2015 Ashley Horner Little Jack Organic Orange Riesling

Purchase: Naked Wines

Notes: Beautiful fruit freshness profiling the Orange region

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent

2011 Greg Cooley Wines Reserve Chardonnay

Purchase: Cellar Door

Notes: Consumed on October 2015, Buttery toast, silky and cloying texture. Slightly spritzy lively acidity.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Good

2014 Lodestar Wines Shiraz

Purchase: Naked Wines

Nose: Initially vanilla caramel moving to plum

Palate: Chocolatey spice, good bight but softens to clean and dry finish

Out of 10: 8

Value: Good

2012 Wynns Siding Cabernet Sauvignon

Purchase: $14.99 from Crackawines

Nose: Rasperry and herbs.

Palate: Fruit follows through initially but moves to savoury full body, with cedary notes. The dry tannins give a long finish.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Good

2007 Olssens of Watervale Second Six

Purchase: $13.99 from GetWinesDirect

Nose: Berries and hint of dust, smokey vanillan oak.

Palate: Rich fruits and supple texture. Chocolatey middle, and slightly tart finish.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Good

2012 St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz

Purchase: $31.45 from Dan Murphy's

Nose: A quince-like sweetness with some spice.

Palate: Smooth mouthfeel and balanced tannins. It doesn't leap out at you as wow 97 points of value here. I can't fault the structure but its missing an X-factor.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Hmmm.

2011 Alkoomi Shiraz

Purchase: $12.99 from Winestar

Nose: Generous fruity nose and subdued classic shiraz spiciness.

Palate: Theme continues with mouthfeel - big and well rounded, generous and smooth.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent

2013 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay

Purchase: $22.99 from Dan Murphy's

Nose: Butterscotch.

Palate: Honey sweetness and zingy spiciness from the American Oak.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Good

2006 Stoney Broke Hunter Valley Chardonnay

Purchase: $11.50 from Crackawines

Nose: Fruit salad and light oak

Palate: Good balance of acid and sweetness with long finish

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent

2009 Bodega Dos Andes Chalten Malbec Coleccion

Purchase: $14.99 from GetWinesDirect

Nose: Sweet fruit and oak

Palate: Dark fruit and dry tannic finish

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent

2010 Greg Cooley Wines Five-Year-Olds and Dogs Rose

Purchase: ~$20 from Cellar Door

Nose: Jammy bouquet, candy floss.

Palate: Fruity initial sweetness then a peach ice tea (likely due to age) and marmalade stickiness. Fresh acid to finish.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Good

2013 Normans Holbrooks Road Sauvignon Blanc

Purchase: $4.99 (2-4-1) from GetWinesDirect

Nose: TBA

Palate: TBA

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent 

2013 Normans Holbrooks Road Pinot Gris

Purchase: $4.99 (2-4-1) from GetWinesDirect

Nose: Tropical Fruits

Palate: Easy drinking, inoffensive Summer white

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent 

2012 Normans Holbrooks Road Pinot Gris

Purchase: $4.99 (2-4-1) from GetWinesDirect

Nose: Tropical fruits

Palate: Easy drinking, inoffensive Summer white

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent

2013 Moppity Lock & Key Shiraz

Purchase: $13.99 from Cloudwine

Nose: Spicy!

Palate: Silky smooth and savoury style. Big Fruit.

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent

2013 Pure Clare Cabernet Sauvignon

Purchase: $6.75 from Crackawines

Nose: Blackcurrant fruits

Palate: Generous ripe blackcurrant fruit, smooth tannins

Out of 10: 8

Value: Excellent

2012 Wynns Cabernet Shiraz Merlot

Value: Good

Nose: Dusty black olives

Palate: Good body, velvety balance of blackcurrant fruit, tannin and spice, with a warming long finish

Out of 10: 8

Purchase: $14.85 from Dan Murphy's

2012 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Shiraz

Purchase: $17.99 from Dan Murphy's

Nose: TBA

Palate: TBA

Out of 10: 8

Value: Good

2008 Penna Lane Shiraz

Purchase: $11.95 from Crackawines

Nose: TBA

Palate: TBA

Out of 10: 8

Value: TBA