Wine-Ark Cellar Club April 2016

bit of a blast from the past. One of the guys from my course is now the host. I think I'll attend again.

Bit of a mixed bag…a bit of a lesson. I think I prefer Hugel as a producer.

• 2013 Trimbach Pinot Blanc

  France, Alsace

  Muted stone fruit & melon, slight wet stone, with time a touch of almond on the nose. In the mouth the wine has more melon flavours and a touch of bitterness encroaching on the palate and spice joining on the medium plus length. Okay but a bit meh for me.

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• 2012 Trimbach Pinot Gris Reserve

  France, Alsace

  Very slight oxidation, peachy fruit, quite muted, touches of kumquat and meat on agitation and, again, a touch of almond. In the mouth the wine is quite broad, fruity and drying with a touch of bitterness but quite juicy and tangy. Hmm

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• 2013 Trimbach Riesling

  France, Alsace

  Already slight kerosene, lime over lemon, slight gun powder and flint. In the mouth it's tart with flavours of lime and slight green notes, tangy then a little palate breadth. Finishes short

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• 2012 Trimbach Riesling Reserve

  France, Alsace

  Kerosene> quite pungent, closed…with agitation lime and lemon and green apple. In the mouth the wine is juicy and tangy, a citrus and green apple medley, a little bit of gum grip, long…very pleasant, well balanced…it's quite nice. Has potential.

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• 2009 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile

  France, Alsace

  slight oxidised, wet stone and slight earth, quite savoury…very slight cream and peach but not really about fruit I think. In the mouth the wine is juicy and tangy (again) but rich and broad, quote honeyed; no bitterness here. Do I like it? Hmm. I honestly don't know.

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• 2008 Trimbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre

  France, Alsace

  Oh, here we go…Typicity on the nose…rose petal, lychee, spice and Turkish delight. But, also something almost like almond essence or nail polish remover as well - not a fault but an added level of complexity. In the mouth it's off dry to dry - 8g residual sugar apparently. Rose and lychee, slight bitterness then honey on the end of the palate as well as Turkish delight but hmm for me. It lacks a little breadth and glycerol but the flavours and acid, sweetness & balance are spot on.

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Lots of wine making on show. Especially in the first two reds. I kind of like that white.

• 2014 John Duval Wines Plexus MRV

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Peach and slight spice and apricot. Pretty nose…hmm, very slight butter…I wonder? In the mouth the wine is juicy but broad, the alcohol is restrained. It's spicy, the fruit s present but more muted on the palate. Hmm. It would be nice to run this against a Michelton Airstrip and something like a Guigal St Joseph. I rather like this.

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• 2014 John Duval Wines Plexus

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Bold fruit, polished oak, cream, vanilla, red berry - almost strawberry - black berry and very slight pepper spice on the nose. In the mouth the wine has juicy red and black berry, the spice is more prevalent here, fine tannins. Medium plus length with non-intrusive alcohol. Rather good in a well made way.

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• 2014 John Duval Wines Shiraz Entity

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  blackberry and black pepper spice, cream, vanilla, chocolate. More of the same on the palate with notes of stewed black tea. Juicy and tending to leather notes. Plentiful front of mouth grip. Bit of a show wine for me, needs charred steak. Well balanced. Today I like this.

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• 2013 John Duval Wines Shiraz Eligo

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Pronounced intensity aromas of cream, vanilla, chocolate, toast, slight balsamic, black fruits…In the mouth the wine is thick, dense, mouth puckering almost to the point of sourness, the tannins are chalky and slightly green. Touches of beetroot and rhubarb over muted black pepper spice. this is out of whack for me.

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yeah, nah. Nothing quite hit the groove here for me.

• 2014 Cantina del Pino Langhe Nebbiolo

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

  All about the fruit…cherry over plum, smells like it so going to be juicy with very slight coffee notes…yup, it's juicy and fleshy , cherry and plum a little wet, okay, a little thin and quite modern.Meh.

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• 2012 Malvira' Langhe Nebbiolo

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

  Old school…crushed dried flowers. Slightly oxidised, touches of leather, slight funky…Juicy and drying tannins a little sour plum, umeboshi in fact. Not very long. Okay at best. I'm not sure if this is out of condition as I vaguely remember Malvira being more in the modern camp.

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• 2011 Cantina del Pino Barbaresco

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

  Polished; cream, cherry and berry, tiny touches of wet cardboard, floral top notes…in the mouth cream, spice, cherry, berry, all over grabbing tight tannins that are very slightly gritty. Okay.

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• 2011 Fratelli Brovia Barolo

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Muted plum, cream, vanilla, slight raisin, slight funky with very slight leathery notes. Savoury plums, juicy acidity and big, tight tannins. Still quite simple. Hmm.

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Lots of well made and pleasant wines but nothing with that 'wow' factor that makes me want to reach into the moth ridden confines of the wallet. The John Duvals were surprising; I rather enjoyed their well made, polished quality on this occasion - mind you that could change tomorrow...