Posted: June 29, 2017
Complex closed nose – needs air to show its leafy peppery cassis fruit. A rich ‘complete’ palate that has delicious dark berry fruit, well handled oak and tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on St Hugo Private Collection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Blue fruit, cedar and roasted nut aromas. Huge musky fruit palate; massive ripe tannins. “Could take years to settle”. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Galvo Garage McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mocha aromas mingle with plum fruit and has a light white pepper lift with sweet fruit flavours on the fleshy palate. 5+
Comments Off on Hedonist Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh lifted blue fruit bouquet with hint of mint and powerful leafy minty flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Rosnay Organic Wines Cowra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh lifted blue fruit bouquet with hint of mint and powerful leafy minty flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Rosnay Organic Wines Cowra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ageing well but still has plenty of life left in it. Delicate nose and a creamy palate.
Comments Off on Rosnay Organic Wines Cowra Semillon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ageing well but still has plenty of life left in it. Delicate nose and a creamy palate.
Comments Off on Rosnay Organic Wines Cowra Semillon 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very dark red/black wine with tight blue fruit aromas laced with cedar. Long and fleshy in the mouth with a seamless integration between the varietal fruit and well handled oak. 5+
Comments Off on The Old Gentlemen McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Elegant bouquet with a brightness of peppery plum aromas and a dash of spice. More elegance on the peppery palate with attractive complexity developing. 5+
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A big powerful fruit driven wine. Leafy/tarry nose with Ribena notes. Big varietal flavours. Mouth puckering tannins.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Galvo Garage McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slightly developed, powerful, spicy/licorice bouquet. Sweet spicy floral characters on the silky smooth palate with good tannins. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Sticks & Stones McLaren Vale Tempranillo Grenache Tinto Cao Souzao 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Meaty plum fragrances with dried apricot notes. Nice secondary aged characters on the plum palate with more hints of apricot.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nice density of briary fruit on the warm spirituous nose. Excellent palate weight, length and balance with lovely vinosity and powerful tannin structure. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Cruth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Powerful lifted plum aromas with vanilla oak sitting on top. Dense, oaky and savoury in the mouth with underlying fruit characters. Needs even more time. 3-5
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Perfumed blueberry bouquet with nutty notes coming from the oak. Complex palate with good tertiary development evident. Nice tannin length. 5+
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Top of the Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ironstone-like elements on the nose with aromatic violet notes. Rich, complex palate with nice complexity developing.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Jacko’s McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Leathery Old Spice aromas and aged complex fruit flavours with warming alcohol and spirituous viscosity. Still attractive. 3-5
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Bush Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Chocolaty plum aromas with hints of age developing. Pleasant sweet mouthful of rich fruit flavours. Still has potential.
Comments Off on SnowDragon Wines Kangaroo Island Sparkling Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
“Amazing colour here”, noted one judge. “Almost black”. Lively fruit aromas with a hint of oak and a powerful chocolaty palate.
Comments Off on The Islander Estate Vineyards The Investigator KI Cabernet Franc 2012 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Brooding tarry/black fruit bouquet and a monster of a palate, for the moment, with the sweet fruit seamlessly blended with the oak. 5+
Comments Off on GMH by Geoff Hardy South Australia Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Dense inky dark cherry aromas with iodine like characters. Big rich palate with very good flavour intensity, firm fruit intensity and great tannic finish.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Lagrein 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Light tight cherry aromas and attractive elegant palate with lingering cherry flavours. A pleasant surprise. 3-5
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Dolcetto 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Attractive fruit driven style with a medium weight fruit palate lined with crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very approachable with lovely intense sweet concentration of fruit cake like varietal fruit. Some nice aged characters developing. 3-5
Comments Off on Wolf Blass White Label Robe Mount Benson Shiraz Cabernet 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Dark and fragrant berry nose edged with floral like elements. Lovely flavours of sweet ripe fruit laced with young oak. Needs more time in the cellar to really shine. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lean and minty. Menthol characters on the nose, sweet fruit intensity on slightly hot palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Mildara Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Minty spicy fragrances with a leaner spicy minty palate and soft tannin backbone. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Blueberries and cedary oak on the lifted minty nose and warming palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Soft approachable commercial style with peppery plum nose and good integration of spicy sweet fruit and vanillin oak flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A leaner style with simple varietal fruits edged with herbal-like notes and wrapped in lovely ripe tannins.
Comments Off on Majella The Musician Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Subtle melon/oak bouquet and a fresh flavoursome palate showing some richness.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A medium weight cabernet with pleasant confectionery fruit and some powerful tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Good oak driven commercial style that’s high in acid with attractive berry fruits. 3-5
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A big powerful wine with black olive and tar-like characters and has a massive palate structure. 5+
Comments Off on Penley Estate Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Intense spiciness on the nose, soft in the mouth with good varietal intensity and firm tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Penley Estate Hyland Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Vital wine with restrained power. Bright cassis fruit, some good oak and drying tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Penley Estate Phoenix Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Developed toasty aromas showing leesy complexity and an attractive tight fruit palate with seamless oak balance 3-5.
Comments Off on Penley Estate Aradia Coonawarra Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A big rich style with tight blueberry fruits and drying tannins. Needs more time. 3-5
Comments Off on Penley Estate Chertsey Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lovely rich nose, smells of fruit cake. Has a slightly aggressive palate but showing good fruit and mouthcoating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Quarisa Wines Treasures Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Fragrant aromas of dark fruit, violets and cedar oak. Excellent mid-weight palate with pleasant fruit/oak flavours that grow on the palate. Nice tannin structure.
Comments Off on Quarisa Wines Treasures Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Big, warming style with some attractive spicy varietal fruit, tight oak and silky smooth mouthcoating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Tight oaky nose edged with floral/violet fragrances. Very youthful palate, good fruit sweetness and intensity and fine firm tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Bowen Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A lean style of dark fruit seamlessly integrated with cigar box-like oak with a fine line of grippy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on A.C Byrne & Co Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A leaner style of cabernet showing dark berry fruit, smoky cedary oak and slightly ‘furry’ tannins with quite a drying finish. 5+
Comments Off on Redman Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Complex, slightly developed licorice and spicy oak aromas. Soft well balanced shiraz fruit palate with an oaky background. Excellent structure and texture. 3-5
Comments Off on DiGiorgio Family Wines Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
An oak driven wine, quite cedary. Some mintiness with slight edgy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on DiGiorgio Family Wines Lucindale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Very commercial shiraz, simple sweet spicy red fruit, some iodine characters and firm tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on DiGiorgio Family Wines Lucindale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Smoky oak driven nose and rich smooth palate with some fruit sweetness and balancing oak and tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
The sweet black varietal fruit characters are seamlessly integrated with coconutty oak and firm tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Intense ripe plum varietal fruit with sweet and spicy oak and some tannins that need time to calm down. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017