VWTC - Australia, with Julia Jenkins
Verulam Wine Tasting Club - St Albans www.vwtc.org
Tasted Saturday, January 13, 2007 by pontac with 570 views
Introduction
Julia Jenkins of nearby Flagship Wines - www.flagshipwines.co.uk - returns with another wide ranging tasting selected from her eclectic range.
Flight 1 (8 Notes)
Closing
Eight different varieties, eight interesting and diverse wines over a range of prices and from different Australian regions and the lovely Julia. What more could one ask for?
2005 Primo Estate "La Biondina" 84 Points
Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
Bottle variation - I tasted from 4 bottles (all screwcap closed) and they were all different; one was oxidised, one had stinky sulphur, one had a lesser degree of sulphur, and one was OK so this review is of that one. Straw colour, grapefruit flavours with a backing of sweetness and tangy finish. But the bottle variation means this is one wine/vintage I will avoid - though I have one unopened bottle in the fridge still. 12.5% £9.99
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2004 Nepenthe Riesling 79 Points
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Attractive lime yellow colour, powerful stench of diesel on nose, diesel follows through on palate with some lime flavours and high acidity but I'm finding it one -dimensional. I don't like this wine. £11.99
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2005 Battle of Bosworth 83 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Chardonnay with a little Viogner, organically grown on it sown roots. It should offer more, but its clean and tangy with a short finish and thats all. 13.5%abv £10.99
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2003 Green Point Chardonnay 89 Points
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Oaky and buttery, some redeeming tangy character, clean and fresh and well made, a technically good wine but didn't engage my emotions. £13.99
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2002 Chapel Hill Sangiovese il Vescovo 83 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Dark sullen tawny colour, sour cherry and mint flavours at first then acidity comes up from under with a whack, very tanninc finish taling off with acidity. Tannins and acids outweigh the fruit. 13.5%abv £11.89
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2003 Nepenthe Tempranillo Limited Release 74 Points
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Terrible stinky cabbage nose, very off putting. Cabbage follows through and there are some dry raisins, cloves, and acidic cherry. This reminds me more ofsome over-the-hill old Burgundy rather than anyTempranillo I've had before. Unpleasant. 13.5% £13.75
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2004 McHenry Hohnen Shiraz 89 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Intense opaque black red colour, glass staining, sweet briary fruits and damsons, fruit acids coming to fore on finish but well balanced. WOTN. (Diam closure) 15%abv £9.99
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2001 Yalumba The Signature 87 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Dense and glass staining, flavours of dark chocolate, smoke and spices and high acidity. 13.5% £21.99
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