Voyager Estate Chenin Blanc 2014

Voyager Estate Chenin Blanc 2014

  10:07    Stu.

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Ah Chenin Blanc. When executed well it can be a heavenly nectar. But all too often it can seem over extracted, lots of estery characters. Fortunately here, Voyager Estate have set out to deliberately make this example in an earlier drinking, softer, approachable style.  Per...

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Cook's Lot 'Lot 333' Riesling 2015

Cook's Lot 'Lot 333' Riesling 2015

  10:00    Stu.

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On song, as good as I've seen it, a stellar release from Duncan Cook down in Orange. A fine, floral feast on display here: magnolia, white florals, vanilla and slight musky tones. Suggestive of a little leading spritz, an awakening that delivers a fresh, zippy, zesty...

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Lark Hill Viognier 2015

Lark Hill Viognier 2015

  17:21    Stu.

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Winemaker Chris Carpenter has a firm hand on the tiller of this engimatic variety. Not easy to get right, here Carpenter has picked a little early to retain some acidity with sacrificing trademark stonefruit and spice. You can almost imagine biting into the delicate,...

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Taylors Promised Land Chardonnay 2014

Taylors Promised Land Chardonnay 2014

  11:51    Stu.

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Represents as something akin to a Chardonnay/ Sauvignon Blanc hybrid, with green tropicals, gooseberry and a touch of tangy citrus. Carries that acidity well into the palate, balanced against what shows as a little mid-palate sweetness. From a personal preference, it's...

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Daosa Blanc de Blanc 2011

Daosa Blanc de Blanc 2011

  10:00    Stu.

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A lively effervescence: persistence of bead, yeasty autolysis top notes, complexity from 51 months on lees. Citrus tang, a swathe of acid cutting a minerally line - yet softened sufficiently from time both sur lie and bois. A little biscuit depth, persistent acid. Glorious...

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Kalleske Plenarius Viognier 2014

Kalleske Plenarius Viognier 2014

  20:49    Stu.

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Honey, apricot, ginger - intoxicating, alluring - not least that russety, amber colour from spending some an extended maceration period on its grape skins. Full on, for what is ostensibly a white wine, bristling and humming with flavour, great phenolics and trim acid. Dry,...

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Lark Hill Riesling 2015

Lark Hill Riesling 2015

  13:17    Stu.

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Green apple, pithy citrus/sherbet character; suggestive tropical fruit notes (not as prominent as prior - cooler - vintage). Crunchy acid, citrus flourishes more akin to lime, a little honeyed note perhaps (golden delicious oxidative hint). Good length, not just a line...

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Zonin Prosecco NV

Zonin Prosecco NV

  11:49    Stu.

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I've purchased this Prosecco before - a very cost effective input into a home made Aperol Spritz - so I was quite happy to receive a bottle for review. It's a Woolworths exclusive (the Pinnacle Liquor reference a dead giveaway) so you'll only find it in the likes of BWS....

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