Posted: July 21, 2022
Bright purple wine; very young with lots of blackcurrant fruit, smoky oak and a tannic grip.
Comments Off on Catbird Seat Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A serious youthful number that is a seamless balance of blackcurrant fruit, spices and chocolaty elements.
Comments Off on The Musician By Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lean and angular with crunchy red fruit characters. Very young give it time.
Comments Off on The Composer By Majella Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Candied floral nose and palate with lovely balance of sweet tropical fruit and acidity.
Comments Off on Heggies Vineyard Eden Valley Botrytis Riesling 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lightly tropical aromas with fresh lime flavours on the soft rounded palate.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Margaret River Late Harvest 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Refreshing fruit driven wine with some aromatics and residual sweetness.
Comments Off on The Drover Riverina Moscato 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A sweet style that finishes quite dry with pretty floral characters.
Comments Off on 2 Monkeys Riverina Moscato 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Dried apricot nose with raisined notes and some complexity of honeyed apricot flavours.
Comments Off on Tomich Limited Release Adelaide Hills Gewurtztraminer Riesling 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Well-made wine with a rich botrytis lift, fresh apricot-like fruit and tannins balancing the sugar.
Comments Off on De Beaurepaire Coeur d’Or Central Ranges Botrytis Semillon 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A floral nose with a lovely soft, creamy and well-balanced palate.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate The Family Moscato 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Asparagus and green capsicum bouquet that is echoed on a slightly austere palate.
Comments Off on Grower’s Gate South Australia Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Minty red berry bouquet with plum notes and firm persistent minty red berry flavours.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Merlot 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Sweet citrus bouquet with perfumed notes and an attractive varietal palate.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Good commercial style that is fresh with green bean-like aromatics and flavours.
Comments Off on Zilzie Wines Selection 23 Victoria Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Attractive floral fragrances with sweet cherry notes and a long velvety palate. Good acid/sweetness balance.
Comments Off on Zilzie Wines Selection 23 Victoria Rosé 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lightly floral/herbal aromas with an attractive crisp style of palate.
Comments Off on Zilzie Wines Liv Lighter Victoria Pinot Grigio 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Dark berries and chocolate on the nose and rich mulberry flavours with great integration between acid and tannins.
Comments Off on Berton Vineyards Metal Label Riverina Durif 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pleasing balance and intensity of toasty oak and varietal fruit with nice tannins.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines DBWS Riverina Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Crisp acid driven, nicely textured with a suggestion of varietal fruit characters.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines DBWS Riverina Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Clean fresh style with nice varietal presence and good level of crisp acidity.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines Sacred Hill Riverina Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
An elegant example of the variety. Light honeyed peach nose and good flavour intensity with lime notes.
Comments Off on De Bortoli Wines Sacred Hill Riverina Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Honeyed citrus nose with apricot notes and nice balance of sweetness to acidity on the elegant palate.
Comments Off on Hollick Estates The Nectar Coonawarra Botrytis Riesling 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Rich savoury meaty aromas with spicy berry notes. The palate has intense flavours in the gamey meat profile with fruity notes. Slightly dry finish.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper NSW Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Attractive red berry bouquet with floral touches and hints of dried herbs. Long firm palate with a richness and persistence of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Riverland Touriga Nacional Tempranillo 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Pungent, slightly perfumed, bouquet with a rich creamy palate exhibiting a subtle flavour profile.
Comments Off on 919 Reserve Riverland Petit Manseng 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A youthful light bodied wine with earthy fruit intensity and a tight acid line.
Comments Off on Ella Semmler’s Orchard Riverland Tempranillo 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Deep purple wine with lovely chocolaty aromas and masses of sweet/spicy fruit flavours with silky smooth tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Saint + Scholar Graduates Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
A full-bodied lemon meringue pie of a wine. Hints of ginger biscuits on the nose and a complex and interesting creamy palate. Offers delicious drinking!
Comments Off on Argento Langhorne Creek Fiano 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
This good value red was fermented with indigenous yeasts – hence the ‘Wild’ Valley. Bright ruby, it is mouthfilling, vibrantly fruity and supple, with cherry, plum and spice flavours, some savoury notes adding complexity, and a smooth finish. Enjoyable young,…
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Wild Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Already enjoyable, this Bannockburn red was barrel-aged for seven months. Full, bright ruby, with a fragrant, spicy bouquet, it is mouthfilling and vibrant, with fresh acidity, finely balanced tannins, and generous cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing considerable complexity. $27…
Comments Off on Carrick Unravelled Organic Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Full of drink-young charm, yet also a wine of substance, this red was grown at Bannockburn and Pisa, and matured in old oak barrels. Deep, bright ruby, it is fragrant, with strong, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours and supple…
Comments Off on Akarua Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Bright pink, this attractive wine has very good depth of fresh strawberry and spice flavours, lively acidity and a smooth finish. Good value. $17
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Ready to roll, this gently pink wine has good depth of peach, strawberry and spice flavours, a hint of tannin and an off-dry finish. $18
Comments Off on Brancott Estate Reserve Wairau Marlborough Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Bright pink, this is a full-bodied style of rosé. Drinking well now, it has strong red berry, peach, strawberry, apricot and spice flavours, with a touch of tannin and a fresh, slightly off-dry finish. $19
Comments Off on Church Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Fermented with indigenous rather than cultured yeasts (hence the ‘Wild Valley’), this bright, light yellow/green wine is mouthfilling, with strong tropical fruit and herbaceous aromas and flavours, and a green-edged, smooth finish. $18
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Wild Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Priced sharply, this partly estate-grown wine was harvested in the Wairau and Waihopai valleys. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fresh, punchy and strongly varietal, with good intensity of tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, crisp, lively and finely balanced for current…
Comments Off on Spy Valley Satellite by Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Estate-grown principally in the cool, inland Matapiro district, this bright, light lemon/green wine is aromatic and full-bodied. It has good intensity of vibrant, ripe, passionfruit and lime flavours, crisp and dry. $19
Comments Off on Church Road Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Instantly appealing, this regional blend was grown in the Cromwell Basin (84%) and Gibbston (16%), and mostly (64%) fermented in neutral oak barrels; the rest was handled in tanks. Light lemon/green, it is mouthfilling, with concentrated, vibrant, peachy, spicy flavours…
Comments Off on Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Slightly honeyed, this bright, light lemon/green is weighty, rich and slightly sweet, in the classic style of Alsace. Already delicious, it has a distinct touch of complexity and concentrated, peachy, spicy flavours. Best drinking 2023+. $25
Comments Off on Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Already delicious, this Alsace-style wine was estate-grown in the relatively cool, elevated, inland Matapiro Vineyard. Attractively scented, it is sturdy and vibrantly fruity, with rich, ripe peach and pear flavours, a touch of sweetness, gentle acidity, and loads of drink-young…
Comments Off on Church Road Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Full of personality, this weighty, Alsace-style wine, grown in the Southern Valleys, was handled in tanks and large, seasoned oak barrels. Bright lemon/green, it has an inviting, ripely scented bouquet. Mouthfilling, with rich, vibrant pear, peach and spice flavours, it…
Comments Off on Spy Valley Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Enjoyable from the start, this light-bodied wine is finely poised, with gentle sweetness and very good depth of lemony, appley flavours. $17
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Marlborough Riesling 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Bargain-priced and ‘unashamedly just a little bit old school’, this wine is given a full, softening malolactic fermentation. Fresh and full-bodied, it is sweet-fruited, with generous stonefruit flavours, showing good complexity, and a well-rounded finish. Already enjoyable, it should be…
Comments Off on Church Road Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Already delicious, this is a refined, youthful red. Matured for nine months in old French oak barrels, it is deeply coloured and full-bodied, with concentrated, vibrant plum/spice flavours, showing intense varietal character, supple tannins and a long, well-spiced finish. Best…
Comments Off on Te Puna Northland Syrah 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
This vivacious, distinctive rosé is a blend of mourvedre (48%), carmenere (44%) and petit verdot (8%), partly (28%) barrel-fermented. Bright pink, it is fragrant, fresh, full-bodied and vibrantly fruity, with strong, yet delicate strawberry, watermelon and spice flavours, and a…
Comments Off on Askerne Sérieux Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Fresh, youthful and intensely varietal, this richly perfumed wine was aged on its yeast lees for six months. Bright, light lemon/green, it is softly mouthfilling, with concentrated lychee and peach flavours, hints of ginger and spices, and an off-dry, well-rounded…
Comments Off on Askerne Hawke’s Bay Gewurztraminer 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
This classy wine is sturdy, with deep, peachy, spicy flavours, showing impressive delicacy and concentration, a slightly oily texture, and a gently sweet, well-spiced, lasting finish. Still youthful, but already delicious, it’s a drink now or cellaring proposition. $30
Comments Off on Askerne Reserve Hawke’s Bay Gewurztraminer 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Already drinking well, this fragrant, weighty wine was hand-picked and fermented in French oak casks (25% new). Bright, light lemon/green, it is fleshy and sweet-fruited, with rich, vibrant stonefruit flavours, gently seasoned with toasty oak, and a smooth finish. $25…
Comments Off on Askerne Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Delicious young, this Northland wine was partly (40%) barrel-aged. Bright, light lemon/green, with a fragrant, gently spicy bouquet, it is mouthfilling and generous, with fresh, lively peach, pear, lychee and spice flavours, a hint of oak adding depth and complexity,…
Comments Off on Marsden Bay of Islands Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Full of personality, this is a weighty, fleshy, Alsace-style wine. Estate-grown and partly (20%) barrel-fermented, it is already delicious, with rich, ripe, peachy, spicy, slightly gingery flavours, showing good complexity, and a long, off-dry, rounded finish. Fine value. $23 (A,…
Comments Off on Askerne Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2021 / 0 View / May 12, 2022