2018 DWWA: Commended Chinese wines

Balsamic notes and hints of plum, the palate displays blueberry and green pepper.

A nose of cocoa and plum, the palate is chunky with fruit and sweet spice.

A red fruit driven nose with a dry earth palate of clove and tar.

Cassis and coffee aromas mingle with a soft palate of red fruits and clove oak.

Tropical aromas with caramel mingled with yellow apples, limes and lemons.

Yeasty notes and orange tints, the palate is fruit driven with an off dry freshness.

Attractive blackcurrant on the nose, the palate provides sweet spice, blueberry and smoke.

Baked blueberries and chocolate aromas lead to an intense cassis palate with fig and cinnamon.

Savoury aromas of undergrowth and smoke with a blueberry and vanilla palate.

Cassis and plums on the nose with a palate of coffee, caramel and dried fruits.

Perfumed with blackcurrant aromas, the palate is rich with coffee and black fruit compote.

Pepper notes with balsamic hints, the palate shows smoke with red fruits and vanilla.

Sandelwood and cedar aromas leading to a palate of pepper, spice and blackcurrant.

A touch of prune on the nose, the palate is creamy with cassis and cinnamon

Spice and flint on the nose with a smoky palate of oak and generous citrus.

Cooked fruit and beetroot aromas, the palate is smoky with blackberries and burnt oak.

A dark nose of rubber and spice, the palate shows strawberry and oak.

Peaches and dried fruit aromas with a fresh palate of stone fruit and vanilla.

A black cherry and vanilla nose on a ripe blueberry palate.

Sweet oak aromas mingle with a pear, pineapple and vanilla palate.

Vanilla wood on the nose, with a palate of dark fruits and supple tannins.

Cassis and pepper on the nose, the palate is soft with black fruits and spice.

Smooth aromas of blackberry and plum, the palate shows smoky oak and dark berries.

Burlap and roasted coffee aromas reveal a palate of savoury fruit and soft tannins.

A caramelised nose with hints of leather, the palate shows oak and plum.

A balsamic nose with grape aromas, the palate is layered with oak, vanilla and blackcurrant.

A savoury nose of coffee and charcoal, the palate expresses pastilles, candy and chunky oak.

An evolved nose of cranberry sauce and chocolate, the palate is firm with juicy fruit.

A raisined nose leading to blueberry, smoke and leather on the palate.

A savoury nose of BBQ and spice, the palate shows red fruits and green peppers.

A balsamic nose with dark berries, the palate is rich with blackberry hints.

A soft oak nose leading to a toffee and creme brûlée palate.

A straightforward wine with a melon nose and a grapefruit palate.

Candied sweets with red rose aromas, the palate shows raspberry and sugar.

Red fruits and wood aromas lead to a dense palate of chocolate and chewy tannin

Cassis and butterscotch on the nose, the palate shows bramble and pepper spice.

Leaf notes with hints of spice, the palate is clean with blue fruits and vanilla.

Minty aromas with a touch of blackcurrant, the palate shows smoke, plums and singed meat.

Coconut and dark berry shows on the nose with chocolate and caramel on the palate.

A nose of red fruits and vanilla, the palate shows smoke and dried fruit characters.

Dark berries and spice with a rounded palate of liquorice and blackberry.

Sweet liquorice and black fruits on the nose, the palate provides blueberry and vanilla.

A ripe nose of dark fruits and oak, the palate shows sweet spice and blackberry.

Spices overlay french toast aromas, with buttered brioche and honey on the palate.

A spiced nose of fruit tea and nutmeg, the palate shows chocolate and blackcurrant.

Earthy aromas of leather and capsicum, the palate shows ripe fruit and smoky oak.

A hint of farmyard on the nose, the palate shows broad chunky fruits.

Sticky fruit and cranberries on the nose, the palate is soft with blueberry and cordial.

Dark fruit and graphite aromas, the palate is creamy with blueberry and clove oak.

A floral nose with spice and grapefruit, the palate is rustic with ripe fruit.

Liquorice and pastille aromas, the palate shows pronounced red fruit and notes of soy.

Black fruit and bramble aromas unveil a smoky palate showing red fruits, pepper and vanilla.

Smoky aromas leading to an off dry palate of chocolate and ripe fruits.

Cherries and chocolate on the nose, the palate is dry with blackberry and tomato leaf.

Intense creme de cassis aromas lead to blueberry and capsicum on the palate.

A carbonic nose of red fruit and cassis, the palate shows sweet spice and vanilla.

Blackcurrant leaf and spice aromas leading to sweet fruit and notes of salami.

An earthy nose of truffles and chocolate, the palate shows smoked meat and blackcurrant.

A dense nose of coffee and chocolate leading to a palate of cassis and spice.

Cinnamon and soy sauce aromas with a fruit driven palate and layers of vanilla.