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I'm glad you enjoyed them Omotesando. It says a lot about a winery when Jancis Robinson makes time out on her Australian jaunt to visit Phillip and Jeni and find out more about these wines. I realise Grigio is a dirty word to many, but if you have any interest, the 2007 was superb and the 2008 (whi...

I'm peeved with BYO in Hong Kong who aren't passing on tax free wine savings. One reastaruant, Ceccoinis of Melb' fame, upped their BYO from $50 AUD to $70AUD. Yet, the oldest wine on their list is 02. We were turning up with Barolos and Australians 20 years old plus. Certainly not piss taking by b...

I've tried both the Pinot and the Chardonnay from the same 2005 vintage too. They were pretty impressive. For the not so ridiculous prices, the pinot beats just nearly any French Burgundy in that price range easily. I've learnt to stick to local pinots unless I was ready to fork out $150-500+ for a ...

Thanks for the reasonings and suggestions. I did an experiment and opened a few bottles. As would have expected from what's discussed here, the young cabernets definitely had a more tannicky nature than the shirazs - the cabernet wants to choke the tongue to death more, even if the shiraz was defini...

Just a general question as per topic. In Australia, I've always presumed that Australian Shiraz is usually slightly more powerful/heavier/peppery than even a big Australia Cabernet Sauvignon, plus there are always chances of buying a softer Cab Sauv than a Shiraz, therefore in a taste test or during...

I don't know about now but a few years ago we couldn't get the Marquis Phillip wines in Canada. At a dinner tasting though, the hosts friend brought a bottle of basic Marquis-Phillip Shiraz that he bought in the US for US$15. He was quite pleased with himself for having contributed this "Parke...

I actually was corrected by someone, telling me to pronounce SYRAH as 'SEE-HAR'. Which in fact I kind of suspected was possible seeing how the frogs pronounce 'R' but everyone else says SY-RAH anyway.

So what's the deal with it?

With the 2004 Glaetzer Bishop I also had a slightly different experience - found the 2004 version to be intense on the nose, but the palate could not follow it up. It was spicy, peppery, licorice and almost savoury-meaty. I thought it had inherent balance but lacked the punch or should I say the fru...

"2004 Heartland Directors Cut Shiraz Best of the wines so far. Classy, deep set fruit, medium bodied and full of flavour. Fair dollop of oak, but overall, the wine felt squeaky clean. Firmish tannins. I would happily cellar this for a few years to see it come together, but good value drinking n...

Thanks for everyone's input on this as this has been the first such 'bad' screw cap experience for me, and it does seem like its a possibility as some others also experienced the same as I did? I do agree wholeheartedly that sometimes it could be traced down to physiological differences (meals eaten...

Gary W wrote:Most likely some physiological deficiency on your part?

Highly unlikely.

The bottle was notably flat and it had the character of slightly not developed. Everything seemed to be hiding behind a cloudy layer.

Anyone else got any comments?>

I have just opened a new Majella Shiraz 2003. Compared to the exact same vintage I tried just a few weeks earlier, this new bottle seems to be slightly more flat and even say... watery at times. This is a screw cap bottle by the way. I have witnessed some bottle variations with wines capped using co...

Yep I most recently opened the 1998 Saltram No.1 as well. Also have had others during dinner before. It has a lot of 'very' vanilla oak and too fruity almost. It had a good balance, but I thought it was too confectionary to be a wine. Look to be honest I think I enjoyed drinking it. I liked it a lot...

I've drank a lot of wines come highly recommended by either highly regarded Critics or by other experienced wine drinkers on the forums - and I can tell u the ratio with which I disagree with is around 30-50%. Some of the wines, of which I drink only the most raved about vintages and I make sure I g...

1) 2004 Godolphin Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon: What a lovely, divine wine. I'm sure this has been covered to death on this forum. Its chocolatey and slight dusty character, the fruitiness of berries with plum all bursting out on the palate with a nice long finish, together with the overall spot on bal...