Posted: December 2, 2021
A very complex and flavoursome style with a lovely leafy blackcurrant bouquet. Silky smooth in the mouth with plenty of oak integrated with the savoury red fruit.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A dense, dark and brooding style that’s all sour cherries, cranberries, spices, fresh herbs and florals tightly wrapped in acid.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant wine; bright, spicy and peppery with a freshness of dark varietal fruits. “Love it!” declared one of the judges.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Cru McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pretty candied fruit bouquet with a tincture of lavender and a delightfully harmonious palate with great integration of shiraz fruit with licorice notes and the oak.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark sweet shiraz fruit on the nose that carries through to the palate and integrates nicely with the oak and tannins.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Intense aromas with a pretty oak lift. Seamless palate that’s a good combination of power and subtlety.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle spicy dark fruit fragrances and powerful oak influence on the palate but has good weight of red fruit to carry it.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Complex wine with a savoury fruit profile giving meaty aromas and interesting flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Finniss River Currency Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Full bodied style with tapenade and roast meat-like characters and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Fox Creek McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very oaky wine; lots of sweet and dusty characters with some fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Short Row McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely intensity of dark blue fruit aromas and lovely long balanced palate; rich and plush but not over-the-top.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Cool menthol notes to the nose with developed savoury fruit characters on the palate. Good use of oak and plenty of tannins.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“Lots happening here,” noted one judge. Has crimson highlights, dark brooding fruit, loads of charry oak with meaty smoky notes and very grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Monteperle Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Meaty/Bonox-like nose and a savoury palate with soy-like notes. “Has lots of personality,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington GW Odyssey McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A luscious luxurious wine that is a potent complexity of ripe black fruits and plum jam characters with loads of lovely oak, roasted spices and a hint of alcohol heat.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A subtle complexity of spicy/toasty aromas with lots of cedary oak on the tight, slightly drying, spicy plum palate that shows some alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington GEN 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature chocolaty bouquet and slight leathery palate with hints of olives.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Artisan McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very attractive spicy plum nose with a floral hint of violets. Good length and persistence of fruit flavours with generous oak.
Comments Off on Tudor Central Victoria Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fragrant spicy/peppery aromatics. Good palate personality offering a mouthful of blue fruits flavour dashed with cinnamon and nutmeg and has an oak tannin profile.
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big fruit cake style of wine with a huge amount of oak and assertive fruit derived tannins.
Comments Off on Patritti Lot Three McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subdued candied fruit bouquet with anise-like notes and oak derived flavour profile with firm grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Patritti JPB McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle baked fruit aromas and caramel-like maturity on the blue fruit palate. Still has good structure.
Comments Off on Glenwillow Wines Reserve Bendigo Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Chocolaty Sarsaparilla aromas with sweet fruit flavours on a well-structured palate.
Comments Off on Glenwillow Wines Reserve Bendigo Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted peppery plum aromas and a straightforward fleshy plum palate. It has length, balance and texture.
Comments Off on Handcrafted McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A developing complexity of dark fruits and chocolaty elements with some toastiness and oak in the cedary spectrum.
Comments Off on K1 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A mocha-like bouquet with lots of toasty oak and lovely blueberry fruit underneath. Luxurious palate has an abundance of sweet fruit/oak flavours. Nice old school style.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep red wine with a purple rim. Nose is still a tad closed but the palate offers smooth easy drinking.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature and powerful toasty smoky aromas on the nose with a plush sweet fruit palate driven by bacon bone-like oak.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
There’s quite a pungency to the smoky/green pepper/beetroot nose and has a liqueur-like palate with an attractive praline/malty-like flavour profile.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very attractive stylish floral fragrances and a big rich and oaky palate. Soft in the mouth with lovely sweet and spicy varietal fruit across the length of the palate. “Has great presence!”
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“A big rich decadent wine,” according to one judge. Luscious ripe fruit fragrances layered with licorice and spices. Good length and concentration of fruit flavours. Lots of tannins.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still seems young for a 5-year-old with an attractive meld of sweet dark fruit, oak and grippy tannins with has subtle development evolving.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
The nose shouts of fruit, coffee and toasty oak. Smooth and complex in the mouth with lovely varietal fruit and some pencil shaving-like oak with chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Big oak matched by big fruit giving ripe aromas and a dense, chewy and flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Yes Said The Seal Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Marmite-like characters on the nose with a warming dark fruit palate that has some drying tannins.
Comments Off on Jack Rabbit Reserve Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
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Comments Off on Hollick Estates Wrattonbully Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy, oaky and complex with black fruits and savoury tannins. Old school style.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Boundary Row Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An unusual and interesting style; an amalgam of dark fruits, celery, bacon bone oak, green spiciness and leafy accents.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Schmick Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A fragrant fusion of fruit, lavender and black pepper with a dash of garam masala! The palate fills out with dark brooding fruit and tobacco oak with meaty accents.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Lunar Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Intense nose; aromas of dark fruits with perfumed accents. Excellent varietal fruit flavours layered with oak and grainy tannins. Good palate weight and length.
Comments Off on Z Wine [JULIUS] Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose afraid to give anything away. Straightforward palate with secondary characters developing.
Comments Off on Z Wine [JULIUS] Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Delicate fragrances of fruits of the forest. Generous length and persistence of sweet fruit flavours and lovely tannin structure. “A wine for the long haul,” suggested one judge.
Comments Off on Z Wine [HEIN] Ancestor Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Slight candied notes to the blackberry aromas with more blackberries obvious on the palate with currant-like elements.
Comments Off on Z Wine [PLOWMAN] Dry Grown Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A delight to drink with its dark brooding blueberry and black fruits, gorgeous oak, velvety tannins, and elements of spiciness. It has plenty of length, power and drive.
Comments Off on Z Wine [POOLE] Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Cherries and violets lift off the nose and has a firm chocolate/plum palate with nice mid palate sweetness.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Nature Foundation Barbara Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Intense aromas of dark fruits with good weight and length to the floral blue fruit palate layered with oak and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lifted oaky nose with pleasant savoury notes and a dense and intense plush fruit palate with an abundance of oak.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep plum coloured wine – still very youthful, has intense aromas of black fruits and spicy oak with coffee-like accents. Palate rich with sweet and peppery varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A distinctively cool climate style with an elegance of spicy meaty aromas and generous core of dark fruit flavours on the palate seamlessly integrated with the oak.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Simple fleshy style with dark chocolaty fruit characters, spicy/menthol nuances and assertive tannins. Good aftertaste.
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