Voyager Estate Masterclass 2012

Officers mess, Victoria Barracks, Oxford Street, Sydney
Tasted Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by chatters with 605 views

Introduction

Completely blind tasting. Great fun and a brilliant tasting. Hosted by Voyager Estate.

Flight 1 - Chardonnay (6 Notes)

Representatives from NZ, SA, Burgundy and Australia

Flight 2 - Shiraz (6 Notes)

Representatives from Northern Rhone, NZ and Australia

  • 2010 Glaetzer Dixon Family Winemakers Shiraz Mon Pere

    Australia, Tasmania, Coal River

    Nose Leather, cherry, sl. dirty notes, spice, cream, black pepper dominates
    Mouth Savoury blackberry and spice, black pepper, front of mouth phenolic grip, slight bitter on the finish

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  • 2010 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier

    Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District

    Nose Muted green and black pepper, deeply perfumed, red cherry, earthy, spice. Slightly metallic note
    Mouth black pepper, red cherry, spice, slight leather, cream, meh for me.

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  • 2010 Voyager Estate Shiraz

    Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

    Nose medium minus intensity, clean and developing. Cedar wood, cream, slight black fruit and touches of red currant over black pepper and slight caramel
    Mouth juicy black fruit, tight, tannic grip, dry savoury and spice. It’s a little old school new world, but very nice none the less. Well balanced

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  • 2010 Mac Forbes Syrah Gruyere

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    Nose Medium minus intensity, clean, developing, green and black peppercorn, sweet spice, concentrated but not jammy black fruit, cedar wood, herbaceous, leather.
    Mouth Red currant, black and green pepper, spice, plenty of front of mouth phenolic grip. Very nice.

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  • 2009 Domaine du Coulet (Matthieu Barret) Cornas Billes Noires

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Nose Cork taint, clean, medium intensity, developing leather, black fruit, and wet wood
    Mouth savoury, tannic grip, mineral notes – graphite, black pepper and fruit (black berry) massive! Very nice indeed.

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  • 2010 Trinity Hill Syrah Gimblett Gravels

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

    Nose clean, medium intensity, developing, cream, toast, black cherry and berry, cedar wood, spice and alcohol, touch of black peppercorns
    Mouth Blackberry, damson, almost plum. Tight savoury tannic grip that is not intrusive, fruit carries on

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Flight 3 - Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot blends (6 Notes)

Representatives from Italy, USA, Bordeaux and Australia

  • 2008 Wantirna Estate Cabernet Merlot Amelia

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    Nose Ribena, Blackcurrant, graphite, pencil shavings, cedar
    Mouth Juicy black fruit, cedar and spice and cream. Quite savoury. Medium plus acid, body, alcohol and tannin. This is a big wine, built to last. Very nice but, perhaps, the alcohol is a little hot and intrusive on the long finish.

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  • 2008 Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

    Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

    Nose slightly closed, brambles, cream, vanilla, graphite, black currant and cedar.
    Mouth juicy bramble and blackcurrant, vanilla, lacks spice. Immediate up front fruit appeal but finishes a little wet. But very good indeed.

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  • 2008 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Nose Cream, jammy black fruit, spice, slight floral top notes, and alcohol heat
    Mouth Savoury and juicy black currant and spice. Medium plus tannins that grip. Medium plus body is mouth coating. Having said that the oak is savoury and the wine has a very long finish that carries the fruit. Good.

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  • 2008 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia

    Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore

    Nose Closed, muted, cream and vanilla, jammy black fruit, slight herbal, slight stalkiness
    Mouth vanilla cream, black over red berry fruit, stalk in the mouth. Bit warm, bit short. The tannins feel a little chalky and grippy

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  • 2008 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

    USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

    Nose cream, vanilla and muted black fruit, slight dusty, slight cherry
    Mouth Jammy red and black fruit, Christmas cake, sweet spice, dry, savoury. Oak there but non-intrusive. Bit warm on the finish. Very well balanced though. Good.

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  • 2008 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch

    Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

    Nose Cherry and currant over graphite and bramble and cream, vanilla, herbaceous notes and touches of biscuit
    Mouth medium plus acid, jammy blackcurrant over vanilla, slightly bitter on the medium plus finish. Medium plus body. Alcohol slight warm. Okay

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Closing

Lovely tasting...In the Chardonnay bracket the Batard Montrachet was pretty special. In the Shiraz bracket, which was my favourite bracket, there were four winners for me - The Voyager Estate Shiraz, The Mac Forbes Gruyere Syrah, the Dom du Coulet Billes Noires and the Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels - the latter of these opened beautifully over the course of the tasting. From the Cabernet Sauvignon blends the Voyager Estate Cab Merlot, Ducru Beaucaillou and the Spottswoode were very nice but all different in their own way.

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