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Great Southern Expo
Prince Wine Store - Bank Street
Tasted August 20, 2016 by AlexGarner with 287 views
Flight 1 - The Whites (12 notes)
White
2016 Castle Rock Estate Riesling Skywalk
92 points
Delicate floral aromatics with a great fruit balance that almost comes across like fruit tingles. A silky and bright mineral palette with a great texture from the 4 grams per litre of residual sugar.
White
2015 Castle Rock Estate Riesling
93 points
Delicate lime juice and slate with some musky florals on the nose and a lime palette full of powdery, structural acidity.
White
2014 3 drops Chardonnay
94 points
Crisp fruit and delicate buttered toast on the nose with a crunchy acid palette and a searing length that goes and goes.
White
2015 Frankland Estate Riesling Isolation Ridge Vineyard
94 points
Chalky and steely all round with a lemon tart nose and a tight, focussed palette with apple on the finish.
White
2016 West Cape Howe Riesling
88 points
Melons and pollen florals on the nose with juicy citrus on the palette, but missing some balancing acidity to round it out.
White
2013 Snake + Herring Chardonnay Hallelujah
95 points
Spicy and rounded with good, nutty oak, melon and tangerine.
White
2015 Ferngrove Chardonnay Diamond
95 points
A steely, mineral nose with delicate citrus and a chewy, textual palette full of intense minerals and reductive fruit characters.
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White
2013 Forest Hill Vineyard Riesling Block 1
91 points
Good musky florals with blossoms and lime peel and a bold structural acidity on the palette that ends with a long, crunchy finish of fresh limes.
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White
2012 Forest Hill Vineyard Chardonnay Block 8
96 points
Big cashew notes with good citrus balance and a silky and unctuous palette that contains big, fresh and rich fruits.
White
2015 Swinney Ingenue Tirra Lirra White
92 points
Complex florals and big fruit notes with a kind of sweetness that leads nicely into the crunchy acidity of the bold, mineral palette.
Red
2014 La Violetta Wines Shiraz Up!
94 points
Broad and lively, floral and fruity with earthy tones of briar. The palette is bright with fruits and silky tannins.
White
2016 La Violetta Wines Ye Ye Grise
95 points
Very floral with balancing fruits and a silky texture with a long, crisp finish. An excellent wine.
Flight 2 - The Reds (7 notes)
Red
2014 3 drops Pinot Noir
94 points
Crushed Autumn leaves with earthiness and black cherry. The palette has a rich, structural tannin bite, a spicy mid palette and a neat cherry finish.
Red
2013 Frankland Estate Olmo's Reward
93 points
Tobacco and red fruit in balance with fresh herbs and plums leading to a chalky tannin palette that is very drinkable.
Red
2011 Snake + Herring Shiraz Business Time
97 points
Amazing wine, with dark chocolate, meat juice and dark fruits on the nose and big, bold black fruits on the palette with a savoury, earthy finish.
Red
2014 Ferngrove Cabernet Sauvignon Majestic
93 points
Cigar box on the nose with vegetal notes, red fruits and dark chocolate. The palette is balances with supple tannins, tobacco leaf on the mid palette and a spicy bold finish.
Red
2014 Swinney Tirra Lirra
93 points
Delicate blackcurrant and structural, chalky tannins with spice and a big luscious finish.
Red
2014 Freehand Merlot
95 points
Chocolate and plum in balance with a rich and dense fruit palette with good tannin weight and a delicate finish.
Red
2010 Freehand Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vine
95 points
Root vegetables, celery, tobacco and interesting fruit density that is very serious and is also great value.