Posted: December 10, 2019
This Gimblett Gravels red is deep ruby, savoury and spicy. Still youthful, it is full-bodied and lively, with good density of plum and black pepper flavours, slightly earthy notes and a firmly structured finish. Best drinking 2021+. $30
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Fragrant, with ‘struck match’ aromas, this is a mouthfilling wine with generous, ripe, stonefruit flavours, balanced acidity, and accentuated, smoky notes adding complexity. A powerful style statement, it is a lively, ageworthy wine, likely to be at its best 2021+….
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Offering lots of current-drinking appeal, this is a deeply coloured Gimblett Gravels red. Vibrantly fruity, it has good intensity of fresh, berryish, plummy flavours, with a seductively smooth finish. $25
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Posted: November 7, 2018
A good drink-now or cellaring proposition, this Gimblett Gravels red is deeply coloured and full-bodied. Sweet-fruited, it has concentrated, vibrant plum and black pepper flavours, a subtle seasoning of oak, good complexity and a finely textured finish. Best drinking 2020+….
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Posted: November 7, 2018
This refined, generous and youthful red has full, purple-flushed colour. Fresh and full-bodied, it has concentrated plum and blackcurrant flavours, a subtle seasoning of oak and fine-grained tannins. Well worth cellaring, it should be at its best 2020+. $30
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Worth tracking down, this is an unusually complex wine in its price category. Bright, light lemon/green, with a smoky bouquet, it is full-bodied, with strong, vibrant, peachy flavours, hints of butterscotch and gunflint, finely integrated oak, and very good vigour…
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Posted: October 4, 2018
A peppery lift to the beetroot/sour cherry bouquet and a tight firm tannic palate.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Very polished aroma; vanilla and coconut with blueberry and doris plum too. A layer of chewy tannin lays right across the palate giving structure. There is real concentration and intensity suggesting this is a great candidate for the cellar. $30.00
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A powerful bold wine; lots of smoky bacon, cashew, melting butter on the nose leading to a flinty, tightly bound palate. There was discussion as to whether there was too much of the gunflint character but in the end we…
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Posted: September 6, 2017
Pretty perfumed violet fragrances with subtle oaky notes. The well balanced palate is rich and ripe – sweet and savoury.
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Posted: June 30, 2017
Deep purple hues and a dark fruited nose showing plenty of oak. The palate is smooth, rich and balanced with drying tannins.
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Very youthful, floral, fruit-packed style, with deep, bright colour and strong, fresh, plummy, peppery flavours, showing good purity. Elegant, with a soft, long finish. $30
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Classy, youthful red, full-coloured, with strong berry and spice flavours, well-integrated oak adding complexity, and excellent ripeness and depth. Dense, savoury, ‘serious’ wine, well worth cellaring. $30
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Dark, elegant blend of merlot and cabernet sauvignon, French oak-aged for 20 months. Rich blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, with savoury, earthy notes adding complexity and ripe, supple tannins. Well worth cellaring. $30
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Full-bodied, youthful wine, fermented in French oak hogsheads and lees-aged for 10 months. Grapefruit-like flavours, with a subtle oak influence, smoky notes, good acid spine and excellent depth. Best drinking mid-2017+. $25
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Refined and subtle, this is a mouthfilling, sweet-fruited wine with obvious potential. It has delicious, ripe peach and grapefruit flavours, showing excellent delicacy and depth, finely integrated oak, and lovely poise and harmony. Best drinking mid-2017+. $30
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh and full-coloured, in a medium-bodied style with plummy, spicy flavours, a hint of herbs and a floral bouquet.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Fragrant and full-bodied, with rich, ripe plum and spice flavours, fresh, well-rounded and lingering.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Tight, youthful, elegant wine with ripe, citrusy flavours, showing excellent complexity and length. Best drinking mid-2016+.
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