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GMs - The Blending Sessions

Tasted April 1, 2017 by CamWheeler with 504 views

Flight 1 (26 notes)

White - Sparkling
2009 Tahbilk Marsanne Sparkling Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Nagambie Lakes
86 points
Lemon, chalk and mandarin. Mild sweetness and okay length on the palate, though there isn't more interest than decent drinkability here.
White
1998 Tahbilk Marsanne Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Nagambie Lakes
89 points
Funky earth, honey, lime and some mint - nicely complex nose. The palate is more straightforward with a honeyed overlay, perking up through the mid palate and showing nice length.
White - Off-dry
2008 Weingut Knebel Winninger Brückstück Riesling feinherb Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
87 points
Smoke, orange and some dark floral notes. Quite high acidity that offsets the sweetness. Lacking a little in interest, especially on the palate. Carries decently well and it is pleasant but certainly not exciting.
White
2016 Tahbilk Roussanne Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Nagambie Lakes
89 points
Floral, peach, pear and musky notes. Quite bright fruit on the palate, there is a good streak of acidity and nice length. With a bit more time in the glass the fruit sweetness shows a bit more, but it remains fresh.
White
2009 Tahbilk Marsanne Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Nagambie Lakes
87 points
Honey, lemon and light herbs - not highly aromatic. Quite sweet and honeyed on the palate, I'd personally like a little more acidity here and I don't think further time will really help.
White
2008 Tahbilk Marsanne Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Nagambie Lakes
88 points
Peach, musk and strawberry aromas. Palate is lighter on its feet than the 2009, there is some light honey still though but it is better balanced overall. Still reasonably simple, but I think more time will be of benefit to this vintage.
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White
2015 Eden Hall Riesling Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
89 points
Smoke, lemon, earth and spice. Pretty classic profile on the palate, with youthful acidity and plenty of spark. Good length, plenty of potential. Very different wine to the 2016 which is more approachable.
White
2016 Eden Hall Riesling Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
89 points
Lifted nose with white and yellow florals, lime and spice. The palate is quite fruit sweet and the acidity feels restrained. Like the approachability here, it seems to be drinking well already.
White
2002 St Hallett Riesling Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
92 points
Honey, spice, orange peel, slate and a touch of kerosene. Very nice palate, it feels fully mature at this point but still has lifting acidity. Just the right mix of development and still having good fruit presence, this is drinking really well now.
White
2014 Kumeu River Chardonnay Estate New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Kumeu
88 points
Not super expressive on the nose - lemon, some toast and some straw. The palate is nicer, with good fruit purity and good length. The fruit sweetness does show through, but it works well to give it early drinking pleasure.
Red
2014 COS Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Italy, Sicily, Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico
88 points
Bubblegum, plum, cherry, toast and some funky earthy notes. The palate is more delicate than the sweet nose, though it still has a pretty element to it. Medium length.
Red
1998 Charles Melton Nine Popes Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
91 points
Leather, earth, mint and meaty aromas - still some red fruit on the nose and palate as well. Good length and flow on the palate, it is nicely resolved and this bottle drinking very near to its peak.
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Red
2009 Grant Burge Shiraz Meshach Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
92 points
Blueberry, blackberry and blackcurrant with some ash mixing into the sweetly fruited nose. Sweet and intense on the palate, this is a full and powerful wine in all aspects. There is serious structure to go along with the fruit power, and it holds up well as a result. Certainly needs time, at least another 10 years.
Red
2013 Hentley Farm Cabernet Sauvignon Von Kasper Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
88 points
Mint, cherry, chocolate and a little alcohol heat on the nose. The palate is fruit and alcohol driven, along with a pretty hard hitting oak profile. This needs a lot of time to come together, it isn't close to ready now.
Red
2008 Coriole Nebbiolo Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
flawed
A bit advanced.
Red
2007 Clonakilla Shiraz Hilltops Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Hilltops
87 points
Cherry, meat, violets and spice. High acidity on the palate, this has medium length and restrained fruit. I worry a little bit about the acidity poking out further with time, especially with the leanness of the fruit. Decent for now.
Red
2012 Giovanni Corino Barbera d'Alba Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
85 points
Rubber, cherry, raspberry and VA aromas. Medium fruit density on the palate, the acidity is a little bit rasping and the palate doesn't have as much going on as the nose. Wasn't particularly keen on spending more time with this.
Red
2015 Yalumba Grenache Old Bush Vine Australia, South Australia, Barossa
89 points
Lighter styled Grenache. Cherry, florals and a light herbal undertone. The palate is sweeter in style but still carries it well and has good poise. Nice length. I found this to be quite enjoyable.
Red
2014 Teusner Shiraz 'The Riebke' Northern Barossa Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
88 points
Blackcurrant, graphite, pepper and some undergrowth. Ramped up sweetness on the palate, the savoury and spice notes on the nose don't follow through. The palate is distinctly Barossan in style.
Red
2011 Teusner Mataro The Dog Strangler Australia, South Australia, Barossa
84 points
Pepper, herbal notes and cherry, with the alcohol sticking out a bit on this bottle. The palate is spicy and feels a little thin and weak. Not sure if this bottle wasn't up to scratch but it wasn't appealing.
Red
2012 Teusner Mataro The Dog Strangler Australia, South Australia, Barossa
88 points
Floral, red cherries, plum and some light earthy notes. The palate has nice texture and is consistent across its medium length. Has some interest and I quite like where this might go with a few more years.
Red
2014 John Duval Wines Plexus Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
90 points
Floral, plum, raspberry and ash on the nose. The palate shows good balance and there is a good amount of texture to play against the sweetness of the fruit. Good length and potential to improve.
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Red
2011 Mount Pleasant Wines Shiraz Rosehill Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin
90 points
Raspberry, cherry, licorice and earth. The palate has some intensity to the red fruit but it remains quite fresh and fine. Seems like a nice wine that could get better with further time.
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Red
2007 Lazy Ballerina Shiraz Viognier Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
88 points
Quite floral on the nose, mint, cherry and orange. The palate is quite perky, with the fruit in the background as the acidity controls the line. Good length, I wish it showed a little more depth though.
Red
1999 Redbank Winery Sally's Paddock Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Pyrenees
82 points
Heavily bretty - meaty, leather and smoke with a metallic edge on the nose and palate. The fruit on the palate is hard to pick up and I think it is clear that the wine suffers from the brett. Sadly this bottle was not up to an excellent (and quite clean) bottle from 2013.
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Red
2014 Woods Crampton Sleeping Dogs Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
87 points
Lifted nose - pepper, floral, cherry and redcurrant. The palate is quite peppery as well, I'm not quite sure that it has enough interest beyond that to hold attention through more than a glass. Medium length.
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