Coravin fun - Ready to drink & New arrivals
Kennards, Waterloo
Tasted Tuesday, September 4, 2018 by chatters with 149 views
Introduction
thought I'd go and look at some new arrivals and assess the readiness to drink of some other bottles that were looking provocative in the storage
Flight 1 - Bracket one - readiness to drink (6 Notes)
One victim identified...
Flight 2 - Bracket two - new arrivals (4 Notes)
The Bowen Estate has inspired me to do one bracket of mixed 96 for my medoc tasting - 3 x Bordeaux 3 x Australian...
Closing
What a lovely treat…good to try some wines that I was curious about. The approachability of the Te Mata was a surprise considering it's relative youth.
2009 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Les Toussaints
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
From Coravin. Perfumed and spiced red berry (raspberry) fruit underpinned by a little undergrowth and ream On the palate it's wetly fleshy with slightly jubey raspberry, a little talc textured burr and finishes savoury. Nice. Pleasant now in a primary way but can keep...
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1999 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
From Coravin. Masses of black fruit, spice, vanilla with some leather and lay under this In the mouth it's positively porty but still juicy and vigorous. Tannins are drying but not overtly course. This is not as rambunctious as I remember it but still rather yummy. Drink now with a decant and some red meat
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2014 Te Mata Estate Coleraine
New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay
From Coravin. Ripe wild blackcurrant, cedar, slight pencil shavings and cigar box, a little cream and sweet spice. Savoury, refreshingly juicy, similar flavour profile to the nose, tannins are present without being overbearing, great component balance lends a wonderful sense of 'completeness'. Eminently approachable now but with great promise. bravo.
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2010 Château Lascombes
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
From Coravin. Cedar, sweet spice, biscuit, blackcurrant and a little plum. More of the same on the palate but more savoury and dense, drying, floury textured tannins close down the palate a bit though the flavours persist long. Lovely but still young. Time.
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2004 Vasse Felix Heytesbury
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
From Magnum and Coravin. Pencil shavings, eucalyptus, jubey black and red berry and blackcurrant, cream and vanilla, a little nutmeg and clove. On the palate its' dense , an initial impression of sweet berry fruit married to savoury ,meaty, grippy tannins that dry out the mid palate. Fruit persists and I'd age that this is still a bit of a puppy. Time for me.
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2003 Vasse Felix Heytesbury
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
From Magnum and Coravin. meaty savoury and far more gamey than the 2004 with notes of beef and yeast extract and a little cheesy and vegetal stink to the nose. With extreme agitation it does show a little ripe red fruit beneath this. ON the palate it's a bit wet and flat, the fruit is more red currant, muted and a little sour and the tannins are tight and grippy. Hmm. This might need to be consumed with a traditional Thanksgiving lunch this year!
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