Divino Wine Tasting Party
Foveaux Street, Surry Hills
Tasted Saturday, April 15, 2023 by chatters with 66 views
Introduction
Cameron very kindly told me about this tasting when we bumped into each other at the Strand tasting the previous evening so I jumped on line and grabbed a ticket. Super interesting selection of wines.
Flight 1 (41 Notes)
Closing
This was a lot of fun, there were some nibbles as well...lots of shouty people but no one got out of control and everyone was (relatively) well behaved.
2017 Domaine Huet Vouvray Pétillant Brut
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray Pétillant
slightly sharp lemons, a little butter (?), muted sweet spice and chalky minerality in support as well as a little bees wax and honey. Juicy, tangy, honey, fleshy mousse, lemon, bread yeast, slight butter. crikey this is nice!
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2019 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur Bulles Brut
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur
Served very cold. Sour lemon, a little biscuit, herbaceous underpin. Juicy, lemon, soft mousse, citrus, tangy, a little bread yeast, palate nicer than the nose. Okay.
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NV Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Extra
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Slightly sour lemon and a little lemon sherbet. Crisp mousse, sharp acidity, citrus, a little lemon sherbet, meh
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NV Louis Bouillot Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Grande Réserve Perle de Vigne
France, Burgundy, Crémant de Bourgogne
Savoury red cherry fruit a little sweet spice backed by some cirrus and herbaceous underpin. It's a bit sweet and sour on the palate with soft mousse, lick of tannic burr. Meh.
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2020 William Fèvre Petit Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis
Muted stone fruit, lemon, a little spicy note. Juicy lemon, a touch of almost smoke taint. Oops.
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2021 Bodegas Angel Rodriguez Verdejo Rueda Martínsancho
Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda
Peachy stone fruit, a little pear, simple nose. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, slightly waxy textured, stone fruit, simple, nice.
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2021 Prà Soave Classico Otto
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico
Waxy lemons and aa little fresh herbs. Medium plus intensity acidity, waxed lemons, softly engaging, charming, simple. Nice.
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2017 Château Thieuley Bordeaux Blanc Sec
France, Bordeaux
Muted gooseberry and slight green apple, herbaceous underpin. Juicy medium plus intensity acidity, fruit a little muted on the palate. Meh.
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2022 Dawning Day Fiano Latino Bianco
Australia, New South Wales
peachy, nectarine; sweetly fruited, slight floral elements, a little waxy note. Juicy, fruity, waxy, a little apple skin texture, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth, bold. Nice.
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2021 La Guardiense Sannio
Italy, Campania, Sannio
Savoury stone fruit, a little almost saline note, slight sweet spice. Juicy, chewy textured balances stone fruit, slight salinity here as well. Rather good.
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2021 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Vermentino Bolgheri
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
funky, meaty (wild ferment), lees work, stone fruit; apricot, sweet spice. Medium plus intensity acidity, plenty of drying tannic gip which proves too much for the stone fruit, Hmm.
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2016 Viñedos Bernabeleva Vinos de Madrid Navaherreros
Spain, Madrid, Vinos de Madrid
Sour and savoury smelling citrus fruit; lime, lemon, slight grapefruit, plenty of waxy textured burr proves quite drying. Nah.
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2021 Forest Hill Vineyard Riesling Block 2
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Mount Barker
Served very cold. Lime over green apple. Juicy, slightly fleshy with a little texture, lime/green apple. Interesting.
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2017 Chaffey Bros Riesling Zeitpunkt
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Served very cold. Wild ferment, leesy, lime and lemon. Juicy medium plus intensity acidity, slightly textured lime, rose petal, interesting.
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NV Spinifex Solana
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
FLOR! Saline, nutty, slight biscuit and lemon. Medium plus intensity acidity, saline with a slight lemon core. Flor (of course) slight texture, finishes a little bitter. Nice.
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2020 François Chidaine Touraine Grolleau Pinot Noir Gamay Rosé
France, Loire Valley, Touraine
Red berries, savoury, juicy, tangy, a little burr, super simple.
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2021 Pyramid Valley North Canterbury
New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury, North Canterbury
wild ferment, slight gamey, savoury, red berry and cherry. Juicy, tangy, textured grip is slightly drying quite cherry on the palate, rather nice (and should be for AUD55)
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2022 Spinifex Rosé
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Savoury strawberry, red plums in support; a bit of ripe sweet fruit and a touch of herbaceous background. Initially on the palate there is a touch of tiny petillance. Juicy, fleshy, textured burr, red fruits, okay.
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2022 Dawning Day Skin Shady
Australia, South Australia, Lower Murray, Riverland
Ooh, very aromatic, lots of floral including rose on the nose, slight lychee, pretty nose. More of the same on the palate, textured grip is slightly drying fruit just about persists. Interesting.
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2021 Quealy Friulano Turbul Balnarring Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
savoury, waxy, a little stone fruit. Quite bitter on the palate, waxy but with textured grip that is slightly drying. Nah
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2020 Quealy Lina Lool
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Waxy, peachy, a little floral top note, touch of lychee. Juicy, slightly bitter on the palate, very muted fruit, plenty of textured grip. Nah.
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2021 Paolo Scavino Dolcetto d'Alba
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba
Plummy, sweet spice, slight caramel, polished oak. Juicy, fresh, plummy fruit married to sweet spice, plentiful tannic grip. S'okay
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2019 Francesco Tornatore Etna Rosso
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Savoury, rocky minerality, black fruits, slight black olives and perfumed noes. Slightly sour, rocky, tannins are drying and chalky, muted fruit <shrugs>
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2022 Ashton Hills Pinot Noir Piccadilly Valley
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Piccadilly Valley
Pretty red cherry, sweet spice, slight fresh strawberry. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, cherry fruit, simple, pretty. Really nice.
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2020 Girlan Lagrein
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Meaty, blackberry fruit, Bretty, savoury, smells dense. Medium plus intensity acidity, savoury, chewy drying tannins, brambles and berry fruit are second fiddle to these tannins, Brett less obvious on the palate.
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2020 Di Majo Norante Molise Moli Rosso
Italy, Molise
Plums, baked earth. Medium plus intensity acidity, savoury plums, a little meaty underpin, plentiful silky textured drying tannins are derived from the skins and the fruit. Interesting.
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2021 La Braccesca (Antinori) Rosso di Montepulciano Sabazio
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Rosso di Montepulciano
Bretty farmyard notes, muted black fruits, a little sweet spice. Medium plus intensity acidity is joined by dense chewy chalky drying tannins, needs a hunk of protein.
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2018 Adelina Nebbiolo
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Medium minus intensity aromas show savoury red hued fruits, slightly sour smelling fruit. Sour red fruits, plentiful tannic grip is drying and closes down the palate. Nah.
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2021 Yalumba Grenache Vine Vale
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
Slightly reductive, savoury, a little strawberry fruit, lacks generosity. Juicy, savoury, slight red hued fruit. It's a bit muted.
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2018 Babo Sicilia
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Plummy, sweet spice, a little savoury underpin. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, savoury plums with a little sour underpin. Meh.
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2021 Tormaresca Negroamaro Nèprica Puglia IGT
Italy, Puglia, Puglia IGT
Slightly sour black and red hued fruits are a little fleshy with saline notes. Very slightly sour and jubey notes. Medium plus intensity acidity, red over black fruits on the palate, slightly drying talc textured tannins burr. Hmm
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2019 Spinifex Aglianico
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Ooh, slightly dusty/funky, meaty, aniseed, baked earth, plums, slight sweet spice. Pronounced acidity, drying talc textured tannins, sour plums play 2nd fiddle to the structure. It's a bit hmm vs interesting.
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2020 Château Peybonhomme-les Tours
France, Bordeaux, Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
Oof. Brett, farmyard, a little plum and red berry beneath this grubby scent. Medium plus intensity acidity, drying, chewy, woody tannins. Plenty of Brett on the palate…fruit has escaped from this bottle. Nah.
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2020 Domaine des Ouleb Thaleb Syrah Syrocco
Morocco, Rabat/Casablanca, Zenata
Savoury, baked earth and black fruits, very slightly peppery underpin. Slight meaty notes. Juicy, savoury, tight chewy, chalky tannins are floury textured, black hued fruits. Nice.
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2020 Domaine des Ouleb Thaleb Syrah Syrocco
Morocco, Rabat/Casablanca, Zenata
2nd bottle shows a little funky/bretty note, a touch reductive (popped and poured), muted but opens to show baked black fruits. It's slightly more sour on the palate. Air is required.
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2022 Primo Estate Il Briccone
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Cream, butter, sweet spice, caramel, slight vanilla, blackberry, cherry. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, plenty of oak, black hued fruits. Meh
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2019 Toolangi Shiraz Pauls Lane
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Wild ferment, biscuit, meaty and savoury underpin. Fresh blackberry/brambles, aa little black pepper. Juicy acidity, black hued fruits, chalky drying tannins.
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2019 Laughing Jack Shiraz Block 6 Moppa Hill
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Slightly reductive, ripe plummy fruits and slight prune, baked earth, sweet spice. Juicy with plentiful woody tannins closing down the palate. Time/air should help but meh today
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2020 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena High Mountain Vines
Argentina, Mendoza
Ripe plums, sweet spice, slight vanilla, chocolate…slightly old school Argentinian malbec on the nose…and this continues on the palate. This does have some old school charm
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2014 Château Dutruch Grand Poujeaux
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc
Savoury blackcurrant, a little sweet spice supported by plums, red berry, slight leather, earth. Medium plus intensity acidity, wetly fleshy, blackcurrant with a slight sour red fruit underpin and slightly chalky tannins. Okay
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2009 Château Larrivaux
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
medium minus intensity aromas, slightly sour smelling (especially considering the vintage) blackcurrant, sweet spice, a little herbaceous note…perhaps vines shut down during the heat. Medium plus intensity acidity, chewy, chunky, drying and woody tannins, lacks a bit of fruit on the palate with a touch of alcohol warmth on the finish. Meh.
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