Posted: June 9, 2017
Fragrant oak aromas on the nose with a light lemon lift. Palate is soft and round and just “glides across the mouth”
Comments Off on Grant Burge The Vigneron Nonpariel Eden Valley Alpine Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Smells of apples and hazelnuts. Palate is a complexity of oak, stonefruit and buttery malo.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
“A loud style”, said one judge. Has a very serious oak nose with a fresh zinginess to it. Lovely full creamy palate with good oak selection and handling and excellent fruit to back it.
Comments Off on Anvers Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A well thought out and well put together chardonnay with spicy sweet oak fragrances and complexity of citrussy/oak f flavours.
Comments Off on Saltram Mamre Brook Eden Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Very lifted aromas of citrus/lemonade. Interesting palate – a touch funky with a warming finish.
Comments Off on Clarence Hill Adelaide Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lighter bodied peaches and cream style with fresh flintiness to the nose and intense ripe fruit flavours that shine through. Has texture, weight and good mouthfeel. Faultless!
Comments Off on Paringa Estate Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A delightfully developing toasty bouquet and a crème brulee of a palate that shows an excellent depth of fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Thompson Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Huge oaky style developing toasty bottle age but some fruit pushing through. Warm finish.
Comments Off on La Curio The Suffragette McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A peach-like nose with some buttery maturity. Nice palate of spicy oak and ripe preaches with good acid balance.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Art ‘n’ Soul Barossa Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Remarkably fresh aromas showing nice flintiness. Well structured palate, excellent complexity and nicely focused fruit with perfect oak handling. One succinct comment – “Yum”.
Comments Off on Crossroads Winemakers Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A broader style sitting in the ripe citrussy fruit spectrum with a clean crisp acid spine and showing nice creaminess.
Comments Off on Martinborough Vineyard Martinborough Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A leaner, tighter chardonnay with good fruit expression showing ginger like notes. Firm acid and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Leafy asparagus bouquet and quite a sharp steely acid palate, good length of citrus flavours and nice tannic grip.
Comments Off on James Estate Reserve Hunter Valley Semillon 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Cut grass and snow peas obvious on the nose. Palate almost sauvignon blanc like with a core of long lively tropical flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Spring Mountain Hunter Valley Semillon 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Subtle stonefruit fragrances laced with oak and showing a perfumed lift. The zingy acidity carries the bright herbal fruit along the entire length of the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Bunnamagoo Estate Mudgee Semillon 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Thick syrupy wine with chocolate and blackcurrants on the nose and a big tannic palate with sweet oak balancing the fruit.
Comments Off on Burk Salter Moorunde Reserve Riverland Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
High acid style with toasty oak sitting on top of intense berry/plum-like fruit with consistent tannins. Starting to wane – drink soon.
Comments Off on Burk Salter Moorunde Reserve Riverland Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Some depth of plum-like aromas. Good sweet plum intensity to the palate.” Drink now with food.”
Comments Off on Burk Salter Moorunde Reserve Riverland Merlot 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
A classic; elegant and intense with peppery prune aromas and sweet/sour flavours. Drink now.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Echelon Riverland Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Fleshy fruit fragrances with a spicy perfumed lift and spicy dark fruit flavours with silky smooth tannins across the length of the palate. Shows what this variety is capable of!
Comments Off on 919 Riverland Touriga 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Earthy charry nose; hints of herbs. Dark dense cherry flavours balanced with toasty oak. Developing leathery notes.
Comments Off on 919 Riverland Tempranillo 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Big, rich and dense; a mélange of plums, chocolate and coffee with a mulberry lift. Great concentration for this region
Comments Off on 919 Riverland Durif 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 14, 2017
Sour cherry aromas with some earthiness and an intensity of sweet rich fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Salena Estate Riverland Montepulciano 2012 / 0 View / May 14, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Intense plum/berry varietal fruit characters, plenty of alcohol and some earthy/leathery development.
Comments Off on D’Arenberg The Love Grass McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Lovely big rich Aussie style – quite grippy with fruit cake-like aromas and flavours. Needs food.
Comments Off on Possums Vineyard Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Big soft old fashioned style of chardonnay with rich honeyed melon fruit characters and some well handled oak to match.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Cassis fruit and sweet toasty oak fragrances. Tight earthy dark fruit palate with drying tannins.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Subtle rose petal bouquet and nicely ageing palate with good balance and complexity.
Comments Off on Tidswell Heathfield Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Very attractive primary fruit characters on the nose and a long tight palate with stewed plum-like flavours.
Comments Off on Piedra Negra Argentinian Argentina Malbec 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Mushroom like nose and warm grippy palate with good flavour depth and intensity.
Comments Off on Conte Estate Hunt Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
Dark cassis fruit aromas; some herbal notes and a classic cabernet palate. Years in it!
Comments Off on Grace Farm Reserve Western Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: May 5, 2017
A lovely nutty toasty bottle aged semillon. Some marmalade-like fruit on the nose and a balanced complexity on the palate.
Comments Off on Tomasi Margaret River Semillon 2012 / 0 View / May 5, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Green capsicum like characters on the nose with similar characters on the well structured palate.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Gate Block Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A ‘serious’ wine with brooding dark fruits and some green/menthol notes with a heavy touch of chewy oak.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Eminence Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A nice combo of tobacco leaf, gum tree and ripe cherry characters with loads of fine grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass White Label Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A powerful oak driven style of shiraz but the varietal fruit still shines through.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills Syrah 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Attractive leesy characters on the nose, a lovely fine bead and an elegant palate that has great texture and warm nutty flavours wrapped in subtle nectarine characters with crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Sidewood Chloe Adelaide Hills Cuvée 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A light, lean and pretty sparkling rose with subtle toasty nutty bouquet and hints of cherry flavours on the drier style of palate with a good backbone of acidity.
Comments Off on Sidewood Isabella Sparkling Adelaide Hills Rosé 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Attractive nose; cabernet characters show through with a generous, juicy and well balanced palate with silky tannins.
Comments Off on Basket Range Wine Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Lifted bright berry fruit aromas and flavours. A wine that shows plenty of promise!
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Middle Hill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A complex and intriguing wine that’s jammed packed full of oak – but well chosen oak and still has plenty of lovely peach and melon like varietal fruit pushing through.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Pleasant cassis fruit bouquet, full raspberry/blackberry palate, not overly varietal but “A nice ride” according to one judge.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Powerful aromas of black olives and leather with gamey elements. Generous in the mouth with an even textured, complex palate dark with berry fruits. Has talcy tannins and high level of alcohol. 3-5
Comments Off on Seabrook The Chairman Great Western Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 26, 2017