Posted: March 7, 2023
A bolder old school style – great for its age and rich with Christmas cake-like fruit characters and vanillin oak. “Still in good condition with plenty of life in it yet!”
Comments Off on Reschke Bull Trader Cellar Release Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Minty licorice varietal fruit characters with sweet oak, dense tannins and leathery hints
Comments Off on Schoolhouse Cellar Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A meaty/stewed fruit nose and a well-aged palate with coffee bean characters.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A vibrant and fleshy cabernet with a minty lift and silky smooth dark savoury fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Margarey Lane Glenroy Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Like a rich warm rum and raisin chocolate bar with cigar box oak characters and a mature leathery edge.
Comments Off on Devitt & Moore Captain D. Bruce Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
“More like an aged tawny,” thought one judge. Nice spiciness and good use of oak. Drink now.
Comments Off on Carmine’s Wines Neil’s Patch Adelaide Foothills V.P. Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: November 2, 2022
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Comments Off on Champagne Deutz William Deutz Champagne France Brut 2013 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
So typical of a well-aged semillon, still shows some freshness with a beautiful creamy citrus nose and great palate with lovely length of toasty flavours and lingering acid.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Mature earthy/cedary complexity here but still shows some primary fruit characters.
Comments Off on Mt Bera Wild & Free Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Big, rich and bold Christmas cake of a cabernet with toasty characters and nicely softening tannins.
Comments Off on Thompson Steer Cellar Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Earthy mocha characters obvious on the nose with a beautifully aged palate sitting in the savoury spectrum with excellent tannins.
Comments Off on Gralyn Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A solid plum nose and a warm firm palate showing an excellent elegant structure and some great varietal fruit with a good tannic grip.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Wines Reserve McLaren Vale Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A complex, multi-faceted, velvety smooth and beautifully evolved wine with no hard edges. It has dark, savoury and nicely matured fruit characters with the acid still apparent.
Comments Off on Paracombe Somerville Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A soft mature inky, tarry and earthy shiraz that is evolved and complex yet still showing fruit sweetness seamlessly integrated with cedary oak. Drinking beautifully now.
Comments Off on Paracombe MacGillivray Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Still has some dark varietal fruit characters evident with cigar-like oak notes.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
“A wine that will last a long time!” Still plenty of primary fruit characters evident.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Big toasty oak nose with berry notes. Nicely integrated fruit, oak and tannins on the palate.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Toasty nose with typical kerosene-like development and good depth of flavour.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
Beautifully constructed wine showing wonderful length. Nice nutty nose with attractive flintiness. Palate is beautifully rounded and unctuous with apple-like freshness.
Comments Off on Pol Roger Blanc Des Blancs Gift Box France Blanc de Blanc 2013 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
“Every box ticked here,” enthused one judge. Has very attractive nutty complexity to the lifted nose and fresh crunchy apple-like palate with mouthwatering acidity.
Comments Off on Pol Roger Brut Vintage Gift Box France Brut 2013 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
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Comments Off on RidgeView Generations Reserve Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still showing a good red colour for its age and has a mature fruit/oak nose with a palate that still has vibrancy with good depth and layering of aged shiraz fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Museum Release Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature nose but still showing some nice fruit with moderate weight and complexity to the palate.
Comments Off on Greenstone Emerald Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Well-made, brilliant, pale straw wine that’s still a baby with many years ahead of it. Youthful grassy/lime fruit and racy acidity.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very classy wine with lots of toasty/honeyed development but still showing amazing retention of primary melon rind-like varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very inviting wine; rich and rounded yet still focused and elegant. Nicely maturing toasty/floral/citrus characters and, “Acid is where it should be!”
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Hunter Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An excellent example of an aged semillon. Has lovely toasty/creamy oak complexity to the nose and an amazing palate – delicious and still very youthful.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve (SXC) Hunter Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An ageing, sweet but tannic style with raisined fruit-like characters and dry finish.
Comments Off on Carmine’s Neil’s Patch Adelaide Foothills V.P. Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big, rich and intense concentration of berries with dark chocolate emerging.
Comments Off on 919 Limited Release Riverland Vintage Port 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely graceful and elegant cabernet with an array of red and dark fruits.
Comments Off on Allegiance Wines The Artisan Aged Release Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smells like buttered toast and has a nicely focused and a long and mellow toasty fruit palate.
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Dairy Hill Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Complex aromas of truffles and spices with a good spectrum of flavours.
Comments Off on Capital Wines The Speaker Canberra Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A vibrant and still very youthful semillon with herbaceous/green bean-like fruit.
Comments Off on RidgeView Wines Generations Reserve Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fresh and delicate zesty lemon bouquet and a pretty, poised and well-balanced palate with subtle flavours.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely focused varietal characters with subtle toasty development and good minerally finesse.
Comments Off on McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
This distinctive, estate-grown Northland red was barrel-aged, transferred to stainless steel tanks, and bottled recently. It has deep, still moderately youthful colour and a fragrant, spicy bouquet. Mouthfilling, with concentrated, plummy, spicy flavours, it is savoury and complex, with fresh…
Comments Off on Okahu Syrah 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
This deeply coloured red was estate-grown at Okahu Estate, in Northland, matured for a year in American and French oak barrels, stored at length in stainless steel tanks, then bottled recently. Still moderately youthful, it is sturdy, with the distinctive,…
Comments Off on Okahu Chambourcin 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big tannic wine – true to style with nice aged chocolaty berry fruit characters.
Comments Off on Morris of Rutherglen CHM Rutherglen Durif 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A well aged wine still showing some spicy fruit with lots of tobacco-like oak.
Comments Off on Kooyonga Creek Single Vineyard North East Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Beautifully aged wine with attractive oak and slightly raisined fruit characters.
Comments Off on Kooyonga Creek North East Victoria Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A graceful, beautifully aged pinot with sweet berries mixing with mushroomy complexity.
Comments Off on TerraVin Te Ahu Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegant style that is ageing perfectly. The pure, classy, lemon and lime-like varietal fruit is just starting to show an edge of toasty maturity.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“An outstanding wine,” according to one judge. Still amazingly youthful with toasty maturity on the lemon butter nose and a beautifully balanced palate that’s all honey, toast and butter.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A mature wine; earthy and leathery with some licorice notes and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Wild Game ‘The Dame’ Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely wine that is right for drinking now. Smells of buttered toast and has a richly textured creamy lime palate.
Comments Off on Hollydene Estate Upper Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A traditional Aussie cabernet at its best! An evolved earthy/berry nose with a generous chocolaty/leathery palate.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Brothers Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An opulent developed savoury style, brick red in colour with spicy black fruits and soy-like mature notes.
Comments Off on Paracombe MacGillivray Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Lots going on here,” noted one judge. It has an olive tapenade-like bouquet and a sweet, spicy and chocolaty palate. Very Aussie style with still more life in it.
Comments Off on Cooper Burns Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / November 30, 2021