2/23/2020 - graemeg wrote:

{screwcap, 14.5%} Deep garnet red - no purple or black. Mostly youthful nose, of plums, dark chocolate, a tiny hint of tobacco, and tiniest smidge of banana character. The Grenache I’d guess. The palate is medium/full-bodied, with spicy black fruit flavours, some earth too -Mourvèdre quality - medium acidity and low/medium powdery tannins. Not especially oaky at all. I reckon there’s even some banana that makes it onto the palate. It has an even presence along the tongue but somehow finishes quite short, surprisingly so. Not too hot, despite the alcohol but somehow lacks intensity and depth of flavour. Will certainly hold for an age, might be worth the wait with fingers crossed for some true evolution and complexity, cause it’s not really here at the moment.

12/19/2019 - crazywineguy Likes this wine:

Moderate yellow. Lanolin, hay, hint of toast and yes, still a grassy element. A weighty semillon in the mouth due to the (relatively high) 12.5% alcohol and fruit purity/denseness. Creamy, lowish acid, only mid development. At once light but full which is the paradox than HV semillon can pull off. Some slightly coarse phenolics on the back palate from an over extracted wine making approach I'm guessing. Ready to drink, very much top tier and will taper on a very long slow fade under Stelvin over the next 10 years but little to be gained apart from that tertiary toast/honey profile of a forgotten bottle.

8/22/2019 - Bearbus wrote:

Showed very well beside the Tyrrell's Jonno 2010

9/18/2019 - scottydoesntknow wrote:

Bland. Not drinking well? Will have to try again.

7/28/2019 - chatters wrote:

Aged Hunter fun (Frank's place in Matraville): Earthy, plummy, spicy, peppery, alcohol heat. Juicy, slightly smoky, plummy and spicy; black pepper, tight, floury textured tannins.

3/31/2019 - Avid Wino wrote:

Outstanding, from the instant the bottle is poured in to the decanter and the aroma bursts forth, to the finish on the final drop. As per my note from 2017. 95 again. Won't touch another one of these for a decade, as have only two left. Happily the Hunter and Mount Pleasant have had some more cracking vintages since 2014, so I can enjoy and stock up on some younger Rosehills.

5/26/2018 - CamWheeler wrote:

Small Winemakers Centre: Spice, raspberry, ash and cherry. Palate shows a bit darker fruit profile with well judged structure and medium length. Doesn't quite show the x-factor that this wine sometimes can when young but still an enjoyable drink.

1/20/2018 - graemeg wrote:

Hunter Valley - 4 Cellar Doors (Hunter Valley): {screwcap, 14%, $50} Haven’t the years caught up with the price of this label? That said, this has a beautiful savoury nose of blackberries, with an integrated palate of the same basic flavor, tinged with spice. Even palate, medium weight, little oak evident (good to see) and with a medium long finish. Nice wine with some years ahead, almost justifying its price.

1/20/2018 - graemeg wrote:

Hunter Valley - 4 Cellar Doors (Hunter Valley): {screwcap, 10.5%, A$25} Nose of smoke & grass. Dry palate, medium/high acid, light-bodied, with light hay/straw/grass flavours. Zippy acid, medium finish; fair, not great.

9/5/2018 - NoDivision wrote:

Just like most of the Tyrrells 18 sems, very low acidity but with very big and generous fruit characteristics. Not what you would normally expect from Tyrrells or a young Stevens Sem, but as Bruce says, this vintage is a now drinking style and hes right, this is not one for the cellar. Enjoyable enough right now but very different compared to previous vintages.

8/12/2018 - chatters wrote:

Mudgee micro-tour (Mudgee): Plums, chocolate, blackberry and blackcurrant, cherry, sweet spice. Juicy, tangy, fresh, fruit forward, softly tannic, beautifully balanced.

7/15/2018 - chatters wrote:

Hunter Whistlestop - the road less travelled #4 (Hunter Valley): Medium minus intensity aromas of blackberry and slight peppery spice, pretty berried fruit. Jubey blackberry fruit married to drying chalky tannins all travelling long, young and a little simple with some alcohol heat on the finish.

5/22/2018 - Jimmy_D Likes this wine:

Tyrrell's cellar door tasting session - 2017 reds (Pokolbin, NSW): Another of the relatively new single vineyard wines. I think this is the third or fourth release from this vineyard? More density and darker fruit alongside the Mother’s. Also in very good QPR range at $30 p/ bottle. My pick of the single vineyard range.

4/30/2016 - CamWheeler wrote:

Hunter Valley 2016 Trip #1 (Hunter Valley, Australia): New "OC" label. Lime, toast and chalk. Clean and accessible, with a bit of fleshy fruit. Good length and balance. Drink over the next 6-7 years.

4/16/2018 - GAT wrote:

The other half bottle tasted 3 - 4 days later: Not mellowed as much as hoped. Tannin remains musty or stale on the palate (a bit like the odour of grandfather's near abandoned workshop at the bottom of the garden).

12/9/2016 - BlackMamba Likes this wine:

It's a shame they have stopped making that wine as aging worthy... It does state on the bottle now that it is for immediate consumption.
Kind of snow peas with a dash of lime and light yellow fruits.
A interesting and lower alcohol (10%) option, great value.
A must if you are over passion fruit ;)

6/24/2017 - Jimmy_D Likes this wine:

You just can't go wrong with hunter '14s. Many would argue infanticide drinking so soon - and I'd probably be one of them - but I bought long and was curious. This is really enjoyable now. Some bright red fruits coming out of a solid black fruit core. Some smokiness too. Lovely now and will be cracking in around 10 years.

2/4/2017 - kenito799 wrote:

Dark garnet in the glass. Very aromatic, blueberry, floral and spicy notes. Palate is a lovely balance of tangy acidity and dark fruit: blueberries, cassis. Some steel and pepper in the finish. I am not a fan of big fruity typical Aussie/Cali style wines, and I love this. Interesting to see the enormous range of ratings this wine gets...fruit bomb fans don't like it, savory wine fans find it very nice indeed.