Posted: April 8, 2020
A generous and complex rich fruit nose with savoury oak notes. Oak tending to dominated the smooth lifted nectarine/grapefruit palate, for now. Very strong line of acid. 5+
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Posted: January 11, 2020
A lift of rhubarb and mulberries on the nose with quite a drying astringent palate and plenty of flavour.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Crimson wine smelling of prune juice with just enough fruit presence on the palate, some fine tannins and greenish acid. 5+
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Posted: December 10, 2019
A lighter style with pretty minty red fruit aromas and flavours. Slightly warm with fine soft tannins and hints of wintergreen.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Lifted richness and maturity with complexity of cassis fruit and oak. “Has a good claret structure.”
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Hunter Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Bright red wine with a lifted leafy herbal cabernet fruit nose and an elegant, tight, ethereal fruit palate with soft tannins and lingering acidity.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Still amazingly fresh and youthful showing great intensity of toasty herbaceous aromas and flavours with a lovely thread of lime and nice flintiness.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2014 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
A clean, crisp and uncomplicated style with youthful citrus/floral characters
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2018 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
“A sleeping giant,” according to one judge. Pure citrus aromas with a lovely floral lift and herbaceous characters underneath. Very good citrus dominated palate; great flavour intensity.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2019 / 0 View / December 10, 2019
Posted: December 10, 2019
Beautiful buttery aromas with a lemony thread. Great honeyed aged characters on the solid well-balanced palate. Excellent example of an aged semillon.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Very pale wine still amazingly youthful with plenty of fruit still evident.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Subtle citrus aromatics with a floral whiff and intense lemon flavours with mouth-watering acidity.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
A fresh youthful and vibrant herbaceous driven style that has great balance and length with citrussy notes. “A sleeper!”
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Very delicate aromas reminiscent of lemon sherbet with subtle herbaceousness. Clean and fresh in the mouth with intense lemon citrus primary fruit flavours.
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Posted: July 3, 2019
A medium weight chardonnay that’s toasty and buttery with creamed corn-like varietal characters with a thread of citrus/orange. 1-2
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose has meaty/gamey complexity mingling with the earthy black cherry fruit characters and gentle syrupy palate with bright fresh fruit, some alcohol warmth and tannic grip.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
The rich spicy plum and cherry aromas are layered with smoky oak and the palate has intense chocolaty complexity mixing with the varietal fruit. 3-5
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Still a tight closed youth with soft delicate berry fruit and grippy tannins. Time! 5+
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Posted: May 1, 2019
A shiny bright golden hued older style of chardonnay with loads of oak dominating the nose and upfront peach fruit flavours in balance with the oak. Great line of acid.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Excellent expression of pure chardonnay fruit with powerful pineapple aromas laced with charred oak and rich fruit flavours with a strong finish. A solid drink!
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Posted: May 1, 2019
A bright light golden wine with somewhat constrained aromas with some hints of pineapple and lemon barley. Soft and smooth in the mouth and still a baby. 3-5
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose shows nice lime intensity with slight toastiness with hints of grapefruit. Light bodied palate with nice juicy length of good clean citrussy flavours.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Fresh lemon and pear bouquet that has steely appeal. Big hit of varietal fruit flavours carries across the palate and well supported by crisp acidity.
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Posted: March 7, 2019
A well constructed seamlessly balanced chardonnay showing plenty of class and good restraint. Has a long tight line of citrus-like varietal fruit with interesting funky elements.
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Posted: March 7, 2019
A stunning wine that exhibits youth, power and poise and offers plenty of promise. Nice spicy lift to the nose and good firm palate texture with flavours that explode in the mouth!
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Posted: March 7, 2019
Nose shows lovely crispness of fruit with some toasty complexity. Great palate shape with plenty of “energy” and good weight.
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Posted: March 7, 2019
Aromas of crème brulee with a fine persistence of harmonious flavours on the uncomplicated palate.
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Posted: March 7, 2019
A voluptuous dense purple wine that is “saturated” with upfront blackcurrant fruit characters and meaty nuances.
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Posted: January 12, 2019
A fairy floss of a nose. Palate is soft and understated with delicate spicy fruit flavours laced with acidity. “Wine of the day!” said one judge.
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Posted: January 12, 2019
Has aromas of stewed apples with fresh vibrant melon flavours with crunchy acidity.
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Posted: January 12, 2019
Vibrant fruity nose with high estery notes and good sweet/acid balance to the palate.
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Posted: November 7, 2018
A distinctively cooler region style of chardonnay. Some savoury characters on the nose sitting over peach-like fruit. Great palate, long and balanced, with lovely oak influence.
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Posted: November 7, 2018
An old fashioned style of chardonnay showing plenty of artefact but a real crowd pleaser! Excellent integrated complexity of rich fruit, oak and savoury characters. Creamy in the mouth.
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Posted: November 7, 2018
A traditional Aussie style of shiraz with a powerful hit of toasty oak and rich berry fruit aromas and a huge palate that’s a complexity of dark berry fruits with lots of sweet oak. 5+
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Zesty citrus fruit dominates this wine and has a tightly coiled acid line. 5+
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Smells of apricots and peaches. Tasty, toasty complexity on the palate with lively pronounced acidity cutting through. “Yum”.
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Perfumed orange blossom bouquet and a lovely explosion of citrus flavours with a fine acid line and a lingering zesty finish. 5+
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Dense aromas reminiscent of blackcurrants. Good palate, good plum fruit flavours, nice tannins and slightly tart acidity.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2017 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Brooding inky bouquet with funky notes and spicy peppery characters. Big, rich mouthfilling fruit palate. Needs time and food!
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Quite a savoury character to the nose and a strong linear palate with a lively finish. A good wine to put aside.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Hunter Valley Semillon 2018 / 0 View / November 7, 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Smells of green apples and fresh hay with vibrant upfront fresh citrus flavours underscored by nice zingy acidity.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Lifted ripe primary fruit bouquet and lovely simple fruit driven palate that is soft with sweet oak intensity.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
A dusty, leafy and slight minty nose with a significant oak influence to the intense fruit palate with its long lingering finish.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Lifted raspberry characters on the nose with slight vegetal notes. Palate full of rich fruit flavours with nice mintiness and tight acidity.
Comments Off on McGuigan The Shortlist Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / July 4, 2018
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lively and fresh with an appealing crisp peach palate showing layers of complexity.
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Attractive purple wine with predominately dark berry aromas on the nose. Soft fruity entry to the palate that firms up to a grippy finish. 5+
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Posted: May 2, 2018
A simple delicate wine that goes well with seafood. Has delicate lemony/green apple varietal fruit characters with a good acidity. 3-5
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