Posted: March 7, 2023
Pleasant berry fruit nose and a light berry palate with a firm tannin grip.
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Posted: March 7, 2023
Very pungent, New Zealand in style, with a nice bit of “crunch” to it!
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners Stonemason Currency Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Subdued oaky aromas with soft rounded herbal/berry palate. A nice dry red.
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Posted: March 7, 2023
Nose reminiscent of warm earth and spices. Peppery black fruit flavours with mushroom-like characters developing.
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Posted: September 3, 2022
A very dark purple wine that is all potential! It is cool, stylish and young but in perfect balance with plenty of spicy Ribena-like fruit, a high level of acid and some grippy tannins.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
A delicious complex mix of wild cherries, briary fruit, malt and mocha with “easy” tannins.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Savoury black olive bouquet with a lift of plum fruit and a generous palate of vibrant fruit flavours, stalky notes, bright acid and soft tannins.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Malty chocolaty bouquet with a pleasant uncomplicated savoury/meaty/dark fruit palate showing a nice tannic grip.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Oak evident on the nose with an herbal edge. Great complexity of blackcurrant-like fruit pastille flavours with minty notes. 5+
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Posted: October 4, 2018
A simple bottle aged shiraz with lovely sweet warm fruits integrated with subtle but good oak with some dried fruit characters and gentle mellow acidity. 5+
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Mature complex aromas. Up-front fruit sweetness on the palate develops into oaky notes. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners RMS McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slight medicinal fruit nose fused with oak. Complex secondary characters on a tannic palate. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners Lazy T McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Nice depth of spicy briary fruit fragrances and attractive varietal fruit flavours with malty-like development and complexity.
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Bright violet and berry aromatics with dark and complex fruit, oak and spicy flavours. 3-5
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Posted: June 29, 2017
Creamy oak nose with light bright lemon butter-like flavours and crisp acidity.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
An elegant style with medium amber hues and excellent green tinges. It is loaded with fresh oak, drying tannins and warming spirit with good rancio/Hessian like age.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A deep cherry red wine with lovely mix of raspberry and plum aromas and a leafy lift. Loads of crunchy red apple/raspberry flavours with some tannins keeping the palate focussed.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A deep cherry red wine with lovely mix of raspberry and plum aromas and a leafy lift. Loads of crunchy red apple/raspberry flavours with some tannins keeping the palate focussed.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Fresh plum and spicy red berry fruit, hints of leather and a dash of white pepper.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
A complexity of red fruit, spice and black pepper aromas. Generous flavours, subtle tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners The 9N Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nose reminiscent of Ribena-like characters with nice spiciness. Palate is generous and complex with upfront sweetness and chewy tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners The Figurehead McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
Cassis nose with a touch of cola. Developing, medium bodied, cassis palate. 1-2
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners Steeple Jack South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 20, 2017
A very youthful, bright, lifted, perfumed varietal. Generous amount of fruit and tannins. 3-5
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Medium bodied wine with dark savory fruits, some caramel-like oak and fine tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Shaw Family Vintners Lazy T Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy eucalypt characters on the nose and a fleshy well rounded palate with an abundance of oak!
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