Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Vintage Brut 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Lovely balance between age and freshness with characters of brioche, honey and citrus. $32
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Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Sangiovese 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
A spiritous berry bouquet with a slight minty edge and a warm and powerful earthy and meaty palate. $29
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Munari Wines India Red Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Leathery and earthy on the nose. Nicely ageing savoury/olive-like fruit flavours with some dark fruit notes and long fine tannins. $30
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Munari Wines Schoolhouse Red Heathcote Upper Goulburn Merlot Shiraz Cabernet Malbec 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
A classic Bordeaux nose all dark and savoury with a long, complex and well-balanced palate. $30
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Glandore Ginger Rose Australian Capital Territory Shiraz 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
A big warm flavoursome wine softening nicely with age and still has plenty of acid and some fine-grained tannins. $42
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Macaw Creek Organic Mt Lofty Ranges Riesling 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
A lovely wine; ageing nicely. Creamy floral and citrus aromas and still with plenty of fruit evident on the toasty buttery palate underscored by a good line of acid.
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Jb Wines Church Road Barossa Valley Chardonnay 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Subtle toast and butter aromas with a nice warming nutty citrus palate. $20
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Robinvale Wines Murray Darling Kerner 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Interesting nose like lavender bags with hints of polish! Palate has vibrant floral/herbal flavours.
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Giesen Limited Edition Organic Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
A rich well balanced style that’s ageing well and still showing some perfumed berry fruit.
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Craigie Knowe Tasmania Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Oak driven wine with dark minty fruit characters and peppery/bacon-like elements. Nice bottle age. Typical cool climate cabernet.
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Spy Valley ENVOY Outpost Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
A big rich wine with a complexity of sweet/floral red fruits, lots of spicy oak and long fine tannins with a drying finish. $55
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Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Dark fruit aromas with hints of mint, some olives and some herbs. Chocolaty varietal fruit flavours with good acid/tannin balance. $120
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The Landing Bay of Islands Syrah 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
This classy, coastal Northland red was estate-grown and matured for 18 months in French oak barriques (30% new). Deep and still youthful in colour, it is fragrant, weighty and concentrated, with ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, showing impressive vigour, balance and…
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Leabrook Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
The nose is mushroomy and earthy with hints of sweet cherry fruit and palate has mouthfilling red cherry flavours with lingering tannins.
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Bird in Hand Nest Egg Joy Adelaide Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Hints of apples on the nose with a suggestion of Vegemite like notes. Tastes like almond biscuits with a crisp green apple finish. 3-5
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Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
Intense colour with soft blueberry and red cherry aromas and toasty oak notes. Great palate structure with flavours of red fruits and vanilla oak. Good tannins and acidity. 5+
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Saddler’s Riverina Botrytis Semillon (375ml) 2015
Posted: July 3, 2019
An attractive well made “sticky” with delightful aromas of apricots, oranges and toffee with floral notes; similar characters are echoed on the silky textured palate.
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Howlin’ Gale Wines Category 5 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
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Ekhidna She Viper McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dusty spicy black olive fragrances with sweet fruit palate showing nice maturity.
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Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lovely plum fruit and oak complexity on the nose and a complex, true pinot, palate with nice mature notes.
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Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Offering good value, this red was hand-picked at two sites in the Southern Valleys and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques. Fragrant and full-coloured, it is mouthfilling, sweet-fruited, savoury and supple, with cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing…
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Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
This is a powerful, bold style of cabernet sauvignon, with dense, still purple-flushed colour. Grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle, it is robust (14.5% alc/vol), with concentrated, well-ripened blackcurrant, red berry and spice flavours, rich and smooth. Approachable now, but…
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Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
This powerful, classy, fragrant red was blended from merlot (86%) and cabernet sauvignon (14%), grown in the Bridge Pa Triangle and Gimblett Gravels, and was French oak-aged for 20 months. The colour is dark and youthful; the palate robust and…
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Waitapu Estate Reef View Northland Syrah 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
This medium-bodied, vibrantly fruity red is deep ruby, with a distinctly spicy bouquet. Estate-grown and French oak-aged for a year, it is still developing, with ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, fresh acidity, and savoury notes adding complexity. Open 2020+. $28
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Waitapu Estate Reef View Northland Pinotage 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Popular in New Zealand several decades ago, pinotage is a South African cross of pinot noir with a heavy-cropping, more rustic variety, cinsaut. Hand-picked and French oak-aged for a year, this fragrant, full-bodied red is a top example, with full,…
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Karikari Estate Calypso Chardonnay 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Full of northern warmth, while retaining freshness, this attractive wine was fermented and matured in French oak casks (partly new). Light yellow/green, it has a mature bouquet, leading into a fleshy, ripe, well-rounded palate with balanced acidity and generous, peachy…
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La Curio New World Order McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose is dark, rich and chocolaty with a big, rich and well developed tannic palate.
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La Curio The Nubile McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lifted spicy sweet berry bouquet and obvious ripe grenache flavours with a strong finish.
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Howlin’ Gale Wines Category 5 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
A mix of coconut, sweet fruit and mahogany-like aged aromas with rich sweet fruited flavours and a dash of black pepper.
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Howlin’ Gale Wines Force 10 Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
An excellent wine that is complex and beautifully aged and yet is still quite youthful with good length of cherry and chocolate flavours.
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Hastwell & Lightfoot McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Complex plum and red currant aromas with lively stewed plum/oak palate.
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Rusty Mutt Original McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Complex but still youthful wine with excellent length and depth of rhubarb and licorice varietal fruit characters.
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Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
A complex mature cabernet but still quite fruity with great spicy characters and interesting cola-like notes. Has energy and vibrancy.
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Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Dense young spicy nose with a long, soft and straightforward palate with leathery age.
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 62 McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Very good wine developing some lovely bottle age characters but still has freshness with an abundance of inky berry fruit, roasted nut notes and cleansing tannins.
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Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
A delicious complexity of chocolate oak and cherry fruit nicely supported by furry tannins.
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Jericho McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Alluring spicy plum bouquet with a seamlessly balanced palate of stewed-like fruit and well handled oak. Quite tannic with amazing freshness to it.
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Pirramimma McLaren Vale Tannat 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
A big rich dense wine with excellent, slightly stewed, varietal fruit characters layered with leathery-like complexity. “Love the flavour delivery,” said one judge.
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Pirramimma Ironstone McLaren Vale Petit Verdot 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Powerful savoury aromas and very dense palate with generous flavours and a balance of tannins.
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Dyson McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Warm spicy complexity of blueberry-like fruit and subtle oak aromas with good varietal definition on the nicely ageing palate.
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d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Spices and blueberries on the nose showing some aged notes with an elegant black fruit palate, soft tannins and drying finish. 5+
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d’Arenberg d’Arry’s Original McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fresh spicy fruit aromas with a spicy lift. Elegant fruit flavours with a firm tannin structure to the palate. 5+
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Saddler’s Creek Hunter Valley Botrytis Semillon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
A rich, luscious and well balanced wine showing honeyed complexity of cumquat fruit with almond-like elements and Oolong tea characters on nose and palate.
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Glandore Regional Series Hilltops Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
A dark, complex and still youthful shiraz with plenty of cherries obvious on the nose and a soft rounded palate that’s ageing beautifully. “Drink within the next couple of years!”
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Gartelmann Jesse Mudgee Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
An aromatic profile of red and black cherries with a rich combination of meaty, earthy, nutty, chocolaty and spicy flavours on a warming palate. 3-5
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Gartelmann Diedrich Orange Shiraz 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Smoky sour cherry aromas and well structured, well balanced palate with good flavour profile, warming alcohol and drying finish. 5+
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Coolangatta Estate Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
A delicate nose, still very youthful and only just starting to develop some aged characters. Lovely vibrant fruit palate layered with honeyed notes and flinty elements. 3-5
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Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
An excellent nose still with plenty of fruit and lovely pronounced honeyed development. The palate is complex with layers of lingering fruit flavours carried by the crisp acidity. 5+
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