Posted: April 5, 2017
Great value wine, drinking well now but also worth cellaring. Grown in the Awatere Valley (42%), Waihopai Valley (42%) and the central Wairau Valley (16%), it is very fresh and lively, with good weight, crisp, medium-dry flavours, citrusy and limey,…
Comments Off on Vidal Marlborough Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral, medium-bodied style, drinking well now, with lively acidity and good freshness and flavour depth. $23
Comments Off on Coopers Creek SV The Pointer Marlborough Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Delicious now, this wine was mostly hand-picked and partly barrel-fermented. Weighty, it has pure, rich pear and lychee flavours, slightly biscuity notes adding complexity, and an invitingly perfumed bouquet. $23 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Spy Valley Marlborough Pinot Gris 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great wine with lifted floral fragrances and good weight of spicy blue fruit flavours on the palate with chewy tannins in support.
Comments Off on Tudor Central Victoria Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Oak driven nose with a good spicy lift. The palate is solid, chunky and well balanced with super chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Noble Red Wine Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly developed stewed fruit nose and a ripe, rich and slightly porty fruit palate.
Comments Off on Silver Spoon Estate The Monster Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is a melange of vibrant lifted spicy fruit, cherry cola and vanillin oak. Nicely aged palate with sweet fruit sitting underneath the chewy oak characters.
Comments Off on Welshmans Reef Vineyards Black Knight Red Heart Bendigo Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, rich and still very youthful wine with lots more cellaring potential. Chocolaty oak and soft fruit characters lift off the nose and flow the length of the palate.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Inception Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A pretty perfumed berry bouquet and very good depth and weight of ripe shiraz fruit on the palate, supported by a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Taltarni Pyrenees Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle fragrances of red fruit and vanilla-like oak. Great palate structure with fresh pure varietal fruit flavours supported by super fine tannins.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Family Series Andrew McPherson Nagambie Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nicely aged shiraz with a spicy/cedary bouquet and good length and persistence of lively fruit with good use of oak and some ripe and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on McPherson Wines Don’t Tell Gary Nagambie Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big rich fruit dominated shiraz with lots of dark fruit characters on the nose and interesting brambly fruit complexity on the palate.
Comments Off on St. Anne’s Vineyards Tatalia Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Excellent wine – very northern Rhone with a super, vibrant violet and rose petal bouquet and a somewhat brooding peppery fruit palate layered with fine tannins.
Comments Off on Four Sisters Central Victoria Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Beautiful perfumed spicy characters to the sweet oak nose. Lovely vibrancy and intensity of sweet fruit that fills the mouth with flavour and has a charry/resinous-like finish.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Central Victoria Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
“An awesome wine”, enthused one judge with its brooding dark cherry/spicy oak fragrances and super fresh palate that has excellent mulberry-like fruit purity and interest.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Mafeking Grampians Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very good silky soft wine that is balanced, fresh and very approachable with sweet fruit and spicy oak on the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Kindred Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is a complexity of floral fruit with lovely oak and it has an opulent chocolaty palate with sappy oak and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Seppelt Chalambar Grampians Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great wine sitting in the richer spectrum. Sexy choc mint aromas and flavours with a juicy and seamlessly balanced palate.
Comments Off on Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Slightly rustic and savoury style of shiraz with a nice lift and complexity to the spicy dark berry nose and still fresh, silky rich palate.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Progeny Heathcote Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pungent meaty characters obvious on the nose. Palate has a good line and flow of sweet fruit with a nice acid line.
Comments Off on McPherson MWC Nagambie Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral fragrances with attractive spicy lift and gingery complexity. Good volume and vibrancy of spicy fleshy flavours. “Has great drinkability”, according to one judge.
Comments Off on Best’s LSV Great Western Shiraz Viognier 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A youthful wine with attractive varietal leafy red fruit/olive characters. Needs more time to evolve.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Heathcote Cabernets 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A super varietal with its dark, spicy, medicinal cherry nose and fantastic fruit palate.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, dense, dark fruit style offering plenty of potential. A mix of mint, black olives and leather on the nose and a somewhat simple but very attractive minty chocolaty palate. 5+
Comments Off on McPherson Wines MWC Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fragrances of violets and tobacco leaf with a silky smooth palate that has very good sweet fruit and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Best’s Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe floral fruit with dusty oak and hints of violets. Well balanced, rustic style of palate that has good varietal definition.
Comments Off on St. Anne’s Vineyards Tatalia Heathcote Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Simple dark fruit bouquet and slightly extracted palate with spicy oak and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Noble Red Wine Heathcote Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Plenty of spicy oak characters on the nose which is echoed on the attractive, slightly extracted, palate.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lake Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Cherry cola and sweet oak aromas lift out the glass with jubey Grenache fruit dominating the flavour profile and the oak adding a nice level of complexity.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate GST Grampians Grenache Shiraz Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Vibrant rose petal and strawberry aromas. Well balanced creamy palate tasting of strawberries.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Grampians Grenache 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Brooding and herbaceous nose; lots of bacon characters. Fleshy and varietal palate with great flavour concentration
Comments Off on St. Michael’s Vineyard Personal Reserve Heathcote Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely soft, and very drinkable, merlot that’s fresh and lively with leafy/capsicum varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on Four Sisters Central Victoria Merlot 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A mix of floral and savoury aromas with sweet fruit flavours and ripe chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Four Sisters Central Victoria Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Great Burgundian-like complexity here with red/blue fruit purity on the nose. Very varietal palate with nice hit of fresh acidity and some earthy elements.
Comments Off on Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Great Western Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lifted dark and spicy fruit fragrances. Good savoury varietal flavours on a super fresh palate laced with spicy oak characters.
Comments Off on McPherson Wine Company La Vue Nagambie Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy oak driven nose with fine pure varietal fruit underneath. Tight lean lemon sherbery-like palate with beautiful fresh acid and perfect oak use. 5+
Comments Off on Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Great Western Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Grassy nose with subtle oak arom as. Palate is soft and flavoursome with good acid freshness and nice oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Mitchelton Central Victoria Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pretty floral aromas with a confectionery note. A simple but very sound palate showing a pleasant savoury element.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Complex varietal with meaty/smallgoods characters to the choc/cherry nose. Soft and nicely textured palate. Has length and elegance.
Comments Off on Gala Estate White Label Tasmania Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Powerful complexity of strong oak and varietal fruit with smoky notes. Excellent style.
Comments Off on Empirica by Castelli Pemberton Fume Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Stalky black berry bouquet with a spicy lift and a big, nicely ageing, flavour profile.
Comments Off on Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Porty/jammy aromas and a very oaky palate with jubey fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Graham Norton’s OWN South Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very approachable style with plenty of lifted, fresh confectionery varietal fruit characters. Soft and juicy in the mouth.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Four Score McLaren Vale Grenache 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbaceous and minty on the nose with a tight and beautifully structured palate.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Grave’s Gate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Rich cassis fruit lift to the nose and a generous palate with complex fruit flavours, sweet oak and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A classic style. Lovely spicy bramble like bouquet and a palate, that according to one judge is “reminiscent of black forest torte”.
Comments Off on Kingston Estate Mt Benson Coonawarra Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbaceous and spicy on the nose and great depth and length of big sweet fruit flavours. Drying on the finish.
Comments Off on Heartland First Release Langhorne Creek Malbec 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A really great wine that is rich and full bodied with beautiful aromas of blackberries, mint and toasty oak. The generous flavoursome palate is dark, rich and very chocolaty.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Excellent colour, beautiful ripe varietal fruit and some great oak use. Lovely fragrances on the nose and masses of intense flavours on the long well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Sashiko Series McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A very approachable quaffer – simple, clean and fresh with plenty of ripe red berry fruits.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate The Family Murray Darling Nero D’Avola 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017