Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich, complex, and ‘complete’ wine smelling of the forest with hints of bacon and brooding fruit flavours with silky tannins.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“A joyful expression of shiraz”. Bright lifted black olive and berry fragrances and great palate with excellent fruit purity and drive. Needs 5-10 years!
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Classic McLaren Vale Clare Valley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very drinkable wine that shows a good hit of sweet varietal fruit but it is not overdone and nicely supported by the tight oak.
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Impressive looking old fashioned style of shiraz; big, but nice with vibrant sweet vanilla oak aromas and intense tannic palate with great depth of sweet fruit. 3-5
Comments Off on Annie’s Lane Copper Trail Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light minty mixed berry bouquet and some very ripe flavours. Old school style.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Wines Futures Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A sound well made wine with sweet fruit and some forest floor like characters.
Comments Off on Peter Lehmann Wines Hill & Valley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lots of spicy oak and a palate offering good mouthfilling savoury/spicy flavours with slightly grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Little Brampton Gateway Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark fruit aromas with subtle oak support. Oak tending to dominate the palate.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely cedary oak nose and crisp plum fruit palate nicely supported by soft tannins.
Comments Off on Anderson Hill The Black Cat Lenswood Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose has dark berry fruit sweetness with a dash of pepper. Good fruit intensity on palate with good use of oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Aromas of bright berry fruit and charry oak with rich brooding fruit flavours, lingering acidity and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich but elegant wine with slightly pungent savoury aromas and enticingly rich concentration of flavours. Generously textured palate with a silky tannin finish.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Evolving savoury complexity to the nose and some spicy complexity on the juicy soft palate that’s underscored by the grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Pressings Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy fragrance with an appealing mintiness. Nicely layered palate with minty chocolate flavours and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Mr. McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
An inviting, complex and slightly perfumed nose with savoury elements. Upfront grippy tannic palate with good presence of classy blackcurrant flavours.
Comments Off on Kaesler The Bogan Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Great depth and power to the spicy dark fruit bouquet with a delicious and very generous palate showing some gorgeous fruit and bacon bone like savouriness.
Comments Off on Paxton Jones Block Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Varietal bouquet of blackberries with a touch of licorice and some earthy complexity. Very good, very long, lingering palate. Rich concentration of varietal flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A purple hued wine with a fresh, simple, red berry bouquet and nicely controlled oak. Simple but very stylish fruit on the balanced, soft, full bodied palate with quite a hot finish.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Mt Lofty Ranges Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A complex nose layered with bright black fruit and vanilla oak aromas. The long complex palate has great depth and diversity of flavours with richly textured tannins.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very oaky nose. Firm tannic palate with a lively structure and laden with vanillin oak and black fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Optimus The Terraces Blackwood Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Sweet and spicy red fruit fragrances. Finely textured, well balanced fleshy fruit palate.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Grave’s Gate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy dark fruit aromas with a dash of black pepper. Fresh crunchy palate with lush juicy flavours and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds The Ledge Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A pleasant earthy undertone to the pure perfumed fruit nose and a huge, seamlessly balanced palate with a good mineral-like line and chalky tannins.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Limited Release Malakoff Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich classy number with earthy barnyard-like characters to the nose and lovely fruit weight on the poised, well structured palate.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Limited Release Old Vine Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lots of oak on the nose and an elegant, finely textured, dark fruit palate. Still very fresh.
Comments Off on Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A tight, classy, well made wine built to age with clean lines and impressive concentration of blackcurrant-like fruit with minerally notes.
Comments Off on St Hugo Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“An oaky monster but all class”. Gorgeous use of very chocolaty oak, some great blackcurrant/dark plum fruit. Nice layered tannins. Has balance and richness.
Comments Off on Antiquarian Single Vineyard Barossa Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Tarry earthy aromas with a touch of dark berries and similar characters echoed on the long persistent palate.
Comments Off on Byrne Vineyards Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very oaky, developed aromas; nice touch of fruit. Dense palate packed with oak and very sweet fruit. Offers good drinking now.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Wines Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Quite a big, surprisingly full bodied, wine. Plenty of oak on the nose and a massive palate with great oak finish. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Farms Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A richness of chocolate and coffee on the nose. Beautiful oak on the flavoursome, layered palate. Slight greenness underneath.
Comments Off on Wangolina Spectrum Mt Benson Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Blue/red fruit aromas with pine needle notes. Interesting spicy palate with a lingering finish.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Reserve Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A vibrant deep red wine with a bright blackcurrant bouquet; some olives and some violets. Impressive purity and concentration of varietal fruit flavours with a brooding tannin structure.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Aged leathery wine with cedary oak notes and some very nice jammy fruit.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate Old Vine California Road McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Tarry chocolaty aromas with a minty touch. Charry oak on the palate overpowers the fruit for now. Nice tannin length.
Comments Off on 2 Mates McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Inky shiraz with lifted, perfumed, floral fruit fragrances. Bright mouth-watering palate, nicely structured with excellent depth and concentration of forest fruit and red currant flavours. Time!
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely, seamlessly balanced, shiraz that has plenty of ripe licorice-like fruit, chocolaty oak and fine powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Schubert Estate The Gosling Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mix of chocolate and plums with some savouriness. The powerful oak palate has great texture, presence and persistence.
Comments Off on Shearer’s Hill Prestige Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle inky aromas and lovely sweet fruit palate with good flavour concentration and rich, beautifully textured, layers of tannins.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Section One Pyrenees Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A well made, cool climate, shiraz. Evolving tobacco leaf aromas and herbal notes on the palate.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate C.J. Wicks Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Appealing blue fruit aromas; generous oak sitting on top. Soft elegant palate with generous mouthfilling flavours and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Kimbolton Wines The Rifleman Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich and generous “more-ish”” style with a complex layered nose and mouthfilling spicy forest fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Talbots Block The Sultan Sevenhill Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A spicy, savoury and herbal bouquet with a soft, plush and simple plum palate.
Comments Off on Molly’s Cradle Wines Cradle McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big oak driven wine with cedary characters on the nose and a hot “full throttle” palate.
Comments Off on Millbrook Winery Estate Perth Hills Shiraz Viognier 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Appealing complexity and depth on the nose. A tight palate that has it all; loads of fruit, spicy oak and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Forest Hill Vineyard Block 9 Mount Barker Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Developed red berry, cedar and spice aromas. Rich ripe sweet blackberry flavours layered with vanilla oak. Has a powerful line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Delluva Wines Bremner Barossa Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A complex wine with earthy chocolaty aromas and a rich concentration of fruit and oak flavours with a nice mineral line.
Comments Off on Delluva Wines Sandstone Barossa Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Well made, very tannic savoury/cedary wine. Simply needs another 5-10 years to evolve.
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Mader Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big, rich, full bodied wine; some port-like characters, high level of acidity and spicy oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Schild Estate Pramie Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An inky concentration of plum and prune aromas. A rich flavoursome palate, beautifully textured and layered with silky tannins.
Comments Off on Schild Estate Ben Schild Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017