Posted: March 2, 2018
Subtle confectionery cherry aromas and nicely structured, slightly dry, pink fruit palate.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
Blackcurrant nose with olives and vanillin oak in the background. The palate is powerful and loaded with dark fruit and firm tannins.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
A ripe well rounded style with mushroomy characters to the jammy fruit nose and a big palate with lifted spicy dark fruit flavours.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
Dark, spicy and juicy cherry-like varietal fruit characters here with liqueur-like notes and grainy tannins. Still a youth.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
Rich earthy bouquet with lots of lovely dark savoury fruit. The long lingering palate is dominated by rich black licorice characters with hints of smoked meats and a dash of pepper.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
Attractive lively earthy/black olive aromas with a brooding blackberry palate that has nice spicy mocha oak and lovely velvety tannins with a firm finish.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
Spicy licoricey aromas with upfront sweet and spicy berry fruit flavours with lots of oak and nice grippy tannins.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
A solid style that has firm dark varietal fruits, cedary oak and drying tannins.
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Posted: January 12, 2018
Simple mulberry/oak aromas. Big palate. Generous flavour persistence, mouthcoating tannins and crisp acidity.
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Posted: January 12, 2018
A ripe luscious shiraz with black cherry fruit, sweet/spicy characters and firm tannins.
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Posted: January 12, 2018
Some serious sweet fruit on the nose and great volume and density of varietally correct fruit flavours on the firmly structured palate. A very good example of the style.
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Posted: January 12, 2018
Savoury earthy/Vegemite aromas. Rich weighty palate showing blackberry fruit with hints of spices and chocolate.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Dense and developed nose smelling of brooding berry fruits with creamy cashew characters. The very flavoursome palate fills out with rich ripe plum fruit and spicy oak.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Rich, ripe and licoricey nose; good oak/fruit integration. Palate described by one judge as a “Bull’s blood palate!” Good depth of fruit flavours matched by dry tannins. 5+
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Nicely ageing tarry/squid ink aromas and beautifully developed palate with great depth of ripe fruit pastille-like flavours and firm drying tannins. At its peak now.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
A high alcohol, traditional, style with porty blackberry bouquet. Great palate structure and seamless balance between the fruit, tannins and acid.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Fruit cake like richness and ripeness on the nose with supporting oak. Great persistence of intense blackberry flavours, not jammy, with savoury element. Fine tannins. 5+
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Posted: September 6, 2017
A lighter style of shiraz with the oak a tad more obvious. Mellow, unctuous aromas and a classy palate. Excellent flavour depth, good acidity and lingering finish. 5+
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Nice spiciness mingles with the blackcurrant aromas and follows through to the sweet chocolaty/earthy palate with strong tannins. 5+
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Rich, firm and complex with a mellow blend of earthy, porty chocolaty aromas and excellent depth of retained fruit flavours with drying oak finish to balance. 3-5
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Big ripe and porty shiraz that is ageing very nicely and has a silky smooth balance between the fruit, the oak and the tannins. 3-5
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Posted: September 6, 2017
A powerful wine with complex aromas and excellent persistence of spicy/chocolaty/blackcurrant flavours. Still has freshness. 3-5
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Slightly subdued and savoury on the nose with a rich and complex palate that has lots of savoury elements mixing with the sweet red fruit. 5+
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Slightly closed coffee/mocha characters on the nose with jammy fruit flavours. 5+
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Fleshy candied raspberry fruit nose and jammy jubey palate with firm tannin structure.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
A ripe raspberry/chocolate varietal. Perfumed lift to the Christmas cake nose and long well balanced flavours.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
A classy ripe fruit nose with long, lingering sweet red plum flavours and drying finish.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Soft smooth wine with briary, black/red fruits and dried herbs. Grippy tannic finish.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Projects leafy dark fruit aromas and has a robust savoury palate. “A serious wine”. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Chocolaty nose with hints of plums, malt and cinnamon. Oak dominates the palate but doesn’t overpower the bright fruit. Good line of acid and tannins. 3-5
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Posted: June 29, 2017
A pretty nose of blue fruits with floral/violet fragrances; nice light oak lift. Obvious oak on the palate supported by sweet plum fruit and strong tannins. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Big powerful malty licorice nose with bright plum fruit and some cloves. The bold yet supple palate supports good jammy fruit richness and has a “prickly” tannic finish. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Powerful black fruit and licorice nose laced with cedary oak. An elegant yet powerful fruit/oak palate with ripe tannins and a slight tang to the finish. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Nice density of briary fruit on the warm spirituous nose. Excellent palate weight, length and balance with lovely vinosity and powerful tannin structure. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Ripe chocolaty cabernet with leafy notes to the nose and very fresh tart red fruit on the palate. 3-5
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Some subtle oak complexity on the red fruit nose. Lean, dry and leathery varietal palate. 3-5
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Powerful but easy drinking with pretty floral red/blue fruit fragrances and good balance between the fruit and oak and showing some ripe notes. Drying tannic finish. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting amalgam of pot pourri, lavender, forest floor and fig aromas and flavours.
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted spicy red fruit fragrances and a firm tannic palate with good savoury elements and crisp acidity.
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Thick tarry aromas with blackberry notes and a leafy edge to the sweet cassis/blackberry flavours with a seamlessly balanced palate that has good vinosity. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Old school style. Nose is chocolaty and minty with a dash of spices and a bit of oyster shell. Nice weight of blueberry and malty flavours with powerful tannins. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Cedary malty nose with red/blue fruits pushing through. Complex palate, a tad hot and tart with pleasant chocolaty plum flavours.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
The nose is big and chocolaty with a huge porty palate that has lots of oak and powerful tannins. 5+
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Posted: April 20, 2017
“A powerful beast”, commented one judge with excellent dark varietal fruit and subtle oak nose. Masses of oak and fruit on the well structured palate with good tannin structure. 5+
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Posted: April 20, 2017
A big powerful shiraz with an elegant integration of black cherry fruit and lovely chocolaty oak. Some big tannins here. 5+
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Posted: April 20, 2017
“A varietal classic; a big tannic baby”, according to one judge. Generous vibrancy of minty fruit with dark chocolaty characters. 5+
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Posted: April 20, 2017
A huge wine with a mix of dark fruit aromas with chocolaty notes. Palate has big porty/chocolaty flavours and powerful tannins. 5+
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Posted: April 20, 2017
A big, generous and full bodied blend that is rich with plums, cherries and spices and has lovely soft chocolaty elements.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Passionfruit fragrances with light grassy notes and a fresh grassy palate with a crisp finish.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Nice mix of white peach and toasty oak aromas with a very oaky, full bodied, palate.
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