Posted: April 8, 2020
Fully developed raisined, date, prune aromas and luscious flavours of cooked fruit and Christmas spices. A classic!
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Posted: April 8, 2020
Straw yellow with thick ‘legs’ and a nutty flor bouquet. Delightful text-book sherry palate that is savoury and nutty.
Comments Off on Gonzales Byass Tio Pepe Sherry Jerez Spain Palamino NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Persistent bead, zesty fruit palate with a touch of sweetness and zingy finish.
Comments Off on Botter Veneto Italy Prosecco NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Pretty pink wine with a rose petal nose and pleasant and refreshing red fruit palate
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines Limited Release King Valley Sparkling Pinot Grigio Rosé NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Delicate floral on the nose with a rich and creamy fruity palate with slightly honeyed notes and lively bubbles.
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Posted: April 8, 2020
Very fresh sparkling with inviting blackberry/blackcurrant and chocolaty aromas and super soft palate. Good fruit/oak balance.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A fine aperitif style with a nose of strawberries and green apples with bright and lively citrus flavours and a tight line of acid.
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Posted: April 8, 2020
Pale straw wine with lovely green tinges and a great bead. The nose is bright and fresh and citrusy with a rich creamy chardonnay driven palate and yeasty complexity.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Luna Pyrenees Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Deep amber hues, attractive fruit driven nose and pleasant dried fruit/oak flavours.
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Posted: February 19, 2020
Lovely lift of orange peel and spices on the nutty/rancio nose. Amazingly smooth palate with long youthful dried fruit and citrus peel flavours with excellent spirit balance.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara 20 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV / 0 View / February 19, 2020
Posted: February 19, 2020
Big, rich, dense and complex style with figgy fragrances and a thick concentration of powerful “liqueurous” flavours with warming spirit characters and a fruity finish.
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Posted: February 19, 2020
Old oaky/rancio characters on the nose and a rich palate full of figs and quinces with a touch of citrus and some warming spirit.
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Posted: January 11, 2020
A delightful “explosion” of muscat aromas with floral and ginger characters on a tight acid palate. “Dangerous!”
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Posted: January 11, 2020
A floral nose with hints of peaches. Crisp and clean in the mouth and tasting of apples and peaches with a nice creamy mousse.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
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Comments Off on Gapsted Wines High Country King Valley Prosecco NV / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A light zesty fruit driven style almost prosecco-like with a crisp acid finish.
Comments Off on Longhop Premier Cuvee Adelaide Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
This vivacious Hawke’s Bay sparkling is a blend of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier, disgorged after a minimum of 18 months on its yeast lees. Bright, light yellow, it is invitingly scented, with fresh, lively grapefruit and peach flavours,…
Comments Off on Leveret IQ Premium Hawke’s Bay Brut NV / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Nutty honeyed bouquet with clean flor characters on the crisp drying palate.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Pale Dry Apera Palomino Riverland Apera NV / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Very sweet fruit mince-like aromas with a hot palate of nutty, chocolate and prune-like flavours.
Comments Off on Stanton & Killeen Wines Classic Topaque Rutherglen Muscadelle NV / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Bright floral apricot bouquet with a big, slightly oily, stonefruit palate.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Vineyards Limited Release Classic Riverland Late Picked Petit Manseng NV / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A nutty complexity to the floral nose with a full flavoured, slightly sweet, palate.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
An interesting bright and lively Christmas cake of a bouquet with a dense licorice driven palate showing good balance of the tannins and sweetness. $
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines Limited Release Alpine Valleys King Valley Sparkling Saperavi NV / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Light crisp aromas of apples and pears showing a floral edge and lovely crunchy citrus flavours with a clean apple-like finish.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
Delicate peach blossom aromas and attractive creamy palate tasting of citrus and peaches.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
A very crisp, dry and youthful style with appealing stonefruit/citrus characters and hint of nutty funkiness and tight acidity.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
This very lively, full-flavoured, bottle-fermented Marlborough bubbly is a blend of chardonnay (50%), pinot noir (46%) and pinot meunier (4%). Pale lemon/green, it has rich, peachy, slightly citrusy and appley flavours, toasty notes adding complexity, and a crisp, dryish finish….
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Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose has lovely savoury notes with a spicy edge. Some pretty, dark, aged fruit flavours with a savoury thread.
Comments Off on Carmine’s Wines South Australia Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Smells of strawberries and cream and has delicate and intensely creamy cherry edged flavours.
Comments Off on Grounded Cru Adelaide Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A pretty fruity nose – quite tropical with a crisp and zippy fresh palate.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
A flinty complexity of pungent, grapey fragrances with hints of pears and a fruity sweet palate with zippy acidity.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Bolle Felici Fleurieu Prosecco NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An attractive creamy nutty style with grilled peach and honeyed elements.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
“World class!” enthused one judge. Brooding treacle intensity to the nose and very thick and luscious in the mouth with incredibly long lingering flavours. Good oak.
Comments Off on Morris Premium Rutherglen Rare Muscat NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Intense brooding bouquet of ripe stewed fruits and burnt toffee with slight rancio notes. The dense inky palate has well integrated spirit and some rancio beginning.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
A richness of caramel/toffee aromas with stewed fruit-like nuances. Amazing palate; luscious and velvety smooth with flavours of caramel and raisins.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Classic Muscat NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Light amber tones with fresh lifted raisin/muscat bouquet and a delicate fresh floral/rose petal flavour profile.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
Beautifully aged wine with amazing prune-like aromas and incredibly intense and voluptuous concentration of delicious rancio/toffee flavours.
Comments Off on Morris Premium Rare Rutherglen Topaque NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Deep dark brown hues with an intense complexity of raisined rancio characters and amazing depth and weight of lingering lipsmaking raisin-like flavours.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
Complex caramel toffee nose with intense rancio complexity on the palate. Great flavour depth and refreshing acidity.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
Dark amber hues with intense rancio characters on the burnt caramel-like nose. Complex palate with fantastic rancio and viscosity. Sweet mid palate. Great tannins. Good oak.
Comments Off on Morris Rutherglen Grand Tawny NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Chocolaty bouquet with fresh vanilla oak nuances. Great mocha complexity on the palate with burnt caramel-like aged.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
A sweet uncomplicated style with a spirity rancio nose and soft and fruity in the mouth.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
Lovely aged apera with nutty caramel aromas and a very complex palate – it’s rich and sweet with lovely level of crisp acidity to balance it.
Comments Off on Morris Mia Aged Ambre Rutherglen Apera NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Delicate nutty flor characters to the nose. Gentle creamy palate with lovely flavour profile and long drying finish.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
A lift of cherry fragrances showing a subtle thread of oak. Appealing fresh sweet red fruit palate with nice spicy notes.
Comments Off on Leconfield Syn Rouge Coonawarra Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
A leaner, more austere, primary fruit driven style with subtle candied citrus fragrances and upfront fruit sweetness on the drying palate. Some oak evident.
Comments Off on Henri Giraud Blanc de Craie Champagne, France Champagne NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Evolving nutty nose and a plain palate with subtle yeastiness and lots of tropical fruit.
Comments Off on No.1 Family Estate Reserve Marlborough Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Funky toasty bouquet with savoury/meatiness. Palate has good mousse and loads of flavour with tropical undertones.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Cuvee Rosé Tasmania Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Nose has floral/honeyed complexity and good balance to palate showing some age and sweetness.
Comments Off on Clover Hill Cuvee Tasmania Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Creamy yeasty citrusy bouquet and a crème caramel of a palate with a fine citrus line, excellent balance, very good length and syrupy texture.
Comments Off on Centennial Vineyards Southern Highlands Blanc de Blancs NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019