Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle fragrances of red fruit and vanilla-like oak. Great palate structure with fresh pure varietal fruit flavours supported by super fine tannins.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Family Series Andrew McPherson Nagambie Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nicely aged shiraz with a spicy/cedary bouquet and good length and persistence of lively fruit with good use of oak and some ripe and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Nagambie Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big rich fruit dominated shiraz with lots of dark fruit characters on the nose and interesting brambly fruit complexity on the palate.
Comments Off on St. Anne’s Vineyards Tatalia Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Excellent wine – very northern Rhone with a super, vibrant violet and rose petal bouquet and a somewhat brooding peppery fruit palate layered with fine tannins.
Comments Off on Four Sisters Central Victoria Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Beautiful perfumed spicy characters to the sweet oak nose. Lovely vibrancy and intensity of sweet fruit that fills the mouth with flavour and has a charry/resinous-like finish.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Central Victoria Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“An awesome wine”, enthused one judge with its brooding dark cherry/spicy oak fragrances and super fresh palate that has excellent mulberry-like fruit purity and interest.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Mafeking Grampians Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very good silky soft wine that is balanced, fresh and very approachable with sweet fruit and spicy oak on the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is a complexity of floral fruit with lovely oak and it has an opulent chocolaty palate with sappy oak and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Seppelt Chalambar Grampians Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great wine sitting in the richer spectrum. Sexy choc mint aromas and flavours with a juicy and seamlessly balanced palate.
Comments Off on Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly rustic and savoury style of shiraz with a nice lift and complexity to the spicy dark berry nose and still fresh, silky rich palate.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Stalky black berry bouquet with a spicy lift and a big, nicely ageing, flavour profile.
Comments Off on Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Porty/jammy aromas and a very oaky palate with jubey fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Graham Norton’s OWN South Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbaceous and minty on the nose with a tight and beautifully structured palate.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Grave’s Gate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A classic style. Lovely spicy bramble like bouquet and a palate, that according to one judge is “reminiscent of black forest torte”.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Mt Benson Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Rich chocolaty/berry aromas and long, elegant palate with balanced flavours and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A beautifully balanced, round and rich style of shiraz that is full of dark spicy varietal fruit and cedary oak.
Comments Off on James Haselgrove Futures McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Excellent colour, beautiful ripe varietal fruit and some great oak use. Lovely fragrances on the nose and masses of intense flavours on the long well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Sashiko Series McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
This shiraz has great purple hues, plenty of juicy, fresh, dark cherry fruit, some well handled oak and lovely firm tannins.
Comments Off on Farmer’s Leap Padthaway Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Still amazingly bright and fresh for an eight-year-old with spicy fruit/oak fragrances and dry, well structured, palate
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very mature wine for a 5-year-old. It has evolving tertiary fruit characters, nice oak and a tight acid backbone.
Comments Off on JT The Patriarch Clare Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
The nose has the richness of Christmas cake. The palate is long, rich and very flavoursome.
Comments Off on Ryder Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big old Aussie style shiraz that has a powerful concentration of fruit pastille like varietal fruit seamlessly balanced with the oak.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Plenty of prune-like fruit characters matched with the cedary oak and good line of acid.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Private Collection Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Purple black wine with dark jammy fruit on the nose and palate and a nice spicy lift.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big but stylish wine with an abundance of lovely ripe fruit that’s a mix between Christmas and Black Forest cake
Comments Off on Mitchelton Print Central Victoria Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nice wine with fresh Cherry Ripe-like varietal fruit characters and some spiciness.
Comments Off on Mitchelton Heathcote Central Victoria Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich but elegant shiraz – very classy with beautiful red berry fruit balanced by some well handled sweet oak.
Comments Off on Glenlofty Estate The Sawmill Vineyard Pyrenees Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fantastic colour with lovely big rich Christmas cake-like varietal fruit. Beautiful aromas lift off the nose and it is soft and generous in the mouth with velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Glenlofty Estate Pyrenees Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle jubey varietal fruit fragrances leading to a slightly drying sweet/sour fruit palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Smells of black currants with a mature chewy palate and silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Signature Series Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Oaky nose with a spicy lift and more of the sweet oak obvious on the palate.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines The Bruce Margaret River Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A classy wine that has elegance and complexity. Spicy lift to the nose and ripe fruit and great oak on the palate.
Comments Off on Shingleback The Gate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark berry fruits and cedary oak on the lifted nose and powerful palate.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A classic Aussie style with its fruit cake-like nose and big soft fruit/sweet oak palate.
Comments Off on Shingleback Haycutters McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Cedary minty fragrances and mid-weight palate with ripe fruit and light oak.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A tight, well structured wine with a powerful complexity of great varietal fruit and lovely sweet oak. Needs some more time.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Section One Pyrenees Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Red berry fragrances with herbaceous notes and slightly green flavours.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Middle Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Red berry bouquet and tight palate seamlessly layered with tannins, oak and fruit.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
An excellent dinner wine with obvious maturity. Spicy and cedary on the nose with rich fruit cake-like flavours.
Comments Off on Reschke Bull Trader Coonawarra Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly aged/leathery notes on the charry oak nose. Deep dark brooding fruit/oak flavours and mouth puckering tannins. Warm finish.
Comments Off on Blackstone Paddock Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017