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Sunday, 28 February 2016

Pipers Brook Riesling 2015

  18:09    

Bath salt, Lemon, lemongrass and flinty mineral nuances. Quite delicate.  Cool acidity, palate quenching and cheek clenching; tangy lime, lemon and pithy grapefruit - good finish. 92  Tasted on: Monday 25th January: Fruit day Source: Sample Price:...

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Monday, 15 February 2016

Sunday, 14 February 2016

Robert Stein Half Dry Riesling 2015

  18:42    

Whole bunch pressed, 20% of juice on skins, natural yeasts. Racked off to older French barrels. Barely Medium-Dry in IRF scale. A little browned citrus, not much to speak of.  Flavour profile shows a touch more of the same, backed up with residual sweetness...

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Friday, 12 February 2016

Thursday, 11 February 2016

Huntington Estate Gewürztraminer 2015

  20:59    

Classic lychee and Turkish delight, musk.  Palate a touch cleaner, slighter of body, an earlier picked style (hence the sub-12% alcohol volume); flavoursome: suggestive of quince, persons fresh green herb.  Good length, staying power: 91  Tasted on: Tuesday...

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Patina Reserve Chardonnay 2010

  20:54    

Showing some age, taking on honeyed and toffee notes over stonefruit and citrus. Substantive wine: body, volume, bit of swagger; oak inputs too. Good length. 92 Tasted on: Tuesday 19th January: a Fruit to Root Source: Sample Price: $45 Alcohol: 12% Closure:...

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Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Alkoomi Semillon Sauv Blanc 2015

  12:30    

More citrus than grassy Sauv, a little lemon butter. Minerally, acidic zing and zest; touch of texture. Finishes ok, not as much definition as you'd like. Consider the price - happy to go here. 88  Tasted on: Tuesday 19th January: a Fruit to Root day Source:...

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Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Best's Great Western Riesling 2015

  09:24    

We all know that Riesling should be on more folks' radars right? Well, amongst that great variety should be this example from Best's in Victoria's Great Western region. A consistent performer, a stunning achiever, for twenty-five of your hard earned. Tropical expression...

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Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Fiano 2014

  09:00    

Leads with a tropical edge: honeydew melon with a little cream and white florals. Suggestion of green herb, a faint dill note. Nicely balanced wine showing a little texture, acid, spice and generous length. A little unlike other Fiano, gives the suggestion of a racier...

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Monday, 8 February 2016

View Road Wines the International Prosecco

  18:50    

A lively individual on opening, I commented at the time that it went off like teenager on his first outing! Shows a milkiness, cloudy, opens with florals, a touch soapy with spice for an extra dimension. Fairly neutral palate, lacking more. Fared better in a flute - I normally taste all wines in a standard stem - showing more citrus. Has a pleasant tang, a sharpness, acidic. 87 Tasted on:...

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Lark Hill Shiraz Viognier 2014

  10:34    

Straddles a line between savoury (shows some stems, hedgerow, meat juices) with some stonefruit 'elevation' (4% Viognier inclusion here). Grilled meat, savoury, black fruit, stem and modicum of red fruit. Medium weight, a little herb, Savoury length. Spicy redcurrant....

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Sunday, 7 February 2016

Raidis Estate 'The Kid' Riesling 2015

  10:00    

Green apple, bath salt, a little jasmine. Green apple, green mango, tart and tangy; mid palate acidity that blossoms and envelopes the palate. This is just going down well on a sweltering, underwear soaking Brisbane day. Suggestive of a little borderline ripe mandarin....

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Saturday, 6 February 2016

Hither & Yon Nero d'Avola 2015

  09:00    

Seen quite a price increase since I first tasted the 2013 vintage (tastings), but for me the brand and wines out of the portfolio remain some of the most consistent, drinkable and exciting out of the region. Jubey, black fruited, juicy, heavenly, intoxicating, alluring....

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Friday, 5 February 2016

Hart & Hunter Dr B's Fiano 2015

  16:30    

A pre-Christmas trip to the Hunter Valley afforded an opportunity to explore some of the emerging varieties that are making a name for themselves in the land of Shiraz and Semillon. Opens with a fresh, citrus, brine/sea spray, aroma - indicative of a little calcium/chalky/powdery...

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Thursday, 4 February 2016

Little Wine Co Vermentino 2014

  18:15    

Self described dynamic wine duo, Ian and Suzanne Little, between them have more than 50 years winemaking experience, mainly for large corporate wineries. The Little Wine Co is very much the anti-thesis of that corporate experience, with its first vintage back in 1984. Here...

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Jansz Premium Cuvée NV

  15:57    

Citrus, shortbread biscuit, baked goods. Textural, substantive feel in the mouth; yet quite delicate flavour profile. Length is reasonable, more impact than finesse. Try accompanying with marinated artichokes, anti-pasti in general 89  Tasted on: Friday...

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Wednesday, 3 February 2016

Macquariedale NBG (Nothing But Grapes) 2015

  10:30    

A purchase from the wonderfully authentic Macquariedale cellar door, on a sodden wet day just prior to Christmas, the wipers going nineteen to the dozen attempting to keep the shield clear, the rain creating channels of water flowing down the unpaved driveway, spirits instantly...

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Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Montalto Estate Chardonnay 2014

  09:22    

From a lower yielding vintage, when Spring frosts affected flowering - a critical period in setting up the vines for bearing in fruit. Winemaker Simon Black’s hand is clearly on show here: has a touch of edgy funk, cashew with stone fruit and citrus aromas rounding...

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Monday, 1 February 2016

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