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Blind Chard and Pinot Tasting
Tasted October 13, 2017 by CamWheeler with 376 views
Flight 1 (25 notes)
White - Sparkling
2008 Christophe Mignon Champagne Extra Brut
93 points
Savoury earth, lemon, musk, orange peel and brioche. Some sweet fruit with a good lounge of acidity balancing it well. Fresh but had depth as well. Really easy to drink while still having complexity and depth. Really excellent.
White
2011 Dry River Chardonnay
flawed
Gingerbread, honey and florals, though it lost its lift with time in the glass. Fairly round and lacking power through the mid palate. Feels too old.
White
2014 Oakridge Chardonnay 864 Funder & Diamond Vineyard Drive Block
91 points
Smoke, lime, florals, straw and some spicy oak. Nice sweet fruit on the palate, with good texture to maintain some interest. Good length.
White
2013 McWilliam's Chardonnay 842 Tumbarumba
90 points
Lime, spice and pretty yellow florals. Lean profile on the palate, with some depth to the fruit as well. Stretches out in the glass. Very good length, this is highly enjoyable.
White
2012 By Farr Chardonnay
90 points
Oak, melon, slate, light herb and violets. Good richness on the palate counters the oak well, with some nice mineral drive. Very solid.
White
2013 Kumeu River Chardonnay Hunting Hill
92 points
Flinty, slate, melon, lemon and toast - plenty going on and showing a lot more with a little air. Sweet but full, with good richness and length. Really composed palate, the balance is excellent. A highlight of the night.
White
2016 Pooley Chardonnay Cooinda Vale
88 points
Grapefruit, lemon, passion fruit and other tropical elements. Good acid cuts through on the palate but the tropical elements are a little one dimensional compared to the others in this flight.
White
2012 Mount Mary Chardonnay
91 points
Green apple, pear, vanilla, lemon pie and some light mint. Well balanced on the palate, this is youthful but has plenty of time left to develop. Should get to a good level with time.
White
2016 Lethbridge Wines Chardonnay
92 points
Slate, honey, spices and a light earthy note. Very good acidity and texture, while still showing off a bright fruit profile. Flows well, with excellent balance.
White
2010 Grosset Chardonnay Piccadilly
87 points
Orange and mandarin, a little honey and talc. Quite fat fruit profile, with perhaps a little more tension and depth being needed.
White
2015 Hardys Chardonnay Eileen Hardy
89 points
Pear, apple, chalk and mineral notes. Clean fruit through the palate, this is simple at the moment but has the right setup to take it further.
White
2015 Serrat Chardonnay
89 points
Smoky sulfur, sea spray and oyster shell. Good mix of richness and mineral leanness. Lacks a little overall excitement but it is well put together on the whole.
Red
2013 Picardy Pinot Noir
90 points
Cherry, spice, some stalk and red berries. Light weighted fruit, on the delicate and subtle side of things. Good, although some more depth to the fruit would lift it a notch or two.
Red
2013 Mayer Pinot Noir
88 points
Licorice, celery, raspberry, orange and some meaty notes. Palate had that same meaty element, with good structure supporting.
Red
2010 Wooing Tree Pinot Noir
81 points
Odd nose - cranberry, really toasty and sappy. Tannins are firm and awkward with short length. Can't see this getting better.
Red
2011 Escarpment Pinot Noir Pahi
87 points
Rhubarb, blackcurrant, cola and stalks. Medium weight fruit on the palate, some brightness to it but very little depth. The stalk gives it some interest but it doesn't feel like there is to much else there.
Red
2012 De Bortoli Riorret The Abbey Vineyard
90 points
Perfumed with violets and roses with cherry and spicy oak. Nice texture on the palate with good fruit freshness and flavour. Good length and composure.
Red
2010 Craggy Range Pinot Noir Single Vineyard Calvert Vineyard
88 points
Toasty, violets, spice and orange peel. Good fruit weight on the palate with focused acidity guiding the wine well. Good length also.
Red
2014 Mt. Difficulty Pinot Noir Bannockburn
89 points
Pencil shavings, stalk, florals and charred notes. Nice and grippy tannins on the palate with nice acidity as well. Good flavour and flow.
Red
2008 Ten Minutes by Tractor Pinot Noir 10X
90 points
Blood and iodine, menthol, redcurrant, roses and earthy notes. Silky texture, good flow and balence. Good length. Drink now.
Red
2008 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Le Corton
88 points
Cherry, stalks and oak with a light soapy note quite sweet and floral on the palate, this is medium length. Was surprised that it is this ripe in style when revealed.
Red
2013 By Farr Pinot Noir Tout Près
88 points
Ash, blackcurrant, rhubarb and stems. High in acidity with the stem showing through. Mid length. Not bad.
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Red
2014 Tarrawarra Pinot Noir Reserve
89 points
Earthy with spice, cherry and smoke - perhaps some light brett. Sweet fruit on the palate pokes through the savoury facade of the nose. Still has decent focus about it.
Red
2015 Schubert Pinot Noir Marion's Vineyard
88 points
Peppery spice, stalks and roses. Spicy palate as well with plenty of stem flavour. Feels a little full bodied to be classic Pinot but nice enough in its own right.