Singapore Airlines Business Class

I meant the rather impromptu (and financially foolish) decision to upgrade the last leg of my flight back to Sydney from the UK...as it's me I then proceeded to try all of the wines available at the lounge and on the flight

I thought the fizz was surprisingly pleasant...all other wines were under enomatic

• 2016 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Essentiel Cuvée Reservée

  France, Champagne

  bread yeast, slight lemon citrus, a little green apple - proves more biscuity on the palate, juicy side of sour, green apple, surprisingly generous. Nice

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• 2019 Pikes Riesling Traditionale

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

  'classic' Australian lime and lime cordial, little kerosene underpin on the nose. Medium plus intensity acidity, lime and lemon with a touch of peel in support, softens a little on the finish. Hmm

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• 2018 Stonier Chardonnay

  Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula

  peach, butter, slight struck match and lemon underpin, very slight meaty wild ferment notes. And the palate is very much a reflection of the nose, juicy acidity lends freshness to the stone fruit with a creamy/buttery core. Negligible burr. Perfectly pleasant. The extra couple of years in the bottle have probably helped this out more than a little bit.

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• 2018 Teusner Shiraz 'The Riebke' Northern Barossa

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  black and blue berry, creamy notes, polished oak offers a little chocolate, sweet spice. Juicy acidity, sweet spice, a little liquorice joins the fruit and oak notes, silky integrated slightly woody tannins prove softly engaging. S'alright, simple, easy

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The Clarendelle was the pick of the bunch here and showed pleasingly well

• NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Réserve

  France, Champagne

  Medium minus intensity aromas of brioche, green apple, lemon, effusive mousse on the palate, slightly sharp acidity, green apple, textured burr. Quite linear. Meh

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• 2021 Heggies Vineyard Riesling

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley

  Kerosene, lime, sharp granny smith on the nose. Juicy acidity strays to sour, textured mid palate burr, lime cordial - standard Australian Riesling. Meh.

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• 2021 Dandelion Vineyards Chardonnay Twilight

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills

  Sharp and citric on the palate, a little green and early harvest for me. A touch too lean.

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• 2016 Clarendelle Bordeaux

  France, Bordeaux

  Aromas of plums, blackcurrants and brambles, earth, sweet spice. Juicy blackcurrant, savoury, tight and slightly chalky tannins, simple but nice.

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• NV Kopke Porto 10 Year Old Tawny

  Portugal, Douro, Porto

  Standard Tawny joy - dried fruits, figs, walnuts on both palate and nose. Non-intrusive alcohol warmth, good acid/sweetness balance means this shies away from cloying thought it is quite simple. Okay.

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a surprisingly indifferent selection of wines for a business class offering - Qatar was considerably better - but from the perspective of returning to work the next day the upgrade was a good decision