Posted: April 5, 2017
Big advanced oaky/chocolaty bouquet. Excellent palate with great depth of retained varietal fruit nicely supported by the zesty acidity.
Comments Off on DiGiorgio Family Wines Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Purple red wine with a powerful lift of sweet berry aromas and a big tannic palate.
Comments Off on Taylors Winemakers Project Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Superb nose; a fresh complexity of mocha oak and berry fruit. Nice warmth to the well structured, seamlessly balanced palate with solid berry flavours. Great acid finish. 5+
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Peppery rhubarb bouquet, mature berry palate, blocky tannins and high acidity.
Comments Off on Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A ripe commercial style with lovely chocolaty characters interwoven with bright cassis/blackberry fruit. Oaky finish. 5+
Comments Off on Millbrook Winery Estate Perth Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mulberries and spices on the nose; hints of licorice. Seamlessly balanced palate with plush fruit and generous tannins. “Beautiful wine”.
Comments Off on Quarisa Wines Enchanted Tree South Australia Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Attractive complexity of blackberry and mocha-like aromas. Beautiful palate silky smooth palate – hugely varietal with lovely dark cherry/toasty oak flavours. Tannic finish.
Comments Off on Quarisa Wines Enchanted Tree South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe melon fruit bouquet with slightly nutty notes. Palate is light and toasty with good vinosity and some warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Brand’s Laira Foundation Coonawarra Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A pleasant easy drinking style with good presence of light fresh simple varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Brangayne Of Orange Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lolly sweet aromas with hints of herbs and a fresh strawberry-like palate. Drying oak finish.
Comments Off on Brangayne Of Orange Orange Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Savoury/meaty bouquet with raisined fruit notes. Classy fleshy fruit palate – lots of oak, powdery tannins and tangy acidity.
Comments Off on Pertaringa The Yeoman McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy malty nose, developing nicely. Simple sweet fruit flavours, nice oak, slippery tannins.
Comments Off on Z Wine Section 3146 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A tight, inky and quite mature nose with a delightful sweet oak and ripe fruit palate that’s rich, complex and very flavoursome.
Comments Off on Z Wine Rustica Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Vibrant crimson colour with velvety fruit aromas and excellent depth of sweet berry flavours.
Comments Off on Z Wine Roman Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lively confectionery nose and lovely balance of varietal fruit flavours. Nice quaffer.
Comments Off on Nick Haselgrove Wines Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark and inky with purple hues. Nose is a complexity of plums and oak. Fleshy palate with bold concentration of red and black berries, beautifully integrated oak and lovely silky tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson The Lake Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A delicate nose with pretty and subtle fruit fragrances. Long and elegant and very youthful palate. 5+
Comments Off on Lindemans Ben Ean Vineyard Rare Release Bin 1410 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Seductive sweet oak nose and well balanced, nicely textured palate. Lovely underlying fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Ernest Hill William Henry Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral and perfumed fragrances. Tight, slightly acidic palate but fantastic underlying flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Some brown spices and coffee on the nose and a powerful, muscular palate layered with earthy black fruit flavour s 5+
Comments Off on Ernest Hill Shareholders Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly closed brooding aromas with hints of cherry liqueur. Incredible power to the palate. Has layer upon layer of flavours with subtle oak and some “noble” tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Lindemans Bin 1403 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Oak dominated nose with some lifted spicy florals pushing through. The elegant palate is soft and rounded in the mouth with very consistent chocolaty berry flavours.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Ryan’s Reserve Vanessa’s Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big youthful and generously flavoured wine. Smells chocolaty and spicy. Beautifully balanced palate with a great acid spine. Good example of the 2014 vintage. 5
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lifted berry bouquet with a nice spicy element. Good persistence of ripe red fruit flavours with good tannins and some savouriness.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Pinot Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Delicate yet complex aromas with a silky smooth palate showing excellent length of fruit well balanced by some great acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Midnight’s Promise Unwooded Hunter Valley Semillon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Flinty and biscuity on the nose with an “awesome”, very youthful and full flavoured palate. Slightly oily texture. 5+
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Classic Hunter Valley Semillon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely lifted varietal bouquet of citrus and lemongrass with a touch of toastiness. Long rich citrus flavours with excellent acidity. “A great semillon”, said one judge. 5+
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Ryan’s Reserve Hunter Valley Semillon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very well made wine with delicate lifted lime aromas and floral hints. Citrussy palate has mandarin peel elements. Slightly oily mid palate and lovely fresh acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Pokolbin Estate Hunter Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
The nose is complex and chocolaty. Generous ripe fruit palate, lovely long silky tannins and a velvety finish. Good ageing potential.
Comments Off on Poole’s Rock Post Office Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very youthful wine with lifted raspberry lolly nose and a dash of pepper. The palate is tightly structured with a generosity of red fruit and prominent crisp acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Two Rivers Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A fruit driven, inky purple, shiraz with an intense savoury bouquet and good fruit weight on the medium bodied palate with grainy tannins and tight acidity. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A medium weight with red berry /sour cherries characters, vanillin oak and powerful acid. 5+
Comments Off on RidgeView Impressions Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely perfumed fruit nose; complex and lifted with hints of smokiness. Very juicy sweet fruit palate with great use of oak and wrapped up in bright and lively acidity.
Comments Off on Pokolbin Estate Phoenix Hunter Valley Shiraz Tempranillo 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Aromas of dark berries nicely integrated with perfumed oak. Great palate, very varietal with amazing length and poise.
Comments Off on Ernest Hill CEO Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very youthful wine. Floral, blackcurrant aromas and simple but intense jammy fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Smells of coffee beans and chocolate with lovely layers of flavour and nicely integrated tannins.
Comments Off on Ernest Hill Rodney Hunter Valley Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A riper style with dusty cassis fruit, cedary oak, powerful and lively acidity and huge tannins. Give it time. 5+
Comments Off on Norfolk Rise Vineyard Reserve Mt Benson Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
An acid driven wine with powerful dark earthy aromas and a big mouthful of peppery fruit flavours with lots of grainy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Norfolk Rise Vineyard Reserve Mt Benson Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Earthy cassis fruit nose and nicely integrated savoury palate with a hint of vanilla and rounded tannins. “Perfect with a steak”.
Comments Off on The Tutor 570 Vines Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Simple floral aromas with a delicate violet-like lift. Some lovely acidity on the palate and fine tannins that all supports the spicy peppery varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Penola Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very good, well balanced wine with lovely citrussy fruit showing nectarine notes and supported by some very attractive oak.
Comments Off on Brand’s Laira Foundation Coonawarra Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Sweet sour characters on both the nose and palate with a hint of mint and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Westmere Wines Barbs Block Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A sound wine with a red berry bouquet and sweet red fruit flavours layered with vanilla oak and laced with nice spicy notes.
Comments Off on Motique Limestone Coast Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Shy nose starting to show some development. Palate has buttery secondary characters.
Comments Off on Yours Truly Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely balanced fruit driven wine that should, according to the judges, evolve nicely. Bright berry aromas and redcurrant flavours.
Comments Off on Giggling Goose Wines Single Vineyard Padthaway Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A nose that’s all cassis and raspberries. The palate is dark and complex with lovely fruit, super tannins and the oak kept nicely in check. Lovely now but will be great with cellaring. 5+
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Outpost Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A pleasant wine offering good drinking with sweet up-front peachy varietal fruit and plenty of oak but all in seamless balance.
Comments Off on Jack Estate Coonawarra Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pleasant cassis aromas with a light minty lift and a dark brooding red fruit palate that has huge tannins and marked acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“A wine with style, poise, personality and energy”, according to one judge! The lemon and citrus-like aromas and flavours are seamlessly balanced by lively acidity.
Comments Off on Blok Estate Coonawarra Riesling 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017