Posted: November 30, 2021
Nose is a mix of plums, peaches and savoury elements with a gravelly blue fruit palate.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lovely brooding mulberry and black olive fruit that is perfectly balanced with the oak and the powdery tannins. Needs air to open up. “Very more-ish!”
Comments Off on She-Oak Hill Estate Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An elegant cool climate style of shiraz with loads of appeal, excellent balance and nice developed characters.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Varietally correct style with fresh blue fruits, good use of oak and “perky” acidity.
Comments Off on Dell’uva Eliza Barossa Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely harmonious wine. Attractive spicy notes to the nose with a complexity of plums, tobacco and green olive flavours.
Comments Off on Georges ‘The Exile’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lovely wine, great colour with French-like leafy complexity and cool climate peppery elements. “Very more-ish!”
Comments Off on Bendbrook Goat Track Reserve Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A super ripe mature style with good amount of well aged cherry and black fruit characters.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Bright, lifted and still amazingly youthful with lingering leathery fruit and aromatic oak characters. Loads of flavour underscored by fine tannins.
Comments Off on Zema Estate Family Selection Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Tomato leaf edge to the leathery tobacco-like nose. The palate is soft, complex and nicely matured.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Inviting caramel-like aromas with mature red fruit/oak flavours and good level of acid.
Comments Off on Wickham Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich, powerful and complex wine with generous ripe dark fruits and savoury notes. 5+
Comments Off on Anderson Rutherglen Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Golden hued wine with a nutty complexity on the nose and excellent mouth filling flavours of aged honeyed fruit with yeasty richness. Very good wine. 3-5
Comments Off on Wicks Estate Pamela Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Still a youthful, juicy and flavoursome cabernet, more savoury than expected with some attractive fruit. Has aged nicely.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A well-made, nicely aged, wine ready for drinking now with blackcurrant and chocolate on the nose and a flavoursome balance of fruit, oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lift of cedar oak on the complex fruit nose. Palate shows great balance between freshness and maturity with leathery plum fruit and savoury notes.
Comments Off on Eighteen Acres Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A big inky wine with mature bottle age aromas and a clean palate with tight drying tannins.
Comments Off on Kurtz Family Vineyards Schmick Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Maturing leathery aromas with nice lift of black fruits and a balanced complexity of dark fruits and black olive flavours with a spicy finish.
Comments Off on Lannister Bush Vine Limited Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Lighter, fresher, straightforward wine with slightly medicinal dark fruit characters.
Comments Off on Allegiance Wines Unity Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Attractive honeyed floral/citrus aromas and layers of intensely rich butterscotch-like flavours. Interesting wine.
Comments Off on Robinvale Wines (Demeter Certified Organic & Biodynamic) North West Victoria Kerner 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A beautifully aged wine with well developed bottle age. Dried apricot-like bouquet; rich and creamy in the mouth with a complexity of dried stonefruit flavours.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Riverina NSW Botrytis Semillon 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A great example of the variety; dark and complex with attractive richness of forest fruit characters. Ageing nicely.
Comments Off on Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard (BioGro NZ) Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Coolangatta Estate Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Still youthful, this impressively concentrated Northland red will be very long-lived. Matured for 18 months in French oak barriques (30% new), it is fragrant, with dense blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, a hint of liquorice, and a finely structured, long…
Comments Off on The Landing Bay of Islands Northland Syrah 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Juicy rich dark berry fruit with loads of spice, some earthiness and hints of menthol-like characters. 5+
Comments Off on Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Robinvale North West Victoria Kerner 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Hastwell & Lightfoot Sands of Time McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Spicy fruit nose with a slight greenness underneath and ripe sweet flavours. Good acidity.
Comments Off on De Lisio Covert McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Mellow aged aromas with high impact of licorice fruit flavours on a warm palate
Comments Off on Beresford Estate McLaren Vale Grenache 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Reillys Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
An elegant, firmly structured wine with “grapey” aromas, grippy fruit flavours and a lean finish
Comments Off on Topper’s Mountain New England Nebbiolo 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
An elegant and seamless integration of varietal fruit, powerful oak and very good aged characters that are all nicely wrapped up in vibrantly fresh acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Vinifera Organically Grown Reserve Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Gently maturing tarry shiraz with blue fruits sitting under lots of oak.
Comments Off on Howlin’ Gale Force 10 Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Fragrant and leafy on the nose with lengthy cool dark plum flavours and grippy tannin structure
Comments Off on Howlin’ Gale Category 5 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A refreshing style with a complexity of lemon curd, nutty and apple characters. Plenty more to come. 5+
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Very attractive aromas of stonefruits with tropical notes and a bright fresh impact of flavours on the pleasant palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Colmar Estate Orange Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Nose is an interesting complexity of Christmas cake and cured meats with a bold and intense sweet fruit palate.
Comments Off on Trevelen Farm Frankland Reserve Great Southern Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Exotic spices and blue fruits on the nose with rich mulberry flavours and sweet vanillin oak. Ageing beautifully.
Comments Off on Kosciuszko Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Very true to style and according to one judge, “Should be rewarded for still being alive!”
Comments Off on Kosciuszko Tumbarumba Sangiovese 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Spicy cassis nose with a tar-like note and big rich tannic palate with great fruit expression.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Reserve Optivus Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Still unfolding, this firmly structured red was estate-grown, hand-picked and barrel-aged for 20 months. Bright ruby, with ripe cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, good tannin backbone and a perfumed bouquet, it’s well worth cellaring to 2022+. $55
Comments Off on Folding Hill Orchard Block Bendigo Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This classy sparkling is a blend of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier, bottle-fermented and aged for over three years on its yeast lees. A distinctive, slightly broader style than most Champagnes, it has a fragrant, complex bouquet, leading into…
Comments Off on Hunter’s Miru Miru Reserve Marlborough Sparkling 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This is your classic mature tempranillo it is rich, raisined and ripe.
Comments Off on Seville Hill Yarra Valley Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A beautiful mature wine that is still crisp and clean with a lovely melange of limes, grapefruit, honey and toast. 3-5
Comments Off on McLeish Estate Reserve Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A massive tarry and chocolaty shiraz, still quite closed; needs air. The nose is heavy with spicy oak and the palate is soft, warm and complex with great flavour length.
Comments Off on Boroka The ‘Pinnacle’ Great Western Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Savoury, earthy aromas with a violet-like lift and a lightweight palate with dense Maraschino cherry fruit flavours and nice earthy tones.
Comments Off on Longview Riserva Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2015 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Perfumed oaky fragrances with some rich ripe fruit characters. Beautiful savoury palate – rich and creamy with plenty of flavour and still very youthful with long drying finish.
Comments Off on Schubert Estate The Sentinel Single Vineyard Basket Press Barossa Valley Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Beautiful purple wine bordering on black with a good concentration of black forest cake-like aromas. The palate has excellent flavours, richness and loads of sweet new oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Amadio Wines KI Single Vineyard Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / February 19, 2020