Posted: December 2, 2021
A big rich style, almost liqueur-like, with earthy, mushroom and prune characters.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Rose gold hues with aromas of candied fruits and spices and a lighter more savoury palate with good fruit weight, a chalky structure and nice phenolics.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle citrus bouquet with upfront yeastiness and tightly wound creamy lemon palate
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Soft, supple and youthful wine. Bright crunchy raspberry fruit with a violet lift, some spiciness, fine tannins and soft acidity.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Intense oak driven aromatics and an oaky palate with grapefruit-like fruit underneath.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Young and fruity style full of blackberry, mulberry and plum-like characters.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Aromas of rose petals and muscat. Good persistence of Turkish Delight-like flavours with good acid finish.
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Posted: February 19, 2020
A nose of dark berries and toasty/mocha oak and a classy palate with excellent depth and complexity of rich sweet fruits with good oak integration and silky tannins. 3-5
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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.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Quite a savoury and somewhat meaty style with some nice chocolaty characters, good oak balance and crisp acidity.
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Posted: September 4, 2019
“Gorgeous nose, smells of fresh baked croissants,” according to one judge. Very well put together palate – complex yet fresh with intense floral notes and nice acid structure.
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Posted: March 7, 2019
Fresh and seamlessly balanced wine that is still shy and not giving much away but has complexity developing on the nose and the well handled oak adds complexity to the bright flavours.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
A nose of dark berries and toasty/mocha oak and a classy palate with excellent depth and complexity of rich sweet fruits with good oak integration and silky tannins. 3-5
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Posted: October 4, 2018
High level of dark fruit/blackberry aromas with seamless integration of classy spicy oak. Powerful, flavoursome palate. Needs time.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
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.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Tarry toffee aromas and long complex palate with spicy marmalade flavours and nice nuttiness.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Spicy raisined bouquet with a nutty lift and complex aged flavours with viscous mouthfeel.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Lifted berry/rhubarb nose and tasting of strawberries with restrained tannins. Very drinkable.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
A big, full bodied, ripe fruit style with good palate length and high level of tannins.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
A lifted mix of chocolate and berries. Savoury mid-palate with attractive tannins. Good drinking.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
A lifted savoury nose and a nice fleshy palate intense with dark jubey fruit, more of the savoury elements and good line of acidity.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Light aromatics, some grassiness with a guava-like edge and tight line of acidity.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Very nicely put together wine that packs a good punch of pinot gris flavours. Good minerality.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Faint strawberry characters edged with nice yeast autolysis. Searing acidity on the flavoursome palate holds it all together.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
An attractive commercial style of cabernet with good varietal fruit characters and strong tannins.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
A lovely complex, velvety textured, wine with mouth watering spicy plum varietal fruit characters and a strong tannin structure. 3-5
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Simple subtle tropical fruit fragrances and delicate fruit flavours with “thirst quenching” acidity.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Sweet and toasty on the nose with nutty nuances. Lean and simple in the mouth with vibrant citrus flavours nicely balanced by the bready/yeasty characters.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Sweet aromas; a fragrant combination of plums and oak. More of the sweet plum characters follow through to the nicely rounded palate with good balance between tannins, oak and acid.
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Posted: January 12, 2018
More grigio in style with simple pear aromas and a plain, but charming, dry white palate.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Interesting Bordeaux-like cassis aromas; hints of violets. Good fruit, acid and grippy tannin integration. Still a youth needs time. 3-5
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Mature sweet berry bouquet and a simple flavoursome palate. Very easy to drink!
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Mature chocolaty/toffee nose with hints of cherries and similar characters on the palate. 3-5
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A big wine with nice oak use – plenty of vanilla and toasty characters- but the fruit is pushing through. A wine with lovely drinkability.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Lifted vanilla and spice aromas with firm flavours of powerful oak layered with berry fruits. 5+
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Smells like a Cherry Ripe chocolate bar with good depth of red berry fruit flavours and some astringent acidity.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Very oaky style but has good depth of dark varietal fruit below. “Should become more balanced with time”.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
A wine one judge described as being “Beautifully focussed and with purpose”. Chocolate and raspberries lift off the nose with integrated plum fruit and spicy oak flavours.
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