Posted: January 12, 2019
A lovely lifted composite of classic shiraz fruit and attractive toasty oak underscored with a tight tannic spine.
Comments Off on Winson Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A powerful, classy and complex nose smelling of cherries and berries. The palate has elegance and freshness with classic shiraz fruit a-plenty. A lovely wine.
Comments Off on Gatt Accent Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A clean, “honest” shiraz with simple fresh berry fruit and attractive menthol notes.
Comments Off on Poole’s Rock Post Office Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Very young ruby red wine with big rich aromas of rhubarb, cherries and plums and a soft sweet fruity palate with substantial tannins.
Comments Off on Wine Men of Gotham South Australia Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A clean and classy wine with spicy plum complexity to the nose and a palate that offers freshness, complexity and structure.
Comments Off on Totino Estate Reserve Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A huge old fashioned shiraz with masses of fruit, oak and tannins and years to go yet!
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Dark chocolate aromas are layered with subtle plum characters. It has a simple spicy plum palate that fills the mouth with deliciously rich varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Lindsay Collection The Selector Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Lovely aromas of cherries and berries with dusty oak. Great palate; fresh and generous showing excellent shiraz fruit flavours balanced with bold tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Il Padrone McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Enormous chocolaty complexity to the ripe fruit nose. Beautifully complex palate with generous spicy plum fruit flavours layered with oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
An old school style, “But a great one that delivers,” according to one judge. It has a big rich fruit cake of a nose and a palate that displays some “awesome flavours!”
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
An excellent complexity of blackberry, raspberry and cherry fruit characters with soft supple tannins. Needs some more age on it.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines H by Haselgrove South Australia Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Brilliant depth of red/purple hues here with simple varietal fruit characters, sweet oak and big generous tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Bella Vigna McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A Cherry Ripe of a nose with simple juby blackberry flavours and attractive tannins.
Comments Off on Growers Reserve The Family Barrels Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Beautiful oaky nose with some great fruit behind. Delicious in the mouth – it’s all long, warm and textured.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Erbe E3 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A big, rich and still very fresh wine that has a powerful spicy oak nose. Great palate structure and tasting of cherries and blackberries with layers of ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Premium Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Very elegant nose with beautiful toasty oak and ripe bright blackberry fruit. The lush silky smooth palate with excellent intensity and length of plum-like flavours with supporting oak.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Goat Track Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
“An awesome wine!” It is tight and elegant showing incredible depth of red hues with lifted complexity of rich ripe shiraz fruit and well handled cedary oak.
Comments Off on Bendbrook Wines Goat Track Reserve Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
“Great drink now shiraz,” suggested one judge. Has attractive rich varietal fruit characters on both nose and palate.
Comments Off on Taylors Special Release Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Spicy oak driven style but has plenty of lovely classic shiraz fruit to match. “It has years ahead of it yet,” suggested one judge.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Clarence Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Light fresh black fruit nose with subtle oak and a powerful palate with excellent flesh, structure and freshness.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A monster of a spicy plum nose with a warming palate that has lusciously fresh layers of plum fruit flavours with nice oak and varietal spiciness.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Velvet Glove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
A massive super ripe, super thick, dark red wine with an abundance of serious shiraz fruit matched by a huge amount of oak. “So much to like!” A classic.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Dark red, almost black, wine, with a powerful charred oak and ripe red berry bouquet. Brilliant balance of intense sweet fruit flavours with lashings of oak and firm tannins. “Wow!”
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Fragrant black fruit aromas with slight menthol-like characters. Lovely and rich and chewy in the mouth with typical cool climate fruit flavours. “Has style and class.”
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Grampians Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: January 12, 2019
Big hit of cherries and plums on the nose and a blackberry compote of a palate.
Comments Off on Capel Vale Wines Regional Series Mount Barker Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / January 12, 2019
Posted: November 7, 2018
An excellent, well focussed core of powerful dark cherry/berry fruit enveloped by savoury oak with lovely lift of pepper and spice. It is concentrated and powerful but balanced. 5+
Comments Off on Ekhidna Linchpin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A very traditional style. It’s big and powerful with lots of super ripe fruit, heaps of sweet oak and mouthfilling tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Boxer McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A light and tightly coiled shiraz with lifted perfumed floral fruit, classy oak and tarry/soy-like secondary characters. A blockbuster that needs more time to evolve. 5+
Comments Off on Eisenstone Ebenezer Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A massive super ripe style of shiraz that’s a powerful mix of tar, licorice, burnt fig and some blackberry fruit characters. Lots of oak and lashings of tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Eisenstone Greenock Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A huge old fashioned, jammy, tannic and syrupy style with a dark thread of savoury fruit evolving.
Comments Off on Eisenstone Greenock Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A lovely full bodied, balanced, wine with dark fruit, spices and some roasted characters.
Comments Off on Bayliss Road Willunga McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Big ‘masculine’ wine. Hints of spices and pepper on the nose and red berry/dark plum palate with some complex maturation evolving.
Comments Off on Shingleback Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
An elegant wine that’s light, tight and alert with spicy berry aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Red Knot McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A huge oak driven shiraz. The sweetness from the oak mingles beautifully with the rich ripe berry fruit. Needs more time to ‘relax’.
Comments Off on Purple Hands Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Huge, hot and showing some age. Big hit of savoury oak on the nose and palate with great texture enhancing the fullness. 5+
Comments Off on Gomersal Wines Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Lovely ripe and bright berry fruit with excellent oak support and some funkiness adding interest. Needs time to soften. 3-5
Comments Off on Yarran A Few Words Hilltops Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
The oak works well here with the ripe berry fruit. High level of acidity and long lingering tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Taylor Made Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A big old fashioned tarry style of shiraz with a huge jammy palate.
Comments Off on Shanahans The Old Dog Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
All class! Excellent oak aromas laced with dark juicy red fruits. Lovely freshness and richness of fruit flavours balanced by the oak with beefy-like nuances.
Comments Off on Three Ponds Holman Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A sound honest wine with a slight jammy nose and softly textured berry palate.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Angas King McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A big complex wine but has a certain elegance. The nose is a mix of lifted sweet oak and spicy ripe fruits. The tight palate offers supple sweet fruit flavours with slight sour note.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Angas King Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A simple, bright and tight cherry/berry varietal nose and palate with a nice tannic edge.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Angas King Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
A huge and generous crowd pleaser. Has very ripe fruit and loads of well handled oak.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Angas King Eden Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Nice rich berry aromatics with a delicate spicy lift. More of the spice characters on the oak driven palate. Has both power and elegance.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Mafeking Grampians Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018