Posted: May 2, 2018
Varietally strong style with subtle mulberry fruit characters and slatey minerally elements. 3-5
Comments Off on McCarthy’s Orchard The My Coco Single Vineyard Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
A combination of red and black fruit aromas with confectionery notes. Simple ripe palate, slightly sweet with good juicy fruit weight.
Comments Off on Wine For Yoga Lovers Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Savoury earthy aromas with hints of blackcurrant fruit. Lovely texture to the medium bodied palate with a dry/sour flavour profile. 5+
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Southern Fleurieu Cabernet Franc 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Described by one judge as being “Like a big warm hug!” Lovely cherry freshness combined with plum jam, licorice, chocolate and violets!
Comments Off on Pertaringa Rampart McLaren Vale Vintage Fortified 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Quite leathery-like aged elements on the nose mingling with some greenness and some spiciness. A developed red fruit palate balanced by earthy/cedary characters. Good extraction.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Candied characters to the berry fruit nose and a well structured palate that has lovely length of blueberry fruit flavours balanced by the nice sweet oak characters.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Protector McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Hot and spicy aromas with subtle hints of licorice and fruit and has brooding dark fruit flavours on the fleshy and creamy palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Savoury creamy nose and a palate dominated by shiraz varietal fruit characters. Has plenty of attractive age complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Haselgrove Wines Switch McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Old school style – very flavoursome and very more-ish with attractive savoury mocha fruit characters. Ready for drinking now.
Comments Off on Hugo Wines McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Elegant fragrances and a rich oak driven palate with drying tannins. A good wine. 5+
Comments Off on Hugo Wines McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Sweet syrupy aromas of cherry essence and resinous cola-like flavours. Very fruit driven with lots of acidity.
Comments Off on Hugo Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Tomato leaf and cigar box characters on the nose. Big smooth palate with high level of acidity and good tannins. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The High Trellis McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Inky medicinal style with nicely focussed dark fruit aromas and flavours and a firm tannin finish.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
A big tannic monster with earthy/medicinal aromas and dense dark fruit flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
An old school style of wine with a rich spicy fruit pudding of a nose and big rich concentration of complex flavours on a savoury palate that has a powdery tannin finish. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Twenty Eight Road McLaren Vale Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Earthy chocolaty maturity to the nose with Balsamic-like impression and these characters following through to the well balanced, nicely structured, palate. A good blend. Needs meat! 5+
Comments Off on Gooree Park Don Eduardo Mudgee Shiraz Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Meaty plumy intensity to the nose with hints of tobacco oak. A soft harmoniously balanced palate with long flavours that linger across the palate with lots of pepper and sweet spices. 3-5
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Limited Release Single Vineyard Hilltops Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Berry and plum aromas with nice licorice overtones. It is soft and pleasing in the mouth with some alcohol heat on the finish. 5+
Comments Off on Ross Hill Pinnacle Series Griffin Rd Vineyard Orange Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Great nose; lots of dark berries, lots of chocolate and lots of spices. Nice sour red cherry fruit impression on the lean palate. High alcohol. 3-5
Comments Off on Allandale Hilltops Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
A purple wine with plenty of fruit on the nose – predominantly black fruits and a nice lift of sweet spices. Palate has gentle mouthful of warm fruit flavours and big assertive tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Orange Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
A well made, well structured wine that has an attractive floral/meaty fruity bouquet and a palate that starts soft and finishes dry. Need more time to show its best. 5+
Comments Off on Vinifera Wines Organic Mudgee Graciano 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Nicely integrated ageing aromas with mushroom/forest floor complexity. Firm grippy palate packed with red cherry/plum flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Pankhurst Wines Canberra District Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Deep inky wine with black berry aromas and mushroomy/forest floor aged characters. Generous concentration of blackcurrant/plum fruit flavours, cedary oak and a tannic grip. 5+
Comments Off on Gooree Park Crowned Glory Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
An appealing, elegant and varietally expressive style with spicy berry fruit and grippy tannins. 5+
Comments Off on Vinifera Wines Organic Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
A big wine with age complexity developing and black/red berry fruit softened by the oak. 5+
Comments Off on Allandale Single Vineyard Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Another typical cool climate cabernet. Gentle and pleasing with leafy green edged red berry varietal characters. Needs more time. 5+
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Slight toasty complexity to the nose with bright lemon lift. More complexity on the tight palate with expressive green apple flavours. Years left in it yet. 5+
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Series Hunter Valley Semillon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Smells of green pineapples with a clean, lean palate that has light toasty honeyed flavours. Will age further. 3-5
Comments Off on Coolangatta Estate Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Described by one judge as an ” intriguing fruit package”. Lychees dominate the nose and has soft but generous fruity flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Topper’s Mountain Bricolage Blanc New England White Blend 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Citrus/strawberry bouquet with some delicate citrus characters on the firm palate. Good food wine.
Comments Off on Logan Vintage M Orange Cuvée 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Minty and leafy aromas with olive nuances. Simple palate with powerful varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Thomson Estate W&J Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Leafy cabernet nose nicely balanced by the cedary/toasty oak. Long lingering spicy fruit cake flavours with strong tannins.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Wines Sun Old Vine Back to Nature Barossa Valley Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Powerful ripe berry fruit characters on both nose and palate with some savoury interest. 3-5
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Wines Sun Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Green leafy fruit bouquet with capsicum notes and similar characters on the palate with cedary oak and slightly drying tannins.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Wines Stone Dry Land Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Dark malty nose and full bodied dark fruit palate with mature notes and fine tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Wines Stone Dry Land Eden Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Sweet/savoury cabernet dominant aromas with greenish fruit flavours and drying tannin structure. Sweet/sour finish.
Comments Off on Greenock Estate Wines Angas King Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Spicy blueberry fruit/toasty oak aromas and slight green streak. Mature blue fruit palate with fine soft tannins and gentle acid finish. 5+
Comments Off on Z Wine Hedley Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Developing savoury style with a dark red fruit nose showing nightshade-like leafiness which is echoed on the long well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Z Wine Audrey Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Powerful aromas of ripe dark red fruits layered with vanillin oak. Great palate; soft and round and full bodied with a strong tannin structure and mouthfilling blackcurrant and plum flavours.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Z Force McLaren Vale Shiraz Petite Syrah 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Briary bouquet with attractive leafy and leathery notes. Soft and rounded in the mouth with lingering sweet cassis flavours, strong tannins, balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Vintners Ridge Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
A very interesting style that’s complex, earthy and quite savoury. The nose has a minty lift and the elegant palate is filled with flavours that linger on well after the wine has gone.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Tarry licorice nose with just a hint of violets and a beautiful, full flavoured, fleshy palate brimming over with dark licoricey fruits and chewy tannins. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
A full bodied style with subtle spicy dark plum aromas and similar characters reflected on the soft sweet palate.
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Grenache 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Full flavoured fleshy shiraz with attractive floral/blue fruit fragrances and flavours with quite a drying tannic finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Grave’s Gate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
An ethereal red fruit bouquet with a sweet, simple, fleshy and nicely maturing palate.
Comments Off on Paulmara Estates De Nero Barossa Valley Nero D’Avola 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Mature chocolaty plum aromas and an elegant, but full flavoured, palate with savoury notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Reillys Rockridge Cellar Selection Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Rich, generous and full flavoured style developing dark charry complexity to the blue fruit/forest floor like varietal fruit characters. Excellent oak and strong tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Nutty oak complexity to the nose but the oak is subservient to the fruit on the flavoursome palate. A real crowd pleaser. 3-5
Comments Off on Reschke Coonawarra Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: May 2, 2018
Slightly porty notes to the intense sweet cassis fruit nose and lovely blackcurrant juiciness on the warming palate with its fine tannins and as one judge described as “Salivating acidity”.
Comments Off on Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / May 2, 2018