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Watkins Uncanny Langhorne Creek Grenache 2020

Posted: March 7, 2023

Intense upfront red fruit fragrances with a dash of sweet spices and a nicely structured creamy chocolaty palate with lovely acid freshness.

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Watkins Extra Brut Langhorne Creek Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Pale green wine with a fine bead and lifted citrus/stonefruit characters.

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Watkins Langhorne Creek Grenache 2022

Posted: March 7, 2023

Sweet and spicy berry bouquet with bright berry flavours on the young, slightly tannic, palate.

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Watkins Meritage Quartet Langhorne Creek Cabernet Franc Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot 2020

Posted: March 7, 2023

Herbaceous redcurrant nose and soft full-bodied blackberry palate. Easy drinking.

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Watkins Ruscello Langhorne Creek Sangiovese 2021

Posted: March 7, 2023

A nicely balanced “complete” wine with gentle, vibrant and savoury fruit that lingers across the palate.

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Watkins Symmetry Langhorne Creek G.S.M. 2020

Posted: March 7, 2023

Peppery berry bouquet with oaky notes and a grenache driven palate with vanillin oak.

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Watkins Symmetry Langhorne Creek G.S.M. 2021

Posted: March 7, 2023

Big bold crimson hued wine with intense sweet and spicy berry fruits and chalky tannins.

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Watkins Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2021

Posted: March 7, 2023

Bright berry bouquet and a rich beautifully balanced palate with great oak use.

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Watkins Mad Cousins Series Wavemaker Langhorne Creek Merlot 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

A solid chocolaty style of merlot with good berry fruit backbone and silky smooth in the mouth.

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Watkins Mad Cousins Series Ruscello Langhorne Creek Sangiovese 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Fresh lifted raspberry fruit characters with good tannin structure. Should develop nicely with time.

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Watkins Sibling Series Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

A big wine with dark blue fruits layered with meaty/licorice complexity and chewy tannins.

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Watkins Sibling Series Langhorne Creek Grenache 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

Black cherry nose with hints of violets. Savoury palate with light herbaceous characters.

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Watkins Heritage Series Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Posted: November 2, 2022

Smells like a plum fruitcake with a mint edge and has a complexity of fruit cake-like flavours with massive tannins. Still youthful needs more time.

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Watkins Sibling Series Riverland Sparkling Moscato 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Green apple nose with honeysuckle-like sweetness that follows through onto the slightly tart palate.

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Watkins Sibling Series Langhorne Creek Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Nutty cider-like aromas and a full, rich and spicy fruit cake of a palate.

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Watkins Cellar Reserve Currency Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: July 21, 2022

Dark, sombre and serious with silky oak characters and persistent secondary characters mixing with the fruit.

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Watkins Riverland Sparkling Moscato 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Mild floral/citrus bouquet and a fresh and lively uncomplicated palate.

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Watkins Langhorne Creek Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Perfumed musky/floral fragrances and a pretty palate; gentle and sweet.

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Watkins Pilot Uncanny Langhorne Creek Grenache 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Deep dark red wine with an inviting spicy cherry and dark chocolate nose and a grippy ripe fruit/prune-like palate with a high level of acidity.

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Watkins Pilot Uncanny Langhorne Creek Grenache 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A classy young varietal with spicy dark berry bouquet and a stylish fruit palate underscored with nice, sweet oak.

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Watkins Pilot Real Langhorne Creek Merlot 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Seamlessly balanced wine with blue fruit-like characters and chocolaty/black olive-like complexity.

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Watkins Pilot Meritage Quartet Langhorne Creek Merlot Blend 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Deep purple minty chocolaty wine with meaty elements and massive tannins. Time! 5+

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Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Rosé 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Confectionery musk stick of a nose and layers of fruit, herbs and spices on the palate.

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Watkins Cellar Reserve Currency Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: May 12, 2022

“A very impressive wine” – big, intense and stylish. Musky dark fruits lift off the nose and follows through to the palate with its mouthfilling flavours in the savoury spectrum.

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Watkins Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014

Posted: May 12, 2022

A grippy aged shiraz still vibrant with hints of dark berries and plums.

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Watkins Pilot Symmetry Langhorne Creek G.S.M. 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Quite a funky nose- all mint and eucalypt with the same characters echoed on the peppery palate.

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Watkins Pilot Ruscello Langhorne Creek Sangiovese 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Blood red wine with good meaty/red fruit nose; slightly dusty but in a good way. Oak driven palate over fresh blueberries with chewy tannins.

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Watkins Brut Langhorne Creek Sparkling Rosé 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Candy sweet aromas and well-balanced grassy palate with great mouthfeel and a long lingering finish.

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Watkins Langhorne Creek Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Nose is a richness of melons and apples and has flavours of apples and melons with fresh acidity.

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Watkins Pilot Wild Fleurieu Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

More of a fumé style with light floral mineral bouquet and a lengthy palate offering good drinkability.

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Watkins Pilot Uncanny Langhorne Creek Grenache 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Soft and enjoyable wine with a blackcurrant nose showing Ribena-like nuances and a lovely sweet and juicy palate laced with fine tannins.

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Watkins Pilot Bright Langhorne Creek Grenache Sangiovese 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A fresh vibrant pale red blend with bright red fruits and spices lifting off the nose and a youthful and high acid somewhat green palate with a long life ahead.

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Watkins Pilot Uncanny Langhorne Creek Grenache 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A lovely big, sweet wine with great spicy red fruit varietal characters. Lovely, lifted aromatics and a soft and flavoursome palate with a great finish.

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Watkins Pilot Real Langhorne Creek Merlot 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Savoury nose; all prunes and figs with a fleshy berry fruit palate. Great example of the variety.

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Watkins Pilot Meritage Quartet Langhorne Creek Merlot Blend 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

A solid nose layered and complex with funky forest floor flavours showing roast meat-like notes.

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Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A lighter style showing good varietal fruit characters. An enjoyable drink.

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Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Rosé 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A lovely complex wine – salmon pink with orange tints. The nose is a vibrancy of strawberries, rhubarb and beetroot with fresh and lively berry/rhubarb flavours.

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Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

A berry bomb of a nose with an explosion of fresh blue fruits. An interesting complexity of spicy raspberries on the palate with a balance of oak. Will age well.

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Watkins Classic Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Dense licoricey nose with broad and complex flavours and oak lingering in the background.

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Watkins Cellar Reserve Currency Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: May 12, 2022

Delicate fruit aromas with sweet herbs and meaty touches and a well-balanced ripe fruit palate.

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Watkins Cellar Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014

Posted: May 12, 2022

Charming vibrancy of blue fruit aromas and great velvety smooth fruitcake of a palate. Still has plenty of acid.

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Watkins Ruscello Langhorne Creek Sangiovese 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Savoury and herbal on the nose with an earthy/savoury palate showing hints of plum fruit.

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Watkins Symmetry Langhorne Creek G.S.M. 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Blueberry bouquet, bright plum palate and some fine tannins on the finish.

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Watkins Bright Red Langhorne Creek Grenache Sangiovese 2021

Posted: December 3, 2021

Meaty aromas with a green capsicum-like edge and quite a savoury palate.

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Watkins Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

A drink now cabernet with bright cassis fruit with some complexity developing.

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Watkins Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2020

Posted: December 3, 2021

Fresh peppery plum nose and sweet plum flavours with a dash of pepper. Drink now.

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Watkins Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

Long, delicious and complex shiraz with spicy/earthy fruit, cedary oak and ‘timbery’ tannins.

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Watkins Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

A huge wine! Great length and concentration of dark ripe fruits with chocolaty elements and enormous tannins.

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Watkins Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

“Very much an Aussie style.” Great concentration and very flavoursome.

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Watkins Core Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nicely focussed tight wine with fruit in the riper spectrum and good earthy characters. Cellar it!

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