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Amore Bello Toscana Vermentino 2021

Posted: March 7, 2023

Ribena-like bouquet and nice oily texture to the palate with lemon minerality and some aged elements.

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Atze’s Corner Wines Wild Rose Barossa Valley Vermentino 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Restrained but vibrant citrus fruit with hints of green apples, a peppery lift and a nice soft acid line.

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Heritage Estate Wines Granite Belt Vermentino 2021

Posted: March 7, 2023

Pale green perfumed citrus nose with a nice herbaceous element and a crunchy and refreshing palate with fine lemonade-like flavour profile and with a dash of spice on the finish.

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Alex Russell Wines Alejandro South Australia Vermentino 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Spicy fruit nose and a generous, well balanced minerally/lemon palate with a sweet finish.

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Mount Towrong Vineyard Heathcote Vermentino 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Spicy aniseed-like aromas and flavours with a drying grippy finish.

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Singlefile Small Batch Mount Barker Vermentino 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Flinty fruity aromatics with nice peppery notes and great length to the silky-smooth palate with a good level of mouth-watering acidity.

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Sorby Adams Mytikas Single Vineyard Adelaide Vermentino 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

A delicate fruit driven style with flinty peppery notes to the nose and nicely textured palate with good flavour length.

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Sorby Adams Gudilly Single Vineyard Adelaide Vermentino 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Light spicy fruit fragrances and creamy spicy flavours. Obvious sweetness on the finish.

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Trentham Estate The Family Vermentino 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Ripe candied fruit-like aromas with a slight herbaceous note and nicely balanced zesty lime fruit palate well integrated with the crisp acid. “A fun wine!” thought one judge.

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Atze’s Corner Wines Wild Rose Barossa Valley Vermentino 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Vibrant wine with toasty fruit fragrances and a mouthful of flavours on a creamy palate.

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Berton Vineyard Metal Label Riverland Vermentino 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Intense aromatics – all honeysuckle, peaches and tropical fruit. Great palate – long and elegant with good depth and weight and a complex range of tropical fruit flavours.

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Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Fleurieu Vermentino 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

A refreshingly youthful wine with excellent colour clarity. Pretty lifted tropical aromas and crisp pineapple-like flavours on the full-bodied palate.

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Salena Estate Wines Ink Series Riverland Vermentino 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Good varietal expression here of ripe herbal characters mixing with white floral notes.

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Fox Creek McLaren Vale Vermentino 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Lifted citrus nose with floral nuances and light fresh lime/stonefruit flavours with a zesty acid backbone.

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Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Fleurieu Vermentino 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A pleasant drink – very fresh with honeyed fruit characters and some racy acidity. Great palate length.

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Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Vermentino 2021

Posted: April 14, 2022

Subtle apple/citrus fruit fragrances with similar characters on the nicely textured palate. Some attractive phenolics.

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Glandore Wines Regional Series Hunter Valley Vermentino 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Delicate pear aromatics with a savoury edge. Soft and subtle palate tasting of fresh pears.

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Atze’s Corner Barossa Valley Vermentino 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Estery fruit salad of a nose with quite a delicate palate and crisp green lime flavours.

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Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Vermentino 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Delicate floral fruit fragrances with a generously flavoured lively palate.

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Chalmers Heathcote Vermentino 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Clean and crisp with peach/tropical characters and some residual sweetness.

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Carillion Lovable Rogue Skin Contact Hunter Valley Vermentino 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

A citrus nose and a fresh straightforward palate. Needs time to evolve.

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Berton Vineyards Metal Label Riverina Vermentino 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Minerally floral fruit fragrances. Palate is light, bright and tight with a nice spritzig note.

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Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Fleurieu Vermentino 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Slightly pungent floral, grapefruit bouquet and pleasant varietal definition to the palate.

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Carillion Lovable Rogue Skin Contact Hunter Valley Vermentino 2021

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lifted tropical/citrus style with savoury nuances and underlying spiciness.

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Hastwell & Lightfoot V McLaren Vale Vermentino 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Clean bright citrus bouquet with a tropical tang and good line of tight citrus flavours on a lightweight palate.

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Susuro Octopus South Australia Vermentino 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lifted, estery, aromatic floral bouquet and deliciously crisp flavoursome palate with a backbone of lemony acid.

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H&L ‘V’ McLaren Vale Vermentino 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Very young fresh wine with lemon/citrus-like varietal characters and good acidity.

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Trentham Estate The Family Murray Darling Vermentino 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

A sweet spicy/floral nose and delightful palate with honeyed sweetness layering the flavours. Be great with seafood!

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Noble Road Cellar Project Series South Australia Vermentino 2017

Posted: November 30, 2021

A medium weight and quite developed wine with lots of fresh citrus fruits layered with toasty/honeyed aged characters.

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Susuro Wines Farfalla Adelaide Hills Vermentino 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Delicate varietal fruit aromas and flavours, some toastiness and good crisp acidity.

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Patritti Adelaide Hills Vermentino 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A pretty apple blossom and citrus nose with interesting botrytis-like characters on the palate.

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Berton Vineyards Metal Label SEA Vermentino 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Subdued citrusy nose that is yet to open up. The long crisp acid driven palate has lemony notes and flowery hints. Needs more time to settle in.

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919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Vermentino 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A bright lifted floral nose with perfumed notes and hints of peaches. Crisp and delicate in the mouth, very fruit driven with great texture and persistence.

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Peter Drayton Wines Anomaly Hunter Valley Vermentino 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

A fragrant mix of citrus and melons with a firm and crisp green apple palate.

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Trentham Estate The Family Murray Darling Vermentino 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

A floral/confectionery fruit bouquet and a tropically framed palate that is fresh and appealing with acidity carrying the fruit.

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RNB Pemberton Vermentino 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

“A very different take on vermentino!” Pungent spicy/cedary aromas and persistent flavours with mouthwatering acidity.

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Windy Creek Estate Swan Valley Vermentino 2019

Posted: April 24, 2020

A bright youthful wine with attractive herbal/capsicum aromas and some light peppery notes. Lovely salivating fruit flavours with crisp acidity to balance.

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Wines of Merritt Yallingup Margaret River Vermentino 2018

Posted: April 24, 2020

A complex lift of herbs with lemon rind nuances. Smooth long and flavoursome fruit palate. Simple but very enjoyable.

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Wines of Merritt Yallingup Margaret River Vermentino 2017

Posted: April 24, 2020

Attractive tropical fruit nose with hints of honeyed development. Pretty citrus palate and a long lingering finish.

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Hastwell & Lightfoot McLaren Vale Vermentino 2019

Posted: April 8, 2020

Delicate lemonade-like aromas with a perfumed lift and soft fleshy fruit flavours; very musk stick and very varietal with a long lingering finish.

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Trentham Estate The Family Murray Darling Vermentino 2019

Posted: April 8, 2020

A delicate wine with good line of green citrus fruit, savoury notes and lovely minerality.

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Riverbank Estate Rebellious Swan District Vermentino 2017

Posted: February 19, 2020

A “serious” meaty/citrus nose that opens up with some air. Palate has great balance between the vibrancy and the unctuousness with great spicy varietal fruit. 3-5

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Seppeltsfield Barossa Village Barossa Vermentino 2019

Posted: December 10, 2019

Very lifted nose with a touch of the tropics and good flavour length on the off-dry palate

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La Maschera Barossa Vermentino 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

A crisp, super fresh, wine with pleasant floral elements and hints of herbs

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Santolin Wines Cosa Nostra Alpine Valley Vermentino 2018

Posted: December 10, 2019

Smells of toast and lemon curd and light bodied, but nicely textured, palate with hints of sweet pineapples.

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Trentham The Family Murray Darling Vermentino 2019

Posted: December 10, 2019

Fresh floral fragrances with oyster shell-like elements and a clean and crisp citrus palate with mouth-watering acid finish.

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La La Land Victoria Vermentino 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

An uncomplicated toasty style starting to show some aged characteristics.

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Symphony Hill Wines Granite Belt Vermentino 2019

Posted: December 10, 2019

Zesty lemon nose with delicate floral notes. Limes and lemons on the palate and a good line of minerally acidity. “A very well-made wine underneath!”

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Peacock’s Tail South Australia Vermentino 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Subtle stonefruit and citrus characters on both nose and palate with good line of acid

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Feathertop Alpine Valleys Vermentino 2018

Posted: September 4, 2019

Warm stonefruit nose and full flavoured palate. Good expression of melon fruit flavours with a citrus edge.

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