Bremerton Battonage Chardonnay 2018

Bremerton Battonage Chardonnay 2018

  13:58    Stu.

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Citrus and a hint of curd, slight cheesey note with subtle spice from a touch of wood. Variously slick and glossy, a generous textural spread laying a swathe across the palate. Feeling rich yet with a clip of flinty like acidity that sets the rhythm. Always in proportion,...

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Altus Rise Wildlight Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Altus Rise Wildlight Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

  07:10    Stu.

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Milk chocolate, cedar, wild herb and garrigue like notes. Glimpses of vanilla when first opened. Latterly hints of damson and plum, sitting in front of darker char and earth. Carries itself well, the most complex of the Wildlight releases, if still missing the depth...

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Pewsey Vale Prima 23GR Riesling 2019

Pewsey Vale Prima 23GR Riesling 2019

  16:00    Stu.

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Fleshy tropical fruits, mango pulp; smells as a Weiss bar tastes. Palate shows something approaching a red apple, stonefruit and citrus mix, both in flavour and also with a textural and fleshy width married to some citrus derived length.  At 23/gr it's borderline...

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Jacquart Mosaique Brut NV

Jacquart Mosaique Brut NV

  08:30    Stu.

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Stonefruit, apricot marmalade, hints of brioche/ Danish pastry; there's an umami - savoury in a sweet spot - like hint lurking in the background - adding depth. Green apple, grapefruit, citrus and stonefruit. Fine minerally acidity, on the back of a good length....

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Dalrymple Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Dalrymple Sauvignon Blanc 2018

  18:15    Stu.

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A very expressive example here, showing the characteristic gooseberry that the variety is renowned for, yet augmented with tropical hints. It seems that the fertile lands and relative cool of Piper’s River district of North-East Tasmania has served to dial this one up...

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Out of Step Wine Co Willowlake Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Out of Step Wine Co Willowlake Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2018

  16:00    Stu.

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Soft, sensuous - that's just the aroma - similar textural feel on initial entry to the palate.  It steps up a notch, minerally and flinty - almost gunsmoke like - with a deep and long finish that is seemingly perpetual. Jeez these fellas make exquisite booze, poised...

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Jules Taylor Gruner Veltliner 2018

Jules Taylor Gruner Veltliner 2018

  08:30    Stu.

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Stonefruit with a subtle white pepper and mace-like edge, the seasoning to the fruit. It's aromatically poised, the seasoning tickling the olfactory organ. Subtlely worked texture, a pinch of phenolics with a fine minerality across the backbone of the palate. Subtlety,...

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Rusty Mutt Catnip Viognier 2019

Rusty Mutt Catnip Viognier 2019

  08:30    Stu.

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Unmistakeable stonefruit meets citrus profile, quince and a mere touch of honeyed nuance adding further. I thought there was a touch of wood on show, yet it's all stainless and any flesh and spice is from variety and winemaker's hand alone. Textural, spiced flourishes...

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Bremerton Special Release No Added Preservative Shiraz 2019

Bremerton Special Release No Added Preservative Shiraz 2019

  13:38    Stu.

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A second release of this preservative free Shiraz from Lnaghorne Creek's Bremerton - the first opportunity I've had to look at the wine.  Shiraz aromatics on steroids; fresh, vibrant and fragrant. Free from the shackles of oak that can suppress fruit, instead it's...

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Mérite Q Merlot 2016

Mérite Q Merlot 2016

  17:07    Stu.

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For all that Merlot is maligned, it's a pleasure to see another producer giving the due care and attention this noble variety deserves.  It's a single vineyard wine from Wrattonbully in South Australia, made from a single clone - Q45 - one of a number of new clones...

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Mesh Riesling 2019

Mesh Riesling 2019

  19:12    Stu.

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Mesh is a long-standing collaboration between Robert Hill-Smith of Yalumba and Jeff Grosset. Made using Eden Valley fruit. Very fragrant and very much in the lime and browning lime spectrum. Something that I took to be a little like Thai Basil in the mix. The usual...

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