1/6/2023 - Parko82 Likes this wine:

13.5% ABV

Not giving a lot till day 3

More about savoury goodness although there is underlying cassis fruit.

Earthy soil, cigar box, mocha, licorice, brewed black tea and of course Crème de cassis.

Terrific balance and wonderful length.

This has a bright bright future and I don't regret checking in at such an early stage although it did take 3 days to give me much.

NIce

8/12/2020 - chatters wrote:

Coravin fun - Domaine de Chevalier rouge; 8/4/2020-8/12/2020 (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Biscuit, black and red currant, a plummy note grows with time, touches of rhubarb and red berries, a little cream. With time some pyrazine and wood glue which slowly transforms into a bit of a classic claret; It puts me in mind of the 2011 in that way. Nice nose. In the mouth the wine has medium plus intensity acidity, tight, floury textured tannins, black and red currant, that pyrazine note, cedar, a little peppery spice on the very long finish. Lovely for me.

7/11/2020 - Nicephoras wrote:

Petrol on the nose, and you can almost smell the minerality. On the front palate, there's a very minerally (almost sparkling note) with white fruit, which leads to the midpalate which is suddenly HEAVY - it's almost like a well made California chardonnay texture (not flavor profile!) - almost presses on your tongue, which then leads to a very nice finish which is mineral - you're almost sucking Mr. Keller's stony terroir here. Some zippy acidity, no sign of a hot vintage.
As always, I find Keller's wines distinctive rather than great - these are very unique expressions of Riesling (and very good, of course). Though, I'm also being a bit ungenerous, as this is a $40 wine - it's a wonderful value, but I think I appreciated it a bit more on an intellectual rather than an emotional level. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

11/25/2019 - drjb Likes this wine:

Boy this is good ! A 17 year old Clare Valley Riesling under cork with an encouraging pale gold colour and a lovely nose of freshly squeezed lime, white peach, slate and touches of leatherwood flowers and honey.
On the palate this is a beautiful mature white wine of elegance, complex fruit and a real zest and grip. Its mouth filling yet long and mineral on the finish. A beautiful bottle of aged Riesling.

9/5/2019 - drjb Likes this wine:

At the Mount Mary Dinner, Stokehouse Q. Another delicious Quintet, this wine had a deep crimson colour with a lovey nose of cassis, dark cherry and plum, dark chocolate and violet with cedar touches. The palate is smooth and midweight fanning out with great complexity and persistence. A young wine with plenty of development ahead this is very classical stuff from this vineyard.

7/2/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

Return to Aus; 6/23/2019-7/5/2019 (Adelaide, South Australia wine regions, Tassie, Yarra, etc.): Again made in that very classic style that should have quite a reasonable life ahead of it. I get a bit of red currant and some lively spices and again that elegance to it. It's good but definitely in need of more time before it's really ready.

8/2/2019 - rmarkey Likes this wine:

Excellent still. Similar comments to earlier. Coconut on nose and palate, cigar box, leather, vanilla, coffee, dark chocolate notes, warm red and blue berries, plum, gentle fine grained soft tannins, long clean finish. Lovely developed wine. Last bottle.
August 2019

7/30/2019 - PIntag wrote:

13.5% abv. Screwcap.
Solid, well-made Cab. Still youthful with good structure. A little vanilla and cocoa, but really, not too much oak influence, as the currant fruit is at the forefront. One might find this slightly jammy, but I didn't find it to be a problem. This still has years ahead of it and should improve with more bottle age. A very high quality Cabernet for the price.

7/11/2019 - Motz wrote:

Consistent with previous note. Pretty fruit up front, the result of high extraction, which becomes all too obvious at the back, on account of the astringently gritty finish. Other than fruit, there is not much to it. The middle especially lacks substance and verve. 87-88.

6/12/2019 - JimTaft Likes this wine:

Very fine Syrah, enjoyable right out of the bottle but will likely age well for five or more years. Well balanced and delicious with tonight's Copper River sockeye salmon. Yum.

Fruit forward with delightful aromatics, appropriate acidity and tannins. Very enjoyable now.

5/9/2019 - chbeaumont wrote:

Pale ruby; tar & roses, riveting; lacy, refreshing acidity, softly-softly fruit, fresh feel & balanced; extended finish.

5/19/2019 - chbeaumont wrote:

From magnum; closed, mute fruit, lacks a fresh feel. Doesn’t convince.

6/8/2019 - Gdubya Likes this wine:

Obviously very young, but gave this a try. Great smell with some black cherry on the palate. Loads of potential for the future

10/6/2017 - chatters wrote:

The Grand Tour - day five (Bordeaux): Barrel sample. Cherry, soft, elegant, balanced…rather splendid. Tannins are chamois soft. Jeez this is good.

4/23/2019 - drjb Likes this wine:

Another bottle of this delicious beach and seafood wine that is zesty, delicate yet intense with terrific lime, yuzu and custard apple characters danced by real grip and slate characters that provide the 'dance'. This wine will not live to see another summer !

4/28/2019 - Parko82 Likes this wine:

14% ABV

{CORK}

Slight sediment and cloudy. Colour is Dark cherry red with cherry hue..

Reductive ripe cherries, plum and cola with Ocean Springs cranberry juice keeping the fruit nicely balanced.. I also picked up some potting soil and rose hip..

Drank over 2 days... First day it was more fresh/sour and a bit lighter.. The 2nd day the fruit gained more weight and depth and the potting soil became quite prominent.. Enjoyed both days, this can easily go the distance I'd suggest..

This is special stuff, must bye more Farr wines...

3/16/2019 - Geoff7777 wrote:

Much better than previous bottle, and a correct version of this wine I suspect. No lime cordial, instead the correct zesty lemon and fresh lime juice with a slightly pine sap tinge to the long savoury finish. Lovely wine, ready but this bottle has time in hand. Difficult to understand the variation from prior bottle/s when its under Stelvin? Day 2 even better, with a hint of talc to the nose and a loooooong chalky mineral finish. Much time in hand and a very fine wine.

3/10/2019 - barrkel Likes this wine:

Lovely. Almost like a Cote Rotie in style. Gentle but persistent fruit, a hint of bacon, a crust of pepper, a meaty undertone, a spike of minerality, and a persistent herby stemmy note with mild long tannins. There's a sweetness, moreso than a northern Rhone, that softens the edge of the acid. Delicious and good QPR, because the quality is very high.

2/11/2019 - Parko82 Likes this wine:

13.5% ABV

Screwcap

Absolute value for money here at $24 on special... Lovely balance between acid, tannins and blackcurrant/plum fruit, characteristic mint and cedar oak. Nice medium plus finish...

Just starting to get into it's drinking window for me, can see this going another 10 years easily going on previous experience...

2/9/2019 - DanielJH Likes this wine:

A beautiful floral bouquet on the nose accompanied by red berries, cedar, spring grass and wild herbs. Red and black currants, sour cherries, tobacco, cedar and some bay leaf and vanilla elements. Silky and only medium bodied. Beautifully weighted and quite delicate despite its formidable structure. Super fine tannins and a very long and persistent finish. A beautiful wine in every sense. Top shelf Australian Bordeaux blend. Will age for many years.

8/10/2018 - chatters wrote:

Coonawarra Roadshow (Town Hall, Sydney): Dusty, a little eucalyptus earth, sour blackcurrant sweet spice, juicy with grippy drying tannins, plenty of spice and slightly muted fruit. Hmm

10/5/2016 - chatters wrote:

Six nations tasting (49 King Street Wharf): perfumed with more red than black currant, spice, plums and cream…fleshy and generous, very pleasant and approachable but with obvious longevity. Yum.

5/31/2018 - Johno's Cellar Likes this wine:

Excellent wine

8/21/2017 - noni15 wrote:

Lack of fruit, peppery, ok, but not wow factor.

7/22/2017 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine:

Not as enjoyable as the last bottle. It's still robust, but rather than the good fruit notes, there was more cured meats, and the oak was much more evident. Maybe a dud bottle (curse that cork nonsense). It's still OK, plenty of dark fruit and firm, grippy tannins.

4/24/2017 - BigfootPMH Likes this wine:

Nice but needs more time (approx 2-5yrs).

High acid with some tannins and enough fruit to see it develop into a more balanced wine than where it currently is.

A quality wine (well made) that's drinkable, but not outstanding .... yet. Fingers crossed for the other 5 bottles of this vintage in the cellar.

4/17/2017 - jrbates68@gmail.com Does not like this wine:

Still tastes like crap. Can't believe I paid $60 for this extremely poor and unpleasant wine. I was hoping a bit of bottle age might have soothed my perceptions, but this wine has not improved one iota since my last tasting.

9/30/2016 - red.red.vino wrote:

Almost 5 hours in the decanter and this is singing. Big, ripe, stewed, jammy purple fruits. A very full wine, a lot of upfront structure, heavy weighted and delightful. Length of the finish is 'waterfalling' short, intensity drops but the taste does linger. Heat but not overly alcoholic. This is a remarkable turnaround from last week's attempt and the only difference is time in the decanter. I have four left and will drink over the next 12/18 months or so.

9/23/2016 - red.red.vino wrote:

Decanter for 3 hours prior to drinking. A deep, dull violet/ruby wine, no bricking whatsoever, colour holding up very well. Big wine up front and through the mid palate, however fades and almost dissolves through the back palate. A further hour in the wine is still opening up, back palate finish a little fuller, but not much, still considered rather short.
Undecided whether this still needs more time or whether slightly over the peak and on the decline. Might pop another next weekend and decant for a bit longer, stay tuned.... Confused.com