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Ravens Croft Wines The Waagee Bordeaux Blend 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Sweet fruit and savoury palate

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Golden Grove Cabernet Merlot 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Leafy berry aroma fresh acid palate

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Bungawarra Wines Shiraz Cabernet 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Spicy plummy fruit style.

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Ridgemill Estate Cabernet Merlot 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Dark berry fruits with clean fresh palate

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Symphony Hill Wines Danying Cabernets Cabernet Blend 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Red currant aroma with clean acidic savoury palate

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Whiskey Gully Rep Red Red Blend 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Red berry aromas with firm oak

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Ballandean Estate Messing About Shiraz Viognier 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Soft berry fruit flavours

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Sirromet Wines Private Collection LM Reserve Assemblage Bordeaux Blend 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Earthy berry flavours and firm tannins

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Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Malbec 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Clean bright leafy black fruit style, big generous dense palate.

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Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Durif 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Lifted red berry and rich palate weight, a great example of Durif.

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Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Barbera 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Sour cherry aroma with soft rounded palate – has exotic savoury flavour as well as fruit richness.

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Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Mourvedre 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Big style quite tannic powerful style

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Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Nero D’Avola 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Red berry spicy fruit style, quite savoury; would be great served chilled with the antipasto!

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Savina Lane Tempranillo 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Savoury aroma and mid weight palate

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Kominos Wines Estate Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Blue berry aroma soft taste

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Twisted Gum Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Soy sauce black fruit aroma with chalky firm tannin

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Savina Lane Millenium Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Sweet vanillin fruit aroma and soft juicy palate

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Heritage Estate Wines Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Fruit with big tannin palate

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Ridgemill Estate Shiraz Viognier 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Black fruit aroma with mocha toasty oak

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Whiskey Gully Black Rod Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Ripe fruit big mocha coffee oak style

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Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Dark fruit aromas, polished elegant juicy style.

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Ballandean Estate Opera Block Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Spicy red fruit aroma and dry palate

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Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Big style with lots of intensity and oak complexity

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O’Reillys Canungra Valley Vineyard Shane Reserve Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Juicy fruit style

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Savina Lane Old Vine Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Raspberry fruits with firm acid

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Witches Falls Prophecy Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Firm savoury style

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Pyramids Road Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Green leafy minty aromas and long palate

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Whiskey Gully Upper House Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Minty aroma, soft palate

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Mason Wines Cellar Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Savoury olive black fruit aroma

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Mt Tamborine Vineyard & Winery Platinum Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Quite tannic firm style

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Granite Ridge Wines Top Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Leafy minty fruit and long taste

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Twisted Gum Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Ripe mulberry fruit aroma, good length and tannin

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Sirromet Wines Signature Collection Merlot 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Leafy minty aroma and firm oak palate length

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Granite Ridge Wines Fergies Hill Merlot 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Black fruit aroma, mocha oak palate

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Sirromet Wines Signature Collection Chardonnay 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Developed but complex dry style

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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

A well made savory style wine that needs more time. Spicy varietal fruit, hints of tobacco leaf, some earthiness and powerful acidity. Has good cellaring potential. 3-5

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Winestar Chateau De l’Ille-Cuvee Andreas Corbieres Red Blend 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Spicy peppery notes to the berry aromas and attractive stalky red fruit flavours.

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Eldridge Estate Red Hill Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Toasty barrel ferment aromas and a full flavoured, ripe orchard fruit of a palate with good balance of residual sugar and acidity.

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Eldridge Estate Red Hill Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Powerful oak nose with cola like nuances. Nice intensity of wild cherry flavour profile with good level of acidity.

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Brangayne Tristan Orange Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Earthy herbaceous aromas with a minty lift and slightly austere leafy capsicum flavours.

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Brick Kiln The Grove McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

A rich, ripe, opulent shiraz with attractive prune/licorice like concentration of aromas and incredible length of generous rich flavours.

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Whiskey Gully Wines Black Rod Granite Belt Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

An oak driven style – very chocolaty. Some dark cherry aromas and beautifully focused palate with sweet raspberry fruit length. 5+

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Whiskey Gully Wines Rep Red Granite Belt Cabernet Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

An elegant medium bodied classic Aussie blend with a generous amount of brooding spicy berry/plum fruit. Rich aromas and silky smooth in the mouth.

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McLaren Vale III Associates Backbone McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Quite advanced for a 2 year old with soft cherry fruit laced with tarry notes. Good drinking now.

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McLaren Vale III Associates Giant Squid Ink McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

An outstanding wine offering excellent cellaring potential. Dense and tarry on the nose and a huge, beautifully focused palate dense with rich fruit flavours. Has excellent length and balance. 5+

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Robertson of Clare Max V Clare Valley Cabernet Blend 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

A tightly wound dark berry nose and supple palate with plumy fruit ripeness flowing through and soaking up the oak. More time.

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Reilly’s Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Ripe cherry fruit flows through the nose and onto the palate with subtle oak and good tannins. 5+

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Murray Street Vineyards Black Label Barossa Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Lean oak and tannin characters sitting on top of the spicy peppery red berry fruit.

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J Petrucci & Son McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Dense inky aromas and a seamless palate of flavoursome red fruits with lovely tight tannins. Will be great drinking in time. 5+

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J Petrucci & Son McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Dark dense tarry/licorice bouquet and big tannic palate with long lingering raspberry-like flavours underscored by fine grainy tannins. 5+

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