Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Hint of fruit cake on the nose with perfumed notes. Big drying tannic palate; nice fruit – crisp acid.
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Pure Vision Organic SA Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Good intensity and persistence of juicy sweet varietal fruit nicely balanced by the spicy/vanillin oak with good tannin structure. 3-5
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Limb Vineyards Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Spicy, licorice, berry fruit nose with oak underneath. Crisp palate has blueberry flavours.
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Kings of Kangaroo Ground Avondale Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense syrupy rhubarb/raisined varietal fruit characters with well thought out use of oak and good length of grainy tannins.
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Kings of Kangaroo Ground Heathcote Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
A wine with plenty of personality! Minty red fruit nose and well defined raspberry flavours. 3-5
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Kings of Kangaroo Ground Heathcote Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 6, 2017
A full bodied wine that has nice lifted briary fruit, powerful oak and tannins.
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Kirrihill Wines Single Vineyard Tullymore Clare Valley Shiraz 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lots of dark fruit fragrances showing meaty/forestry elements and a heavy concentration and complexity of red and black fruit flavours. Ageing very well. 3-5
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Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection Clare Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Old school style with a hint of funky fragrances and great line and length of flavours on a palate that shows fantastic attention to detail.
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Jack Estate Mythology Coonawarra Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 6, 2017
Floral bouquet with a whiff of strawberries. Agreeable brooding oaky flavours. Assertive acidity. 5+
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Jack Estate Wratonbully Coonawarra Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Developed aromas with barnyardy overtones which are echoed on the oak dominant palate.
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Haselgrove Wines The Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense and developed nose smelling of brooding berry fruits with creamy cashew characters. The very flavoursome palate fills out with rich ripe plum fruit and spicy oak.
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Haselgrove Wines The Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Rich, ripe and licoricey nose; good oak/fruit integration. Palate described by one judge as a “Bull’s blood palate!” Good depth of fruit flavours matched by dry tannins. 5+
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Haselgrove Wines Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nicely ageing tarry/squid ink aromas and beautifully developed palate with great depth of ripe fruit pastille-like flavours and firm drying tannins. At its peak now.
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Haselgrove Wines Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
A high alcohol, traditional, style with porty blackberry bouquet. Great palate structure and seamless balance between the fruit, tannins and acid.
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Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fruit cake like richness and ripeness on the nose with supporting oak. Great persistence of intense blackberry flavours, not jammy, with savoury element. Fine tannins. 5+
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Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
A lighter style of shiraz with the oak a tad more obvious. Mellow, unctuous aromas and a classy palate. Excellent flavour depth, good acidity and lingering finish. 5+
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Haselgrove Wines H by Haselgrove South Australia Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nice spiciness mingles with the blackcurrant aromas and follows through to the sweet chocolaty/earthy palate with strong tannins. 5+
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Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Rich, firm and complex with a mellow blend of earthy, porty chocolaty aromas and excellent depth of retained fruit flavours with drying oak finish to balance. 3-5
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Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Big ripe and porty shiraz that is ageing very nicely and has a silky smooth balance between the fruit, the oak and the tannins. 3-5
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Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 6, 2017
A powerful wine with complex aromas and excellent persistence of spicy/chocolaty/blackcurrant flavours. Still has freshness. 3-5
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Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Slightly subdued and savoury on the nose with a rich and complex palate that has lots of savoury elements mixing with the sweet red fruit. 5+
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Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Slightly closed coffee/mocha characters on the nose with jammy fruit flavours. 5+
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Harcourt Valley Vineyards Barbara’s Bendigo Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Aromatic fruit driven nose with licorice-like complexity and savoury beetroot-like characters filling the palate.
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Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
The wine is almost black in colour with rich jammy blackberry aromas and a massive sweet alcoholic palate. Very traditional style.
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Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 6, 2017
An attractive, traditional, jammy/porty shiraz that is at its peak. Massive, matured aromas and a seamless flavour profile.
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
A big, bold ‘old school’ style of shiraz that is big and rich and chocolaty with some massive oak characters but they don’t dominate the wine. Strong fruited palate.
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 6, 2017
Intense powerful fruit nose with hints of boot polish-like nuances. Great density of tannins on the spicy licorice palate.
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Patritti Lot Three McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Ripe plum/mulberry fragrances well integrated with the mocha oak. Lots of spiciness on the flavoursome, old style, , sweet plum palate with dusty tannins.
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Patritti JPB McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Ripe fruit driven aromas with huge hit of oak and a big tannic palate that’s fresh and lively with primary fruit flavours. A keeper. 5+
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Patritti Old Gate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
Plenty of ripe powerful varietal fruit that is well matched by the oak and strong tannins and has some interesting dry/sour flavours. 5+
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Gipsie Jack Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
An elegant wine with a great balance between the varietal fruit, spicy oak and grippy tannins. Has a certain salami/smallgoods-like element. 5+
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Landaire Wines Padthaway Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fragrant perfumed bouquet and lovely silky smooth palate that is all about the fruit with oak in the background. 3-5
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Landaire Wines Padthaway Shiraz 2013
Posted: September 6, 2017
Powerful wine with an abundance of plums, blackberries and Christmas spices with a dash of Kirsch. Some sweetness and soft tannins. 5+
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Geoff Merrill Henley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2006
Posted: September 6, 2017
Well made developed tarry bouquet with Hessian-like bottle age characters. Great depth of big sweet fruit flavours and drying oak.
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Geoff Merrill Henley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2005
Posted: September 6, 2017
A superb, aged shiraz that is super smooth and soft; earthy and savoury.
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Galafrey Dry Grown Mt Barker Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
A ripe and slightly porty style of shiraz with a sweet palate entry and big gamey tannins.
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Galafrey Dry Grown Mt Barker Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Bright mix of ripe spicy mulberry aromas with nice sweet plum fruit flavours, some light spiciness and good tannin presence.
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Gralyn Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2009
Posted: September 6, 2017
A nice ripe fruity style that, even after eight years, still has fresh fruit aromas. The palate is fully developed and at its peak now.
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Gralyn Old Vine Margaret River Shiraz 2001
Posted: September 6, 2017
Aged Vegemite/caramelised nose and well aged, well maintained, palate that is still rich and flavoursome and showing some astringency. “A curio”.
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Grancari Estate Greta’s McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
A big, full bodied, shiraz that’s a lovely complexity of sweet fruit, prunes and chocolate with gamey notes and a peppery lift. 5+
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Gumpara Mader Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
A powerful and seductive wine with tremendous depth, richness and complexity of dark berry varietal fruit characters layered with spicy mocha oak and persistent powdery tannins.
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Grampians Estate St Ethels Grampians Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Generous and complex shiraz projecting aromas of blackcurrants, violets and oak. Intriguing soy-like savoury compounds on the palate. Could do with more time. 5+
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