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G'day I've posted here on previous vintages of this wine. I've just got my hands on the 2020 for the first time today, and it lives up to my expectations based on the earlier vintages. Purple black in the glass, with a vibrant purple rim. A generous nose with licorice, black plums, leather polish, c...

G'day Not surprisingly, this has changed somewhat in the nearly 10 years since my last tasting note. Garnet / ruby in colour. Savoury notes dominate the nose, with damp earth, mushrooms and some eucalypt or menthol. Cherries are also present, and are in the darker spectrum rather than bright red. Th...

Four years on, it's time to report on another bottle. Decanted an hour before service, and took a fair amount of swirling in the glass to open up. The wine retains its deep purple colour, with little sign of lightening. The blackcurrant fruit has softened somewhat (blackberry and mulberry instead), ...

G'day This (sadly defunct) Swan Valley producer also sourced grapes from its Margaret River vineyard, and earlier vintages have been based on MR cabernet. This, I believe, was from the home vineyard in the Swan Valley. Deep purple / black in colour. The nose is showing vanillan oak, with black and b...

G'day The last time I tried one of these was as part of a WA Chardonnay tasting last year. This was the group's tasting note at the time: Killerby Foundations 2017 (Margaret River, 12.5% alcohol): Pale yellow in colour and very clear in the glass. Citrus and under-ripe peach on the nose, with lemon ...

G'day A further update on this wine, which is now a decade old. The colour has lightened slightly. Decanted two hours before tasting. The black and red fruits on the nose are showing signs of development, although there's still plenty of them. The red fruits especially are coming to the fore. There'...

G’day To quote James Halliday: “A winery steeped in tradition (with National Trust classification) which should be visited at least once by every wine conscious Australian …..”. I made the pilgrimage back in 2012, and you’ll find the report here: Tahbilk wines - The Auswine Forum Tahbilk’s “Eric Ste...

G'day The website tells me this is fermented in stainless steel and bottled young. Bright ruby in colour. The nose shows lots of fresh fruit aromas initially - blue and blackberry and red cherries. With a bit of air, there's a touch of earthiness as well. The palate was also initially all fresh frui...

G'day This is the 'standard' pinot noir, not the Tete Du Cuvee. Decanted an hour before service. Garnet colour, bright in the glass. Complex nose of red cherry, strawberries, mushroom, spicy oak, and a touch of forest floor. The fruits are joined on the palate by ripe raspberry. Tannins are fine and...

G’day I was fortunate to attend a vertical tasting yesterday of two Moss Wood wines – their Chardonnay followed by the iconic Cabernet Sauvignon. The tasting was hosted by Leigh Gerreyn (Behind The Glass), with the wines coming directly from Moss Wood or from Leigh’s private collection. Moss Wood is...

G'day. This bottle was sealed under cork, which collected a fair amount of sediment (see pic). Surprisingly, very little sediment remained in the wine after decanting. I hosted a vertical tasting of this wine in 2020. https://forum.auswine.club/viewtopic.php?p=163197&hilit=abercrombie+2016#p1631...

G'day In celebration of Ray Jordan's Top Winery award to Howard Park, I thought it was appropriate to open an older bottle. Yellow gold in colour, still bright in the glass. The nose shows lime cordial, salted lemon, cashew nuts, and traces of stone fruits - fruit notes and savoury are about 50/50. ...

G’day Tonight’s tasting was held at Lamont’s in Cottesloe, and hosted by the inimitable John Jens (WA wine icon) and Liam McIlhenny (Chief Winemaker Tasmanian Vintners). Liam’s a lovely bloke and a good storyteller, with a modest and genuine manner. He makes some excellent wines, too, which the rece...

G'day This is the top red from the Conti portfolio, "made from low-yielding hand-picked shiraz from selected blocks, including the family's Mariginiup vineyard established in 1958". At just over $30, the value for money equation speaks for itself. Purple black in colour. The nose is showin...

Thanks for the notes, Graeme, and ticklenow1 (Ian) for the photos. Interesting that a couple of Tasmanian whites featured - I had the pleasure of visiting Glaetzer-Dizon in Hobart a couple of weeks ago, and bought the Unerblanc (among others). I'm especially delighted that the Howard Park showed so ...

G'day Gilberts is a small winery at the northen end of the Great Southern wine region. I've been buying their riesling and reserve shiraz for years. Purple black in colour. Quite a rich nose of dark plums, blueberries, licorice, eucalypt and cedary oak. The palate is juicy, with the dark fruits floo...

Oh no. mychurch was a valued contributor to this forum and an instantly recognisable name.

I never met Cameron, but we attempted to meet when he came to WA a couple of years ago. The stars didn't align, unfortunately.

Heartfelt condolences to all who knew him.

Allan

G'day I hosted a vertical of Clarendon Hills single vineyard wines last month https://forum.auswine.club/viewtopic.php?p=171884&hilit=clarendon+hills+moritz#p171884, but did not have this wine at that time. Deep purple in colour, almost black, and dense. Big, porty nose with lots of developed da...

G'day This is Faber's least expensive shiraz, but it delivers year after year. Deep purple in colour. Rich dark plums and dark berries, chocolate, Christmas pudding, and sweet oak on the nose (including some coconut). More of the same on the palate, with some melted chocolate texture, grippy tannins...

G'day This month’s tasting looked at sparkling wines – not Champagne, but anything else sparkling from anywhere in the world (including France, but not Champagne), any grape varieties, any style. We got a few different ones in this tasting. As usual, the wines were tasted blind. In this case, we tas...

One of the second tier of reds in the Houghton line-up, underneath the Jack Mann. Always interesting, especially as Malbec was always a favourite in the Mann family blends - with Cabernet providing structure. Crimson colour. The nose has a mix of blackberry and red plums, with some oak derived chara...

G'day I've bought this wine fairly regularly over the past few years, but in small quantitites, and I keep forgetting to look at them. Decanted before service. I think the fruit for this wine comes from the home vineyard in the Swan Valley. Deep purple in colour, and dense. Initially, the nose showe...

G'day I've been buying this wine for some years now, and hosted a vertical tasting a couple of years ago.https://forum.auswine.club/viewtopic.php?p=166638&hilit=hoddles+creek#p166638. At that vertical (2019-13 inclusive) the 2015 was wine of the night: Hoddles Creek Chardonnay 2015: Yellow colou...

G'day Light purple in the glass. A somewhat herbal nose (rosemary, oregano and thyme) and a hint of leather alongside dark and red cherries, a touch of spicy oak and a faint touch of menthol. The palate has riper and fuller red fruits than I expected, while still remaining medium weight overall. The...

Following up from the last TN 2 years ago, the colour has darkened very slightly. The nose is showing more nutty, cashew aromas than previously. Fruit is still dominant with peach, necatarine and grapefruit but with the oak coming out more, it brings a nice balance to the nose. The palate shows simi...

G'day Yellow colour with gold tinges. Complex nose with yellow peach, nectarine, white flowers and some savoury and lanolin notes. The palate shows more of those stone fruits, with subtle oak and a creamy texture. Acid plays a supporting role, and the wine fills out across the mid and back palate. T...

A mixed dozen of riesling, chardonnay and pinot noir from Moores Hill, in the Tamar Valley.

Currently in Tasmania for the first time ever. Purchases are mostly riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir and a couple of syrah with a few oddities like trousseau thrown in. Wineries purchased from in the last week are Future Perfect, Glaetzer Dixon, Pooley, Small Wonder, and Stoney Rise. And no, this is...