Bellevue, WA
Tasted Saturday, January 21, 2006 by Eric with 1,071 views
Michael and Claire Gordon hosted the STG for a tasting of high-end Aussie Shiraz. I was a little worried, as my tastes have increasingly been running towards Hermitage and Cote Rotie, but I have also had many Aussies which have deeply impressed me. As it happened, I tended to be a bit more black and white than many of the tasters, as a number of the wines really bothered me. All wines were tasted blind.
We started out with a planned pair of Rieslings and one bonus white tossed in.
The first flight was a bit of a grab bag and certainly showed very contrasting styles.
Next up was the BIG BOY flight, and in fact it was quite disappointing.
We got back on track with a powerful and consistent mini-vertical of Block 6, very nice!
The last flight, well I would have been very happy to have skipped this one...
Finally we finished off with a pair of dessert wines including one that was truly impressive!
Thanks Michael, and sorry it took me so long to get these posted!
1998 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux 88 Points
France, Bordeaux
This wine was supposed to make an appearance two days earlier at a tasting, but alas it was forgotten. So to atone for his sin of forgetfulness, Michael had this open for us when we arrived. :)
Tasted blind, I had a hard time placing this. The nose is a little cheesy with some nutmeg, quite round with a rich and nutty interplay on the palate, the Semillon coming to the fore. On the finish the Sauvignon Blanc comes out, as this finishes out crisp and grassy, a nice finish.
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1998 Frankland Estate Riesling Isolation Ridge Vineyard 84 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Frankland River
This white was more on theme. The nose is gorgeous with lots of petrol, very effusive. The body however is bone, bone dry, not at all generous and largely flat.
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2002 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett 88 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
AP #12. Ahh, what a nose. Talc, lots of sulfur and that young stinky minerality of the Mosel. The palate is zingy and vibrant although pretty lean and razor like. Quite nice!
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