Posted: June 15, 2017
Attractive aromas of honeycomb, peaches and cream. Palate has excellent depth and length of toasty oak flavours nicely balanced by the ripe varietal fruit and has an astringent finish.
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Mornington Peninsula Estate Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Classy peach fruit, fresh nuts and some toffee notes lift off the nose and the tight, elegant oaky palate has delicate cedary/citrus flavours with nice nutty length.
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Peninsula Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An excellent style; clean and fresh and very well balanced with an elegance of pear/peach-like characteristics.
Comments Off on Sanfeletto Bosco Di Fratta Brut Millesimato Valdobbiadene Italy Prosecco 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Great purple colour, almost bordering on black. Has a rich Christmas cake of a nose and a big fruit pastille palate with great flavour profile, impressive oak and ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Lost Buoy Lion Point McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Good varietal nose with spicy rhubarb characters. Fresh and flavoursome palate with elegant earthy sour cherry/plum flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An elegant shiraz with a silky smooth integration of the sweet ripe nectarine fruit and the cedary oak.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Barossa Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A spicy cool climate style – fresh and alert with nice level of firm minty red flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Austere acid/oak style with seamless integration of the slightly porty fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Heritage Estate Barrel Selection Granite Belt Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely rich Aussie style with excellent lifted sweet fruit and appropriate use of oak.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Beautiful crimson purple wine with a dense concentration of sweet oak, cassis and blackberry fruit aromas. Lovely freshness and strength to the long dark fruit driven palate. 5+
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A fresh, lightweight, quaffer with lovely aromas and flavours of rich plums and drying cedary oak balanced by well structured tannins.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A sweet hit of cassis fruit on the nose and a pleasant, youthful, cassis palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Gapsted Hidden Story South Australia Victoria Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
An elegant cool climate style of cabernet showing dark berry fruits with spicy overtones and plenty of oak. Needs more cellaring.
Comments Off on Gapsted Hidden Story South Australia Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Perfumed berry/oak bouquet. Big, aggressive, oak driven palate; some fruit peeking through.
Comments Off on Warner Glen Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Red/purple wine with intense concentration of vanilla and cedary oak-like characters on the nose and some lovely cedary oak on the palate with sweet ripe fruit to match.
Comments Off on Copper Ox Bin 108 Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A big bright blueberry fruit lift to the nose and lovely and soft and fruity in the mouth.
Comments Off on Myattsfield Vineyards Perth Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A ripe fruit cake like style with bright and vibrant aromas and great hit of mouthfilling varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Heslop Wines Hand Picked Mudgee Cabernet Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Oak driven nose not giving much away. Very spicy oak palate but has the fruit to carry it.
Comments Off on Mudgee Wines Old Bush Vine Mudgee Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Earthy overtones developing on the nose. Tight red berry/cassis palate with an astringent finish.
Comments Off on Alkoomi Black Label Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Distinct blackberry and mulberry like fruit on the nose. A huge palate with a fantastic depth of ripe plum and oak flavours.
Comments Off on Emetior Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Big blackberry, cassis and fresh oak nose and tight oaky/cassis palate. Needs more time.
Comments Off on Glenwillow Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Savory nose – one judge suggesting it was a little like peanut paste. Excellent fresh spicy/savory palate, warming with good tannic grip.
Comments Off on Eldredge Vineyards JD Clare Valley Sangiovese 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Smells of fruit pastilles underscored by sweet oak with sweet ripe fruit and toasty oak flavours and good level of drying tannins.
Comments Off on Eldredge Vineyards RL Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A restrained, savory and youthful style – good food wine. Has tight pithy fruit, complimented by creamy lees and some funky notes.
Comments Off on James Estate The Estate Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A youthful and quite savory style of chardonnay with charred and smoky oak aromas and a leesy minerally palate exhibiting a good refreshing line of acidity.
Comments Off on Drayton’s Family Wines Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Light stonefruit bouquet with upfront oak. Lean style of palate with subtle oak and good level of acidity. 3-5
Comments Off on Mistletoe Reserve Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Well made wine with lots of sweet vanillin oak characters on the nose which are echoed on the balanced, youthful and complex palate.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Sarah Elizabeth Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Closed, tight and lean and smelling of black olives with a very good savory palate.
Comments Off on Drayton’s Family Wines Vineyard Reserve Pokolbin Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Chocolaty nose; traces of berries and slight floral touches. A tight solid red palate with firm, slightly green, tannins.
Comments Off on James Estate The Estate Hunter Valley Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Very attractive nutty caramel aromas and a rich and very flavoursome palate with an excellent tannin structure.
Comments Off on Seppelt Original Victoria Sparkling Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Citrussy nose with some honeyed development and a simple flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Yellow Label Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A complex developed bouquet and a nicely lifted palate with pleasant toasty nutty fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Yellowglen Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Spicy and peppery on the nose with slight herbal notes. Lots of pepper mingling with the lifted flavours and nutty complexity.
Comments Off on Foxeys Hangout Mornington Peninsula Sparkling Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Smells of mushrooms and brioche and has a clean fresh palate with some nutty notes.
Comments Off on Myattsfield Vineyards Methode Champenoise Perth Hills Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Big rich fruity style with nutty spicy nose and unusual mango/nougat like flavours.
Comments Off on Spring Mountain Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lifted, fresh, grassy and herbaceous bouquet with a classy, mouthwatering palate filled with generous youthful lemon zest flavours showing a nice savory touch.
Comments Off on Spring Mountain Hunter Valley Semillon 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Toasty development to the varietal fruit nose and retains good fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Andreola Dirupo Valdobbiadene Veneto Italy Prosecco 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Young and fresh on the nose and big soft, sweet and spicy in the mouth supported by a fine line of acidity.
Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley Sparkling Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A developed toast oaky nose and sweet/sour citrussy palate with marzipan notes.
Comments Off on Mistletoe Petillant Hilltops Blanc de Blanc 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Bright strawberry lift to the nose with toasty development which follows through to the long, fresh and very flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Swings & Roundabouts Backyard Stories Margaret River Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A nice combination of lifted varietal fruit characters and an abundance of firm tannins.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Old Vines Mudgee Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A wine with lovely purple hues, spicy fruit/oak aromas and very good intensity and length of elegant varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Dindima Reserve Orange Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Interesting mix of sweet rich fruit aromas. Nicely focused palate with light spicy fruit flavours. Tight but opulent. 3-5
Comments Off on Twisted River Cool Climate Central Ranges Shiraz Viognier 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Interesting nose and palate of boiled lollies, chocolate, spices and green capsicum with leathery notes. 5+
Comments Off on Gartelmann Rylstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Briary, spicy, peppery fragrances with a confectionery lift. Juicy and fleshy in the mouth with generous flavours and nice complexity,
Comments Off on Robert Oatley Pocketwatch Central Ranges Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Rich vibrant cabernet aromas; developing nicely. Very carefully presented palate with loads of elegant flavours. Still very youthful for a 3-year-old. Plenty of potential. 5+
Comments Off on Robert Oatley Wild Oats Mudgee Cabernet Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Bright red hues, lovely soft raspberry aromas with more softness on the fruit palate showing minimal tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Twisted River Cool Climate Central Ranges Cabernet Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Very appealing bright fruit nose with some oaky complexity and a lightly textured palate with soft fruit offering pleasant drinking.
Comments Off on Brangayne Tristan Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017