Posted: March 2, 2018
Lovely dark plum aromas with attractive creamy oak notes. Great balance of oak and fruit on the juicy palate with good length of spicy flavours. Soft in the mouth. 5+
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Ageing well and still showing a great level of acidity to ensure a long life. Attractive green citrussy fruit characters with a hint of honeyed development. 5+
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Attractive floral fragrances with a touch of honey and a buttery honeyed palate with slight stonefruit characters showing through.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A beautiful, well balanced, Barossa classic with dark fruits and chocolate on the nose and great intensity of fruit on the palate with smart oak complexity and solid tannins.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Warm and inviting dark black fruit aromas with oaky complexity. Soft and velvety in the mouth with classy oak integration and bright peppery varietal fruit ripeness.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Rich and developed. Upfront butterscotch aromas and good flavour depth. Lots of oak and acid.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Quite intense stonefruit fragrances with hints of citrus. Good zesty acidity drives the palate.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A lovely wine that has great style and finesse with everything in perfect harmony – the stonefruit characters, the roasted nut-like oak and the lees complexity.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Lovely silky smooth cool climate chardonnay with citrussy fruit and some classy oak.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Smells of canned pineapple with an appealing bright juicy palate tasting of peaches.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
“Decent example of a New Zealand chardonnay”. Overt malo influence with fruit in the green spectrum.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Still crisp and lively. Has a tropical fruit bouquet with hazelnut notes from the oak and plenty of sweet fruit on the lengthy palate..
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Chardonnay 2015 /
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Strong malo influence here with zesty citrus characters and some nice nutty oak.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Cold Chalk Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 /
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A fine elegant wine with good concentration of grapefruit-like elements, slightly smoky oak and leesy complexity.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Fresh cassis nose with plenty of tannins and acid on the nicely structured varietal palate.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Good blend of savoury meaty characters with sweet berry fruit and ageing complexity.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Bright lifted spicy cherry nose. Palate has texture and density with developing gamey flavours and punchy tannins.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Attractive aged cedary aromas and a rich oak driven palate. Drinking well now.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Lifted minty/herbal aromas and floral fruit flavours with leathery maturation developing.
Comments Off on Z Wine Rustica Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 /
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Quite an herbaceous nose with a dark spicy berry palate developing mature notes.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A solid drinkable style with ripe cassis/blackcurrant aromas and flavours, some nice spiciness and good tannins.
Comments Off on MyattsField Perth Hills Manjimup Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc 2015 /
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Blue fruits and violets on the nose and a chocolaty/brambly palate that has poise and elegance. One for the cellar!
Comments Off on Craigie Knowe Vineyard Tasmania Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 /
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
A straightforward medium bodied blend. Some spices and herbs on both nose and palate.
Comments Off on Linden Estate Reserve Dam Block Hawkes Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Malbec 2015 /
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Decent mulberry fruit aromas and a good varietal fruit palate with a slightly sweet edge and some well handled toasty oak.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Subtle meatiness to the chocolaty nose and a savoury fruit palate with mouthcoating tannins.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Tight closed nose; hints of spicy dark fruits. Supple sweet fruit palate with chalky tannins.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Lifted spicy dark fruit bouquet with a nice fleshy palate showing good fruit and powdery tannins.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: March 2, 2018
Complex tobacco leaf-like aromas and a fleshy style palate with good balance and generosity of black fruit flavours.
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March 2, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A pretty, medium bodied, cabernet smelling of cassis, mint and licorice with bright Cherry Ripe-like flavours and fine line of tannins.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lovely rich, lifted mix of red and black berry fragrances with hints of rhubarb. Nicely rounded palate has vibrant and complex flavours and shows a good oak influence with fine tannins.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Nose is all chocolaty and licoricey with a big sweet/sour palate showing grainy tannins.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Aromas of olives and blackberries with dense savoury varietal fruit flavours. Good tannins.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Meaty, savoury, chocolaty style with ripe aromas and a firm palate. Needs a little more time.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
An alluring spicy, dark fruit, Vegemite nose with a well balanced earthy stewed fruit palate.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A big, dense, brooding briary style. Lots of well handled oak tending to dominate the fruit for now with a tight line of acid. Just needs some more time.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
An oak driven style of shiraz but has an attractive spectrum of varietal fruit characters underneath.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A very nice well made blend with loads of ripe fruit aromas and flavours. Luscious in the mouth offers easy drinking.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Hazelnut and spicy oak aromas and a very ripe palate with a lovely lingering complexity of herb, peach and tropical fruit flavours.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Complexity of blackberry/mulberry aromas and a dash of cinnamon. Long, soft and creamy in the mouth. Seamless balance between the dark fruit, tannins and acidity.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Chocolaty/fruitcake aromas and a simple, attractive, leafy herbal palate with drying tannins.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A big red; nice blackberry fruit, Christmas cake notes and drying tannins with balancing acidity.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Savoury earthy/Vegemite aromas. Rich weighty palate showing blackberry fruit with hints of spices and chocolate.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Lovely varietal fruit aromas and flavours of blackcurrants and olives with a dash of pepper. Has a fresh, clean and well balanced palate with smooth tannins.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Earthy tones to the spicy black fruit nose with powerful tannins on the palate and some lively varietal fruit underneath.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Still bright and fresh and smelling of chocolate, cassis fruit and new leather. Soft and approachable briary palate.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A dark, dense, attractive style showing good concentration of spicy mulberry fruit characters and very firm tannin structure for ageing well.
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A big, heavy, tannic wine but shows nice balance between the bright red fruit characters and the slightly green acidity
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Bonsai Vine McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 /
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Abundance of red berry varietal characters here. Slightly raisined characters and a touch of acidity
Comments Off on Jericho McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 /
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
A big rich fruit driven shiraz; lots of black fruit characters evenly balanced by the tannins, oak and acidity.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Home Block Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 /
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January 12, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Nose of mulberries with light herbal touches. Palate is all figs, fruit cake and chocolate.
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January 12, 2018