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Michelton Print Central Victoria Shiraz 2010

Posted: June 16, 2017

Good nose – a touch menthol like with sweet mulberry flavours on a seamless silky palate.

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Michelton Heathcote Shiraz 2010

Posted: June 16, 2017

Spicy fragrances with a curry like character. Very sweet soft fruit palate. Good acid/tannins.

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Michelton The Bend Central Victoria Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

A bright, fresh and juicy quaffer with subdued spicy aromas and simple palate.

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Grampians Estate Streeton Reserve Grampians Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Perfumed dark fruit fragrances with powerful peppery characters and a distinctively cool climate palate perfectly balanced, complex and peppery with excellent grippy tannins.

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Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Red fruit nose – slightly closed and subdued but has generous ripe fruit flavours wrapped in firm grippy tannins. Good cellaring. 5+

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Montara Grampians Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Dark and chocolaty on the nose with slight mintiness to it. This elegant oak driven palate still showing some lovely freshness.

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Blue Pyrenees Richardson Pyrenees Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

A lovely lift of both spicy and floral red and blue varietal fruits. The palate is full of sweet jammy flavours with nicely textured tannins.

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Mount Avoca Malakoff Pyrenees Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

A pretty lifted sweet fruit nose. Rich, ripe and sweet in the mouth with greenish tannins.

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Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Soft fruit aromas with the oak pushing through. Big volume, concentration and persistence of varietal fruit and sweet oak on the palate.

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Mount Avoca Moats Lane Avoca Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Lovely shiraz fruit seamlessly integrated with the toasty oak and chewy tannins.

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Tahbilk Central Victoria Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Subdued nose with underlying peppery characters. Crunchy mid-weight plumy palate. 5+

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Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Spicy peppery cool climate nose and an elegant yet complex and slightly gamey palate.

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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

A mocha/licorice bouquet and a rich and quite syrupy red berry palate with good balancing acid and tannins 5+

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Blue Pyrenees Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 16, 2017

Spicy berry bouquet shows a pretty floral lift. Good length of fresh crunchy shiraz flavours with the ripe tannins in support. 5+

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Best’s Bin No. 1 Great Western Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Good weight of clean lifted boysenberry/raspberry like varietal fruit characters with some gamey complexity.

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Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Nicely focused jubey fruit aromas and a bright juicy palate with good tannin structure.

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Water Wheel Memsie Homestead Bendigo Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Aromas of rose petals and Turkish Delight and sweet ripe fruit flavours with tight tannins. Needs time.

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Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Toasty oak aromas with good fruit characters underneath. The palate is rich and rip and brimming over with complex fruit characters. Plenty of grip from the tannins. 3-5

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Grampians Estate St Ethel’s Grampians Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Distinctive peppermint characters on the nose and lovely fruit intensity across the whole length of the palate. Savory/gamey tannins.

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Four Sisters Central Victoria Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Subtle, subdued earthy/cherry aromas with a dash of white pepper. Palate is savory and quite Rhone-like and is ripe with black fruit characters and good grippy tannins.

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Water Wheel 5 Rounds Baringhup Bendigo Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Bright toffee sweet aromas and a pleasant but simple, one dimensional fruit palate. 5+

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Garners Heritage Wine Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 16, 2017

Lovely purple hues, bright spicy fruit nose and good core of ripe fruit flavours rounded off with the tannins. 5+

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Moppity Vineyards Hilltops Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A wine brimming over with big ripe cherry berry fruit layered with chocolaty oak characters and balanced by firm tannin structure.

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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Quite porty on the nose and a soft ripe floral fruit palate with subtle tannins.

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Clarence Hill Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Nose has lifted ripe berry fruit aromas with a dusting of oak and a lovely long and soft spicy red varietal fruit palate.

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Tudor Central Victoria Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A lovely shiraz with great colour and stylish sweet fruit/toasty oak fragrances. An elegant classy palate with rich juicy sweet fruit flavours and ripe chewy tannins.

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Gotham Wines Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Soft spicy red fruits lift off the nose and there is some attractive fruit sweetness on the palate.

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Gotham Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Silky smooth style with slightly porty like fruit characters and velvety soft tannins.

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Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Huge, hot and jammy and rich with ripe brambly varietal fruit characters.

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Pertaringa Over the Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A fresh and elegant shiraz with nice red berry fruit and a tight acid backbone.

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The Landings Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

A wine of simple blackcurrant fruits with spicy peppery notes and earthy tannins .

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Mollydooker Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A lovely lifted peppery spicy bouquet and a gorgeous rich velvety palate with the fruit seamlessly balanced by toasty oak and soft tannins and finishing quite hot.

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Mollydooker Velvet Glove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Beautifully restrained sweet/spicy oak fragrances edged with red currant characters and huge, rich but controlled flavours with a warming alcohol finish.

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Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Great rich colours and a nose with intense spicy fruit aromas. Excellent vibrant palate full of rich varietal fruit flavours, soft velvety tannins and has a long lingering finish.

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Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A lovely rich Aussie shiraz with lifted stylish black fruits layered with sweet oak, grippy tannins and nice warming alcohol.

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Chalice Bridge The Quest Margaret River Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A huge shiraz style loaded with robust dark brooding fruit characters and layered with spicy chocolaty notes and edgy tannins.

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Shingleback Vin Vale McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Bright powerful black cherry fruit and oak characters dominate the nose. Excellent flavour depth on the palate with the tannins building nicely.

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Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Hilltops Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Choc mint and doughy characters on the nose with a gingery lift. Seamlessly balanced fruit/oak flavours with good tannin backbone.

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Totino Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Rich spicy/earthy blackcurrant fragrances and beautiful rich spicy fruit palate with the earthy notes following through.

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Rusty Mutt Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Spicy aromas with an intense peppery lift and a tight chunky black cherry palate underscored with firm tannins.

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Pure Vision Organic South Australia Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Excellent colour, stylish shiraz fruit and fresh oak with a spicy/herbal profile.

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Garners Heritage Wine Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Rich powerful and very “slurpable” with spicy aromas and ripe jammy fruit palate with a firm tannin structure.

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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Aromas of cherries, spices and licorice with a sweet cherry palate showing attractive drying tannins.

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Reillys Barking Mad Clare Valley Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Meaty characters on the nose and ‘sticky’ jammy fruit palate; ripe and rounded.

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Alta Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Simple blackberry-like fruits, some spicy elements and lovely soft tannins.

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Rockbare Tideway Seaview McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010

Posted: June 15, 2017

Powerful complexity of toasty oak and stewed fruit aromas. Delightfully elegant palate with a good spicy depth of flavours and a firm acid spine. Ageing beautifully.

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Rockbare McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

Superb sweet perfumed black fruit bouquet – delicate and fresh. Palate is jammed packed with soft ripe flavours and has a lovely mouthfilling texture. A very classy number.

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Mojo Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A big Aussie style of shiraz with ripe cherry berry fruit and some great oak and soft tannins to balance.

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Grant Burge Miamba Barossa Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

An excellent example of a ripe Aussie classic with spicy red fruits and tight, seamlessly balanced sweet fruit/vanilla oak palate

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Bellevue Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

A huge monster of a wine with massive colour and a ‘super’ palate with m mouthfilling fruit and oak and a crisp acid finish.

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