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Have just come back from Champagne and had a ball, spent 3 days in Reims as a base for touring vineyards and producers. It's a lovely small city although has a fairly quiet feel to it. The Cathedral is a must if you like that kind of stuff For producers in town Louis Roederer, Krug and Charles Heids...

Dare I say it but Tasmanian Syrah might be on the move, I've tried a few lately and found them bright and lively, lean without green, and nicely spiced...Glaetzer Dixon, Marion's Vineyard and Meadowbank I all enjoyed...quantities pretty small though so probably hard to track down for you Ian

For me I think Pikes The Merle tops the Grosset PH but can only say comparable value as the price point is similar...

Was reading this old article by Jeremy Oliver today and found this on topic reference: Ever since its youth the 1989 Howard Park has reminded me of Mouton-Rothschild, and it continues to do so. There’s more overt smoky mocha and chocolate oak-derived influence about this vintage than any other 18.6,...

Hi Carl I would say Margaret River town itself is a little challenged for quality dinner venues. I think there are two that are pretty consistent and tick most of the boxes: Miki's Open Kitchen - tucked away in an arcade off the main street, Japanese with more of a tempura than a sashimi lean, if yo...

2012 Talijancich Verdelho - Opened on Sunday night and the impression was a little short and sweet...tonight the remainder of the bottle is much more interesting and enjoyable; less primary tropical fruit and more texture, palate weight and length, some mintiness and sourdough in the aftertaste.

1998 Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rose - Beautifully composed and captivating. Such a seductive nose and abundant flavour which filled every corner of the mouth. Rich red fruit and layered complex yeast characters with incredible persistence. Hope I'm lucky enough to come across thi...

Lucky enough to have had a great dinner with friends with the table wines shown in pairs with food. All the wines showed very well and for me a celebration of what I love most about wine which is the infinite diversity. A little sketchy on all the details unfortunately and no photo. If I had to desc...

2015 Hentley Farm Riesling - zing and a big lemon hit, floral, the acid is friendly, a lemon sherbert character, clean and mouthwatering. My perception of this "softer" acid profile makes Eden Valley my preferred Aus region for young Rieslings, but very much based on a limited sample size...

I think it's the 94 HP Cab you are referring to gents. John founded Howard Park in 1986 after he left Wynns and moved to WA

Cheers

Dave

John Wade?

I remember when we moved to Margaret River in late 2006, sea-change style, straight off the plane from Sydney, picked up a pre-purchased crappy second hand Camry and hit the highway south. Heron Lake was the first winery sign we saw on the roadside to indicate we'd made it to the promised land! (apa...

Vasse Felix 2002 Margaret River Cabernet Merlot - Didn't have too many expectations for this but it's drinking very well, retained excellent colour with very little browning, fresh fruit on the palate, a hint of mint, tannins fully resolved, a lovely mature wine.

nice Japanese dinner tonight with some good wines: Larmandier-Bernier Latitude NV - Sourdough nose, rich without being too broad, light on the fizz but big on flavour and balance 2006 Grosset Watervale Riesling - light colour, kerosene nose, lacked expressive flavour for me, admirable but not that e...

NV Veuve Fourny et Fils Cuvee "R" - Classy, beautifully balanced mix of clean chardonnay driven freshness and slowly revealing complexity - so drinkable I probably missed some of the nuance that would evolve over time in the glass. This often happens to me on Fridays. 2012 La Prova Lagrei...

I went to the Ashbrook Cellar Door last Sunday and tasted through the range including the 2012 Chardonnay. In general I would say that Ashbrook are one of the real quiet achievers in Margaret River and their entire range of varietal wines offer consistency, quality and great value. A single vineyard...

2005 Vilmart & Cie Coeur De Cuvee - This was incredibly classy and refined and hard to think of a better champagne I've had so far this year. Mousse was delicate but wildly persistent and delivered fresh citrus and subtle red berry characters across the palate, complemented by a lingering soft v...

Luke Lambert Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 - hard to get a read on this but interesting, sparkling Chardonnay with a little "s" and a big "C". All acid and citrus at first, more enjoyable at room temperature as it broadens with some salty, bready characters home...Ochota Barrels 2013...

2011 Adelsheim Ribbon Springs Pinot Noir 2011 Domaine Arlaud Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru Les Ruchots 2011 Ziereisen Jaspis Pinot Noir 2012 Burn Cottage Pinot Noir A mini world tour of Pinot, all the wines had approx 10 hours of airtime before by good fortune I happened upon them. Interesting, distinct an...

To quote wineforlife in another recent thread, "peace " We're all here for the enjoyment of wine regardless of what wine we drink or what country we drink it in. As a constant lurker but infrequent poster I respect, admire and learn from the contributions of all of you out there and thank ...

2011 Yangarra Estate Rousanne Really enjoy this wine having tried a few times. Still quite primary I think. Honeysuckle on the nose is enticing without being overwhelming. Lovely mouth-coating texture, viscous without being oily, delivers a chalky mineral character which lingers...assume it will bu...

I voted 4-5 bpw - increasing the AFD ratio is definitely high on my agenda for 2014 in line with my new "drink better, drink less" mantra - but unfortunately (?) I seem to have more and more good wine shoved in front of me lately... ABS consumption figures relate to pure alcohol consumed a...

So I tasted the wine along with some other Rieslings and Chardonnays - a tasting that started and finished in the aforementioned Derwent Valley, with a few stops in between. Here are my impressions for what they are worth: 2011 Leo Buring Leopold DW021 Riesling Not giving too much away on first open...

Thanks for the welcome Michael, and thanks a lot for the info munrop. I grew up in Tasmania and am familiar with the geography of the Derwent Valley, so can appreciate that it does get plenty cold up there, if you'll pardon the pun...will let you know my impressions of the wine.

Hello everyone I've been a casual reader of the forum for the past four or five years, and in that context I do apologise that my first post is a shameless request for information as opposed to a captivating story about my personal journey through the world of wine - (I might save that for post numb...