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Blind training @ MZ
Tasted May 5, 2005 by Zweder with 114 views
Introduction
All wines were tasted blind.
Flight 1 (12 notes)
White
2004 Jacob's Creek Sauvignon Blanc
82 points
Slightly sparkling. Clean and expressive bouquet with flowers and citrus. Same on the palate. Some bitterness as well. Clean wine.
White
2004 Simon Hackett Chardonnay
82 points
Clean and fresh bouquet with straw, fresh flowers and apples. On the palate a lot of acidity and bitterness.
White
2004 Capel Vale Verdelho
79 points
Fresh lime in the bouquet. On the palate fresh acidity and a lot of sweetness. Very commercially made wine. Clean, but boring.
White
2004 Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
81 points
Pear drops and straw in the bouquet. On the palate juicy citrus and a touch of sweetness as well. Basic and ok wine.
White
2001 Weingut zum Sternen Chardonnay Wannenberg
Rustic bouquet with very ripe pineapple, iron and some oak. On the palate oak, salty and a bit fat. Tasty wine. I did not score the wine.
Red
2001 Les Vins de Vienne Vacqueyras La Sillote
84 points
Laurel and oak, red and dark berries and garrigue in the bouquet as well as the taste. Ok wine.
Red
2001 Bodega Ribera del Duratón Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
87 points
Caramel and ripe blackberries in the bouquet. On the palate juicy and sweet dark fruit juice. Good acidity and drying tannin.
Red
2003 Luis Felipe Edwards Carménère
82 points
Fresh red berry fruits. Soft acidity and tannin. Very easy going wine.
Red
2002 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
88 points
Not so many notes. Beautiful and deep bouquet with garrigue. Same on the palate. Pleasant acidity and tannin. Lovely wine.
Red
2000 Ferngrove Shiraz
86 points
In the bouquet mocha and caramel. On the palate pepper, juicy red and dark berries and some heat in the finish.
Red
2003 Anton Iby Blaufränkisch Classic
82 points
Fresh Beaujolais like fruits, some celery as well. Very juicy fruits.
Red
2002 Simon Hackett Shiraz
85 points
Menthol and eucalyptus in the bouquet. On the palate juicy fruits. Light bodied, but pleasurable.