Posted: July 21, 2022
A nicely matured wine that is soft and supple and ready for enjoyable drinking now.
Comments Off on Krinklewood Vat 48 Orange Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
An excellent example of a medium bodied red that shows great intensity without the weight. Lovely mix of truffle, black pepper and minty characters. It’s all class!
Comments Off on Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac Bordeaux France Cabernet Blend 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Subdued cool climate cabernet showing pleasant bottle age complexity.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A nicely matured wine that’s all red berries, spices and pepper with a savoury edge.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A big rich wine; everything in place with a minty/earthy nose and an oak driven palate.
Comments Off on Reillys Moonvine Clare Merlot Cabernet 2017 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
From vines planted in 1995 in the Outpost Vineyard, this delicious wine was hand-picked and barrel-aged for over a year. Deep ruby, with some development showing, it is enticingly fragrant, mouthfilling and supple, with concentrated cherry, plum, spice and nut…
Comments Off on Spy Valley Envoy Southern Valleys Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
This distinctive wine is from chardonnay, hand-picked in a cool, coastal vineyard. Elegant, vigorous and tightly structured, it is aromatic, with very good intensity of youthful, citrusy, yeasty, complex flavours, crisp, dry and lingering. $45
Comments Off on Church Road Méthode Traditionnelle Hawke’s Bay Blanc de Blanc 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Approaching its peak, this distinctive wine was estate-grown and hand-harvested in the Southern Valleys and barrel-fermented. Bright, light yellow/green, it is mouthfilling, with deep stonefruit flavours, gently seasoned with toasty oak, slightly buttery notes, excellent complexity, fresh acidity and a…
Comments Off on Spy Valley Envoy Johnson Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Developing a Bordeaux-like complexity with age, this deeply coloured, elegant, harmonious red is drinking well now. Full-bodied and fleshy, it has ripe blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity, savoury notes adding complexity, supple tannins and a long finish. Fine…
Comments Off on Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Lean tannic wine with menthol/green aromas and a long generous sweet black cherry and smoky oak palate with earthy notes.
Comments Off on Paracombe Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A well-made wine with a fragrant Wintergreen-like nose and an earthy/floral palate, developing nicely.
Comments Off on Paracombe Adelaide Hills Cabernet Franc 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big oaky blockbuster but has plenty of lively fruit to carry it. Nose shows cinnamon, currants and plums and the palate has a spicy vibrancy to it.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Block 3 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lifted aromatic bouquet, lovely and soft in the mouth with lots of rich sweet flavours.
Comments Off on Morgan Simpson Wines Barcore McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Sweet, rich and generous chocolaty style of shiraz. “Makes you want to keep coming back to it!” said one judge.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Very lifted earthy nose and brilliant varietal palate with up-front fruit and great tannin structure.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Nebbiolo 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A lovely hue on this wine, subdued nose with good palate weight and acid/tannin balance.
Comments Off on Bay of Shoals Wines Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A big rich chardonnay, still fresh, with a nose that is big and vibrant and smells of orange marmalade. Tastes of apples and mandarins with good oak integration.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Reserve McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Smells of rum and raisin chocolate with soft slightly stewed fruit flavours. Drink now.
Comments Off on Below & Above Single Vineyard Pemberton Merlot 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A medium bodied wine with sweet and leafy dark fruit varietal characters and silky tannins.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Optivus Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Quite a linear style that is all blue fruits and bacon bone-like oak with some lingering sweetness.
Comments Off on Twinwoods Estate Single Vineyard Margaret River Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Dark, brooding and earthy with subdued aromas and a palate offering a mouthful of dark sweet berry flavours.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A leafy, leathery, forest floor-like medium bodied cabernet with velvety smooth tannins in support.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A well-structured berry fruit driven wine – great length and showing just a hint of herbs.
Comments Off on Saracen Estates Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2017 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A pretty and flavoursome oak driven wine with fruit at the riper end of the scale.
Comments Off on Hickinbotham of Dromana Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A very well-made wine – still very tight with huge level of acidity and has savoury toasty elements.
Comments Off on Heggies Vineyard Estate Reserve Eden Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Vibrant lifted peach-like aromas with toasty elements. Palate shows structural complexity with flavours reminiscent of lemon curd with a hint of oak.
Comments Off on Saddlers Creek Wines Maria Reserve Tumbarumba Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Probably at its peak, this single-vineyard wine was hand-harvested and matured in tanks and barrels. Bright lemon/green, it is full-bodied and dry, with strong peach and pear flavours, woven with fresh acidity, and bottle-aged complexity. $38
Comments Off on Takatu Matakana Pinot Gris 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Subtle spicy plum and vanilla aromas. Great depth of fruit and lots of oak on the lovely, well-balanced palate.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Bainton Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Deep red wine ageing beautifully. Lovely fruit depth. Plenty of life left in it yet!
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Vanessa Vale Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An unusual distinct style with stalky/nutty nose and palate and hints of chocolate cake-like characters.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno ‘Tinklers’ Hunter Valley Shiraz Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A lighter style; some fruit and good oak length with aged characters developing.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Uno ‘Bainton’ Hunter Valley Shiraz Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
An oak dominant style with raisined fruit characters and a firm tannin backbone. Ageing gracefully.
Comments Off on Glandore Wines Black Label TPR Hunter Valley Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Still fresh and inviting with fig and tobacco leaf-like aromas and plenty of fleshy fruit flavours and subtle oak.
Comments Off on Moppity Vineyards Reserve Hilltops Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A warm ripe fruit driven style supported by dusty oak. “Has plenty of personality!”
Comments Off on Five Geese McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
An elegant, seamlessly balanced, wine showing poise and restraint with some lovely yeast autolysis and refreshing acidity.
Comments Off on Diamond Heart Marlborough Blanc de Blancs 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Upfront citrus aromas with some toasty/Vegemite nuances and well structured, nicely maturing, palate.
Comments Off on Diamond Heart Waihopai Marlborough Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A complex wine with power and presence and layered with nougat, lemon curd and almond characters. Good autolysis.
Comments Off on Colmar Estate Orange Brut Rosé 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Soft, supple and textured with generous fruit and creamy autolysis.
Comments Off on Leura Park Estate Bellarine Penlnsula Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
An inviting complex style smelling of citrus and almonds with a round textured palate that has nutty flavours and crunchy acid.
Comments Off on Jacob Premium South Australia Cuvée 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A citrus/gunflint nose and delicate palate with length and precision of what one judge described as, “Zesty zingy citrus pizzazz!”
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Midnight Cuvee Victoria Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Fresh for its age with mature toasty, buttery and honeyed elements.
Comments Off on Yes Said The Seal Bellarine Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Toasty/apricot botrytis characters on the nose leading to a lovely soft and gentle citrus driven palate.
Comments Off on Reillys Museum Release Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A soft developed wine that still has some obvious sweet fruit and offers pleasant drinking.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A developing softening wine; everything in balance. Nice powdery tannins and some alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Reillys Old Vine Stolen Block Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
“Wow! What a cracker – a perfect classic Clare,” said one judge. Lovely oak esters to the blue fruit nose and a delightful elegance of spicy shiraz fruit flavours on the palate.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Shiraz 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Golden hued wine with a gentle lemon fruit nose and a full “sunny” and slighty oily palate with lovely flavour profile.
Comments Off on Konrad Single Estate Dry Marlborough Riesling 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Deeply coloured, this single-vineyard, hand-picked, barrel-aged red has a slight lack of delicacy and finesse. However, it is boldly fruity, with strong cherry, plum and spice flavours, woven with fresh acidity. $35
Comments Off on Remarkable Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021