17th Annual Young Gun of Wine awards, 3rd Annual Vineyard of the Year awards,
Establishment restaurant, George Street, Sydney
Tasted Monday, June 5, 2023 by chatters with 32 views
Introduction
Managed to squeeze into this trade tasting to look at a selection of wines.
Flight 1 (30 Notes)
Closing
Interesting, some winners, some losers...loved the artwine gamay
2022 Orbis Wines Albariño
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
medium minus intensity aromas of quite muted fruit - slight apricot. It's quite soft on the palate with aa bitter finishes, fruit equally muted here. Nah
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2022 Vinteloper Wines Pinot Noir
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Whole bunch ashiness married to red berry and cherry fruit, slight sweet spice with a savoury underpin. Juicy, tangy whole bunch and red fruit, savoury spice, chewy grippy tannins, okay
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2022 Orbis Wines Grenache Tempranillo
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
medium minus intensity aromas of slightly anonymous red fruits, slight sweet spice. Juicy, savoury, tangy red hued fruit, touch of hardness to the tannins and a little bitter on the finish. Nah.
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2019 Land of Tomorrow Chardonnay
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Wrattonbully
Sweetly fruit; stone fruits; apricot, subtle buttery and lees work, very slight bacon fat. On the palate it has slightly tart apricot with aa citrus underpin and a little textured. The nose promises more than the palate delivers.
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2022 Artwine Albariño The Real Thing
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Fresh, peachy with floral top notes, very clean notes. Juicy, more citric on the palate, a little lemon, mandarin and those peachy notes, simple , fresh , a little short but what's there is enjoyable. Okay
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2022 Artwine Fiano Wicked Stepmother
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas of herbal notes which join a little leesy and green fruit quality, touches of green gages. Slight wild ferment funkiness. In the mouth it's tangy, quite textured burr has a leesy quality, medium plenty length. Hmm
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2022 Artwine Gamay Smiling
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Super whole bunchy, white pepper behind black cherry with a little lozenge underpin. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy, generous with a silky tannic burr. Charming and rather yum.
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2018 Koonara Cabernet Sauvignon Koonara The Head Honcho Cabernet
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
hull oak, caramel, vanilla, sweet spice, over dense but anonymous black hued fruits. Very old school on the palate, oaky tannins and shouty black fruits. Woof
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2021 Hayes Family Wines Grenache Koonunga Creek Block
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Ripe red fruit, sweet spice, raspberries and strawberries, a little metallic underpin. Juicy, fleshy textured grip is lightly coarse, tiny touch of bitterness, same fruit profile, a little hard on the finish. Hmm
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2022 Hayes Family Wines Estate GSM Field Blend
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Savoury black plum hued fruit with a sweet red fruit underpin. Juicy, but chewy tannins dominate the palate, fruit just about resists. In it's defence it's very young. Time.
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2022 Riley Harrison Wines Roussanne Sol
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Low intensity aromas show a little stone fruit with a waxy underpin. Juicy, tangy, muted fruit is slightly sharp there is a strange candy floss note here as well. Umm, a bit odd
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2022 Rollick Wines Riesling Folly
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
A little lime and crystallised lime as well as very slight green apple notes. Bone dry with a little textured burr on the mid palate, fruit sits in this textured cup, fresh acid keeps things bright, great structure, nice balance. Good.
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2022 Turon Wines Chardonnay
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Piccadilly Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas are savoury, clean, slight struck match, lees work is controlled, a little stone fruit. Juicy, tangy, fleshy, similar flavour profile is joined by a little candy floss notes, lacks acid. Meh.
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2022 Varney Wines Chardonnay
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Off, a little almost cork tainty note (oddly under screwcap), muted and slightly dilute fruit. Sharply acidic on the palate; sour, tangy fruit, textured burr is a little chewy. Nah.
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2022 Wangolina Malvasia Istriana Mt. Benson
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Mt. Benson
Waxy, a little herbaceous note, touch of citrus, grapefruit. Tangy, savoury, skin contract bitterness and grip. Nah
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2022 Worlds Apart Chardonnay Loud Places
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Struck match reductiveness, slight apple, peach, sweet spice. Juicy, tangy, leesy texture, a little muted fruit. Hmm
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2022 Turon Wines Gamay Limited
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Red cherry and berry, very slight whole bunch lends a meaty underpin and a touch of savoury spice. It's a little flat on the palate though. Hmm.
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2022 Cavedon Pinot Grigio
Australia, Victoria, North East, King Valley
Ripe pear drops, quite candy floss on the nose. Disappointingly sour on the palate. Nah.
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2019 Cavedon Albariño
Australia, Victoria, North East, King Valley
Sweaty armpit over peaches and apricots with a mineral underpin. Medium plus intensity acidity on the palate feels over adjusted. Meh.
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2020 Wheeler Vino Chardonnay Willowlake
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Struck match, savoury, muted stone fruit in support, slight lees and butter. Medium plus intensity acidity lends tartness. Flavours as per nose. Hmm
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2021 ECK Wines Marsanne No. 1
Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Heathcote
Perfumed with honeysuckle, muted apricot. On the palate it's a little soft and bitter, the fruit is present but muted, plenty of grip. Bitterness takes over the fruit on the finish. Nah.
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2021 Weathercraft Chardonnay
Australia, Victoria, North East, Beechworth
Stone fruit, struck match reductiveness, the fruit is peachy with supporting nectarine, apricot and slight citrus. Slight butter. Juicy acidity, tangy and fresh showing stone fruit, slightly woody texture, fruit just about persists past this with a little butter joining on the finish. Okay.
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2021 Pacha Mama Chardonnay
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Medium minus intensity stone fruit, struck match, sweet spice and slight lees lends this a 'could be from anywhere' quality. Juicy, tangy, fruit slight muted and in the citrus space, touch of textured burr. Well made but a little hmm for me. Not sure why.
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2022 Yayoi Wines Vallee of the Kings
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Medium minus intensity aromas of a little lemon, tangy, slightly sharp acidity, muted fruit, finishes quite bitter. Meh.
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2021 Winmark Chardonnay
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Savoury lees work, slightly reductive farty notes, struck match, muted fruit. Sharp but not high intensity acidity, touch of cream and butter, lacks fruit. Pretty awful.
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2021 Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Red over blackcurrant, aa little dilute smelling, eucalyptus & mint underpin. In the mouth the tannins are tight and to the fore, subsuming the slightly dilute more red hued fruit. Savoury underpin. Feels like a blending component.
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2020 Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon The Modern
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Aa little polished oak joins the dark hued fruits and lend caramel and sweet spice. Slight blackcurrant, cedar and eucalyptus here as well. Juicy acid, oak again rather dominates the fruit on the palate, woody tannic grip. Time will help but not very approachable today
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2018 Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
blackcurrant, eucalyptus, cream, slight caramel, touch of toasted cedar and chocolate as well. A touch of sour red fruit initially then the oak closes down the palate, plenty of tight woody tannins, a little sweet spice. Not showing as well as I thought it would. Meh.
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2022 Mise En Place Rosé Flawed
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Sour, volatile, wood glue…FLAW
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2022 Mise En Place Le Jardin
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Meaty, savoury, slightly dirty wild ferment, jubey whole bunch notes. Juicy, slightly sour, slightly dilute, textured burr, red lolly fruit. I have concerns about longevity based on the rosé. Hmm
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