Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting spicy meaty bouquet and drying grippy tannic palate with simple fruit characters.
Comments Off on Howard Park Flint Rock Great Southern Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pretty and fragrant choc mint style of cabernet. It’s bright, lively and simple with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Red Gully Reserve Geographe Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A leaner style of cabernet with attractive berry bouquet and excellent balance of flavours.
Comments Off on 3 Oceans The Explorers Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Supple and slightly subdued. Jubey black fruit notes, loads of drying dusty tannins.
Comments Off on 3 Oceans The Estates Frankland River- Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Seamless balance of fruit weight and fine tannins. “Overall a simple impact”, noted one judge.
Comments Off on Mad Fish Premium Red Western Australia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good food wine. Plenty of tannin weight and greenish fruit richness and balance.
Comments Off on Knee Deep in Margaret River Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pretty red fruit/spicy oak bouquet and lovely ripe plum flavours building on the palate. Nice silky smooth tannins and subtle oak.
Comments Off on Abbey Creek Porongurup Pinot Noir 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The wine is still very fresh with the oak giving sweet flavours and the age serving to soften the edges and create complexity.
Comments Off on Jane Brook Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Naturally sweet white with tropical/citrus fruit and very subtle botrytis characters.
Comments Off on Stellenrust Chenin d’ Muscat Stellenbosch Noble (375ml) 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, rich and chocolaty with good intensity and concentration of fresh varietal fruit sitting underneath powerful vanilla oak. Spicy finish.
Comments Off on KWV The Mentors Western Cape Petit Verdot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smoky black fruit aromas with hints of black olives and slight greenish note to the black fruit palate.
Comments Off on Roodeburg Western Cape Red Blend 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pretty wine with spicy succulent mulberry like fruit, nice complexity and elegant tannins.
Comments Off on Leopard’s Leap Culinaria Collection Grand Vin Western Cape Red Blend 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy herbal elements to the nose and well balanced red/black fruit palate with cedar oak and crisp acid.
Comments Off on Graham Beck Railway Red Robertson Red Blend 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely persistance of soft sweet black fruit characters layered with cedary oak. Slight greenish finish.
Comments Off on Rustenberg John X Merriman Stellenbosch Merlot Blend 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy mulberry aromas and medium bodied fruity palate with smooth texture and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Zonnenbloem Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, rich, chewy style with good concentration of dark fleshy fruits. It has floral fragrances and slightly minerally notes to the palate.
Comments Off on Nederburg Winemaster’s Reserve Western Cape Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fruity nose shows some leathery age and the big bright and lifted palate is layered with black fruit and cedar oak.
Comments Off on Wilderkrans Barrel Select Reserve Bot River Pinotage 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big rich ‘chewy’ style with ripe blue and black fruit characters and an elegant mintiness.
Comments Off on Nedeburg Wine master’s Reserve Western Cape Pinotage 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pleasant easy drinking, full flavoured wine with toasty oak and tropical fruit characters.
Comments Off on Vuurberg Reserve Stellenbosch Dry White 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Made in a Rhone style with peppery spicy varietal fruit, slightly smoky oak and savory tannins. High acid finish.
Comments Off on Jordan The Prospector Stellenbosch Syrah 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oak driven style with savory fruit cake like aromas, spicy berry fruit flavours and firm tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Tempranillo 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Squid ink colour. Warm and minty dark fruit aromas and firm fleshy fruit palate.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Durif 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Super dark intense wine – unusually refined style with juicy brambly fruit characters.
Comments Off on Jones Winery & Vineyard Rutherglen Durif 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Creamy raspberry fruit aromas; attractive lavender lift. Deep, well structured palate with bold intense chocolaty/berry flavours.
Comments Off on Jones Winery & Vineyard Rutherglen Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice depth and length of fresh plumy fruit aromas and flavours; earthy hints and savory complexity.
Comments Off on Molly’s Cradle Estate Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely flinty smokiness to the nose and very long varietal palate. Beautifully made.
Comments Off on Brangayne Of Orange Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Full bodied shiraz with lovely layers of ripe blackberry fruit and chocolaty oak.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Brothers McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A sound wine with great structure and complexity and a lovely generosity of varietal fruit that is slightly on the minty side.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A warm, open, upfront shiraz. Plums and raspberries mingle with chocolaty elements, toasty oak and grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Possums Vineyard Dr John’s Willunga Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely sweet oak covering the super sweet brambly fruit. Shows slight porty notes and some age toastiness.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Reserve Langhorne Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big, bold and very tannic wine with briary/berry fruit and plenty of oak derived chocolaty-like characters.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Reserve Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Understated raspberry aromas and a fleshy sweet palate with some zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Robert Oatley Pocketwatch Central Ranges Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A flavoursome wine with a lovely intensity of raspberry, coffee and chocolate characters with quite firm tannins.
Comments Off on Robert Oatley Finisterre Great Southern Syrah 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely lifted sweet apricot and cashew bouquet and similar characters echoed on the palate. Slightly hot on the finish.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Estate Murray Darling Noble Taminga (375ml) 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Hint of licorice to the blackberry aromas. Nice intensity and vibrancy of fruit flavours with warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Noogoora Short Rib McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Concentrated dark fruit nose – smells of black forest cake. Well rounded, nicely balanced palate. Good flavour length and slightly grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Brothers at War Fist Fight Barossa Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Still a very bright colour for its age. It shows a fair bit of oak but has plenty of big powerful sweet varietal fruit to carry it.
Comments Off on Koonara Ambriel’s Gift Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Marked oak influence here but is balanced by the complexity of sweet licorice and blackcurrant fruit characters.
Comments Off on Koonara Angel’s Peak Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Consumer friendly style with nice layers of oak and fruit and showing plenty of complexity.
Comments Off on Koonara Angel’s Peak Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very appealing, somewhat one dimensional shiraz with a nose fresh with blackcurrant aromas and rich fruit cake flavours.
Comments Off on Fernfield Wines Old River Red Eden Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very appealing sweet, flavoursome and ‘open’ style with inky blackcurrant fruit and seamless oak balance.
Comments Off on Fernfield Wines Old River Red Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A traditional style of shiraz. Lovely depth of honest sweet ripe varietal fruit, good use of vanilla oak and warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Piebald Adelaide Syrah 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A black cherry/lavender bouquet and a very flavoursome well structured palate with bold fruit expression and big dose of tannins.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Mr. McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Touches of apples and pears on the nose and restrained fruit flavours with deft use of oak.
Comments Off on Ngeringa Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Exquisite sweet fruit fragrances and a mid-weight palate with excellent botrytis flavours that are seamlessly balanced by the acidity.
Comments Off on GMH Noble Sweet White SEA Semillon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely richness of varietal fruit characters layered with strong velvety tannins, hints of cigar-like oak and nice earthy touches.
Comments Off on Chain of Ponds The Amadeus Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice leathery complexity to the spicy/toasty oak nose. Rich palate with upfront fruit and well integrated oak.
Comments Off on Chain of Ponds The Ledge Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy cola nose with subtle oak support. More of the earthiness on the oak dominant palate and soft dark fruit underneath, good level of sweetness and crunchy acid.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Marie Elizabeth Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pleasant spicy mix of plum, mocha and cola aromas with fresh complex flavours underscored by nice drying tannin structure.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The upfront vanilla oak aromas have super rich powerful dark fruits underneath. Lots of lovely oak on the palate with plenty of ripe minty/berry fruit flavours to match.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017