Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite a big wine with simple honey/rock melon like fruit layered with fresh creamy oak.
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Paulmara Estates The Melee Grenache Blend Barossa Grenache 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very pretty wine – true to the variety. Fresh lifted confectionery fruit aromas and a silky smooth palate with some lively varietal flavours. Good cellaring potential. 5+
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Brick Kiln Single Vineyard Grenache 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely big ripe jammy fruit aromas and a big fruit cake of a palate. A real crowd pleaser with cellaring potential. 3-5
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Map Maker Chardonnay Pure Marlborough Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great nose with complex barrel ferment and new oak. Nice tight cool climate palate.
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Vinrock McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely soft cassis fruit complimented perfectly by the oak, acid and mouth puckering tannins. Has length and complexity.
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Vinrock McLaren Vale Grenache 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A generous varietal with big estery aromas and excellent balance of vibrant fruit flavours with the lovely rich chewy oak.
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Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Minty notes to the nose with more mint and some gunflint characters on a complex palate.
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Cockfighters Ghost Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A subtlety of pears and apple blossoms on the nose and good fruit flavours across the length of the palate.
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Cockfighters Ghost Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge rich and very intense blueberry bouquet and a tight, youthful palate with lovely sour cherry-like flavour profile.
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Leconfield Coonawarra Petit Verdot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A delicate lift of violets on a nicely integrated bouquet. Youthful palate of berry fruit, strong tannins and high acidity for a long life. 5+
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Dr Richard Hamilton The Surgeon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Soft creamy easy drinking wine with excellent spicy fruit. “A very classy number”.
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Leconfield McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A medium weight with beautiful rich mulberry and blackberry-like fruit and spicy peppery notes. Shows great cellaring potential.
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Taylor Ferguson Family Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Huge young chocolaty shiraz with lovely dark red fruit characters and big grippy tannins. It needs time in the cellar to reach its potential.
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Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting nose, “Maybe wild ferment”, queried one judge. Lighter style of palate.
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Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Flinty lemon barley and apple-like aromas. Oak tending to dominate a creamy palate that shows great texture and minerality.
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Garners Heritage Wine Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Beautiful purple hues with floral fruit aromas and a soft and generous palate with excellent persistence of varietal flavours.
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Mollydooker Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big dark brooding number that has a great colour and some very intense vibrant red berry fruit that is seamlessly balanced with the lovely fresh oak and assertive tannins.
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Mollydooker Enchanted Path McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge rich classic Aussie blend that packs a real punch with its dark fruit and lovely oak.
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Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
“All class”. Has depth, length and power with beautiful dark plum fruit and great oak handling.
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Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
“A complete wine; nothing missing!” noted one judge. It has beautiful fresh oak and blueberry fruit complexity on the nose that leads to a superb sweet fruit palate. 3-5
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Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Great colour and an abundance of warm ripe blackberry fruit with a nice touch of tannins.
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Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pleasant fresh estery fruit aromas and dry herbal varietal flavours with a crisp acid finish. Good food wine.
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Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Limestone Coast Tempranillo 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Subtle blackberry bouquet and excellent berry fruit flavours with drying tannins and lots of acid.
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Pertaringa Regional Series McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich cherry nose with slight confectionery notes and nice meaty savory complexity. Great flavour length and persistence on the tight palate. Needs time.
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Pertaringa Undercover McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy spicy aromas with lovely big chocolaty/mulberry-like flavour profile.
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Pertaringa Understudy McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complexity of stonefruit and vanilla oak aromas and a long well balanced sour cherry palate.
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Pertaringa Stage Left Adelaide Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An austere aperitif style – still a baby with lean herbaceous fruit characters.
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Pertaringa Two Gentlemen’s McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge ripe style – a real classic with the light toastiness on the smoky fruit nose and slightly porty fruit characters on the palate
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Mount Avoca Estate Pyrenees Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Thick sweet varietal fruit characters on nose and palate with somewhat reserved oak sitting behind.
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Taylors Wines Jaraman Clare Valley McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An excellent intense and complete crimson wine. Great fruit depth and excellent oak compliments it perfectly.
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Blackstone Paddock The Player Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge nose that is like a Cherry Ripe with some black pepper thrown in. It has an intensely rich cherry pie of a palate with some alcohol warmth. Time!
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Cotes Du Rhone Villages Cotes Du Rhone Red Blend 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very approachable and pleasant dry red with berry fruit, soft tannins and high acidity.
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One Road South Eastern Australia Cabernet Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smells of blueberry jam with a tight palate and slightly herbaceous flavours. 3-5
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Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A young tightly wound wine; a great spicy earthy style that just needs time to relax.
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Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pretty floral nose and very oaky, but stylish, palate with great barrel ferment complexity.
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Kirrihill Clare Valley Sangiovese 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Herbal candy stick aromas and nicely balanced mid-weight palate with seamless integration of fruit, acid and tannin.
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Kirrihill Mt Lofty Montepulciano 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A well made wine with excellent cellaring potential. Lovely ripe berry fruit bouquet, good balance of varietal fruit flavours; nice tannin structure. 5+
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Mr Riggs Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A crowd pleasing quaffer with ripe confectionery fruit nose and palate and powerful acid. 3-5
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Zonte’s Footstep Avalon Tree Fleurieu Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy number with excellent red cherry-like varietal fruit, lovely toasty oak and some leathery like complexity starting to develop.
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Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Langhorne Creek Malbec 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A fresh, lively and youthful wine with some very attractive, very different and very distinctive aromas and flavours. Has potential. 3-5
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Zonte’s Footstep Lake Doctor Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Excellent depth of purple hues with bright fruit and fresh oak nose and a classy velvety palate..
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Iron Cloud Rock of Solitude Geographe Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose shows a nice lift of grapefruit and cashew like characters with lovely generosity of citrus flavours. Good acid length.
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Banrock Station Australia Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An intriguing old fashioned style with toasty oak, peachy fruit and lingering sweet toffee notes.
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Dog Ridge Running Free McLaren Vale Grenache Rosé 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Subtle apricot bouquet – some toastiness; similar characters on the ageing creamy palate.
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La Curio The Selfie McLaren Vale Aglianico 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good intensity of strawberry and cherry-like aromas with long lingering sweet red fruit flavours and some toastiness adding complexity.
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Woodside Park Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Citrus and white peach aromas layered with toasty oak. Very good lively palate with good core of citrus flavours. Creamy in the mouth with plenty of acidity.
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Tomich Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very good colour, lovely leafy citrus fragrances and a tight, light stonefruit palate with good line of acid. A well made wine.
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Wolf Blass Gold Label Padthaway Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Creamy honeydew melon bouquet with toasty hints and tastes of peaches. Palate has a savory presence.
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Wolf Blass White Label Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy oak driven Chardonnay showing great complexity. Very attractive flinty characters to the grapefruit-like nose and excellent varietal fruit flavours on a long lingering palate.
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