Posted: April 5, 2017
Mulberries and spices on the nose; hints of licorice. Seamlessly balanced palate with plush fruit and generous tannins. “Beautiful wine”.
Comments Off on Quarisa Wines Enchanted Tree South Australia Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Aged leathery red licorice bouquet with an undercurrent of spices. Rich chocolaty palate with a range of spices, dusty tannins and a drying finish. Great food wine.
Comments Off on Casella 1919 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Malty oak aromas with a hint of menthol and olives. A full tannic “bruiser” of a palate. “Be great with roast beef”
Comments Off on Casella Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big soft wine; a classic Aussie style of shiraz. Masses of dark licoricey fruit, matched by chocolaty oak and fine grained tannins.
Comments Off on GMH South Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Savoury/meaty bouquet with raisined fruit notes. Classy fleshy fruit palate – lots of oak, powdery tannins and tangy acidity.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy malty nose, developing nicely. Simple sweet fruit flavours, nice oak, slippery tannins.
Comments Off on Z Wine Section 3146 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ageing gracefully with subtle leathery aromas and intense powerful butterscotch palate.
Comments Off on RidgeView Impressions Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Medium weight style that’s drinking well now. Has spicy aged notes to the nose and the well structured palate.
Comments Off on Tyrrell’s Wines Hunter Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, rich, full bodied wine that is still youthful with intense aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 9 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A simple elegant purple wine with a lifted perfumed nose and very primary fruit palate. 5+
Comments Off on Two Rivers Thunderbolt Hunter Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark and inky with purple hues. Nose is a complexity of plums and oak. Fleshy palate with bold concentration of red and black berries, beautifully integrated oak and lovely silky tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson The Lake Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A delicate nose with pretty and subtle fruit fragrances. Long and elegant and very youthful palate. 5+
Comments Off on Lindemans Ben Ean Vineyard Rare Release Bin 1410 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Seductive sweet oak nose and well balanced, nicely textured palate. Lovely underlying fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Ernest Hill William Henry Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral and perfumed fragrances. Tight, slightly acidic palate but fantastic underlying flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Some brown spices and coffee on the nose and a powerful, muscular palate layered with earthy black fruit flavour s 5+
Comments Off on Ernest Hill Shareholders Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly closed brooding aromas with hints of cherry liqueur. Incredible power to the palate. Has layer upon layer of flavours with subtle oak and some “noble” tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Lindemans Bin 1403 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Oak dominated nose with some lifted spicy florals pushing through. The elegant palate is soft and rounded in the mouth with very consistent chocolaty berry flavours.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Ryan’s Reserve Vanessa’s Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big youthful and generously flavoured wine. Smells chocolaty and spicy. Beautifully balanced palate with a great acid spine. Good example of the 2014 vintage. 5
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
The nose is complex and chocolaty. Generous ripe fruit palate, lovely long silky tannins and a velvety finish. Good ageing potential.
Comments Off on Poole’s Rock Post Office Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very youthful wine with lifted raspberry lolly nose and a dash of pepper. The palate is tightly structured with a generosity of red fruit and prominent crisp acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Two Rivers Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A fruit driven, inky purple, shiraz with an intense savoury bouquet and good fruit weight on the medium bodied palate with grainy tannins and tight acidity. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A medium weight with red berry /sour cherries characters, vanillin oak and powerful acid. 5+
Comments Off on RidgeView Impressions Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
An acid driven wine with powerful dark earthy aromas and a big mouthful of peppery fruit flavours with lots of grainy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Norfolk Rise Vineyard Reserve Mt Benson Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A somewhat “shy” medium bodied shiraz but has good sweet/spicy fruit lurking beneath.
Comments Off on Emperors Mud Limestone Coast Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Simple floral aromas with a delicate violet-like lift. Some lovely acidity on the palate and fine tannins that all supports the spicy peppery varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Penola Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely nose; dark and chocolaty with a lift of violets and with more of those violet characters appearing on the soft spicy red berry palate. It has complexity, weight and richness.
Comments Off on Brand’s Laira Foundation Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A sound wine with a red berry bouquet and sweet red fruit flavours layered with vanilla oak and laced with nice spicy notes.
Comments Off on Motique Limestone Coast Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely wine; an excellent example of shiraz. Has spicy aromas and a palate dense with spicy berry fruit, vanilla oak and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Yours Truly Mt Benson Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely balanced fruit driven wine that should, according to the judges, evolve nicely. Bright berry aromas and redcurrant flavours.
Comments Off on Giggling Goose Wines Single Vineyard Padthaway Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light oak influence on the nose which is more obvious on the dark berry palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Picarus Wrattonbully Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A young fresh and juicy wine with bright red fruit, hints of violets and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Jacobs Creek Reserve Limestone Coast Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fresh and fruity aromas and a seamlessly integrated, well balanced, palate. It has bright fruit, good oak and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Winemaker’s Choice Wrattonbully Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slight sweet/sour notes to the nose. Great palate length with the fruit a little smothered by oak but a great wine drinking well now.
Comments Off on Redman Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A nicely rounded wine with some marked acidity. The fresh plum fruit elements are nicely underscored by the oak.
Comments Off on Katnook Founder’s Block Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A soft, savoury and nicely rounded wine that’s at its peak now. Nice blend of sweet tar and fig-like characters.
Comments Off on Blok Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big wine that has lovely floral fruit fragrances. Powerful oak and tannin influence on the silky smooth palate create tarry, fig and smoked meat-like flavours.
Comments Off on Hollick Estates Wilgha Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Quite a flinty character to the nose and it’s all chocolaty and plum-like in the mouth with hints of figs and nuts, some lovely soft tannins and sweet toasty oak.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Delightful hints of violet like fragrances on the dark fruit nose. The palate is rich and complex and drinking beautifully right now. It has sweet black cherry flavours, sweet oak and savoury notes.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy notes to the fruit driven nose. The palate has obvious weight, power and tannins. Good cellaring potential. 5+
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Sweet oak dominates this wine for now but there is some pretty dense solid fruit pushing through. A generous layered wine that needs more time in the cellar.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely lift of spice and pepper on the dark fruit nose. The fresh high acid palate has sweet bright berry flavours.
Comments Off on Norfolk Rise Vineyard Mt Benson Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
The integration of oak and fruit on the nose works well. “Tastes like a sweet plum pudding”, thought one judge.
Comments Off on Koonara Wines Angel’s Peak Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A massive wine with heaps of potential! The lifted spicy aromas have a ‘crushed ant’ like character. A silky soft integration of berries, toast and tar on the palate and some great tannins.
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A well balanced young shiraz that exhibits very lifted sweet berry fruit and has nice toasty complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Ralph Fowler Wines Mt Benson Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“Bright and joyful”, said one judge. “A Cherry Ripe style”, said another. “Some will rave about this wine”. Its stylish, round and sweet.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“Powerful, ripe, rich berry fruit” and “A very classy wine,” said one judge. A palate that is intense but soft, with great balance, length and well integrated tannins.
Comments Off on Preston Peak East West Single Vineyard Granite Belt Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely, rich “Aussie” style was how one judge describe this wine, also noting the freshness of fruit supported by a well-structured, long palate.
Comments Off on Preston Peak The Rock Single Vineyard Granite Belt Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Definitely a crowd pleaser – a slightly sweetish palate that combines rich, ripe fruit with the influence of vanillin oak.
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Victor’s Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark plums, red and black cherries with a hint of coffee grounds supported by subtle oak treatment. A “fruit forward” style with excellent depth of flavour, well-structured.
Comments Off on Vin Vale by Shingleback McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017