Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Bathy salts, lifted florals and lemon aromas. Good acidity, though it is not as vibrant as the 12 that I remember. Has good persistence and the fruit depth is there to age well.
Toast, peach, floral and an appealing line of spice through the nose. Some roundness on the palate from the fruit weight. Medium length verging on good.
Smoky, with orange peel and a nutty, oxidative edge. The acid is very good on the palate, cleansing and driving things beautifully. Chalky note on the mid palate, there is good texture and complexity to it. Very nice.
Oxidative, old oak and vanilla with some mandarin and a touch of graphite. Savoury palate with the same oxidative notes throughout. Not entirely attractive to me but there is plenty to pick apart.
Lightly smoky, musk, lime and preserved lemon. Medium length, has some fruit power to it, with good acidity complimenting. It is a little bit simple but I really like it.
Cloudy salmon colour. Strawberry and musk nose with a little bit of rubber as well. Palate is almost flavourless, close to zero extraction of flavour. Finishes without any clarity. Awful.
Plenty of raspberry, some vegetative/herbal/briar notes. Palate is fresh with just a touch of the herbal character on the edge that gives it some interest. Has some interest and is easy drinking.
Funky earthy notes, with some, smoke and a tiny floral note. Savoury palate as expected from the nose, this has medium length and is pretty interesting, though it could be confrontational for some.
Rich, nutty, oxidative nose. The palate has excellent saline and mineral character with a nutty note throughout. Very good length, I really liked this.
Pepper, spice, cherry and raspberry aromas. Decent tannic grip on the palate along with some sweet red fruit and even has some depth to it. Drinks well now in its youth.
Licorice, black cherry, some light earth and oak. Medium bodied, has some spice and a light grip to it. Needs more structure and depth to be better than okay.
Dark fruit nose - perfumed, with cranberry and chocolate. Vibrant fruit melds well with grippy tannins and a prolonged finish. Very good balance and the fruit depth is a step up on the other Spanish wines so far tonight.
Clean nose of musk, cherry, spice and graphite. Plenty of structure through the tannins with good acid and clean red fruit to balance. Good now and will improve over the short-medium term.
Black berry, briar, graphite and five spice. Very good fruit power that is balanced by fine acidity and structure that is firm but not forbidding. Carries well length wise. Will improve with more age as well.
Brown sugar, apricot, mandarin peel, caramel and apples. Very pure fruit on the palate, this flows wonderfully with some powerful acidity and an overall delicious intensity.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Baked vegetables, some asparagus, chocolate and smoke. Medium bodied, it isn't complex and finishes a little bit short. Interesting to try but not a great wine in my view.
Black currant, spice, chocolate and plum aromas. The palate has some acidity that stands out, not entirely covered by the plush sweet fruit. It's not a problem as such, but if the acidity was a bit more integrated it would give it a lifted vibrant character rather than being slightly distracting.
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Menthol, spice, black currant and some violets. Very impressive structure, the tannins are extremely fine and they work well with some excellent fruit depth. Still very youthful obviously but has appeal already.
Nicelyt layered nose of red cherry, iron, tar, violets and spice. Tannins are still the dominant force on the palate, though they are not enough to disrupt the balance. Has good purpose and drive. Needs another 5-10 years to develop.
Honey, nutty, Christmas cake and vanilla. Delicate balance between the intense, aged fruit and the spirit. The spirit is there but it is part of the wine, not standing apart from the other elements. Excellent.
2013 Pikes Riesling Traditionale 91 Points
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Bathy salts, lifted florals and lemon aromas. Good acidity, though it is not as vibrant as the 12 that I remember. Has good persistence and the fruit depth is there to age well.
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2010 Domaine Jacques Tissot Chardonnay Arbois Les Corvées Sous Curon 89 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
Toast, peach, floral and an appealing line of spice through the nose. Some roundness on the palate from the fruit weight. Medium length verging on good.
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2010 Daniel Dugois Arbois Mouchet 90 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
Smoky, with orange peel and a nutty, oxidative edge. The acid is very good on the palate, cleansing and driving things beautifully. Chalky note on the mid palate, there is good texture and complexity to it. Very nice.
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2010 Domaine Jacques Tissot Arbois Blanc Typé "Tradition" 88 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
Oxidative, old oak and vanilla with some mandarin and a touch of graphite. Savoury palate with the same oxidative notes throughout. Not entirely attractive to me but there is plenty to pick apart.
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2012 Monte Clavijo Rioja Blanco 84 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Green apple, touch of grass. Bland flavour wise, there is a light touch of freshness but doesn't really have any fruit depth or interest.
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2009 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Reserva Onomastica 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Lightly smoky, musk, lime and preserved lemon. Medium length, has some fruit power to it, with good acidity complimenting. It is a little bit simple but I really like it.
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1992 Lindeman's White Burgundy Bin 8070 88 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Pineapple, spice, honey and graphite. Medium bodied with decent length. Holding up well.
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2012 Domaine de L'Octavin Arbois Commendatore Les Corvées 72 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
Cloudy salmon colour. Strawberry and musk nose with a little bit of rubber as well. Palate is almost flavourless, close to zero extraction of flavour. Finishes without any clarity. Awful.
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2009 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Trousseau Arbois Flawed
France, Jura, Arbois
Cherry, strawberry, some light fruit and smoke. In the background there is a stewed character and I think this bottle was perhaps damaged.
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2011 Daniel Dugois Arbois Authentique 90 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
Plenty of raspberry, some vegetative/herbal/briar notes. Palate is fresh with just a touch of the herbal character on the edge that gives it some interest. Has some interest and is easy drinking.
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2011 Domaine de la Renardière Trousseau 89 Points
France, Jura, Arbois Pupillin
Funky earthy notes, with some, smoke and a tiny floral note. Savoury palate as expected from the nose, this has medium length and is pretty interesting, though it could be confrontational for some.
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2006 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Arbois Vin Jaune Flawed
France, Jura, Arbois
Corked.
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2008 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Savagnin Arbois 90 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
Rich, nutty, oxidative nose. The palate has excellent saline and mineral character with a nutty note throughout. Very good length, I really liked this.
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2012 Monte Clavijo Rioja 79 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Fluorescent purple - blackberry pastille and fruit juice. Sickly sweet palate. Zero structure. Hated it.
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NV Castillo D Clavijo Tempranillo Rioja 85 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Cedar oak and blackcurrant. Drying tannins on the palate. Plenty of black fruit. Not that interesting but a decent wine.
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2011 Bodegas Carlos Serres Tempranillo Rioja Old Vines 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Menthol, formic acid and smoke. Decently savoury on the palate, there is some sweet fruit but it doesn't take prominence. Entirely decent to drink.
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2009 Castillo D Clavijo Rioja Crianza 86 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Licorice, raspberry and vanilla with some musk. The palate is quite soft, probably a little bit too much so for me to like this much.
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2009 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Crianza 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Pepper, spice, cherry and raspberry aromas. Decent tannic grip on the palate along with some sweet red fruit and even has some depth to it. Drinks well now in its youth.
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2007 Castillo D Clavijo Rioja Reserva 85 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Licorice, black cherry, some light earth and oak. Medium bodied, has some spice and a light grip to it. Needs more structure and depth to be better than okay.
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2007 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Reserva 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Dark fruit nose - perfumed, with cranberry and chocolate. Vibrant fruit melds well with grippy tannins and a prolonged finish. Very good balance and the fruit depth is a step up on the other Spanish wines so far tonight.
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2005 Castillo D Clavijo Rioja Gran Reserva Flawed
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Corked.
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2005 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Gran Reserva 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Clean nose of musk, cherry, spice and graphite. Plenty of structure through the tannins with good acid and clean red fruit to balance. Good now and will improve over the short-medium term.
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2004 Bodegas Carlos Serres Rioja Reserva Onomastica 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Black berry, briar, graphite and five spice. Very good fruit power that is balanced by fine acidity and structure that is firm but not forbidding. Carries well length wise. Will improve with more age as well.
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2007 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Arbois Vin de Paille 91 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
Brown sugar, apricot, mandarin peel, caramel and apples. Very pure fruit on the palate, this flows wonderfully with some powerful acidity and an overall delicious intensity.
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1982 Château Prieuré-Lescours 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Baked vegetables, some asparagus, chocolate and smoke. Medium bodied, it isn't complex and finishes a little bit short. Interesting to try but not a great wine in my view.
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2009 Jean Foillard Morgon 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon
Black currant, spice, chocolate and plum aromas. The palate has some acidity that stands out, not entirely covered by the plush sweet fruit. It's not a problem as such, but if the acidity was a bit more integrated it would give it a lifted vibrant character rather than being slightly distracting.
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2005 Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 91 Points
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Menthol, spice, black currant and some violets. Very impressive structure, the tannins are extremely fine and they work well with some excellent fruit depth. Still very youthful obviously but has appeal already.
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2004 Sottimano Barbaresco Cottá 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Nicelyt layered nose of red cherry, iron, tar, violets and spice. Tannins are still the dominant force on the palate, though they are not enough to disrupt the balance. Has good purpose and drive.
Needs another 5-10 years to develop.
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NV Seppeltsfield Tokay Grand 93 Points
Australia, Victoria, North East, Rutherglen
Honey, nutty, Christmas cake and vanilla. Delicate balance between the intense, aged fruit and the spirit. The spirit is there but it is part of the wine, not standing apart from the other elements. Excellent.
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