Posted: March 7, 2023
Lifted herbaceous nose and a balanced earthiness to the red cherry palate with slippery tannins.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Optivus Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Nice sweetness of varietal fruit with spicy chocolaty characters adding complexity.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An elegant six-year-old! Has lifted spicy/mocha aromatics and a nicely matured and well-balanced palate with subtle mushroom-like complexity. Drink soon.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Minty characters prominent on the dense nose. Soft and fleshy in the mouth with warm fruit flavours and good tannins.
Comments Off on Quarisa Treasures Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Probably at its peak, this middleweight wine has ruby, slightly developed colour. Savoury and supple, it has good but not great depth of ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, and a well-rounded finish. $33
Comments Off on Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Upper Moutere Nelson Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
This characterful wine was made from pinot noir and disgorged after 50 months on its yeast lees. Pale orange, it is crisp and vigorous, with strong strawberry, peach and spice flavours, showing very good complexity, and a dryish, yeasty, finely…
Comments Off on Tohu Rewa Méthode Traditionnelle Rosé 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An excellent integrated complexity of red and black berry fruits, chocolate and barnyard-like secondary characters but still has plenty of life left in it.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Toasty brioche-like bouquet with honeyed notes. Palate is a complexity of green apples, pears and fresh acidity.
Comments Off on Mosquito Hill Wines Southern Fleurieu Blanc de Blancs 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Light leathery nose with some stewed fruit underneath and a similar palate.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Sangiovese 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Rich and buttery with citrus notes and some secondary characters developing.
Comments Off on Kirrihill Regional Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: November 2, 2022
Smells like a plum fruitcake with a mint edge and has a complexity of fruit cake-like flavours with massive tannins. Still youthful needs more time.
Comments Off on Watkins Heritage Series Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Herbal eucalypt characters mingle with generous plum fruit and cedar oak and has some lively tannins.
Comments Off on Totino Wines Classic Range Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A powerful wine that is still fresh for its age with some great varietal fruit and stylish oak, complexing minty characters and nice secondary elements developing.
Comments Off on Yalumba The Menzies Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Subtle toastiness to the fruit fragrances with a flinty core of fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Taltarni Essence Pyrenees Victoria Blanc de Blancs 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Slightly closed, almost nutty, nose with sweet fruit flavours well-balanced by the acid.
Comments Off on Spy Valley Envoy Marlborough Riesling 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Nicely ageing wine with a mature complexity of red apples and strawberries.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Cuvee Exceptionelle Pipers River Tasmania Cuvée Rosé 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Apple cider and quince-like aromas with nicely focussed chocolaty/strawberry intensity.
Comments Off on Truffle Hill Truffle Hunters Reserve Manjimup Sparkling Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A rich yet elegant style of Champagne with a lovely toasty nutty complexity to the nose and a full fleshy and flavoursome palate with the fruit nicely paired with the structural acidity.
Comments Off on Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Cuvée Fleuron Brut 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Straw yellow colour and a buttery nutty nose with a pretty floral lift. Lovely toasty palate with lingering lemony elegance and a crisp acid finish.
Comments Off on McGuigan Bin 9000 Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Good example of an ageing semillon with its vibrant citrus nose laced with creamy warm fruits. Great length and persistence of warm buttery honeyed flavours.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Bright yellow colour and lovely lifted toasty lemon curd bouquet. Great mix of buttery lemon curd and citrus flavours laced with toasty notes with lingering acid.
Comments Off on Coolangatta Estate Individual Vineyard Wollstonecraft Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Developed buttery oak nose with lingering biscuity lemon flavours and good line of acid.
Comments Off on Allandale Winery Hunter Valley Semillon 2017 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Toasty oak driven wine with some sweetish porty fruit showing through. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A fragrant complexity of red berries, potpourri and soy. Lots of prune and date characters on the palate with firm grippy tannins that are, according to one judge, “A big plus!”
Comments Off on Mino and Co Wines Signor Vino Riverina Nebbiolo 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nose shows lots of oak on top of the fruit with tarry oak and black peppery fruit filling the palate. Drying finish.
Comments Off on Penfolds Grange Bin 95 South Australia Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lots of oak and tannins here but the attractive briary varietal fruit can handle it.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big bold wine that has a rich abundance of dark plum fruit, good use of oak, nice line of acid and with lovely tannins that linger across the length of the palate.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright berry fruit on both the nose and palate with a violet lift and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Soft primary fruit here with nice spiciness, a savoury edge and showing slight leathery maturity.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nicely developing fruit characters with toasty oak and savoury spiciness and some oaky tannins.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big wine with lovely primary floral fruit, balancing oak and the start of nice secondary development.
Comments Off on Old Faithful BT McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A well-rounded shiraz dense with dark fruit, charry oak and has a drying finish.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Joanna Wrattonbully Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
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Comments Off on Winton Road Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
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Comments Off on Gomersal Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Interesting yeasty bouquet and flavoursome, well balanced, palate with dry finish.
Comments Off on Taltarni Vineyards Vintage Pyrenees Blanc de Blanc 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A big “serious” wine still showing plenty of fruit with blackberry-like varietal fruit and fresh oak. Years in it yet.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Wines Diedrich Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bronze hues with developing aromas and tart dry flavours with a citrus end.
Comments Off on Kreglinger Pipers River Tasmania Brut Rosé 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bready nutty nose with fruity overtones and citrus peel-like flavours on the palate. Drink now.
Comments Off on Kreglinger Vintage Brut Pipers River Tasmania Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Earthy plum bouquet and spicy savoury palate with gravelly tannins and warm finish.
Comments Off on El Nino Pyrenees Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Heady minty raspberry fruit fragrances with good balance and concentration of chocolate/plum flavours.
Comments Off on Massoni Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
This vivacious Marlborough blend of pinot noir (57%), chardonnay (34%) and pinot meunier (9%) was disgorged after over four years on its yeast lees. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fragrant, with concentrated, citrusy, peachy flavours, yeasty and biscuity notes adding…
Comments Off on Hunter’s Miru Miru Reserve 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A well-balanced medium bodied shiraz with sweet/sour fruit and powdery tannins
Comments Off on Garners The Whanau Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A lovely balance of varietal fruit, sweet herbs and spices with bottle age adding richness and complexity with powdery tannins in support.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Melba Reserve Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Very attractive complexity of blackcurrant and chocolate characters supported by some lovely oak and developing savoury maturity adding character.
Comments Off on Kooyonga Creek North East Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Ageing raspberry aromas and open style palate with nice ageing spicy/earthy notes.
Comments Off on Glenwillow Wines Bendigo Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Slightly chocolaty nose with a hint of mint and nicely developing choc mint flavour profile.
Comments Off on Skillogalee Take Two Clare Valley Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A Christmas cake-like bouquet with a big lick of oak on the red currant driven palate.
Comments Off on Haan Estate Classic Barossa Valley Merlot Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022