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Bassham SA Graciano 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Savoury meaty fruit and bacon bone-like oak with chocolaty/peppery elements.

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Bassham SA Montepulciano 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Lifted fruit nose and warming fleshy plum palate with silky smooth tannins.

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Bassham SA Mencia 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Pleasant perfumed sweet cherry/berry nose and palate. Still very young with soft tannins.

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Bassham SA Aglianico 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Nose shouts of raspberries, licorice and exotic spices with a soft dry red palate, some floral/dried rose traces and soft tannins.

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Bassham SA Tinta Barroca 2019

Posted: December 3, 2021

Nutty nougat nose with intense, almost fortified-like, palate with spicy notes.

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Bassham Riverland Lagrein 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Pretty purple highlights, inky/tarry nose with a menthol lift and grippy tannic palate with intense blackberry flavours.

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Bassham Riverland Fernao Pires 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Lifted spicy aromas and very rich, warm and oak driven palate. “Interesting style.”

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Bassham Riverland Arinto 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Nice spicy/cinnamon oak with quince-like fruit characters and honeyed notes developing.

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Bassham Riverland Lagrein 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Earthy red fruit nose with a mushroomy-like element and powerful currant-like flavours with fine tannins. Time! 5+

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Bassham Riverland Prieto Picudo 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A pretty, lifted red fruited nose and lean racy acid palate with savoury tannins.

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Bassham Riverland Arinto 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Complex aromas – nutty and honeyed with lavender hints and developed toasty flavours.

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Bassham Riverland Durif 2017

Posted: November 7, 2018

Rich red hues with brooding dark fruit fragrances and herbal aromatics. A big ripe alcoholic palate with mouthfilling dark fruit cake-like flavours and drying tannins. 3-5

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Bassham Riverland Saperavi 2015

Posted: November 7, 2018

Nicely structured wine, ageing well with roasted beetroot nose and good varietal flavours.

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Bassham Riverland Nero D’Avola 2017

Posted: November 7, 2018

An oak driven style with a floral perfumed nose and a pleasing palate that is silky smooth and very approachable. 3-5

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Bassham Organic Riverland Montepulciano 2017

Posted: November 7, 2018

Red berry aromatics with a vibrant, well balanced, dark red fruit palate.

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Bassham Riverland Durif 2017

Posted: July 4, 2018

Big brooding wine – loads of oak on the nose with hints of black cherries and plenty of attractive fruit on the firm tannic palate.

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Bassham Riverland Montepulciano 2017

Posted: July 4, 2018

Medium bodied, well balanced wine with a big hit of fruit with some spicy oak in the background.

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Bassham Riverland Nero D’Avola 2017

Posted: July 4, 2018

An appealing, approachable, fresh and juicy varietal with vibrant dark fruits and lively acidity.

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Bassham Riverland Nero D’Avola 2017

Posted: March 2, 2018

A lifted plum fruit driven nose with a silky smooth, clean and spicy palate showing a good level of tannins.

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Bassham Riverland Durif 2016

Posted: March 2, 2018

Heady aromas of dark fruits with mushroom like nuances with ripe plums and warm alcohol on the textured palate

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Bassham Jodie Lee Riverland Moscato 2017

Posted: March 2, 2018

Lifted floral/muscat aromas with a nicely balanced off-dry palate showing long lingering sweet muscat fruit flavours

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Bassham Riverland Chardonnay 2017

Posted: March 2, 2018

Aromatic mix of lemon sherbet, melon and peaches which follows on to the palate. Good oak and a phenolic grip

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Bassham Saparavi Riverland Saperavi 2015

Posted: September 6, 2017

Interesting roasted beetroot/meaty nose. Dark berry flavours and silky tannins. Good food wine.

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Bassham Riverland Graciano 2016

Posted: September 6, 2017

Deep red wine with lovely purple edge. Has lifted blackberry aromas and great blackberry/mulberry flavour definition on a soft mouthfilling palate. Drink now.

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Bassham Riverland Fiano 2016

Posted: September 6, 2017

Good tropical melon fruit on the nose with pleasant green melon flavours. Good food wine.

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Bassham Riverland Petit Manseng 2014

Posted: June 29, 2017

Lots of interest here with tropical fruit characters, some savoury elements, good texture and balance.

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Bassham Black Current Liqueur Riverland Liqueur (500ml) 2014

Posted: May 14, 2017

Very thick and concentrated with aromas of anise and ripe plums. Palate offers a mouthful of plum and licorice flavours. Good tannins.

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Bassham Riverland Petit Manseng 2014

Posted: May 14, 2017

Nice nutty marzipan like notes to the peachy/citrussy nose with an interestingly textured palate loaded with long persistent nutty flavours and showing a slightly oily finish.

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Bassham Riverland Shiraz 2014

Posted: May 14, 2017

Inky rich berry bouquet and good fruit weight on the palate with toasty oak, charry tannins and warming alcohol finish. 3-5

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Bassham Riverland Montepulciano 2013

Posted: May 14, 2017

Smells of cherry pastilles with nice meaty notes. Similar characters echoed on the long well structured palate.

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Bassham Riverland Nero D’Avola 2013

Posted: May 14, 2017

Ripe red currant aromas; some black olives. Palate has lovely sweetness and intensity of dark berry fruit flavours with good tannins.

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Bassham Riverland Lagrein 2013

Posted: May 14, 2017

Richness of dark berry aromas and quite a viscous palate with attractive berry flavours and nicely integrated tannins. Interesting!

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Bassham Riverland Graciano 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Upfront Vegemite-like aromas with some confectionery fruit sitting behind. A lovely syrupy sweet fruit pastille palate with savoury-like complexity.

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Bassham Riverland Nero D’Avola 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Floral, juicy and jubey style; very approachable and very flavoursome. “An interesting wine”, thought one judge.

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