Posted: September 6, 2017
Delicate, slightly aged, aromas. The lovely palate is clean, elegant and balanced and at its peak right now.
Comments Off on Brand’s Laira Blockers Coonawarra Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A big, well structured wine with a powerful hit of jammy fruit, grippy tannins and a fortified-like character with leathery age. 3-5
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Nirvana Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Very traditional, very gamey style of shiraz. Huge, dense, licorice/black fruit characters on the nose which are echoed on the big soft palate. At its peak now.
Comments Off on Claymore Wines Ian Rush Signature Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Cherry and blueberry nose; oak present but in balance. Sweet luscious palate is brimming over with blue fruits and drying tannins with lovely fresh acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Ben Potts Fiddle’s Block Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An elegant bouquet with red berry fruit and some savoury oak derived spiciness. Palate is firm but not tannins and is reminiscent of a basket of fresh sweet fruits.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense rich prune/licorice aromas and very intense flavours of oak and prunes. Good cellaring potential.
Comments Off on McGuigan Farms Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An aged gamey chocolaty style showing nice bottle age and pretty lifted spiciness.
Comments Off on Paringa SA Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A huge, but not clumsy, wine. Very complex leathery, savoury, dark fruit bouquet. Big sweet and very flavoursome palate. High level of tannins and acid.
Comments Off on Beresford Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lovely core of sweet dark forest fruit aromas and powerful, almost gamey, palate developing secondary characters. Some sweetness. 5+
Comments Off on Angas Valley Gold Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
A structurally sound wine, still looks fresh and youthful and has a complexity of perfumed dark fruits, chocolaty oak and roasted meats. 5+
Comments Off on Wolf Blass Brown Label Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
An aromatic complexity of black fruits and savoury oak with concentrated licoricey flavours and fine drying tannins.
Comments Off on The Old Faithful Café Block McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Powerful balanced dark chocolate/ Christmas spice varietal aromas and a persistence of dark fruit and spicy oak flavours. Ageing gracefully 5+
Comments Off on Pepperjack Certified Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Classy richness and ripeness on the nose that’s not at all jammy. Well aged, intense and persistent berry flavours. Ageing well but still has great cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Saltram No.1 Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: September 6, 2017
Sweetmeats, spices and ripe plums fill the nose. The palate is luscious and sweet – the spirit soft and warm. The wine has seamless balance, intensity and complexity.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Limited Release Riverland Vintage Fortified 2013 / 0 View / September 6, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Delightful aromas of green capsicum and fresh blackcurrant hint at the addition of cabernet sauvignon which, combined with graphite, black plum and juicy redcurrant, is immensely appealing. Finely judged powdery tannins support the palate. Excellent length. $31.50
Comments Off on Pegasus Bay Merlot Cabernet 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Developed herbaceous bouquet and lovely length and balance to the nicely weighted palate. Holding its age well.
Comments Off on Giesen The August 1888 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Warm, developed and well integrated wine with some lacquer-like notes and some spiciness.
Comments Off on Tom + Mitch Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Warm, developed and well integrated wine with some lacquer-like notes and some spiciness.
Comments Off on Tom + Mitch Adelaide Hills Shiraz Cabernet 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Another classy style. Quite developed nutty/leathery aromas and oodles of very rich, sweet fruit, flavours and very high level of tannins.
Comments Off on Kendall Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Sonoma County USA Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Nose has ripe, rich plum/menthol complexity. Soft and sweet in the mouth. Still quite tannic with hints of chocolate. 3-5
Comments Off on Church Road Grand Reserve Hawkes Bay Cabernet Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Riper developed fruit characters with good use of oak and the acid keeping the wine alive.
Comments Off on Coldstream Hills The Hills Yarra Valley Cabernet Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Deep purple wine. Plenty of wild raspberry-like aromas and a rich concentration of fruit flavours on the elegant well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Pepperjack Premium Cut South Australia Cabernet Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Amazing colour, savoury nuances to the sweet fruit nose and plenty of sweet fruit/sweet oak flavours. A good drink!
Comments Off on Paxton The Vale Biodynamic McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Complex aromas; a hint of menthol with savoury flavours and subtle toasty oak.
Comments Off on Santa Julia Reserva Etiqueta Blanca Mendoza Argentina Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Elegant but complex aged bouquet and velvety smooth, lingering fruit, flavours.
Comments Off on Punters Corner Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Still very youthful and very grippy style with Ribena/roasted nut characters. Good tannins.
Comments Off on McGuigan The Pioneers Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
A classy ripe fruit nose with long, lingering sweet red plum flavours and drying finish.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
An elegant, well made wine with a lovely herbal, cassis, peppercorn bouquet and a beautifully balanced palate with lovely sweet cassis fruit flavours and delicious tannins.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
“Such a very well balanced, elegant and long wine with lots of fruit”, according to one judge. The nose is all blackberries and chocolate. The palate is a generosity of fruit and oak. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Marie Elizabeth Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Slight mintiness to the very developed nutty/spicy nose. The palate is smooth, elegant and classy with dark fruit flavour intensity and fine tannic grip to the finish.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Some cassis fruit and fresh oak on the nose. Very structured palate; tight and firm with sweet fruit and leaf litter notes. Time! 5+
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Nice nose with pungent complexity. Savoury palate; good integration of the fruit and oak with a lively line of acid. 3-5
Comments Off on McGuigan The Shortlist Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Closed restrained nose that smells of “rain on asphalt!” thought one judge. Warm and powerful in the mouth with some “grippiness”. “The tannins are lovely”, said another. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan The Philosophy South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Ageing tawny hues and very gentle nutty spicy aromas. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel to the very elegant palate.
Comments Off on ArtWine The Dog House Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting mineral characters to the oak dominated aromas. Mellow fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Olivia Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An outstanding cabernet with excellent varietal fruit integrity. Delicate lifted perfumed bouquet with classy oak evident. Plum and some prune characters on the chocolaty palate. 5+
Comments Off on Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection Tullymore Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
“A highly strung wine”. Black fruits and smoky oak on the nose. Elegant, but complex, blackcurrant /olive palate. Very powerful, satin smooth, tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Hastwell & Lightfoot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Quite complex and developed dark fruit aromas with a medicinal touch. Plenty of acid and high level of tannins on the integrated palate will improve further with more cellaring.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Tasmania Cabernet Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature complex aromas. Up-front fruit sweetness on the palate develops into oaky notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners RMS McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh plum bouquet with sweet notes, some violets and hints of sea spray. The long soft palate shows plenty of plums, prunes and chewy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Earthy vegetal characters on the nose. Palate has plenty of “zip and spark” with well balanced fruit, tannins and acid and some attractive violet characters.
Comments Off on Ross Hill Wines The Griffin Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nose more green and medicinal than fruity. Palate still tight and grippy with good depth of fruit and beefy complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Zema Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A very ripe oak driven wine with a developed woody/leathery nose. Palate shows nice varietal fruit characters – both sweet and sharp.
Comments Off on Jack Estate Mythology Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A beautifully evolved cabernet. “It’s warm all over”, said one judge. Some cooked fruit characters on the nose and toasty caramel and dried fruit flavours on the palate.
Comments Off on Taylors The Visionary Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017