Pewter Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak dominated style with a big leafy/minty lift. Has great richness and intensity of fruit.
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Robinvale Wines (ACO) North West Victoria Kerner 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
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Hollydene Estate JUUL Wicked Upper Hunter Valley Semillon 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
Slightly off dry style that has retained fruit freshness despite its age. Tannic finish.
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Morgan Simpson Plan B McLaren Vale Mataro 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
A dense brooding cherry compote of a nose and fruit that envelopes the palate with great tannins.
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Colmar Estate Orange Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely bouquet of peach and pear aromas with nice toastiness adding complexity. The palate is still bright and vibrant showing good drive and energy. Classy!
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RidgeView Wines Impressions Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant chardonnay with nice nutty peach fragrances, minerally citrus flavours and subtle bottle age.
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Woody Nook Gallaghers Choice Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
Good example of the varietal with some nice leafiness on the cassis nose and a velvety smooth palate holding up very well with long silky tannins. 3-5
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Flowstone Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Touriga 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely aged wine with a spicy red berry nose, hints of anise and a gentle oaky palate with some residual sweetness.
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Morlet of Margaret River The Eighth Deadly Zin Margaret River Zinfandel 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
True to the variety – some warmth with very sweet chocolaty fruit and lots of oak.
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Below&Above Single Vineyard Pemberton Merlot 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very interesting wine with leafy olive-like characters and a tarry note. Good use of oak with silky smooth tannins.
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Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
A beautiful zesty wine with years in it yet. Lifted perfumed nose and crisp finish.
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Lawson’s Dry Hills The Pioneer Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still youthful, this powerful red was grown in the Waihopai Valley and matured for 16 months in French oak barriques (25 per cent new). Deeply coloured, it is vibrantly fruity, with strong, ripe plum, cherry and spice flavours, seasoned with…
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Shipwreck Bay Syrah 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
This very approachable, medium-bodied red was estate-grown at Okahu Estate, in Northland, and French and American oak-aged. Lightish in colour, it is fresh and distinctly spicy, with finely balanced tannins and some savoury complexity.
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Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
An earthy chocolaty oak driven nose and nicely ageing chocolaty/fruit cake of a palate with tertiary characters developing.
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McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
Reserved floral bouquet and a long, rich and intensely flavoured palate tasting of honey and orange blossom. Still very fresh for a five-year old.
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Hollydene Estate JUUL Upper Hunter Valley Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
“A good-looking wine.” A lovely honeycomb complexity to the buttery nose with toasty complexity on the palate but has good fruit still evident and plenty of acidity.
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Dopff Au Moulin Grand Cru Schoenenbourg AOC Grand Cru Alsace Riesling 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A honeyed, almost apricot, bouquet. Soft, sweet and tropical on the palate.
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Belvidere Mosaic Clare Valley Riesling 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely toasty development but is still quite fresh for a five-year-old with generous lemon flavours. Good drinking now.
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Patrick of Coonawarra Home Block Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fragrant oak driven nose with long lingering blackberry and oak flavours.
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Brand’s Laira Blockers Coonawarra Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A nicely matured shiraz with a savoury edge, cola notes and ripe, slightly drying, tannins.
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Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Oak dominates the dark fruit characters and is underscored by fine tannins. Has elegance.
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The Malleea by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely aged wine with developed blue fruit aromas showing a meaty element and peppery lift and a lovely creamy, oak driven, palate brimming over with fruit flavours.
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GPL68 by Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely lifted, complex and mature aromas. Great palate bright with blackberry/cassis fruit and cola notes.
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Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very well-made wine with delicate zesty green fruit fragrances showing a floral lift. Great concentration and balance of candied fruit flavours. Still youthful.
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Paulett Wines Aged Release Clare Valley Riesling 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Some attractive toasty age lifted by the freshness of fruit. Creamy in texture with a tight acid backbone.
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del Rios Geelong Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautifully aged sauvignon blanc and yet, for a 5-year-old, it shows fruit freshness and super tight acidity. Nice varietal esters on the nose and candied fruit flavours.
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Taltarni Pyrenees Brut 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Simple citrus nose with subtle toasty notes. Great creamy mouthfeel with strawberry-like fruit and toasty complexity.
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Coldstream Hills Yarra Valley Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A tight well focussed style with aromas reminiscent of an apple tart with a floral edge and has a rich and flavoursome palate with “salivating” acidity.
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Browns’ of Padthaway Glendon Park ‘Cluaran’ Padthaway Riesling Brut 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Citrussy fragrances with a floral lift and a palate showing poise and elegance with crisp acidity.
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely ageing wine with lifted leafy aromas. The cassis palate is still lively with fine assertive tannins.
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Sutherland Estate Yarra Valley Blanc de Blancs 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely leesy characters evident here with nice nutty/apple elements and hints of honeycomb sweetness.
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Grey Sands The Mattock Tasmania Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A younger greener style – very elegant and very varietal with a great nose and peppery rhubarb-like fruit flavours with some fabulous tannins. Very well-made wine.
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MP1 by Mike Press Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Rhubarb and licorice aromas and a big tannic palate with good weight of spicy fruit.
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Velvet & Willow Tasmania Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely wine – very expressive with a complexity of lemon meringue pie, buttered croissants and nougat. Great balance between sweetness and acidity.
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Firetail (54 Months On Lees) Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich “confident” wine with a beautiful integration between primary and secondary characters creating lovely complexity and layered with baked apple-like elements.
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Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A very savoury style with obvious tertiary characters and a eucalypt-like lift
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d’Arenberg The Galvo Garage McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Great development here with excellent integration between spicy cassis fruit, oak, tannins and warming alcohol. “So good for its age!” enthused one judge.
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Tatty Bogler Waitaki Valley Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
This North Otago red was matured for 10 months in French oak casks (20% new). Showing some colour maturity, it has a fragrant, slightly leafy bouquet, leading into a vibrant, supple wine with strongly varietal, moderately concentrated cherry, plum, herb…
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Hirsch Hill Yarra Valley Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A well-aged wine still showing some varietal fruit characters and has a nice solid palate.
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Wolf Blass Platinum Label Medlands Vineyard Barossa Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A long, complex, brooding and very inky shiraz that has loads of interest and plenty of lovely fresh intensity of red berry aromas and flavours.
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Paracombe Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Nice concentration and seamless balance between savoury fruit and cedary oak. $
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Penfolds Grange Bin 95 South Australia Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A dense heavily concentrated style with a big hit of oak well matched by powerful varietal fruit characters on both the nose and the palate.
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Glenwillow Reserve Bendigo Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
A mature savoury style with spicy leathery aromas and a captivating flavour profile with soft tannin structure. Drink soon.
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Trentham Estate Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2015
Posted: November 30, 2021
Brick red hues, slight leathery notes to the nose and moderate spicy intensity to the palate
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