This was surprisingly good and very much enjoyed. A rather deep amber gold in colour, it actually looked rather older than it was. Absolutely nothing wrong with the wine though. It had a lovely nose, with beeswaxy honeyed aromas, sprinkles of spice and chrysanthemum and orange blossoms wafting around a core of tangerines and apricots. Lovely, heady stuff. At 10 years of age, the palate was was at a very nice place. There was still a layer of primary apricot and tangerine jam flavours on the attack showing a bit or residual sugar, but this evened out very quickly to show a lovely dance of spice and mineral beneath, before opening up into a fresh finish where there were more flowery orange blossom notes laced with little dollops of honey. This had all the balance of a solid Pinot Gris from a great vintage. It also offered up the additional bonus of being extremely versatile with a whole variety of foods, including one of the most difficult of things to pair with - deep-fried ginger strips. Good stuff.
This was not quite as bad as I feared, but it certainly was not very good. The nose was actually pretty decent - a touch of oak, rich plums and cassis, some spice. Pretty standard, internationally styled stuff, but attractive enough but for a slightly green whiff at the edges. Unfortunately, the palate was a bit inbalanced, with the acid and tannins sticking out at odd edges with the ripe fruit. Not fantastic to say the least, and made even worse by the green lilt that haunted the wine. Meh. Not altogether undrinkable, but certainly not one I would like to encounter again.
2001 Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Gris Kitterlé 92 Points
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
This was surprisingly good and very much enjoyed. A rather deep amber gold in colour, it actually looked rather older than it was. Absolutely nothing wrong with the wine though. It had a lovely nose, with beeswaxy honeyed aromas, sprinkles of spice and chrysanthemum and orange blossoms wafting around a core of tangerines and apricots. Lovely, heady stuff. At 10 years of age, the palate was was at a very nice place. There was still a layer of primary apricot and tangerine jam flavours on the attack showing a bit or residual sugar, but this evened out very quickly to show a lovely dance of spice and mineral beneath, before opening up into a fresh finish where there were more flowery orange blossom notes laced with little dollops of honey. This had all the balance of a solid Pinot Gris from a great vintage. It also offered up the additional bonus of being extremely versatile with a whole variety of foods, including one of the most difficult of things to pair with - deep-fried ginger strips. Good stuff.
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2004 Wyndham Estate Cabernet Merlot Bin 888 83 Points
Australia, South Eastern
This was not quite as bad as I feared, but it certainly was not very good. The nose was actually pretty decent - a touch of oak, rich plums and cassis, some spice. Pretty standard, internationally styled stuff, but attractive enough but for a slightly green whiff at the edges. Unfortunately, the palate was a bit inbalanced, with the acid and tannins sticking out at odd edges with the ripe fruit. Not fantastic to say the least, and made even worse by the green lilt that haunted the wine. Meh. Not altogether undrinkable, but certainly not one I would like to encounter again.
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