Posted: March 7, 2023
Leafy blackcurrant bouquet with the oak adding complexity. Nicely maturing red fruit flavours with mouthcoating tannins and plenty of acid to balance.
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Posted: March 7, 2023
Nicely maturing black cherry-like bouquet with herbaceous hints. The palate is big, long and balanced with sweet and spicy red fruit flavours. Still youthful.
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Posted: March 7, 2023
A pretty full-bodied wine full of chocolaty/licorice characters with lingering blue and black fruit, vanillin oak and lovely soft chewy tannins.
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Posted: March 7, 2023
A flavoursome combination of blackcurrant, green olive and meaty elements.
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Posted: March 7, 2023
A deep golden old school style chardonnay that’s all buttery and toasty.
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Posted: September 3, 2022
A complexity of oak and dark fruit aromas with a palate that has a good structure and is bright with ripe fruit and the tannins give a lingering finish.
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Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright uncomplicated red fruit nose and jubey red fruit flavours. A pleasant drink.
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Posted: July 21, 2022
Dense and brooding earthy/cassis bouquet with a spicy oak lift. Intense cassis flavours are supported by some classy oak and big chalky tannins.
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Posted: July 21, 2022
Intense purple wine with subtle inky fruit fragrances and a huge intensity and persistence of brooding fruit flavours. Still fresh and lively.
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Posted: July 21, 2022
Ripe Ribena-like nose and palate with an assertive tannin profile carrying nice flavours.
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Posted: July 21, 2022
Sweet plum bouquet with a dash of vanilla and a serious, grippy and youthful palate with an oaky finish.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Smells of ripe plums and spicy peaches and has a long lingering oak driven palate with tight tannin structure.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Solid, rich and slightly dusty aromas. Straightforward palate with good use of sweet oak. A nice wine.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Dark and dusty fruit nose and still has a youthful minty palate with nice cigarbox-like oak.
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Posted: May 12, 2022
Nose shows a nice lift of fruit with spicy elements adding complexity. Palate has a complex array of red fruits and spices. Old school style.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Blue fruits on the nose with a spicy/herbal complexity and an olive tapenade–like palate. Has potential!
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Posted: December 3, 2021
A lift of rhubarb on the nose with a whiff of cedar and good varietal fruit intensity and high acidity.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Intense aromas with a pretty oak lift. Seamless palate that’s a good combination of power and subtlety.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle spicy dark fruit fragrances and powerful oak influence on the palate but has good weight of red fruit to carry it.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely bouquet that is a fragrant mix of red berry fruit and mulberries. A delightfully rich sweet varietal fruit palate with layers of silky-smooth tannins.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
A nicely poised and fleshy wine with good persistence of varietal fruit with some grainy tannins.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak driven wine with light briary fruit underneath and bright acidity.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
A good varietal showing structure and direction. Raspberries shine out from the darker fruit and spicy oak.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
A soft approachable full-bodied wine that’s all-cassis fruit and classy oak.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Floral bouquet with a hint of lychees and a full flavoured jubey fruit palate with mouth-watering acidity.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
An intensity of blackcurrant, plum and chocolate aromas and a powerful mouthful of licoricey fruit with great savoury oak elements. Has great potential with time.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Nicely tempered blue fruit characters showing a violet lift and layered with interesting gamey savoury elements.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
A dense compote of rhubarb and blackberry fruit fragrances layered with spices and nutty oak. Very oaky palate but there is great fruit weight to match.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
An oak driven style with slightly ripe fruit and complexing secondary notes developing. A good drink.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Lively and fresh with intense cassis aromas and nuances of dark chocolate. Powerful full flavoured palate with ‘serious’ oak in balance with the fruit and fine assertive tannins.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Dark fruit aromas threaded through with menthol and licorice characters. Fleshy in the mouth and tasting of rhubarb and cranberries.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
A mellow complexity of sweet stonefruits, mushrooms, lifted perfume and acidity. 5+
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Nicely ageing old school style. Loads of oak derived flavours with hints of figs and rhubarb.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Flowery citrus/melon bouquet with a hint of fig. Rounded palate; mouth-filling flavours starting to develop light complexity.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Choc mint nose with meaty elements and subtle oak and some good minty varietal flavours laced with savoury tannins.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Aromas of roasted coffee and dark fruits with savoury/bacon-like oak tending to dominate the firm blue fruit palate. $
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Ripe melon bouquet with a perfumed lift. Rich and fleshy in the mouth with simple fruit flavours.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
A simple dusty oak nose and good depth and weight of spicy and sweet black cherry flavours.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Simple blackcurrant varietal fruit characters with a minty edge and firm drying tannins.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
A full shiraz style with brooding varietal fruit characters. Soft and smooth in the mouth with nice dusty tannins.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
A big old fashioned style of shiraz that is very ripe and very generous and has an abundance of oak.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Quite intense dark fruit fragrances – some mintiness. Delicate sweet blackcurrant fruit flavours well balanced by the oak maturation.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Blackberry bouquet with licorice notes and a jammy/oak palate. Ageing nicely.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Still quite a youthful mix of blue and black varietal fruit characters with a good oak spine and maturing nicely.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Quite a developed nose with hints of cheese cloth characters. A tightly wound and youthful palate with good weight of flinty flavours.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Well aged, nicely integrated and complex bouquet with good balance of stonefruits and soft oak flavours. Well made wine. 5+
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Posted: September 6, 2017
An elegant savoury style offering easy drinking with bright lifted spicy red berry fruit and a certain earthiness to it.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Dense developing sweet/herbal fragrances and good depth of sweet and spicy stonefruit flavours. Ageing nicely.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Dense developing sweet/herbal fragrances and good depth of sweet and spicy stonefruit flavours. Ageing nicely.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Interesting spicy perfumed aromas sitting over the oak with a similar palate that has flavour persistence, good grip and zesty finish.
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