Posted: December 2, 2021
Medium bodied well integrated shiraz with dense licorice/red fruit aromas and flavours with lots of oak.
Comments Off on Iron Gate Estate Reserve Mudgee Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant wine. Lovely bouquet of raspberry, cranberry and blueberry fruits and a delicate palate tasting of blueberry tart. “Unique and individual style.”
Comments Off on Boydell’s Regional Hilltops Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Elegant plum nose and surprisingly long spicy fruit palate with a peppery finish.
Comments Off on Cox Family Wines Hilltops Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely wine almost black in colour with good depth of vibrant sweet raspberry fruit and blackberry jam varietal characters with a dash of cocoa and supportive tannins.
Comments Off on Pig In The House Cowra Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A pleasant easy to drink wine with great length of black varietal fruits laced with licorice and black pepper.
Comments Off on PepperGreen Estate Regional Collection NSW Orange Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Rich and spicy Christmas cake of a wine that is ready for drinking now!
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Dairy Hill Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Plums and cherries lift off the nose with a subtle youthful red fruit palate.
Comments Off on Pepper Tree Limited Release Orange Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Another big brooding wine with a huge volume of rhubarb, plum, cherry and chocolate characters showing a musky perfumed nuance. A keeper.
Comments Off on Gooree Park Mudgee Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An inky wine with aromas sitting in the blue fruit spectrum with those same characters following through to the palate and seamlessly balanced with the malty oak.
Comments Off on Lerida Estate Canberra District Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A nose of chocolate, red fruit and vanilla with a sweet oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Hunter Valley NSW Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Soft oak dominated wine with hints of raspberry jam and plums.
Comments Off on Three Jailbirds South East Australia Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich tannic style with sweet ripe inky varietal fruit.
Comments Off on 30 Mile South East Australia Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Compact, tight and focused with great purity of raspberry and licorice varietal characters with a nice line of acid.
Comments Off on Mortimer’s Simon Gilbert Orange Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely focused wine layered with caramel, chocolate, pepper and spice-like characters.
Comments Off on Mortimer’s Chris Derrez Orange Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Stewed plum nose and good depth of prune-like fruit on an uncomplicated but well-structured palate.
Comments Off on Mortimer’s Chestnut Garth Orange Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle rhubarb aromas with nice blackberry flavours and slightly “prickly” acid.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Reserve Orange Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Cherry cola nose with delicate lavender notes and an intense nicely textured spicy plum palate.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Grown Murray Darling Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A well-integrated wine with simple sweet red berry fruits, some green notes and a nice cedary aftertaste.
Comments Off on RidgeView Wines Impressions Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark purple wine with confectionery fruit fragrances and an intense concentration of ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on RidgeView Wines Impressions Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Stalky herbal aromas and dry herbal flavours with cedary oak.
Comments Off on Grove Estate The Cellar Block Hilltops Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant peppery fruit style with slightly green tannins and “pinched” acid.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines On The Grapevine Central Ranges Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Warm, sweet and silky-smooth wine with nice dark fruit and plenty of oak.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A pretty nose; simple, perfumed and peppery with soft ripe fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Trevelen Farm Frankland Reserve Great Southern Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lots of oak but has bright raspberry/boysenberry fruit to match. Elegant tannins and a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mount Barker Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great concentration of bright red berry fruit with lifted aromas and long clean and flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Soft and rounded shiraz that is bright with raspberry fruit, has plenty of acid and a good palate structure.
Comments Off on Silkwood Estate The Walcott Pemberton Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely deep red wine with bright purple highlights. Great dark berry and plum fruit characters with nice savoury oak and fine tannins. Very flavoursome.
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A pretty rose petal-like floral element to the raspberry driven nose. The palate is soft and elegant and loaded with spices and pepper and has nicely rounded tannins.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Lifestyle Margaret River Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely concentration of dark berry fruit fragrances with a richer riper velvety smooth palate. Shows good use of toasty oak and has plenty of acidity.
Comments Off on Lange Estate Fifth Generation Frankland River Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very interesting, still youthful, wine with a lovely mélange of plums, cherries and cassis fruit characters. Slightly savoury oak and some lovely tannins.
Comments Off on Cape Mentelle Vineyards Two Vineyards Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Strawberries and cherries lift off the nose and edged with spicy peppery elements. Soft and spicy in the mouth with fine delicate tannins. “Almost pinot-like!”
Comments Off on Whicher Ridge Tapalinga Margaret River Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Light red fruit nose with leafy notes and nicely developing red fruit flavours with acid and tannins in balance.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lavender-like lift to the pretty cherry nose with more perfumed characters obvious on the soft, interesting and elegant palate. Still very fresh for its age.
Comments Off on Allegiance Wines The Artisan Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Light bodied, cool climate, wine with lifted minty peppery nose and plenty of mouthwatering interest to the palate. High acidity and slightly green tannins.
Comments Off on Cox Family Wines Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Generous caramelized aromas with an elegant “slinky smooth” palate and talc-like tannins.
Comments Off on McGuigan Cellar Select Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subdued aromas with an oak dominated palate, good fruit and high tannins.
Comments Off on McGuigan Cellar Select Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A brooding whopper of a wine that’s rich with lovely dark berry fruits supported by some obvious but very classy oak. “Lots of like!” enthused one judge.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A nicely composed wine with a subdued nose and a balance of both ripe and green varietal flavours.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A serious old-fashioned style with inviting spicy red fruit nose and heavy oak palate but has sweet fruit to carry it.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely colour with inky purple hues, dark ripe fruit fragrances and a generous velvety smooth palate that fills the mouth with flavours of chocolate and licorice.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
“A great integrated package,” according to one judge. Earthy nose with hints of raspberries and chocolate and a tightly coiled berry and chocolate palate.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A serious wine with brambly fruit, some herbs, spices and chocolate.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Shy black fruit nose and silky soft palate with simple fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Varietal NSW Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy mushroom character to the nose and a soft, pleasant, savoury palate.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nose is earthy, toasty and slightly leathery with good depth of stewed fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Gundagai Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant wine with subdued red fruit aromas and good length and balance to the palate.
Comments Off on Wine by Sam The Victorian Heathcote Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Light varietal fruit showing some aniseed and a hint of pepper. Nice level of tannins.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big brooding spicy fruit influence obvious on both the nose and the palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Good depth and balance here with brooding plum fruit aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A shy nose but a big rich and slightly grippy spicy plum and berry fruit palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Section One Pyrenees Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021