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The 2013 Ochota Barrels ‘186’ is the very essence of why I love Grenache. Very pale/perfumed/elegant/intense/energetic/balanced all with a deft touch much like the top end, high altitude, Gredos Mountain Grenache. Still young and tight this needs further cellar time to unfurl. £40.00 on sale. Very l...

2003 Seppelt ‘St Peters’ Shiraz, Grampians Loads of aroma & flavour here in an elegant way. Not as complex (a bit clumsy?) as expected, I suspect this is at the younger end of the spectrum. The palate is generous enough with velvety fruit, moderate tannins & a decent finish. Maybe this was ...

At 27 years I was expecting a brown wine here. Instead, I get deep garnet with little bricking, zero seepage on the cork and very little sediment. The wine itself is medium bodied with good vibrant but evolved earthy Hunter fruit. Secondary notes of old leather, boot polish, a touch of smoked liquor...

Unfortunately, I didn't/couldn't get to try most of these wines for varying reasons but appreciate the reccos. I didn't write up the 2017 Nick O'Leary 2017 Riesling. The two CD wines I did buy/drink/wrote up were despite my mother's appaling wine glasses... 2016 Ravensworth ‘Seven Months’ White Blen...

Thanks for the collective wisdom of the forum so far. There seems to be a nice list emerging :D Ravensworth Wines - Riesling and Sangiovese Sassafras Wines - Collector Wines - Shiraz Gundog Estate - Marksman’s & Estate Shiraz Nick O’Leary Wines - Clonakilla - Ceoltori Mount Majura Vineyard - Tem...

When over in the ACT 18 months ago I enjoyed the local Canberra District wines I drunk. I’m back over again this November and would like to get an ‘interesting’ selection of 12 mixed wines from the area sent to one Canberra address in advance. Besides Clonakilla & some Eden Road, Canberra Distri...

Moss Wood Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1994. After that I agree with felixp.

3 each of the 2013 'T Voetpad and Kokerboom from Eben Sadie.

A Cliff Edge Shiraz by Mount Langi Ghiran 2012. For the $$$ (or £££ here) an utter bargain so back up the truck of you have any sense with this wine.

Really enjoying these notes. Keep 'em coming...

You'll enjoy that 2009 Avril even without decanting but if you have a 2010 believe the hype in CdP.

2006 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf - Escape to the woods; start a campfire; make some cordero al chilindrón and drink Avril’s 2006 Clos des Papes. It’s pure velvet tannins melt into a smooth yet still structured texture, easy to drink but also so serious. It’s classic yet decade...

I've always had a soft spot for Lark Hill wines and what a diverse range make there now which sadly none of which is exported to UK/Europe anymore, mainly due to EU bureaucratic polices & small production I suspect. Funnily enough it was the Gruner Veltliner I wanted to try as I've never had a v...

Back from a trip back to Canberra and while I didn’t drink that many local wines this was the standout from a few winery tours; and especially so as Australia generally can’t make white Rhone blends very well at all! However, this Canberra District Marsanne, Roussanne & Viognier bl...

2003 Jean Grivot Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau Not as butch as anticipated even with the 03 style. Red fruits, smoke, bitter chocolate and tannins on the palate which become refreshingly delicate after a long decant. A bit pissy and vegetal at only 13%vol and I didn’t find this as delic...

Jaboulet Crozes-Hermitage Thalabert 1995 Great balance of fruit here, rich and full-bodied, gorgeously meaty with violet undertones, rosemary/sage, smoke, soft tannins and balanced acidity. Wild, delicious and still in great shape. 13%vol. 90pts Delas Hermitage Marquise de la Tourette Blanc 2005 Th...

The Steading Blanc is a well made drop but so over priced here in the UK & won't buy it. Nice notes, great evening. Well done.

1983 Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Montmain.
Peat, slate, seashells with a hint of oxidation and a earthy lemon profile. Balanced acidity with a real saline caramel textured finish. A lovely old fashioned Chablis. Seemed more 2003 than 1983!

A Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Grand Muscat. Certainly not as grand as the Grand used to be a decade ago. It seems somewhat 'diluted' these days.

I paid £35 p/b for the 1990 Grange back on release here in the UK.

FYI Robert Parker has reviewed Henschke Shiraz Hill of Grace from 1973 and this wine has shown over the years to be an absolute power-house...which year do you have in your cellar..... Henschke Shiraz Hill of Grace from 2001 to 2008 with the lowers score a 93 to a high of 98... Not Parker but Lisa ...

It's a great wine isn't it. I bought six halves about 5 years ago & have taken five of them to off-lines to share with like-minded geeks & it's been WOTN in most instances - except when its been up agaist the '89 Huet Vouvray Cuvee Constance. Now... when to guzzle my last half of '89 Creme d...

PS I ment to say that this is the 'most satisfying' of 2007 Chateauneuf I've drunk to date. Most of the CdR's are above average, very drinkable off the bat & are of exceptional quality but in the equivalent vintage from CdP they often seems OTT with mega ripeness especially at such a young age. ...

This is the Barroche base wine, FWIW. I have to say that it is the smoothest, most voluptuous, delicious and drinkable 2007 Chateauneuf wine I’ve drunk so far. Spotless & full of vibrant dark summer berries; the cleanness of fruit exudes energy and a Chateauneuf we can all merrily slosh d...

A tasting note that garners many replies, or not, flummoxes me. I never know from day to day which type or style will attract discussion & why. Best's has always seemed like a rare beast for notes on wine bulletin boards which is the reason I posted here. I'll post about a French Chateauneuf her...

At last a mature Best’s & bought at a decent price. Full of smouldering embers of spicy fruit on the nose, all as sleek as a Bently engine. Intense red fruits with oodles of charm follow in this special creation. All charm, harmony & more than a touch mesmerising elegance. Nicely mell...

Good timing with this note, Jay. I have 2 cases of this in storage bought on release (one is on their broking list) and had no idea how this was progressing. It seems another 3-5 years in storage will only improve things given your description & am now really looking forward to drinking a bottle...

It cost me the equivalent of AU$54. Astounding value with all things considered, but also a bit of a lucky dip.

I didn’t hold out much hope for this so I sadly didn’t treat it with the respect it perhaps deserved. Opened on a whim & drunk as the level was at mid/high shoulder, the cork had leaked some of the contents which had badly stained the foil. After the first mouthful I wish I had sav...

I guess I could just open it & see but it may well be a wine for an occasion. Sold in-bond, so stored somewhere cool without UK duty & VAT until released by me last week. The level is mid shoulder. Past it, fading or still alive do you think? The Moss Wood web site doesn’t give much u...