12.5%. Toast, chalk, lemon and straw. Good freshness shows on the palate, I like the acid cut present and it is pretty refreshing to drink. Easy to like.
11.4%. Served blind. Aged colour. Peach, lime, musk, toast and lemon aromas. Honeyed mouthfeel, it seems a bit short but there is interest to it. Drink now.
8.5%. Slate, peach, apricot and earthy aromas. Good fruit power on the palate, it does learn towards opulence but the acidity is just there to bring it back. Would be lifted by having more acid but it was pretty delicious overall. No hurry to drink.
12.5%. Marzipan, talc and spice but I wouldn't describe it as being powerfully aromatic. Medium length, it trails off a touch toward the end. Drinks well enough but lacks complexity and interest for me.
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
12.5%. Passetoutgrains styled. Floral, raspberry and some earthy funk and ash. Wild on the palate, has good texture and interest. Light in style but not in character.
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
12.3%. Pepper, mint, meatiness and undergrowth. Still good tannin structure to it, though the fruit is fading out slowly. In a nice place though it is certainly time to drink based on this bottle.
12.4%. Saddle, earth, dust and meaty aromas. Good intensity on the palate, there is fine balance and poise to it. The bretty elements on the nose don't intrude on the palate. Could be more complex but this is a wine that is right in my wheelhouse and is consistently very good.
12.0%. Chocolate aromas and there is a battle between ripe and underripe fruit. Not especially interesting on the palate, there is not much character to it. Okay to drink but maybe lost on this night.
Saddle, spice and charcoal aromas. Restraint on the palate is very nice, there is some light grip and while it isn't very complex, it is easy to sit back and enjoy.
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
12%. Graphite and undergrowth aromas. Medium bodied, it is showing younger that might be expected, but I still think it should be consumed soon based on this bottle.
12.5%. Ginger, pineapple, coconut and mango on the nose. Palate is all sweetness without having much depth or layers but there is just enough acid available to carry it. Drink now.
NV Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Tradition Premier Cru 90 Points
France, Champagne
12.5%. Toast, chalk, lemon and straw. Good freshness shows on the palate, I like the acid cut present and it is pretty refreshing to drink. Easy to like.
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2012 Berton Vineyard The Vermentino 88 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Big Rivers, Riverina
12%. Herbal/grassy with some grapefruit and flint. Medium length, the palate shows off herbs as well. A touch a residual sugar works well.
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2010 Ducks in a Row Vermentino 87 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
11%. Slate and floral aromas. Rounded mouthfeel considering the alcohol. Decent body and medium length. Fine but rather middle of the road.
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2004 Chambers Rosewood Gouais 89 Points
Australia, Victoria, North East, Rutherglen
11.4%. Served blind. Aged colour. Peach, lime, musk, toast and lemon aromas. Honeyed mouthfeel, it seems a bit short but there is interest to it. Drink now.
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NV Amulet Sangiovese Rosato 85 Points
Australia, Victoria, North East, Beechworth
12%. Earthy and yeasty aromas. Grip and sweetness present on the palate but feels fresh overall. Short in length. Odd and not easily likeable.
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2006 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese 91 Points
Germany, Nahe
8.5%. Slate, peach, apricot and earthy aromas. Good fruit power on the palate, it does learn towards opulence but the acidity is just there to bring it back. Would be lifted by having more acid but it was pretty delicious overall. No hurry to drink.
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1983 Trimbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre 87 Points
France, Alsace
12.5%. Marzipan, talc and spice but I wouldn't describe it as being powerfully aromatic. Medium length, it trails off a touch toward the end. Drinks well enough but lacks complexity and interest for me.
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2001 Main Divide Pinot Noir Canterbury 90 Points
New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury
12.5%. Stalk, rhubarb and some sweet oak. Light body, there is good red fruit and a savoury background to it. Enjoyable wine with time on its side.
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2013 Lucy Margaux / Domaine Lucci Noir de Florette 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
12.5%. Passetoutgrains styled. Floral, raspberry and some earthy funk and ash. Wild on the palate, has good texture and interest. Light in style but not in character.
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1981 Balgownie Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Flawed
Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Bendigo
Oxidized .
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1988 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
12.3%. Pepper, mint, meatiness and undergrowth. Still good tannin structure to it, though the fruit is fading out slowly. In a nice place though it is certainly time to drink based on this bottle.
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1994 Lake's Folly Cabernets Reserve 91 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
12.4%. Saddle, earth, dust and meaty aromas. Good intensity on the palate, there is fine balance and poise to it. The bretty elements on the nose don't intrude on the palate. Could be more complex but this is a wine that is right in my wheelhouse and is consistently very good.
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1998 Burton Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 86 Points
Australia, South Australia
12.0%. Chocolate aromas and there is a battle between ripe and underripe fruit. Not especially interesting on the palate, there is not much character to it. Okay to drink but maybe lost on this night.
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1992 Tahbilk Shiraz Flawed
Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Nagambie Lakes
12.5%. Flat and well past its best.
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1994 Tyrrell's Shiraz Single Vineyard Stevens 89 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Saddle, spice and charcoal aromas. Restraint on the palate is very nice, there is some light grip and while it isn't very complex, it is easy to sit back and enjoy.
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1988 Saltram Cabernet Sauvignon Pinnacle 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
12%. Graphite and undergrowth aromas. Medium bodied, it is showing younger that might be expected, but I still think it should be consumed soon based on this bottle.
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NV Yaldara Bin 24 Dry Red Flawed
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
11%. Corked.
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1997 McGuigan Sémillon Botrytis Personal Reserve 86 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
12.5%. Ginger, pineapple, coconut and mango on the nose. Palate is all sweetness without having much depth or layers but there is just enough acid available to carry it. Drink now.
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