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Just returned from visiting Canberra and a couple of notable drops to report; Wolf Blass Black Label 1993 . Nice wine with all the bits in the right places for a cab sav/shiraz blend . Drinking well but lacks the intensity for a $90 wine when released. Well overpriced me thinks. Normans Chais Claren...

Cleared out the remaining Tollanas from my cellar. The results below show how much this once well respected label was dumbed down over the later part of the 90s Tollana SHZ 1998 Did not need any more time and well integrated with some plummy fruit still showing. Nice but lacked any real grunt on the...

Two Coonawarra Shirazs from the late 90s over the weekend Riddoch Shiraz 1998 Typical Coonawarra shiraz ,showing plenty of blackfruit and dusty tannins. Wish I had put away a few more of these as they are turning out to be bargains with plenty of life left in them Wynns Shiraz 1999 In my opinion the...

Cracked a couple of the latest releases from d'Arenberg over the weekend d'Arrys Original SHZ/Gren(2004 ) Good length and a lot better than previous releases. Picked up 6 on the strength of this bottle after consulting JOs ratings(17.7) Footbolt SHZ (2004). Typical M/ Vale Shz which reflects the ver...

My first post so be kind to me. My son was visiting from Canberra for fathers day so a couple from deep in the cellar were sampled 1986 Wynns John Riddoch. Still plenty of time for this baby. Great length with a few tannins still showing. Great example of a the classic Coonawarra cabernet but perhap...