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Pauletts Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A classic lime driven style of riesling that is very juicy and long and offering good mouthfeel with a lovely acid backbone. Easy drinking.

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Pauletts Polish Hill River Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Some floral fruit aromas and good lime flavour profile with high acidity.

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Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Delightfully super fresh lifted floral edged tropical fruit bouquet and excellent tropical varietal fruit flavours with perfect racy acid balance.

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Millon Wines Clare’s Secret Clare Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A strawberry nose with melon esters and stonefruit flavours; not too sweet.

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Millon Wines The Impressionist Eden Valley Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Light pink with a berry bouquet and a crisp slightly off-dry palate.

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Rusty Mutt Savvy Wren McLaren Vale Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Subtle green apple aromas and bright citrus driven palate with a hint of sweetness.

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Sorby Adams Wines Gudilly Single Vineyard Adelaide Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Candied fruit fragrances with ginger notes and some florals. Palate is gentle, rich and rounded with lovely texture and floral citrus fruit highlights with a steely finish.

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Kalleske Wines Florentine Barossa Valley Chenin Blanc 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A citric complexity to the nose with good length of simple grassy/citrus flavours.

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Hastwell & Lightfoot McLaren Vale Barbera Rose 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

An alluring abundance of berry/cherry fruit aromas and great intensity and vibrancy of glacé cherry-like flavours. Has plenty of acid and a lovely long lingering opulent finish.

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Trentham Estate The Family Vermentino 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Ripe candied fruit-like aromas with a slight herbaceous note and nicely balanced zesty lime fruit palate well integrated with the crisp acid. “A fun wine!” thought one judge.

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Gapsted Wines Secret Harvest Alpine Valleys Grand Manseng 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Nose of mandarins and apricots with a lean, high acid palate and “appropriate” phenolics.

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Gapsted Wines Secret Harvest Alpine Valleys Pinot Gris Ramato 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Complexity of quince/marzipan aromas and sweet cherry flavours with minty notes.

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Michelini Wines Alpine Valley Nebbiolo Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

“Lean and simple, but in a good way,” said one judge with reserved fragrant berry fruit.

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Millon Wines Clare’s Secret Clare Valley Grenache Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Vibrant lifted rose petal-like bouquet. Tight and bright on the palate with fresh peach flavours and moderate sweetness perfectly balanced by a good line of acid. “Very moreish!”

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Artwine Prego Single Vineyard Clare Valley Pinot Grigio 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Floral fruit bouquet with sweet apple esters and a richer more textured style of palate.

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Krinklewood Wild Chardonnay McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Sweet peach nose with melon nuances and a minerally palate with pristine pure varietal fruit flavours.

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Krinklewood Francesca McLaren Vale Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Fresh berry bouquet with a floral lift and good berry flavour intensity on a refreshing palate. Great summer drink.

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Krinklewood Broke Fordwich Verdelho 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Slightly lean, tightly wound wine with lifted citrus nose and good lemon flavours.

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Krinklewood Broke Fordwich Semillon 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Concentration of poached lemon aromas and crunchy semillon palate with sherbet-like acid.

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Gartelmann Wines Jessica Hunter Valley Verdelho 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A very flavoursome and perfectly balanced verdelho with punchy grassy/capsicum/fresh peach characters and has a great acid line with a long lingering finish.

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Gartelmann Wines Benjamin Hunter Valley Semillon 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A classic semillon with a bright citrus nose and a fresh grassy lift with the freshness following through to the zesty varietal fruit palate. Great potential.

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Eldredge Vineyards Kitty Clare Valley Sangiovese Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Lovely peach aromatics and a crisp palate with a nice phenolic grip.

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Eldredge Vineyards Blue Chip Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Clean and bright with a punchy lime and apple nose showing a musky lift. Loads of long lingering juicy tropical flavours with acid in perfect balance.

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Eldredge Vineyards Spring Gully Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Pretty bath salt-like characters on the citrus driven nose with more of the citrus characters on the palate. Nice mouthfeel and good line of acid.

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Briar Ridge Stockhausen Signature Hunter Valley Semillon 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Perfumed ripe pear bouquet and rounded oily textured palate with lime flavours and nice acid balance.

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Rosabrook Wines Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Attractive gutsy lemony varietal nose with simple juicy fruit flavours, nice mouthfeel and good acidity.

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Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Pinot Grigio 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A punchy ripe wine with butterscotch notes to the nose and a full, rich and flavoursome tinned pear of a palate.

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Z Wine [XAVE] Late Harvest Eden Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Inviting apricot and honeysuckle aromatics with a slightly oily fruit tingle palate. A fun wine!

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Tomich Wines Tomich Hill Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Bright lifted musky pear aromas and fresh clean fruit flavours on the slightly oily textured palate that has a lovely line of crisp acidity to balance it all.

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Artwine Wicked Stepmother Single Vineyard Clare Valley Fiano 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Herbaceous capsicum bouquet with gentle florals and zesty citrus flavours with savoury notes.

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Artwine In the Groove Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Pretty passionfruit fragrances layered with apples and citrus. Intense but delicate pure varietal fruit flavours with a crisp mouth feel and a spicy finish.

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Artwine The Real Thing Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Albarino 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Intense floral and peach aromas with a slight tropical edge and hints of ginger. Big hit of citrus flavours on a nicely layered palate with somewhat austere acidity.

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Matriarch and Rogue Rogues of the Resistance Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pecorino 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Funky pungent nose; some sweetness with a green nettle-like edge. High minerality to the palate with well-balanced flavours and mouth-watering acidity without being over-the-top.

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Matriarch and Rogue Bob Single Vineyard Clare Valley Fiano 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A crisp and refreshing style with delightful lemon fruit characters and green apple notes.

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Sfera Wines Dolcetto Syrah Limestone Coast Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Honeyed earthy characters to the nose with a Turkish Delight flavour profile. Lots of acid.

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Eldredge Vineyards Farm Road Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Nose is a lovely mix of rose petals, pink lady apples and apple blossom. Nicely textured palate with beautiful layers of fruit nicely supported by the acid. Easy drinking.

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Berton Vineyard Metal Label Riverland Vermentino 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Intense aromatics – all honeysuckle, peaches and tropical fruit. Great palate – long and elegant with good depth and weight and a complex range of tropical fruit flavours.

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Kimbolton Wines Langhorne Creek Carignan 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A simplicity of spices and plums on the nose and soft delicate palate with nice red fruit coming through.

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Morambro Creek Wines Mt Monster Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Stonefruit fragrances with slight tropical notes. Palate is fresh, lively and fruity with zesty acidity.

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Koonara Wines Guardian Angel Mount Gambier Sparkling Chardonnay 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

“Very sparkling, very aromatic and very refreshing.” Sits in the white peach/jasmine spectrum. Not overly complex but good drinking.

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Koonara Wines Emily May Limestone Coast Rosé 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Pretty watermelon pink wine with a Turkish Delight bomb of a nose followed by a clean, well balanced, crisply fresh palate.

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Koonara Wines Lucy & Alice Coonawarra Pinot Gris 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Honey sweet nose with a floral/rose-like lift. Good varietal fruit entry to the fresh and lively palate.

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Mr Riggs Ein Riese Adelaide Hills Riesling 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

Youthful off dry style; good acid/sweet balance and nice floral, lychee and lemon curd characters.

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Zonte’s Footstep Lady Marmalade Fleurieu Vermentino 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

A refreshingly youthful wine with excellent colour clarity. Pretty lifted tropical aromas and crisp pineapple-like flavours on the full-bodied palate.

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Reschke R-Series Limestone Coast Rosé 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

Pretty pink wine that’s “clean and breezy” with floral strawberry fruit characters.

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Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Semillon 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

Still a very young wine with some spritz evident. Grassy green herbaceous aromas and delicious intense lime/nettle palate with good acidity.

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Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Verdelho 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

A great example of the variety with musky floral fragrances and an elegant well balanced herbaceous/lime palate.

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Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Pinot Grigio 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

Citrus/honeysuckle nose with nougat notes; good line of mouth-watering citrus flavours.

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Artwine Prego Single Vineyard Clare Valley Pinot Grigio 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

Leafy forest floor fragrances and good white peach varietal palate.

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Artwine Wicker Stepmother Clare Valley Fiano 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

Floral and herbal on the nose and very approachable ripe lemon-like flavour profile with nice mineral line and very good level of acidity.

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