Posted: April 4, 2017
Big rich fruit cake-like aromas followed by a tight and very complex palate with powerful fruit flavours and plenty of tannic grip.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developing nose with minty characters and sweet stonefruit flavours. A crowd pleaser.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted strawberry nose with a palate showing genuine varietal flavours like stewed beet and rhubarb. Excellent lingering finish.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely chocolate cake-like nose and very ripe berry palate with slightly green tannins.
Comments Off on Springton Hills Koop Creek Reserve Eden Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Typical complex oily Hunter chardonnay nose with a lightweight greenish palate.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant and still quite youthful floral nose with a nicely balanced and complex chocolaty palate and a drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Richmond Grove Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A youthful fruit driven style with some berry fruit and toffee apple-like characters on the nose and fresh, lively palate that is long and elegant and packed with berry flavours.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Moates Lane Pyrenees Sangiovese 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Subtle quince-like fruit bouquet and somewhat restrained, but persistent, passionfruit-like flavour profile.
Comments Off on Louis Latour Chameroy Macon-Villages France Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Old and bold style of chardonnay with lovely golden hues and layers of creamy toasty flavours.
Comments Off on Fermoy Estate Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Twisted Gum Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Robert Channon Wines Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
light lemon citrus fruit, clean clear fresh floral citrus aromas, with some yeasty complexity, simple clean and fresh
Comments Off on Robert Channon Wines Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple juicy rasberry plum and cool fruitson the nose, simple red fruits on the palate, well made.
Comments Off on Whiskey Gully Republique Red Blend 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pine needle and reied herbs,lacks fruight and weight.
Comments Off on Ballandean Estate Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good deep colour, with ripe leafy mulberru aroma. Good lucious ripe palate, with sweet seed tannins, long palate.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense rich nose, brooding and black. Black pepper, spicy, very intense long dense fruit. Touch of chewy notes.
Comments Off on Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Under ripe fruit, touch beany. Short palate, quite angularand lacks drive and direction.
Comments Off on Clovely Estate Reserve Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Leafy black fruits, some minty eucalypt notes, Plush rich wine, great flavour length, richness and balance.
Comments Off on Whiskey Gully Black Rod Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Black fruits, rich dense nose, Tarry fresh hint of coffee and mocha. Bright fruit density. Rich long savoury intrests.
Comments Off on Clovely Estate Artisan Polyphemus Passito Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Red berry fruits, simple fish sauce, fruit depth, Chinese five spice, drying tannins . Aromatic, some finesse, medium-firm tannins.
Comments Off on Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lots of oak, sweet fruit, rich fruit on palate, long succulent tannins, black tarry fruit, very intense.
Comments Off on Whiskey Gully Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Blackberry / mulberry fruit, touch simple and lacking mid palate, rich long tannins, density and palate richness, good qyuality fruit, elegance, minty.
Comments Off on Mason Wines Cellar Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Tarry choc coffee nose, very dense and brooding. Not quite fresh, burnt. Dense rich fruit, very intense. Fine grain tannin fresh acid.
Comments Off on Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple, black fruits, choca moca oak and some spice. Good juicy palate and well made.
Comments Off on Clovely Estate Reserve Merlot 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich fruit cake of a nose and supple red fruit palate with some nice oak to balance.
Comments Off on Thompson Estate Margaret River Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good solid cabernet developing well with nice varietal fruit intensity.
Comments Off on Thompson Estate Margaret River Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge, ripe, old fashioned style with big oak, big tannins and big fruit. “Nothing subtle about this wine”, said one judge. “If you like large this is the wine for you!”
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Pressings Clare Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classic Aussie style – very soft and generous with excellent red berry varietal fruit and caramelised oak. A good wine.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Lions Lair Reserve Collection Western Australia Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A nicely balanced, full flavoured citrus/stonefruit style with some underlying honeyed sweetness and a touch of alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Hugel Tradition Alsace France Pinot Gris 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A long lingering exotic style with some gooseberry fruit mixed with lovely toasty notes. Creamy and soft in the mouth
Comments Off on Giesen The Fuder Single Vineyard Dillons Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very vegetal style with intense toasty characters, nutty oaky notes and tinned vegetable-like fruit characters. A nice drink.
Comments Off on Lime Rock Coquina Central Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very sweet style with powerful buttery/toasty characters and high level of acidity. Has both freshness and toasty age.
Comments Off on Staete Landt Auslese Marlborough Riesling 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Powerful smoky/leathery nose with some Ribena like fruit. Similar characters on the palate.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Private Collection Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely ageing shiraz with lovely spicy fruit and chocolaty development.
Comments Off on Hugo McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
Fresh, lively and savoury blend of merlot (88%) and cabernet sauvignon (12%), grown in the Gimblett Gravels. Strong, ripe plum, spice and nutty oak flavours, showing good complexity and harmony.
Comments Off on Alluviale Gimblett Road Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 3, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
Mature, gold/amber blend from two Hawke’s Bay sites, late-harvested and barrel-fermented. Honeyed bouquet, with sweet, strong, apricot-like flavours, showing a powerful botrytis influence, and an oily, rich texture. Ready.
Comments Off on Alluviale Anobli (375ml) Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2012 / 0 View / April 3, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
Grown on limestone slopes in Central Hawke’s Bay, this barrel-fermented wine is crisp and slightly minerally, with good depth of fresh, peachy flavours, showing some complexity.
Comments Off on Pukeora Ruahine Range Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 3, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
Deep ruby wine with savory fruit aromas and flavours with substantial tannins and lots of acid.
Comments Off on Malone Wines Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 3, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
Fresh cassis aromas and some nice aged notes starting to develop on a highly astringent palate.
Comments Off on Richmond Grove Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 3, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
Lovely fruit here; lots of spiciness with upfront fruit sweetness on a chalky textured palate.
Comments Off on Jacobs Creek Double Barrel Limestone Coast Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / April 3, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
Earthy nutty age developing on the nose with good integration of fruit, oak and bottle age characters on the palate.
Comments Off on Redman Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 3, 2017