Posted: September 6, 2017
Powerful aromas of freshly buttered brown bread and pastry crust confirm this wine spent an extended time en tirage. The palate is concentrated, focused yet beautifully delicate with a creamy, fine mousse. Strong acid line keeps the whole show on…
Comments Off on Quartz Reef Methode Traditionelle 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fresh and light with a lovely elegance of pure varietal fruit mixed with toasty complexity. It has years ahead of it yet.
Comments Off on Gledhill Adelaide Hills Semillon 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A pristine nose – all lemon and citrus blossom. The palate seamlessly balanced and so fresh with a nice tight acid backbone.
Comments Off on Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Hunter Valley Semillon 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Attractive charry oak edges to the fruity nose. Lean austere palate dominated by charry oak. Lots more cellaring potential left.
Comments Off on E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque France Syrah 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very developed, savoury, leathery and earthy bouquet. Palate still quite youthful looking with attractive blackberry notes and earthy complexity.
Comments Off on Henschke Hill Of Grace Eden Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense red wine bordering on black that has a solid complexity of perfectly ripe, intense, varietal fruit that is seamlessly integrated with the nutty-like oak Excellent tannin structure.
Comments Off on Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
“Quite light in style for this flight”, thought one judge. Shows plenty of leathery age and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Kilikanoon Wines Oracle Clare Valley Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nose of true varietal fruit and oak aromas and a palate that’s still youthful with firm fruit and tannins a feature. 3-5
Comments Off on Seville Hill Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A meaty stewed fruit nose and a leaner, firm style of palate with plush dark fruits and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Seville Hill Yarra Valley Merlot 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Mature leathery bouquet with herbal hints. Elegant palate; developed sweet fruit flavours, lots of oak and chalky tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Minty chocolaty nose with hints of lavender. Long lean sour cherry flavours. Slight acidic end.
Comments Off on Mornington Estate Mornington Peninsula Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Super ripe fruit bouquet with estery development. Intense concentration of varietal fruit flavours. Ready for drinking right now!
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Vintage Reserve Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fruit still very primary and fresh with a delicate floral lift. The palate is beautiful, complex and balanced with lovely length of spicy/peppery elements and mouthcoating tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense and developed spicy fruit aromas with interesting Rhone-like cool climate flavours.
Comments Off on Cornelius by Scotchmans Hill Single Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Big and hot with porty/jammy fruit characters, some solid oak and nice drying tannins.
Comments Off on Montara Chalambar Road Single Vineyard Grampians Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Great wine; complex and perfectly balanced with developed leathery/truffle like aromas and slightly overpowering/drying oak on the palate but has plenty of fruit to carry it. 5+
Comments Off on Casella Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fleshy dark fruit fragrances and ripe plum fruit flavours that are balanced by appropriate oak.
Comments Off on Clayfield Grampians Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A lovely inky red wine with a long future ahead of it. Nose offers beautiful spicy fragrances with some florals over peppery red fruit which is all repeated on the delicious palate. 5+
Comments Off on Bellarine Estate Two Wives Geelong Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Subdued nose; underlying dark sweet fruits. Sinewy palate with appealing sweet/sour flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on McGuigan Handmade Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Easy drinking style. A bit minty on the mocha nose with spicy/chocolaty complexity to the silky smooth palate.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Wrattonbully Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Fragrant oak dominates the nose and palate with delicate fruit hidden underneath. 5+
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Youthful fruit fragrances with hints of oak in the background adding complexity and balance. The palate has elegance and shows soft, intense flavours with a savoury oak lift.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Platinum Label Medlands Vineyard Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A solid traditional style of shiraz with loads of flavour and character. The nose is firm and oaky; the palate soft, and peppery with a complexity of chocolate, prunes and blackcurrants. 5+
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nose has a pleasant headful of lifted dark fruit, chocolate and tapenade and the rich powerful palate offers complex fruit, chocolate and smoked meat flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A soft integration of fruit and oak with a similar palate and long lingering after taste. 5+
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Top of the Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A massive developed shiraz with powerful stewed fruit bouquet and luxuriously rich sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Delightfully aged aromas of blackberries and cedar. The perfectly structured palate is brimming over with attractive sweet fruit and oak flavours and has firm but velvety tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Orlando Lawson’s Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Potent prune and plum nose with masses of very developed, rich, ripe aged varietal flavours. Lots of drying tannins and a warming finish. Drink soon.
Comments Off on Saltram Single Vineyard Marble Quarry Rd. Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A well aged soft savoury/herbal bouquet with flavours sitting in the full berry spectrum.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Fresh dusty green apple bouquet and lime blossom flavours with bracing acidity giving length.
Comments Off on Boat O’Craigo Methode Traditionelle Yarra Valley Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Fresh dusty green apple bouquet and lime blossom flavours with bracing acidity giving length.
Comments Off on Boat O’Craigo Methode Traditionelle Yarra Valley Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Delicious combination of raspberry fruit, some spices, slight tarry notes and toasty nutty aged characters.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Delicious combination of raspberry fruit, some spices, slight tarry notes and toasty nutty aged characters.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Great colour, gentle prune aromas and complex mouthful of ripe fruit and oak flavours.
Comments Off on Brand’s Laira Marching Captain Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A mature and very elegant, light bodied, but complex blend with austere greenish flavours.
Comments Off on Chateau Chantemerle Cru Bourgeois Medoc France Cabernet Blend 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Quite a beefy nose with maturing raspberry fruit flavours. Quite a hot finish. Starting to dry out.
Comments Off on Warrenmang Grand Pyrenees Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature inviting complexity of black fruit aromas balanced with smart oak. Soft, smooth and silky in the mouth with lovely aged tarry/cedary/olive flavour profile. 3-5
Comments Off on Glenlofty Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex aged aromas and developed red fruit/oak palate that has a sweet lift. Drink now.
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Leafy menthol aromas with developed notes. Lightweight leafy palate. Tannins still grippy.
Comments Off on Brown Brothers Patricia Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Great colour for its age with nice intensity of dark cabernet fruit showing a savoury edge and developing nicely. Plenty of life in it yet.
Comments Off on Kopparossa Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Perfumed/violet bouquet; some oyster shell and sea spray touches and a zippy varietal palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Premium Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Evolving aromas and very savoury palate with rich tannins. “Very good for a 5-year-old”.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A big wine with big fruit and big oak. Slightly closed but complex aromas. Great cool climate-like structure to the palate with blackberry fruit flavour intensity and soft tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Black Label Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Malbec 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Super rich, generous wine; a pungent mix of Bonox, licorice and cassis with some earthiness.
Comments Off on Possingham & Summers CA Summers Signature McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017