This wine took about 45 minutes to open up in a decanter. There was a fair amout of sediment in the bottle as well. For me this wine had a nose of plums, cherry, and violets. The taste was plums, currants, white pepper and vanilla. The wine itself was full from the start to a decently long finish.
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This wine has a fresh nose with hay, grass, and oak. On the palate its creamy and oaky. If I didn't know that it was Chenin Blanc I would have guessed Chardonnay for sure. Big flavours and long finish this makes a nice wine but perhaps a little more varietal character is called for.
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Nose of red current, berries, cherry. In the mouth it starts off with plum and finishes with black pepper. The plum changes to red current as the evening wears on. There's still a bit of tannin left, enough to suggest it might be even better in year or so but drinking quite well right now.
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1998 Château La Vieille Cure
7/14/2008 - winersguy wrote: 89 Points
This wine took about 45 minutes to open up in a decanter. There was a fair amout of sediment in the bottle as well. For me this wine had a nose of plums, cherry, and violets. The taste was plums, currants, white pepper and vanilla. The wine itself was full from the start to a decently long finish.
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2004 Bellingham Chenin Blanc The Maverick
7/12/2008 - winersguy wrote: 89 Points
This wine has a fresh nose with hay, grass, and oak. On the palate its creamy and oaky. If I didn't know that it was Chenin Blanc I would have guessed Chardonnay for sure. Big flavours and long finish this makes a nice wine but perhaps a little more varietal character is called for.
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2004 Alkoomi Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label
7/10/2008 - winersguy wrote: 90 Points
Nose of red current, berries, cherry. In the mouth it starts off with plum and finishes with black pepper. The plum changes to red current as the evening wears on. There's still a bit of tannin left, enough to suggest it might be even better in year or so but drinking quite well right now.
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