Posted: October 4, 2018
Inky spicy/mocha nose and an earthy meaty palate; great texture and weight.
Comments Off on The Collective Wine Company Artiste Eden Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Great lift of spicy perfumed raspberry aromas and full flavoured meaty palate with a dash of bright berry fruit and good tannin length.
Comments Off on Taylors Special Release Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A compote of fruit on the nose with a fresh lift of spice and pepper and some meaty notes. A youthful well structured and stemmy palate with an acid finish.
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Big inky generosity here but is showing some finesse and elegance. Smells of blackberry jam and has a very “polished” palate that is long and soft in the mouth.
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
“A classic, top of the range, Aussie shiraz,” commented one judge. “It has a huge ‘wow’ factor.” Intense dark fruit freshness obvious on the nose and ripe blackberry flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Great mature complexity obvious on the nose with a big creamy sweet black fruit palate. A touch warm on the finish.
Comments Off on Taylors The Pioneer Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Still very youthful wine; needs more time. Confectionery bouquet, some licorice flavours and young grippy tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Taltarni Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A rich lift of Christmas cake aromas with toasty oak support and nutmeg notes. Beautiful palate -structured and balanced with bright red fruits. Good tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Taltarni Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Big traditional wine. Oak dominated aromas with brooding fruit underneath. The palate is huge and driven by the oak, for now, but there is powerful fruit pushing through. 5+
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Barossa Trail Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A big bold youth with good varietal expression, soft in the mouth and dense tannins.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Shotfire Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Attractive lifted perfumed fruit fragrances and ripe rounded palate that has great flavour persistence, complexity and interest.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Sandpiper Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Spicy briary fruit and aromatic oak here with hints of pine needles and forest floor nuances
Comments Off on The Pawn Wine Co. El Desperado Adelaide Hills Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A plum compote of a nose with a spicy savoury edge and a light bright fruit palate.
Comments Off on Tim Smith Wines Bugalugs Barossa Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Excellent purple colour here with lovely rich and spicy varietal fruit aromas. The palate is long and elegant with great intensity of plum, cherry and oak flavours.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Porterhouse Graded Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Incredible depth of purple colours. A big red jam-like nose – very ripe. Huge palate with powerful fruit flavours and very drying tannins. High level of alcohol.
Comments Off on Saltram Single Vineyard Basedow Rd. Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very well balanced wine that is still surprisingly fresh and vibrant with an amazing colour – almost black. Excellent length of berry and raspberry fruit characters with a long finish.
Comments Off on Saltram Single Vineyard Marble Quarry Rd. Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dense purple wine with a great nose; smells like a Black Forest cake. Beautiful palate; rich, opulent and a generous flavour profile. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram Mamre Brook Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Great colour. A tad porty on the nose with nice sweet creamy oak evident. The porty characters follow through onto a palate that has an excellent flavour profile.
Comments Off on Saltram Journal Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Great level of oak on the bright intense nose. Rich fruit cake-like fruit with hints of cinnamon. Excellent palate structure with powerful fruit flavours and good strong tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram No.1 Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A tight and simple wine for now but has all the makings of an excellent shiraz. Has beautifully controlled dark fruit characters and plenty of sweet dusty oak and well balanced tannins.
Comments Off on Saltram No.1 Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
An elegant crimson wine with a beautiful depth of fresh sweet mulberry fragrances. It is soft in the mouth with long intense flavours of fruit, new oak and smoky meaty nuances.
Comments Off on Annies Lane Copper Trail Clare Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Brooding richness to this wine. Sweet raspberry nose and smoky bacon characters on the tight tannic palate; some fruit sweetness.
Comments Off on Ingoldby Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Big bold and tannic with rich ripe fruit characters and roasted meat notes.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
The big jammy nose is fresh and lifted with a warm and generous dark fruit palate with toasty mocha oak.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Ruby red wine. Fresh, pretty, raspberry and sweet cedar oak aromas with a tight palate that has loads of tannin grip, upfront red fruit flavours and a spicy end. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Beautiful complex nose of intense brooding fruit and sweet perfumed oak. Powerful palate – very complex and sweet and tasty. Hot finish.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Barossa Valley Clare McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Intense purple rim to the colour with interesting licorice notes to the nose and a soft supple blackberry palate with a high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Barossa Valley Clare McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A super powerful shiraz with opulent varietal fruit edged with interesting barnyard-like elements. Has some classy oak, strong tannins and quite a steely finish.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates Of The Barossa Lyndoch Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Rich and powerful bouquet; a balanced complexity of blackberry fruit complimented by the fresh oak. Beautiful velvety palate with flavours of dark plums and chocolate.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates Of The Barossa Dorrien Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Powerful estery nose. Lovely ripe red fruit with sweet vanillin oak to balance. The palate is tight and clean with leathery aged notes.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates Of The Barossa Ebenezer Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Big youthful and slightly porty. Punchy red berry varietal fruit with well controlled use of oak characters. The palate is tight and elegant and quite acid.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Platinum Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
“A superb complete shiraz,” declared one judge. Beautiful intensity of varietal fruit characters seamlessly integrated with the oak and has interesting boot polish notes. Great potential.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Platinum Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Sarsaparilla aromas with medicinal touches and a long creamy and savoury palate.
Comments Off on Stormflower Vineyard Wilyabrup Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A somewhat soft and subdued style with plenty of pepper and spice and planky oak.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A huge full bodied style with lovely jammy pastille fruit bouquet and evolving secondary fruit flavours with spicy oak. 5+
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dense dark purple wine with a rich plum pudding of a nose and a rich full bodied palate with flavours in the licorice spectrum and a generous amount of oak. 5+
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Oak driven style but has good varietal fruit underneath. Beautiful “complete” palate with a firm drying finish. Needs more time to reach its best.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Dusty, slightly muted, aromas of plum pudding with an oaky background. Huge tightly structured palate, with masses of oak and intense black licorice fruit.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Somewhat subdued aromas with prematurely ageing fruit characters on the palate.
Comments Off on Shanahans The Old Dog Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A beautiful classy classic nose and super palate with great fruit weight and good oak profile. Has structure and freshness. 5+
Comments Off on Shingleback The Gate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Some savoury meaty characters obvious on the fruit cake-like nose. Quite a dry and elegant palate but still showing some generosity and freshness.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A warm rich savoury style with intense red hues, some meaty aromas and good palate length and weight.
Comments Off on Shingleback Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Bright purple wine. Attractive complexity of red berry, blackcurrant and fresh oak aromas. Excellent palate – elegant and well balanced with subtle fruit and nice acid/tannin line. 5+
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Generous aromas of red berries and sweet oak. Lovely long fresh flavours with the oak well integrated with the fruit.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Good colour intensity, some nice plum-like fruit and dark oak. Starting to show premature age.
Comments Off on Stalking Horse McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Mature wine that is showing plenty of bottle age. Has an abundance of subtle sweet dried fruit characters still balanced by strong acid and tannins. Great food wine.
Comments Off on Salena Estate Wines Founders Reserve Riverland Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Very complex, very oaky style but well matched by the rich ripe varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Mature oak driven style; some licorice, leather and cigar box characters, good fruit flavour spectrum and secondary characters evolving. 3-5
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Mudgee Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Nose is a youthful complexity of green fruit and slightly raw oak. Medium weight palate with soft primary flavours and quite hot finish. Needs time.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Inspiration Range Barossa Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Nose smells of ripe plums and raisins with some powerful oak dominating. Quite a varnishy palate with plenty of blackberry-like flavours. Quite hot on the finish.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Granite Belt Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018