Disgorged 01/07/17. Taking on some color. Lemon, laundry powder, oyster shell/mineral, touch of ginger. Palate is fresh & drives with acid, has an oxy touch to it but doesn't dominate. Very good.
Golden color. Petrol, lemon, orange, floral, apple. Palate is fresh, has roundness. Nice length. Well balanced, drinking well as well. Restrained but has interest.
Tea tree, olive, raspberry & plum & dark chocolate. Full on, spicy pepper, fresher bottle. Power but with a savory overlay. Weighty but still manages to stay fresh.
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Intense, graphite, blood & lots of tar. Flavorful, punchy & pushes. Turbocharged, sticks out in its intensity. A powerhouse. Thankfully only 800 bottles made.
2014 Vouette et Sorbée Champagne Blanc d'Argile Extra Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Disgorged 01/07/17. Taking on some color. Lemon, laundry powder, oyster shell/mineral, touch of ginger. Palate is fresh & drives with acid, has an oxy touch to it but doesn't dominate. Very good.
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2012 Pearl Morissette Estate Winery Riesling Cuvée Black Ball 90 Points
Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Twenty Mile Bench VQA
Golden color. Petrol, lemon, orange, floral, apple. Palate is fresh, has roundness. Nice length. Well balanced, drinking well as well. Restrained but has interest.
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2018 Château Cos d'Estournel Bordeaux Blanc 92 Points
France, Bordeaux
Smoky, mineral, apple, violets, herbs. Lean, clean, pushes through well. Really well made. Very good!
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2023 Théo Dancer Bourgogne-Aligoté 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté
Lime, licorice, smoky. Dense up front, has texture & push through, fades away a touch at the end is the main downside here.
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2011 Penfolds Chardonnay Yattarna 93 Points
Australia, South Australia
Citrus, spice, lemon & well integrated oak. Real class to this. Powerful palate, intense carry. Textured with some phenolic notes. Really lovely.
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2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot 1er Cru Clos Blanc de Vougeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vougeot 1er Cru
Vanilla, toast, spice & lemon. Dense & powerful but retains freshness & punchiness. In a good spot, drinking well now.
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2016 Willi Schaefer Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese #17 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Melon, mango & some yellow florals. Nicely composed, has some ripeness but doesn't overdo the sweetness. Good length and still very fresh.
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2023 Théo Dancer Gamay Botanica 88 Points
France, Vin de France
Floral, bubblegum, cherry. Mild body, musky & red fruits. Mid length.
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2022 By Farr Pinot Noir Irrewarra 90 Points
Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Henty
Chery, raspberry, some stalk, earthy notes. Bright on the palate, still with some stalks running through. Liked my first encounter with this.
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2017 Rovellotti Ghemme Riserva Costa del Salmino 86 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Ghemme
Woody, some meatiness, savory and smoky too. Palate is a bit tough, wooden & drying tannin. Not much to enjoy right now.
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2016 Telmo Rodríguez Pegaso Barrancos de Pizarra Sierra de Gredos 90 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Cebreros
Chery, redcurrant, smoky, graphite, blackberries. Drying tannin, firm body, texture & dense black fruit flavours. Youthful and promising.
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2023 Théo Dancer Grenache Aragon 90 Points
France, Rhône, Vin de France
Pencil shavings, lifted violets, lots of lift here actually. Light on its feet, pretty on the palate as well. Lithe but carries it well.
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2019 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato Flawed
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Corked.
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2019 Château Clinet 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Tea tree, olive, raspberry & plum & dark chocolate. Full on, spicy pepper, fresher bottle. Power but with a savory overlay. Weighty but still manages to stay fresh.
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2021 Eisenstone Wines Shiraz d'Or X10 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Intense, graphite, blood & lots of tar. Flavorful, punchy & pushes. Turbocharged, sticks out in its intensity. A powerhouse. Thankfully only 800 bottles made.
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