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Dominic Wines Evolution South Australia Shiraz 2018

Posted: January 11, 2020

Peppery plum nose and ripe red berry fruit flavours with a lingering sweet finish. 3-5

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Purple Hands Wines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: January 11, 2020

Sweet fruit nose with a spicy/herbal complexity and bright red fruit flavours. A simple, well-balanced and very drinkable wine.

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Anvers Wines Kingsway Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018

Posted: January 11, 2020

Somewhat perfumed blackcurrant bouquet and sound, well-balanced, rhubarb/plum palate

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Walter Wines Federation Hill Single Vineyard Mudgee Shiraz 2017

Posted: January 11, 2020

Dark red/purple wine with a richness of plums and red currants lifting off the nose and a mouthful of lovely ripe varietal flavours on quite an astringent and drying palate. 3-5

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Tempus Two Copper HV Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: January 11, 2020

A big oak driven shiraz with hints of plums and attractive spicy elements.

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McLaren Vale III Associates The Descendant of Squid Ink Estate Grown Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Posted: January 11, 2020

Rhubarb, olives and blackberry nose and quite warm astringent palate with cherry fruit flavours. 3-5

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Jo Nash Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2018

Posted: January 11, 2020

A complex, earthy, chocolaty, plum-like shiraz with chalky tannins and good acidity. 3-5

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Pertaringa Over The Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017

Posted: January 11, 2020

Chocolaty fruit fragrances and perfumed fruit palate with lingering acidity.

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K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2017

Posted: January 11, 2020

A very minty style with lifted oak aromas and some nice red fruit flavours under the mintiness.

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Glandore Estate Single Site ‘Hamish’ Hunter Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: January 11, 2020

Smells like a plum cake with slightly sweet blackcurrant, mulberry and oak flavours.

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Glandore Estate Cellarhands Maluna Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: January 11, 2020

Big earthy plum nose, rich fruit flavours, good use of oak and mouth-coating tannins.

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Hare’s Chase Ironscraper Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Big tarry chocolaty style of shiraz with warm fruit characters, toasty oak and a long tannic spine.

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Grampians Estate Arawatta Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Big, juicy blackberry nose with hints of raspberries and flavours of berries and spices with some capsicum notes.

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Grampians Estate Rhymney Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Rich dark fruit cake-like aromas with a bright spicy lift and a delightful palate that’s a perfect, seamless balance between the sweet plum fruit, oak, tannins and acid.

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Grampians Estate Mafeking Grampians Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Intense aromas reminiscent of black licorice, olives and cola with a big, soft and seductive palate rich with spicy berry flavours and lashings of licorice with grippy tannins.

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Z Wine Section 3146 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Oak aromatics sitting on some fruit richness and a solid fruit driven palate

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Z Wine Rustica Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Cool mint/cough drop-like aromas with lovely rich chocolaty length to the palate spiked with rhubarb and plum-like flavours

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Mr Riggs The Bolter McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Nice depth and control of the cool savoury rhubarb-like fruit characters. Has plenty of oak and lots of ripe tannins.

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Mr Riggs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Subdued menthol edged black fruit aromas with intense richness of varietal fruit flavours on a big, nicely structured and seamlessly balanced palate.

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Semprevino McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Tarry black fruit nose with a minty edge and a huge tannic/menthol fruit palate.

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Eden Hall Block 4 Eden Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Floral raspberry aromatics with spicy peppery notes and an elegant seamlessly balanced savoury palate.

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Beklyn Currency Creek Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Soft minty berry aromatics with earthy/chocolaty nuances and a delicious palate full of lovely sweet fruit flavours layered with some savoury elements.

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Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Smells earthy and Vegemite-like with a ripe tannic palate and good raspberry length.

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Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Attractive spicy plum nose and juicy fruit palate with prominent tannins.

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Gooree Park Wines Crowned Glory Mudgee Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Briary plum fruit and lifted oak evident on both the nose and the palate with balancing tannins.

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Richard Hamilton Centurion 126 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Big rich tannic wine with mint, chocolate and rhubarb-like characteristics.

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Tamburlaine Organic Wines Preservative Free Central Ranges Shiraz 2019

Posted: December 10, 2019

Vibrant purple wine with attractive, lively, spicy berry fruit and some sweetness

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Reis Creek The Pioneer Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Warm, easy drinking style with peppery raspberry fruit aromas and flavours

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Reis Creek Limited Release Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Big black berry bouquet layered with spicy oak and a tight tannic palate with developed spicy black fruit flavours and some well-handled oak.

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Reis Creek Chairman Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

The nose is a lovely soft concentration of blackberry, cola and spices with a big palate full of nicely ageing red fruit flavours and some up-front tannins.

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Criminal Minds South Australia Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Inky nose; all dark fruit, spices and sweet oak followed by a rich concentration of some “serious” varietal fruit flavours on the long seamlessly balanced palate.

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Fourth Wave Wine Theory of Evolution Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Sweet blackberry bouquet with a dash of black pepper and lovely palate that’s big and rich but in balance with the long lingering flavours showing some complexity.

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Settebello Coppe Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Deep red hues and aromas of plums, chocolate and mint with velvety red fruit flavours and long lingering tannins.

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Reillys Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Dark inky aromas; all plums, soy and leather with a dense rich palate that echoes the characters on the nose

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Old Plains Power of One Adelaide Plains Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Inky and brooding chocolaty/dark fruit nose and a palate that offers a mouthful of fleshy sweet blackberry flavours.

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Longhop Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Oak driven style with some spicy berry fruit and hints of spearmint.

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Aravina Estate Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Slight gamey/leathery notes to the black fruit nose and flavoursome cherry-like palate

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Stone Bridge Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Opulent cherry/plum nose with a rich palate full of raspberry flavours.

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Skillogalee Trevarrick Single Contour Clare Valley Shiraz 2015

Posted: December 10, 2019

Nose of blackberry and chocolate. Lifted sweet black fruit flavours, hints of jubey sweetness and big tannins.

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Skillogalee Basket Pressed Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Reserved varietal fruit fragrances with hints of mint and chocolate. A big silky chocolaty palate with mouth coating tannins.

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Jim Barry Lodge Hill Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Dark purple, almost black, wine with intense plum, blueberry and chocolaty nose. Lashings of plum fruit over dark chocolate and spicy elements. Long lingering tannins.

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Reillys Stolen Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Mature nose smelling of soy, plums and leathery. Lovely controlled palate weight – it’s savoury and textured with some really lovely blackberry fruit characters.

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Pauletts Clare Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

A subtle peppery fruit nose and a creamy smooth palate with lovely length and good drinkability

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Pauletts Polish Hill River Clare Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Bright lifted cherry aromas. Velvety smooth in the mouth with red cherry flavours and grippy tannins.

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EB’s ‘The Squire’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

Attractive savoury fruit characters on the nose and a nicely weighted palate with mouth filling jammy fruit flavours.

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Gleeson & Co Clare Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Inky purple wine smelling of dark chocolate and berries with good length of jubey blackberry flavours and some serious tannins with a silky finish.

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Kirrihill Vineyard Selection Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Chocolaty dark berry bouquet and layers of lovely varietal fruit, toasty oak and very good tannins.

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Kirrihill Regional Selection Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Vibrant compote of plum fruit fragrances with hints of spice and a supple textured palate with bright lifted fruit and fine tannins. “A lovely wine.”

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Calcannia Clare Valley Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 10, 2019

An elegance of cherries on the nose. Long, dense, inky palate with good level of tannins.

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Dudley The Stud Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2013

Posted: December 10, 2019

Oaky style layered with attractive dark chocolate, cola and blueberry characters

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