2007 Two Hands Moscato Brilliant Disguise – Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley 500ml bottle, 7% alcohol, $18AUD from cellar door. From 80-100 year old White Frontignac/Muscat vines. Palest straw green in colour. The nose is fresh with florals, guava and mango. Clean, crisp and ultra refreshing mouth-feel from the slight spritz character. Just a […]
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Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys 1998 – France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru 375ml bottle, 13% alcohol. From what I understand, Les Lys is one of the sections of the Vaillons vineyard, both entitled to the Premier Cru designation. A lovely golden colour, before opening I was a little bit worried that it […]
Krug Grand Cuvee MV (1988 disgorgement) Earthy, citrus, honey, ginger and floral aromas. Initially it was a bit subdued on the palate, but with some time in the glass it took on extra weight and length. Has retained a core of cleansing acid. Not quite as complex or flawlessly balanced as Danny’s bottle from a […]
A hastily arranged Friday night tasting at a friends house was taken to a higher level than expected with the opening of a newly released 1996 Krug. 2006 Bellarmine “Auslese” Riesling Lemon, honey, spice and a whiff of kerosene on the nose. A lovely sweetness to the palate with good focussed acidity. Medium length. I […]
Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 2006 A touch of smoke combined with citrus and oyster shells on the nose. Nice round mouthfeel without being too broad, the fruit richness carried along the length of the palate by a backing of minerally acid. Nice, easy drinking now and over the next 2 years. Not certain on price, but […]
A recent tasting with 12 highly regarded and varied Australian Chardonnays and two French ring-ins. Unfortunately we had a few faulty bottles, but the results were still quite interesting when the wines were revealed. As it turns out, my two favourite wines and the overall preferred wines of the tasters were the only two that […]
Paul Bara Brut Reserve Grand Cru NV Touch of toast, lime and chalk. Palate is refreshing with nice length. 88/100 L. Benard Pitois Reserve Premier Cru NV Toast, brine, snap peas and seaweed. Good flavour on the palate but let down by a slight bitterness. 85/100 Pol Roger 1976 Great nose- with roasted marshmallow, caramel, […]
MV Krug Grande Cuvee A pretty classic bottle of Krug MV I thought. Powerful nose with vanilla, toast, apple, lemon and nuts. Tingles the tastebuds on the palate, powerful flavour while retaining an element of elegance. Super length and a super wine. 93/100 2005 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling-Auslese #09 Great nose to this, […]
Curly Flat is a small producer in the cool climate region of Macedon in Victoria, Australia. They have been gaining a reputation for excellent Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the past few years, so I was glad to get the chance to try this lineup of their recent Chardonnay releases. 2005 Curly Flat “Lacuna” Chardonnay […]
Some notes from a tasting earlier this year hosted by Bert Salomon. Each Salomon wine has the closure type listed at the start of the note. Bert stated that he thought the glass closure and screwcap are in technical terms almost equal, but the glass stopper is emotionally better and he will be going forward […]