Posted: October 4, 2018
Complex and interesting nose; lots of raspberry, beetroot and forest floor elements. Palate is a “tightly bound ball of energy.” Needs time.
Comments Off on Blaxland Vineyards Duck Duck Goose Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A big plump extracted style. A compote of fruit nose and lovely oak lift. Quite assertive palate with a high level of spice and hints of oak to lift the fruit.
Comments Off on Angus & Bremer Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lifted ripe primary fruit bouquet and lovely simple fruit driven palate that is soft with sweet oak intensity.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Beautiful purple wine bordering on black with a good concentration of black forest cake-like aromas. The palate has excellent flavours, richness and loads of sweet new oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Amadio Wines KI Single Vineyard Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A lovely lift of fresh strawberry and raspberry varietal fruit aromas. Great fruit intensity on the alert and fresh palate. “Very more-ish!” 3-5
Comments Off on Amadio Wines KI Single Vineyard Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Lovely mix of blackberry and licorice-like aromas integrated with the cedary oak. Silky smooth in the mouth with raisined flavours bordering on the porty. Another great style!
Comments Off on Amadio Wines Block 2a Reserve Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A powerful profusion of beautiful classy oak and a splendid complexity of varietal fruit. A perfectly complete shiraz that needs nothing else and offers great cellaring ahead.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines First Pick Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A nose of dark berries and toasty/mocha oak and a classy palate with excellent depth and complexity of rich sweet fruits with good oak integration and silky tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
High level of dark fruit/blackberry aromas with seamless integration of classy spicy oak. Powerful, flavoursome palate. Needs time.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara HT Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Unusual smoky earthy nose with a medicinal lift and a developed earthy flavour profile.
Comments Off on False Cape Ships Graveyard Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Fresh peppery fruit bouquet and simple elegant palate with neatly balanced oak and fruit flavours. Crisp finish.
Comments Off on Bay of Shoals Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Stewed plum bouquet with attractive chocolaty elements and a rich, rounded and quite peppery palate.
Comments Off on Hazyblur Basket Press Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
A lean and elegant cool climate style of shiraz with interesting soy and blackberry characters.
Comments Off on Amadio KI S.V Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: October 4, 2018
Delicate, slightly savoury, nose and a tight but seamlessly balanced palate with some pleasant savoury depth.
Comments Off on Maxwell Wines Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / October 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Brightly defined rich black fruit aromas that have loads of punch! Lovely ripe palate full of supple varietal fruit flavours and showing good use of oak with nice powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Garners Heritage Wine Leon’s Single Vineyard Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Nose has a lovely lift of ripe dark berries and the well structured, medium bodied palate is just full of flavour.
Comments Off on The Collective Wine Company The Impressionist Eden Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Dense toasty chocolaty/prune-like aromas which carry through to the long ‘chewy’ and seamlessly balanced palate that shows some lovely fine powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A well maintained wine with lifted dark berry fruit bouquet and nice spicy plum flavours.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Cool fruit fragrances; slight nettley note and simple supple red fruit flavours on the slightly green palate. Sweet finish.
Comments Off on Taylors Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Big, chunky, ripe fruit nose and a palate that’s thick with rich sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A medium bodied shiraz. Nice layers of cherry and blackcurrant fruits; some savoury and peppery notes.
Comments Off on Beklyn McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Slightly closed nose with hints of dark minty fruits and more of the same on the mouthcoating palate.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Reserved and savoury with nice intensity of dark brooding fruit aromas and flavours. A big wine.
Comments Off on Yarrawood Barrel Select Yarra Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Fragrant fruit aromas and attractive sweet blackberry/licorice flavour profile.
Comments Off on Organic Hill Premium Organic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
The nose is dark rich and brooding with masses of fruit evident. The big sweet palate is bright with well defined varietal fruit flavours, loads of oak and ‘blocky’ tannins.
Comments Off on Mercuri Estate Settebello Coppe Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A fruit driven style of shiraz with big black fruit and oak aromas with a dash of pepper. Nicely weighted sweet raspberry palate with soft savoury tannins.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Laneway Central Vic Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Big ‘dusty’ primary fruit characters with slight menthol/green notes and ‘shaved’ oak.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Curious SEA Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Savoury aromas with fresh berry fruits pushing through. Velvety smooth in the mouth with lovely upfront fruit and generous tannins. “A big wine with a big future.”
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A nose of dark berries and black olives with some menthol hints. Great palate weight and texture and full of briary fruits with some lovely tannins and a long firm finish.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Still slightly closed but with very nice varietal fruit expression pushing through. Firm tannins.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A lovely mix of dark jubey fruits, chocolaty elements, olives, good oak and tight tannins. A wine with both power and finesse.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Dark savoury aromas with hints of raspberry, leather and spices. Lovely concentration of blackberry flavours laced with powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Heathcote Winery The Origin Single Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Huge raspberry bouquet with minty/menthol nuances and just a hint of licorice. Fleshy in the mouth with lovely ripe fruits and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate H Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A well structured wine that’s a melange of red fruits, light spiciness and savoury characters with a dash of pepper and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Rich porty fruit characters with some leathery like age developing. Drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Robbie Fowler Signature Series Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Chocolaty and leathery on the nose with hints of olives. The rich and chunky palate is heavy with brooding licorice/black fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Savoury aromas and a rhubarb and red cherry flavour profile on the evenly textured, ‘slippery’ palate.
Comments Off on The Wine Doctor Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Oak dominates this nose and has nice fruit concentration on the palate. Good line of tannins.
Comments Off on Deakin Estate Murray Darling Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lots of oak here but well integrated with the lifted dark fruit characters and pleasing tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Riverland Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
A straightforward commercial style with lively blueberry fruit and fresh acid all underpinned by nice soft tannins.
Comments Off on Lindeman’s Bin 50 Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lifted chocolaty/ mocha bouquet with minty notes. Heavily oaked palate but has some bright fruit.
Comments Off on H By Haselgrove South Australia Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Very lifted aromas of plums and vanilla and has a youthful and quite simple plum fruit palate with a long oaky finish.
Comments Off on Zilzie Wines Estate Murray Darling Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Slightly porty and “moody” bouquet. A richness and freshness of juicy blueberry and mulberry fruit flavours with hints of licorice and supple tannins. Needs food.
Comments Off on Terra Felix Yarra Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
An elegant, somewhat dry, style with upfront oaky aromas and a nicely develping fruit palate with a good tannic lift.
Comments Off on Seville Estate Estate Yarra Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Youthful dark berry bouquet with subtle oak spiciness. Lovely concentration of varietal fruit flavours with well integrated and elegant tannins with great line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Boat O’ Craigo Black Cameron Yarra Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Smells like a plum pudding with a big chocolaty palate laced with dark fruits, Christmas spices and crunchy tannins.
Comments Off on Boat O’ Craigo Reserve Noble Series The First Duke Yarra Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Quite Rhone-like with ripe prune-like fruit and some funkiness to add interest. Lovely overall flavour and texture with savoury touches.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Hills Are Alive Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Briary/forest floor fragrances and simple cherry/berry palate well supported by the oak.
Comments Off on Vinteloper SH/16 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Brooding berry bouquet with hints of the forest floor. Good depth and persistence of plum, mint and chocolate flavours with lingering tannins.
Comments Off on Vinteloper SH/15 Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Savoury and interesting with well weighted jubey fruit, some attractive dusty oak and good line of acid. Needs time.
Comments Off on Longview Yakka Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / July 4, 2018