Posted: April 24, 2020
A very well-made wine showing controlled power and excellent concentration of briary/black fruit characters on the nose and palate. Good oak and silky-smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback ‘Unedited’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Well-controlled power here and exhibiting reserved dark tarry fruit characters with black pepper nuances, lifted spicy oak and huge tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback ‘D Block Reserve’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Firm and fleshy style of wine brimming over with raspberries, cherries and spices with piquant acidity.
Comments Off on Shingleback ‘Davey Estate’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A medium bodied style showing great poise! Has rich briary fruit, good toasty oak and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Red Knot by Shingleback ‘Classified’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Earthy red fruit bouquet and elegant palate with good fruit expression and tannin complexity.
Comments Off on Red Knot by Shingleback McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Blackberry-like nose with a pretty violet lift and bright spicy red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback ‘Haycutters’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A lovely complex style that is a spice box of aromas laced with blueberry fruit and has fleshy peppery spicy fruit flavours with big angular tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove ‘Catkin’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A powerful beautifully layered wine – quite understated with reserved dark spicy fruit showing a hint of green and pencil shaving-like oak with silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove ‘Col Cross’ Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Another lovely understated shiraz that has lovely structure, texture and balance with good length and intensity of powerful dark plum-like fruit underscored with toasty oak.
Comments Off on Haselgrove ‘The Cruth’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely fleshy creamy raspberry fruit here, a bit shy on the nose for now but the palate is ripe with generous flavours and shows a nice delicate touch of oak.
Comments Off on Haselgrove ‘The Ambassador’ Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Slight green notes to the red berry/vanilla oak nose. Great flavour profile.
Comments Off on Haselgrove ‘Il Padrone’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Good weighty rounded shiraz with an abundance of dark fruits, malty-like oak, some toasty smoky notes and a tannic finish.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright, estery, confectionery fruit style with a pretty violet lift and hint of vanilla oak
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Dark fruit aromas threaded through with menthol and licorice characters. Fleshy in the mouth and tasting of rhubarb and cranberries.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Red Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Nicely ageing old school style. Loads of oak derived flavours with hints of figs and rhubarb.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Old school style with masses of fruit and loads of oak. Smells and tastes of cranberries and raspberries with a nice spiciness.
Comments Off on James Haselgrove Futures McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Plenty of lifted cedar/vanilla oak characters but has attractive brooding blue and black varietal fruit sitting underneath.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton ‘Centurion’ 126 Year Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
More understated power here too! Deep concentration of raspberry and black plum fruit aromas and flavours with good use of oak and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton ‘Little Road’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Brooding briary bouquet with a touch of the forest floor-like characters that is echoed on the palate with the tannins building nicely and a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Nose is a floral mix with cherries and blueberries with lovely velvety smooth and persistent fleshy fruit palate with some solid oak
Comments Off on Birds Eye View McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A bouquet of dark cherries and chocolate with bacon notes. Silky smooth in the mouth with mouth-coating flavours, loads of chocolate and a warm alcohol finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Gooree Park Mudgee Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
“For such a richly coloured wine the nose is still surprisingly quite subdued.” The palate, however, is rich open and flavoursome. 3-5
Comments Off on Gooree Park Wines Crowned Glory Mudgee Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Aromas of roasted coffee and dark fruits with savoury/bacon-like oak tending to dominate the firm blue fruit palate. $
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Adelaide Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Fresh red berry bouquet and fleshy blue/black fruit flavours with lots of oak and chewy tannins. Nice mature characters developing.
Comments Off on Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A luxuriously rich shiraz full of fresh raspberry-like fruit and nicely building tannins.
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Comments Off on GMH By Geoff Hardy South Australia Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on GMH By Geoff Hardy Winemaker’s Reserve South Australia Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Burge Family Winemakers Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Richard Hamilton ‘Little Road’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Squid Ink Reserve Single Vineyard Estate Grown McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Kirrihill EB’s ‘The Squire’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Intense licorice-like bouquet with floral/violet nuances and tasting of dark cherries and plums with more of the licorice characters seen on the nose. Silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Hunter Valley Shiraz 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
“A high-octane shiraz!” according to one judge with typical Hunter shiraz aromas. Palate has masses of fruit that is well matched by the juicy fruit. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Very minty nose with spicy complexity and lovely length of sour cherry-like flavours on a robust palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper HV Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Loads of hazelnut-like characters on the nose backed by cherry fruit and chocolate. Delicious mouth-coating plum and berry flavours carrying all the way to the finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Seamless integration of chocolate, prunes and black cherry aromas with a lovely violet lift. Well-structured and well-balanced cherry and sweet spice palate with minty complexity. 5+
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Savoury impression of rhubarb and beetroot to the nose with mouth-filling peppery fruit flavours. Just needs more time. 5+
Comments Off on Iron Gate Estate Primera Mudgee & Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Elegant floral bouquet laced with hints of black cherries, sweet spices and hazelnuts. Great varietal fruit flavours; all boysenberries and mulberries with spicy sweetness. 3-5
Comments Off on Briar Ridge ‘Dairy Hill’ Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Richness of aromas ranging from red cherries to dark plums with chocolaty notes and the same richness on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Cumulus Rolling Orange Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Red cherries dominate the nose with a bright “energetic” cranberry driven palate and tannins in the background. 3-5
Comments Off on Cumulus Alte Orange Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Intense dark cherry nose. Smooth in the mouth with chocolaty dark fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Nashdale Lane Colour Series Orange Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Strong licorice/chocolate-like characters to the nose the richness of which is echoed on the palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Saddler’s Alessandro Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Both the nose and palate deliver an intense and careful stream of cherries, plums, prunes, licorice and spices and finishes off with warming alcohol conclusion. 3-5
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Subtle fruit aromas with herbal touches and very appealing sour cherry flavours layered with chocolate and fine-grained tannins. Warm on the finish. 5+
Comments Off on Lowe Block 8 Mudgee Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely fragrances of licorice, black fruits and violets and a richness of plum and cherry flavours with a savoury element, linear acid and fine tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Lowe Block 5 Mudgee Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Cola/licorice-like bouquet with a firm chocolaty/toffee palate. Drink soon!
Comments Off on Walter Wines Federation Hill Single Vineyard Mudgee Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
The nose gives off spicy aromas with light green herbal notes and the juicy soft palate has seamless balance between the fruit, toasty oak and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020