Competitions
Taylors St Andrews
Buy any 2 bottles from the following selection to be eligible
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Taylors Estate Sauvignon Blanc
The wine is distinctly Adelaide Hills with tropical aromas of passionfruit and guava with a hint of freshly cut grass.
This wine has a crisp and zippy palate with regional varietal flavours of tropical fruit up front and then gooseberry and some herbaceousness across the mid-palate. There is a naturally delicate, cleansing acidity to the wine with a soft, persistent finish.
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Taylors Estate Riesling
The wine has lifted fresh and vibrant aromas. Lemon and kaffir lime citrus characters abound, followed by layers of subtle blossom and enticing floral nuances.
The wine displays Intense citrus characters of fresh lemon and lime, with hints of orange blossom. Zesty acid leads to a great acid line down the palate. Overall, the palate is clean, with good fruit richness on mid palate. The finish is soft, clean, resonating with citrus fruit - hallmarks of a great Clare Valley Riesling.
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Taylors Promise Land Unwooded Chardonnay
Fresh, lifted aromas of yellow peach, along with some subtle tropical fruit characters and a touch of lemony citrus.
A medium weight palate with fleshy yellow peach, subtle pineapple and citrus flavours. There is a refreshing, tight acidity and a lovely clean finish. This wine shows the pure vibrant fruit characters of Chardonnay without the influence of oak. It is an easy drinking, ‘any occasion’ wine that is enjoyable on its own or partnered with a fresh Spring salad.
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Taylors Promise Land Shiraz Cabernet
Enticing fruit aromas of ripe plum, cassis and a hint of liquorice allsorts along with subtle chocolate and spice from the oak maturation.
A balanced medium bodied wine with a lively palate of juicy red berries, plum, cassis, chocolate and spice. The wine has a soft, supple feel with silky smooth tannins from oak maturation.
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Taylors Promise Land Shiraz
Vibrant aromas of red currant, plum and a touch of spice.
A well balanced medium bodied wine with a lively palate of juicy red berry fruits, fine gentle tannins and a soft silky finish. This is an immediately approachable wine that exhibits all the hallmarks of classic Australian Shiraz with a core of rich varietal fruit and a vibrant spicy character that just begs to be drunk!
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Taylors Promise Land Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Fresh, lifted tropical fruit aromas of guava and passion fruit along with zesty lemon and a hint of freshly cut grass.
A smooth, mouth-filling palate with subtle lemon, lime and juicy passion fruit flavours, finishing clean with refreshing acidity. This is the perfect ‘thirst-quencher’ wine. The refreshing tropical fruit and crisp acidity make it the perfect foil to warmish weather when you just want to enjoy a glass of something light, bright and breezy.
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Taylors Promise Land Pinot Grigio
A fresh bouquet of subtle pear and apple fruit characters along with a hint of lemon zest.
The wine has a light-bodied palate with mouth-watering flavours of green apple, pear and a touch of lemon. There is a refreshing, tight acidity and a lovely clean finish. This is refreshing, racy and mouth watering…the perfect white wine to unwind with and whisk you away to those long, warm Summer days. Uncomplicated and immediately approachable the biggest problem will be deciding whether to share it!
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Taylors Promise Land Merlot
Lifted aromas of spice and plum with subtle oak interplay.
Fleshy and medium bodied with plum fruit flavours surrounded by a touch of vanilla and coffee that is rounded out by a smooth soft finish.
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Taylors Promise Land Cabernet Merlot
Lifted aromas of plum, red berries and liquorice along with a hint of spice, cedar and vanilla characters from oak influence.
A soft, round and gloriously fleshy palate delivers flavours of ripe plum, red berries along with subtle liquorice and chocolate, finishing in a smooth and elegant fashion. This is such an easy-drinking, soft and approachable wine. There is wonderful flavour and richness but it’s not at all confronting…a bit like a red wine with training wheels…and a true little treasure!
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Taylors Promise Land Cabernet Sauvignon
Vibrant spicy aromas of red currant, plum and a touch of spice.
Juicy blackcurrant fruits along with subtle coffee and savoury cedar flavours and a smooth gentle finish. The quality of the Padthaway and Clare Valley components really sets this wine apart.
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Taylors Estate Pinot Noir Chardonnay Spark
The wine displays clean citrus/lemon fragrances along with lifted floral blossom, toffee almonds, crème brûlée and underlying hints of vanilla and rose water.
Initially the wine displays fresh citrus zest and stone fruit with a subtle honeyed toast and poached pear richness. The mid-palate then showcases a creamy softness, layered with vanilla and sweet spice. Overall, the wine is well-balanced with a fine, delicate mousse and finishes with clean and crisp, refreshing acid. Nuances of crème brûlée, quince, and a tingling minerality accompany the finish.
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Taylors Estate Pinot Noir
The wine has lifted strawberry and cherry notes with an underlying savoury earthiness and restrained spice and cedar characters.
The wine is medium-bodied with flavours of ripe cherry and fresh, light red berry fruits along with savoury toast and sweet spice characters. The palate is sublimely soft and silky. Subtle oak characters of cinnamon and cedar add to the overall complexity of this fruit-driven wine.
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Taylors Estate Pinot Gris
The wine has distinctly lifted varietal aromas of ripe pear, apple and melon with a subtle blossom perfume. The overall bouquet is fresh, clean and very enticing.
This wine, crafted in the French style of the varietal, has an elegant palate with regional varietal characters of pear, apple, citrus and subtle spice. There is a pleasing texture to the mid-palate with overall good acid balance and fruit persistence.
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Taylors Estate Merlot
The wine displays lifted aromas of raspberry, cherry and violets with enticing vanilla bean, spice and cinnamon from quality oak maturation.
The wine showcases layers of ripe, dark fruit alongside rich fruit cake characters. The mouthfeel is exactly as you would expect with a velvety softness. Oak maturation has delivered flavours of vanilla, mocha and subtle spice and the finish has a pleasing degree of elegance.
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Taylors Jaraman Shiraz
There are lifted aromas of ripe, dark berries along with subtle plum and cafe creme mocha and spicy overtones of nutmeg, cinnamon and clove aromas.
This is a rich, full-bodied wine with intense flavours of ripe dark cherry, plum, blackberry and blueberry fruit, with attractive spicy, charry oak characters of coffee and chocolate. The palate is well balanced with a silky, subtle soft, yet full texture to the mid-palate. The finish is persistent with lingering velvety tannins.
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Taylors Jaraman Riesling
There are enticing floral aromas of orange blossom and jasmine, the fruit profile is of lemon and lime.
The Clare Valley component delivers refreshing lime flavours with good length and acidity whilst the Eden Valley parcel adds richness in texture to the mid palate and brings floral characters to the aroma.
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Taylors Jaraman Chardonnay
The wine has intense lifted aromas of melon and lime with hints of stone fruits. There are underlying tropical notes of green pineapple and guava and subtle secondary characters of flint, cedar and spice.
The palate delivers what the bouquet promises; citrus fruits, fig and melon flavours along with a clean, mineral acidity and a touch of lemon zest. Texturally, it is very delicate, with a creamy mid palate and integrated oak. The Clare Valley parcel delivers mid palate fleshiness whilst the Margaret River component contributes restrained flinty notes that are typical of this region. Overall, the wine has a great palate line with length which lingers long after the wine is consumed.
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Taylors Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine displays lifted aromas of blackcurrant, cassis and subtle choc-mint characters along with complex spice and cigar box from the oak.
This is a rich full-bodied wine that will benefit from time in the bottle. It is a well-balanced wine across the palate with fine, elegant tannins – the hallmark of great Cabernet. Intense flavours of blackcurrant and cassis delight with subtle savoury French oak characters of cedar and spice. The finish is long and persistent.
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Blue Nun White Non Alcoholic
Blue Nun Alcohol-Free White Wine is a non alcoholic wine made from quality white grapes. It has a round, fresh and fruity character and is suitable to drink as an aperitif, with food or simply on its own.
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Taylors Estate Chardonnay
Delightful aromas of white peach, nectarines and subtle floral notes.
Fresh flavours of stone fruit combine with cashews and an underlying toastiness from the barrel fermentation to deliver a mouth-filling and enjoyable wine. The wine has a clean, elegant palate, a zesty acid backbone and long, persistent finish.
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Taylors Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine has an aroma of rich blackcurrant, subtle spice, tomato leaf and a touch of eucalypt. French oak maturation is also evident with subtle aromas of cedar and dark chocolate.
This is a wine of great intensity. It has distinctive blackcurrant and cassis fruit flavours. Subtle oak characters of cedar cigar box and spice are also evident. The tannins are fine and elegant – a hallmark of the varietal. The palate is well balanced, complex and fulfilling and lingers on the finish.
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St Andrews Shiraz
The wine has complex and enticing bouquet of dark berry fruit along with juicy black plum, spice, cedar and hints of chocolate and roasted coffee.
On the palate, the wine is rich and complex with layers of dark berry fruits layered with lashings of coffee, chocolate and spice from high quality oak. The palate builds further with well-balanced, elegant tannins delivering a very generous and complete wine with textural complexity and long, persistent flavours.
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St Andrews Riesling
The wine displays zesty lemon and lime aromas along with faint orange blossom and talc.
This particular Clare Riesling is still tight and restrained with a linear focus to the palate and purity of fruit flavours. There are lashings of fresh lemon/lime juice characters up front and a slate-like minerality across the mid-palate. It is backed up by a persistent and refreshing lime acid finish.
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St Andrews Chardonnay
The wine has ripe citrus fruit aromas along with stone fruit and a subtle flinty note. Enticing sweet spice and a vanilla oak lift add complexity to the bouquet.
This is a medium-bodied yet sumptuous wine with an enjoyable creaminess to the mid-palate. Flavours of plump juicy fruit are evident along with cleansing citrus at the finish which has wonderful persistence and length from the use of quality French oak.