9/1/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Oak bomb, medium + body, good intensity of red fruit. Some spiciness and medium+ finish. Loads of mouthdrying tannins but integrated into the wine.
Should age well, suitable to drink in another 3 to 5 years time.

7/29/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Perfumed nose. Red fruits melded bitter fruits. Spicy medium+ finish. Tannins on chalky side. Medium bodied. Saw no oak.
Decent quality.

7/22/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Off-dry. Typical lychee, spice and body. Lingering finish. A bit cloy for me. Don't seem to get the complex notes others claim.

7/15/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Typical NZ pinot-like, intensity of fresh red fruits balanced on a silky medium acid backbone. Very yummy and approachable. Interestingly it's from Hawke's Bay which doesn't do many Pinots.

6/24/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Full bodied Shiraz with a great balance of red and black fruits, cedar and earth. Mouthfeel of velvet, with fine grained tannins. Fruit-forward but showing restraint in style. This is really one of the best Shiraz I have drank so far @ this price range

6/18/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Refreshing lime and pears, with a touch of minerality. Floral notes and spicy finish.

6/9/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Mt Difficiulty Roaring Meg Pinot Gris 2009 - Melons and pears, with a slightly oily mouthfeel. Enjoyable and good for a S$20 price point.

4/28/2013 - Coldstone Likes this wine:

Fruity, jammy and juicy, with loads red and blackberries. Light oak flavours to round it off. Lots of tannins from the skin which makes it feel like you are eating the grapes. Pretty enjoyable.

4/22/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Flavours of red and black fruits, laced with mint, chocolate (duh) and coffee, coupled with a long bitter finish. Wine was all about power rather than finesse, tannins were on the chalky side and were only bearable after leaving it in the fridge for 2 days. Will likely be a better wine in another 3-4 years time.

4/7/2013 - Coldstone Likes this wine:

Light and dainty, but with pronounced intensity of strawberries and raspberries, layered with violet and lavender. Best to drink by itself without food. A fruit-dominated expression of Pinot Noir from Central Otago. Great buy imo, likely enjoyable to most.

3/26/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Tastes like a fat man packed with globs of strawberries, blackberries, coffee, chocolate and smoked flavors. Full bodied with plump tannins, and a long bitter kick. Would prefer it with more structure, but would definitely be awesome with a steak.

3/4/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

First impression, a youthful looking pale lemon wine enticing you with petillance. Clean, refreshing and distinctive aroma of gooseberries, grapefruits, lemons, grass and sweet spices. In the mouth, it doesn't surprise loaded with fruits matching the scent. Medium-long finish with ending with a seductive sweet-spicy note. All-in-all, a not-so-subtle wine which reminds me how varied Sauv blancs can be. Very impt to drink cold or else it would taste flat. Good value for 30+ SGD price point.

2/25/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Clear,pale intensity of lemon-green. Clean nose with medium+ intensity of toasty oak, vanilla, pear and lemon.
Dry, medium acidity and medium alcohol. Medium body with a touch of pear, citrus notes like lemon. Medium to long finish rounding off with toasty oak, cream, white pepper spiciness and light astringency likely from the oak. Nice wine, but nothing to wow.

1/27/2013 - Coldstone Likes this wine:

Nose of lime, stonefruits with oak. Opulent mouthfill, moving quickly from stone fruits like melon into to toasty oak vanilla. Structure is based with mineral notes, heavy wood tannins for a white and soft acidity. Very long finish. This is pretty good stuff, but I think I probably shouldnt have drank this so early.

1/14/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

aroma of cherry and strawberry. light texture with flavors of red fruits, some tabacco notes and earthiness, light tannins, ending with a mouthwatering acidity and a spicy finish. An ok wine.

1/14/2013 - Coldstone wrote:

Aroma of plum with notes of tomato and oak. Heavy texture with flavours of black fruits and gripping acidity. Quickly transits into savory flavors, rounding off with notes of tar, eucalyptus and mint. Long powerful finish with mouth drying tannins. Not my favourite but still a good wine. Probably needs to sit a bit more b4 drinking.

12/30/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

Medium intensity of fruit, smoke and spices on nose. FUll bodied fruit forward wine with tons of plum and berries. This is followed by a mouthful of earthiness, smoke and slight savory flavour. The weight of the wine is supported by an acidity which lingers in your mouth, with a long finish which makes you want more. Tannins is there but not overbearing. This is very very good for its price range.

12/28/2012 - Coldstone Likes this wine:

Silky texture, with flavors of berries, plum, tinge of oak, end with a lingering long finish and ripe tannins. Pretty good, feels like a rich pinot.

12/17/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

Nose of red berries and strawberries.
Focused acidity, but not overbearing. Silky texture, brimming with redcurrent and some strawberries, subsequent spice on plata and a hint of dark chocolate on a long finish.
This is pretty awesome.

12/9/2012 - Coldstone Likes this wine:

Nose - Clear, medium citrus, vegetal flavors, grass, tons of gooseberries and tinge of oak and pepper.

Palate - Dry, relatively fuller than other sauv blancs, initial palate of lime, tinge of honey, followed quickly by a smash of gooseberries. very high in acidity, with a refreshing kick. medium love finish.

Generally very enjoyable. Should go very well with fish.

9/17/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

Oak balanced with suitable amounts of citrus, lime and a tinge of pear. High acidity with medium body. Pretty decent wine.

6/19/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

Clear, medium ruby. Pronounced aroma of spices, red fruits and oak. Dry, high acid, medium-high tannins, medium body, intense flavor of black fruit coupled with spices and oak. Medium finish. Easy drinking. Good buy for mass drinking

4/26/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

Medium intensity ruby red. Medium-pronounced nose of red fruits, sweet spices and soft oak.
Dry, medium acidity, soft on plate with medium acidity, medium tannins, medium-light body, coupled with pronounced simple red fruits, ending in sweet spices of vanilla and soft oak, Good easy quaffer, medium-short finish.

4/15/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

nose of spices, full body white with flavours of lychee, tinge of citrus fruits. High acidity for a Gewurztraminer, with a long finish of a typical spicy Gewurztraminer finish.

4/3/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

Clear pale lemon, with light floral scent and spices. Dry, low acidity, light body with flowers with lychee, and loads of spice. Bitter-like long finish lingering on palate.

3/22/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

fortified wine with brownish hue, pronounced aroma of honey, tinge of spice. palate is sweet, low acidity with full body. Flavours of honey, toffee, caramel, dates, apricot, melon,spice with a long finish. Intense sweet wine. Good stuff

3/17/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

pale ruby with purplish tint, medium on nose with scent of red cherry, strawberry
dry, medium soft acidity, medium body, with red fruits and pepper, hint of oak, long finish,

3/11/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

medium ruby intensity, bordering on purple. Medium on the nose, with fruits and tinge of oak and spices. Medium body on palate, with fruits, some black. tannins are high, with medium-high acidity, spices and medium oak. medium finish. Generally good, maybe some fruity juciness from the viognier.

3/6/2012 - Coldstone wrote:

medium ruby colour, medium intensity of fruits and light oak on the nose, palate with high acidity, medium tannins, medium body, black fruit, oak aromas, pepper, medium finish.