3/25/2024 - walsh wrote:

Just gorgeous. Beautiful bouquet. Loads of sweet fruit. Absolutely loved it.

12/30/2023 - walsh wrote:

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7/10/2023 - walsh wrote:

Lovely wine. Lots of fruit. Gorgeous bouquet of fruit, leather forest floor. Very gently. Love these old wines.

8/16/2022 - walsh wrote:

Have not tasted any Cullen wines in some time. This was delicious. I accept it was a bit young but lovely fruit. Definitely some 'vegetal' flavours but this enhanced the overall mouth feel. Tannins were very soft. balanced wine.

8/1/2021 - walsh Likes this wine:

Had a bottle last night. Agree with all the previous comments. Amazing wine. Voluptuous. Every fruit and spice contained within it. Had a the taste of Cabernet but finished like a Shiraz - spicy. Great wine that will last a long time year for sure.

7/4/2021 - walsh wrote:

Gorgeous wine.Could drink it all day. Glorious fruit. Score of 92.

6/13/2021 - walsh Likes this wine:

Great wine. Developed in the glass so well. Did not give off much bouquet initially. Fabulous fruit. Seems like it has lot of life in it yet but drinking beautifully.

12/27/2020 - walsh Likes this wine:

Fabulous wine. Burgundy moment. Dark fruits. Glorious bouquet with fantastic fruit on the palate finally. Loved this wine. Not normally a fan of Burgundy - too many disappointments in the past. Not this one. Opens up with aeration. Long life ahead.

12/9/2020 - walsh wrote:

Great wine which has aged beautifully. Lovely fruit with flavour development. Leather, soft fruit. Lovely mouthfeel. Could have drunk the whole bottle by myself easily.

11/9/2020 - walsh wrote:

Had a bottle of this yesterday. It should be past its 'drink by date' to be fair. I fact it was a lovely wine. Lovely soft fruit. It was a bit light on the palate as opposed to its youthful vigour but lovely none the less.I got lovely vanilla, tobacco leather. My daughter said blackberries. This is easily a 89 to 90 point wine. Very pleased it has lasted so well this long.

6/7/2020 - walsh wrote:

Two more bottles drank last night. Love this wine. Sweet fruit. Lovely secondary flavours. Nice finish.

3/29/2020 - walsh wrote:

Had 2 bottles last night of this wine. I like it a lot. Dark fruit. Typical Penfolds. Open up very well. Not too full bodied. No rush yet to drink. Its on a nice plateau.

10/6/2019 - walsh wrote:

Great wine.Plenty of life left in it. Sweet fruit.

10/6/2019 - walsh wrote:

Had 2 bottles last night with friends. As usual old Australian corks just fell apart. However the wine was great. Typical Penfolds. Surprisingly fresh. lovely fruit. Sweet. Lots of blueberry and blackberry flavour along with secondary flavours. Really nice.

4/7/2019 - walsh wrote:

Just tasting a bottle of the 2001. It's like the Semillion grape content has taken over. It's a lovely wine. Matured really well. Waxy, lanolin. I would like some feedback on this. I love it but views may vary.

12/28/2018 - walsh wrote:

Evening all. Just drank a bottle of this. I have said before this wine seems to become less like sauvignon and more like like semillion with time. Comments please!

12/25/2018 - walsh Likes this wine:

Typical Kay Bros. Great wine. Voluptuous. Very big moorish wine but lovely tannins. I really these wines. Tastes of every black fruit you can think of. Had it with Black Treacle Ham -match made in heaven.

12/26/2017 - walsh wrote:

Lovely wine. Had it with duck. Delicious. Its aged with all the secondary flavours you would expect. A little dusky on the edge but still holding up well especially if you like you secondary flavours.

12/26/2017 - walsh wrote:

We had this on Christmas day. I liked it. Not like a sauvignon anymore. It tasted as if there was more semillion in it now. A bit like a voigner based wine.

10/29/2017 - walsh wrote:

Dinner party last night. Drank this with venison stew. A match made in heaven. The wine was deep coloured. Lovely soft secondary flavours. It had a lovely bouquet of soft chocolate, cigar box and every fruit imaginable. Soft sweet fruit. It was almost port like.

9/16/2017 - walsh wrote:

Fabulous wine. Everybody loved this. Old style shiraz. Big and blowsy. Has it with leg of lamb. Lovely secondary fruit, leather, tobacco cigar box.

8/2/2017 - walsh wrote:

Had this wine with my friend Ollie on his boat at the weekend after a great day sailing. It was lovely. Sweet soft fruit. Secondary flavours. All tobacco and saddle. Great colour. Lots of fruit. I am happy.

3/29/2017 - walsh wrote:

Evening all. I opened 3 bottles of this with some friends in anticipation of a two and a half week trip to South Africa. It was just a beautiful wine. Lovely sweet fruit. it has aged brilliantly. The best thing was I had forgotten I had it. Looking forward to drinking the rest of it. Just an additional comment! We visited the Ken Forrester winery while in Cape Town. Fantastic wines particularly the FMC which is made from old bush vines - Chenin Blanc. Fabulous.

12/27/2016 - walsh wrote:

Had this on boxing day. Nice wine. Reasonable fruit with good balance. Holding up well.

8/9/2016 - walsh wrote:

Very impressed with this wine. Still very fresh. New world but just lovely development. It has loads of life in it. Shows class in the making. New world wine. Way better than I expected. Lovely middle palate with a long finish.

8/9/2016 - walsh wrote:

Great wine. Drank with Leoville Barton 2002. The Barton had the nose but the Ridge had all the class. beautiful flavour. Lovely mature wine with secondary fruit flavours. Quite New World against the Leoville. I am happy.

2/6/2016 - walsh wrote:

Had this last night. Still in great shape. Delicious. Rich and sort of creamy. On a plateau with I think lots of life in it. Great balance. It has some flavours of peach but with good acidity.

1/4/2016 - walsh wrote:

As always love Ridge wines. This wine still is amazingly fresh with great balance. It is not a big wine but everything is beautifully integrated. Lovely dark fruit. Nice secondary flavours.

11/9/2015 - walsh Likes this wine:

This is a big shiraz wine. Old style. Hot on the edge, spicy. It has 15.5% officially but feels like more. it has a gorgeous colour. Deep red/purple and glistens in the glass. However it was lovely to drink with pheasant casserole and my wife and I drank the bottle between us. It is good value for money but if you are looking for a wine with delicacy and finesse this is not it.

10/24/2015 - walsh wrote:

Had this wine the other night. I was expecting it to be past its best. It is radically different to when it was a young wine but it has aged really well. No flaws. Lovely dark fruit, liquorice, soft tannins. I am really pleased and plan to drink this case of wine over the next 2 years. Well done Ridge. Its a testament to the ability of their wines to age even wines that are mainly Zinfandel.

6/8/2015 - walsh wrote:

So everyone we had two bottles of this wine tonight. Same case same storage and one was totally oxidised. Deep colour with sherry tones. However the second bottle was very good. From the fridge the nose was dead but once warmed a bit it was a bit of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. I really liked it but the wife wanted a 2014 NZ Sauvignon Blanc. Women eh. However I think she was right. I have bottles of Cloudy Bay back to 1996. I know, crazy stupid boy, but plan to drink and update as and when.

12/23/2014 - walsh wrote:

I really liked this wine. Lovely bouquet which was just lovely in the glass the following morning which I like. It is very fresh to drink. Not a big wine. beautiful soft fruit. nice and crunchy. I like my wines with a bit of age but there is still plenty of life left in this wine.

7/24/2014 - walsh wrote:

Had a bottle of this tonight. Very pleased. It has a lovely bouquet although it is not a big wine. However the balance has improved in the last 5 years quite a bit. Last time tasted it was a bit too thin. Really nice wine now. Very happy.

7/24/2014 - walsh Likes this wine:

Evening guys. Just had a bottle of the above. Tasted in conjunction with Chateau Talbot 1989 with some good friends. So I accept the circumstances were good. Having said that the Talbot had a lovely cedar wood old claret feel. The Penfolds was however just amazing. It was like a young pup. Massive 'Red Red 'fruit. We all loved it. It will last easily for 20 years. It has a perfect 'new world' taste. Very Penfolds to be honest.

4/13/2014 - walsh wrote:

Beautifully crafted wine. Sumptuous.

4/13/2014 - walsh wrote:

This wine is First Growth Quality. Outstanding.

12/26/2013 - walsh wrote:

We had this wine with the Christmas dinner. Turkey etc. Its a light wine but good balance. The rim was of course brown. It has typical secondary flavours but lovely sweet fruit that I love about claret. Interestingly the bouquet got better with time and the evolution in the glass was a joy.

12/26/2013 - walsh wrote:

We had this wine with the Turkey and ham on christmas day. For comparison we had a Chateau talbot 1989. I loved them both. The talbot I thought was better with the turkey but the family all preferred the Henschke as a wine to drink. It was a lovely wine. Vegetal smell - eucalyptus. Beautiful fruit great colour with a purple rim still. This wine will last for some time yet.

12/8/2013 - walsh Likes this wine:

We had not one but two bottles of this. It was just a lovely wine. Typical Aussie Cabernet Sauvignon. Slightly herbaceous, eucalyptus but just lovely fruit. Everything you expect from a Henschke wine

7/8/2013 - walsh wrote:

At last a nice bottle of this wine. Old leather, sweaty saddle. I think I get what this wine is all about. Drank it after Andy Murray won Wimbledon. Great weather fantastic steak off the BBQ. Perfect day- what's not to like.

6/7/2013 - walsh Likes this wine:

Fabulous wine. Still fresh with a wonderful bouquet. Great middle palate. Bouquet lasts and lasts.

5/7/2013 - walsh wrote:

I think this is a really great Australian wine. Great fruit, Eucalyptus `++. But it is just so fresh it could be a 5 year old wine. I drank it over 2 days and it re-affimrs in my mind how well Aussie wines can age. Its great.

3/16/2013 - walsh wrote:

Really lovely wine. Tasted fresh ++. Really nice bouquet of blackcurrant, tar and just soft sweet fruit. Very Bordeaux like. Very happy with this. It has lasted well and plenty of life left in it yet. As I sit here there is a lovely bouquet around me.

8/23/2012 - walsh wrote:

Had a bottle of this straight from the cellar 14 degrees. Decanted it and drank it with a friend. Just a fabulous wine. Amazing perfume, lovely balance. Gorgeous fruit with everything from blackberry to raisins. I also got chocolate etc. Left a bit overnight in a covered glass. So tempted to drink it before work it was that good. Points 94.

8/13/2012 - walsh wrote:

Had this wine last night with a rib-eye steak off the BBQ. Absolutely lovely. Still some purple around the rim. Plenty of life still. Amazing bouquet. Lovely perfume from the cabernet Franc. Lovely balance and despite the high alcohol no sense of hotness at all.

7/30/2012 - walsh wrote:

Evening gentlemen. I have had a seminal moment in my wine tasting career. Firstly apologies as this should read the 1990 vintage. This wine cost me £11.45 per bottle. I have one word to describe this wine, purchased 07/August/ 1996 and that is FRESH, FRESH, FRESH. The reason I say this is that I was tasting the Jasper Hill Cornelia Vineyard, Grenache 2004 before this wine and it was terrible. I suspect a bit of TCA involved but I just cannot believe how good a very basic French wine was, from, what I agree was a great vintage, can still taste this good. It wa sjust lovely easily 92 points and has lots of life left in it.

6/3/2012 - walsh wrote:

We had a celebration for the Jubilee last night starting with 2 bottles of the normal Bollinger followed by 2 bottles of the Le Grand Annee. The latter were just in a different league. Complex with a fabulous mouth feel. Lovely length.

3/11/2012 - walsh wrote:

Had a bottle of this last night. Have to say I really liked this a lot. Lovely chardonnay but excellent acidity for balance. It slipped down very well. even my wife who normally only likes sauvignon drank a glass. 90 points.

1/11/2012 - walsh wrote:

I thought this was a great wine. Just a fantastic old shiraz. It has everything. Sweet berry but classic shiraz leather. Not hot on the palate but not expected at this stage. Happy to rate this at 91. In particular it was gentle on the 'grey cells'.

12/25/2011 - walsh wrote:

Had a bottle of this with the Turkey. It was sensational. Beautiful wine with glorious fruit. Soft in the mouth with a lovely aftertaste. Nothing wrong with the middle palate here either. Just had a sniff of the remains before I go out now and its perfect. I rate this wine 94.