| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Altos Las Hormigas MalbecMendoza more |
4/21/2007 - salil wrote: 83 pointsAromas of spice, black cherry and oak, more ripe fruit and some earthy flavours on the palate with low acidity and firm tannins leading to a soft finish. |
| Red |
2008 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec CatenaMendoza more |
2/24/2011 - salil wrote: 81 pointsInteresting to taste this straight after its higher end counterpart. I would have expected the high end bottling to come across a lot riper and heavier, but the Alta conveyed a sense of freshness and balance this doesn't have. This is full of ripe, black fruited flavours with a roasted quality and vanilla accents, rather heavy and uninteresting. |
| Red |
2007 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena AltaMendoza more |
2/24/2011 - salil wrote: 91 pointsReally impressive. This is unashamedly New World with bright, ripe dark fruited flavours seasoned gently with baking spices; there's plenty of richness and extract here but at the same time there's impressive acidity and a sense of balance and freshness to the flavours. |
| Red |
2008 Susana Balbo MalbecMendoza more |
2/24/2011 - salil wrote: 89 pointsA big wine, but nicely balanced - this comes across like a ripe New World Cabernet, full of bright cassis and plummy fruit with tobacco, herbal and faintly minty accents. Plenty of power and richness here, but there's also good acidity that keeps it fresh and well balanced. |
| Red |
2005 Tritono MalbecMendoza more |
2/24/2011 - salil wrote: 73 pointsAll about brute force, extraction and showiness. Powerful, ripe black fruited flavours that become a little raisin-like with time; heavy and concentrated without much balance or elegance. |
| Red |
2004 Kaiken MalbecLujan de Cuyo more |
6/20/2007 - salil wrote: 88 pointsDark purple in the glass. Rich nose of dark fruits and earth with hints of coffee, medium bodied in the mouth with lots more dark fruits that seem to get a little bitter with time, soft tannins and a smooth if slightly short finish. Excellent for the price. |
| Red |
2008 Chakana Malbec Estate SelectionLujan de Cuyo more |
2/24/2011 - salil wrote: 84 pointsIncredibly ripe and heavy black fruited flavours straight away - though at least not as heavy as the bottle, which felt like something a cult Cali Cab might be packaged in. It's a little pruney/raisined at first, but with air the fruit calms down and becomes better balanced, while some acidity emerges to give it a better sense of balance. |
| White |
1942 LaGarde SémillonLujan de Cuyo more |
3/25/2012 - salil wrote: 93 pointsVery much like a top dry sherry with a compelling fragrance of sea salt, caramel, figs and roasted nuts. Incredibly complex, savoury and slightly saline in the mouth with great depth, balance and length. A remarkable wine, thanks Josh. |
| Red |
2008 Dominio del Plata Malbec BenMarcoValle de Uco more |
2/24/2011 - salil wrote: 85 pointsStarts out quite unpleasant, conveying slightly jammy, roasted dark fruited flavours initially - but with some time it calms down and the flavours freshen up. There's surprisingly bright acidity in the mouth, decent balance and with some time it becomes much more enjoyable. |
| Red |
2005 Achával-Ferrer Malbec Finca AltamiraLa Consulta more |
8/15/2011 - salil wrote: 90 pointsPowerful, ripe blackberry and plummy fruit with a violet topnote and a patina of spicy oak. The oak's not overwhelming and blends in with the other flavours quite seamlessly, and there's a sense of polish and finesse to the flavours that makes this come across like a rather young Ridge Monte Bello. Impressive. |
| Red |
2006 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y CincoPatagonia more |
4/5/2011 - salil wrote: 85 pointsAlso comes across a little too ripe and confected like the Chacra Treinta y Dos, particularly when poured alongside the Rhys and Jadot Griottes. Wasn't a big fan of either. |
| Red |
2006 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Treinta y DosRío Negro more |
4/5/2011 - salil wrote: 85 pointsSlightly reductive initially with very ripe, sappy red fruited flavours. Comes across very slick and a little confected initially, gets a bit better with air though not particularly interesting. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2004 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis SémillonRiverina more |
8/18/2007 - salil wrote: 92 pointsIncredible, sweet nose showing honey over apricot, peach, pineapple and other tropical fruits with hints of vanilla. On the palate it's immense - rich and unctuous with loads more citrus and tropical fruits, marmalade flavours and a dense, sticky mouthfeel. The finish is long if slightly cloying. This is a huge wine but very young and primary right now and with not quite enough acidity to balance the weight and sweetness. I'd like to come back to this in a few years. |
| Red |
2004 Rosemount Estate Shiraz Hill Of GoldMudgee more |
8/14/2007 - salil wrote: 89 pointsNose is loaded with lots of pepper and dark fruits. Rich and full bodied on the palate with plums and blueberries over spice, hints of leather and earth with chewy tannins and good acidity holding it together. Finish is long, smooth and velvety. |
| Red |
2001 Rosemount Estate Shiraz Orange Vineyardmore |
8/8/2007 - salil wrote: 88 pointsGreat aromatics - nose is bursting with white pepper, dark fruits and meaty/tarry flavours underneath. Some leathery notes also show after about a day in the fridge. Very pleasant in the mouth as well - palate is medium bodied with red and dark fruits, spice, smoke and hints of meat, with good acidity and fine tannins. |
| White |
2005 Brokenwood SémillonHunter Valley more |
3/7/2014 - salil wrote: NRA nice first impression with bright citrus fruits accented by hay and herbal lemongrass-like notes, but after about half an hour it falls off a cliff and becomes rather reductive as a burnt rubber note emerges and dominates everything else. |
| White |
2005 Brokenwood SémillonHunter Valley more |
7/22/2007 - salil wrote: 89 pointsLight to medium bodied with flavours of lemongrass and citrus fruits dominating. Palate is dry with a nice core of minerals and plenty of mouthwatering acidity. Finish is long and pleasant. This is very impressive Hunter Semillon, if a bit young and underdeveloped right now - one I'd like to try again in a few years' time. |
| White |
2002 Mount Pleasant Wines Sémillon ElizabethHunter Valley more |
2/6/2010 - salil wrote: 85 pointsAussie classics (Keith's, NYC): Perhaps a little bit past its prime, bright gold in colour, quite waxy and nutty in its flavour profile with some melon and quince fruit underneath, creamy at the back end but a little soft for my liking without the acidity I look for in Hunter Semillon. |
| Red |
1993 Tyrrell's Shiraz Vat 9Hunter Valley more |
8/29/2009 - salil wrote: 90 pointsPerhaps just a little past its best, but there's lots here to enjoy with cherry and raspberry fruit flavours mingled with savoury black tea, gravel, tar and leathery elements. The flavours are well integrated and carried on a light, elegant palate (12.5% alcohol!) with bright acidity keeping it very refreshing and my only (slight) complaint being a slightly clipped finish. Very enjoyable, a nice side of Aussie Shiraz that's not seen too often in this market and pretty good value at $30. |
| White |
1999 Tyrrell's Chardonnay Vat 47Hunter Valley more |
8/1/2009 - salil wrote: 90 pointsLight gold colour with complex aromatics of beeswax, pear, melon, earth and a hint of wood. Rich and full bodied in the mouth with a slightly waxy texture and flavours of white fruits, earth, lanolin and butterscotch; well balanced with decent acidity and a long, creamy finish. |
| White |
2006 Tulloch SémillonHunter Valley more |
7/14/2007 - salil wrote: 90 pointsAnother bottle tonight, and again very impressive. Along the lines of the last with citrus and mineral notes and some nutty flavours on the palate that started to show after a couple of hours. |
| White |
2006 Tulloch SémillonHunter Valley more |
7/8/2007 - salil wrote: 91 pointsThis is a stunning value, and one of the best young Hunter Semillons I've tasted in a long time. Pale yellow-green in the glass, the nose offers lots of lemon and minerals over softer buttery notes that slowly develop with some time in the glass. It's rich but dry on the palate with more lemon and minerally flavours, tons of acidity and an elegant, precise finish with great length. Can't wait to go back to this in a few years. |
| White |
2008 Tulloch SémillonHunter Valley more |
7/26/2009 - salil wrote: 90 pointsVery pale straw in colour with shy aromatics that slowly open and evolve with air to show citrus fruits, guava, herbs, seawater and rocks. Very light, bone dry and precise in the mouth with flavours of cucumber, lime and guava lifted by bright acidity and a intense stony mineral character underneath. Finishes long and refreshing, lovely wine. |
| White |
2006 Keith Tulloch SémillonHunter Valley more |
1/12/2009 - salil wrote: 91 points10.5% alcohol, under screwcap. Pale yellow-green colour with a nose showing lime, pear, metal shavings and hints of lanolin and green herbs. Fabulous on the palate with electric acidity and razor-sharp flavours of lime and pear over wet stones and steely minerals. Incredibly light on its feet and perfectly balanced with a refreshing, rainwater-like sensation in the mouth and a long finish. One of the best young Hunter Semillons I've ever had; delicious right now and I'm sure this will be stunning with time. |
| White |
2004 Tempus Two MélangeHunter Valley White Rhone Blend more |
7/18/2007 - salil wrote: 89 pointsPale yellow in the glass. The nose is delightful with floral aromas, orange zest and sweet white fruits. More white fruits and citrus flavours follow on the palate, which is medium-bodied and balanced with plenty of acidity. Finishes a little quickly, but still excellent. |
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