I went along with a group of friends to Glebe Point Diner a couple of weeks ago. I was very impressed by the restaurant and I may put up some images and impressions of the food in a separate post later on. The wines brought along by our group were almost all outstanding and it […]
Category: Wine Reviews
1985 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Charlie Honey, toast, nuts, spice, nutmeg and green apples on the nose. Delicious palate with excellent acidity. 93/100 2008 Wine By Brad Sauvignon Blanc Mantra Revelation Grass, some honey, not too herbal. A nice palate with good acid providing a refreshing crispness. Nice wine. 89/100 2008 Wine By Brad Semillon […]
2007 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Schieferterrassen Riesling Honey, spice, pencil shavings and strong pear aromas. Touch of sweetness to the palate, an interesting texture and good weight of flavour. 90/100 2006 Domaine Ninot Mercurey Vieilles Vignes Lightly coloured, there is red cherry, musk and some earth on the nose. The palate is on the lean side and […]
A few wines earlier this week at Atelier in Newtown. Vilmart Cœur de Cuvée 1997. Light straw colour with a fine bead. Lemon, pear, brine and earth on the nose. There is subtle fruit sweetness balanced with excellent acidity on the palate. Long and intense, this is an excellent wine and one of the better […]
An amazing dinner at Tetsuya’s last weekend to celebrate a friend’s birthday, I’ll let the tasting notes and the pictures of the wine then food tell the story. 1981 Krug This is a wine that I have always wanted to try (being my birth year) and I was very lucky to get the chance on […]
Au Jardin Les Amis (“The Friends, In the Garden”) is situated in the tranquil Singapore Botanic Gardens, on the second level of an 1920s home. We were seated on a glass enclosed balcony with a relaxing view of the gardens. It is a wonderful setting and was a great place to spend some time on […]
Iggy’s at the Regent Hotel in Singapore is the recipient of quite a bit of hype, with various awards and reviews proclaiming it to be among the best restaurants in Singapore and the world. It seems very few people have anything but good words to say about it. Wednesday the 25th of June saw me […]
A superb recent dinner at Azuma. The food was some of the very best that I’ve had anywhere in Sydney and I would highly recommend trying it if possible. -Pacific Oysters with Ponzu dressing -Prawn Tempura served with curry salt 1982 Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque Light straw gold colour belies the age of this wine. […]
My first time at this restaurant in Sydney. I thought the food was of a high standard with good use of fresh ingredients and I felt like it was good value for the money (ended up around $75 a head for food, corkage and tip). We needed to take care with some of the dishes […]
Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots 1997 Oxidised, very tired. NR/100 Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon 1999 So young! Appealing nose of lemon and quince. Structured palate with a great line of acid and very good length. Plenty of potential to improve and develop here. 92/100 Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin Village 2002 Quite “new world” in […]