First Ridge Fiano 2024

First Ridge Fiano 2024

  14:21    Stu.

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When I was tasting this there was a Mint and Panko crusted lamb rack presentation on TV, and I can't escape the green pea and herb freshness in this wine.So, pea and snow pea, herbal cast, florals, white pepper. Suggestion of almond paste through the middle. It's a bold...

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Castello Di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2020

Castello Di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2020

  12:30    Stu.

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Vibrant in glass, firm and dense in aroma. It's iodine, fennel tops, cherry and florals. It's a complex and heady mix on offer. Tight and fine tannin, acid is persistent in line and length. Excellent length, grip, presence. Good to go now, or another ten. 93Tasted on: Saturday...

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Schild Estate Narrow Road Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Schild Estate Narrow Road Vineyard Shiraz 2021

  09:15    Stu.

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From the Narrow Road Vineyard in Rowland Flat, and the site of the original Schild homestead. It's a typical structured Shiraz - with a decent splash, 28%, of Cabernet Sauvignon - from the Southern end of the Barossa, with deep set aromatics, of cocoa, coffee grounds,...

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The Little Wine Co Pinot Grigio 2024

The Little Wine Co Pinot Grigio 2024

  15:47    Stu.

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Nashi pear, white florals, honeydew melon notes. Lovely fresh lead in in the nose. Crispness to the palate, slight bitterness on the follow through the palate. Solid Pinot Grigio, chill to the point where the condensation drips down the bottle when placed at the table and...

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The Little Wine Co Pecorino 2024

The Little Wine Co Pecorino 2024

  15:43    Stu.

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Not just a cheese variety (Pecorino being a catch-all term for any cheese made entirely from Sheep's whey), but so named after the Italian for sheep 'Pecora' and the old shepherd's route that the vines grew alongside.Plenty of interest here: cantaloupe melon, Pear William...

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The Little Wine Co Lyre Lyre 2023

The Little Wine Co Lyre Lyre 2023

  15:40    Stu.

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A white blend of Verdelho, Pecorino, Vermentino, and Albarino (order as listed on the label, not necessarily by contribution to the blend).Beautiful aromatics: frangipane, almond paste, snow pea tendril. Has a minerally suggestive edge that just catches the nasal cavity...

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Huntington Estate Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021

Huntington Estate Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021

  17:13    Stu.

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I'd almost convinced myself I'd seen this before, nearly confusing it with the similarly named and liveried Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon (here). Here the Cabernet Sauvignon dominant version is redolent of cool autumnal mornings, touch of earthy-headiness lingering, veering to graphite notes.The palate a contrast to that, with a deep black fruited heart, of blackcurrant and damson. Hint of black...

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