Posted: December 2, 2021
Attractive nutty leathery development to the nose with amazing length of sweet plum/prune fruit flavours showing a savoury backbone and very well handled oak.
Comments Off on 1847 Wines Grand Pappys Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great purple highlights to the colour with lovely brooding dark fruit bouquet and a dense and compact palate layered with black and blue varietal fruit and some excellent oak.
Comments Off on Reillys ‘Old Vine’ Stolen Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A freshness of dark fruit on the nose with a raisined fruit flavour profile and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Epitaph’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Aromas in the mature fruit spectrum with a flavoursome compote of plums, good acid and assertive oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper GG Gundagai Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Long, delicious and complex shiraz with spicy/earthy fruit, cedary oak and ‘timbery’ tannins.
Comments Off on Watkins Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Complexity of dark ripe fruits and classy cedary oak with huge tannins. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature wine showing meaty/gamey characters with some toasty oak and grainy tannin structure.
Comments Off on Sidewood Mappinga Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature, dark and brooding with an interesting complexity of earthy, olive and prune characters.
Comments Off on 3 RINGS Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Developed nutty plum nose and good palate persistence showing subtle complexity.
Comments Off on Curtis Family Vineyards Curtis Limited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Savoury/soy nose with hints of forest undergrowth characters. The plum/raisined fruit palate has good intensity and balance.
Comments Off on Curtis Family Vineyards Martins Vineyard Limited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Full flavoured wine with lovely, aged toasty/lemon fruit characters. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Hollydene Estate Upper Hunter Valley Semillon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely focused lemon/lime varietal fruit with slight funkiness and lovely balance between the acid and phenolic structure. Excellent cellaring potential.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Semillon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A dense crimson wine that, according to one judge, “Shows maturity and wisdom!” Has rich ripe dark fruit characters, lots of oak and velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Rich dark and intense with a minty dark berry bouquet and bright brambly fruit flavours. Good tannins.
Comments Off on Maison Blue Limestone Coast Sparkling Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Big mature savoury/earthy style with powerful cassis fruit and leathery undertones and a soft tannin finish.
Comments Off on Maison Blue Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Treacle-like characters to the nose with cola notes and a fresh and energetic palate, rich with licorice and jubey fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Olivia Coonawarra Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A pleasant gamey and dark cherry bouquet with a nicely maturing palate with soft fruit flavours and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Olivia Coonawarra Cabernet 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still amazingly youthful with bright blackberry and licorice varietal characters, some cherry/chocolate notes well integrated with the oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Banks Thargo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark and still purple-flushed, this fragrant, rich red was matured for 18 months in French oak barriques (54% new). Still very youthful, it has concentrated, plummy, spicy flavours, a hint of liquorice, fresh acidity, finely integrated oak and a well-rounded,…
Comments Off on Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Developing savoury shiraz with cola-like notes to the nose and sweet berry/nutty oak flavours.
Comments Off on Allegiance Wines The Artisan Aged Release McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Velvety smooth style holding up well with complex varietal characters and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Powerful rich sweet dark plum fruit, plenty of oak and good tannin structure. Years ahead of it!
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Epitaph’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Obvious concentration of smart varietal fruit with lashings of oak. Tannins are a highlight here; they are silky and there are lots of them! 5+
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Pressings’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A huge, hot, mouth-filling, black bombshell of oak and sweet fruit. Amazing intensity of black forest cake-like aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A tad old fashioned in style with great leathery development. A “genuine” varietal.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark spicy fruit nose and generous palate still showing good clarity of varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Spicy blue fruit aromas with lifted florals and an elegant and stylish palate with silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on De Beaurepaire Le Chevalier Central Ranges NSW Merlot Cabernet Petit Verdot 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted varietal bouquet and lovely rich complexity of flavours with a savoury element.
Comments Off on Bunnamagoo Estate Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A beautiful wine that is a complexity of cigar box-like oak and sweet cabernet fruit with the palate still showing excellent freshness.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Tipsy Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A slightly leathery mature nose and a generous, full bodied, sweet fruit palate.
Comments Off on Koonara Wanderlust Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Soft and fleshy with a rich balance of chocolate and dark berries with firm tannins.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘Stoneflower’ Clare Valley Merlot 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big, dense and mature wine, rich with confectionery sweet fruit characters.
Comments Off on Reillys RCV ‘The Dancer’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely bouquet that is reminiscent of a rich fruit cake and is followed by a lovely fresh and youthful palate but still showing a degree of complexity.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely matured pinot with tarry/molasses characters, fine tannins and a creamy finish.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Ridge Block (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy brambly nose and velvety palate with nice spicy red berry/cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Clayvin (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mature oaky wine but still showing some honeyed white fruit characters.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Clayvin (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep crimson wine with vibrant fruit fragrances in the red spectrum and a great rose petal lift. Palate is richly layered with fruit and tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Mr Riggs The Elder McLaren Vale Fortified Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Still a very youthful, super fragrant, wine. Lychees and citrus blossom aromas and an attractive sweet spicy tropical fruit palate with good acid line.
Comments Off on Famille Hugel Classic Alsace France Gewurztraminer 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Firm and tannic with fruit at the dark savoury end of the spectrum. Needs more time!
Comments Off on Reillys RCV Pressings Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big, bold, riper chocolaty/cigar box style of wine that needs decanting.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A meaty style. Has soy sauce and beef bone characters evident with some plums.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A nicely ageing, complex wine. The blue fruit nose is a touch floral with nice palate texture and weight.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Wines Rechner McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Big toasty oak nose with fruit still obvious on the palate. Rich tannins. Good acidity.
Comments Off on Ekhidna Wines Rarified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lots of malty chocolaty oak but has a lovely big hit of blue fruits pushing through.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A buttery toasty nose with some citrus characters and more toasty characters following through onto the palate but it has great pure citrus fruit intensity.
Comments Off on Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Easy drinking wine with some lemon/citrus fruit and toasty secondary characters.
Comments Off on Coolangatta Estate Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Stewed plum bouquet and ripe strawberry/licorice palate with lots of spicy oak.
Comments Off on Mortimer’s Chestnut Garth Orange Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A soft well-balanced wine with red and black fruit aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Mortimer’s Jules Orange Shiraz Cabernet 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A generous nicely ageing cabernet that has aromas of green capsicum and herbs with a Christmas cake of a palate. Good drinking now.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine Organic Wines Reserve Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Long, elegant and very youthful for a 5-year-old. Has lovely nutty, hazelnut and stonefruit characters with spicy oak and still with plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Woody Nook Single Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021