The Auswine Forum

I was interested to read this post as I had a couple of these fellas tucked away.I had opened a bottle about 5 years ago and wasn't overly impressed. It was a bit disjointed and a little sharp. we had another tonight after reading n4sir's post. The cork was in excellent condition with a bit of sedim...

I for one enjoy wines for what they are , whether they be big rich warm climate wines or an elegant leaner style from the cooler areas. I think it is great that our country can produce such a diverse range of styles and it is my intention to try as many of these styles as posible.I even enjoy see th...

Penfolds 407 1999 Dark purple, very clean and bright. Blackcurrent and leafy aromas. chocolate and sweet dark fruit with subtle well intergrated oak leading into long dry tannins at the finish. Quite an elegent wine.Have always been a bit disappointed with these wines, but this vintage was very enjo...

I first tried this wine at cellar door about twelve months ago and thought it was the pick of a pretty good bunch.One year on I thought it was time to open another bottle.It starts out with concentrated prune and meaty aromas with a touch of green capsicum.It is dark purple and very viscous, clingin...

Boy what a surprise this was.I found it stashed away in the orphan department of the cellar and decided to try it with a roast beef and veggie dinner last night . Dark red almost black in colour with intense aromas of dark fruit and chocolate.Rich and complex, the wine is alive with vibrant sweet fr...

Addair ,I'm glad you enjoyed this wine as much as we did, but as I mentioned in my earlier post I sometimes find that the strong vegital aromas that sometimes accompany cool climate cabernet can detract from the wine, as it overshadows the spice and choclate and prune and plums and all those other w...

SEPPELT DRUMBORG CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1994 After drinking three or four of these over the past few years , I was not expecting a great deal as I have always come away a bit dissaponted.However this time I decanted the wine for about three hours. before serving it up with lambs shanks, done osso bucco ...

Bullers Caliope Shiraz 2002 Dark and bright in the glass with abundant fruit on the nose, slightly overwelmed by the alcohol though.Showed a good balance of rich ripe fruit, dusty tannins and suttle oak on the palate The alcohol was not as noticable in the mouth. Good stuff. Went well with BBQ kanga...

Maygars Hill Shiraz 2002 The wine was very dark with nice clean flavours of dark fruit and soft oak.It has a good round mouth feel with good length. Langehorne Creek Area Blend 1995 This wine always satisfies . It has lively fruit and and mint on the nose, and the blend has intergrated over time int...