Real Review - Top Wineries of Australia/Cellartracker in the flesh with Vintomas
Ovolo, Wooloomooloo
Tasted Saturday, July 6, 2024 by chatters with 238 views
Introduction
I got Tomas a ticket to one of the larger tastings that occur down under...
Flight 1 (57 Notes)
Closing
This was less good than last year...pity
2023 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 10
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Lemon and lime, sulphur, chalky minerality, floral. Tart, citrus with green apple underpin, slight textured, simple. Young.
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2023 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 12
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, High Eden
Lemon and a little honeyed note, touch of stone shows as nectarine. Medium plus intensity acidity, quite hard and touch on the palate, acidity is pointy. It's out of whack but very young. Meh today.
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2022 Pooley Riesling Margaret Pooley Tribute
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
medium minus intensity aromas of lime over green apple, white flowers. Juicy, fresh, a little fleshy as well, very slightly muted fruits but balanced, medium plus length, touch of sulphur on the finish. Nice mouthfeel.
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2022 Pressing Matters Riesling R0
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Medium minus intensity aromas of non delineated citrus and orchard fruits, the latter in ascendancy, perfumed top notes. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, tight, textured grip is pleasing, mouth puckering, muted fruit but yum. Bone dry.
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2022 Pressing Matters Riesling R9
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Ooh, a little struck match, muted fruit shows green apple, pear, a little unripe clementine. Despite some residual sugar this is quite sharp, the fruit muted, and a tiny touch of textured. Meh for me.
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2023 Howard Park Riesling Great Southern
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Great Southern
Ooh, a little kerosene, crunchy orchard fruit, touch of eucalyptus leads to an almost sauvignon blanc note. In the mouth it's juicy, tart, hard, with sulphur, green apple and non delineated citrus. Meh.
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2023 Henschke Riesling Julius
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Green apples, muted citrus, a little blossom, Pronounced acidity married to sour fruit makes this something I cannot get out of my mouth quick enough but I'm very much not a 'sour' person.
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2020 Levantine Hill Estate Chardonnay
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Struck match cream, stone fruit tends to a little tropical, yeasty lees. Tight textured grip is wood derived, cream, muted fruit. Meh
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2023 Robert Oatley Chardonnay Signature
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Struck match bacon fat, peach, lees work, touch of citrus shows grapefruit and mandarin. Grapefruit and grapefruit skin bitterness is more to the fore in the mouth, mid palate texture, long, non intrusive alcohol warmth helps carry the finish. Time should help but it's a little unripe for me.
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2021 Oakridge Chardonnay 864 Funder & Diamond Vineyard Drive Block
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Very smoked bacon fat, lemon over stone fruit, touch of oak lends sweet spice, toast. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, tangy, juicy, fleshy, textured mid palate burr, citrus and stone fruit. Long. S'okay
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2023 Voyager Estate Chardonnay Coastal
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Stone fruit, a little sweet spice. Juicy fleshy, lovely acid fruit balanced, complete but arguably a little dilute
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2021 Voyager Estate Chardonnay MJW
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
struck match reductiveness, cream, slight butter, melon, stone fruit, oak lends sweet spice, and very slight vanilla. In the mouth it's rich and generous, tine required but the components are present and beginning to mesh; flavours as per the nose, touch of textured burr here as well Yum.
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2021 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
fruit forward, melon over stone fruit, very slight orange, hints of sweet spice and a smidge of butter. More of the same on the palate, medium length, that buttery note presents a little higher on the finish. Simple though balanced. Undeniably a well made wine
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2021 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay Reserve
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Struck match, stone fruit, sweet spice, good quality oak, butter. Medium plus intensity acidity pushes the citrus a little more on the palate, touch of textured, feels a little disjoined with some alcohol warmth on the finish. Meh.
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2022 Pooley Chardonnay Butcher's Hill
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Slight struck match, touch of mineral and oyster shell, lemon, floral notes and stone fruit with time but remaining in support. In the mouth it's juicy, tangy, citrus is in charge on the palate as well. Slightly textured burr. Long. Nice.
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2024 Dandelion Vineyards Riesling Wonderland of the Eden Valley
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Spritz, Stoney minerality, candy floss, a little lime, orange and floral notes. Juicy with a textured burr perhaps a little residual sugar, that slight candy floss note is here as well as the citrus fruit, fleshy, approachable. Okay
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2019 Hoosegg Chardonnay Everything is Going According to Plan
Australia, New South Wales, Central Ranges, Orange
Solids! Bacon fat, struck match, stone over citrus fruit, a little oak lends sweet spice. Juicy, fleshy, bacon fat, touch of alcohol warmth, textured burr okay other than the alcohol.
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2023 Heirloom Vineyards Chardonnay Assen's Fortalice
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Fruit forward with nectarine showing at the front and a little mandarin. On the palate, it's juicy though the fruit is less well delineated, a little sulphur, tangy, touch of textured. Okay.
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2022 By Farr Chardonnay Côte Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
A little herbaceous underpin to struck match and stone fruit. Hmm nose. On the palate fruit present, woody burr provides texture, simple <shrugs> a bit of a stylistic change.
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2023 Stella Bella Chardonnay
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
A little struck match, stone fruit, butter, sweet spice. Tangy, juicy, fleshy, fruit muted but present with a little more citrus.
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2022 Stella Bella Chardonnay Suckfizzle
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Struck match, melon, nectarine, sweet spice, slightly toast. Nice 'worked' nose. Juicy, fleshy, textured and long, balanced. Young but good.
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2022 Yarra Yering Chardonnay
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
From magnum. Peaches and cream, very slight bitter, controlled oak. In the mouth it's juicy and tangy with mid palate textured burr, stone fruit, creamy lees, very slight butter, long. Non intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Yum.
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2023 Howard Park Chardonnay Allingham
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Medium minus intensity aromas grow with time; struck match, stone fruit, that reductive bacon note. On the palate it's a little sour, struck match again, not the best of these I've tried. Bah
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2022 Pressing Matters Pinot Noir
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Slightly ashy whole bunch supports pretty cherry fruit, a little earthy forest floor. Pretty nose. In the mouth is very slightly sour, ashy, fleshy. Juicy cherry fruit, textured burr on the mid palate, non intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish.
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2022 Pooley Pinot Noir Cooinda Vale
Australia, Tasmania, Coal River
Quite ripe and concentrated, earthy red and black berry fruit with a little herbaceous underpin. Juicy, fleshy, textured burr dries out the mid palate, fruit a little muted. Hmm.
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2021 By Farr Pinot Noir RP Côte Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Ashy whole bunch married to pretty black cherry carbo crush fruit lozenge. In the mouth it's juicy, the palate as per the nose joined by talc textured tannins, medium plus length. Nice.
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2021 By Farr Pinot Noir Tout Près
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Super ashy whole bunch dominates the nose, a little black fruit in the background. On the palate it's much of a muchness; firm tannic grip is drying but softly textured. Hmm. Simple. Time. I find the whole bunch less irritating than I have historically.
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2015 By Farr Pinot Noir Sangreal
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Jammy red and blackberry fruit, a little plum ,sweet spice and ashy whole bunch vie for attention on the nose. Concentrated with punchy tannins and a touch of alcohol warmth, fruit is a touch muted. Hmm.
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2022 Yarra Yering Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
From Magnum. Pretty dark hued fruit show cherry, a little blackberry. Juicy, fleshy, lightly textured burr, dark hued fruits, quite simple but okay.
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2022 Yangarra Estate Old Vine Grenache
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Ripe and slightly jubey red berry fruit, sweet spice, quite a simple nose and quite simple on the palate as well, acid a little sharp which creates the impression that this lacks a touch of ripeness, a little harder than I expected. Meh
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2021 Kaesler Avignon
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Reductive farty notes, plums, red berry. Alcohol prickle, sweet spice. Concentrated fruit on the palate, woody textured burr is grippy, tight. Meh.
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2021 Levantine Hill Estate Glen Garvald GSM
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Wild ferment funk, a little farty, fruit tea, red berry, sweet spice. Earthy and savoury on the palate, talc textured tannins, fruit a little muted here. Meh.
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2020 Chapel Hill Grenache 1948 Vines
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Savoury, concentrate red fruit, ripe. Equally overdone on the palate. Not for me
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2022 John Duval Wines Grenache Annexus
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Red berry sits between compote and jam, alcohol prickle lends peppery notes. Juicy, fleshy, tight tannins are powdery, red hued fruit. I'd say that they've stuck in some Mataro but they claim old vine, thick skinned grenache. Interesting.
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2022 John Duval Wines Mataro Annexus
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Plums, tiny alcohol prickle is a pinch of spice, earthy underpin is a touch baked. More of the same on the palate, floury textured tannins, slight muted black fruits. Hmm
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2022 Stella Bella Skuttlebutt
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Eucalyptus, blackcurrant, cream. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, slightly sour blackcurrant is a little sharp, plenty of textured grip last longer than the fruit. Meh.
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2022 Stella Bella Cabernet Sauvignon Serie Luminosa
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Red and blackcurrant has a little jammy underpin, cedar, alcohol prickle, a little clumsy and unwieldy on the nose. Medium plus intensity acidity, red and blackcurrant fruit, plenty of tightly grained tannins, fruits persists but it's a bit like sucking a stave. Time should help but hmm today.
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2021 Taltarni Old Vine Shiraz
Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Pyrenees
Plummy, creamy, a little alcohol prickle lends spice to the nose. Juicy, fleshy tiny touch dilute, talc textured tannins are drying, fruit saturated, simple with alcohol prickle on the finish. Okay
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2021 Taltarni Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vine
Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Pyrenees
Dark fruits show a little black currant, sweet spice is present but dialled back, a little mint and cedar complete the picture. Elegant nose. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy, tannins are a little too much for the fruit, alcohol helps carry the finish. Time but quite nice.
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2018 Taltarni The Patron
Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Pyrenees
Thick, concentrated, non delineated black fruits show a touch f currant, plum, sweet spice. In the mouth it's juicy, savoury, concentrated black fruits, liquorice, lashings of woody tannins. Not for me. A little on the large side.
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2021 Yarra Yering Shiraz Underhill
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Slightly farty red hued fruit with a blackberry core, touch meaty, a little pepper from alcohol, tiny herbaceous notes. Juicy, fleshy, red and black fruits, talc textured tannins, okay.
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2021 Yarra Yering Dry Red N°2
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Plums, earth, cedar, sweet spice, tiny jubey notes, all in all quite integrated on the nose. Juicy, plenty of alcohol warmth and cedar, drying slightly coarse tannins over plums and blackberry. It's a bit more disjointed on the palate. Time should help. Hmm.
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2021 Yarra Yering Dry Red N°1
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Blackcurrant and mint, herbaceous underpin, a little red currant in support as well as some sweet spice. In the mouth it's juicy tending to medium plus intensity acidity, fresh blackcurrant over red currant, cedar, tannins are integrate and it finishes with the more red hued fruits ascending. Hmm.
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2021 Yarra Yering Cabernet Sauvignon Carrodus
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
A more concentrated version of the No.1 though the palate proves far more sour…how disappointing
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2020 Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Eucalyptus and mint over crunchy fresh blackcurrant, touch of salinity, cedar. Juicy, fleshy, a little tar and liquorice join the black currant fruit, a touch too concentrated for me…tannins are chalky, tight, again the fruit tends to the red hued on the finish. Decant and or time should help.
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2020 Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon Heritage
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Medium minus intensity aromas of black hued fruits; a little blackcurrant, touch of eucalyptus, thick on the palate, concentrated with liquorice joining, tight, chewy, cedar tannins, it's all a bit out of whack and a touch overdone. <shrugs>
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2018 Yalumba Shiraz The Octavius
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Reductive initially…with agitation It starts to show red plums and currants, herbaceous notes. Smells a little unripe or harvested early. On the palate it's tight with red hued fruit, chalky tannins, a little green underpin. Not very nice.
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2019 Yalumba The Signature
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Black and red currant, black plums, sweet spice, slight cream, alcohol prickle. Alcohol warmth dominates the palate, fruit is a touch jammy & non delineated, tannins are woody, tight, savoury. Years required and even then that pokey alcohol could be problematic.
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2021 Yangarra Estate Shiraz McLaren Vale
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Reductive and rubbery, red and blackberry fruit, a little sweet spice, slightly dilute smelling though. Juicy, tight powdery tannins married to red and black fruits, touch of mid palate scoop (oddly), tannins persist. Simple, okay and air will help.
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2021 Yangarra Estate Shiraz King's Wood
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
A little savoury, black fruits show plums, blackberry with both showing a slight fruit lozenge quality, sweet spice and caramel. Juicy, concentrated with peppery notes joining the red and black fruits. Drying, coarse flour textured tannins, touch of cedar on the finish. Hmm.
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2021 Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon Leston
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Slightly jammy blackcurrant, mint, a little smoky underpin and sweet spice. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, super juicy, blackcurrant big front of mouth drying tannic grip closes things down, a little short. Hmm.
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2022 Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon Leston
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Blackcurrant, cedar, the fruit proves a little jammy with time. Mint, eucalyptus and dusty baked earth in the background. Juicy then the immediacy of the tannic attack is near devastating, palates smashing. It is a bit of a beast. Time for some protein I think.
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2020 Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon Abercrombie
Australia, Western Australia
Blackcurrant is a little on the ripe and jammy side. Oak lends sweet spice, a little overdone on the nose. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy, oak is very present, black hued fruit tends to the jammy here as well. It's just not what I'm looking for.
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2018 Crawford River Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Henty
Red under blackcurrant fruit, cedar, fruit tea, slightly jammy underpin with time. On the palate it's juicy with slightly jammy red and black fruits, textured grip. Quite simple at 6 years old. Hmm.
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2022 Hentley Farm Grenache The Old Legend
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Red berry compote tends to the jammy…a little sweet baking spice. Simple nose. Juicy, jammy with tight, chalky and woody tannins and alcohol warmth. <shrugs>
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2021 Hentley Farm The Creation
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas show a little reductive red fruit. Not much else going on here. On the palate it's a little more fleshy than the old legend though with the same dialled up dense and chalky tannins. Meh.
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2014 Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Herbaceous notes initially, red over black fruits with alcohol again lending a peppery prickle. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, black and red currant, chewy, chalky tannins are drying and still in charge on the palate even after 10 years. Will it ever integrate? very long decant required.
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