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2013 Lake's Folly Cabernets Hunter Valley Red Blend

3/16/2019 - Jimmy_D wrote:

flawed

Effin cork. Why do so many producers still persist?? Mouldy under the foil and soaked through cork. Ergh. Sounds like a few others are copping the same.

theporkrail commented:

4/2/19, 10:23 PM - they do offer a screwcap option now, so when ordering from them specify screwcap

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2011 Cullen Wines Diana Madeline Margaret River Red Bordeaux Blend

9/17/2018 - nulla wrote:

89 points

Meh. Just didn't live up to expectations. Second bottle in the last 4 months and pretty much the same. A bit on the dull side, drinkable but no wow factor. Should have bought some Standish shiraz at roughly the same price.

theporkrail commented:

9/18/18, 8:15 PM - leaving my bottles of this for at least another 5-10 years I think, is it just slumbering or a bit non?

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2012 Lake's Folly Cabernets Hunter Valley Red Blend

7/22/2018 - chatters wrote:

Lake's Folly Birthday lunch (McLeay Street Bistro, Potts Point): Cedar, plentiful herbaceous notes, black fruits, very eucalyptus, wild blackcurrant. Juicy, fleshy, very Cabernet ,glorious and wet and lovely for me. Marvellous.

theporkrail commented:

8/2/18, 9:52 PM - I have a couple of these, and am so glad to read that note! great result from such a shite vintage

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2014 De Iuliis Chardonnay Hunter Valley

2/22/2018 - theporkrail Likes this wine:

91 points

Coming together nicely, definitely a crunchy leaner style but nice food wine

theporkrail commented:

3/5/18, 1:58 AM - I would agree with needing a couple of things, that being the need for time and not enough body, but I dont find the oak at all intrusive, different palates!

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2003 Brokenwood Shiraz Graveyard Hunter Valley

4/7/2014 - graemeg wrote:

NobleRottersSydney - Hunter Valley (Verde, East Sydney): { screwcap, 13.5%} (Graeme) A developed and spectacular mix of earth and spice; ripe grape aromas but all savoury promise. The palate is medium-bodied, with soft chalky tannins. It’s seamless, with a long even presence on the tongue; hints to blackberry and dust, with a little leathery oak are evident. Medium-bodied, but with a long, dry, savoury finish, this is seriously evocative and almost wistful in is seductiveness. A standout wine, presumably at peak, but showing no sign of falling over. A reasonable but not great vintage in the Hunter, I’d drink these (if I had more) over the next five or so years.

theporkrail commented:

11/8/16, 5:29 PM - Hi Graeme, I know it was a while ago but do you think it's worth $100 to buy at auction? Good guaranteed provenance
Cheers
theporkrail commented:

11/29/16, 3:32 AM - Many thanks Graeme!!!

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2012 Rippon Pinot Noir Tinker's Field Lake Wanaka

4/19/2016 - VinCapitan wrote:

94 points

strawberries, cherry, plum, slightly sweeter than Emmas mulch and pine delicious. NZ of the night

theporkrail commented:

10/12/16, 1:46 AM - I had a client give me a bottle of this! What sort of drinking life do you reckon?

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2011 McGuigan Shiraz The Shortlist Barossa Valley

5/31/2015 - theporkrail wrote:

91 points

Nice cassis and dark fruit nose, rich fruits classic peppery spices that are evolving to a liquorice flavour but not quite there yet
Could age a touch longer 2-3 years at least

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6/1/15, 7:35 AM - Not the improvement I would have hoped for on second night. Still lots of primary fruits although mellowed prominent tannins and dry finish. Solid wine but not spectacular

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