Lots of energetic bead appear in the glass. Fresh and toasty nose, showing some lemon and tropical fruits. Gentle acidity, very nice elegant mouth feel with citrus fruits and biscuit notes. Good seamless mid-palate lead to a long finish. A nice Blanc de Noirs made from 100% Pinot Noir with an attractive feminine touch.
Strong nose of pink guava right from the glass with some tropical fruits, subtle but simple. It has good intense entry, again plenty of pink guava and passion fruits on palate and it does not have the usual cut grass note from a Marlborough Sau Blanc. Pretty lacking on the finish but surprisingly it slowly build up to show a decent medium finish.
Light pale gold, a strong lanolin nose at first but it whirl off to show lemon, citrus, touch of honey and lanolin. Subtle mouth-feel but still very young at this moment and it just started to develop, it has racy acidity, full of citrus, lemon with hints of lanolin & petrol. Nice lingering palate.
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Bright golden yellow, Fresh and expressive nose of pear, pineapple, tropical fruits and quite a strong toasty, buttery oak. Full on the palate and yet has good freshness, with ripe pear, pineapple and a hints of mineral. It has strong oak influence as it was aged in 100% new French oak for 18 months, but it was very well integrated and not taste like an oak monster at all. End with a nice and lingering finish. This bottle bottled with screw cap and taste very much different from drinking from a cork closure, this is more powerful, fresher and long contrast to the more developed, subtle and elegant palate of the cork closure. I am happy the remaining 2 more bottles I have are bottled in screw cap which I reckon can keep for another few more years.
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
It has an aged appearance with medium ruby with brick red hue. Showing nose of cherry, red fruits with some dusty notes. Smooth and mellow mouth-feel, still showing good weight, with plum, dried cherry, earthy, dusty notes. Medium+ finish with fine tannins. Drinking well now.
2007 Pierre Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Les Maillerettes 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Lots of energetic bead appear in the glass. Fresh and toasty nose, showing some lemon and tropical fruits. Gentle acidity, very nice elegant mouth feel with citrus fruits and biscuit notes. Good seamless mid-palate lead to a long finish.
A nice Blanc de Noirs made from 100% Pinot Noir with an attractive feminine touch.
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2011 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 89 Points
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Strong nose of pink guava right from the glass with some tropical fruits, subtle but simple.
It has good intense entry, again plenty of pink guava and passion fruits on palate and it does not have the usual cut grass note from a Marlborough Sau Blanc.
Pretty lacking on the finish but surprisingly it slowly build up to show a decent medium finish.
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2002 Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1 91 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Light pale gold, a strong lanolin nose at first but it whirl off to show lemon, citrus, touch of honey and lanolin.
Subtle mouth-feel but still very young at this moment and it just started to develop, it has racy acidity, full of citrus, lemon with hints of lanolin & petrol. Nice lingering palate.
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2003 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series 93 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Bright golden yellow, Fresh and expressive nose of pear, pineapple, tropical fruits and quite a strong toasty, buttery oak.
Full on the palate and yet has good freshness, with ripe pear, pineapple and a hints of mineral. It has strong oak influence as it was aged in 100% new French oak for 18 months, but it was very well integrated and not taste like an oak monster at all. End with a nice and lingering finish.
This bottle bottled with screw cap and taste very much different from drinking from a cork closure, this is more powerful, fresher and long contrast to the more developed, subtle and elegant palate of the cork closure. I am happy the remaining 2 more bottles I have are bottled in screw cap which I reckon can keep for another few more years.
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