Posted: April 24, 2020
This characterful, savoury West Auckland red is full-coloured and mouthfilling, with vibrant blackcurrant, plum, red berry and spice flavours, oak complexity and good tannin backbone. Best drinking 2021+. $28
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Posted: April 24, 2020
This distinctive red is a youthful blend of syrah (50%) and cabernet sauvignon (40%), with small amounts of merlot and malbec. Matured for a year in French oak barriques (100% new), it is deeply coloured, fragrant and full-bodied, with good…
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Fresh and lively, this medium to full-bodied red was hand-harvested and matured for a year in French oak barriques. Fragrant, with hints of spices and olives, it has strong plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity, savoury notes adding complexity and…
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Grown at Te Whau Vineyard, this is a fragrant, very ageworthy red. Deeply coloured, it is mouthfilling and well-structured, with youthful, plummy, spicy flavours, fresh acidity, and excellent vigour and depth. Open 2022+. (From Awaroa Winery). $45
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Posted: April 24, 2020
This very ageworthy Northland red was hand-picked and matured for 18 months in French oak barriques. Deeply coloured, it is full-bodied, with a savoury, spicy fragrance and concentrated blackcurrant, spice and plum flavours, showing excellent structure and complexity. Best drinking…
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright ruby, this attractively perfumed red was estate-grown at Te Muna and aged for 10 months in French oak barrels. Refined and supple, it is medium to full-bodied, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing very good depth, savoury…
Comments Off on The Elder Martinborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
This outstanding sparkling rosé (called The Rose), was made entirely from pinot noir. Pink/pale orange, it has strong peach, strawberry and spice flavours, crisp and dry, yeasty notes adding complexity, and excellent harmony and length. $55
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Estate-grown in Northland and matured for a year in French oak barriques, this generous, bright, light yellow wine is drinking well now. Full-bodied and lively, it has strong, ripe stonefruit flavours, showing good complexity, fresh acidity and a lingering finish….
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Posted: April 24, 2020
This powerful, lush wine was grown in the Tietjen Vineyard and fermented and matured in a 2:1 mix of American and European oak casks (30% new). Pale straw in hue, it is a bold style, fleshy and rich, with strong,…
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Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Smith & Sheth CRU Cantera Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A pleasant quaffer with a musky violet lift to the nose, sweet fruit flavours and silky tannins.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
A lovely over-the-top old school style that’s rich and ripe with beautifully integrated ripe plum fruits and sweet vanilla oak characters and balancing tannins.
Comments Off on Maxwell Ellen Street McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Stalky herbal bouquet with malty notes and sweet lifted shiraz fruit flavours.
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Comments Off on Beresford Classic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Intense fruit lift to the nose and silky smooth in the mouth with a freshness of pear fruit flavours and supported by some lovely spicy oak characters. 5+
Comments Off on Devil’s Corner Resolution Tasmania Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A lovely cool climate style of pinot with a savoury berry/oak nose and a spicy oak/dark fruit palate.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Leafy, meaty nose with a lift of fruit and jubey fruit flavours, supporting oak and a green edged finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Innocent Bystander Yarra Valley Syrah 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Nose is a complexity of stewed plums and spices with an attractive palate, soft in the mouth, with good weight of fruit. 5+
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Comments Off on Castelli Estate Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Steels Gate Home Block Yarra Valley Blanc de Blanc 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Nose has great concentration of cherries, spices and herbs. Very good weight and length to the palate that’s loaded with dark fruit flavours and well-handled oak.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Inc McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Classy leafy cherry fruit nose with good use of oak. Palate is a well-balanced combination of savoury fruit characters.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Beautifully structured wine with understated power – more of an old school style of shiraz with bright herbal/lantana-like fruit, cedary oak and chewy tannins.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
A fine estery bouquet with soft red fruit flavour profile and a tight finish. 3-5
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Comments Off on Saint & Scholar Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely finely structured wine showing attractive cool fruit characters, nice spiciness, silky tannins and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Patritti Old Gate McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Mellow leafy aromas on the nose and the juicy palate is tending to be dominated by the shiraz fruit. 5+
Comments Off on Patritti Blewitt Springs Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Mid-weight style with attractive raspberry fruit, menthol notes and some toastiness.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Barcore McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright purple wine, alluring savoury nose and very well integrated palate. A keeper. 5+
Comments Off on Hither & Yon Old Jarvie The Widowmaker McLaren Vale Tannat Mataro Shiraz Cabernet Petit Verdot 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely dark chocolaty/mocha bouquet with a dash of cedar and great persistence of dark fruit flavours on a soft and juicy palate balanced by the toasty oak.
Comments Off on Grandeur Wellington Bin 69 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Dense red currant bouquet with plenty of rich sweet fruit on the palate carrying the acid and tannins.
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Comments Off on Honey Rossa Classic SA Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Honey Station SEA Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Complex and pungent tropical fruit fragrances with flavours in the citrus and stonefruit spectrum with a vibrant line of acid. 3-5
Comments Off on Kalamanda Reserve McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Candy stick and coffee aromas with oak dominating the savoury/sweet fruit. “A curio!” 3-5
Comments Off on Varney Wines GSM McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A big style coming together very nicely with robust fruit and a grippy finish.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique Orange Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A melange of plums, cherries and spices on the nose with earthy/meaty elements and juicy palate full of sour cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Inner City Winemakers Indenture Hilltops Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Estery nose with complex yeast elements and an impression of pineapple flavours on the soft rounded palate. Rich finish.
Comments Off on Coppabella Sirius Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A well-made varietal that is youthful, dry and savoury with spicy fruit and a pretty floral lift.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Nebbiolo 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A “moody” savoury style of wine with lifted varietal fruit, loads of oak, tight tannins and tart acidity.
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