First Wednesday Wine Club

Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield
Tasted Wednesday, March 2, 2022 by chatters with 109 views

Introduction

came off the bench to join the tasting after enough rain came down to scare most Australians away from tasting wine...

Flight 1 (17 Notes)

  • 2015 De Salis Wines Blanc de Noir

    Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange

    Served blind.
    Very champagne on the nose; lemon, bread yeast, biscuit, a little honey implies a touch of age. that age note is on the palate, a little warmth on the back of the throat, coarse mousse, citric tang, slight texture, acid is a bit pointy.
    The alcohol warmth combined with the age characteristics made me lean more towards new world but I plumped for NV Champagne. Damnation.

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  • 2014 Helm Riesling Half Dry

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

    Served blind.
    Kerosene, lime, honey, a little herbaceous underpin. Medium plus intensity acidity is a little sharp, residual sugar, a touch of honey, lime cordial.
    I guessed Australian Riesling 2012 possibly Grosset Alea

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  • 2005 Cullen Wines Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon Cullen Vineyard

    Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

    Served blind.
    slight dusty, stone fruit, a little butter, sweet spice, very slightly reductive, sulphur. Juicy, fleshy, similar flavour profile, slight alcohol warmth on the finish. Good.
    First of a brace of proper face plants as I thought this was a 6 year old Margaret River Chardonnay.

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  • 2005 Mount Mary Triolet

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    Served blind.
    Aromatic; apricot, slightly lifted notes, oak spice. Fleshy rather than juicy, apricot, a little sweet spice. it's a bit soft.
    I guessed Victorian Viognier 2000...another face plant

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  • 2012 Penfolds Chardonnay Reserve Bin 12A

    Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills

    Served blind.
    butter, toast, peach over lemon, very slight struck match, sweet spice. Juicy, fleshy, lemon over peach on the palate, slight butter. Nice.
    I knew this was mine.

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  • 1995 Penfolds Chardonnay Trial Bin

    Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills

    Served blind.
    Butter tends to butterscotch, caramel, oxidised underpin. In the mouth it's pretty much all tertiary; caramel, toast, honey, butter, slight alcohol warmth.
    I guessed Australian Chardonnay from South Australia 1995 (lucky)

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  • 1996 Penfolds Chardonnay Yattarna

    Australia, South Australia

    Served blind.
    Slightly sharp, honey, bruised apple, a little volatile with wood glue. Juicy, slightly bruised apple, waxy, textured grip. Wood glue again. It's a bit out of whack and tired.
    Australian Chardonnay, heavily acid adjusted, 1995-1999

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  • 1995 Moondah Brook Chardonnay

    Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

    Served blind.
    Medium minus intensity aromas are savoury, meaty, cream, but fresh with a certain citric freshness. Interesting.
    I guessed western australian chardonnay from the 90's

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  • 2016 Principia Pinot Noir Kindred Hill

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula

    Served blind.
    Berry, Cherry, a little smoky underpin, jubey, pretty nose. More of the same on the palate, elegant, lovely.
    I knew this was mine.

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  • 2015 Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage

    Served blind.
    A bit of brett, black hued fruit, peppery spice, a little volatile note implies whole berry to me. Juicy acidity, savoury, peppery spice, nice.
    Northern Rhone, St Joseph, alternative producer 2016

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  • 2003 Bass Phillip Pinot Noir

    Australia, Victoria, Gippsland

    Served blind.
    A little gamey, volatile, then muted black fruits, a little whole bunch, defo whole berry, wood glue, sweet spice. Sourly juicy, massive tannic grip closes down the palate, black hued and concentrated fruit, alcohol heat on the back palate.
    I guessed old wine, possibly Spain from e.g Priorat, with about 15 years and probably a Carignan Grenache blend

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  • 2016 Sula Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz

    India, Nashik

    Served blind.
    Smoky, BBQ sauce, slight brett, black hued fruit smells dense. Equally dense on the palate, smoke, black fruits, chalky tannic grip, a little residual sugar.
    Totally confused. Went new world, over extracted nebbiolo from South Africa

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  • 2016 Fletcher 'X16' Langhe Rosso

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

    Served blind.
    Slightly raisined notes back dense black fruits with a red cherry underpin. Medium plus intensity acidity, plentiful tannins but without being particularly dense.
    I guessed Nebbiolo, new world, 5 years old.

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  • 2004 Paringa Estate Shiraz Reserve

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula

    Served blind.
    A little herbaceous note, blackcurrant, cedar, plenty of sweet spice. medium plus intensity acidity, blackcurrant, tight drying chalky tannins, alcohol warmth.
    Adding to the face planting I went 2014 Australian Cabernet under screwcap...Shame.

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  • 2011 Azelia Barolo Margheria

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Served blind.
    Meaty, savoury, black fruits, black pepper, smidge of volatility, liquorice. medium plus intensity acidity, plentiful chalky tannic grip, alcohol warmth, black hued fruits, slightly off dry almost, leathery notes. Concentrated.
    Nebbiolo, 10 years old, Piedmont

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  • 1989 Château de Fieuzal

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Served blind.
    Aged, leather, wetly fresh nose, red over black fruit with a little bramble. medium plus acidity, fresh, easy, juicy, talc textured tannins are persistent. Balanced, lovely.
    Defo Bordeaux, left over right but without the weight so Pessac and 1988 to 1990 was my guess.

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  • 2005 Noon Eclipse

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Served blind.
    Ripe black fruit, concentrated, slightly chalky notes, slight leather, dense, off dry, concentrated black fruits, loads of tannic grip and alcohol...nothing shy about this.
    I guessed Barossa Shiraz early 2000's

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Closing

As always tasting blind is such fun - humiliating and empowering all at the same time...a pleasure

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