Wine Type
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Vintage
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Variety
Locale
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Date
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Score
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Red
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2007 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Gran Reserva Finca Ygay
Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more
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Deep blackcurrant colour, the nose is of oak, fragrant and perfumed; black fruit, truffle, violets and cigar box. Slight spicy finish. Medium plus body and finish.
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Red
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2009 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Croix de Beaucaillou
St. Julien
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Vanilla, earth, oak, blackberry and blueberries, with spices, follow through to a full body, and long finish with black fruits, tea, licorice, mineral, graphite and floral. Very good.
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Red
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2009 Confidences Du Chateau Seguin
Pessac-Léognan
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Kirsch, black currants, camphor, and tobacco aromas and flavors. Very concentrated. Made from Old Vines, bigger and bolder. Long finish. Need time in the decanter.
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Red
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2011 Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red Rhone Blend more
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Spicy red fruits and cherries aromas with herbs and aromatic flowers. Red berry flavors, blood orange and strawberries mouth feel . Finishes with slight sweetness, soft tannins and white pepper. Need some time in the decanter.
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Red
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1996 Château du Tertre
Margaux
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Random tasting with Nic and Bryan
Medium Garnet. Fragrant and fine Margaux; wonderfully mature and well developed nose of tobacco, oak, farmyard and savoury. Palate well balanced; tobacco, blackcurrants leaf, mint, and some plum and red fruits; nicely balanced with rounded tannins. Good and fully matured wine.
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Red
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2012 Dominus Napanook Red
Napa Valley
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Random Tasting and Drinking with Bryan and Nic
Decanted 30 minutes. Deep Purple, big, intense wine. Full body and long finish. Red cherry, plum, smoke, licorice, wild flower, cinnamon and spice . Jaminess. The tannins are silky and polished. Very concentrated. 14.5% Alc. Perhaps just a little over ripe and heat to it. But overall a good wine.
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Red
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2004 Wild Duck Creek Shiraz Springflat
Heathcote
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Afternoon Australian wine tasting.
Decanted 1 1/2 hours
The wine is clear with deep purple colour and legs.
On the nose it is clean with medium intensity with aroma of plum, prune, blackfruits, liquorice, pepper, spice, herbs, and leather.
On the palate it is dry with medium acidity, low tannin, medium plus body with medium to medium plus flavour intensity and characteristics of plum ,cocoa, mint. Medium plus finish. Good wine. Drink now.
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Red
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2006 Irvine Grand Merlot
Eden Valley
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Afternoon Australian wine tasting.
Decanted 2 hours.
The wine is clear with deep purple colour and legs.
On the nose it is clean with medium plus intensity and aroma characteristic of coffe, cocoa, liquorice, black fruits, pepper, herbs, leafiness, plum, prune, oak, and vanilin.
On the palate it is dry, low acidity, medium minus tannin, medium plus body, medium plus intensity with flavours of plum, stewed fruits, cocoa, coffee, mint eucalyptus, blackfruits. Medium plus finishing. Very good wine. Drink now with potential for aging.
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Red
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2010 Kaesler Shiraz Old Bastard
Barossa Valley
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Afternoon Australian wine tasting. Cracked capsule and sign of seepages from the bottle.
Decanted for 1 1/2 hours.
The wine is clear with deep purple colour and legs.
On the nose it is medium plus intensity, with aroma of plum, blackfruits, jaminess, cooked fruits, cassis and kirsch. Devloping? Perhaps not due to bottle condition. Too jaminess and cooked fruits, reminded me of a Languedoc Syrah.
On the palate it is dry, with medium minus acidity, medium tannin, high alcohol, full body, pronounced flavour intensity of red fruits, pepper, chocolate, eucalyptus, cooked fruits, mint, and liquorice. Finishes Long. Outstanding wine. Drink now with pontetial.
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Red
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2010 Teusner Shiraz The FG Righteous
Barossa Valley
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Afternoon Australian wine tasting.
Decanted for 1 1/2 hours.
The wine is clear with deep purple colour and legs.
On the nose it is clean, pronounced intensity, aroma characteristic of liquorice, dark cocoa, pepper, prune, kirsch, cassis, jaminess, vanilla, and oak.
On the palate it is dry with low acidity, medium tannin, 15% alcohol, full body and pronounced intensity and flavour of plum, spice, pepper, red fruits, vanilla, chocolate, eucalyptus, coffee. Finishes long. Very good wine on this ocassion as compared to tasting it 2 years ago which was outstanding. A little disappointing, fell flat in the end, and lack of fruit structure to hold. Maybe it is just going through a dumb phase. Only the future will tell. Keep first. Or perhaps drink it after decanting for a short while, too much air doesn't do it any good.
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Red
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1996 Penfolds Shiraz Magill Estate
Adelaide Plains
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Afternoon Australian wine tasting. Bottle 08126
The wine is clear with medium plus garnet/tawny colour and legs.
On the nose it is clean medium flavour intensity of plum, oak, chocolate, tobacco, vanilla, and slight mint/eucalyptus.
On the palate it is dry with medium minus acidity, low tannin, 13.5% alcohol, medium body with medium flavour intensity with flavours of tobacco, oak, eucalyptus, spice(pepper), plum, leafiness, earth, leather, savoury, and meaty. Finishes medium. Good wine. Drink now and over the next 2-3 years not suitable for aging.
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Red
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1998 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707
South Australia
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Tasted at a wedding in Setia City Conventional Centre, KL together with Chateau Senejac 2009, 2010, 2012
Somehow this Penfolds Bin 707 doesn't feel magical, perhaps has gone through a lot of heat stress.
Clean, medium garnet/tawny with legs.
Nose: Clear, Medium Intensity of Kirsh, oak, cocoa, raisiny and cooked fruits
Palate: Dry, Low Acid, and Tannin, No fruit structure, hollow, Medium intensity of cooked plum, raisiny, and sultana. Medium body and finish
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Red
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2012 Château Sénéjac
Haut-Médoc
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Tasted at a wedding in Setia City Conventional Centre, KL Part of a Mini Vertical of Chateau Senejac 2009, 2010, 2012 (Not decanted)
Clear, medium ruby with legs. On the nose it is clean with medium intensity of vanilla, oak, cocoa, red cherry and berry, and cassis.
On the palate it is dry with medium acidity, medium tannin, medium alcohol, medium body, and medium flavour intensity of plum, black fruits, graphite, oak, green leaf and astringency in the tannin. Medium minus finish. Acceptable wine, drink now to 2022
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Red
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2010 Château Sénéjac
Haut-Médoc
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Tasted at a wedding in Setia City Conventional Centre, KL Part of a Mini Vertical of Chateau Senejac 2009, 2010, 2012 (Not decanted)
The wine is clean with medium ruby colour and legs. On the nose it is clear with medium intensity and aroma of vanilla, oak, red/black cherry, and berry, leather, and tobacco.
On the palate it is dry with medium minus acidity, medium minus tannin, 13.5% alcohol, medium minus intensity of strawberry, black berry, chocolate, graphite, and herb, sort of stewed fruits and astringent tannin. Medium body, medium finish. Good wine, drink now over the next 5-6 years.
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Red
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2009 Château Sénéjac
Haut-Médoc
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Tasted at a wedding in Setia City Conventional Centre, KL Part of a Mini Vertical of Chateau Senejac 2009, 2010, 2012 (Not decanted)
The wine clear deep ruby with legs. On the nose it is clean with medium plus intensity of oak, liquorice, red fruits, forest floor, chocolate.
On the palate it is dry with medium minus acidity, medium minus tannin, 13.5% alcohol medium to medium plus body with medium to medium plus flavour intensity of red fruits, oak, forest floor, plum, chocolate, herbs, and savoury. the finish is medium to medium plus. Good wine. Drink now over the next 5 years
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White - Sweet/Dessert
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2012 Torbreck The Bothie
Barossa Valley
White Blend more
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Paired with Vanilla Mille Feuille, Apple Sorbet @ Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Torbreck Dinner
Sweet Wine
Accompanying dessert, the 2012 Bothie displays beautifully fragrant aromas of fresh pine/lime, melon and lychee accompanied by extraordinary floral notes. The subtle, clean flavours of lemon sorbet, lemon tart and orange rind balance perfectly with the residual sugar creating a full, lush, round palate.
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Red
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2010 Torbreck RunRig
Barossa Valley
Shiraz Blend, Syrah more
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Tasted at Torbreck Dinner @ Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Wine of the Night: 2010 Run Rig Runner up: 2012 Old Vines GSM
Grilled Sher Wagyu Sirloin BMS 8
Decanted at 3pm and tasted at close to 1000pm
This is how a perfect or near perfect Shiraz should be made. By the way this has a 2.5% of Viognier blended into it.
Clear, deep purple colour. Clean and pronounced on the nose with aroma charaxteristic and complexity of raspberries, apricots and crème de cassis, hints of black olive and cherry.
Concertrated, full body, pronounced flavour intensity with characteristics of fruit cake, black fruits, star anise, dark chocolate, liquorice, plum, and pepper. Multi dimensional, constantly changing, and evolving. Long long finish at 15.5% Alcohol. Outstanding wine that needs time in both bottle and decanter. Savour the moment.
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Red
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2013 Torbreck Shiraz The Struie
Barossa
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Tasted at Torbreck Dinner @ Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Classic Duck Rillette
The wine is clear, with deep ruby colour and legs.
On the nose it is clean, with medium plus to pronounced intensity of aroma characteristic of jaminess, black fruits, cassis, spice, chocolate and bouquet flower.
On the palate it is dry, low acidity, medium minus tannin, 15% alcohol, full body, with flavours of black fruits, earth, chocolate, spice, pepper, and tar. Long finish. Very good quality wine that can drink now but has potential for aging.
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Red
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2012 Torbreck Grenache Mataro Shiraz Old Vines
Barossa Valley
Red Rhone Blend more
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Tasted at Torbreck Dinner @ Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Mulwarra Lamb
The appearance of the wine is clear with medium to deep ruby colour and with legs
On the nose it is clean, with medium plus flavour intensity that is very aromatic supported by aroma characteristic of purple flower, perfume, cassis, plum, and cherries.
Dry, with low acidity, medium minus tannin, medium plus alcohol, medium body, with medium plus flavour intensity of cherries, red fruits, spice, herb, plum and earth. Finishes medium to medium plus. Overall quality is good, can drink now with aging potential. Technicality is good quality level, but favoritism it is very good as the nose is very attractive, high level of Grenache, very perfume like and mesmerizing.
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Red
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2012 Torbreck The Steading
Barossa Valley
Red Rhone Blend more
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Tasted at Torbreck Dinner @ Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Mulwarra Lamb
2012 The Steading (a blend of Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro)
The wine is clear with medium garnet colour and legs.
On the nose, it is clean with medium intensity and aroma characteristics of kirsh, spice, pepper, liquorice, and black fruits.
On the palate it is dry, with medium minus acidity, medium minus tannin, 14.2% alcohol, medium plus body, with medium plus flavour intensity with characteristic of plum, black fruits, spice, pepper, and earthiness that finishes medium plus to long. Good quality and can drink now with potential for aging.
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White
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2013 Torbreck The Steading Blanc
Barossa Valley
White Rhone Blend more
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Tasted at Torbreck Dinner @ Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Salmon Brulee
61% Marsanne 27% Viognier 12% Roussanne
The wine is clear pale lemon in clour, with legs. On the nose it is clean with medium minus intensity and aroma characteristic of flower, lime, pear, and mineral. Youthful.
On the palate it is dry with medium acidity, low tannin, 14.2% alcohol, medium body with medium flavour intensity of mineral, flint, flower, and citrus fruit. Finishes medium.
Overall quality is goood. Drink now at over the next couple of years.
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White
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2013 Torbreck Woodcutter's Semillon
Barossa Valley
Sémillon more
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Tasted at Torbreck Dinner @ Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
The wine is clear with medium plus gold colour and legs. On the nose it is clean with green apple, citrus, lime, grass, asparagus, mineral, white flowers, and hint of nutmeg. On the palate it is dry, with medium acidity, low tannin, 14.5% alcohol. Medium body with medium flavour intensity citrus fruits, lime, and mineral. Medium minus finish. Overall quality is good, drink now and over the next 2-3 years.
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Red
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2012 Château Branaire-Ducru
St. Julien
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Random afternoon tasting with glass ware provided by the store, convinced them to get us a decanter. Decanted for 45 minutes.
The wine is clear, deep purple colour, with legs.
On the nose it is clean with medium plus intensity of oak, vanilla, liquorice, black fruits, spice. It is dry on the palate, with medium minus acidity and tannin. At 13% alcohol, medium body with medium plus flavour intensity of oak, tobacco, black fruit, red fruit, plum, farmyard, forest floor, blackcurent leaf, and slight vegetal that finishes medium to medium plus. Overall quality is very good. Can drink now with decanting, but has ageing potential. 15 years
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Red
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2012 Château du Tertre
Margaux
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Random afternoon tasting with glass ware, without decanting.
What do you expect from a random tasting without aeration? Nothing is exactly what you get. Initially it was light on the nose, without giving too much on the palate. After almost 2 hours of coaxing in the glass, the wine evolved.
The appearance of the wine is clear with medium ruby colour, and legs. On the nose it is clean with medium minus red fruits of cherry, berry, plum, mineral, and floral. On the palate it is dry with low acidity, medium minus tannin, at 13% alcohol, with a medium minus body and medium minus flavour intensity with characteristic of strawberry, red cherry and berry, plum, herb, black current leaf. The finish is medium. This is overall a good wine, can drink now with ageing potential. Aeration and decanting, is a must. 15 years wine.
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Red
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2010 Torres Cabernet Sauvignon Penedès Gran Coronas Reserva
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Tasted at Home Party with Libbey Seamless The appearance of the wine is clear, with medium garnet colour and legs. On the nose it is clean with medium minus intensity, flavours of red fruits, stewed fruits, oak, tobacco. The palate is dry, with low acidity, medium minus tannin, at 14% alcohol, with medium body and flavour intensity of red fruits, savoury, oak, slight herbaceous and mint. This is a fully developed wine with medium finish. Acceptable and drink now over the next 2 to 3 years.
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