Tasting Notes for NZS

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2013 Passage Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Reserve Waiheke Island Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/3/2020 - NZS wrote:

92 points

Blackberries and other dark fruit with some earthiness. Nicely balanced.

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2013 Passage Rock Syrah Waiheke Island Reserve (view label images)

9/20/2020 - NZS wrote:

92 points

Very smooth Waiheke Syrah. I can taste black pepper, cherries and chocolate. Purchased after tasting at vineyard and has kept very well in my cellar.

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2015 Château Castera Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/11/2020 - NZS wrote:

91 points

Vanilla and toffee. Nice wine but not very complex.

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2017 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/11/2020 - NZS wrote:

90 points

Floral nose. Some leather, raisins, alcohol and a long finish.

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2014 Château Trotanoy Esperance de Trotanoy Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/11/2020 - NZS Likes this wine:

89 points

Big wine. Chocolate, raisins and a sweet finish. Hard to read.

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2010 Man O' War Vineyards Ironclad Waiheke Island Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/6/2020 - NZS wrote:

91 points

Black fruit, nice tannins and a long finish. Spicy.

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2009 Château Bourgneuf Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/5/2020 - NZS wrote:

92 points

Lots of finesse and a long finish. Earthy and very balanced. Drinking very nicely.

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2005 Château Jean-Faure St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/5/2020 - NZS wrote:

91 points

Earthy and lots of tannins. Mocha with the cab franc coming through.

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2010 Clos Puy Arnaud Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/5/2020 - NZS wrote:

89 points

Raisins, cherries and vanilla. Tad sweet.

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2015 Clarendelle Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/25/2020 - NZS wrote:

89 points

Earthy, plums and some cedar. Not a bad drop for its price.

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2012 Château Moneins Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/22/2020 - NZS Likes this wine:

88 points

Nice nose. Lots of raspberries and cherries.
Nice surprise and good quaffer for the price (NZ$20). I should have bought more.

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2016 Jean-Pierre Moueix St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/22/2020 - NZS wrote:

I’m not sure what to make of it. It’s a bit bitter. Definitely better on day 2. I’ll keep my other bottles in the cellar for a bit longer.

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2015 Château Dauzac La Bastide Dauzac Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/18/2020 - NZS Likes this wine:

87 points

Closed. Tart blackberries and charcoal

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2012 Château Rauzan-Gassies L'Orme de Rauzan-Gassies Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/17/2020 - NZS wrote:

92 points

Delicious wine. Lots of plums and some vanilla. Not much of a nose.

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2008 Man O' War Vineyards Syrah Dreadnought Waiheke Island (view label images)

5/5/2020 - NZS wrote:

88 points

Still a good colour and nose but just past it’s prime. I should have opened it when I opened the other two bottles two years ago.

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2012 Grant Burge The Holy Trinity Barossa Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

5/2/2020 - NZS wrote:

88 points

Dark plums and raspberries

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2008 Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra (view label images)

4/30/2020 - NZS Likes this wine:

86 points

Good colour and nice nose and palate of chocolate and plums. Pleasant but not a very interesting wine.

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2008 Man O' War Vineyards Ironclad Waiheke Island Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/28/2020 - NZS Likes this wine:

91 points

Aged very well withs nice purple colour.
Not much of a nose just a bit of oak/wood.
Tasting mocha, liquorice and dark cherry with some leather.

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2005 Leconfield Merlot Coonawarra (view label images)

4/22/2019 - NZS Likes this wine:

92 points

Feels at it's prime. Nice nose. Plums and cassis. Long lingering taste.

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2011 Château Lamothe Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/16/2017 - NZS wrote:

82 points

Nice colour. Not a lot of nose. Bland. Disappointing

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