Posted: July 21, 2022
Soft and creamy with good length and balance of red fruits supported with a good tannin structure.
Comments Off on Curtis Family Vineyards Small Batch McLaren Vale Grenache 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A straightforward, nicely textured, wine with light forest floor and red berry characters.
Comments Off on 82 Metres Wines Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
An elegant wine with potential for ageing. It has peppery fruit, good tannins and plenty of acid.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Heathcote Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A youthful wine with loads of flavour. Good varietal fruit and nice acidity.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Macedon Heathcote Cabernet Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Big ripe jammy fruit driven pinot with high acid and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Reserve Macedon Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A big rich pinot but done well. Some sweet dark fruit with savoury notes and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Kyneton Ridge Skipping Rabbit Macedon Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pleasant youthful citrus/apple aromas with bright and simple stonefruit flavours.
Comments Off on Anna Spinato Brut Vintage DOC Veneto Italy Prosecco 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pretty perfumed floral bouquet; light refreshing savoury palate. Attractive phenolic finish.
Comments Off on Brise Maritime Mediterranee IGP Provence France Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A fresh easy style. Nice sweetness and a lift of strawberries and cherries.
Comments Off on Lumiere Provence France Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Strawberry and cream of a wine with lifted aromas and lingering flavours. Good acid line.
Comments Off on Domaine Des Feraud Cuvee Prestige Provence France Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Deep purple wine with an inky concentration of spicy peppery fruit on the nose and palate.
Comments Off on Paulmara Estates DeNero Barossa Nero D’Avola 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A fuller style with minty black and red fruit, good level of acid and some nice tannins.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Softly structured wine with a nice concentration of ripe blackberry fruit and toasty oak.
Comments Off on Mike Press Wines Jimmy’s Block Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Dark chocolaty nose with perfumed blackberry flavours and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Mike Press Wines Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Intense herbaceous cherry bouquet with a ripe red/black flavour profile. “A typical Aussie style of pinot.”
Comments Off on Mike Press Wines Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Interesting flinty melon bouquet and initial sweetness on the palate nicely balanced with flinty complexity. “A unique wine,” said one judge.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
An elegant style of pinot – deep ruby red in colour with lovely layers of sour cherry, forest floor and menthol elements with silky tannins and good acid line.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Clean lifted aromatics and very refined polished palate with exotic flavours and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A nice concentration of blackberry fruit with savoury olive notes and lovely soft tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Village Green McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Ripe blackberry bouquet and jammy fruit palate with soft savoury tannins.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines South Australia Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Savoury blackberry fruit characters with a violet lift and subtle use of oak.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Wines Pertaringa Lakeside South Australia Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Estery plum bouquet and a dry blackberry/plum palate with sweet spicy oak, soft tannins and light acid.
Comments Off on Wine Architect The Thief Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Intense leafy cassis nose and fleshy black fruit palate underscored by the acid.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Rich blackberry jam aromas with a full-bodied inky/chocolaty palate showing a big hit of pepper and some powerful tannins.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Dark inky wine with intense licoricey fruit and mouth-coating tannins. Good example of the variety.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill Durif 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Dark chocolaty aromas and blackberry/plum flavours with good tannins structure.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines Basket Press One Tree Hill Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Intense sweet blueberry fruit with a spicy lift and grainy tannins.
Comments Off on Old Plains Longhop Old Vine Adelaide Plains Grenache 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Attractive varietal nose with a dry palate and minerally green apple/citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Kosciuszko Wines Tumbarumba Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Light fresh and lively with simple green apple and lime-like characters.
Comments Off on Yarrawood Estate Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Light bodied with characters of forest floor, pine needles and cherries. Good acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Warramunda Estate Liv Zak Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A potpourri of a nose with subtle varietal fruit and oak flavours.
Comments Off on Warramunda Estate Liv Zak Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pale salmon wine with attractive apple, pear and sour cherry elements.
Comments Off on Pig In The House Organic Cowra Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Inviting perfumed fruit fragrances with obvious ripeness on the red/black fruit palate.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Wines Limited Release McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Fresh minty fruit fragrances and an elegant palate with good depth and length of herbaceous red fruits wrapped in some tight tannins.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Wines Jip Jip Rocks Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Vibrant purple wine, ripe raspberry nose with a perfumed lift and fleshy in the mouth with intense spicy blackcurrant flavours and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Wines Jip Jip Rocks Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Peppery fruit nose and chocolaty dark fruit flavours with high acid. Has potential.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Wines Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Young and fleshy with spicy/peppery black fruits, soft tannins and high acidity.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Wines Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A big generous port jelly of a wine; some dried fruit characters, fine tannins and lingering acid.
Comments Off on Quin Wines Barossa Valley Mataro 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Good lift of blue fruit fragrances and peppery plum flavours on a youthful acid driven palate.
Comments Off on Hoggies Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
All plums and strawberries with sandalwood notes. Quite tannic.
Comments Off on Nanny Goat Vineyard Single Vineyard (BioGro) Queensberry Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lovely crunchy spicy/herbal fruit laced with raspberries. Very drinkable.
Comments Off on Kalleske Parallax (SXC) Barossa Valley Grenache 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Super lifted bouquet of rose petals and choc-mint. Lots happening in this wine with great fruit flavours spread across the palate.
Comments Off on Kalleske Old Vine (SXC) Barossa Valley Grenache 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Candied blackberry bouquet with minty nuances and a dash of spice. Rich varietal fruit/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Kalleske Merchant (SXC) Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Super aromatic nose – all trifle and Christmas cake! Palate is a perfect balance between fruit, sugar, acid and tannins with good spirit integration.
Comments Off on Kalleske JMK (SXC) Barossa Valley Shiraz Vintage Port 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Exciting flavoursome cool climate chardonnay. Lots going on here with fruity flinty characters.
Comments Off on House of Cards ‘The Royals’ (ACO) Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Big gutsy style with earthy/berry/chocolate aromas and very flavoursome black fruit palate.
Comments Off on Paxton Queen Of The Hive (NASAA) McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A dense intense wine with plenty of beautiful rich sweet dark fruit characters and obvious classy oak to complement.
Comments Off on Paxton Quandong Farm (NASAA) McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Herbal/green bean nose with a big, sweet fruit driven palate. $22
Comments Off on Villa Maria EarthGarden (Biogro NZ) Hawkes Bay Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Salmon hues, floral fragrances and good flavours. Chill and enjoy at lunch.
Comments Off on Villa Maria EarthGarden (Biogro NZ) Hawkes Bay Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A subtle, not in your face, fruit driven sav blanc. Hints of beans on the citrus nose with waves of flavour on the juicy palate.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Pogue Vineyard (ACO) Central Victoria Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022