Byrne Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2018
Posted: December 3, 2021
Spicy oak dominant style with a medicinal character; has power, vibrancy and length.
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Byrne Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nice blackcurrant and toasty oak nose with a generous plum/olive palate and smooth tannins.
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Byrne Single Vineyard South Australia Riesling 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Citrus nose with floral characters and some honeyed age with intense fruit flavours.
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Byrne Double Pass South Australia Shiraz 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
An oak driven shiraz with persistent primary fruit aromas and flavours.
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Byrne Estate Grown South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Posted: January 11, 2020
Smells of prune fruit and sweet oak with a firm and tannic palate showing lovely vanilla-like oak influence.
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Byrne Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Posted: December 10, 2019
A fuller tannic style. Oak evident on the nose but loads of fruit and sweet oak flavours 3-5
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Byrne Limited Release Clare Valley Sangiovese 2015
Posted: October 4, 2018
Slight confectionery note to the fruit with a hint of meaty complexity. Drink now!
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Byrne Limited Release Clare Valley Grenache 2015
Posted: October 4, 2018
A spiciness to the nose with more of a savoury earthy palate that has a lingering dry finish.
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Byrne Limited Release Clare Valley Grenache 2015
Posted: July 4, 2018
Nice “slurpy” quaffer that has a nice balance and freshness of lively aromas and flavours.
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Byrne Limited Release Clare Valley Sangiovese 2015
Posted: July 4, 2018
Savoury nose with meaty overtones and good balance of simple black/herbal fruit with chocolaty oak and good line of firm tannins.
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Byrne Single Vineyard South Australia Riesling 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
Light citrussy bouquet with Hessian hints developing. Lightweight palate has delicate fruit flavours and is smooth and rounded in the mouth showing a lovely lemon sherbet finish.
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Byrne Double Pass South Australia Shiraz 2017
Posted: May 2, 2018
A big shiraz that is a lovely melange of ripe berry fruits, spices, malty notes, strong tannins and toasty oak. 5+
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Byrne Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2014
Posted: January 12, 2018
A subdued nose with just a hint of raspberry fruit. The palate is plush and dense with mulberry fruit characters and lovely soft tannins.
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Byrne Limited Release Clare Valley Grenache 2014
Posted: January 12, 2018
Red berry bouquet and some attractive candied flavours on the soft palate. Drink soon.
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Byrne Reserve Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: June 29, 2017
Cut hay, stonefruit and slightly tropical nose. Exotic sweet fruit flavours with a drying finish.
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Byrne Northland Rosé 2014
Posted: June 16, 2017
Bright pink/pale red field blend of syrah (70%) and chambourcin (30%). Mouthfilling, with red berry and spice flavours, fresh and vibrant, and a tightly structured, dryish finish. Good drinking this summer.
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Byrne Northland Syrah 2013
Posted: June 16, 2017
Deeply coloured, very youthful red with highly concentrated blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, showing excellent ripeness and varietal definition. Elegant, with fine-grained tannins and good cellaring potential. Fine value.
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Byrne Puketotara Syrah 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Fresh, lively, single-vineyard Northland red, matured in old French barriques. Full-coloured, medium-bodied wine, with plum, spice, herb and olive flavours, showing some savoury complexity. $24
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Byrne Te Puna Syrah 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Fragrant, peppery, single-vineyard Northland red, matured in French oak casks (50% new). Concentrated blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, hints of raisins and smoky oak, and impressive ripeness and depth. $36
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Byrne Waingaro Syrah 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Strongly varietal, single-vineyard Northland red, matured in French oak barriques (one-third new). Full-coloured, perfumed, weighty and savoury, with excellent depth of blackcurrant, plum, licorice and spice flavours, seasoned with toasty oak, and ripe, supple tannins. Fine value. $32
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Byrne Rosé 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Pink, freshly scented Northland wine, syrah-based. Mouthfilling, with strawberry and spice flavours, smooth, dryish and lively. $22
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Byrne Waingaro Viognier 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Gently perfumed, this barrel-fermented Northland wine has melon, lemon, butterscotch and nut flavours, soft and generous. One judge scored it five stars. $32
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Byrne Limited Release Clare Grenache 2013
Posted: April 5, 2017
“A big boy!” commented one judge. Hints of olive aromas and dusty fruit flavours. Not too tannic.
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Byrne Estate Series SA Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant wine with cherry fruits, fine tannins, sweet oak and some bottle age developing.
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Byrne Northland Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Grown at Kerikeri, in the Bay of Islands, this mouthfilling, sweet-fruited wine was partly (40 per cent) fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak casks. It has good body and depth of ripe, tropical fruit flavours, showing a touch of…
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Byrne Northland Rosé 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Full of flavour and interest, this pink-hued wine was made from syrah. Mouthfilling, it is buoyantly fruity, with strong strawberry and spice flavours and a dryish finish. A good ‘food’ wine.
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