Posted: March 7, 2023
Silky smooth nicely aged wine with peppery persistence. Holding up well for an 11-year-old.
Comments Off on Trevelen Farm Frankland Reserve Museum Release Great Southern Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: November 2, 2022
Good for its age with lots of dark fruit layered with a complexity of leathery/earthy characters.
Comments Off on Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A huge tannic wine with attractive leathery and chocolaty aged characters. Showing its age!
Comments Off on The Good Doctor’s Tonic McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Tannat Blend 2012 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A generous funky fruit 10-year-old, drinking well now with a couple of years left in it yet.
Comments Off on Angas Plains Estate Langhorne Creek Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
Botrytis driven nose – all creamy toffee and apricots with a sweet desert style palate and a juicy line of acid to balance.
Comments Off on Mitchell McNicol Clare Valley Riesling 2012 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An old curio of a style. Citrus aromas with toasty characters and steely notes. Honeyed palate with citrus based flavours filling it out. Good line of acid. Drink now.
Comments Off on Reillys Museum Release Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2012 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A leathery cigar box complexity to the mature nose and a tight spicy plum palate. “Excellent dinner wine.”
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A massive, well-aged and old-fashioned red that is brimming over with ripe fruit and sweet oak.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very attractive complexity of oak, sweet fruit and bottle age. Excellent length and structure.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very developed and showing forest floor and soy-like complexity with hints of fruit.
Comments Off on TerraVin Eaton Family Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nose is slightly developed but still a little shy with a solid palate holding up well for an eight-year old. Very approachable.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Leathery cedary development on the nose. Palate still has loads of life. “So fresh, so sassy!” enthused one judge. Great length and intensity of cassis and anise-like flavours.
Comments Off on Wild Game ‘The Duke’ Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A flawless wine,” according to one judge. Has a fragrant lemon meringue-like bouquet and the seamless and silky-smooth palate, “Moves through multiple dimensions of secondary characters”.
Comments Off on Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Grand Terroirs de Chardonnay Champagne 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“An utterly complete wine,” enthused one judge. Great balance and poise with a complexity of lemon marmalade and struck match-like characters with lovely acidity cutting through. $
Comments Off on Pol Roger Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Some lovely fragrant lemon blossom-like fruit characters here supported by a background of brioche-like yeast characters and laced with excellent mouth watering minerally acidity.
Comments Off on Pol Roger Champagne Brut 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely layers of jammy fruit, chocolate, fig jam and quince paste characters. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Ulupna Limited Edition Goulburn Valey Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautifully aged and complex wine with very intense tarry chocolaty richness but still showing some red fruit characters underscored by firm tannins. Very appealing.
Comments Off on Zitta Wines Greenock Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A huge wine; excellent depth and complexity. Wonderful integration between the dark fruit and tobacco aromas with savoury chocolaty flavours. Still holding its freshness.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A lovely dinner wine.” Has great depth and brightness with a seamless blend between very ripe earthy plum fruit and the mature tertiary characters.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: April 24, 2020
An excellent example of a beautifully aged chardonnay. “Points for still hanging in there,” said one judge. Nutty fruit bouquet with mango notes and a rich mouthful of lingering flavours.
Comments Off on Canobolas Smith Shine Orange Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Great colour for an 8-year-old. Nose is intense, complex, spicy and toasty with a youthful and bracing linear palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Talisman Cellar Release Geographe Riesling 2012 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A fully matured wine with a complexity of soy sauce, tar, toastiness and dark fruits.
Comments Off on Settlers Ridge Organic Wines Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fully developed wine with earthy/leathery notes mixing with the cooked fruit characters. Still has plenty of acid. Drink now.
Comments Off on Foster e Rocco Riserva Heathcote Sangiovese 2012 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful toasty, kero, quince-like mellowed richness here. Drink now and enjoy!
Comments Off on Reillys Museum Release Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Some beautiful toasty bottle age characters lift off the nose and mingle with lime-like nuances and the palate has gentle mellowing citrus driven fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Pauletts Aged Release Clare Valley Riesling 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful honeyed toasty aged characters obvious on the nose followed by a complexity of varietal fruit flavours and rich aged elements.
Comments Off on Staete Landt Rudi Marlborough Riesling 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Complex tarry characters on the nose, shows nice bottle age with a leafy lift. Good depth of flavour with fine-grained tannins.
Comments Off on Evoi Reserve Satyr Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Malbec 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Funky meaty characters on the lovely complex nose. Dark berry fruit flavours with the oak kept nicely in check and showing a mineral thread with savoury tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Le Forts de Latour Pauillac France Bordeaux Blend 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A lovely velvety smooth wine filled with aged cedar/cigar box and sweet fruit characters.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nicely ageing, complex, chocolaty wine with very ripe confectionery sweet fruit characters and tight tannins.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Optivus Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A mature cabernet with lots of stylised oak and sweet fruit sitting underneath.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautifully structured, nicely evolved, dark chocolaty style with fig-like elements and delicate menthol notes. “Quite French like!”
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Reserve Margaret river Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A delicious, full flavoured cabernet that’s warm and generous with a menthol edge to the ripe sweet red fruit characters and excellent use of oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Attractive aged nose, soft palate, lovely sweet fruit and mouth coating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Mature aromas with leathery notes. Palate still has fruit sweetness with tarry complexity.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Developed toasty/funky aromas and a very delicate palate. Excellent example of an aged riesling.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Coonawarra Wrattonbully Aged Riesling 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A spice cake of a nose with a leathery edge. Blueberry and chocolate flavours and good line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Probably at or near its peak, this fragrant, full-coloured red is mouthfilling, supple and savoury, with strong, plummy, spicy, nutty, slightly herbal flavours, showing excellent complexity, and a well-rounded finish. $70
Comments Off on Brennan Gibbston Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Dark red fruit aromas with peppery notes. Palate is quite meaty and gamey.
Comments Off on Brown Brothers Patricia King Valley Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
The intense dark fruit nose still looking quite fresh and has a tight, elegant, palate with long lingering tannin driven finish. Years to go yet!
Comments Off on Ekhidna Rare Barrel McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nicely balanced and well-aged wine with a dense mature colour. Ripe fruit fragrances swell from the glass with a warm palate full of sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Another classic Aussie style of shiraz with bold varietal fruit characters, velvety soft tannins and excellent vanillin oak. Great food wine.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A simple, nicely matured, dark fruit nose. Palate has plenty of acid and high level of tannins. “Excellent drinking.”
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A classic true to style shiraz showing excellent maturity. The nose is a rich complexity of Christmas cake-like aromas with beautiful, rich, complex, lipsmaking, flavours
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove The Old Faithful Top of the Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Aged, earthy, meaty shiraz with complex blue fruit still hanging in there. Great drinking now.
Comments Off on Parous Wines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Some age evident on the nose but still has fruit freshness and good length of dark fruit flavours with strong tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Fruit Bat McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
An oak dominated, well-aged, wine still with some soft plummy fruit and chewy tannins. $55
Comments Off on Brini Estate Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / July 3, 2019
Posted: July 3, 2019
A golden wine with a fine bead and lovely aged nutty/marzipan aromas. The palate is firm and textured with lovely drive of complex aged flavours and firm drying finish. $36.90
Comments Off on Spy Valley Echelon Methode Marlborough Brut 2012 / 0 View / July 3, 2019