Friday at the strand
Strand Cellars, Croydon
Tasted Friday, March 14, 2025 by chatters with 47 views
Introduction
Off to the Strand for a little tasting
Flight 1 (9 Notes)
Closing
I think the new owners of Grant Burge need a couple more vintages to get on top of it all...
2024 Petersons Riesling Armidale
Australia, New South Wales, Northern, New England
Medium minus intensity aromas of sulphur, green apple over lime. Medium plus intensity acidity , green apple, slight sulphur, simple.
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2023 Petersons Sémillon Hunter Valley
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Fresh grass, green apple, lemon over lime. Medium plus intensity acidity , skinsy texture, muted fruits, touch of sulphur
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2023 Petersons Verdelho
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas green gages…Juicy, slightly tart but with alcohol warmth. Nah
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NV Petersons Chardonnay Vintage Cuvée Hunter Valley
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Melon, a little stone fruit, simple nose though not as simple as Verdelho. More of the same on the palate. Juicy, fleshy, slight alcohol warmth on the finish.
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2023 Grant Burge Shiraz 5th Generation
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Alcohol prickle, oak spice, blackberry, plum. Juicy, alcohol warmth, silky tannins, simple
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2021 Grant Burge Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
Slight alcohol prickle, slightly jammy, baked red fruits, touch of sweet spice, plum. Fire breath alcohol, baked red fruits, tacky tannins. A bit on the large side.
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2021 Grant Burge Shiraz Balthazar
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Earthy, savoury, dark plummy fruit has a little freshness, slight olive tapenade, spice. Red and black fruit on the palate, acid feels slightly clumsily adjusted, plenty of grippy tannins; cedar , finishes earthy and savoury. Interesting.
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2023 Grant Burge Shiraz Filsell
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Baked plums and blackberry, alcohol prickle, sweet spice; smells a little over extracted. Medium plus intensity acidity , thick, dense, hard tannins, touch and chewy, not for me.
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2016 Grant Burge Shiraz Filsell Old Vine
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
"Served blind
Plummy, alcohol prickle, polished oak. Juicy tends to Medium plus intensity acidity , lashings of tannins; grippy, drying, the fruit is slightly faded.
Playing the man I thought this might be a 2018 Meshach"
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