Varieties

Birgit Braunstein Blaufrankisch 2019

  "Crisp, peppery and full of fresh berry flavour. The Blaufränkisch Heide has a fresh and fruity flavour reminiscent of blackberry and pepper. It is powerful and concentrated, but remains supple on the palate. Optimal drinking temperature is...

SC Pannell Koomilya JC Block Shiraz 2019

  "To stutter, the tannin quality; wow. Immediately impressive, the cinch and pucker, the length of fine, weaving, silty tannins and the cool acidity that supports the glide and gloss of the wine. Dark cherry, ripe plums, some mocha and ferrous...

SC Pannell Koomilya GT Block Shiraz 2019

  "There’s a freshness and lift to the wine despite the concentration and layering of dark fruit, woody spice and general inkiness. The character of gewurz seems omnipresent despite no gewurz here – it’s floral and pretty shiraz,...

SC Pannell Koomilya DC Block Shiraz 2019

  "It’s highly perfumed, so rich and ripe, inky plummy fruit characters, brined black olive and a strong overlay of cedar, mahogany and clove. The palate is similarly generous and rich, plush and impenetrable, tightens on train tracks of...

Rockford Rifle Range Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Larry Cherubino Shiraz 2019

Yeringberg Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

  "Blackcurrant, blackberry, some toasty oak and tobacco, with firmness and chew to tannin and texture, less svelte and charming than the blend, more guttural and weighty, with brisk blackberry acidity and a long grainy finish. Charismatic." - Gary...

Tedeschi Valpolicella Ripasso 2019

  "Ample and complex bouquet. Notes of cherry, raspberry and red currant give freshness to the wine. The wine is fruity, well-balanced and well-structured. Alcohol and acidity are in good armony. The wine is warm and round. The after taste confirms...

Prophet's Rock Cuvee Antipodes Pinot Noir 2019

  "It's a dense, smooth and texturally refined Pinot Noir with floral and black cherry fruit. The powerful structure and muscular yet refined bendigo tannins are honed with a pared-back extraction regimen, but this remains a carefully controlled,...

Kay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2019

  "Liquorice, chocolate, oyster shell, blackberry, a little mint, spice and nutty oak. Deep and concentrated, intense and layered dark fruit and black olive, firm ironstone tannin, such depth and heft, but not really heavy, as such. It’s...

P. Laroche des Hates Fourchaume Premier Cru 2019

  ”The 2019 Chablis L'Homme Mort 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet of apple blossom, ground flint and light loamy aromas. The palate is taut and fresh on the entry, delivering lime and red apple notes and moderate depth, although it is...

Coroncino Gaiospino Verdicchio 2019

  "Lucio Canestrari makes Verdicchio wines, among others, with his wife Fiorella and his son Valerio. Lucio is a kind and matter-of-fact person, who has farmed his vineyards with minimal intervention since 1993. He doesn't allow any machinery in...

Josetta Saffirio Langhe Nebbiolo 2019

  "Lively garnet red with a very characteristic nose of dried fruit and raspberries. Exceptional balance on the palate, round tannins and sensations already present on the nose. Wine of important body, perfect pairing for main courses of red or...

Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 2019

  "Very deep, concentrated red/purple colour, youthful and bright. The bouquet is powerful and high-impact, it bounces out of the glass, with pepper-spice and graphite, ironstone and blackberry aromas, while the flavour is intense and focused,...

Tyrrell's Vat 63 Chardonnay Semillon 2019

  "The 2019 vintage in the Hunter Valley was another high quality year across all varieties and is a stellar follow up to 2018. Continued dry conditions meant cropping levels were slightly lower than normal however all of the fruit was in perfect...

Yangarra Shiraz 2019

  "Purple colour from core to rim and up the sides of the glass as well. Plums, rosemary and sea-spray aromatics. The palate flows majestically from front to back, light of foot but carrying serious intensity and drive. Structured to accentuate the...

Chateau Mont-Redon Reserve Cotes du Rhone 2019

  "The appellation area is situated on the right bank of the Rhone River, between Orange and Avignon, in the village of Roquemaure, near TAVEL. The property is located on a plateau covered with large rounded stones. It is a Mediterranean climate...

Chateau de Nages JT Blanc Costieres de Nimes AOC 2019

  "The more Roussanne-dominated 2019 Costières de Nîmes JT Blanc can be thought of as the flagship from this estate. It incorporates a splash of Viognier and Grenache Blanc and is brought up all in larger format oak. Offering a richer...

Penfolds Bin 407 2019

  "The grapes for this release were sourced from Padthaway, Coonawarra, Barossa, McLaren Vale, and Wrattonbully. It spent 12 months in a combination of French and American oak, 27% of it new. You have to note the eucalypt but the palate here is...

Save Our Souls Vermentino 2019

  "Grown by the Chalmers Family at their Colbinabbin vineyard which is North on the famous Camel Range of Heathcote in the Cambrian soil. Organic practices. Deeply golden in appearance with plenty of sediment in the bottle. Nose of honeyed...