Adelaide and the surrounding environs
Tasted Thursday, July 26, 2018 - Sunday, July 29, 2018 by chatters with 317 views
Went on from Dunkeld to meet visit KC's home town and spent a few days pottering around…
After a happy encounter with the Zsa Zsa Zweigelt at an otherwise disappointing supper a while ago this seemed like a good reason to swing off the road into the Adelaide Hills
Nice little scruffy underground Wine Bar with a good list and a Coravin.
(7/26/2018)
Brambly, pretty, zesty acidity, soft tannic burr, a little apple, wild strawberry, fresh, easy and constantly evolving in the glass. Now it's showing graphite and pencil shavings. Really interesting and enjoyable.
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(7/26/2018)
bloody, meaty, muted black fruits; plums over berries, juicy acidity, medium minus intensity gritty tongue coating taninns, wet with muted fruit. Bit simple. <shrugs>
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(7/26/2018)
Earthy, red and black berry, sweet spice, a touch of cedar and stalks. Juicy and, for me, a little sour and sharp for Vosne Romanee. More berry and cherry, gritty and slightly chalky tannic grip across the mid-palate, medium plus length. Hmm.
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Bit of a poshy la-la wine bar but, again, with a very good list of interesting wines and, impressively, offering tasting pours (15ml) of all of the wines by the glass and, again, some Coravin options.
(7/26/2018)
Pear, greengages, slightly herbaceous, chalky minerality. Softly juicy, pear, nasturtium and a bit of something tropical like guava and lychee. Simple, medium length, uncomplicated and undemanding.
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(7/26/2018)
gamey, savoury, cheesy, nashi pear & green apple. In the mouth it's juicy, tightly savoury, chewy, fruit more subdued here, textual, slight bitterness on the back palate, finishes dry. Interesting
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(7/26/2018)
dusty spice, slight wild ferment, green apple, lemon and lime. Juicy, zesty acidity, lime over green apple, long, quite textured. Pleasant.
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(7/26/2018)
Butter, coconut, cream, toast, a little chicken with herbs, not much fruit and so it proves on the palate, lacks acidity, lots of wine making but not much fun.
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(7/26/2018)
leathery and herbaceous with slightly baked black plums, blackberry and cream backed by cinnamon spice. Baked, illusionary sweet, black fruits and sweet spice. Barely discernible tannins; a whisper of a burr on the mid palate. Alcohol warmth is less intrusive than the Pinot
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(7/26/2018)
Very perfumed fruit, a little gym bag, I call whole berry (not bunch) and wild ferment. Juicy tending to zesty acidity, slight red berry fruit, talc textured tannins. Not much going on but balanced and rather nice none the less.
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(7/26/2018)
Warm cherry pie, red earth and baked spice. Slight cream, baked red cherry pic, with four textured tannins, some spiced alcohol warmth and really travels long on the palate. Kind of nice.
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(7/26/2018)
Ripe apples, stone fruit, slight lemon and lime, a little sulphur. Juicy, sweet, still exceedingly young and, well, still pretty glorious, ripe apple and custard apples, mineral. Long. Lovely. Wonderful.
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(7/26/2018)
Toast married to stalks, spiced and earthy, ripe red berry. The stalks and toast are reversed on the palate, juicy, spiced and slight warm and sweet red berry fruit. Balanced. Not massively long but pleasant, though it finishes a little warm.
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Visited the Penfolds tasting room at Magill Estate and had a lovely chat about Adelaide Hills wineries, wine bars, Chablis producers, Australian chardonnay to taste against Grand Cru Burgundy, and bottle shops.
(7/27/2018)
A little dusty, lime, a smidge reductive and muted green apple. Tight acidity, fruit a little short, slight burr on the palate. Meh
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(7/27/2018)
Slight lemon, a smidge of butter, vanilla, sweet spice. Muted lemon fruit, plenty of oak, butter and a little toast.
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(7/27/2018)
Stone fruit, spice, butter, toasted oak. Juicy, acidic, possibly, stone fruit, oak more prevalent here.
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(7/27/2018)
Peach and slight apricot fruit, sweet spice, butter, polished oak. Juicy, tight, powerful fruit, married to plenty of oak. Young.
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(7/27/2018)
Toasted black berry and cherry, sweet spice. Chalky tannins, black fruits and a little short and warm.
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(7/27/2018)
Slightly oxidised, black berry, sweet spice. Leather, jubey black fruit, plenty of tannins, again a little oxidised but has been open a while.
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(7/27/2018)
young ripe jammy blackberry and slightly peppery spice. Juicy and jubey and jammy blackberry sweet spice, softly tannin but still drying. Medium length.
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(7/27/2018)
ripe red berry and slight cherry, sweet spice, juicy, tight, slightly gritty tannins. Fruit is a little subdued and there is some alcohol warmth here.
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(7/27/2018)
Ripe blackcurrant, berry and chocolate. Sweet spice, a little black pepper, caramel oak, vanilla. Juicy, tangy, lashings of similar fruit, travels long accompanied by slightly gritty tannins. Lovely. Young but with loads of potential.
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(7/27/2018)
Red and black cherry, white pepper spice, slight herbaceousness. Juicy acidity, cherry fruit, tight tannins, fruit persists. Yum.
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Disappointing exhibition offset by great tasting room
(7/28/2018)
Red berry, strawberry, sweet spice, a little herbaceous lift. On the palate, the juxtaposition between slightly sour acidity and sweet frit is quite unpleasant. Finishes with some chalky tannin and alcohol heat. Nah.
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(7/28/2018)
medium minus intensity aromas of roasted red berries, a little earthiness and spice, juicy, savoury re berry fruit, quite broad with gritty tannins but retains a certain freshness. Nice
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(7/28/2018)
Slight volatile notes, red berry fruit is ripe and spiced, a little vanilla and cream. It's a little boiled sweets with a little too much acid, talc textured tannins dry things out and leaves alcohol heat in the mouth.
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(7/28/2018)
Lordy! Smells like the stalky muck I make!! Appalling…
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(7/28/2018)
savoury toasted red berry and strawberry underpinned by meaty, slight hoppy notes with peppery spice, On the palate red berries, spice, gritty, grippy, drying tannins beats the fruit and the spice to the ground but does let them crawl out of the room. Very young. Compelling. Very good for me.
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(7/28/2018)
sightly confected, dense, plums, a smidge of almost stalky herbaceousness. Muted earthy spice. Juicy, wet, that slight stalk note is here as well, dilute plum fruit, plenty of chalky tannic grip. Pretty average.
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(7/28/2018)
Gamey, quite animal, earthy, slightly volatile top notes over quite pretty red cherry with a touch of white pepper. Juicy acidity, gritty tannins, fruit is a little lost beneath this but does show pretty cherry. All travel long. Very young and has potential...come back in five years?
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couldn't get in to (or afford) Orana so settled for the bistro - started with pearl barley and hock soup, roasted beets & vitello tonnato then had steamed snapper (all of which was superb) and lamb osso buco (which was slightly underdone)
(7/28/2018)
Ripe, dense, black fruit and a little oxidation, broad on the palate but softly tannic. Okay
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(7/28/2018)
Very Grenache dominant but very old world, savoury notes, some tannic burr.
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(7/28/2018)
elegant, lightweight, fresh acidity, juicy red berries, lovely.
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(7/28/2018)
fresh, peachy, some tropical fruit, a little butter, fairly innocuous.
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(7/28/2018)
A little cherry, jubey, in fact very wild berry fruit, lightweight, very fresh, juicy and enjoyable.
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(7/28/2018)
Hmm, a little blackcurrant and plum that are quite muted, grippy tannins but it's all a bit meh for me.
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I wanted to pick up some odds and sods from other producers from East End Cellars and Terre a Terre were showing their wines so I had a quite taste whilst they put my order together
(7/28/2018)
a little passion fruit, a little oak, muted. The fruit is a little subdued on the palate and there is plenty of oak here as well
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(7/28/2018)
Cream, caramel, ripe red berry, toast, medium plus length. Meh
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(7/28/2018)
Very Bordeaux for me except a little alcohol on the finish. Brambles, blackcurrant, cedar, sweet spice, and slight eucalyptus/mint, grippy, drying tannins. Another 5-8 years will help but approachable now.
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Popped into the rather splendid S&S tasting room so that KC could see the current vintage. I made notes so that I could see how contrary my palate was…yup, it's contrary...
(7/29/2018)
Passion fruit, sweet, gooseberry, slight grapefruit…on the palate grapefruit, underpinned by passion fruit on the palate, does what it says on the tin.
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(7/29/2018)
Struck match, medium minus intensity aromas that are floral, with apple, slight grassy notes…in the mouth it's tangy, zesty with slight green apple, fresh, quite round rather than front to back of mouth. Young but yum.
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(7/29/2018)
toast, butter, slight hazelnuts, slight lemon, peach, white fig. A touch more citrus on the palate but otherwise similar flavours to the nose.
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(7/29/2018)
slight toast, a little butter, perfumed, slight lemon, cedar. On the palate it has zesty acidity; quite juicy, toast, butter and slight lemon. Hmm.
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(7/29/2018)
Cherry, strawberry and ashy stalks, slight sweet spice, a little alcohol prickle. In the mouth it has juicy acidity, slight stalky, gritty tannins, similar fruit, young. Easy.
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(7/29/2018)
From Magnum. Cedar with stalks, cream, cherry, strawberry, sweet spice. Juicy, quite muted on the palate, tannic grip. Not much fruit I wonder how long it's been open?
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(7/29/2018)
From Magnum. Polished, cedar, cherry, perfumed floral notes. Stalks again but, for me, integrated. Juicy and fleshy, cherry, plenty of tannic grip. All travels exceedingly long.
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(7/29/2018)
Jubey red berry and herbaceous notes, clean, palate is very much the same, soft acidity and tannic. Clean, well made, restrained, drunken, lunch wine.
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(7/29/2018)
Cream, pepper, muted toasted blackberry. A slightly more spiky version of the magnum but with a smidge of leather. Juicy, spicy, very slight reductive on the palate. Blackberry, drying, grippy, flour textured taninns. Hmm
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(7/29/2018)
Blackberry, slight stalks, peppery spice, a little orchard fruit note, meaty and earthy elements. On the palate it's juicy with peppery spice backed by slightly toasted blackberry marred to drying four textured tannins. Good
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(7/29/2018)
From Magnum. Leather, cream, peppery spice, slightly oxidised, a little blackberry fruit but quite muted and there is some alcohol heat here. Leathery, juicy, tight, chewy tannins are all over the palate with cedar, slightly black fruits and a little peppery spice poking their respective heads up above this wooden rampart. Hmm.
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(7/29/2018)
From Magnum. Cream, peppery spice, muted, toasted blackberry. In the mouth it's peppery with jubey spice, muted blackberry and toast. Gritty tannins and a little alcohol heat. Opened too long I suspect as it's a bit flat.
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Headed over to McLaren vale to check out some more wine. This was rather disappointing...I'd hoped for a better experience...
(7/29/2018)
Lemon, slight green apple and bees wax. Sharp acidity, slight honey, lemon, not as textured as I'd have expected, some mid-palate grip.
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(7/29/2018)
Apple, a little wet clay, juicy tending to sharp acidity. A little apple. Very lightweight, fresh.
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(7/29/2018)
Slightly funky herbaceous notes, slight peaches and apple. Sharp acidity, apple, a little gritty burr on the mid palate. Medium length.
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(7/29/2018)
Lemon, a little honey, bone dry, juicy, muted citrus, tiny smidge of honey, again a little skinny.
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(7/29/2018)
Cherry, slight tobacco leaf, juicy, fleshy, savoury, cherry, slight cream, silky tannins, balanced, well put together with a little bitterness on the finish.
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(7/29/2018)
meaty, black hued fruit, more of the same on the palate, a little black tea, coffee, grippy, drying tannins.
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(7/29/2018)
Red berry, slight peppery spice, slight tobacco leaf. Juicy but dense, initially and plenty of talc textured tannins and finishes with alcohol heat. Hmm
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(7/29/2018)
Blackberry, meaty, a little pepper spice. On the palate, blackberry, plenty of gritty tannins that dries things out, leaving alcohol heat on the finish.
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Another swing by winery visit…good polished wines but rather interesting, nice single site options...
(7/29/2018)
Ripe, peachy, perfumed, a little white pepper, some herbs…juicy, fleshy, peachy, clean, well made and, well, a bit boring.
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(7/29/2018)
slight chicken with herbs, butter, toast. More of the same on the palate. Some tannic burr, butter is the most dominant flavour component.
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(7/29/2018)
Tomato and tomato leaf, red berry. Juicy, berried, a little tomato leaf on the palate. Soft talc-textured tannins. Pleasant.
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(7/29/2018)
Red berry, smidge of blackberry and peppery spice, slightly earthy notes. Juicy, fleshy, fruit with grippy, gritty drying tannins. Very nice if not a little short.
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(7/29/2018)
blackberry, chocolate, a little pepper, spice. More of the same on the palate with plenty of slightly chalky tannins. Fruit persists. Nice.
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(7/29/2018)
Blackcurrant, pyrazine, cedar and a little pencil shavings and sweet spice. Blackcurrant, gritty tannins, eucalyptus. Okay.
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(7/29/2018)
blackberry and blackcurrant, chocolate, a little herbaceousness, slight cedar. Bit of black pepper and cream joins on the palate which has smoother tannins that the straight shiraz. A bit Hmm for me.
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(7/29/2018)
meaty, savoury, charcuterie, slight pepper over muted red berry fruit. On the palate it's juicy, tangy, chalky tannins, lacks fruit but loads of structure. Young. Interesting.
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(7/29/2018)
slightly jubey blackberry, sweet spice, cedar, slight pepper spice, big, savoury, tightly tannic, black fruits, very, very young.
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(7/29/2018)
blackberry, cream, sweet spice, liquorice, very slight pencil shavings/herbaceous notes. Blackberry, a little chocolate, tightly tannic, chalky textured.
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(7/29/2018)
Rich blackcurrant, cedar, cream, slight earth, pencil shavings, massively tannic, tight. Fruit persists but far too young to make a call. Years required.
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Phew, lovely holiday in Adelaide. High points were the CS's own and Adelina wines.
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2017 Hahndorf Hill Winery Sauvignon Blanc
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
Passion fruit, a little blackcurrant (?), touch of guava. Juicy acidity, fruit forward, a little burr on the mid palate. Pleasant enough in a clean well made way.
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2017 Hahndorf Hill Winery Grüner Veltliner GRU
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
Grapefruit, a little sweet spice, juicy, zesty acidity, a little fruit sweetness to the grapefruit. Medium plus length. Clean. Nice.
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2017 Hahndorf Hill Winery Grüner Veltliner White Mischief
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
Grapefruit, tangy, leesy notes. More of the same on the palate. A little soft for me, lacks acidity.
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2016 Hahndorf Hill Winery Grüner Veltliner Reserve
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
cheesy, slightly gamey and meaty, a little spiced grapefruit, touches of cream. Tangy, juicy, slightly tight id palate burr, light fruit flavours - a little grapefruit and stone fruit. Long. Rather nice. Interesting.
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2018 Hahndorf Hill Winery Rosé
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
Quince, slightly cherry, soft spice. Juicy, tangy and more savoury than sweet, fruit drops quite quickly.
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2017 Hahndorf Hill Winery Zweigelt Zsa Zsa Nouveau
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
Pretty black cherry, herbal notes, a little sweet spice, a little black tea on the palate to go with the soft cherry, medium length, very carbonic maceration. Lovely.
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2015 Hahndorf Hill Winery Compatriots
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
slightly confected blackcurrant, berry, a little plum, peppery spice. A little herbaceousness. Bit big and worked, finishes, warm, Nah
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2016 Hahndorf Hill Winery Blaufränkisch Blueblood
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
Kirsch, caramel, black cherry, very fruit forward nose with a little sweet spice. Juicy and fresh, similar fruit but more wild on the palate, slight talc textured tannins but this is quite broad and dense. Interesting. Perhaps a little too much warmth on the finish but pretty nice.
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2016 Hahndorf Hill Winery Grüner Veltliner "Green Angel" Late Harvest
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
(7/26/2018)
Grapefruit, sweet spice, a little apricot on the palate. The acid is sufficient to keep this clean enough to consume, very jubey grapefruit, pleasant enough.
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