First Wednesday Wine Club

Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield
Tasted Wednesday, March 1, 2023 by chatters with 96 views

Introduction

I received an invite to attend the first wednesday monthly blind tasting once again...

Flight 1 (13 Notes)

  • 2014 Tscharke Savagnin Project Naturalis Marananga

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    "Served blind
    on the nose it's waxy, citrus, green apple with a slightly hoppy note. Medium plus intensity acidity is sharply acidic, tangy lemon and green apple, slight alcohol warmth…
    I had no idea - thought it might be something Italian…"

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  • 2012 Penfolds Chardonnay Bin 311

    Australia, South Eastern

    "Served blind
    Slight butter, very slight bacon fat, lemon over stone fruit. Juicy, creamy, lemon over stone fruit, butter, slightly textured burr, balanced, long, fresh, clean, really lovely.
    I knew this was mine"

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  • 2017 Mac Forbes Chardonnay Woori Yallock

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    "Served blind
    Stone fruit, cream, a little apple, slight sweet spice. Juicy, fleshy, slightly peachy, slight soft, touch of alcohol warmth on the finish with a little textured burr, simple but slightly flabby. Okay.
    I thought this might be a new world Gruner or something...faceplant!"

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  • 2017 Mac Forbes Chardonnay Hoddles Creek

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    "Served blind
    Slight green apple, stone fruit, slight sweet spice. Medium plus intensity acidity is sharp, quite green apple on the palate, quite linear, bit ugh for me.
    Green apple and sharp acidity says Riesling for me. (oops)"

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  • 1977 Hardys Private Bin 461

    Australia, South Eastern

    "Served blind
    Old! A little slightly sour black fruit, leather, baked earth, slight bruised apple oxidation, fruit tea. Juicy tending to medium plus intensity acidity, slight sour black fruits, slight textured burr proves leathery and a little drying, nice.
    This put me in mind of 70's South Australian Cabernet blends..."

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  • 2014 Domaine Dublère Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    "Served blind
    Black cherries, sweet spice but with a touch of savoury underpin, a little closed. Juicy, plenty of skin tannin texture, black hued fruits, more savoury on the palate with that sweet spice pushed back a little.
    I knew this was mine"

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  • 2014 Topper's Mountain Pinot Noir Wild Ferment

    Australia, New South Wales, Northern, New England

    "Served blind
    Aromas of sweet spice, touch of leather, meaty black fruits, alcohol prickle. Medium plus intensity acidity, plenty of chewy drying tannins, a smidge of alcohol here ass well as slightly leathery notes.
    The acid and tannins made me think of Italy, the age notes pushed me towards early noughties. Shame."

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  • 2021 Ponting Pinot Noir 257

    Australia, Tasmania

    Slightly dusty red cherry and raspberry, sweet spice, a little herbaceous and sour underpin. Juicy tending to sour red cherry fruit, plenty of textured grip, finishes a little short. Meh.

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  • 2020 Domaine de Ferrand Côtes du Rhône La Ferrande

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône

    "Served blind
    Black hued fruits, a little floral note, alcohol warmth, wild ferment, chewy grippy tannins ripe black fruits, sweet spice, young, bold and ripe but in the more savoury spectrum.
    The fruit weight and warmth make me go towards Southern Rhone or Languedoc with a vintage of 2020-2022"

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  • 2014 Grant Burge Shiraz Meshach

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    "Served blind
    Black hued fruits, a little floral note, alcohol warmth, wild ferment, chewy grippy tannins ripe black fruits, sweet spice, young, bold and ripe but in the more savoury spectrum.
    The fruit weight and warmth make me go towards Southern Rhone or Languedoc with a vintage of 2020-2022"

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  • 2019 Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba

    Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Nebbiolo d'Alba

    "Served blind
    Red cherry, slight dried flowers and pot pourri, slight sweet spice. Juicy acidity, savoury plenty of textured grip, muted fruit and a touch of fruit tea. Long. Lovely
    This, for me, shows the typicity of Piedmont Langhe Nebbiolo of less than 5 years old. "

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  • 2002 d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz-Viognier Flawed

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    "Served blind
    Corked. FLAW"

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  • 2013 Caillard Mataro

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    "Served blind
    Muted black and blue fruit; a little blueberry, touch of tomato leaf, smidge of volatility. Chalky tannins rather dominate the palate, muted black fruits, it's a little sour- but in an over-adjusted acidity way
    This left me cold. I suspected it was Australian but I had no idea what it was."

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Closing

This was not one of my finest hours...lots of face planting here. Oops.

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