The Auswine Forum

Anders The two retailers I mentioned have by far the best listings of Australian Wines in the UK - Noel Young Wines actually got the IWC gong for best Australian list this year - perhaps your mate might want to check out their websites - I know Noel certainly delivers to London for telephone orders....

Anders

I can recommend two good places for Australian wine - either Philglas + Swiggot in Battersea and Richmond - very good selection of boutique Aussies. Alternately, jump on a train up to Cambridge and visit Noel Young Wines - super selection.

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Phil

Thanks for your correction.

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Phil

While sherry was named after the town of Jerez, was it named by the English or Spanish? I understand that terms like Fino and Oloroso are being phased out, but why? They're not regional names. Kieran Kieran It might be for the same reason the Joe Grilli (to my understanding) is no longer able to us...

David There's a lot of good wine shops in the UK - tastings are run intermittently though not always (indeed rarely) for free. Some retails I recommend include: Berry Bros + Rudd Noel Young (Cambridge) Moreno Wines (good for Spanish) Lea & Sandeman Lay & Wheeler Hanfords Wines Philglas + Swi...

Just put this article up on the winefront monthly site: see m if you're interested. Gist is that australian wines continue to shine at the london international wine shows - as they do most years. Bearing in mind that the french don't enter their top wines, the aussie wines still do seem to perform ...

Anders Here's my impressions - deep purple verging on black in colour, smoky oak, tar, star anise and licorice on the nose, very tight and taut palate reflecting the nose, also showing highly extracted black fruits, gravelly tannins. Very young wine that needs time. Wears its 15% alcohol with ease. ...

Just a couple.... 2001 Cascabel Grenache et al - OK, but a tad simple and four square - but then again it came after several pints while watching the FA Cup final! 2002 Moulin a Vent, Domaine les Fines Graves - Elegant, soft and supple - nice smoky cherry fruit leading to lemony acidity. Finishes a ...

Personally I tend to find that Australian rieslings have more in common with fuller bodied Austrian rieslings than lighter bodied German styles which have varying amounts of residual sugar. Many of the Austrians tend to show a bit more spice and richness in their youth, but approach similar alcohol ...

G'day I tasted a few of ZH wines yesterday, including the 2001 Zind (multi-varietal blend including Chardonnay), 1995 Riesling Clos Hauserer and 2000 Gewurtztraminer. One thing all these wines have in common is their richness. I thought the Zind was quite good, though the alcohol shows just a touch....

Tim Here's a few recommendations of producers that should/could be available in Australia with decent quality wines.... Rhone For value in red northern Rhone, try some of the better Crozes Hermitages or St Joseph - Alain Graillot makes a pretty decent wine year out. Jaboulet's Domaine du Thalabert c...

Phil Shorten wrote: Adair Point taken - there are very few Chardonnays that go for more than 5 years - and certainly none that will last like a top white Burgundy. Likewise, I can think of very few Australian whites that will need as long to develop as some Vouvrays and Savennieres. Perhaps the leve...

Adair Point taken - there are very few Chardonnays that go for more than 5 years - and certainly none that will last like a top white Burgundy. Likewise, I can think of very few Australian whites that will need as long to develop as some Vouvrays and Savennieres. Perhaps the level of natural acidity...

And if there are, which do you prefer ? Burgundy, Bordeaux or (heaven forbid) both ? Tim It's a bit hard to compare given the different grape varieties produced in the respective regions. I like the wines produced from most of France's fine wine regions (especially the Rhone and Languedoc) but don'...

he's mostly right, and his views are commonly supported internationally. Guest He might be right about 99.9% of the Chardonnays, but as to quality Rieslings and unoaked Semillon its absolute complete tripe! Mr. Parker doesn't understand them. I'm happy for him to mark them low as it means that I ca...

From my other thread.. It got me wondering, since Oliver isn't much of a guide to Froggy vino and, as our illustrious leader mentioned, it is too expensive to experiment, AND the bloody cellar doors are too far away... how do you select which French wine you will buy ? Robert Parker ? If you don't ...

In the absence of one from northern Italy, Brown Bros Moscato might be worth a trirl......

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Phil

Saturday.... For starters NV Banrock Station Sparkling Shiraz Reasonably widely available here in the UK. Not bad stuff - lots of sweet plummy fruit, nice spiceyness, and good persistent bubbles. A good match for Chinese duck with pancakes. 1998 Bannockburn Shiraz We are all familiar with the story...

Phil

I tasted this wine (unfortunately don't own any) on the Millennium eve against 94 Grange and it was demonstrably better than the Grange. Good to see that it is developing well!

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Phil

Hi Lincoln, All correctly cellared (professional storage) but not bought on release – although from a reputable retailer perhaps a year later. I feel more integration is necessary when comparing it to the ’88, ’90, ’91 & ’92 vintages o...

In my humble opinion, the 99 vintage could well turn out to be one of, potentially THE greatest BP produced to date. For mine, it has a structure of tannins, acidity and fruit that beats the likes of the 1996 and 1998 and lots of fruit, but rather than being a bruiser, has power married with eleganc...

Friday night ..... with rare 12oz Aberdeenangus steak 1998 Parker Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon This wine threw a lot of sediment. Colour had faded a fair bit as well - medium ruby. On the nose, a touch of leafiness and blackcurrant fruit. Palatewise, quite sweet and elegant, but a tad one dimension...

Very interesting. The wine maker here is a qualified MW with a brilliant palate and is a likeable, intelligent person. The chardonnays are normally excellent with freshness and balance and depth. The 2002 pinot is unquestionably riddled with brett spoilage and is quite bizzare. It is not sulphide o...

Chris Me and the missus polished off a 2000 last night (bottle remaining from a tasting) - it showed pretty well - nice and smooth, dark fruits, smoky oak with a noticeable mineral streak running through the wine - one for the medium term as it lacks the tannins and fruit intensity to go the long ha...

Just a few... 1998 Chateau Capet-Guillier (St Emilion) Decent smooth albeit somewhat simple St Emilion Grand Cru. A good food wine and one can't complain about the price at under a tenner. 2000 Collioure, Clos de Paulilles (Roussillon) 90% Mourvedre 10% Syrah from the foot of the Pyrenees near the S...

Out of interest I opened up a 1997 Lenswood Vineyards Chardonnay last Saturday evening. Purchased at only £6.99 - I suspect it was a bin end dumped by the supplier. This is a pretty rich wine on release, so I was not surprised to see the wines bright golden colour. However, while being matur...

Quite a heavy weekend, the highlights were..... 2001 Hiedler Steinhaus Riesling (Kamptal, Austria) Single vineyard organic wine from Austria, and further proof that the days of anti-freeze are well and truly past - Austria is making some super white wines. Stylistically, this wine is close to Austra...

Off to a tasting tonight to try Ch Margaux, Sassicaia, Tignanello and Grange - not necessarily brilliant vintages, so will be interesting to see how the wines shape up. Tomorrow will be tempted to open a 97 Lenswood Vineyards Chardonnay - purchased for only £6.99. I find this wine to be pret...

If you are looking to the old world for 2002..... - Aussie John's call on Bordeaux is about the mark - look out especially for Left Banks - Leoville Barton and Lynch-Bages both have received very good reviews and are not ridiculously expensive, compared to other Chateaux. - It is being heralded as a...

I recently had a bottle of the 1990 and can confirm that it is currently drinking very well - at its peak - but will hold for some time yet - excellent wine and excellent value for money.

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Phil