Duxton Hill
Tasted Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Alex H with 1,317 views
A two day tasting extravaganza which I though was pretty large scale in size given it spread out over a few shops at duxton hill. Nice atmosphere for tasting wines with so many "stations" to visit. Had wished to taste over two days instead of packing all into one but had a wedding to attend. Was pretty impressed by the number of wines Denise had opened as well as the willingness to serve up expensive ones too. Wished they did this more often
Nice kero showing. A very mineral focused effort with very mineral lithe. Touch of citrus but if not, wet mineral-lined quartz-limestones. An extremely dry wine.
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Full and forward with its spices and spiced lychees. Sweet vanilla oak framing nutty flavours. An elegant busty lady.
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Very buttery and nutty. Bitter almond skins supported by sun dried lemons. Comparing to the previous tasting, this did not have the fishyness. So as suspected from the previous tasting, some were saying the glasses were tainted, which on second tasting here proved true.
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Huge bouquet of cashews and strong almond paste. Progessively had some damp wood moist soil component. Very bitter almond skins with big toasty oak. Prefer more acidity.
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Lemon drops. Very citrus dominated with singular focus. However, this is not good and not bad. I am divided. It could be simplistic for some.
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Nice floral aromas. Grapefruits and citrus notes. A nose filling aromatic wine. There is almost a vanilla cream feeling towards the mid to the finish. This suprises and surpasses its chard.
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Sweet vanillin nose. Lemons and pears finishing with some guava bitterness.
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A testament that roses are for serious drinkers!
Consistent notes as per last tasted. Lovely rose at the price range. This still shows the serious looking professor that is actually quite fun when its after class hours.
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Aged in a large barrel. Nice mushroom "ass" notes shows. Strawberry tinted. There is a comfortable dense beam of lightly-sweetened maraschino cherries. Lovely strength.
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Mushroom flavoured with almost earthy undertone providing backbone structure. Uniquely different from conventional rose. The structure of this rose is serious but still carries nice strawberry pith (those dark seeds on strawberries) jam.
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The best rose I have ever tasted and scored. Without a doubt, this is complex almost like a beaune red from a cooler climate. Very floral with peach-mango body spray / spritz that makes it inviting. Wet earth compounded with minerality on the structure. The flavours revolves around the mouth, throat and belly constantly in a cycle as though it were a living microcosmic cloud. It shows itself like a middle-eastern belly dancer with face veiled and oozing mystery yet treating you ever so often with the swaying of her hips and gyrating of tooshy. Serious fun!
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In general, all the wines showed high quality but nothing mind blowing to warrant very steep prices of $400 per pop. Am glad I tasted it here for a token sum.
Stewed hawthorne berries with spiced herbs. Cured meats and chinese medicine shop stretching through the long mile of flavours. A particular chinese herb called "du chong" - a type of bark herb features nicely with slightly savory soy sauce notes.
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Dark decomposing mushroom pile with soy sauce notes. Muscular dark berries provide great strength...in fact I though it just a bit too big. Still young and prodigous as it is an 05. Needs more time. At the moment the 04 does better.
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Herb-tainted cherries. Sappy and elegant hawthorne berries shines through a murky stew of red dates and cherries. Very earthy on the finish but still carrying lovely fresh acidity.
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Lots of soy sauce lifted by mentholly chinese dried herbs and medicine shop.Very dark cherries that have yet developed into secondary complexities. This is sappy and tannic at the moment. I feel potential though.
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This is good! given it is the cheapest of the bunch of Prieure Rochs tasted. Elegant and pretty. Hawthorne flake candy boiled in water. Simple and focused cherries on the palate. Simple but true. Very likeable.
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The first bottle was cooked but the second bottle turned out fine. Dark cherries framed by earthy mushroom undertones. However, this is quite dense and big and sweet cherries surfaced. Not as balanced as I would have liked it to be.
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Lovely tannins on the surface but aging chewy fruit that is waning away. Mushrooms and earthy nuances dominate with a waning finish. Drink up!
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Sweet floral nose reminiscent of chambolle. Very sweet palate of sweet strawberries and strawberry consome.
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Brownish tinge giving more age than should be warranted from such a young vintage. Lovely nose with nice stewed razor bright cherries scented with pungent floral tones. Leroy like flavours of nicely stewed dates, strawberries and cherries with a dash of earthyness. Daintily sweet like a first love.
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Not too expressive on the aromatics but its definitely more mushroomy than the 04. Bright cherries with a drop of strawberry juice and just a handful of cranberries.
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big nose of coffee and oak. Dark fruits framed by hard tannins. Needs time definitely.
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Green peppers and eucalyptus lift. Ripe fruits show but not without hints of bordeaux suggestions.
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Very wild nose of tobaccoey leathery hide nicely married with green capsicum. Coffee-flavoured intense berries. Lovely wine though lacking in elegance. It is a very frank wine.
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Sandalwood and wood spices. Extracted plums and dark fruits that falls apart midway.
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Bull-meaty with hints of green pepper. Slightly musky. This has musky tannins.
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Musky savory nose. Lovely perfumery in the mouth consisting of dried indian flowers scented with sandalwood and warm red berry fruits.
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Detectable cologne ...the expensive kind. Good cherry weight. At the moment in time, too young with powdery and heavy tannins. Though heavy, the tannins were not harsh. Definitely needs time.
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Very eucalyptus driven with an overwhelming minty nose. Ripe black fruits but still pretty balanced. Some herbs on the finish .
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Slightly gamey with almost malt whisky aromatics. Beautifully scented. Dainty sweet flowers! on the palate with licourice and some spices. Indulgent and lovely style. Quite elegant.
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Nice confectionary nose of sweet red to purple fruits. Nice elegant fruit body with just enough acicdity. A nice wine but just okay.
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Razor minerality on the nose. Palate has evolved nicely with secondary notes of dark densely infused berries with meatyness and herb spices.
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Eucalyptus oil aromatheraphy scents. Nice coffee chocolate framing pretty decent not-overly ripe dark fruits. In fact, this is a rather balanced effort.
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Except for flashing scenes of some dark brambly fruits, the nose was slightly muted given its pedigree. On the palate though it was a different story. Sweet confectionary blueberry and blackberries were showing and laced with some nice mocha tones.
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Smoky, dried scorched earth. Again sweet confectionary but more subdued on the sweetishness than the Max's garden. Confused between being a watered down version of the other garden series or being made more elegantly.
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Smokey gunpowder but with overwhelming dark barries too. Similar sweet ripe black fruits palate as the others with good ripeness.
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Spices-lifted. Subtle ripe jammy fruits with dominating blackberries and blackcurrants. Rounded finish.
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Sweet confectionary nose of dark blackberry jam. Tar, smoke, dark berries. Juicy and succulent. This has a bit of everything.
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Smelly mushrooms with savory tones. Smells old. Sweet jam still shows but enjoyable wine. Finishes with some spice.
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Milk chocolate covered preserved sweet plums. Very confectionary sweet jammy black berry pie.
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Smells of an old lady's bedsheet, a bit musky and quite perfumed too. Dark fruits infused spice cake with some mocha and bitter dried herbs.
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Almost perfumed bit came out eventually more savory with some leather. Detectable nail varnish but nice fruits providing balance. Quite okay.
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All in all, a good outing! A good spread of wines and of cos... my favourite station - Prieure Roch.
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