Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep red wine almost bordering on black with a shy blackcurrant-like bouquet showing a savoury edge and a full bodied dark dense chocolaty palate. Good drinking now.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subdued subtle style with spicy/toasty/herbal elements and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Has dark rich spicy fruit with stylish cedar-like oak and multi-layered tannins. It just needs some more time.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines 25th Anniversary Victoria Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Plum bouquet with prune-like traces. Loads of mocha oak on the palate with good varietal fruit sitting underneath.
Comments Off on Sorby Adams The Couch Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Faint funky fragrances to the nose with interesting medicinal notes. The palate fills out with attractive sweet vanillin oak flavours with coconut nuances and nice fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Sorby Adams The Thing Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A savoury Rhone-like style with brooding and complex layers of five spices and Dutch licorice on the dense chewy palate.
Comments Off on Shanahans If Forever Exists Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature nose but still showing some nice fruit with moderate weight and complexity to the palate.
Comments Off on Greenstone Emerald Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A fragrance of blue fruits and licorice, tasting of licorice, aniseed and fennel and layered with fine tannins.
Comments Off on Greenstone Vineyards Estate Series Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A nicely maturing earthy/leathery style with hints of prunes and olives and a long warming finish.
Comments Off on Greenstone Vineyards Estate Series Heathcote Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Unusual aromas of peaches and apricots with a vibrant fleshy varietal fruit palate.
Comments Off on Pontifex Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Powerful creamy vanillin oak influence here with brooding black fruits sitting underneath and an oaky finish.
Comments Off on Golden Amrita Single Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Attractive nutty leathery development to the nose with amazing length of sweet plum/prune fruit flavours showing a savoury backbone and very well handled oak.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Grand Pappys Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A gamey/meaty style with smoky nuances. Lovely palate length, great fruit weight, gorgeous oak with nice chewy tannins and ageing beautifully.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines First Pick Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich style, almost liqueur-like, with earthy, mushroom and prune characters.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A Cherry Ripe of a nose and an oak driven palate with spicy peppery flavours.
Comments Off on Hereford Heathcote Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Almost purple in colour with subtle spicy oak and fruit fragrances. Silky smooth in the mouth with a palate bright with fruits and interwoven with the oak and showing some obvious acid.
Comments Off on SCION Heathcote Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Prune and licorice aromas fill the glass and has a minty chocolaty palate that has great persistence, poise and length.
Comments Off on Mt. Monster Limestone Coast Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A pretty cherry chocolate nose with big chunky oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mocha-like characters on the nose with a powerful hit of oak on the palate.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Peppery spicy accents to the briary/forest fruits. “Very Rhone-like,” thought one judge.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Old Vine Bendigo Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pungent licorice/Sarsaparilla bouquet and a pretty soft floral/spicy palate.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Barbara’s Bendigo Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A harmonious wine – smells of cola with coffee notes and fruits of the forest palate with some meatiness.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Centenary Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Quite inky in colour with a closed nose and firmly structured palate offering a smooth mouthful of fruit and oak flavours.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson ‘The Lake’ Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Caramel-like aromas with lots of sweet oak and bright fleshy red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A silky smooth wine with delicate lifted fragrances of blue fruits edged with hints of balsamic. A richly fruited palate with plenty of oak and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Condie Estate The Max Heathcote Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smoky savoury style with charry aromas laced with rhubarb and plum characters and a rich, full-bodied, meaty palate.
Comments Off on Condie Estate The Gwen Heathcote Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A texturally soft and fleshy style of shiraz with a lovely rich complexity of black fruits, oak and fine tannins and showing a lovely chocolaty structure.
Comments Off on Condie Estate The Max Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Perfumed fragrances with raisined notes and good concentration of youthful flavours.
Comments Off on Condie Estate The Gwen Heathcote Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big firm style that’s still very fresh with loads of potential, needs air to open up. Great with steak!
Comments Off on XV Rouge Australia Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Inky purple wine with very intense dark ripe fruit fragrances. Fresh and rich in the mouth and brimming over with lifted floral blue fruits, smooth tannins and great oak.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Medlands Vineyard Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Almost black in colour with crimson highlights. Delicate aromas of prunes, spices and vanilla. Very oaky palate with nice sweetness in the middle. An old school style.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A fragrant medley of black fruits with meaty/smoky nuances. Very good length and complexity to the palate with a gamey-like edge to the sweet blue fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Welland Old Hands Barossa Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great purple highlights to the colour with lovely brooding dark fruit bouquet and a dense and compact palate layered with black and blue varietal fruit and some excellent oak.
Comments Off on Reillys ‘Old Vine’ Stolen Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtlety of spiciness to the nose with interesting funky notes. Good palate length with hints of roasted spices, alcohol heat and charry tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Epitaph’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A freshness of dark fruit on the nose with a raisined fruit flavour profile and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Epitaph’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An absolute massive brooding style of shiraz with an abundance of “cheerful” chocolaty oak and sweet liqueur-like fruit. Very attractive – very flavoursome.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“Lots of character here,” said one judge. Nose is a very attractive fusion of dark fruits, meaty/gamey notes, cinnamon and cloves. Great concentration of flavours on the soft palate.
Comments Off on Sussex Squire Wines JRS HACKETT Barrel Selection Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely aromas of blueberries and plums lift off the nose with a faint whiff of spices. The sultry, spicy blue fruit, cola palate is nicely balanced with well-handled oak.
Comments Off on Sussex Squire Wines JRS Barrel Selection Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Minty/menthol characters mingle with the sweet blue fruit. Good mid palate sweet flavour concentration.
Comments Off on Arila Gardens Quartz and Sand Garden Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Oak driven style with a hint of plum fruit pushing through, cinnamon-like notes and chocolaty tannins.
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted briary/berry bouquet with vanilla notes and a soft “tutti-frutti-like” palate.
Comments Off on Dee Vine Estate The Drover Riverina Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Super ripe peppery cherry fragrances with spicy fruit flavours and assertive tannins.
Comments Off on Dee Vine Estate Nericon Riverina Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant, complex and intense shiraz that exhibits great length of dark fruits, mocha and chocolaty characters. Very good use of oak with attractive chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Age of Enlightenment McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Elusive chocolaty/dark fruit aromas and very pleasant combination of chocolaty and black fruit flavours on the palate with dusty oak and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z-Force McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Amazing colour – bordering on black! A big style – well made with lovely rich dark varietal fruit characters, some decent oak and an abundance of attractive grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Nature’s Crux Fleurieu Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich and slightly syrupy wine with an intensity of chocolaty/mocha and lots of drying tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Chocolate Factory McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak driven wine with a lift of berry fruits and some nice fine tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021