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Justina Visits!
Russell Lea
Tasted August 25, 2017 by JerM with 182 views
Introduction
Old friends converge - the original brunner gang!
Flight 1 (7 notes)
Red
2002 Clarendon Hills Grenache Old Vines Hickinbotham
94 points
Bright fresh pure currants with some herbal development. Minty finish, chewy leathers and translucent. Bright acidity. long herbal finish, with pastille and savoury bouillon.
Red
2015 Château Sixtine Châteauneuf-du-Pape
92 points
Rich, powerful sweet raisin, fig, pitch, earth, pepper, soft leather. Pastille, transparent purity. Long lingering minty finish.
Spirits
N.V. The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 43%
Sweet raisin, berry purity, juicy sweet. clean, juicy, long lingering berries.
Red
2012 Hutton Vale Shiraz
93 points
Juicy black and blue fruits. Sweet concentration, coconut and exotic spice, ylang ylang, violets. Dark leather, long finish.
Red
2005 Broombee Organic Wines Shiraz Basket Pressed
93 points
Leather, complex, balanced acid, blackfruits, leafy, spiced herbal leathers. Savoury, funky. Chook poo. Lovely!
White - Sweet/Dessert
2012 Thürauf Glocke Rothenburger Eich Johanniter Eiswein
94 points
Bright acid sweetness, tension, amazingly tight. Fresh! Unctuous clear, straw colored. White grapefruit pith. clean talc floral finish. Spritz. Wow! dry apricot, white florals on the long finish.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2005 Thürauf Glocke Ippesheimer Herrschaftsberg Silvaner Trockenbeerenauslese
95 points
Toffee creme Brûlée, sweet tea, dark golden syrup, honeysuckle. Taut, extreme acidity on the palate, amazing tension, age and development. Sweet tea, dried notes. Beeswax. Heady and complex, and oh so yummy!