2020 DWWA: Commended Chinese wines

Simple dusty cassis nose with hints of liquorice and black fruit on the palate. Drink up.

Tropical fruit, citrus and straw nose and honeyed palate. A presentable entry level effort for an off-dry Chardonnay.

Juicy and grapy with a strawberry coulis nose and palate. Eminently drinkable if chilled down. Fine mousse.

Vibrant nose with a touch of exotic spice. Grippy and oaky palate. Food please.

Green capsicum, cedar and blackcurrant nose and palate; fair varietal expression.

Bright cassis and menthol bouquet; palate is relatively simple with oak spice and decent acidity.

Youthful leafy plum and cherry nose. An exuberant style with good ripeness, acidity and a woody finish.

Strident tannins transport spice and ripe red fruits onto a dry, spicy finish.

Red fruit and charcuterie scents lead to a spicy and red-fruited palate. Drink now.

Restrained leafy and minty aromas with notes of cassis, rich oak and red fruit in the mouth. Drink up.

Raspberry, cherry and lightly herbaceous scents are followed by a tangy plum and oaky palate.

Fairly appealing, liqueur-like cassis nose. Dry and fresh palate with tightly-packed tannins and obvious oak. Drink soon.

Restrained nose, very ripe palate with a herbal tone and chunky tannins. Medium finish.

Textured and grippy with spice, tar and blue-fruit scents and flavours.

Dark and dense with a herbal nose, spicy tobacco palate and grippy finish.

A bold, muscular and rich style with a mocha, dark chocolate and plum cake profile.

Plum and redcurrant nose with a structured palate and chunky tannins.

Pepper, blackberry and blackcurrant nose with some sweet minty oak characters in the mouth. One for food.

Herbal, plum fruit and light minty aromas to the fore. The grippy palate has a light medicinal and stewed fruit profile.

Leathery, faintly porty, nose; palate is quite fat with an oaky finish.

Cedary, grassy and chalky aromatics with earthy plum and fig fruit flavours.

Earthy sour cherry nose. The palate is soft with some beetroot and baked plum notes.

Tobacco, menthol and redcurrant nose, then black cherry and mint on the softly-textured palate. Quite elegant.

An evolved nose leads to a leathery and smoky palate with lots of oak. Drink now.

Understated scents of cassis, strawberry and blackberry lead to a spicy palate. Needs food.

Lively aromas of dried mushrooms and red fruits yield to a minty palate. One for food.

Spicy, high-toned black fruit nose with some creamy oak in the mouth. Drink now with food.

A grippy and savoury example with modest notes of plum and cassis. Spicy finish.

A simple but enjoyable example with pretty notes of raspberry, blackcurrant and cherry throughout.

A bolder and riper style, with rich dark fruit notes, and a mocha-oak element. Drink up.

Cassis, cedar and dried fruit nose with appealing ripe blackcurrant and clove notes in the mouth.

Ripe and floral on the nose, following through on the palate with notes of red/purple plums and baking spice.

Spicy, curry-like nose with notes of red and black fruit in the mouth. Drink now.

A ripe plum, cinnamon and tobacco perfume flows onto a slightly sweet and sour palate. One to drink now.

Restrained blueberry and liquorice nose, soft and textured palate. Not without appeal.

A New World style of ripe, buttery Chardonnay. Quite simple but attractive with plentiful stone fruit and buttered popcorn characters. Bright and fresh.

A zingy and fresh style with a simple peach and melon nose, pear skin flavours and decent concentration.

A fairly satisfying glass of wine with notes of soy, dark fruits, cinnamon and cedar, plus a moderate, leafy finish.

This has some finesse on the palate, cherry and strawberry character and a delicate, persistent mousse.

Quite zesty and appealing with easygoing apple and lemon characters and hints of butter and oak.

An ambitious wine with a lifted herbal nose and notes of liqueur-like cassis on the palate.

Cassis and raspberry nose, followed by delicate kirsch, oak and butter flavours. Quite persistent.

Stewed plum and damson nose, relaxed tannins and ample acidity.

Smoky plum and currant fruit aromatics. The palate is smooth with notes of prune, mocha spice and olive.

Ripe plum, damson jam, violet and cocoa scents with some grip on the finish.

Balsamic red and black fruit nose. The palate has ripe cassis fruit flavours. Medium finish.

Spicy aroma profile with plums and cassis. Similar palate with bold oak, plus an added menthol freshness.