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Red
9/21/2023 - cshall Likes this wine:
96 points
Cracking cracker. Still holding up well, me and the wine. The wines a bit younger than me. Wouldn’t want to leave many more years. Ready to open her juicy legs before she’s cooked
Red
8/14/2021 - cshall Likes this wine:
95 points
Cracking wine. Opened it. Drank it. Really enjoyed it. Has been well cellared which may be the difference to the prior reviewer. Stunning wine and need to keep my remaining bottle for a special occasion. Side note, the bottle is unbelievably heavy, half the cost of this wine was in the glass itself…
White
12/28/2018 - cshall Likes this wine:
98 points
Aged semillon. Cracker. This is why a cellar is a must. Bought for $30 drinks like a $100 bottle. Amazing especially for its age.
Red
9/30/2018 - cshall Likes this wine:
95 points
And that is why my Cellar is full of this wine!
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Red
2008 Château Barrail du Blanc St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
9/1/2018 - cshall wrote:
94 points
Y thought thin. I thought cracking. Not convinced it will improve.
Red
6/8/2018 - cshall Likes this wine:
97 points
Cracker. Drank straight from bottle (no long caraffing).
Red
11/11/2017 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
What a difference 12 months makes. This has improved immensely. Was stunned to see prior review. Glad I've got some left. Quaffable price top quality wine. Demonstrates a blend of French and Australian tones but mixes well. Shame the project demised, GFC style. Not a long deep after taste as you'd expect.
Red
1999 Yalumba The Signature Barossa Valley Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend (view label images)
10/21/2017 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
Quality with a capital.
Red
10/1/2017 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
Sweeeeett. Quality and well kept. Maintained a good level of depth.
Red
2005 Château Barrail du Blanc St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
4/1/2017 - cshall Likes this wine:
96 points
Cracker. Needed time to open as you'd expect of a 12 year old wine.
Red
11/12/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
Hallidays wrong. Drink by 2017 not 2007
Red
9/9/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
As they say in Spanish "really bloody good"!
Red
8/6/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
95 points
Refer previous note. Learnt from mistake. Drinking this solo!
Red
8/6/2016 - cshall wrote:
85 points
Not sure it's at its best. Still got many more. Need to clean out the cellar soon!
Red
7/9/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
92 points
Not bad. Still has bit of life left but need to empty the cellar of these asap. Not worth $60 RRP - con? Glad didn't pay anywhere near that! Light and quaffable.
Red
6/18/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
92 points
Drank while 03s were opening up and breathing. Good heart starter.
Red
6/18/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
91 points
Still good. But ready to quaff
Red
6/18/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
95 points
Great wine. Quality. Still fruity aromas. And slight room for further improvement.
Red
6/18/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
93 points
Slight disappointment. Maybe unfair as drank it with wines worth 2-3x price!
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Red
2005 John Duval Wines Plexus Barossa Valley Red Rhone Blend (view label images)
6/10/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
96 points
Superb
Red
4/9/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
93 points
Revie liked it too.
Red
3/12/2016 - cshall wrote:
89 points
Halliday"time in bottle will help". Hall "too much time and it starts to get cooked". Over its peak. Got another bottle to get through unfort. WW have improved this concoction dramatically in recent years.
Red
3/11/2016 - cshall Likes this wine:
96 points
Limited release - sensational. Still has life left per Hallidays advice but not worth waiting another 13 years to enjoy this pearler. Where do I get more?
Red
7/16/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
95 points
Tasting superb now but has growth potential albeit probably can't get much better. Worth every cent from GWD.
Red
2012 Metala Shiraz - Cabernet Langhorne Creek Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend (view label images)
7/12/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
Liked this more than I expected. It's a cracker for the price point. Wish I bought more. Reviewers give it a long life but I feel this needs to be "drinked" in the next year or so.
Red
2007 Les Chênes de Macquin St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
7/11/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
Buttery. Creamy. Caramel undertones. Well aged but surviving towards peak consumption period. Enjoy now.
Red
7/8/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
93 points
Score matching Halliday. Unusual for me. Cracking quaffer for $11-12. Moment well spent.
Red
7/3/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
Tastes like what was under said skirt. But better
Red
2006 The Colonial Estate Emigré Barossa Valley Shiraz Blend, Syrah (view label images)
6/28/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
93 points
RTD. Not like one of those funny coloured RTDs at the lesbian "lick-her" barn. But tastes ready. Quite surprisingly good considering a mates recent review.
Red
5/30/2015 - cshall wrote:
88 points
Cooked. Pizza. Cooked lunch. Cooked myself. But most disconcerting was the wine was cooked. Saving grace is I've created space in the cellar for something with more longevity.
Red
5/8/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
94 points
Cracker for price. Well aged. Good to go now.
Red
2009 Château Mathiot Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
5/3/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
92 points
Had been saving this for a special occasion. It explains the problem that existed before this app. I thought it was marked as one of my most expensive Bordeaux. Whoops. It's my cheapest! But for 6 years old and near end of maturity (but like me) it tastes damn good.
White
4/5/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
93 points
Sometimes you just have to say it the ways it is - "I really like this wine". Yes archetypical sav Blanc from Malb NZ. But VfM absolutely! Wish I had more than what I have. Bottle gone in 10 minutes!
Red
4/3/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
92 points
Crackling little cracker. Good Friday for sure!! I taste cocoa but plum also. Great wine. Good value.
Red
4/2/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
91 points
I know jatkinso loves this aged wine but I'm not so sure. Would have been better a few days ago. Maybe years.
Red
2001 Abercorn Reserve Shiraz Cabernet Mudgee Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend (view label images)
3/21/2015 - cshall wrote:
92 points
Quality for the price. Bit dusty but ripe to drink. Wouldn't leave any longer esp as this was stored for 13 years at 12.5 degrees! Perfect for a dinner party, for one. Not sure if I'd serve Mudgee wine (or Stanthorpe wine) to other dinner guests apart from my 5 week old son (knowing he's not drinking it ... directly!!).
Red
3/14/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
95 points
Absolutely delish. Took time to open up but once it did. Wow. Held up well. At its peak. Enjoy now
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Red
3/6/2015 - cshall wrote:
87 points
Disappointing. Beyond its age. Nuff said.
Red
2/12/2015 - cshall wrote:
92 points
Milky smooth. Can taste blendiness, swallows well but wonder which grape is providing what flavours including after taste.
Red
2/10/2015 - cshall wrote:
Cellar door - being a "new kid on the block" this wine herniated a lot of interest likely due to its savouriness rather than the overt fruitiness of traditional Oz reds. We do not blend (unlike Spain with garnacha or malvisia). Limited quantities as slot stored for sale in late 2016.
Only 1800 bottles. Best now to 2020.
Red
2/10/2015 - cshall wrote:
Cellar door - our beloved grand merlot was a victim of weather in 2010 and again 2011. The 2012 is back to its old self. The quality has increased again along with extra years of vine maturity.
Only 1800 bottles. Best now to 2026.
Red
2/10/2015 - cshall wrote:
Cellar door - think black forest cake. All blackberries, boysenberries, mulberries and dark cloying chocolate. Cabernet from our vineyard never disappoints. It is the last of our grapes to ripen and by the time this 2012 was harvested in mid-April it had developed fruit intensity and exhibits enormous length on the finish.
Only 1600 bottles. Best now to 2028.
White
2/6/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
90 points
I don't like passion fruit but this was ok. Strong tropical fruit overtones. Drink now.
Red
1/10/2015 - cshall wrote:
89 points
Quaffer. Not much more. Not convinced this will improve with age. Ok to drink now but nothing special. Drink as a 3rd or 4th bottle.
Red
1/8/2015 - cshall Likes this wine:
91 points
Need to let it breath before consumption. Bought in mystery deal. Cracker for price. Will age reasonably well. But suits the quaff ability radar that it was supposed to hit for its price. Worth retail but I'm gunna enjoy quaffing this Quaffer for this quaffable price for a quaff time to come.
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Red
2005 Château Les Grands Maréchaux Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
Decent Bordeaux from left bank. Readily quaffable not overly superb. Drank horizontal.....
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