Best Wines In Australia
Bright and complex; lovely tension on the nose; curry leaves, cardamom and watermelon freshness take you to the tropics. Think Sri Lankan fish curry. Hints of red fruit and Szechuan pepper. Delicious, complex and smashable.
01. Moorak - Petillant Naturel- Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
State: South Australia Category: SparklingIntense floral aroma with pear, candied apple skin, white peach and lactic whey notes. Medium body palate, almond meal, good concentration and fruit purity with a subtle savoury textural element. Medium acidity makes it very supple. Lovely lime juice acid finish.
02. Brothers In A Box - Riesling
State: South Australia Category: WhiteWhite peach and nectarine; fleshy palate and well-rounded texture. Flinty but very powerful palate, pure texture and bright acid. Polarising but if you like it you'll really like it.
03. Murdoch Hill Tilbury Chardonnay
State: South Australia Category: WhiteCoconut and lime juice. Quite a fresh palate with really nice oak derived texture. The oak gives a good reductive note. Reductive but I like it. Reminiscent of Loire Valley styles of Chenin, flinty but very powerful palate, pure texture and bright acid.
04. Chain of Ponds
State: South Australia Category: WhiteLemon balm, verbena, citron, sea spray. Really high acid, crunchy and fresh. Soft. Like a grown up Icy Pole. Almost like a Yuzu wine. Very distinctive. Needs to be cold and you need to be hot.
05. Koerner Wine - Pigato/Vermentino
State: South Australia Category: Skin-Contact / OrangeRed fruit freshness: cherries, raspberries, strawberries. Bright, fresh, crunchy, juicy and deliociously moreish.
06. Watkins Mad Cousins Series - Chilled Light Red
State: South Australia Category: RedYum. A smidge of stalky lift leading into bright red fruit, lavender and green herb aromas; sweet cherry fruit on palate and lovely grip of tannin.
07. Ripple - Cabernet/Nero d'Avola
State: South Australia Category: RedDeep, dense colour. Black fruit and liqourice dominate the palate. Tannins are youthful and grippy. Fruit has a bit of brightness (in the full-bodied sphere). Tannins persistent and pleasantly grippy.
08. Skillogalee Wines - Skillogalee 2020 Trevarrick Shiraz
State: South Australia Category: RedCharms with a crisp, clean nose of amaro herbs and cola notes. Glossy, full-flavoured, long and bitter. Palate is slippery and sexy. Lovely balance between spirit, acid and bitter herbs. An absolute bloody winner over ice – this is summer in a glass.
09. Økar - Økar Tropic
State: South Australia Category: Vermouth / AromatisedNice brown spice component and warming alcohol, purple fruits and some earth in there for interest. Love the acid freshenss. Would happily sip and sip and sip.
10. Seppeltsfield - Seppeltsfield Para Grand Tawny NV
State: South Australia Category: Fortified
Category Winners
Light and Refreshing White Wine
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Mulline - Curlewis Riesling
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Lovely stone fruit/golden fruit on nose. Palate is off-dry with pleasant mouthfeel and roundness which is enhanced by the residual sugar. Delicious quince and honeysuckle flavours. - 02.
St Andrews - Riesling
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Fresh and lively, some citrus and tart white-fleshed fruit. Clean and well made and will develop further. Lovely green apple skin there, too. - 03.
Pewsey Vale Vineyard - Pewsey Vale Vineyard 1961 Block Riesling
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Nice tension in this wine; primary fruit takes a back seat to wet stone and river pebble characters. Subtle but nice balance of fruit and seemingly terroir-driven characteristics. Flavours are not huge or punchy but clean, precise and long with great clarity. Looks good. - 04.
KIN - Gruner Vertliner
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Toasted peaches, spice and tobacco leaf and bitter kernel finish. Very good. - 05.
Scion - Blonde
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Lime leaf, beautiful slippery texture and weight, savoury richness, apricot and biscuity streusel like butteriness. Yum. - 06.
Voyager Estate - Voyager Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2022
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Gooseberry and sweet ruby grapefruit, reined in by savoury notes. Great concentration and acid drive. - 07.
Atze's - Vermentino
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Guava and sweet honeydew melon lovely fruit drive and freshness, fresh pear juicy slight bit of chalky phenolic. Lovely. - 08.
Miss Zilm - Pinot Gris
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Orchard fruit, red apple and red apple skin. Hints of savouriness here which is a welcome addition to an otherwise fresh and vibrant wine. Good acidity and linearity yet also some expanse across the palate. Looks good. - 09.
Winesmiths - Winesmiths Organic Pinot Grigio
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Sweet stone fruits, spice and apricot kernel, cherry/amaretto vibe. Pithy. Nice. - 10.
Wilberforce - 2022 Riesling
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Elusive citrus nose, subtle mid-palate, crisp finish.
Medium Bodied & Textural White Wine
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Breaking Ground - Albarino
State: New South WalesTASTING NOTES:
Lovely lifted aromatics, poached pear, salty lemons, lots of limey acidity and saline notes, youthful, with nice white pepper spice. - 02.
James Edward Wines - Gewurztraminer
State: New South WalesTASTING NOTES:
Fragrant rosewater, Turkish delight, lemon sherbet, lyche, and honeyed papaya. Savoury and textural on the palate, with some leesy lactic notes balancing the sweet fruits. Might be polarising but a well-made example of the variety and style. - 03.
Bondar - Fiano
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Vibrant and fresh florals, nice balance between sweet fruit and sour charcacters. Well done. - 04.
Filius - Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Ripe stonefruits, tropical undertones. Good palate weight, textural and savoury with moderate finish. - 05.
Dormilona - Yokel Chenin Blanc
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Green almond, lemon pith and frangipani, a little nectar note develops slowly. Palate has a pineapple fleshiness, persistent flavour where texture is king. Cleaned up with intergrated acid. Smashable fruits and textures. - 06.
Berton Vineyard - Winemakers Reserve 2021 Fiano
State: New South WalesTASTING NOTES:
Passionfruit and pineapple, fresh green aroma, primary drive, some phenolic. Good drinking. - 07.
Sherrah Wines - Fiano
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Neutral aromas, fresh herbs, lime cordial and summer fruits, yellow peach. Palate is very tropical, a boastful fruit basket of kiwi and passionfruit. Tidy style. - 08.
Lakey Farm - Lakey Farm Grampians Viognier Semillon
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Ripe banana and stone fruits, bitter kernel, musky and floral, alcohol comes through spicy and warm. Coconut lolly, strawberry musk, if you're into wines that taste like Iced Vovos then this is for you. Palate has some savoury lees influence almost reining it in. Full flavoured. - 09.
Jericho - Adelaide Hills Fiano
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Neutral nose, but this wine shines with savoury lees nuttiness and tension on the palate. Good texture, good drinking.
Full Flavoured White Wine
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Chain of Ponds
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Coconut and lime juice. Quite a fresh palate with really nice oak derived texture. The oak gives a good reductive note. Reductive but I like it. Reminiscent of Loire Valley styles of Chenin, flinty but very powerful palate, pure texture and bright acid. - 02.
Scion - Viognier
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
This has some really lovely concentration of golden fruits, peach and pineapple; texture and acid also very good. Lovely. - 03.
Piccadilly Vineyards - Piccadilly Vineyards 2021 Chardonnay
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lemon floral, reserved aromatics, creamy oak and vanilla and cinnamon spices coming through. Lovely sherbert lolly deliciousness. - 04.
Mosaic Collection - Sorter Pinot Gris
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Nice nose: florals, yellow petal, honesuckle. Honeysuckle continues onto the palate with very good length of flavour. Purity of fruit and clarity of flavour both worth noting. Acid is moderate but does enough to keep the palate lively. Good stuff. - 05.
Berton Vineyard - Metal Label 2021 Viognier
State: New South WalesTASTING NOTES:
Golden delicous apple crumble, lively lime and citrus on the palate with enough acidity to push to a spicy fruit finish. - 06.
Dalwood Estate - Chardonnay
State: New South WalesTASTING NOTES:
Fresh and zippy acid, nice texture, lees influence, flinty reduction. Ticks all the boxes. - 07.
Bob - Fiano
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Tropical notes, pineapple, tinned peaches, lemon rind, and lemon pepper spiced finish. - 08.
Monkey Rock Winery - Golden Hills Verdelho
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Tobacco, ginger spice, bruised apple, orange peel, bright acidity on the plate poached quince and peaches. - 09.
Yalumba - Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Super tropical and floral! Sweet pineapple on nose following on in palate with heaps of spice, nice. Finishes very dry and lean. - 10.
Karrawatta - 2018 Anth's Garden Chardonnay
State: South Australia
Light and Refreshing Red Wine
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Aphelion Wine Co. - 'Feather' Mourvèdre
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Spicy and sweet fruit with heaps of cherry and pommegranate. Juicy acidity, very fresh with savoury tannins. Nebb-like acid-tannin interplay. Well made. Vibrant and crunchy. Good example of an edgy but delicious light red. - 02.
Watkins Mad Cousins Series - Chilled Light Red
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Red fruit freshness: cherries, raspberries, strawberries. Bright, fresh, crunchy, juicy and deliociously moreish. - 03.
Running with Bulls - Running with Bulls Barossa Garnacha
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Very clean bright and fresh cherry nose. Luscious slippery mouthfeel. Raspberrry and cherries. Great balance. Good length. Yum. - 04.
Guthrie Wines - Clones Pinot Noir
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
New French oak spice, red berries, cherry cola and plum. Fine grained tannins, punchy flavours and plenty of savouriness to balance the ripe fruits. Quite delicious! - 05.
Voyager Estate - Voyager Estate Project Nouveau Rouge 2022
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Inviting nose with dark fruits, satsuma plums, wet earth and tar. Purity and conviction is ace. Lots to like. Yum. - 06.
Golding Purveyor - Pinoit Noir
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Pretty florals, very pure red fruit aromas with some fresh soil. Wine has lovely shape and tea-like grip. Fruit is pure and floral with a red fruit tang. - 07.
Stoke - Carbonic Cabernet Blanc
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Cherry cola, cranberry juice, red berry, proper poppy fruit, whizz bang. An effective example of chewy cab mac energy. Bouncy fruit and contemporary. - 08.
Brothers In A Box - Light Red/Grenache, Syrah
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Great light red hue. Lifted fresh fruit nose. Soft and supple mouthfeel. Thin silky tannins. Good length with pleasing slightly amaro finish. Yum! - 09.
CINS - Cinsault
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Red cherry, herby reduction, liquorice, vine stalk and lots of intrigue. Mouthfilling, pure, long, and circles the tastebuds. The finish is fresh. It's more complex than most across this style. A real fine wine that would happily sit with celebration or seriousness. - 10.
d'Arenberg - The Hunjee Heartstring Montepulciano
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Red fruits, lovely density and poise, palate sucks you in... more savoury and potentially food friendly.
Medium Bodied & Textural Red Wine
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Silent Noise - FO Shiraz
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Very lifted, high toned aromatics. Red and black currants with oregano and clove. Fresh black and green peppercorns. Super sexy palate with fruit intensity, spicy complexity, seductive tannin and excellent length. Rhone-like in style. - 02.
Sparrow & Vine - Barossa Valley Grenache 2022
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lots of red berries, rose water, apricot, orange marmalade and spice with savoury scorched earch notes. Supple and round with finely grained tannins. Smartly made. - 03.
Ripple - Cabernet/Nero d'Avola
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Yum. A smidge of stalky lift leading into bright red fruit, lavender and green herb aromas; sweet cherry fruit on palate and lovely grip of tannin. - 04.
Hither & Yon - Syrah
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Gorgeous nose, briary, dark cherries, raspberries, mid weight, silky velvety palate, lovely tannins and interplay with acid. Crunchy, moreish and delicious finish. - 05.
Tillie J Wines - 2022 Tillie J Wines Langhorne Creek Grenache
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Freshly pruned roses, medicinal herbs and intense fruits. Fresh balanced fruit on the palate. Nice structure, chewy tannin and juicy. Delicious sensation and salivation aftermath. - 06.
Leko Wine - Rouge/Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah, Mencia, Gamay
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Stewed rhubarb on the nose, juicy sweet plump fruit on the palate, fresh and easy joven-style aperitif red. - 07.
Kirrihill Wines - Kirrihill 2021 Regional Series Clare Valley Shiraz
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Dark colour with bright purple edges. Lifted nose with charry-edged blackberries, blueberries. High quality fruit carries a reasonably high level of good quality charry oak. Well balanced. Good length. Yum. - 08.
Piñata People - Carinyena, Monastrell
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Initially very pure red flowers and ripe red berries. Tannin structure is like blueberry skins, chewy and delicious. Fruit shows some dark chocolate bitterness and soured fruits. Finish is fresh with lovely acid. - 09.
Battle of Bosworth Wines - Battle of Bosworth 'Heretic' Graciano/ Touriga/ Shiraz
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Bright and lifted red and back berried nose, slippery and satiny on the palate. Joyful. Silky. - 10.
Bondar - Violet Hour Shiraz
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Blackberry and fresh green liquorice, appealing nose. Charry, spicy, intense palate with sweet plummy fruit presence. Sexy. Long balanced finsh. Yes! - 11.
Penny's Hill - Penny's Hill 2021 The Experiment McLaren Vale Grenache
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lavender, a bit of tobacco and berry. Real grip on the palate but still quite fine. Palate finishes with some oak, but it's all in check, acid, alc good. - 12.
Lust for Life Wines - Syrah
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lovely nose of ripe mulberries and some squashed raspberries. Quite delightful mid weight on the palate, nice and tight, cranberries and pink apple crunchy acidity. Persistent and pleasurable. - 13.
Paxton - Graciano
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Brambly blackberries, baked plums, fresh soil and big oak. Palate has intense white pepper spice, keeping the mid-palate alive. Hints of black olive and salty characters.
Full Bodied Red Wine
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Skillogalee Wines - Skillogalee 2020 Trevarrick Shiraz
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Deep, dense colour. Black fruit and liqourice dominate the palate. Tannins are youthful and grippy. Fruit has a bit of brightness (in the full-bodied sphere). Tannins persistent and pleasantly grippy. - 02.
Voyager Estate - Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Savoury European nose with inky, dark chocolate spiced plums, potpourri, fleshy plum skin on the palate and great structure. - 03.
Samuel's Gorge - Graciano
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Dark cherry, blackcurrant, davidson plum, pepperberry and some vanillary spice. Dense on the palate with juicy acidity, savoury textural elements and fine tannins. - 04.
earthworks - earthworks Grower Gatherer Cabernet Sauvignon
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lifted red and black fruits, an elegant style, soft black and blue fruits and savouriness. - 05.
Kangarilla Road Winery - 2019 Primitivo
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Sarsparilla cherry and a bit of vanilla bean oak on nose. Lovely dark cherry/red cherry fruit charcteristics and the wine finishes nicely savoury with integrated tannin and acid. Well made and well structured. - 06.
Jingalup Wines - Syrah 2021
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Black olive, piney resin and medicinal herbs. Palate is generous and bold with great acid, keeping the wine in balance. Tannins are juicy and match the intensity of the wine, bold wine with plenty of presence. Harmonious. - 07.
Masterstroke - Cabernet Sauvignon
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Big nose with hints of medicinal notes, wood spice and cedar. Nice definition. Acid is fresh and tannins chalky and well integrated. A good mouthful with cedar, cassis and tobacco all in there. - 08.
Press + Bloom - Mataro
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Interesting herbals, aromatic Thai basil and plums. Palate is cooling, pure with pristine fruits of cherry, orange skin and plum. Mulled wine spices. Juicy grip from tannin, lingers with a joyful acid. - 09.
Heritage Series - Cabernet Sauvignon
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
An alluring nose due to its layered, sweet fruit and use of vanilla oak (which is not in excess, albeit high). It has gentle mouthfeel with cassis and bloodplum. It shows soft edges and approachability. Fairly unashably hedonistic drinking. - 10.
Miss Zilm - Shiraz Malbec
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Sweet luscious violets and soft perfume. Palate has freshness from bunchy character followed by sweetness. Some really pretty qualities to this wine.
Sparkling - Charmat / Transfer / Traditional (Red or White)
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ECK Wines - 2019 Heathcote Sparkling Shiraz No. 1
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Olive tapenade nose, briney and savoury, dark cherry fruit, sweetness in balance. Well made and crowd pleasing. - 02.
DEVIATION ROAD - BELTANA BLANC DE BLANCS
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lifted stone fruits, lime and lemon palate, apple skin texture, lovely pithy finish. - 03.
Mosaic Collection - Sparkling Meslier Brut Rose
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
A full on cherry lolly bomb! Into it. Takes you back to childhood bike rides to the deli for candy. Freshness, texture. Dig it. - 04.
Press + Bloom - Prosecco
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
White florals, brioche, ripe fruits on palate, quince, stone fruits, has a real fruit tingle zing. Vibrant. - 05.
Cuvée-Co Wines - Ada's Prosecco
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lifted white flowers, chamomile, bright and fresh with some lovely chalkiness and phenolic touch. Balanced with a touch of residual making this a delicous drink for a wide audience. - 06.
Cuvée-Co Wines - Cuvée Nessa Blanc de Blancs
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Slight bready nose, green fruits on nose and palate, fresh and fruity green apple finsh. - 07.
Clandestine Vineyards - Prosecco Rosé
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Light and zesty. Good aperitif style. Clean and well made with moderate length. - 08.
Wild Game Wine - The Countess Sparkling Pinot Gris Chardonnay
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Floral and aromatic, lemon blossom, almond blossom. Good sherbetty acidity and freshness. - 09.
d'Arenberg - Pollyanna Polly Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Orchard fruit, nice level of ripeness, hints of golden fruit and honeyed fruit. Some autolytic character without excess, very good length, good depth of flavour. - 10.
Lakey Farm - Ray-Monde Deux "Blue Devil" Sparkling Rose - Lakey Farm Sparkling Rose
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Amaretto and cherry blossom on nose and palate, a bit of acidity to lengthen the palate would take it to another level.
Sparkling - Pet Nat
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Moorak - Petillant Naturel- Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Bright and complex; lovely tension on the nose; curry leaves, cardamom and watermelon freshness take you to the tropics. Think Sri Lankan fish curry. Hints of red fruit and Szechuan pepper. Delicious, complex and smashable. - 02.
Break Free - Bliss Bomb PET NAT / Chenin Blanc
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Fresh yellow straw colour. Lemon/lime nose. Beautiful fruit intensity on the palate. Really, really lovely cuddly texture. Good fruit intensity and a nice, very slight, cheesy/nutty complexity twist. Proper pet nat. - 03.
LA VIOLETTA WINES - HAPPY NAT
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Pop and pour. Tangerine hue. Lovely fresh aroma. Tangarine, orange peel and citrus flowers. Good fizz. Really nice sherbety and savoury character and interesting texture from some skin contact. Finished dry and moreish. - 04.
Heaven's House Partty - Party Animal # 1 Pet Nat
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Light fizz opening. Lively pink salmon hue. Light and fun with nice, soft acid. - 05.
Chalari Wines - Chenin Pet Nat
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Chamomile tea, packham pears, dried pears, lovely instensity on the palate, oyster shell minerality, lovely texture and acidity to finish. - 06.
Delinquente Wine Company - 'Amaya' Negroamaro Pet Nat
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Candy pink. Sherberty, red apple skin, tumeric spiced, very inviting aromas. Mouthfilling, full flavoured, grippy fruit, defined and moreish. Delicious. - 07.
Vino Intrepido - 'Cold Fusion' Col Fondo Prosecco
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Slightly gushy but good pop and pour. Bright light straw. Yellow fruit. Slight nuttiness. Light pleasant mousse in the glass. - 08.
Maison de Turps - L’hypocrite Pet-Nat
State: New South WalesTASTING NOTES:
Poppy red colour. A real pop of aromas: tomato, blood plum, a bit of sweat a bit of maraschino liquor. Mouth filling mouse. Mouse pucking acidity. Simple but effective red sparkler that has freshness but also texture. - 09.
Unico Zelo - 'Sea Foam' Vermentino Pet Nat
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Light, yellow and clear. Reductive, sesame and real sake aromas. Yellow apricot and nashi pear. Full of flavour; savoury, soft, plump. Maybe lacks pop on the palate but is highly original. - 10.
Noisy Ritual - Pet Nat Lambrusco
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Opens perfectly with a striking cherry red colour. Very clear. Nose is lifted, fresh and fruity. Fresh cherries and Red Ripper lollies. Lovely light mousse and slippery cherry palate. Good intensity. Very clean.
Rose
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In Praise of Shadows - 'Sakura' Sangiovese Grenache Rose
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Fresh and clean orange juice and vibrant acidity, it's tart and bittersweet – really good length of flavour. Kudos. - 02.
Kangarilla Road Winery - The Monty Rose
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Really like the intensity of this; very savoury with a lovely flinty quality about it. Died herb savouriness. Love it. - 03.
La Prova - Nebbiolo Rosato
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Red fruited nose, intense on the palate, tart and crisp and lifted, lovely bright acidity and a really balanced wine. - 04.
Mr. Brightside - Mr. Brightside Rose
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Orange rind, herbal notes, white cherry sourness, lots of pithy texture, chalky acidity and crunchiness/tartness. - 05.
Beresford Wines - Classic Rose
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Sweet and savoury. Orange and cinnamon spice, lots of texture, riper fruit, like red plum or red apple skin. - 06.
Voyager Estate - Voyager Estate Rose 2022
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Core of peach fruit, love the just-ripeness, this is a lovely rose; great food-style and lift. - 07.
Sibling Series - Rosé
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Peach skin, nectarine, decent level of succulent acidity, clean and well made. No complaints here – a well made and straightforward wine. - 08.
Break Free - Deux Rebelles / Rosé Shiraz
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Slightly cloudy appearance. Soft red fruit, dry, rose petal, very soft edges, inoffensive and texturally pleasant. - 09.
d'Arenberg - Stephanie The Gnome With Rose Coloured Glasses Cinsault Sangiovese Sagrantino Rosé
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lovely colour, lifted florals, packed with intense flavours of ripe red fruits. - 10.
ECK Wines - 2022 Heathcote Rosé No. 2
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Smells like a bakery: jam and coconut, custard and cream, great acidity and has some really persistant length.
Vermouth / Aromatised Wine
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Økar - Økar Tropic
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Charms with a crisp, clean nose of amaro herbs and cola notes. Glossy, full-flavoured, long and bitter. Palate is slippery and sexy. Lovely balance between spirit, acid and bitter herbs. An absolute bloody winner over ice – this is summer in a glass. - 02.
Silent Noise - FRO Frontignac
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Clear pale straw. Fresh muscaty aromas, sweet jasmine flower and honeydew melon. Bright acidity carries the sweet palate to a lingering citrus and floral finish with glossy flow. - 03.
Elixyr Botanica - Vermouth
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Herbal, tobacco leaves, tangerine rind, clove, cinnamon spice, dried plums, wet earth sous bois action. Dried citrus notes on the palate, sweet but fab to see little more acidity on the palate for a standalone drink. - 04.
Silent Noise - Cloudy But Fine Primitivo Under Flor
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Dark bright red. Rancio. Sweet red plum, moody, very primary port-style wine. Palate is unusually dry. Has tannin. Almost more of a late pick red than a sweet. Perfect to enjoy as a match for dessert or chocolate. - 05.
Imperial Measures Distilling - Scarlet Sweet Vermouth
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Dusty light tawny hue. Amaro herbs - cola nut, bark, slightly awkward but that's ok.
Skin Contact / Orange Wine
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Koerner Wine - Pigato/Vermentino
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lemon balm, verbena, citron, sea spray. Really high acid, crunchy and fresh. Soft. Like a grown up Icy Pole. Almost like a Yuzu wine. Very distinctive. Needs to be cold and you need to be hot. - 02.
Dormilona - Skinnie
State: Western AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Light orange/peachy hue, slightly cloudy. Looks delicious! Fresh nose, peach iced tea. Clean and fresh. Firm young tannins carried well by sweet fruit. Good length. Will be amazing once tannins settle. Yum! - 03.
Vino Intrepido - 'A Pound of Flesh' Skin Contact Vermentino
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Yellow colour, slightly cloudy. Super bright nose. Peaches and melons. Viscous, waxy palate with well balanced with bright natural feeling acidity. Touch of warmth. Yum. - 04.
Afro Pig - Pinot Gris
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Light red colour. Cranberry and rhubarb aromatics. Leafy and spicey. Very fresh, bouncy and chewey. Really fun wine made for excessive drinking with big smiles. - 05.
OGGI - Pinot Grigio & White Muscat
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Bit shy on the nose to start, raspberry and pink grapefruit in tow, slight fairy floss, Turkish delight, confectionery notes, nice clear acid to finish. - 06.
Leko Wine - Blanc/Savignan,Chardonnay
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Pithy lemon and green melon. Some spicy complexity. Medium weight well balanced acidity. Fruit carries nicely to the finish. - 07.
Guthrie Wines - Skinsy Blanc
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Bright fresh tangerines, lychees, starfruit on the nose, palate is savoury with sour plum cumquate-like acidity, saline and moreish. - 08.
Lust for Life Wines - Fume Blanc
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Guava, pineapple and a bowl full of tropical fruit. Loads of intensity to the fruit but all in balance. Big fun style. - 09.
Unico Zelo - 'Terra Cotta' Greco
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Lovely light peach hue. Toffee apples and a sweet spicy note on the nose. Herbal notes. Very interesting. - 10.
Vinteloper - Vinteloper Park White
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Light golden colour. Peach, apricot and stone fruit. Herby and full bodied. Soft and full but balanced. Really fills the mouth. An enjoyable wine made in a good style.
Fortified
- 01.
Seppeltsfield - Seppeltsfield Para Grand Tawny NV
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Nice brown spice component and warming alcohol, purple fruits and some earth in there for interest. Love the acid freshenss. Would happily sip and sip and sip. - 02.
Liebichwein - LIEBICHWEIN RARE 25 year Old Fronti
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Toffee, nuts, caramel, rich and delicious, really creamy and malty, finishes clean with balanced spirit. - 03.
Battle of Bosworth Wines - Vintage Fortified Cabernet
State: South AustraliaTASTING NOTES:
Leather and raisins, unctuous, this is more like it, with texture finishing savoury and nutty. Yum. - 04.
Scion - After Dark
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Ruby fruit with plum, some brown spice and warming alcohol. Walnut there too. Youthful and reasonably simplistic but well made and enough interest to come back for more. Good stuff. - 05.
Chestnut Teal - Limited Release Chestnut Teal Apera
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Kaffir lime, lime leaf, mandarin, green pineapple. Like a lemon sorbet, lemonade fruit. Lovely - 06.
Macvin - Blend # 3
State: VictoriaTASTING NOTES:
Apple and brine, touch of walnut, palate has quite a bit of texture. Nice apple acidity and sweet apple taffy.