Peter Bourne's Right Bank - Merlot and Cab Franc lead the way

Sit down Merlot and Merlot dominant wine tasting at Peter's place

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• 2009 Tarrawarra Merlot K Block

  Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

  Colour Clear, ruby, medium intensity, legs
  Nose Developing medium intensity, clean, slight green/pyrazine, spice, cedar, perfurme, slight berry and an almost toffee/caramel oak
  Mouth Medium minus body, tannin, acidty, medium flavour. Bitter over slight red fruit, toungue coating phenolic, medium alcohol. A little too acrid, medium finish

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• 2009 Ross Hill Cabernet Franc Pinnacle Series

  Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange

  Colour Clear, ruby, medium intensity, legs
  Nose Medium minus intensity, clean developing slight jam, spice, vanilla, ethanol heat and camphor!
  Mouth Medium plus flavour intensity, medium body, medium minus tannin, medium acid, medium alcohol, short to medium finish, slightly metallic, disappointing and dull

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• 2006 Star Lane Merlot

  Australia, Victoria, North East, Beechworth

  Colour Clear, Ruby, medium intensity, legs
  Nose Medium plus intensity, clean, developing, jam, vanilla, cream, sweet spice, alcohol heat
  Mouth Medium plus tannin, acid, alcohol. Sice and black fruit, the tannins are very dry. Some vanilla as well. Too hot and feels disjointed and engineered

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• 2007 Château d'Aiguilhe

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

  Colour Clear, purple to ruby, medium plus intensity and pronounced legs
  Nose Medium minus intensity, clean. Developing. Some leather, biscuit and toasty oak. Red fruit and yet more biscuit!
  Mouth Medium plus tannin and alcohol, medium acidity. Clove, nutmeg, spice, leather, very dry and a little hot. Long finish

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• 2007 Château Teyssier St. Émilion Grand Cru

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Colour Clear, ruby, medium minus intensity, legs
  Nose Medium minus intensity, clear, developing, cream, red fruit, spice
  Mouth Medium minus tannin, medium acid, medium alcohol, chalky and slightly course tannin, slight red and quite muted red fruit. Spice. The body is quite light and the wine a little wet and thin.

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The L'Hospitalet de Gazin was the standout wine of the bracket

• 2009 De Salis Wines St Em M

  Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange

  Colour Ruby, Clear, medium minus intensity, slight legs
  Nose Developing, medium minus intensity, clean, red berry fruit, slightly herbaceous, cream and mint.
  Mouth Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Some spice and red berry fruit.

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• 2009 De Salis Wines St Em F

  Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange

  Colour Purple to Ruby, bright, medium intensity and some minor legs
  Nose Developing, medium plus acidity, clean, perfumed, red fruit, vanilla, cream and spice but also a touch of herbaceousness
  Mouth Medium acid, body, flavour intensity, tannin and medium plus alcohol. Dry. The alcohol lends a slight spice mouth numbing heat on the long finish. Not much fruit

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• 2008 Philip Shaw No. 17

  Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange

  Colour Purple to ruby, clear, medium minus intensity
  Nose Developing, medium intensity, clean. Vanilla over red fruit, tiny leather, very slight sweet spice, creamy and rich. Very nice nose.
  Mouth Medium plus intensity tannin and alcohol, medium acid, body and medium minus flavour intensity. Dry. Not much going on from a flavour perspective, it’s quite unpleasant and rather dull at the same time – the finish is bitter and long. Weird.

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• 2008 Man O' War Vineyards Merlot Cabernet Franc Malbec

  New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Waiheke Island

  Colour Purple to Ruby, clear, medium intensity
  Nose Developing, medium intensity, clean. Tea, slight funk, biscuit and toast, cedar and slightly meaty all dominate red fruit.
  Mouth Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. The tannins are drying on the front of the palate and, other than bitter coffee, there isn’t much going on.

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• 2007 L'Hospitalet de Gazin

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Colour Clear, purple, medium plus intensity and pronounced legs
  Nose Developing, medium intensity and clean. BBQ meat, toast, farmyard funk, dusty, beef extract over spice, mineral – stone – and red fruit
  Mouth Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Bitter coffee and clove and nutmeg over black and red fruit, slightly warm but not intrusive alcohol. The long finish carries the fruit which seems to open and grow in the mouth and reveals touches of herbaceousness. Very nice indeed.

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• 2009 Woodlands Cabernet Franc Merlot

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

  Woodlands Cabernet France Merlot 2009
  Colour Purple to ruby, medium intensity, some legs and bright
  Nose Developing, clean, medium intensity. Very perfumed, spice and savoury vanilla and red cherry and berry fruit. Lovely nose
  Mouth Medium acid, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Medium plus intensity alcohol. Red fruit, spice, leather and generous alcohol that comes to the fore on the long finish

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• 2007 Blue Poles Allouran

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

  Colour Clear, ruby, medium minus intensity, legs
  Nose Medium minus intensity, developing, clean. Red currant, plum and spice. Slight herbaceous notes and greenness.
  Mouth Medium plus tannin that seems to fade away. Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity. Dry. Slight hot, toast, red fruit, long finish. Hmm.

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• 2008 Picardy Merlimont

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Pemberton

  Colour Clear, purple to ruby, medium minus intensity, legs
  Nose Toasty oak, red berry fruit, developing medium intensity clean yeast extract (marmite) and spiced meat
  Mouth Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Slight spice marries with the tannin that last in the mouth and some red fruit that sits in the mid palate.

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• 2008 Frankland Estate Olmo's Reward

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Frankland River

  Colour Clear, purple, medium intensity, legs
  Nose Developing, medium intensity, clean. Toast, red fruit, plum, spice, leather and perfume
  Mouth Red fruit, spice, slightly bitter and green. Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Long almost candied with hints of chocolate. A tiny bit warm on the finish.

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• 2007 Château Monbousquet

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Colour Clear, purple, medium plus intensity
  Nose Developing, medium intensity, toast, red fruit and green herbs, vanilla, spice, oak…lots’ of oak!
  Mouth Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Bit dull and flat, some red fruit, coffee and chocolate. Feels quite engineered.

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• 2009 Craggy Range Sophia

  New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay, Gimblett Gravels

  Colour Clear, medium minus intensity, ruby, legs
  Nose Developing, medium minus intensity, red fruit over black plum fruit, spice and perfume and vanilla
  Mouth Medium minus body and flavour intensity. Medium acid, alcohol, tannin. Dry. Some red fruit, wet, dull, flat and, inexplicably, liquorice and slight raisin. Ugh

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• 2008 Henschke Abbotts Prayer

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Lenswood

  Colour Clear, medium intensity, purple, legs
  Nose Developing, medium intensity, slightly jammy red berry compote and a touch of raisin and, also in a most strange way, a touch or greenness.
  Mouth Medium plus alcohol and acid, Medium body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Again, the contrariness of jammy fruit and a certain green unripe quality. Medium minus length. Spice. Hmm

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• 2007 Wantirna Estate Cabernet Franc / Merlot Hannah

  Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

  Colour Bright, medium plus intensity, purple, legs
  Nose Developing, medium plus intensity, farmyard funk, toast, raspberry red fruit over black fruit over vanilla and spice and slight meat.
  Mouth Medium acid, alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. A little thin, vanilla and red fruit over the long finish.

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• 2007 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Colour Clear, medium intensity, purple to ruby rim fade, legs
  Nose Developing, medium intensity, vanilla, graphite, red fruit, cedar, spice and cream
  Mouth Medium plus acid and tannin. Medium alcohol, body, flavour intensity, dry and slightly bitter, red fruit and medium finish. A little disappointing after the nose.

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• 2007 Château La Conseillante

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Colour Clear, medium intensity, ruby, legs
  Nose Developing, medium minus intensity, clean, slight funk, graphite, violets, toast, leather, spice, cedar, lovely nose
  Mouth Medium plus acid, Medium alcohol, body, flavour intensity, tannin. Dry. Red fruit, spice, slightly bitter, fruit and spice grows on the long finish. Very pleasant.

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• 1995 Frankland Estate Olmo's Reward

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Frankland River

  Colour Clear, rim fade from ruby to garnet, serious legs, medium minus intensity
  Nose Fully developed, slight vanilla, slightly porty, kernel, spice and plum
  Mouth Medium minus intensity tannin, medium plus alcohol – a little generous on the long finish. Touches of plum and spice but the wine is a little simple and a little disappointing

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bit of a Meh tasting for me...other that the second wine of Ch.Gazin nothing really shone for me.