Posted: April 24, 2020
Attractive tropical fruit nose with hints of honeyed development. Pretty citrus palate and a long lingering finish.
Comments Off on Wines of Merritt Yallingup Margaret River Vermentino 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A wine that is a complexity of cedar oak and sour plum-like fruit characters with emery-like tannins.
Comments Off on Peccavi Estate Margaret River Merlot 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A lifted herbaceous style of cabernet with sweet cassis aromas and soft, nicely balanced, palate with a ‘cool’ finish.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Dark brooding fruit nose with hints of tar and spices and a bold fruit filled palate with underlying sweetness, well-handled oak and talc-like tannins.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A riper well-balanced sauvignon blanc with lifted aromas of lemons and asparagus. Good flavours on a soft palate.
Comments Off on Jane Brook Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lightly developed fruit/oak aromas and good depth of varietal fruit flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Jane Brook Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Spicy oak dominates the nose and exhibits a delicate lightweight palate.
Comments Off on Jane Brook Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Malbec 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Delicious savoury style; some development, a mineral edge and fresh citrus elements with high acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Zarephath Single Vineyard Great Southern Riesling 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A fragrance of black cherries and fruits of the forest with a fruit bomb of a palate with chunky tannins.
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Pretty blue fruit fragrances with an herbaceous element and well-structured palate with great fruit and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Intense fruit nose with a dash of oak and a light fruit palate that finishes warm. 3-5
Comments Off on Brash Vineyard Single Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Bright ruby, youthful red, barrel-aged for 11 months. Fresh, plummy, spicy, slightly nutty flavours, showing considerable complexity, and a fairly firm finish. $25 (UK)
Comments Off on Waimea Nelson Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Elegant, very vibrant wine, mostly (75%) barrel-fermented. Fresh, citrusy, peachy flavours to the fore, with a subtle seasoning of oak, considerable complexity and a finely balanced, lingering finish. $24
Comments Off on Jackson Estate Shelter Belt Single Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This fragrant, light yellow/pale gold wine was fermented and lees-aged for nine months in French oak barriques. Full-bodied, it has strong, citrusy, slightly toasty and creamy flavours, fresh acidity and good complexity. Best drinking 2021+. $30 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Awatere River Marlborough Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Finely scented, ruby hued red, matured for a year in French oak hogsheads (20% new). Still very youthful, with vibrant cherry, plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity and supple tannins. Elegant, savoury red, well worth cellaring to 2022+. $98 (A)
Comments Off on Dry River Martinborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This single-vineyard Bendigo red offers fine value. Barrel-aged for 10 months, it is bright ruby, with a fragrant, savoury bouquet. Mouthfilling, it is sweet-fruited, with rich cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing very good complexity and harmony, and a smooth…
Comments Off on Ballasalla Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Very classy, youthful wine, hand-harvested from 27 year-old vines and fermented in French oak barriques (80% new). Fragrant, slightly smoky bouquet, leading into a powerful, but refined and complex, wine with concentrated stonefruit and biscuity oak flavours, good acid spine…
Comments Off on Sacred Hill Riflemans Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Powerful, robust red (15% alc/vol), matured for 14 months in French oak barrels (20% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Sturdy, sweet-fruited and firm, with berryish, spicy flavours, revealing excellent ripeness, complexity and depth. Certified organic. $65
Comments Off on Muddy Water Waipara Pinotage 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Finely scented, ruby hued red, hand-picked from vines planted in 1993, matured for 14 months in French oak barriques (30% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Savoury, with impressive density of cherryish, plummy, spicy, nutty flavours, still fresh and youthful,…
Comments Off on Muddy Water Waipara Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fresh, supple, ruby hued red, attractively scented, with very good depth of cherry, plum and spice flavours, lively acidity and considerable complexity. Priced right. $22 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Wither Hills Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This powerful pinot noir was grown in the Eyrie Vineyard, in the lower Waihopai Valley, and barrique-aged for 11 months. Deeply coloured, it is fleshy, with ripe plum/spice flavours, fresh and strong. An age-worthy red, it should be at its…
Comments Off on Lake Chalice The Raptor Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Highly fragrant, deeply coloured red, hand-picked in the Southern Valleys and matured for 16 months in French oak barriques (30% new). Full-bodied and sweet-fruited, with deep cherry, plum and spice flavours, complex, savoury and long. Very ageworthy, but already delicious….
Comments Off on Greywacke Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Deliciously rich, Alsace style of pinot gris, hand-picked, mostly fermented with indigenous yeasts in old French oak barriques, and lees-aged for a year. Attractively scented, weighty wine, with concentrated peach, pear and spice flavours, excellent complexity and an off-dry, very…
Comments Off on Greywacke Marlborough Pinot Gris 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This unusually elegant, complex and ageworthy sauvignon blanc was mostly fermented with indigenous yeasts in old French barriques, transferred out of oak prior to the next harvest, lees-matured for another eight months, and finally bottled in January 2019. It has…
Comments Off on Greywacke Wild Sauvignon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Smoky and spicy on the nose with a rather discreet varietal fruit expression to the palate.
Comments Off on Villa Tolnay Borhaz Kft Panorama CSOBANCZ Balatoni Hungary Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A somewhat old-fashioned style with dense smoky aromas; lots of spice and broad full-bodied sweet-sour palate.
Comments Off on Am Berg – Ludwig Gruber Ried Käferberg Kamptal DAC Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Quite a spicy nose with a ripe, rounded and juicy palate showing lots of fruit flavours, especially citrus.
Comments Off on Domäne Baumgartner KTI Weinviertel DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Some smokiness to the lush caramel-like aromas. Rich and fleshy in the mouth with lots of fruit. Patience will reward!
Comments Off on Weingut Müller Ried Eichbühel Kremstal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Long, well rounded and powerful style with loads of ripe citrus, a slight exotic gingery characters and some malty notes.
Comments Off on Baumgartner Baumhausweine Ried Gaisberg Kamptal DAC Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Very quaffable wine with a lovely balance of sweet and sour apples, lemon zest, spiciness, peppery notes and some nuttiness
Comments Off on Birgit Eichinger Ried Lamm 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Powerful spicy nose with lots of citrus and pome fruit flavours on the well-structured palate with a long firm backbone.
Comments Off on Weingut Leth Ried Scheiben 1ÖTW Wagram Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Nose has some leafiness, some citrus and some savouriness. The palate is crunchy and refreshing with slightly tangy crispy fruit and a delicately tart aftertaste.
Comments Off on Schmelz Ried Pichl Point Smaragd Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Lots of classic black pepper characters to the citrussy nose with the palate showing rich fruit texture and a very good amount of apple, white peach and grapefruit flavours.
Comments Off on Weingut Jamek Ried Achleiten Smaragd Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Classic varietal aromas; hints of pears and white melons and a charming expression of refreshing apple and pear flavours underscored by a good line of crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Winzerhof Sax Ried Panzaun Kamptal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Long, firm and refreshing style with a sandalwood like smokiness to the fruity nose. The rich well structured palate has oodles of rich yellow fruit, baked apple and marzipan like flavours.
Comments Off on Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Kammerner Lamm 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A long lively wine with a youthful fresh spicy bouquet showing slight smokiness and tasting of baked apples and candied honey melons. Great palate texture with lovely crunchy acidity.
Comments Off on Weingut Türk Ried Kremser Thurnerberg 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A full-bodied veltliner with an oily-like texture, some creaminess and firm tannins.
Comments Off on Domäne Baumgartner KTI Niederösterreich Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Very fruity nose with a vanilla-like backing. A light to medium bodied palate juicy with elegant, lemon and lime zest fruit characters with a subtle finish.
Comments Off on Hahndorf Hill Winery Gru Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fresh and racy stone fruit characters on both nose and palate with subtle spiciness. A lovely quaffer.
Comments Off on Weinwurms Ried Schilling Niederösterreich Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A fresh, vibrant and elegant mix of spices, white pepper, lychees and strawberries with some lovely crunchy aciity.
Comments Off on Wines By Geoff Hardy K1 Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A subtle restrained style with the nose showing buttery melon aromas and has creamy lemon curd flavours. Great acidity!
Comments Off on Peccavi Wines Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Dense varietal fruit nose with a slight savoury edge and a palate layered with juicy plums, spices and dusty oak.
Comments Off on Reillys Barking Mad Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Hints of olives and herbs both on the nose and the generous palate with a fine acid/tannin balance.
Comments Off on Shingleback D Block Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Juicy berry bouquet and soft and fleshy in the mouth with well integrated layers of fruit, spices, pepper and oak.
Comments Off on Shingleback Davey Estate Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A complexity of cherry, chocolate and spicy characters reflects the cooler vintage. It’s a fresh, pleasant and drinkable wine
Comments Off on Thomson Estate Ferry Crossing South Australia Shiraz Grenache 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A well-structured complex wine with some secondary characters showing through the primary fruit and oak quite evident.
Comments Off on Antiquarian Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020