Officers mess, Victoria Barracks, Oxford Street, Sydney
Tasted Wednesday, August 29, 2012 by chatters with 605 views
Completely blind tasting. Great fun and a brilliant tasting. Hosted by Voyager Estate.
Representatives from NZ, SA, Burgundy and Australia
Representatives from Northern Rhone, NZ and Australia
Representatives from Italy, USA, Bordeaux and Australia
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.
2009 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Kumeu
Nose oak, butter, peach, stone fruit, spice, alcohol heat
Mouth Apple, lees, oak, massive spice.
Okay
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2009 Hardys Chardonnay Eileen Hardy
Australia, Tasmania
Nose herbal notes – thyme/sage, toasted oak, mineral, stone fruit and oak with touches of apple
Mouth Lees feel, medium plus acid, spice, apple and a touch warm.
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2009 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay
South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Nose Farmyard funk, mineral, biscuit, slight apple, cream, butter
Mouth lacks acidity which leads to a certain flabbiness. Bitter spice over slight citrus notes of lime, oddly enough
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2009 Voyager Estate Chardonnay
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Nose slight dish water, stone fruit, slight apple, cream and butter
Mouth Spicy oak, apple, medium plus acidity. Not so much butter in the mouth but touches of cream. Young, balanced, good. Needs time.
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2009 Yabby Lake Vineyard Chardonnay Single Block Release Block 1
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Nose creamy rich, toasty with tropical fruit and buttery notes
Mouth Doesn’t really match the nose – the fruit is tart – green apple and citrus, there are cream notes but the finish is slightly flabby (which contradicts the fruit profile)…hmm. Out of whack.
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2009 Blain-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Nose Medium minus intensity, very muted, slight candy floss, slight sulphur
Mouth medium plus acid, green apply, very tart, mineral, tight, crisp, mineral notes, lees time. Very nice.
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