Raki

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2014 Grove Estate Shiraz Viognier The Cellar Block	Yes
2014 Main Ridge Estate Pinot Noir Half Acre	Yes
2014 Chateau Pâto Shiraz D. J. P.	Yes
2014 Knappstein Shiraz The Mayor's Vineyard		No
2013 Clonakilla Syrah	Yes
2009 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 128	Yes
2004 Penfolds Bin 389	Yes
2015 Head Wines Old Vine Grenache Krondorf	Yes
2018 Petersons Barbera	Yes
2019 Yarra Yering Shiraz Underhill	Yes

2014 Grove Estate Shiraz Viognier The Cellar Block
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4/12/2024 - Raki Likes this wine: 92 Points
A really strong showing here. Tertiary flavours add a lot of interest. I can’t see it improving, peak drinking in my opinion. 👍🏽
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2014 Main Ridge Estate Pinot Noir Half Acre
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3/3/2024 - Raki Likes this wine: 94 Points
Spectacular! Absolutely ripping Pinot right in the zone. It’s dark and brooding. My opinion for what it’s worth is that it’s likely peaking, but what would I know. Could keep going but when it’s drinking this well I recommend finding a reason to drink a bottle if you have one.
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2014 Chateau Pâto Shiraz D. J. P.
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1/27/2024 - Raki Likes this wine: 93 Points
Top shelf hunter Shiraz from one of the best winemakers in the area. This is delicious stuff, just starting to hit its stride at 10 years of age. History would tell it has another good 5-6 years to start really singing, and very likely more than that given the the outstanding ‘14 hunter vintage. Yum.
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chatters says:

8/17/2014 8:35:00 PM - Hi Raki, Thanks for your comment. I think it's a combination of always attempting to say what I smell and taste regardless of what the wine is, tasting blind when available and just the plain contrariness of my nose and palate on different days, in different locations tasting wines by themselves or with different wines. Additionally I don't prep myself for a tasting by reading either my own or anyone else's previous tasting notes - in fact I actively shun them...If you have a look at my notes on the Clonakilla 2010 SV you'll see what I mean: It's not so much that I taste different things on different occasions but more that sometimes those work for me and sometimes they don't. I'm the same with overoaked, overripe wines as well. Sometimes I love 'em, sometimes I hate 'em. I guess it just goes to show how subjective tasting is, at least, for me. And, if it's any consolation, it's terribly upsetting to fork out some major dosh to try a serious wine and then be disappointed by it. Having said that I did enjoy my tasting of the 2005 Chateau Latour so consider this an open invitation to come to dinner if you're bringing one along :-), cheers, chatters