notes and a complex berry fruit and spicy oak palate. Grippy yet subtle.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Astrum McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
An aromatic complexity of funky, earthy and tar-like characters with generous blue fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Immortelle McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Interesting nose showing funky characters with a pure varietal palate that is in the savoury/meaty spectrum.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Antiqua McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A complex combination of gamey/mushroom-like aromas with an elegant and well-balanced red berry palate showing subtle sweetness.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Familia McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Brambly bouquet with forest floor nuances. Big generous oaky palate with dark fruits pushing through.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Frux Frugis McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A simple, elegant and soft shiraz with earthy red fruit characters. Has plenty of cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Paternus McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Plums and herbs lift off the nose with generous flavours and great tannin structure on the palate.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Prospera McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Still showing beautiful purple highlights with lovely rich floral red fruit fragrances and a long elegant and complex palate with a creamy finish. Good cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Ulithorne Dona McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A very “pretty” shiraz with generous varietal fruit fragrances and a very lengthy and seamlessly balanced palate layered with fruit, spices and dried herbs.
Comments Off on Doc Adams Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Beautifully aged wine. Nose has hints of red fruits with good integration of the fruit and the oak on the palate.
Comments Off on Angas Plains Estate PJs Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Fresh lifted bramble-like aromas and complex blackcurrant driven palate with sweet oak and great tannin structure. Plenty of life left in it yet!
Comments Off on Shingleback Unedited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Great intensity of unadorned blue fruit aromas and good length of nicely focussed fruit flavours seamlessly integrated with the oak and the firm tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Slightly dusty fruit nose and a huge uncomplicated palate with lots of young fruit. Give it time to meld together.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A great example of the variety with a mix of herbal and berry fragrances and subtle intensity of varietal fruit/oak flavours. Velvety tannins.
Comments Off on The Gate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big rich blueberry bouquet leading to a fresh spicy red fruit palate.
Comments Off on Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
An amazing big old school style of shiraz with a fabulous nose and lovely silky-smooth palate loaded with dark plum flavours and rich with oak.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni California Rd McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big oaky blockbuster but has plenty of lively fruit to carry it. Nose shows cinnamon, currants and plums and the palate has a spicy vibrancy to it.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A straightforward oak driven shiraz; lovely hints of plums and some medicinal notes highlighted.
Comments Off on Heartland Directors’ Cut Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Excellent example of an Aussie style of shiraz that has an abundance of lovely pure varietal fruits laced with attractive sweet oak.
Comments Off on Pilot Wine Co. McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Subtle red fruit aromas with nutmeg-like nuances and a generosity of plum and red berry fruit flavours with juicy acidity. Very drinkable!
Comments Off on Wines By Geoff Hardy Handcrafted McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Overt oak driven style with caramel-like characters and a sweet finish.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Wines Basket Press McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Lifted blackberry fragrances and a well-developed palate with subtle but intense flavours.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Wines Reprieve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Sweet, rich and generous chocolaty style of shiraz. “Makes you want to keep coming back to it!” said one judge.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose shows subtle hints of spicy red fruits with a very good, elegant palate with subtle oak and balancing tannins.
Comments Off on Mr. Riggs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lovely hue on this wine, subdued nose with good palate weight and acid/tannin balance.
Comments Off on Bay of Shoals Wines Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A good straightforward shiraz with some eucalypt on the nose and a slightly spicy green palate.
Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
An attractive style at the spicy end of the spectrum with some sweet/sour elements and slightly green oak.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Centurion 126 Year Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / May 12, 2022