Chapel Hill Road Block Shiraz 2016
11 December 2018
The Road Block is planted 1993.
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Chapel Hill House Block Shiraz 2016
11 December 2018
I have the House Block open alongside the Road Block, and they taste pretty similar, overall, to me. Perhaps it’s a case of sheep looking different to shepherds.
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Rosi Schuster Sankt Laurent 2017
11 December 2018
St. Laurent a crossing of Pinot Noir, and something else back in the depths of time. Importer: Cellarhand
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Andevine Signature Collection Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017
11 December 2018
It’s Hunter Valley, but Upper Hunter Valley, which is quite different in many respects.
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Giovanni Rosso Ester Canale Rosso Lange Nebbiolo 2015
11 December 2018
It’s young vine from the top of Vigna Rionda, and possibly the most expensive Langhe Neb in the world. Importer: Andrew Guard
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Podere Ruggeri Corsini Langhe Nebbiolo 2016
11 December 2018
One of the better value, better quality Langhe Nebbiolos around. Importer: Ethereal & Piedmont Fine Wines.
Willem Kurt Chardonnay 2017
10 December 2018
There’s no doubt that Beechworth is ‘flavour country’ when it comes to Chardonnay.
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Dexter Chardonnay 2017
10 December 2018
Tod Dexter knows a thing or two about Chardonnay (and Thunderbirds, as an aside). In his email asking if we’re up for reviewing the 2017s, he simply says “I think they’re OK.” Well, I do too, and the wines, of course, speak for themselves. We don’t need hyperbolic press releases…
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Bay of Fires Chardonnay 2017
10 December 2018
Somewhere along the way, I seem to have lost touch with a number of the products from both Accolade and Treasury, but at the MBTF, everything is there. Never before has there been so much, for so few.
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Guthrie Clones Chardonnay 2018
10 December 2018
Bernard and Entav clones, and really, it’s Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (lately Merlot) where (some) people care about clonal make-up.
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The Lane Block 1A Chardonnay 2018
10 December 2018
Often good value, released a little too young (at least for purposes of review).
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Alkoomi Victrix Chardonnay 2017
10 December 2018
From a block planted in 1993, handpicked, and given the royal treatment. I love Asterix comics, have a whole swag of them, and the name puts me straight into a little village in Gaul.
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Moss Wood Chardonnay 2017
10 December 2018
This wine was a ring-in at the recent Real JH Chardonnay Challenge, though there’s no mention of it in the notes. Anyway, it was served blind on the day, and I gave it a score of 95 points. Tasting again from a fresh bottle here, so I think I’ve the measure of it now.
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Rosily Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2017
10 December 2018
A few things from Margaret River today, because I feel I’ve been a little neglectful of one of my favourite regions.
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Flowstone Chardonnay 2015
10 December 2018
It’s the current release, so comes with a little bottle age for free.
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Heirloom Vineyards Touriga 2017
10 December 2018
The word “delicious” is overused in wine. I overuse it myself; it’s just so apt, so often. The problem with its overuse is that it loses both its meaning, and its persuasive powers. The heirloom website describes this touriga as “deliciously delicious”. The word delicious is now officially dead.
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Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
09 December 2018
No new oak, all wild yeast, 40% whole bunches. From the beautiful Thousand Candles site at Gruyere.
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Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Syrah 2017
09 December 2018
Wild yeast fermented with a high percent of whole bunches in the pot. Minimal sulphur and no new oak – indeed, the ‘newest’ oak was four years old.
Posted in shiraz et al, Tip Top Tipple, Yarra Valley2 Comments
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