Under screwcap, mid-yellow/gold. Developing. Minimal petroleum notes, but a honeyed richness to the fruit on the nose. Acid still persistent, quite weighty palate and solid finish. Coming along nicely, but with plenty of time.

For a minute it masquerades as a gewurz, as rosewater & musk aromas leap from the glass. Softer acid than I’d expect from an ostensibly cool-climate wine. Spotlessly clean, light. Likely to be fairly short-lived, I reckon. QbA look-alike.

Muted nose, anonymous stone fruits and a minerally note keep everyone guessing (poured blind, but that screwcap bottle misleads…). In retrospect, a typical example of this wine; indistinct acid while young, but a tightness that suggests it will age well enough. Keep.

Aging, softish riesling; rich honey/lemon fruit but starting to lose freshness now. Average, but drink up soon.

AP 08 97) Drinking way younger than 10 years, this melts apple and pastry together, freshened with a citric acid touch, and a light yet persistent and salivating finish. Lovely stuff.

New territory for me. A spirity, grapey nose, thick texture, soft acid. Weighty wine. Italy’s answer to viognier? Is this example even typical? Dunno…

Well down a developmental path. Lovely decaying rich compost aromas, with some sweet-grenache thing happening too. Flavours of aged confectionary on the palate, yet not obviously sugary on the finish. Warm & comforting.

A very cedary old nose – impersonating a flamboyant Bordeaux. Soft and leathery on the palate – very developed and aged for a seven year wine. Pleasant enough, hardly profound – drink up!

Dark rich colour, rich spicy shiraz nose, solid weight palate. Young and elemental. Not subtle at this age, but it’s no wine caricature either. Needs some time to settle and knit attractively.

Love the retro-style bottle. Rich ripe, Barossa fruit-cake style, subtle oak. Tastes older than 04 – lovely wine in a slightly old-fashioned style. Be better in three years.

Young ripe Grenache nose, so cherried and candied that I imagined it was some kind of pinot at first. No oak. Warm feel. Hmmm. Can I say over-fruited?

big, luscious, upholstered nose. Solid core of dense ripe fruit. Firmly tannic, but not oaky, of course. Very elemental, however – could almost be a barrel sample. Leave for ten years.

Solid garnet. Five Bordeaux red grapes meld nicely in a cedary yet currant-fruit nose. Clean, some development, herbaceousness still present. Super palate length and structure; not enormous in body but coats all the palate. Some complexity building, but not there yet. Persistent finish. Lovely wine – keep, keep, keep.