Grape, Grain and Graze Festival
Olympic Park, Homebush, Sydney
Tasted Saturday, September 20, 2025 by chatters with 51 views
Introduction
The huge Grape Grain and Graze tasting! Huzzah for trying a shedload of wines
Flight 1 (86 Notes)
Closing
Such great fun - lots of really good food as well as lashings of wines...running around like a headless chooks means the notes are a little skinny but this so much fun.
2023 Devil's Corner Riesling Resolution
Australia, Tasmania, Tamar Valley
Sulphur, touch of pretty and fresh fruits, show ripe apple and stone fruit, a sense of richness here as well. In the mouth it has medium plus intensity acidity, lashings of generous fruit. Superb.
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2013 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Slight lime, grass, honey, slightly dusty notes. In the mouth it has citrus, plenty of textured grip on the mid palate, slightly grassy notes. Hmm.
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2023 Evans & Tate Chardonnay Single Vineyard Ellen's Ridge
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
buttery malolactic up front with muted stone fruit and oak spice plus a little citrus behind this…quite rich. Rich on the palate as well but with a lovely citric zing, long, the oak needs time to settle but very good.
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2025 Brokenwood Sémillon Tallawanta
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
apple, pear, citrus shows orange, floral tops notes, very fruit forward on the nose. Juicy, fleshy, fruit forward here as well but super fresh as well, clean, long, pretty good.
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2024 Yabby Lake Vineyard Pinot Noir Tasmania Single Vineyard
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
A little ashy whole bunch, sweet spice and a touch of red cherry and berry, earthy underpin. Juicy, touches of fruit cordial on the palate but with savoury almost peppery underpin. Slight textured. Non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Hmm to okay.
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2024 Willunga 100 Grenache Trott Vineyard Blewitt Springs
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Surprisingly savoury and quite a muted nose, slight red berry fruit, a little savoury spice, perhaps a smidge of whole bunch? In the mouth it's got some biscuit, slightly bitter underpin, fruit is red hued but non delineated but doesn’t really travel. Alcohol is a little intrusive. Meh
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2022 Jim Barry Shiraz Barry & Sons
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas of non delineated black hued fruits with a slightly spiced nots. Juicy, tangy, tight tannins muted non delineated black fruits, <shrugs>
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2024 Byrne Farm Shiraz Pinot Noir
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Pretty red over black berry fruit with a little earthy underpin and savoury spice. Touch of baked earth. On the palate it's quite rich, boldly fruited, a bit on the large side; medium dry red territory but nice.
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2025 Jim Barry Riesling Lodge Hill
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Concentrated lime, slight peel and pith. Tangy, lime, simple, dilute <shrugs>
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2025 Paulett Riesling Polish Hill River
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Polish Hill River
Slightly dilute lime with a touch of lime pith, plenty of texture but the flavours are slightly dilute on the palate annoyingly simple. Hmm.
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2025 Jim Barry Riesling Barry & Sons
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Very slightly sulphur, lime, a little green apple, simple nose. Medium plus intensity acidity, textured tug at the mid palate, fruit is very zesty and tangy. Very long, simple but nice.
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2024 Capital Wines Riesling The Whip Canberra
Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District
Ooh, almost a little lactic note offers a creamy underpin to muted orange citrus over orchard fruit (pear), surprisingly textured burr, fruit has a little savoury pity note super interesting. What fun!
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2024 Grant Burge Riesling Thorn
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas of lime over lemon. More of the same on the palate. Meh.
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2024 Castle Rock Estate Riesling
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Porongurup
slightly reductive/bacon fat, sulphur prickle. Muted citrus in support. Despite medium plus intensity acidity it's a little flat on the palate, silky mid palate burr.
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2023 Pressing Matters Riesling R9
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Sulphur, lime, a little green apple in support. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, sulphur, juicy on the palate with the apple and lime, pretty, balanced, S'okay.
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2025 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Green apple, a little fresh grass, slightly spiced notes, quite floral as well. Medium plus intensity acidity but fleshy and fruit, persists long, tongue coating rasp, interesting and kind of nice.
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2025 Brokenwood Sémillon 1899 Old Vines
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Slight candy floss/sherbet note, slight mineral, citrus in the orange, lemon and lime. Medium plus intensity acidity, super tangy, fruity, generous, positively rich, very nice. Good.
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2024 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Grassy and herbaceous, green apple and slight apple skin, slightly dusty notes. Medium plus intensity acidity is super juicy, green citrus joins the apple on the palate, very slight burr, long, balanced, nice.
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2024 Tyrrell's Sémillon Single Vineyard Belford
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Belford
Medium minus intensity aromas, slightly dusty notes, touch of green apple, herbaceous underpin. It's a touch lean on the palate, textured, some crunchy green apple and a touch of apple skin bitterness. Hmm.
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2024 Tyrrell's Sémillon Single Vineyard HVD
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
A little meaty, savoury underpin to the green and red apple fruit. Pretty nose and this is reflected on the palate, juicy, fruit forward on the palate space, pretty. Nice.
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2024 First Creek Wines Sémillon Single Vineyard Murphys
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
A little sulphur, earth, green apple, a sense of roundness almost softness to the fruit ripeness. Juicy, fleshy, charming but a little short. Nice though.
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2023 Tyrrell's Sémillon Pokolbin Hills
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin
Slightly creamy notes (?) accompany floral note and red apple. Single acidity makes the mouth water, muted and slightly dilute apple, medium minus length, oaky but a touch short.
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2023 Tyrrell's Sémillon Single Vineyard Stevens
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Quite dusty, earthy, muted apple, slight lime, fresh grass. Medium plus intensity acidity, zesty, tangy, flavours as per the nose but without that dustiness.
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2023 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
green apple, grassy notes, a little lime and lemon here as well. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, fleshy, tangy, tight texture, plenty of green apple fruit with lime and lemon in the background. Long. Good.
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2023 Tyrrell's Sémillon Single Vineyard Belford
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Belford
Medium minus intensity aromas of slight sulphur, green apple, touch herbaceousness. Medium plus intensity acidity, muted fruits. Hmm.
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2023 Tyrrell's Sémillon Single Vineyard HVD
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Quite green and herbaceous with a little lime and green apple. Fruit more forward on the palate - the citrus and orchard have more presence, textured grip, quite tangy, interesting.
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2022 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
medium minus intensity aromas of green apple, a little fresh grass, slight sherbet. Medium plus intensity acidity, tight textured apple, a little grassy underpin, long, simple, time to gain complexity. Nice.
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2022 Tyrrell's Sémillon Single Vineyard Stevens
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Slightly dilute smelling, green apple, lime, a little grassy note. Nose lacks the concentration of the Vat 1 2022. Palate far bolder with medium plus intensity acidity, tangy, green apple and spice. Nice, bold.
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2019 Tyrrell's Sémillon Pokolbin Hills
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin
Fresh grass and green apple, a little honeyed underpin. Softly juicy, fresh apple fruit; fruit driven, slightly herbaceous underpin simple, pleasant.
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2017 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
tiny kerosene lends interest and complexity to the green apple, lime, touches of honey and herbaceous notes. Tangy, juicy, flavours as per the nose but it's quite dilute. Bah.
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2024 The Lane Vineyard Chardonnay Estate
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Bacon fat over citrus (lemon and grapefruit), sweet spice, slight caramel. In the mouth it's juicy, slightly tart, lean in fact, woody texture rasp on the mid palate. Meh.
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2024 Murdoch Hill Chardonnay The Tilbury
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Reductive, smoked bacon in charge of the nose. On the palate it's juicy with medium plus intensity acidity, citrus, tangy, that bacon fat note. One dimensional.
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2024 Murdoch Hill Chardonnay The Rocket
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Like the Tilbury the solids reductiveness dominate the nose. On the palate it's juicy, fleshy, tangy, a little stone fruit joins the citrus, textured rasp is drying. Kind of nice. Time for those solids to integrate.
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2024 Brokenwood Chardonnay Wondalma Vineyard
Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Tumbarumba
Bacon fat, struck match, a little lemon, grapefruit. Juicy, tangy, a little caramel oak. Nah.
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2024 Deep Woods Estate Chardonnay Reserve
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
All the wine making components; solids, sweet oak spice, tiny malolactic notes. Behind this a little citrus shows grapefruit and lemon and the palate is a reflection of this. Bah.
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2024 Xanadu Chardonnay
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Creamy lactic notes, a little bacon fat, stone fruit, mandarin. Juicy, fleshy, simple, mandarin, stone fruit, a little texture, balanced. Nice.
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2024 Handpicked Chardonnay Collection Mornington Peninsula
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Citrus over stone fruit, a little sweet spice, plenty of solids, slight lactic notes. Juicy, a little candy floss note accompanies the fruit, Simple, drink young as, fruit forward.
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2024 Yarra Yering Chardonnay
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
A little bacon fat, struck match, bitter, stone fruit, very slight citrus underpin. Juicy, super tangy, rich but a little soft, fruit is non delineated stone over citrus.
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2024 Giant Steps Chardonnay Sexton Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
muted bacon fat, citrus behind this and the palate proves citrus driven, lean and a little unpleasant. Time will help but today it's a bit elbows.
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2024 Yarra Yering Chardonnay Crécy
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Butter and sweet spice, slight sulphur, creamy lactic notes, muted fruit. Juicy, tangy but with the malolactic and oak notes in charge of the muted fruit, finishes slightly bitter as well. I'd hope that time will help here.
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2024 Freycinet Vineyard Chardonnay
Australia, Tasmania, Freycinet Coast
A slightly smoky note, citrus driven, a little sweet spice, gun flint. Tangy, juicy, simple. I must confess I was hoping for more.
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2023 Mulline Syrah Barrabool
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Struck match, black pepper, blackberry compote, bacon fat. Juicy, tangy, grainy tannins, supple fruit, kind of nice.
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2023 Evans & Tate Chardonnay Redbrook Reserve
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Bacon fat reductiveness, sweet spice, toasted notes, butter, muted tangy fruit behind this. Juicy, unashamedly hedonistic, flavours as per the nose. Kind of fun.
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2023 Evans & Tate Chardonnay Redbrook Estate
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
bacon fat, sweet spice, mandarin and orange with a little stone fruit. Juicy, fleshy, tangy, fruit driven then savoury underpin and grippy texture. Yummo.
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2022 Evans & Tate Chardonnay Redbrook Reserve
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Well, this is a reflection of stylistic consistency. Tastes just like the 2023 version of the same wine but more integrated and harmonious. Lovely.
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2022 Evans & Tate Chardonnay Redbrook Estate
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Earthy, reductive, a little closed and reticent, dilute smelling fruit. In the mouth it's a bit sharply acidic, tart in fact…it feels like it's fallen apart. Slightly bitter on the finish. Odd.
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2025 Berton Vineyard Fiano Alfresco
Australia, New South Wales, Big Rivers, Riverina
Green stone fruit. Lovely fresh and charming fruit driven nose. In the mouth more of the same but with a slight bitterness on the finish and a touch of alcohol warmth that could be easily resolved by a little chilling. S'okay.
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2025 Symphony Hill Gewürztraminer
Australia, New South Wales, Northern, New England
slightly lean rose petal and Turkish delight. Unfortunately it's a touch biter and clumsy in the mouth Bah.
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2024 Logan Wines Pinot Noir Weemala
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Low intensity aromas show super lightweight lean red hued fruits with a little bacon fat. Equally lean, tart and bitter on the palate. Nah.
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2024 Byrne Farm Pinot Noir Glenidle Vineyard
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Slightly candied red fruit; cranberry, touch dilute, a little earthy, forest floor underpin. In the mouth there is a lot of texture, not much fruit. Meh.
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2023 Yarra Yering Shiraz Underhill
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
black over red fruit, sweet spice, cedar, a little lean. On the palate it's fresh, fruit drops a little quickly. Hmm.
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2024 Paringa Estate Pinot Noir The Paringa Single Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Ashy whole bunch, jubey red and black fruits, pretty nose also shows cedar, sweet spice. Big, bold and juicy, fleshy, tight tannins, black fruits, a good showing. Yum
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2024 Ten Minutes by Tractor Pinot Noir Down the Hill
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Bacon fat, savoury spice, a little wild ferment funkiness, dark fruits have a jubey underpin. Juicy fleshy, concentrated, fresh dark fruits, talc textured tannins. Medium plus length. Okay - components present but time to integrate
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2024 Ten Minutes by Tractor Pinot Noir Coolart Road
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
A little bacon fat, sweet spice, red over black fruits are non delineated. Juicy, tight tannins fruit is slightly muted, textured grip is slightly coarse. Hmm.
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2024 Yarra Yering Pinot Noir Waterloo
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Lots of ashy whole bunch, red hued fruit, touch of sweet spice. It's a touch lean on the palate, tough, hmm, red hued fruits in support. Bah.
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2024 Freycinet Vineyard Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Freycinet Coast
Pretty, jubey red and blackcurrant fruits, sweet spice. Juicy, tangy, more of the same on the palate, concentrated rich and generous, the fruit translates to the palate as well. Balanced. Rather good.
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2024 James Busby Pinot Noir Vineyard Series
Australia, Tasmania
Peppery alcohol warmth, baked dark fruits, sweet spice but the palate is lean. More red hued. What is happening here? Positively confusing.
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2023 Handpicked Pinot Noir Collection Mornington Peninsula
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
slightly candied fruit, sweet spice, a little black cherry and berry. Juicy, fleshy, tiny bitter note on the finish; touch of coffee grows. Fruit as per nose. Okay.
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2023 Lowestoft Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania
Brambly dark hued fruits, sweet spice, slightly savoury underpin, tiny ashy note. Medium plus intensity acidity, juicy, fleshy, plenty of grainy textured, dark hued fruits, balanced, lovely.
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2024 Aphelion Grenache The Confluence
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Ashy whole bunch and red hued fruits, a little sweet spice. Juicy, fleshy, red hued fruits, a little earthy spice, undemanding but slightly charming in a simple way
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2024 Calabria Family Wines Grenache 3 Bridges
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Spicy, baked red fruits, baked earth, lashing of alcohol warmth, grainy tannins, red fruit tends to the super jammy.
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2024 Hentley Farm Grenache The Old Legend
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Dense, dark hued fruits, sweet spice. More of the same on the palate, alcohol warmth, fruit rich with plenty of spice. Woof.
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2023 Kaesler Grenache The Fave
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Slightly jammy red over blackberry fruit, sweet spice. Tight and tangy, rich and generous, old school, a little cloying. Hmm.
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2023 Peter Lehmann Grenache Shoulder to Shoulder
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
A little metallic note accompanies red berry fruit, sweet, spice, lashing of alcohol warmth, silky tannins, red hued berry fruit, big but relatively controlled.
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2023 Krondorf Grenache Founders View Barossa
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
tiny herbaceous note with red berry fruit, sweet spice. It's a little dilute on the palate, lean almost. Bah.
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2024 Hentley Farm The Stray
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Concentrated melange of black and red fruits, sweet oak spice. Thick and dense on the palate, chewy, fruit plays 2nd fiddle. Woof. Again. Classic Hentley Farm.
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2024 Chapel Hill The Parson Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Medium minus intensity aromas offer a red hued fruits, almost a little ashy and that translates to the palate. Hmm.
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2024 Hentley Farm Shiraz Seppeltsfield Vineyard
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Dark hued fruit; blackberry over plum, a little prune, sweet spice, cedar liquorice note joins the fruit, integrate tannins are drying, savoury but support the fruit, touches of residual sugar. It of a beast.
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2024 Cat Amongst the Pigeons Shiraz Flyaway
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
Meaty, savoury, wild ferment funkiness (?), non delineated dark berry fruit, sweet spice. Juicy, savoury, almost a little sour, grippy drying tannins finish a touch bitter. Bah.
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2024 Dune Shiraz Blewitt Springs
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Fresh black and blue berry, a little peppery underpin, earthy. Juicy, fleshy, red hued fruits join the black and blue, slightly chalky tannins, simple. S'okay
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2024 McWilliam's Shiraz Single Vineyard
Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District
Non-delineated black fruits with a little pepper underpin, earthy notes here as well. In the mouth it' juicy, fleshy, fresh, dilute but slightly charming, dark fruits. Nice
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2024 Paringa Estate Shiraz The Paringa Single Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Black and blue berry, peppery underpin, earthy note. It's a little lean on the palate but still fresh with those berry fruit and slightly grainy tannins. Okay.
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2024 Turkey Flat Shiraz Butchers Block
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas, black hued fruits, slightly jammy with compote notes, sweet spice, Dense and concentrated on the palate, cherry fruit, chewy tannins, everything needs a lot of time. Woof.
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2023 Hentley Farm Shiraz The Beauty
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Big bold black fruits, sweet oak spice, alcohol prickle, a certain polish here as well, dense. And rich with flavours as per the nose, silky integrated persistent tannins. Woof (a theme is emerging)
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2023 Gemtree Vineyards Shiraz Uncut
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Liquorice and blackberry fruit, savoury spice. Big but balanced, rather nice.
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2023 McWilliam's Shiraz Eliza Jane
Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District
Concentrated, savoury, black fruit, leather, earth, peppery notes, BBQ meat. Juicy, palate doesn't quite deliver on the promise of the nose.
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2023 Eden Road Shiraz The Long Road
Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District
Jubey fruity and charming on the new, pretty berry fruit. More of the same on the palate, simple, just plain lovely, smashable.
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2023 Howard Park Shiraz Leston
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Pretty black hued fruits, jubey, a little sweet spice. charming nose. But it's a little overwrought on the palate, silky tannins though. Better than I thought it would be.
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2022 Jim Barry Shiraz Single Vineyard Watervale
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Watervale
A little blue and blackberry, sweet spice. Juicy but a little anonymous, silky black tea tannins,
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2022 Evans & Tate Redbrook Estate Shiraz
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Bacon fat, muted black fruits, alcohol prickle, sweet spice. Juicy, savoury, a little lean, slightly tart. Hmm
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2023 Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Blackcurrant, eucalyptus, cedar, sweet spice, it's a little dilute on the palate with a bit of mid palate scoop. Bah.
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2023 Silkman Wines Reserve Shiraz Pinot Noir
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Earthy, savoury, a little pepper, caramel, sweet oak spice. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, slightly dilute, a little tart, grippy tannins. Bah.
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2024 Rymill Cabernet Sauvignon Cab
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Earthy, herbaceous, non delineated black fruits have a little blackcurrant note. Juicy, fleshy, tight tannins, fruit behind this, just. Non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Hmm.
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2023 Lenton Brae Cabernet Sauvignon Wilyabrup
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Savoury blackcurrant with a herbaceous mint/eucalyptus underpin, cedar and spice. More of the same on the palate, acid feels a little clumsy, grainy tannins. Hmm.
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2022 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard Childs
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Earthy, savoury, blackcurrant, cedar. Juicy, savoury, blackcurrant, a sense of concentration, chalky tannins, touches of pyrazine here as well.
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2021 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Blackcurrant, slight mint in support, simple but charming nose. Medium plus intensity acidity is charming, fresh, blackcurrant, charming, plain lovely, a tiny touch of plain chocolate joins the other flavours, tannins are persistent and grippy. Yum.
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