Bordeaux 2019

Off to Dan's to try some lovely Bordeaux, I got a spare (gift) ticket (thanks Jon) so invited Ron along as well. Arrived early so had a quiet look at a couple of Rieslingfreak wines

could we say that these guys have changed the course of Australian Riesling production? Possibly...

• 2023 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 12

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley

  Lime, a little green apple, slight lime peel. Medium plus intensity acidity, green apple with green apple skin bitterness on the finish, simple but yum

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• 2023 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 34

  Australia, South Australia

  Lime, lime pith and lime cordial. Sharply acidity, lime flavours dominate. Quite old school. Not for me.

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Pointy oak on a couple of these but also some real beauties as well...

• 2019 Château Haut-Bailly II

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Lashings of oak show as caramel, sweet spice, vanilla over black fruits; plums, blackcurrants, with time the oak begins to integrate on the nose. Juicy, fleshy, leathery liquorice tannins have a slightly chalky textured drying quality. Fruit more plummy than blackcurrant on the palate. Hmm.

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• 2019 Château Pape Clément

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Polished oak, cream, plums, slight mocha/milk chocolate, a little black and red currant under this. Juicy, fleshy, that red fruit note from the nose lends freshness to the palate to offset the non intrusive alcohol warmth. Tannins are silky, powdery, persistent. Needs time to come together. Hmm at the mo'.

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• 2019 Château Le Boscq St. Estèphe

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  With this wine the oak is immediately far less prevalent on the nose; it shows fresh, slightly crunchy, blackcurrant, pyrazine, slightly herbaceous notes show a touch of mint. Medium plus intensity acidity, fruit crunchy here as well though less well delineate with a little red fruit joining the black, tannins are grainy and in support. Long, fresh. Yum.

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• 2019 Château Phélan Ségur

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Polished oak is integrated with plums and blackcurrant and offer dusty spice, a little chocolate and slightly herbaceous notes. Juicy, savoury, plums, cedar, blackcurrant, slight non intrusive alcohol warmth, plentiful grippy, slightly chalky, tannins, persistent and quite lovely. A touch of plain chocolate on the finish. Very good.

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• 2019 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Rich, ripe, alcohol prickle, blackcurrant, cedar, a little cassis and mint, polished oak is integrated. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, plentiful textured grip is quite woody, blackcurrant a little slightly herbaceous note on the palate as well. Long, persistent, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth, needs time.

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• 2019 Château Rauzan-Ségla

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Biscuit, blackcurrant, violet, plums, cream, sweet spice, integrated oak, generous smelling. Juicy, fleshy, red and black fruit shows currants, plums, grippy, chewy tannins are slightly coarse flour textured, integrated oak gives a little dusty cocoa. Nice.

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Lovely lovely Bordeaux