Posted: December 10, 2019
Delicate violet/red fruit bouquet and uncomplicated black currant palate.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Very big wine with subtle licorice characters on the nose and a palate that is a bit ‘rustic’.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Appealing, different nose with spicy, berry and meaty complexity and developing meaty/mushroomy flavours. 3-5
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Slightly jammy, varietally intense, aromas with shiraz fruit complexity obvious on the palate and well integrated with spicy oak and gunflint elements and has a firm grippy finish. 3-5
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Very merlot nose – all plums and blackberries with a light tannic palate and evolving fruit flavours.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Moderate peach/nectarine aroma intensity with supporting oak. Gentle crisp acid underlying the palate carries the varietal fruit to a firm and lingering finish. 3-5
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Bright lemon hues and aromas. A soft palate impact filled with light tropical/lemon fruit flavours and has a gentle finish. Ready for drinking now.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
A soft gentle wine with subtle lemon rind bouquet. Palate more varietal than the nose with nice honeyed flavours. Good acidity. Plenty of years to go. 5+
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Posted: May 2, 2018
A crisp light citrus/apple style of semillon with hints of figs on the minerally nose and lovely lemon entry to the tangy palate. Will get more complexity with age. 5+
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A fuller fruit driven style with delicate bright lemon fragrances and a lovely refreshing and balanced spicy pear palate. Drink now or keep for ten years! 5+
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Simple lantana/tobacco leaf nose and a crisp, fresh and straightforward, slightly herbaceous, palate.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A big dense solid wine; still amazingly youthful with attractive fragrant aromas and a silky smooth, flavoursome palate. “Lots to offer”.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A floral bouquet with attractive chocolaty/savoury notes. Firm and grippy palate. Ageing well. 3-5
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A fuller, solid wine with an abundance of intense savoury/chocolaty fruit, a touch of earthy complexity and great tannin support and a long lingering finish. 3-5
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A fatter, full bodied toasty style, fully developed but still showing good varietal fruit expression and loads of honeyed notes.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Another classic with delicate lime/lemon fruit fragrances. Very tight, crunchy acid palate that’s loaded with flavour. Great length and intensity of citrussy fruit characters.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Developing dark fruit/tarry oak bouquet and a lean dry palate with mid-weight sweet fruit flavours and soft tannins. 5+
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Toasty oaky aromas and flavours layered with red fruits, crisp acid and a tannic finish.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
A very good tawny with a great aged rancio nose – smells of figs and raisins. More of the fig characters on the chocolaty palate.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
A youthful and quite savory style of chardonnay with charred and smoky oak aromas and a leesy minerally palate exhibiting a good refreshing line of acidity.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Closed, tight and lean and smelling of black olives with a very good savory palate.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely touches of fresh lemon tart aromas – nose still quite closed. Palate is young, lean, tight and crisp with good length of lemon pith like varietal fruit flavours.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
A mere baby – still very young with, according to one judge, up to 15 years ahead of it yet. Lovely long finish.
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