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2009 Auguste Bonhomme Vouvray La Forcine
11/20/2011 - BarLees wrote: 89 Points
Nice apple and wool/lanolin on the nose, palate offered 2/3 layers of slightly off-dry flavor, complimented by a medium to long apple finish. Enjoyable.
Offered by Tri-Vin Imports.
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2005 The Old Faithful Shiraz Café Block
2/25/2010 - BarLees wrote: 95 Points
Amazing! Very smart young wine with excellent richness and classy complexity. The nose shouts of alcohol and ripe fruit, while the palate fills the mouth with lovely soft richness. A perfect example of Shiraz that would offer bench mark tasting anywhere in the world.
'Winestate Shiraz of the Year' is a competition comprising of 600 different brands of Shiraz all blind tasted. The competition is available to all Shiraz released for sale in Australia and includes wineries from other countries.
The Old Faithful Café Block 2005 Shiraz beat wines such as; Penfolds Grange 2002 $550/btl, Henschke Hill of Grace 2002 $600/btl, Wild Duck Creek Estate 2004 $395/btl, Torbreck Run Rig 2004 $260/btl, M.Chapoutier L’Ermite Ermitage 2004 $374/btl, E.Guigal Chateau d’Ampuis Cote-Rotie 2001 $250….
The tiny Café Block Vineyard was planted in 1950 and produces just 400 cases per year. For 50+ years this vineyard was a contract grower for the likes of Penfolds Grange and other top shelf wineries. In 2005 the vineyard decided to produce under its own name and a true collectors wine was born!
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