Posted: December 2, 2021
A bright and uncomplicated style showing a very good colour with fruit in the rich ripe spectrum.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Deep coloured, dark fruited, shiraz with great concentration of oak with plenty of earthiness, attractive peppery spicy notes and some meatiness. 5+
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Posted: September 4, 2019
A cool climate style of shiraz with dark savoury/minty aromatics and a maturing chocolaty palate with herbal notes.
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Posted: July 3, 2019
Lemon sherbet and green apples on the slightly austere nose with funky notes. Very good length and intensity of varietal fruit flavours.
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Posted: July 3, 2019
Peppery, spicy and chocolaty on the nose with a thread of plum fruit. Rich beautifully structured palate with lifted violet/plum fruit, velvety tannins and good acidity.
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Posted: July 3, 2019
Nose has good hit of cedary oak sitting on top of some interesting spicy peppery fruit. Rich upfront fruit sweetness on the palate with long savoury tannins and good acidity.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Bright lifted aromas of plums and chocolate. Excellent concentration of raspberry flavours well supported by the oak sweetness. 5+
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Spicy earthy aromas with hints of pomegranate and the earthiness is echoed on the long berry fruit palate.
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Hints of cola on the dark berry nose and herbal-like flavours with a savoury mid-palate. 3-5
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Posted: July 4, 2018
Fruity bouquet with subtle spiciness. Crisp acid palate with flavours reminiscent of bruised apples. Warming finish.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
There’s a dusty beetroot-like element to the nose with the beetroot characters following through to the berry fruit palate with engaging spiciness.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A smart well made wine with jammy sweet berry aromas showing subtle spiciness. Medium bodied palate has ripe black and red fruit flavours with well handled oak to balance.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
A simple appealing commercial style with nice core of dark berry fruits with slight charry oak and spicy sweetness.
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Bright and golden in the glass with intense complexity of spicy oak and stonefruits. Big and warm in the mouth with plenty of ripe fruit matched by spicy oak. A hint of tannin. 3-5
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Aromas of apple, pears and melons with a spicy lift. Warm palate driven by primary fruit characters. Well made. 3-5
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Hints of oak on the nose and some sweet fruit notes. Lovely flavours on the vibrant palate. Interesting use of oak!
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Dark bramble bouquet with a suggestion of oak. Soft and rich in the mouth; lots of oak and acid but has sweet fruit in there too. 3-5
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Brooding aromas with nicely handled varietal fruit on an elegant palate with good oak balance. 3-5
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Cherry aromas with a floral lift which is echoed on the palate. Good oak use. 5+
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Dark plum nose with stony cool notes. Great palate structure -very generous and chewier than nose suggests. Soft powdery tannins.
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy nose with a mineral thread with more of the same on the complex palate. 3-5
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Enticing red berry fragrances with an earthy/savoury varietal palate; some complexity. 3-5
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Posted: April 4, 2017
A well made wine with a lovely freshness of style. It has dark brooding varietal aromas and intense spicy fruit flavours with prominent acidity. 5+
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Slightly raisined aromas and firm, well structured palate with good varietal fruit drive. 3-5
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