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Penfolds

Koonunga Hill South Australia Shiraz Cabernet 2020

" A full-bodied wine shows ripe dark fruit aromas, voluminous richness and plentiful tannins." — 6 months ago

Penfolds

Koonunga Hill Seventy Six Shiraz Cabernet Blend 2006

[70% Shiraz, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon] Medium-dark ruby, faint bricking at edge, I mostly get the Cabernet, shows both its age and some heat (14.5% ABV), solid balance, medium-long finish, good Barossa Shiraz-Cab blend! — 8 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
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Grosset

Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2023

Lemon yellow with green. Herbaceous. Slight honey. Minerals. Pear and citrus. Petro. Rich. Slight acidic now. Dry. stimulation with elegancy. Polish Hill Riesling Grosset 23 @8866, Toscan, 250405-250608 — 7 months ago

Petaluma

Hanlin Hill Riesling 2012

Pale to mid yellow in colour. The wine was a little cold to begin with. Aromas of talc and lime marmalade, dried flowers - a faint paraffin note - No Kerosene or petrol (TDN). A beautiful aged Riesling from the Clare Valley from Petaluma - a long time favourite producer of Riesling. With air and warming up, some yellow peach notes developing. I see HH said this benefits from decanting which I didn’t do. Drinking at its peak. Sadly my last 2012. — 2 years ago

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Chalk Hill Wines

Alpha Crucis Titan Shiraz 2013

Beautiful aromatics! Hints of purple flowers, red fruits and vanilla. Cherry and red currant fruit flavors with notes of vanilla, leather and black pepper. Deep garnet color with hints of purple. Medium/Full bodied. Exceptional balance. Long and silky finish. — 4 years ago

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Henschke

Hill of Grace Vineyard Shiraz 2018

Fantastic cult wine that I’ve had the pleasure of trying a couple of times now. Lives up to the hype. Amazing in all aspects. Big but super pretty and just keeps rewarding you with greatness every time you return to you glass. — 7 months ago

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Jacob's Creek/Orlando

Centenary Hill Shiraz 2002

20 years old but still dark red and vibrant. Fruit has dropped off but lots of exotic spice and rich vanilla coconut from the American oak (?) in the background. Lovely drink with our eye fillet. — 3 years ago

Dornier

The Pirate of Cocoa Hill Merlot Blend 2018

Cherry, light tobacco, great value — 4 years ago

Sharon, Laura and 6 others liked this

Hahndorf Hill Winery

GRU Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner 2019

Served blind by me at Sue Bell’s dinner party with Bruce Redman. After being tricked by Sue all week with blind tastings at the winery I was determined to get square. She was up to the task getting just the state wrong. Once I said Adelaide Hills she knew it was a Gruner. Hahndorf Hill are acknowledged as the best producers of Gruner in Australia. Taking its lead from the GV’s of Austria’s Kamptal region. Grapefruit, Citrus and stone fruit. A multi award winner on the Australian Show circuit. A gold medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards London 2020. — 5 years ago

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Simon Gilligan

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@Bob McDonald have only had their Cabernet (which was quite delicious). Will have to find a bottle.
Bob McDonald

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@Simon Gilligan Quite close to a cellar door visit from where you live. Worth the trip to taste all their GVs. I was a bit disappointed with their Blaufrankisch but I don’t have much experience with this varietal.