Posted: April 5, 2017
Intense concentration of plums and violets on the nose and a bright vibrant blackberry palate. Needs more time.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Earthy bouquet with lovely blackberry and aniseed elements which follow through to the supple, fresh, blackberry palate. An elegant classic style of shiraz.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle licorice note to the fruity aromas. Rich layered oak driven palate; good fruit beneath.
Comments Off on Beresford Bell Tower McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Evolved complex barnyardy aromas and big brooding tannins on the palate but needs another few years in the cellar
Comments Off on The Blackwood Sir Henry Blackwood Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich concentration of perfumed red fruit aromatics and a classy palate with great flavours concentration and overall presence.
Comments Off on Wairau River Reserve Marlborough Syrah 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Meaty nose; subtle Sarsaparilla note. Medium weight cherry fruit palate with white pepper and spices dominating. 3-5
Comments Off on George Wyndham Bin 555 Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Good varietal fruit intensity on the nose with slight meatiness. Rich, generous fruit/oak flavours and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Reserve Limestone Coast Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Rich vibrant blackcurrant bouquet. Loads of black fruits on the grippy tannic palate. “Hard to fault,” said one judge. Just needs time.
Comments Off on Penny’s Hill Footprint Estate Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A vibrant mix of forest berry fragrances. Plenty of chocolaty oak on the palate; nice persistence of dark fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Penny’s Hill Cracking Black Estate Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Earthy mushroom characters to the nose and good fruit expression on the palate; some mintiness.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Series Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lifted fruit-of-the-forest aromas, slightly closed with more of those characters on the long, solid, well structured palate. Elegant tannins and lingering acid.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly closed oaky nose; some fruit evident. Grippy palate with good fruit intensity. 3-5
Comments Off on Betty + Max Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Smells like sweet cherry cookies! The palate is long and seamlessly balanced with excellent intensity of spicy fruit flavours, lemony-like acidity and good persistent tannins.
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Medium bodied style with a dark fruit bouquet and big velvety palate with a generous concentration of ripe juicy flavours.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Ryan’s Reserve Vanessa’s Vineyard Hunter Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A spicy fruit bun of a nose with some lovely upfront, lively, spicy, red berry flavours.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Bluegrass Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fragrant oak bouquet with subtle florals. Lovely vibrant freshness to the cherry/sweet oak flavours. Drying finish.
Comments Off on Anvers Razorback Road Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big blackberry fruit driven style with deep dense purple hues. Has some very classy nutty oak on the nose and good depth of slightly jammy flavours on full bodied palate.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Infinity Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Great varietal fruit purity and concentration here just needs time to develop complexity. Lifted aromas and a velvety palate.
Comments Off on Domaine Asmara Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A well made wine. Perfumed pot pourri fragrances with good persistence of perfumed berry flavours and chocolaty tannins.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Inky black velvety smooth wine that’s a good rendition of an old school Aussie shiraz.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly menthol like fragrances and a full flavoured sweet dark berry palate with nice chocolaty oak elements.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Soft in the mouth with plenty of spicy berry flavours and smells of berry conserve.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Boundary Row Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Smells of fruit cake; nice peppery presence and an ‘honest’, savoury, oak dominated palate.
Comments Off on Shearer’s Hill Premium Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A fruit driven style with a very spicy bouquet and nicely textured, medium bodied, red berry palate; warming finish. 5+
Comments Off on Lerida Estate Canberra Shiraz Viognier 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A subtlety of fruit and oak to the nose and an ‘honest’ well balanced, finely textured palate.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A long, tight and still slightly closed pure varietal. Cherry stone and blueberry aromas and cherry berry flavours with delicate tannins.
Comments Off on Poole’s Rock Post Office Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A charming and very approachable wine developing layers and complexity with silky tannins and lingering acidity.
Comments Off on Wicks Estate C.J. Wicks Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very appealing, lifted violet-like fragrances with a medium bodied, earthy, red fruit palate that has good tannic grip.
Comments Off on Logan Ridge of Tears Altitude 870M Orange Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A rich and well balanced style of shiraz and evolving some lovely complexity and showing tight, upfront tannins.
Comments Off on Logan Ridge of Tears Altitude 564M Mudgee Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle savoury aromas and spicy savoury flavours. Lots of oak and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Third Reef Great Southern Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Big inky shiraz with intense complexity of blackberry with savoury notes. Excellent palate; great flavour concentration and powerful grippy tannins. Needs years to emerge.
Comments Off on Rockcliffe Single Site Great Southern Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Old school style with a big chunky oak dominated nose and a very very ripe fruit palate with slightly grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Talbots Block The Prince Sevenhill Clare Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A wine with dark, dense red hues and black fruit aromas with savoury edge. Loads of red fruit characters on the palate with mouth-watering tannins. A very good classic shiraz.
Comments Off on Paulmara Estates Syna Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Earthy and savoury on the nose with a slight eucalypt edge. The firm grippy palate has soft minty fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Adelaide Hills Syrah 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
An attractive minty berry nose with a peppery lift. Simple, supple, slippery palate with good length of dark red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Burnbrae Wines Single Vineyard Mudgee Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Caramelly blackberry aromas with spicy notes and upfront spicy savoury fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Coriole Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Meaty/BBQ-like characters to the nose with tonnes of surprisingly fresh and slightly sweet black and red fruit flavours
Comments Off on Bellevue Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A wonderful powerful wine with a complex concentration of plum fruit and spicy oak with soft velvety tannins. Needs time.
Comments Off on She-Oak Hill Old Vine Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark fruit bouquet with subtle clove overtones. Generous juicy fruit flavours with good use of oak and acid. 3-5
Comments Off on Blaxland Vineyards Domain Barossa Black Tongue Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lifted oaky bouquet with light spiciness underneath and intense sweet fruit palate with chunky licorice notes. Good use of oak.
Comments Off on Blaxland Vineyards Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely spiciness to the fruity nose. Simple fruit driven palate with a touch of tar and nice oak.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Mt Camel Range Heathcote Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Slightly herbal touch to the cherry nose and a fine simple palate that has poise and class.
Comments Off on Harcourt Valley Vineyards Old Vine Bendigo Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A dark plum nose with earthy undertones and a fleshy persistence of rich concentrated fruit flavours layered with charry oak.
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Mader Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy red berry nose with a perfumed lift and more lift to the elegant fruit cake characters on the palate. Ageing nicely; more to go. 5+
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Col Cross McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Deep purple, fruit driven, wine with a sweet berry bouquet and a long chunky palate. Will evolve well with a few years in the cellar.3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Ambassador McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dark berry aromas with herbal notes. Palate has a real ‘wow’ factor and offers a huge mouthful of flavours with powerful tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely spicy licorice characters to the dark fruit nose. Palate has generosity, volume and persistence. “Lots to love here”, enthused one judge. Good depth of flavour.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lifted blackberry bouquet with savoury notes. Lovely palate that focuses on varietal fruit purity. Lovely silky tannins. Needs time.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z Force McLaren Vale Shiraz Petite Sirah 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Savoury toasty oak aromas. Velvety smooth, dark fruit palate has balance, some complexity and tonnes of tannins.
Comments Off on GMH South Australia Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very ripe tarry old school style of shiraz. Plenty of sweet fruit and good oak. Very well made.
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017