Bree Boskov, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Dark purple hue. Aromas blueberry compote, vanilla and baking spices. The palate is dry and full with sweet glycerol blueberry fruit, coconut tones and baking spices build into fleshy tannins. The wines ripe blue fruits tend to swamp the gamey meat flavours but the sweet baking spices are diminished and the tannins softened by the meat.”
Emma Jenkins, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Glossy oak, sweet mulberry and dark cherry on both nose and palate, firm tannins, plenty of them but ripe and with fruit to support. A bold wine, made in a well-balanced manner. Tends to dominate the dish somewhat, tannins still sit up on finish.”
Martin Williams, Fifth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Very deep crimson. Meaty, blackberry fruit aromas. Rich, sweet blackberry fruit flavours, some black pepper and spice, vanilla oak. Solid, rich palate texture, fresh acidity, good length, big ripe tannins. With food: Pepper and spice in the Shiraz worked well with the beef, although the fruit characters are quite intense.”
Bryan Currie, Second Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Dark purple red, vanilla and coconut nose, chocolate and blood plum palate with soft mouth coating tannins, wine which is complimented by the creaminess of the gratin.”
Susan Bastian, Sixth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Opaque magenta. Intense dark fruit and coconut. Very sweet dark fruit and coconut flavours, with fleshy texture. The wine and food coconut flavours compliment each other.”
Mike de Garis, Third Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Dried herbs, nutty oak and spice, dark berry and chocolate. Savoury, dark berry and spice with nutty oak, gritty yet silky tannins. Food: lifted the flavour profile, and made the tannins longer, moreish.”
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Warren Gibson, Second Term Chairman of Judges, Twelfth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Dense, impenetrable colour. Ripe fresh fruit. Massive wine on the palate. A blockbuster. The wagyu can’t compete with this monster.”