Posted: June 30, 2017
Slight mintiness to the very developed nutty/spicy nose. The palate is smooth, elegant and classy with dark fruit flavour intensity and fine tannic grip to the finish.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Ageing colour, subdued dusty bouquet with a lovely mellow flavour profile.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / June 30, 2017
Posted: June 30, 2017
Inconspicuous spicy fruit fragrances and restrained dark fruit palate with toasty oak balance.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Fresh, tight and fruity with good riesling characters and a long lingering finish.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Spicy black fruit bouquet with chocolaty elements. Very flavoursome licorice like palate, soft in the mouth. Good drinking now.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Nero D’Avola 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely rich balanced varietal characters of figs, chocolate and spices; loads of flavour.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Earthy briary aromas layered with cherries and blackcurrants. Soft and oaky palate.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A lovely nose exhibits aromas that are reminiscent of Cadbury’s fruit and nut chocolate. The palate is rich and grippy.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A lovely rich Aussie shiraz with lifted stylish black fruits layered with sweet oak, grippy tannins and nice warming alcohol.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
The nose is an elegance of fresh strawberries and cream. The palate is light and refreshing with delicate crisp flavours.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir Rosé 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Sunset pink wine with attractive floral fruit and good level of acidity on the palate.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Pretty and fresh on the nose with tropical hints. Creamy and nutty in the mouth with sweet herbal flavours.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A beautifully aged sparkling. Plenty of toasty oak characters on the nose and nice creamy texture in the mouth.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
A very dense flavoursome wine with earthy/floral fragrance and big firm palate with great length and persistence. The freshness of the acid is keeping the palate ‘shape’. 5+
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Montepulciano 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Subtle floral/blossom bouquet and clean fresh citrus palate with a hint of spice.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
“Full in your face nose – smells of dumplings”. Beautifully ageing toasty nutty palate.
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Posted: April 28, 2017
Brooding dark fruit, tobacco touches and syrupy development. Still in good shape.
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Posted: April 28, 2017
A complex and intriguing wine that’s jammed packed full of oak – but well chosen oak and still has plenty of lovely peach and melon like varietal fruit pushing through.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Subtle oak nose creating nutty aromas and a generously oaked palate but without being in your face. Hot finish.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Generous amount of oak here but has the fruit to carry it. Subtle aromas and a balanced palate.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Adelaide Hills Nero D’Avola 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Pleasing dark fruit nose and tarry palate with menthol notes and mouth puckering tannins.
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Posted: April 28, 2017
Fennel and aniseed characters on the nose and good palate length with a big dollop of ripe berry fruit flavours.
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Posted: April 28, 2017
A very good wine – clean and bright with a flinty lift to the pineapple like nose and lovely herbal palate that evolves into melon characters with hints of apricot. Sound acidity.
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Posted: April 28, 2017
Lovely example of the variety – fragrances of rose petals lift off the nose and ripe pears and green plum flavours fill the mouth. Finishes with nice length of acidity.
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Posted: April 28, 2017
A subtlety of raspberries and blackberries on the nose and a drying, high alcohol, palate with loads of fruit and chocolaty tannins.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
A well presented wine with distinct varietal characters of herbs, cut grass and snow peas all balanced against a crisp acid backbone.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2014 / 0 View / April 28, 2017
Posted: April 28, 2017
Generous well balanced style with weight and texture and showing good red fruit characters with nice level of tannins.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Quite a restrained flowery nose with a round generous palate that has slightly sweet varietal fruit flavours.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Pale golden wine with pretty floral fragrances with a powerful fruit drive and a smart bright and nicely balanced palate with lovely fresh fruit flavours and a minerally finish.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A lovely elegant and flavoursome gris style with delicate lime cordial and pear-like fruit characters and some searing acidity.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
“Lots going on here,” commented one judge. Fairly intense and sitting in the tropical spectrum with hints of green apple characters. Some residual sugar, but in balance with good acidity.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very stylish number with lots of oak. Toasty and buttery on the nose, creamy in the mouth with a very complex flavour profile.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Firm, full, long and balanced wine with herbaceous fragrances and fresh fruit flavours. A drink now style.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Simple citrus aromatics and a supple and simple refreshing semi-sweet palate.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A very light perfumed note to the citrussy aromas. It’s elegant and flinty on the palate with zesty lime juice and apple-like flavours. Just needs time to settle down.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Fresh, complex and very interesting with a strawberry bouquet and fresh lively confectionery fruit flavour profile.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Very pale green hues with lifted aromas of cut grass and tinned peas and hints of herbs. Palate has freshness and balance with excellent grassy/herbal flavour length. Great quaffer.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
An intense inky Christmas cake bouquet and a complex tannic palate with great dark fruit flavours showing lovely spiciness and freshness. “Yummy”, was one comment.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A wine with years ahead of it. Great colour and complex cedary/cigar box nose. Super palate, great structure, lots of oak but has quality fruit to balance it.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Gorgeous dried fig and chocolate like complexity on the nose and light cola/Sarsaparilla-like characters on a palate that’s rich, long and balanced with hints of vanilla.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Cedary oak tending to dominate the plum/blackberry varietal fruit. Soft and round in the mouth. Ageing very well.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand MAC Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Candied stonefruit/orange bouquet. A simple palate. Good flavours. Great line of acid.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A lovely lift of herbal/strawberry aromas and well balanced palate, not too sweet with savoury notes.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Pinot Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A pretty lifted nose; all cherries and spices. Lovely palate entry and a balance of savoury characters with some fruit.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Nice toasty oak and nectarine fruit nose and nutty complexity to the palate with attractive apple pie and cream-like flavours.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
A different style of arneis. Has good expression of floral stewed fruit characters with a fresh, crisp acid backbone.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Attractive lifted floral bouquet with a good commercial style palate of sweet apple flavours.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Lifted pear and apple-like nose with pretty floral notes. Sweet palate but beautifully balanced with attractive freshness of citrus and apple flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Delicate passionfruit aromas mingle with citrus notes. Attractive fresh citrus and passionfruit flavours.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Rhubarb and strawberries on the nose and generous cherry-like varietal flavours.
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