Posted: April 5, 2017
Amazingly youthful wine for a six-year-old shiraz. Attractive fresh berry nose and great richness, balance and length to the palate with powerful but well balanced fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Saltram Moculta Road Barossa Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Hints of violets on the dark fruit nose. Beautiful palate ‘shape’ with good flavour concentration and some slightly drying tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Scotch Fillet Graded McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A shy, delicate, earthy/olive nose. Balanced palate with minerally texture and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Porterhouse Graded Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A brightly coloured wine that smells a little like a raspberry coulis and has a lovely firm fruit palate with plenty of sweet oak tannins.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbal and spicy on the nose with a little heat. Silky smooth in the mouth with a generous mellow flow of delicate flavours.
Comments Off on Lindemans Reserve Shiraz Bin 1300 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely dense purple wine with great freshness of fruit that is still showing good varietal characters and is nicely balanced by well handled quality oak. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Medlands Estate Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Massively dense wine – looks almost black in the glass. Huge mature molasses aromas and amazingly intense chocolaty flavours with blackberries sitting underneath.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Medlands Estate Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Brooding sweet dark fruit fragrances and a tightly structured and intense palate which will need a few more years to mature. 3-5
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Lyndoch Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Great colour; very deep purple. Intense perfumed licorice-like aromas and sweet and soft in the mouth with lovely density of pure blackberry-like varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Dorrien Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Maturing berry bouquet with an overlay of charry oak. Very closed palate, tightly structured with berry/licorice flavours and charry oak. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Estates of the Barossa Dorrien Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich, complex, and ‘complete’ wine smelling of the forest with hints of bacon and brooding fruit flavours with silky tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“A complete wine”. Deep crimson hues with lovely depth and concentration of fruit/oak aromas and a complex palate. Great character and evolving beautifully.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Complex expression of some very classy varietal aromas. A long, taut palate with classic lines and really sharp acidity. Just needs time to evolve.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Classic McLaren Vale LanghorneCreek Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“A joyful expression of shiraz”. Bright lifted black olive and berry fragrances and great palate with excellent fruit purity and drive. Needs 5-10 years!
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Classic McLaren Vale Clare Valley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very drinkable wine that shows a good hit of sweet varietal fruit but it is not overdone and nicely supported by the tight oak.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Big purple wine that “over delivers”, according to one judge. Huge presence of jubey fruit on the nose and a chewy masculine style of palate with gentle peppery notes.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A well made generous wine with an intense, inky/aniseed bouquet. Plenty of oak on the palate but the mass of upfront fruit with spicy dark berry fruit holds it in place.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Blass Noir Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Roast meat bouquet and lots of everything on the excellent vibrant palate; fleshy dark fruits, generous tannins and good acidity.
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane The Locals Watervale Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Impressive looking old fashioned style of shiraz; big, but nice with vibrant sweet vanilla oak aromas and intense tannic palate with great depth of sweet fruit. 3-5
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane Copper Trail Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Intense sweet berry fruit aromas seamlessly entwined with spicy oak. The palate is rich and balanced. Great depth of oak flavours but also some fruit there. Nice tannin structure.
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane Copper Trail Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A ripe rustic nose showing a light floral lift and leading on to a big luscious palate with good intensity and depth of dark berries, sweet chocolaty oak and lovely mouthcoating tannins.
Comments Off on Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Sweet licoricey/oaky aromas. Quite a firm tannic palate. High level of acid and some leesy characters. Looks good for cellaring. 3-5
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Centurion Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A wine with great appeal that shows, according to one judge. “Layers of love!” Lovely fruit in the savoury spectrum and good tannins.
Comments Off on Casella Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Wonderfully appealing chocolaty aromas and classy length to the complex oak palate.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Wines 8 Songs Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Jammy aromas with a fragrant floral lift and some tangy sweet/sour cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Wines Portrait Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light minty mixed berry bouquet and some very ripe flavours. Old school style.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Wines Futures Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mature molasses complexity to the nose and soft, sweet and nicely textured palate offering easy drinking now.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Wines Stonewell Barossa Valley Shiraz 2011 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A sound well made wine with sweet fruit and some forest floor like characters.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Wines Hill & Valley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lots of spicy oak and a palate offering good mouthfilling savoury/spicy flavours with slightly grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Little Brampton Gateway Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A bright lift of blueberries and violets on the nose and a juicy depth and presence of fruit flavours with mouth puckering tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Collection Riverland Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Bright fruit aromas; a touch porty which follows through on to the plush palate.
Comments Off on Malone Wrattonbully Shiraz 2008 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A harmoniously balanced wine that shows great poise and has excellent purity of varietal fruit expression.
Comments Off on Alkoomi Icon Jarrah Frankland River Shiraz 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dense, powerful and still very youthful deep purple wine. Has a very ripe, sweet berry bouquet and a lovely palate with intensely ripe licorice/blackberry flavours and some leathery notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Velvet Glove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A simple but attractive, slightly porty, style with sweet berry/cedar fragrances and huge warm palate with furry tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Mollydooker Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
This wine has, according to one judge, “Great flow and form. It’s still a baby but it’s one to watch”. Lovely rich concentration of blackberry fruit shines through the mass of oak.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Tarry leathery aromas; lots of vanilla oak. Quite sweet in the mouth with plenty of ripe blackberry flavours that show a savoury edge. Offers great drinking.
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Boxer Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Prune like characters on the nose and quite a developed, but simple, tarry fruit palate.
Comments Off on Neil Hahn Catharina Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
The mature leathery nose amazingly still has some varietal fruit evident. Palate is still very much alive. Drinking well now and should remain so for some time. 5+
Comments Off on Hahn Barossa Vineyards Catharina Barossa Shiraz 2005 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A sprightly wine for its age. Sweet molasses-like development on the nose with some fruit hanging in there. The soft and sweet palate still shows an energy. 3-5
Comments Off on Hahn Barossa Vineyards Catharina Barossa Shiraz 2004 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pretty good for a 2003. This generous wine smells very oaky but there are berries there. Lovely flavour depth. Drink soon.
Comments Off on Hahn Barossa Vineyards Catharina Barossa Shiraz 2003 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Brooding minty/spicy nose with obvious oak. Lovely vibrant blueberry flavours on a leanly structured palate with an oak finish. 5+
Comments Off on Whistler Wines Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark berry nose with spicy oak savouriness. Palate shows charm, character and persistence.
Comments Off on Whistler Wines Estate Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Jammy dark fruit fragrances showing hints of smoky oak. Lovely soft, sweet, fruit driven palate with vibrant drying tannins.
Comments Off on Whistler Wines Shiver Down My Spine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subdued nose with nice savoury hints. Good fruit and tannin balance to the soft subtle palate.
Comments Off on Redcastle Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Youthful sweet berry bouquet and somewhat sweet and simple palate with slightly tart acidity.
Comments Off on Hereford Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
According to a judge it’s “A big whack of vanilla custard”, on the nose and a warm oaky palate.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Winemaker’s Choice Wrattonbully Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark brooding bouquet and chewy palate. Good depth of fruit at the darker end of the spectrum.
Comments Off on Andrew Peace Wines Estate Swan Hill Victoria Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A bright crisp lifted wine with fresh sweet varietal fruit, good acid and gentle oak.
Comments Off on Sandalford Estate Reserve Margaret River Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Earthy, forest floor, mushroomy aromas and simple sweet mix of rhubarb, beetroot and blackberry flavours. Good tannin persistence.
Comments Off on Artwine The Kelly Surrender Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose a little muted; some berries showing through. Excellent depth of flavour. Lots of tannins.
Comments Off on Shingleback Unedited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017