NNT wine club, June 2023: Maturation comparison

Brisbane
Tasted Saturday, June 10, 2023 by colinscellar with 115 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2019 Grosset Riesling Springvale Clare Valley 89 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

    Some florals with fresh lime juice. In no way unpleasant, but currently so fresh as to be lacking character. Drunk next to the 2009 and I see the 2019 drunk today as a missed future opportunity.
    Not sure how to score that.

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  • 2009 Grosset Riesling Springvale Watervale 92 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Watervale

    Kerosene nose, Bickford's lime cordial palate, acidity softening but very present.
    Textbook Clare Valley Riesling for me and in it's prime drinking window. Likely to stay on the plateau for at least several years, but there's currently a great tension between maturing richness and youthful freshness so I think the wine can only go downhill from here and there's no benefit in waiting longer.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 2017 Tarrawarra Chardonnay Reserve 90 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    Leaner style Chardonnay with lemon and grapefruit, ginger, and pointy acidity. Cool year maybe? Seems a touch under-ripe.

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  • 2005 Tarrawarra Chardonnay Reserve 93 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley

    Initially there's ripe stonefruit, hints of lychee and banana; with a bit time in glass the tropical notes faded a little into orange and mandarin citrus. Still so much primary fruit! Acidity holding together nicely, some oak spice. In great condition.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 2010 Dry River Pinot Noir Flawed

    New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough

    Corked :(
    Not heavily tainted but the trademark TCA nose was there and the flavours were just non-existent. Sad.

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  • 2019 Dry River Pinot Noir 91 Points

    New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough

    So much more fruit power and concentration than the Bests from the previous flight. Quite a red fruit profile with tart raspberry and sour cherry. Some herbaceousness. Alcohol seems a touch hot? Enjoyable now but surely wants time.

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

  • 2013 Seppelt Shiraz St Peters 92 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Grampians

    Tart blackberry, white pepper, licorice. A good wine but looked like a sharper leaner year next to the more plush and generous 2018, which everyone preferred.

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  • 2018 Seppelt Shiraz St Peters 93 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Grampians

    Sweet blackberries and black cherry but with fresh acidity. Plush mouthfeel, decadent. Young but still very enjoyable drinking.

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Flight 8 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 92 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

    Ripe raspberry - slightly cordialled, blackberry, licorice. Classic Wendouree looking immortal, drunk next to 2012 and there was barely any difference in colour/maturation.

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  • 2012 Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 92 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

    Still almost purple. Ripe raspberry and blackberry, cool cedar/menthol notes. Lovely but needs time.

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Flight 9 (2 Notes)

Flight 10 (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Yalumba The Signature 89 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    A distinctive nose of cloves that I don't remember from The Signature. Not unpleasant but something about this bottle just didn't seem quite right. Alcohol seemed a bit hot.

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  • 2012 Yalumba The Signature 92 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    Dark fruit profile with Blackberry and some black plum. Looking in great shape.

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