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Taltarni Cuvée Victoria Sparkling Rosé 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

A caramel sweet nose with plenty of flavour weight on the brut style palate.

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Taltarni Taché Victoria Sparkling Rosé 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

A big, drier, fruit driven style offering enjoyable drinking.

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No.1 Family Estate Cuvée Adele Marlborough Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Herbaceous and smoky on the nose with a clean acid driven palate and some aged notes.

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Clover Hill Brut Tasmania Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Interesting aged aromas. Sweet complexity to the palate balanced by intense acidity. Drinking well now.

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Davishon Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

“A touch of class here!” Nicely rounded wine. Prominent berry bouquet and pretty fruit flavours with “expertly” blended oak.

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Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Very minerally sparkling, on the green side, with mouth-watering acidity for length.

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Lannister Old Vine Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Aged mocha/caramel nose and mature savoury/meaty flavour complexity on the palate. Drink soon!

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Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Nose still very youthful with fleshy dark fruits and a minty lift. The acid driven palate has some intense fruit flavours.

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Bird in Hand Nest Egg Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Nose reeks of fresh dark fruits with lovely underlying oak adding complexity and an intense powerful palate with everything in perfect harmony.

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Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Fresh lifted varietal fruit bouquet with bottle age adding complexity. Silky smooth in the mouth with sweet concentration of flavours starting to evolve.

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Nick Haselgrove The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

Complex mature aromas and well integrated oak/fruit flavours with balancing tannins.

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Richardson Reserve Pyrenees Shiraz 2013

Posted: September 4, 2019

“Wow,” exclaimed one judge when tasting this wine. “Beautiful complexity – very French.” Has a superb shiraz palate – great structure. Excellent for its age.

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Rosnay Blanc Cowra Unwooded Chardonnay Semillon 2013

Posted: July 3, 2019

Attractive lightly perfumed floral/citrus aromas and flavours with hints of baked apple. Very varietal and still amazingly fresh.

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Wicks Estate Pamela Adelaide Hills Sparkling 2013

Posted: July 3, 2019

Very toasty aged bouquet with more of the toastiness on the nutty palate. Good persistent bead. 3-5

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Mt Bera Wild & Free Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013

Posted: July 3, 2019

A big drying tannic wine. Aged dried fruit-like nose and brooding licoricey palate with toasty oak and honeyed age.

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Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: July 3, 2019

Old world style, still bright in colour with great complexity of fruit and oak on the nose and a well balanced complexity of varietal fruit and vanillin oak with fine tannins. 5+

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Mt Bera Running with the Cows Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2013

Posted: July 3, 2019

Plenty of aged dark fruit aromas with brooding fruit cake like flavours on a well structured palate. Slight sour finish. Drink now.

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919 Wines Limited Release Riverland Vintage Fortified 2013

Posted: July 3, 2019

Plums, blackcurrants and chocolate lift off the spirity nose with more of the plums and chocolate on the palate. Great tannins, good bottle age and excellent spirit with a drying finish.

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Clover Hill Tasmania Vintage Brut 2013

Posted: July 3, 2019

Lovely toasty age to the nose with aromas of baked apple and a complexity of toasted cashews, baked bread and honey flavours.

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Scarpantoni California Road Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Still rich and bright for a 6-year-old wine with lifted spicy aromas and great mouthfilling red fruit flavours on the silky smooth palate with furry tannins.

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Domain Road Paradise Single Vineyard Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Set for a long life, this full-bodied, dense red was matured for over a year in French oak casks (33% new). Still moderately youthful in colour, it has concentrated cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, showing excellent complexity, and a…

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Hanging Tree Blacksmith’s Hunter Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Some good age and complexity here with cedary aromas showing earthy notes. Nicely evolved tertiary characters on the palate; some sweetness. Fully developed; drink now.

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Vinifera Organically Grown Reserve Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Intense dark dried fruit dominates the nose with loads of fruit and masses of oak on the palate. 5+

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Margan Aged Release Hunter Valley Semillon 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Lovely golden hues here with a lifted sweet lemon bouquet and a beautifully structured, seamlessly balanced, palate that is still amazingly youthful for a 6-year-old! 3-5

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McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

A bright light golden wine with somewhat constrained aromas with some hints of pineapple and lemon barley. Soft and smooth in the mouth and still a baby. 3-5

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Patrick of Coonawarra P-Series by Patrick Limestone Coast Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Understated but complex spicy fruit nose. Soft and smooth on the mouth with rich dark fruit flavours and balancing tannins and oak.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Wrattonbully Shiraz 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Lovely ageing complexity of varietal fruit and oak on the nose with a rich warm palate that has layers of fruit, oak and tannins.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

A full bodied maturing shiraz with a focus of plums, olives, sweetness and tarry notes.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

An elegantly structured wine that is offering great drinking now or over the next 10 years! Shows great concentration of dark berry characters with layers of powdery tannins.

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Heydon Estate WG Grace Margaret River Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Old school style of cabernet with a savoury profile backed by lovely ripe tannins.

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The Alchemist’s Twin Cellars Margaret River Shiraz 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

Still showing plenty of freshness for a six-year-old with good bottle age characters developing.

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Chalkboard Margaret River Chardonnay 2013

Posted: May 1, 2019

An exotic mix of gooseberry and mango aromas. Excellent bottle age characters on the palate. 3-5

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Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Wrattonbully Shiraz 2013

Posted: March 7, 2019

Lovely mix of black fruits and perfumed oak aromas with a firm, lean and clean blue fruits palate. “One for the cellar,” said one judge. 5+

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Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2013

Posted: March 7, 2019

Great crimson colour with pretty lifted oak and blueberry fragrances and excellent vibrancy of sweet fruit flavours with lovely tannins.

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Geoff Merrill Bush Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre 2013

Posted: March 7, 2019

Red currants and mint lift off the nose and shows a slight savoury edge. Bright fresh plum and mint flavours on the palate with some drying oak and lingering tannins.

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Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Barossa Valley Grenache 2013

Posted: March 7, 2019

An oak driven style that is ageing beautifully with a complex and layered nose and huge tannic palate still showing some primary fruit. 3-5

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Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Granite Belt Chardonnay 2013

Posted: March 7, 2019

An enticing rich complexity of creamy buttery layers here. “Made with love,” thought one judge! Ageing beautifully.

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919 Wines Limited Release Riverland Vintage Fortified 2013

Posted: March 7, 2019

A subtle chocolate cake of a nose and a fresh and very youthful palate that has a lovely balance of raisined black fruits and tannins. “True to style,” noted one judge.

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Weingut Leth Gigama Grande Reserve Wagram Gruner Veltliner 2013

Posted: January 12, 2019

Attractive youthful and quite Burgundian in style. “Sailing the middle road perfectly,” said one judge. Very interesting wine.

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A Grower’s Touch Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

Soft and rounded style that has a lovely mix of tropical and citrus-like fruit with some excellent complexity of botrytis elements.

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No.1 Family Estate Adele Cuvee Marlborough Sparkling 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

Broad creamy and complex nose with nice leesy/autolysis influence. Good structure and length to the palate. Some good fruit characters and high level of acidity. “Classy!”

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Four Daughters Hawke’s Bay Red 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

Probably at its peak, this unusual blend of malbec (29%), cabernet franc (26%), syrah (25%) and merlot (20%) was grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle and the Gimblett Gravels. Maturing well, it is fullish in colour, with very good depth…

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Osawa Prestige Collection Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

Grown at Mangatahi and maturing gracefully, this fleshy, full-flavoured red was matured for 20 months in French oak casks (65% new). Still moderately youthful, it is concentrated, with blackcurrant and plum characters, savoury and complex, and good tannin backbone. Drink…

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Umamu Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

Softly developing toasty buttery citrus nose and big rich toasty/apple pie-like flavours with the crisp and lively acidity still present.

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Morris Rutherglen Durif 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

A big full bodied tannic style; loads of dried herb characters, savoury/meaty black fruits and massive tannins on a firm palate. 5+

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Dell’uva Barossa Valley Carmenère 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

A nose of red florals with berry notes and a simple ripe juicy palate with oodles of fruit flavours.

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Anderson Cellar Block Rutherglen Petit Verdot 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

A tight drying style with vibrant ageing fruit characters, spicy chocolaty notes, powerful grippy tannins and good hints of acid. 3-5

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Paracombe Adelaide Hills Cabernet Franc 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

A well aged wine with herbaceous grassy nose and good herbaceous varietal flavours.

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Di Lusso Estate Appassimento Mudgee Vermentino Picolit 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

Aged nutty caramel characters on the nose and a treacle-like sweetness to the dense smooth caramel palate laced with apricot and raisins fruit flavours.

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All Saints Estate Rutherglen Durif 2013

Posted: November 7, 2018

Enticing spicy plum bouquet with obvious savoury notes and a big grippy palate with more of the savoury elements.

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