| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2020 Künstler Riesling The Wine Society's Exhibition Rheingau Rieslingmore |
4/21/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 88 pointsOff-dry, pleasant enough, went well with a sweet and sour stir fry. |
| Red |
2021 Alain Brune Pinot Noir Bourgognemore |
4/21/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 89 pointsA lovely young fleshy cherry and berry pinot. Quite simple but well made and excellent value. |
| White |
2021 Karavitakis KompsosCrete White Blend more |
4/18/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 87 pointsBone dry, fresh and flowery, rose and lychees, maybe even a hint of peach and apricot? |
| Red |
2017 Domaine Jaume Vinsobres Vinéa NaturaRed Rhone Blend more |
4/13/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 88 pointsQuite dry and tannic still, better with food. |
| Red |
2003 Château Duhart-MilonPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/12/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 91 pointsWarm fruit, still some tannin in the background, gentle spice. Slightly atypical for Pauillac, no doubt related to the year. No rush but won't improve from here. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Marguet Champagne Grand Cru Shaman 15Champagne Blend more |
4/12/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 90 pointsBone dry and well balanced growers champagne, with some lovely yeasty complexity; after 5 years in the bottle this is drinking beautifully. |
| White |
2020 Artemis Karamolegos Assyrtiko The Society's Exhibition Santorinimore |
4/11/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 89 pointsBone dry, concentrated, saline and stone with a hint of citrus. |
| Red |
2016 Quinta do Escudial Dão ReservaRed Blend more |
4/10/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 89 pointsServed very slightly chilled, this is a lovely fresh quaffer full of crunchy redcurrant fruit. |
| Red |
2009 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon Moss Wood VineyardMargaret River more |
4/8/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 92 pointsScrewcap. Very much in prime drinking window. Generous black fruit and cassis, nicely integrated with some spicy notes from the oak. Benefits from some time in a decanter. |
| White |
2022 The Wine Society English WhiteGloucestershire White Blend more |
4/6/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 88 pointsLight fresh and flowery, a lovely aperitif style. |
| White |
2017 Waterford Estate Chardonnay Single VineyardStellenbosch more |
4/6/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 92 pointsAn excellent bottle, very well balanced, mineral and focused, rounded out with some buttery richness; and only 12.5%. Excellent value. |
| Red |
2002 St Hallett Shiraz Old BlockBarossa more |
4/5/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 91 pointsCrumbly cork but still very fresh. Deep colour still, some black fruit and some spice from the oak. This will last a while longer from here due to the acidic backbone, but the pleasure isn't quite as high as I recall from my previous bottle - best drunk soon. |
| White |
2020 Hattingley Valley Chardonnay Still by HattingleyHampshire more |
4/5/2024 - empire80 wrote: 87 pointsBone dry to the point of austerity. There's a little bit of green fruit underneath struggling to get out. Definitely needs food, probably ceviche would go OK. Feels over-priced. Shame, as I love their fizz. |
| Red |
2000 Château BatailleyPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/4/2024 - empire80 wrote: 89 pointsLovely cedary nose once its had 30 mins in the decanter. In the mouth it's pleasant enough with tertiary leather and some gentle spice, but all the fruit has gone. I think this would have been better 5 years ago. |
| Red |
2005 Kaesler Shiraz StonehorseBarossa Valley more |
4/4/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 91 pointsLast bottle and holding up well, consistent with my previous notes |
| Red |
2018 Sobon Estate Zinfandel Rocky TopAmador County more |
3/31/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 88 pointsGushing with sweet dark fruit, nice wine but quite simple. |
| Red |
2005 Bodegas Muga Rioja Selección EspecialTempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/31/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 90 pointsFrom a magnum. Black fruit and kirsch, vanilla and spice, perhaps just slightly too much acidity. Good, but the acidity didn't feel completely integrated. |
| White - Sparkling |
2001 Nyetimber Blanc de BlancsWest Sussex Chardonnay more |
3/31/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 90 pointsThe acidic backbone will keep this for a few years yet. Golden colour and mature honey notes, this may divide opinions, and probably best with food. |
| Red |
2011 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 28 KalimnaSouth Australia more |
3/31/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 90 pointsApparently a weak vintage coming to the end of its life, but still holding up well to my taste. |
| White - Sparkling |
2002 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
3/29/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 95 pointsWow! A beautiful age, with persistent but gentle bubbles. This is super concentrated, still fresh with some lemon, but lots of complexity, honey, almonds, almonds, toasty brioche. Very long and very delicious. Perfect now!! |
| Red |
2019 Hentley Farm Cabernet Sauvignon The MarlBarossa Valley more |
3/29/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 90 pointsSlightly subdued blackcurrant fruit, blackberry, some savoury and herby notes. A nice blend for now and next few years, and good value. |
| Red |
2016 Moorooduc Estate Pinot NoirMornington Peninsula more |
3/29/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 91 pointsFully developed but no rush. Stewed plum and sweet cherry fruit, some earthy herbs and hint of spice. A good example of what the new world can do with pinot. |
| Red |
2021 Ballycroft Vineyard and Cellars Durif Small Berry GreenockBarossa Valley more |
3/21/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 90 pointsIntensely sweet black/blueberry fruit (also slightly sour - in a nice way). Enough tannin for a few years, but already smooth enough and balanced by the fruit to enjoy now. |
| White |
2023 Torbreck MarsanneBarossa Valley more |
3/17/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 91 pointsVery pure and minerally, some melon fruit, rich and round but stays crisp and focused. Wonderful as an aperitif but also food friendly. |
| Red |
2021 Artisans of Barossa Grenache The Grenache Project - HobbsBarossa Valley more |
3/12/2024 - empire80 Likes this wine: 91 pointsFine raspberry fruit, a hint of liquorice, this is delicious now but has the structure to age a good few years. |
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