Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Sweet and spicy fruit aromas with a soft vanillin oak palate and chewy tannins.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Big oaky style but has plenty of sweet cherry fruit to match and soft tannins.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Old school style blend with dark chocolate and rich liqueur-like characters.
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Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Spicy oak obvious on the nose with a dense savoury fruit flavour profile.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: May 12, 2022
A pleasant wine with subtle use of coconut-like oak characters and some alcohol warmth.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2020
Posted: May 12, 2022
Rich sweet style with obvious oak and some complexity coming through. Good body and mouthfeel.
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Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2020
Posted: May 12, 2022
A good wine with a pungent nose showing stalky notes and a lively complexity of stalky flavours.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache 2020
Posted: December 3, 2021
Reserved jammy nose and nice weight and texture to the savoury palate with great fruit intensity and supple tannins.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2019
Posted: December 3, 2021
Fragrances of mixed peel and spices. Good varietal flavour intensity and complexity. Tight tannins, supple acid.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Posted: December 3, 2021
Delicate floral aromas and great plum/cherry flavour intensity with angular tannins.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2018
Posted: April 24, 2020
Savoury oaky aromas with subtle fruit. The oaky characters carry through to the palate and are balanced by fresh red fruit characters laced with drying tannins. 3-5
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Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2016
Posted: April 24, 2020
A soft pleasant wine with prune characters to the nose and flavours in the slightly syrupy berry spectrum. 3-5
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright, estery, confectionery fruit style with a pretty violet lift and hint of vanilla oak
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Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2016
Posted: October 4, 2018
Earthy mulberry bouquet with a very ripe, sweet and light berry palate.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: October 4, 2018
Confectionery fruit fragrances with planky oak notes. Full bodied oaky palate with interesting secondary characters developing.
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Blackbilly Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2017
Posted: July 4, 2018
A rich flavoursome and beautifully “detailed” wine. Some complexity developing and some residual sugar obvious but in balance.
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Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2013
Posted: May 2, 2018
Aged “mealy” fruit fragrances with good mid palate weight and a seamless integration of spicy fruit and the oak.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2017
Posted: May 2, 2018
Savoury spicy bouquet with a perfumed lift. Lovely savoury palate with subtle oak and lingering mouth-watering flavours. “Cries out for food”. 3-5
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015
Posted: May 2, 2018
Sweet unctuous fruit/oak aromas with slight medicinal characters and great depth of well aged fruit flavours with balanced tannins.
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Blackbilly Adelaide Chardonnay 2017
Posted: May 2, 2018
Peaches on the nose with a nice flintiness and a rounded full bodied palate with some complexity developing.
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Blackbilly Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2017
Posted: May 2, 2018
Lifted creamy butterscotch bouquet and rich flavoursome golden honey palate with buttery notes and a lingering finish. 3-5
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Blackbilly Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Posted: March 2, 2018
Interesting nose – smells of herbs and dill pickles with similar characters on the upfront sweet palate.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lovely medium bodied style. Nice red and black fruit characters with sweet vanillin oak.
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Blackbilly Old Vine McLaren Vale Grenache 2013
Posted: September 6, 2017
Lovely fruit driven wine with attractive earthy complexity. It has lifted varietal aromas and tightly structured palate with good fruit weight.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2015
Posted: September 6, 2017
An attractive old school style with quite a complex spicy floral nose and slightly broad, raspberry fruit palate.
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Blackbilly Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: September 6, 2017
Nicely aged velvety plum fragrances and big porty flavours with a drying finish. “A crowd pleaser”, said one judge.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2014
Posted: June 29, 2017
Mulberries and cranberries lift off the nose. Palate has attractive forest floor elements to it. 3-5
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014
Posted: June 29, 2017
Licoricey fragrances with a slight aged leathery edge and flavours of dusty cedary oak and sweet ripe fruit. 3-5
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Spicy meaty nose. Palate well structured and balanced. Nice weight of red fruit and subtle tannins.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Quite porty on the nose and a soft ripe floral fruit palate with subtle tannins.
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Blackbilly Adelaide Pinot Gris 2012
Posted: June 15, 2017
Complex, yet simple, aromatics with crisp varietal fruit layered with attractive phenolics.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2012
Posted: June 9, 2017
Easy drinking style; simple but satisfying. Strawberry jam nose and big rich well structured palate with loads of fruit flavour.
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Blackbilly Currency Creek Chardonnay 2013
Posted: June 9, 2017
More restrained perfumed nose and well integrated palate with good fruit/oak balance.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lots of oak on the nose and an elegant, finely textured, dark fruit palate. Still very fresh.
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Blackbilly Adelaide Pinot Gris 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Delicate perfumed/floral nose and a solid, well balanced palate – typically gris.
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Blackbilly Langhorne Creek Sangiovese 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Cherries and berries on the nose. Good palate weight with complex flavour profile, strong drying tannin kick and a gamey finish.
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Blackbilly McLaren Vale G.S.M. 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fleshy, complex and showing nice bottle age. “A Cote du Rhone?” thought one judge. Malty and spicy with lavender notes.
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