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SLDS April 2019
Tasted April 10, 2019 by CamWheeler with 171 views
Flight 1 (20 notes)
White
1990 Leo Buring Riesling Leonay DW T17 Eden Valley
90 points
Mid gold colour. Lemon, honeysuckle and honeycomb with some lanolin as well. Good intensity up front, this has good freshness as well. Medium length and depth. Drinking well now.
White
2017 Weingut Keller Abts E® Riesling Großes Gewächs
97 points
White florals, slate, chalk, sea spray and honeydew melon. The palate is explosive, with incredible intensity and acidity. Deep and long with exceptional energy and verve. Stunning wine.
White
2007 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Blanc Château de Fonsalette Reserve
87 points
Orange peel, smoke and apple. Slightly spirity with a touch of bitterness, it's fine at first but as it warms up I like the characters less.
White - Off-dry
1981 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Clos du Bourg
92 points
From half bottle. Golden colour. Orange peel, lychee, tangerine and honey. Tangy acidity, with beautiful freshness and lift. Medium depth and length. Feels timeless - travelling extremely well even from this 375ml bottle.
Rosé
2016 Azienda Agricola Valentini Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
91 points
Salmon coloured. Earthy, smoky, strawberry and herbs. Subtly detailed across the nose and palate, this has good acid profile and the savoury notes also shine through. Has interest and even some structure. Great to try.
Red
2016 Domaine Dujac Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
91 points
Floral, black berries, redcurrant, steel and spice. Cool fruit profile upfront and shows restraint and cut through. Drinks really well already in its youth, with good precision.
Red
2016 Silkman Wines Reserve Shiraz Pinot Noir
88 points
Blind. Rhubarb, cherry, oak, pepper and licorice. Palate is slick, with some oak standing up and only just the fruit weight to balance. Medium-good length but I wish the oak was dialled back a touch.
Red
2017 Lake's Folly Cabernets
92 points
Liquorice, redcurrant, roses, cherry - very fragrant on the nose. Bright and vivacious palate, the red fruit character shines through and this displays very good length and composure. Really well balanced and setup well for the future.
Red
2008 Clos Payrol
90 points
Blind. Redcurrant, tobacco leaf, chocolate and graphite. Soft and approachable palate, this is open and well balanced. Not one for the long term but in a good spot now.
Red
2009 Clos des Baies
87 points
Blind. Olives, pepper, blackberry and oak. Dense on the palate, with a lot of tannins gripping hard. Doesn't provide much pleasure at this stage.
Red
2009 Château Léoville Poyferré
92 points
Blueberry, tobacco, spice and blackcurrant. Really good flavour density and lift, with well proportioned structure underpinning. Shaping up well, but another 10 years should see it really shine.
Red
1990 Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa First Growth
91 points
Blind. Mint, leather, fur, pencil shavings and cinnamon. Palate is resolved, with good savoury edges to it. Drinking near its peak right now.
Red
2014 Albino Rocca Barbaresco Montersino
90 points
Cherry cola, pepper, redcurrant and roses. The palate is tinged with sweet fruit, with good lift. Still has structure sitting behind it, and I think with another 5-6 years age this will be in a good spot to have another look.
Red
2013 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc
92 points
Coincidentally the second time in a week that I tried this. Tar, red cherry, redcurrant and spicy oak. Good power behind the sweet fruit - this will show very well given enough time.
Red
2010 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Vignolo
93 points
Spices, cherry, herb, slate and plums - plenty of savoury spice on the nose and palate. Great balance already, with power and structure as well as early interest. Super youthful as expected, this has decades ahead of it.
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Red
2015 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis
91 points
Blackberry, raisin, blueberry, cherry and olives. The palate is approachable, with good restraint and clean acidity. Another 10 years will be no problem for this wine to start showing at its very best.
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Red
2014 Domaine des Tours Vaucluse
88 points
Strawberry, cherry and pepper. Light bodied palate with more of that spice and pepper along with good length. Decent value for money to be had here.
Red
2001 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Château de Fonsalette Reserve
89 points
Leather and earth - menthol and barnyard that comes out more with air - some florals behind the meaty notes. Savoury and meaty on the palate as well. Plenty of character but I'd worry about the barnyard taking over in some bottles.
Red
2007 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve
91 points
Floral, cherry liqueur, earth and spice with some toast as well. Good layers of flavour and depth here - a step up on the last two wines.
White - Off-dry
2004 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese
92 points
Lemon, mandarin, pineapple and honey. Fresh, bright and light on its feet. Clean acid line that cleanses and refreshes the palate. Fantastic wine, it is delicious and balanced with plenty of drive. Time on its side to show even more.