Pear, musk and some cherry with graphite and leesy complexity. Nice richness on the palate, with good acidity lending freshness. Overall it feels really well balanced. Drink now and over the shorter term I think.

Floral, orange peel and sea spray with some herbal notes too. Length fades very quickly, the fruit doesn't follow through at all.

Orange rind, spice and a stemmy note. Good acidity and mouthfeel - rounded out a little but has some spice that gives it a bit of interest. I liked it.

Earthy and funky with some floral notes. Nice fruit intensity and good texture. Medium length. Feels a little flabby and there is some suspicion that the wines from this producer from this case have seen some heat which is a shame as there is some quality evident.

Peach, ginger, apple and caramel. Caramel element stands out on the palate a bit and it's a touch short too. As with other Dugois wines at this tasting, there is a suspicion that the bottles aren't quite right.

Musky perfume, some earthy funk, sea spray, white florals and pear. Lovely restraint to the fruit, there is good acidity to compliment and very good length. The more I taste it, the more I like it!

Heading very quickly towards oxidised territory.

Mealy, apple with plenty of smoky oak and some stone fruit. There is a good saline core on the palate, with the oak fairly prominent but it isn't too much for me. Not a long term wine in my opinion but good now.

Cloudy coloured. Lead pencil with a touch of smoke and some rubber too. Palate has some spritz to it on pouring, it is pretty simple overall.

Lacks character on the nose, there is a little grapefruit only. Palate is all over the place and disjointed. Unpleasant and flat.

Sherry with onion and old musty oak. Seems stale.

Probably an advanced bottle so won't go into it further.

Floral, stems and some alcohol heat. Disjointed and the alcohol pokes through over the fruit on the palate. Not undrinkable but not balanced.

Tasted blind. Vibrant purple in colour. There is plenty of interest on the nose - with raspberry, graphite, some smoky meat, spices and rhubarb. The acidity lifts up the sweet red fruit on the palate, there is actually a nice sweet and sour interplay happening. Some very light tannins provide some structure as well.

Revealed as a Passionvale Shiraz Sangiovese and I think this is the best wine I've tasted from them so far.

Cherry and chocolate with some oak influence and light perfume. Soft on the palate, with low tannin impact but good fruit intensity. Medium length. This is pretty crazy value at $5 AU.

Charcoal, cherry, and some stewey medicinal character. The palate shows a disconnect between acid and fruit with the tannins sticking out on the mid palate too.

The next day the person that took the bottle home said that it had developed some major brett issues, so I guess that was causing some issues without being totally obvious.

Coconut, smoke, some leather and cherry aromas. Nice sweet black fruit on the pate, with soft tannins backing though they are very well integrated. In a really nice spot - good balance and length and really quite appealing to drink.

Very herbaceous and not particularly pleasant. Hopefully an off bottle.

Spicy perfume with rhubarb and some leather as well as apricot. Tannins are bold but there is plenty of fruit that plays off the structure provided. Very good.

Orange coloured. Almond, chocolate, apricot and a Jura styled slight oxidative edge. Quite sweet but the acidity ends refreshingly. Medium depth and the more I come back to it, the more the sweetness stands out over the acid. Good as a small serving.