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Soul Growers Barossa Bourne Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

A pleasant long and balanced wine with an intense blackberry bouquet and a licorice thread with herbal notes. The powerful palate is all chocolate and ripe fruit.

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Soul Growers Slow Grown Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

Oak dominated style giving earthy, cedary and leathery-like characters with berry notes.

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Soul Growers Provident Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Young and lively shiraz that is a vivid ruby in colour with an ethereal spicy perfumed bouquet and a flavoursome complexity of cherry, licorice and dark chocolate flavours.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2017

Posted: September 3, 2022

A well-rounded shiraz dense with dark fruit, charry oak and has a drying finish.

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Thompson Steer Coonawarra Shiraz 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

Rich opulent style with some floral notes to the varietal fruit and tarry oak elements.

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Schoolhouse Headmaster Coonawarra Shiraz 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Another very good example of a well-structured Coonawarra shiraz with a rich density of blackcurrant-like fruit and nice spiciness.

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Schoolhouse Single Vineyard Coonawarra Shiraz 2019

Posted: September 3, 2022

A wine with an intensity of sweet blackberry fruit characters layered with Bonox-like elements showing a spicy lift and balanced by the chocolaty oak.

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Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Shiraz 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

A lighter, pretty and elegant style of wine full of floral lifted sweet red fruits with darker fruit undertones and hints of licorice supported by attractive velvety tannins.

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Reschke Vitulus Coonawarra Shiraz 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

Great upfront dark varietal fruit characters with a spicy/nutmeg lift to the nose and has mouth-coating flavours without being cloying and shows good overall balance.

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Eight at the Gate Family Selection Wrattonbully Shiraz 2019

Posted: September 3, 2022

Super smooth velvety red fruited wine with spicy oak and a slight acid finish.

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Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Shiraz 2016

Posted: September 3, 2022

A well-aged dark brooding and licoricey wine supported by a charry oak background, soft tannins and still has good acidity.

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Berrigan Wines Mount Benson Shiraz 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

A nimble and lighter bodied shiraz with dark jubey varietal fruit characters and a long lingering oak driven finish.

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Morambro Creek Wines Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

A lovely example of a Coonawarra shiraz from a great vintage. Has great black fruit characters with a suggestion of olives, velvety tannins and just a hint of oak.

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Hirsch Hill Estate Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Grampians Estate Mafeking Grampians Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Pig In The House Organic (ACO) Cowra Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

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The Natural Wine Co. Organic No Added Preservative (ACO) Central Ranges Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Stormflower (SXC) Margaret River Sub Region Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Lange Estate Providence Road Frankland River Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Vibrant savoury fruit bouquet with similar savoury characters on the palate balanced with red fruits, chocolaty oak and grippy tannins. Clean finish.

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Zerella Wines Workhorse McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Intense peppery black fruit fragrances and brooding fleshy fruit flavours.

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The Kings’ Creed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Big broad stewed fruit style starting to show some age with soft tannin structure.

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Mr Riggs Bolter McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark, brooding and concentrated wine with peppery/spicy fruit fragrances and sweet/spicy/peppery black fruit flavours with powdery tannins and high acid.

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Mr Riggs Idle Lane McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Excellent balance between ripe varietal fruit, sweet oak and gamey notes.

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Mr Riggs Burnt Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Inviting floral/musky red fruit fragrances and dark ripe fruit palate with mouth coating tannins.

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Mr Riggs Binbrook Barossa Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A nose of red fruits and white pepper combined with sweet oak. Spicy red fruit palate with oak adding complexity and showing good depth of tannins.

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Lost Buoy Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A generous and nicely textured shiraz with minty peppery notes to the nose and good flavour concentration.

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Schoolhouse Headmaster Coonawarra Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Cassis aromas and good tannic grip to the palate with a combo of sweet berry and oak flavours.

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Archer’s Point Coonawarra Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A bright lift of minty/peppery aromas with a soft, sweet and fleshy palate.

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Red Empress Barossa Shiraz 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

Developed jammy nose and sweet and spicy plum palate with some fleshy tannins.

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Taltarni Vineyards Heathcote Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

A generosity of blue fruit fragrances and flavours matched with plenty of acid.

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Altus Rise Ascension Margaret River Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Purple wine with peppery fruit aromas, fleshy blackberry jam-like flavours and soft tannins.

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Gartelmann Wines Diedrich Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017

Posted: July 21, 2022

A big “serious” wine still showing plenty of fruit with blackberry-like varietal fruit and fresh oak. Years in it yet.

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82 Metres Wines Yarra Valley Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark “moody” wine with pretty red and black varietal fruit on a light palate.

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Kyneton Ridge Heathcote Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

An elegant wine with potential for ageing. It has peppery fruit, good tannins and plenty of acid.

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Erin Eyes Wines Blarney Stone Clare Valley Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Sweet and spicy blue fruit characters seamlessly layered with oak and acid.

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Mike Press Wines Jimmy’s Block Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Softly structured wine with a nice concentration of ripe blackberry fruit and toasty oak.

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Mike Press Wines Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark chocolaty nose with perfumed blackberry flavours and soft tannins.

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Sidewood Estate Signature Old China Hand Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

A pretty nose lifted and perfumed with maturing red fruit flavours and peppery notes.

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Bec Hardy Wines Village Green McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A nice concentration of blackberry fruit with savoury olive notes and lovely soft tannins.

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Bec Hardy Wines South Australia Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Ripe blackberry bouquet and jammy fruit palate with soft savoury tannins.

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Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Lakeside South Australia Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Savoury blackberry fruit characters with a violet lift and subtle use of oak.

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Tenafeate Creek Wines Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark chocolaty aromas and blackberry/plum flavours with good tannins structure.

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Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Pungent gamey/barnyard characters on the nose with good depth and balance of savoury/meaty flavours and good tannin structure. Old school.

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Old Plains Longhop Old Vine Adelaide Plains Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Chocolaty licorice characters on the nose and a sweet peppery fruit palate.

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Yarrawood Estate Yarra Valley Shiraz 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Uncomplicated raspberry driven wine, softly structured and showing some depth.

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Talbots Block Wines The Sultan Clare Valley Shiraz 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

An inky wine with aromas reminiscent of blueberry pie and those characters echoed on the softly structured palate with its fine line of tannins.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Wine driven by blackcurrant and black olive characters. Well-structured palate; good acidity.

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Z Wine [RUSTICA] Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Lingering leafy blue fruit characters with a perfumed lift and lots of sweet oak.

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Moss Brothers Moses Rock Margaret River Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Nose has lingering blue fruit varietal characters with a peppery lift that carries through to the structured palate.

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Byron & Harold Rose & Thorn Great Southern Shiraz 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Pepper and dried herbs obvious on the nose with rich blackberry fruit flavours on a powerful palate.

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