Posted: December 3, 2021
Leathery spiced plum nose and great length and intensity of spicy plum flavours with powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Schwarz Wine Co Meta Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Dark inky fruit nose with chocolaty elements and dense fruit palate with crisp acidity and greenish tannins.
Comments Off on Schwarz Wine Co The Grower Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Delicate floral aromas and great plum/cherry flavour intensity with angular tannins.
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A lift of rhubarb on the nose with a whiff of cedar and good varietal fruit intensity and high acidity.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Dense briary fruit fragrances; some forest floor and licorice. Great varietal fruit intensity and length; tastes of cherries and raspberries with tea leaf characters and fine tannins.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Red fruit fragrances with a complexity of cigar-like oak, marzipan and malt. Well-rounded in the mouth with flavours of plums and cherries.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Cafe Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Lovely concentration of dense licoricey briary fruit complemented by a complexity of spicy oak. It has freshness, vibrancy and nice spiciness.
Comments Off on Wimmera Hills Winery “Dedication” Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A toffee apple of a nose and bright spicy blue fruit flavours with fresh acidity.
Comments Off on Fullylove Pyrenees Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A spice box of a nose with plenty of ripe creamy berry fruit. Lovely depth of great shiraz fruit flavours with a great tannin and acid structure.
Comments Off on Coates The Gimp McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Ethereal aromas of berries, plums and malt. Fleshy in the mouth tasting of cranberries and blackberries.
Comments Off on Cumulus Vineyards Quilty & Gransden Orange Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Dense cassis/licorice nose with some cedar oak and a flavour mix of cherry cola and licorice.
Comments Off on Tocco Wines Five Generations Old Vines Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A ripe well-rounded wine with sour cherries and raspberry tartness laced with oak, fine green tannin and good acidity. One for the cellar.
Comments Off on Hemera Limited Release Home Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Light nuance of oak layered over briary fruit and tempered by tannins. Very peppery and licorice-like.
Comments Off on Dindima Orange Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Shy nose has a hint of greenness. Medium weight palate of red fruits, cedary oak and fine acid.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Estate Single Vineyard Nagambie Lakes Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Smell like a spice box with chocolaty elements and has flavours of stewed plums with a slight mintiness.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Heathcote Estate Grown Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Ripe plum bouquet with mocha traces and moderate intensity of spicy varietal fruit flavours.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Aromas of red currant and sweet vanilla oak with some toastiness. Excellent fruit flavours seamlessly combined with the oak and tannins.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Tarry dark fruit bouquet with spices, vanilla and some nuttiness. Big rich palate, well-structured with good depth of fruit flavours and grainy tannins.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Light bright and juicy wine with great intensity of red fruit characters, some forest floor elements, oaky notes, fleshy tannins and great acidity.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Nature Foundation Barbara Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Very subtle sweet plum aromas with hints of vanilla oak. Lovely palate structure with long “waves” of balanced fruity flavours. Nice acidity.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Bec Hardy Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Cedar and malt evident on the plum/cherry nose with a dark oaky palate and super ripe fruit.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Nicely maturing cool climate shiraz packed with red currants, cherries, prunes and licorice.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
A provocative mix of mature ripe varietal fruits and mocha elements – very good length and underpinned by lovely bacon bone-like oak and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Gumpara HEXEN Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep plum coloured wine with good depth of brooding dark prune/plum aromas and flavours exhibiting licorice and gamey notes with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Gumpara Mader Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich dense and multi-layered wine with dark ripe fruit, licorice notes and violet touches with firm tannin backbone.
Comments Off on Gumpara Victor’s Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smoky and meaty on the nose and a maturing oak driven palate with sweet berries and plums beneath.
Comments Off on Old Plains Power Of One Adelaide Plains Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
The black fruit nose has a meaty nuance and is rich, creamy and chewy in the mouth.
Comments Off on Longhop Adelaide Plains Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A great wine; a distinctly oaky style showing fantastic length and intensity and well matched with massive amounts of sweet fruit and plenty of tannins. “A monster!”
Comments Off on Penfolds Grange Bin 95 South Australia Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Amazing aromas ranging from plums to prunes with a hit of licorice that follows through to the warming and still youthful palate with everything in perfect harmony.
Comments Off on Henschke Hill Of Grace Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely fragrant berry fruit and plum bouquet and a poised, balanced and well weighted palate that has lots of flavour, great structure and plenty of length.
Comments Off on The Thief? Barossa Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A full bodied rich and flavoursome wine with an interesting complexity of cherry fruit, cedary oak and meaty elements.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A stunning wine. “Best wine of the day,” thought one judge. Powerful oak influence here with a brooding chocolaty/dark fruit bouquet and lovely spicy/savoury fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Gomersal Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An abundance of attractive oak and forest fruit fragrances. Dense and inky on the palate layered with alluring tobacco-like oak. “Lots going on here,” said one judge. Needs more time.
Comments Off on Gomersal Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature fruit cake-like aromas and an abundance of tannins on the rich palate.
Comments Off on Bird’s Eye View McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted black jubey fruit layered with smoked meat and leathery characters.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Dark Side Of The Moon Clare Valley Limestone Coast Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Simple savoury/dusty aromas with fruit cake-like flavours, charry oak and angular tannins.
Comments Off on Heartland Directors’ Cut Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still showing a good red colour for its age and has a mature fruit/oak nose with a palate that still has vibrancy with good depth and layering of aged shiraz fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Museum Release Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Ageing very well and still showing plenty of fruit that’s layered with rum and raisin chocolate characters. Has a long, grippy and drying palate rich with flavour.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Museum Release Judgement One Tree Hill Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Inky purple wine; an old school style done well. Has a nose offering a head full of cherry cola aromas. Soft in the mouth with brooding varietal fruit in the red spectrum.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Colour showing aged brick red edge. Developed savoury nose that still shows some varietal fruit. Voluptuous palate, good length and complexity of savoury fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Museum Release Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2003 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“Something different – has that ‘X’ factor,” enthused one judge. Bright fragrant berry/chocolate nose and silky smooth multi layered palate with delicious chocolate/raisin-like flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
All meaty and spicy on both the nose and palate with assertive tannins and good fruit weight.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lighter, elegant style with pretty rose petal and raspberry-like fruit characters and plenty of oak.
Comments Off on Stardust and Muscle Central Victoria Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smoky/meaty nose and a plush and very oaky palate with creamy notes.
Comments Off on Corryton Burge Kith Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A spicy plum nose with a smoky element. Warming in the mouth with plenty of oak and mid palate sweetness.
Comments Off on Corryton Burge Percival Norman Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A massive solid shiraz smelling of coffee and smoked meats with an intensity of dark fruits and oak on the palate.
Comments Off on Songlines Estates Songlines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Just a suggestion of red fruits on the nose with more of the same on the fleshy palate. Good drive of fine tannins.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Naked Wines Winemaker Fantasy McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An interesting complexity of fragrances with a seamlessly balanced and flavoursome spicy plum palate with olive notes.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A sweet and lifted blue fruit nose with those similar characters echoed on the solid and well balanced palate. The fruit shows quite a spicy and savoury edge.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021