Jura Tasting

Tasted Friday, November 15, 2013 by CamWheeler with 469 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 2001 Freycinet Vineyard Radenti 91 Points

    Australia, Tasmania, Freycinet Coast

    Pear, musk and some cherry with graphite and leesy complexity. Nice richness on the palate, with good acidity lending freshness. Overall it feels really well balanced. Drink now and over the shorter term I think.

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Flight 2 (12 Notes)

Flight 3 (6 Notes)

  • 2013 Passionvale Shiraz Sangiovese 90 Points

    Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley

    Tasted blind. Vibrant purple in colour. There is plenty of interest on the nose - with raspberry, graphite, some smoky meat, spices and rhubarb. The acidity lifts up the sweet red fruit on the palate, there is actually a nice sweet and sour interplay happening. Some very light tannins provide some structure as well.

    Revealed as a Passionvale Shiraz Sangiovese and I think this is the best wine I've tasted from them so far.

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  • 2011 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Piedra del Rayo 87 Points

    Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

    Cherry and chocolate with some oak influence and light perfume. Soft on the palate, with low tannin impact but good fruit intensity. Medium length. This is pretty crazy value at $5 AU.

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  • 2005 Azienda Agricola Petrera Pasquale Primitivo Gioia del Colle Fatalone Riserva 85 Points

    Italy, Puglia, Gioia del Colle

    Charcoal, cherry, and some stewey medicinal character. The palate shows a disconnect between acid and fruit with the tannins sticking out on the mid palate too.

    The next day the person that took the bottle home said that it had developed some major brett issues, so I guess that was causing some issues without being totally obvious.

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  • 1996 The Rothbury Estate Shiraz Brokenback 91 Points

    Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley

    Coconut, smoke, some leather and cherry aromas. Nice sweet black fruit on the pate, with soft tannins backing though they are very well integrated. In a really nice spot - good balance and length and really quite appealing to drink.

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  • 2004 Curlewis Shiraz Flawed

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong

    Very herbaceous and not particularly pleasant. Hopefully an off bottle.

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  • 2005 Spinifex Esprit 90 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    Spicy perfume with rhubarb and some leather as well as apricot. Tannins are bold but there is plenty of fruit that plays off the structure provided. Very good.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 2008 Benoit Badoz Côtes du Jura Vin de Paille 87 Points

    France, Jura, Côtes du Jura

    Orange coloured. Almond, chocolate, apricot and a Jura styled slight oxidative edge. Quite sweet but the acidity ends refreshingly. Medium depth and the more I come back to it, the more the sweetness stands out over the acid. Good as a small serving.

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