Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Grampians @ Corkscore

2023 Pt. Leo Estate Grampians Shiraz

2025-11-21T07:04:56Z

92 points - Dark medium red purple. Fresh, aromatic blackberries/raspberries with a graphite backdrop. Pepper finish. At the moment it’s a fresh juicy number.

Tasted on Fri, Nov 21, 2025.

2011 Best's Great Western Bin No 1 Shiraz

2025-04-26T11:44:18Z

97 points - Dark red, some medium shades showing. Wine needs about an hour in the decanter to open up. Nose of tar, graphite edging into fernet herbs. Reminds me of an aged Barolo at first, dried blood and all. The palate medium bodied and fully swung in. A wine at its peak. Dark tar and pepper aromas intermingle with secondary herbs. Outstanding and complex. Will have another decade or so ahead of it. Day 2: all tar, dried fernet herbs and pepper.

Tasted on Fri, Apr 25, 2025.

2011 Best's Great Western Bin No 1 Shiraz

2025-04-27T09:27:45Z

96 points - Deep purple red. Complex barnyard, rusty iron bucket aromas, beef extract. Fully integrated tannins, softened and interwoven with black olive, savoury leather and char characters. Tannins are fine and vanishing, acidity poised and ballerina like. A very fine wine.

Tasted on Fri, Apr 25, 2025.

2020 Best's Thomson Family Shiraz

2025-04-11T07:35:21Z

96 points - Medium dark red. Aromas of coffee, dried spices. Savoury, delicate aromatics. Outstanding mouthfeel: voluptuous, without being overly weighty. Medium bodied. Wow, stunning wine.

Tasted on Fri, Apr 11, 2025.

2020 Best's Thomson Family Shiraz

2025-04-11T07:54:55Z

93 points - Milk chocolate aromas, spicy and savoury, intense, concentrated, plums. Walnutty, juicy and lush, the fruit is concentrated. Milk chocolate powder tannins. Touches of cassis and red currant.

Tasted on Fri, Apr 11, 2025.

2014 Best's Great Western Sparkling Shiraz

2024-12-31T13:30:17Z

95 points - Ribena flavours. Very well balanced. Fine bubbles, superb with scallops and raspberries. Outstanding wine, utterly drinkable.

Tasted on Wed, Jan 1, 2025.

2014 Best's Great Western Sparkling Shiraz

2025-01-01T13:08:17Z

96 points - Medium dark red, still showing flashes of purple. Aromas are spice and blue berry fruit driven. Outstanding on the palate, cassis and blueberry flavoured, the fruit expressive against the well balanced structure. Tannins and phenolics are melded and harmonious, fruit sweetness well judged. Some tar like bitumen characters, so speaking of the region. Excellent.

Tasted on Tue, Dec 31, 2024.

2008 Seppelt Limited Release Show Sparkling Shiraz

2024-12-25T08:05:59Z

95 points - Medium dark red. Complex, spicy, clove aromas. Moderate weight, complex and involving on the palate, a nice measured dose of sweetness.

Tasted on Wed, Dec 25, 2024.

2015 Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz

2024-12-04T09:22:18Z

88 points - Medium dark purple red. Gently spicy, plummy aromas. Cleanly made, simple, fine tannins.

Tasted on Sun, Dec 1, 2024.

2012 ATR Wines Hard Hill Road Petite Sirah Durif

2024-10-29T11:59:10Z

95 points - Deep dark inky red. Very sooty, chimney like on the nose, savoury and aged. Balanced and seamless in the mouth, there is quite some refinement here, tannins melting and chocolaty. Again quite savoury, a lingering bitterness and grip remains after swallowing. A beautiful, powerful and aged/integrated wine with tonight’s smoky char-grilled t-bone.

Tasted on Tue, Oct 29, 2024.