Anderson Rutherglen Durif Shiraz 2010
Posted: November 9, 2017
A big brooding old fashioned tannic style with thick black/blue fruits and stewed plum characters.
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Majella Coonawarra Sparkling Shiraz 2010
Posted: November 9, 2017
Delicate aromas of violets, rose petals and spices. Sweet palate with pretty floral notes.
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Saracen Estates Maree Margaret River Sparkling 2010
Posted: November 9, 2017
A lifted buttery lemon brulee-like bouquet. Those attractive buttery characters follow through onto the still quite youthful palate and wrapped in sherbety-like acidity.
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Majella Coonawarra Sparkling Shiraz 2010
Posted: November 9, 2017
A big classy wine that’s ready for drinking nose. Lots of stewed dark raisiny fruit characters with mushroom-like development. 3-5
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Pipers Brook Vineyard Vintage Cuvée Tasmania Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2010
Posted: November 9, 2017
Long, elegant and interesting sparkling with nutty nougat characters and good acid line.
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Clover Hill Tasmania Blanc de Blancs 2010
Posted: November 9, 2017
Aged toasty/nutty nose; some quinces and pineapple. Complex buttery honeyed fruit flavours.
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Pokolbin Estate Phil Swannell Hunter Valley Semillon 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
Another classic Hunter semillon developing toasty lovely honeyed aromas and has a delicious, beautifully ageing, toasty honeyed semillon palate that lingers on and on.
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Norton Summit Vineyard Late Disgorged Methode Traditionelle Adelaide Hills Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
A big rich old fashioned Aussie style with a complexity of toasty bottle age.
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Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Merlot 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
Interesting wine with great varietal definition and showing leathery/earthy maturity with soft tannins. Drink soon!
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Torbreck The Laird Shiraz 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
Youthful aromas with loads of fruit and oak and some earthy/savoury complexity. The solid palate has great depth of sweet stonefruit and oak flavours and shows a high level of alcohol.
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Tenafeate Creek Wines Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
Beautifully balanced aromas of plums, olives and gamey nuances. Copious amounts and length of upfront dark, rich chocolaty fruit flavours. Ageing perfectly. 5+
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Montara Chalambar Road Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
Quite developed leathery, earthy, nutty bouquet and the palate offers a big rich mouthful of sweet tarry/raisined fruit and oak.
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Kirrihill Wines Single Vineyard Tullymore Clare Valley Shiraz 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lots of dark fruit fragrances showing meaty/forestry elements and a heavy concentration and complexity of red and black fruit flavours. Ageing very well. 3-5
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St Hugo Vetus Purum Shiraz 2010
Posted: September 6, 2017
An intense and ripe ” blackberry bomb”, of a nose which is echoed on a sweet powerful palate that is still amazingly youthful and has good acid/tannin integration and a drying finish.
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Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Posted: June 30, 2017
Very intense and very cabernet. Lovely oak sits on top of leafy, violet and cassis fruit characters. Has umami and soy elements. 5+
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McGuigan The Philosophy South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 30, 2017
“Alive and lovely”, enthused one judge. Has elements of blueberries, beetroot and mulberries on the nose. Blackberry sweetness on the palate, good tannin length with a light finish. 5+
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Reschke Empyrean Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
Evolved, dark fruit bouquet and a big, sweet, cassis fruit palate that has lovely length and structure with creamy caramel characters on the finish. 5+
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Alkoomi Icon Range Blackbutt Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Cabernet Franc Merlot 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
A classic old world style with lovely fresh blackcurrant and violet varietal characters. Still tight with nicely rounded tannins. 3-5
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Waterton Tasmania Botrytis Riesling 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
Perfumed apricot/honeyed nose. Long, thick, intense palate. Plenty of attractive varietal fruit flavours. Nice level of sweetness.
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Waterton Tasmania Botrytis Riesling 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
Perfumed apricot/honeyed nose. Long, thick, intense palate. Plenty of attractive varietal fruit flavours. Nice level of sweetness.
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Chartley Estate Lavinia Tasmania Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lovely grilled nut-like aromas mingle with ripe citrus notes. Lovely nougat and lemon pudding flavours with additional complexity from time spent on cork. 3-5
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Geoff Merrill Wickham Park McLaren Vale Merlot 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting aged fruit aromas and nicely evolved complexity to the developed varietal palate.
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De Lisio Wines The Covert McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting aromas of aged red fruits with oak adding complexity. Full and fleshy in the mouth with nice bottle age. “Decant!” 3-5
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De Lisio Wines The Covert McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Posted: June 29, 2017
Aged aromas showing lovely complexity and a beautifully matured blackcurrant palate. “Asking to be decanted and drunk”, according to one judge.
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Majella The Malleea Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
“Will appeal to many”, suggested one judge. Lots of plump sweet black cherry like fruit with lashings of oak and all carried by some lovely acidity. 3-5
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Quarisa Wines Treasures Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
A soft and very approachable wine with bright berry fruit nicely integrated with the oak and velvety tannins.
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Katnook Estate Prodigy Coonawarra Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
Oak dominated aromas showing cedary/cigar box characters. Soft palate, rich with big intense multi-layered flavours and showing incredible length. 5+
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Katnook Estate Odyssey Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
Rich cedary oak overlays the minty/menthol like fruit with its hint of meatiness and soft ripe tannin structure. 3-5
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St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
A stylish, well focused, wine with dark fruits, violets and mint on the nose and a very attractive, well structured fruit driven palate.
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Flint’s of Coonawarra Rostrevor Coonawarra Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
A youthful peppery nose and a sweet young palate with intense fruit flavours. It’s elegant but powerful with a soft spicy finish.
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Reschke Mt Gambier Pinot Noir 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
Aged complex savory aromas with hints of fruit. Meaty palate with the acid giving it life. Drink now.
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Zema Estate Estate Grown Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
A savory olive and soy sauce -like nose and a lean and tight high acid palate layered with firm tannins.
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Miro Waiheke Island Syrah Viognier 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
Densely coloured, with a slight whiff of volatile acidity. Concentrated, with ripe plum/spice flavours, a hint of licorice, leathery and nutty notes adding complexity, and some maturity showing.
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Fancrest Estate Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
Deep, bright colour. Fresh, slightly leafy bouquet, leading into a mouthfilling, still youthful wine with moderately ripe plum, spice and herb flavours, showing very good depth and some savoury complexity.
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Spy Valley Envoy Riesling 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
Rich, light-bodied wine (7% alc/vol) with toasty, bottle-aged complexity emerging and lovely vigour, concentration and harmony. Luscious, sweet but not super-sweet (88 grams/litre residual sugar) style, with good acid spine. Praised by one judge as ‘outrageous and impossible to spit!’
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Staete Landt Marlborough Dry Riesling 2010
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very toasty and buttery on the nose and quite lemon curd-like flavours with zesty acidity.
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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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Chestnut Grove Sparkling Manjimup Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Simple spicy blue fruit aromatics and tasting of black fruits and milk chocolate.
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Preston Peak Wines Merlot 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Dense blue fruit aroma with full palate
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Preston Peak Wines Gewurztraminer 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely bright fresh floral and herb aromas with delicate fruit and crunchy acidity
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Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage The Wild Chardonnay 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Toasty and quite developed but with soft rich complexity.
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Clovely Estate Left Field Semillon 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Good colour with developed toast and crème brulee aromas; developed weight on the palate
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Patrick of Coonawarra Aged Riesling Wrattonbully Riesling 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
Buttery toasty development on the nose with lovely lemon curd notes and a citrussy palate with toasty kero characters. A classic aged riesling ready for drinking now.
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Smythe Road Pure Barossa Shiraz 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
A very powerful prune-like bouquet and a palate with mouthfilling ripe, almost porty, fruit flavours. Needs time. 5+
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Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen Sparkling Chardonnay 2010
Posted: June 15, 2017
A seductive acid driven style , still youthful with a nice background of yeast autolysis.
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