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Ivy Bottle Shop, Sydney
Tasted August 13, 2012 by chatters with 416 views
Introduction
A big table with bottles on the outside and spittoons in the centre separated the men from the boys. After a couple of near misses (or should that be near to being a miss) I purloined a paper cup. Thus my notes reflect the following - paper cup and wine glass in one hand, pen in other, paper propped on anything I could find. Of course, the room was just big enough for about 15 people and there were about 30 there...
Flight 1 (16 notes)
White
2010 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Trocken
quite forward, tense, alert, elegant and dry. balanced though. Hmm. not sure I'm that enamored.
White
White
2009 Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois Fleur de Savagnin
touches of flor and skin times...very nice - right up my street. But that's because I really like this kind of wine.
White
White
2010 Domaine des Espiers Côtes du Rhône Diablotines
Good. Mineral and perfumed notes. Bit simple perhaps. But jolly nice.
Red
2011 The Story Wines Pinot Noir Port Campbell Victoria
lightweight pinot, bit of fruit, bit meh. Not really my cup of tea.
Red
Red
2009 Dupont-Tisserandot Echezeaux
Oof, plenty of farmyard funk and smoked bacon. Perhaps it needs some time. It's not in a happy place at the mo' though.
Red
2009 Dupont-Tisserandot Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
Tannic and punchy and a bit stalky. lacks fruit for me, especially from 09. I wonder if it is meant to be aged for a few more years? But it doesn't feel like it will ever come together.
Red
2010 Giuseppe Cortese Langhe Nebbiolo
More fruity than massive tannin, a pleasant, quaffing wine with a fair lick of acidity. Doesn't ask too much. Nice.
Red
2007 Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà
Oh, this is rather nice. Plenty of fruit; berry and cherry and touches of plum. nice crunchy acid and gruff tannin. Yum.
Red
2008 Sequillo Cellars Sequillo Red
Jammy red over black fruit...a bit anonymous...another long hang time wine.
Red
2009 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Côtes du Rhône Lieu-Dit Clavin
warm, wet and fine, red fruit and black pepper. rather pleasant.
Red
2009 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Chunky and robust, still very young, plenty of tannin and spice. needs time.
Closing
Bit of a mad rush made what should have been a casual and fantastic tasting an absolute bun fight. I missed stuff simply because I could not get to it.