Golden Mile McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A one-dimensional wine with great shiraz fruit richness and intensity across the board.
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Sisters Run McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Fresh spicy and aromatic nose with a pleasant subtlety of peppery varietal fruit flavours.
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James Busby ‘Vineyard Series’ McLaren Vale Grenache 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Red plum nose with a minty lift and dark savoury fruit palate with a spicy thread and silky tannins.
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Freebird McLaren Vale Grenache 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Luscious savoury/spicy fruit fragrances with leathery nuances and a complexity of charcuterie savoury elements layered with sour cherry-like fruit filling the palate with flavour.
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Postcards from Italy Organic Italy Soave 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
An attractive nicely focussed funky/rustic style of wine with some white floral and herb characters and peppery notes.
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Postcards from Italy Organic Sicily Nero D’Avola 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A freshness of rhubarb aromas and delightful bright light palate with zingy tannins.
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Tussock Jumper Rubicone Sangiovese 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Tobacco and spicy cherries on the nose and palate with velvety tannins. Great food wine.
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Tussock Jumper Carinana Garnacha 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Brambles and cherries on the nose with herbal freshness and a well-structured vibrant red fruit palate.
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Revino Veneto Pinot Grigio 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Spicy apple pie bouquet and a palate that is tangy, tasty and persistent with attractive phenolic notes to add complexity.
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Quarisa Johnny Q Q Series New South Wales Petite Sirah 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Brooding wine layered with dark raisined fruits, sweet oak and hints of mint.
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Plantagenet Wines Aquitaine Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
The chocolaty oak tends to dominate the bright black fruit and has silky smooth tannins.
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Haselgrove Catkin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Big and bold and dominated by the sweet oak but there is plenty of dense black fruit lurking beneath.
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Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nose of cassis, chocolate and mint with a grippy, slightly green, varietal fruit palate.
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Haselgrove First Cut McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A tannic wine layered with plum and mulberry fruit, spices and hints of eucalyptus
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Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Drinking well in its youth, but also worth cellaring, this full-coloured, savoury red has a fragrant, spicy bouquet. Mouthfilling and supple, it has excellent depth of ripe plum, black pepper and nutty oak flavours, showing very good complexity and harmony….
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Thomas Legacy Waiheke Island Syrah 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
This very classy, youthful, single-vineyard red was grown at Palm Beach and matured in French oak barrels (60% new). Deeply coloured, it is mouthfilling and concentrated, with deep, ripe plum and spice flavours, complex and savoury, and a vigorous, lasting…
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Dicey Central Otago Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Forward in its appeal, this highly attractive red was grown at two sites and matured for a year in oak barrels (21% new). Ruby hued, with a hint of development, it is mouthfilling and supple, with generous, ripe cherry, herb…
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Butterworth Layline Martinborough Pinot Noir 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Estate-grown at Te Muna, this deeply coloured red was hand-picked and matured for 10 months in seasoned French oak barrels. Mouthfilling, it has concentrated, vibrant cherry, plum and spice flavours, gently seasoned with oak, savoury notes adding complexity, fresh acidity…
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Greywacke Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Silky-textured, this youthful red was hand-harvested and matured for nearly a year in French oak barriques (30% new). Deep, bright ruby, it has a fragrant, savoury bouquet. Mouthfilling, it has generous, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, a hint of…
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Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Upper Moutere Nelson Chardonnay 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Offering very good value, this estate-grown wine was hand-picked and barrel-fermented. Bright yellow/green, it is mouthfilling, with rich, ripe stonefruit flavours, buttery, toasty notes adding complexity, balanced acidity and a savoury, finely balanced finish. Delicious drinking now onwards. $33
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Thomas Legacy Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
This distinctive, vigorous, finely textured wine was estate-grown and barrel-fermented (50% new). Full-bodied, it is very elegant, with strong, vibrant, ripe peach and grapefruit flavours to the fore, finely integrated, biscuity oak adding complexity, and fresh, balanced acidity. Still unfolding,…
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Greywacke Wild Sauvignon Marlborough 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Fermented and matured in French oak barriques (mostly old), this wine is drinking well now, but still unfolding. Bright, light yellow/green, it is mouthfilling and harmonious, with concentrated, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, gently seasoned with oak, and a savoury, tightly…
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Jilyara Honeycomb Corner Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Black fruit pastille of a nose with cigar box oak and herbaceous subtlety. Lovely palate – great balance and persistence of red fruit and spicy oak flavours.
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Byron & Harold Rose & Thorn Great Southern Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Dense, almost black, wine with a crimson edge. Spicy red fruits lift off the nose and lovely spicy richness fills the palate with a good acid line.
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Byron & Harold Rose & Thorn Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Plush cola fruit bouquet and a velvety palate with a slippery texture and bright fruit flavours.
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Moss Brothers Fidium Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Lovely varietal, complex and complete, more in the herbaceous spectrum. Plenty of oak.
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Peos Estate Four Kings Manjimup Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Ribena-like aromas with more of a savoury fruity European style of palate.
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Peos Estate Four Kings Manjimup Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Dense dark wine with a crimson edge and big upfront black fruit aromas with lovely length of spicy blackcurrant flavours, subtle mintiness and some fine tannins.
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After Hours Wine Margaret River Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
An intense complex example of a cool climate shiraz with rich plum fruit characters, toasty oak and fine tannins.
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Choosy Beggars WA Cabernet Merlot 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A dark wine gum and currant nose. Fleshy and flavoursome in the mouth. Just needs another year or two.
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Collaborations Riesling by Howard Park Great Southern Riesling 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Honeyed floral aromatics with a sound well-structured palate that has persistent flavours. “Very more-ish!”
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James Busby Vineyard Series Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A well-made seamlessly balanced wine that, according to one judge, “Has the wow factor!” Great ripe red fruit with herbaceous undertones, good acid and tannins.
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Lange Estate Providence Road Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
“Gorgeous drink!” Velvety smooth and delicious with a leafy brambly bouquet and hints of spice and molasses. The balanced, red-fruited palate has a great acid line.
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Lange Estate Providence Road Frankland River Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Quite a tarry mocha bouquet with a classic dense savoury/meaty palate.
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Lange Estate Fifth Generation Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Choc/menthol nose with dark confectionery fruit simplicity to the palate. One for the punters.
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Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Great Southern Pinot Noir 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Very varietal with good balance between fruit, earthy notes and chocolaty oak.
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Rivendell Estate Margaret River Tempranillo Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Pure varietal fruit fragrances lift off the nose followed by a ripe and fleshy cherry bomb of a palate with big mouth-coating tannins.
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Rivendell Estate Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
A sound vibrant wine with a minty raspberry bouquet that has some oak in the background with mouth-coating tannins on the spicy, red-fruited palate.
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Rivendell Estate Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Posted: March 7, 2023
Very plush bright purple wine that has, “Great energy!” Plenty of attractive fleshy red fruit characters laced with full-on mouth coating green tannins.
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