by Chris | 23 Mar 2015 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, South Australia
Kindly offered for me to taste by Cellar Masters, many thanks to Stuart Robinson of Cellarmasters. This wine won Gold at the Barossa Valley Wine Show in 2014 and was Cellarmasters Red Wine of the Year in 2014; it retails online at Cellarmasters at under $20. Colour is...
by Chris | 20 Jan 2015 | Australia, New South Wales, Semillon, White Wines
Tasted 19/01/2015 for no other reason that it is now 10 years old and I’m terrified of losing one. Six trophies and 18 gold medals seems like gorging, but it has earned every single one of them. This may be 10 years old but it could have been made yesterday; I have no...
by Chris | 16 Jan 2015 | France
This chateau has been producing champagne since 1929. We tasted this on NYE 2014. Colour is pale straw with a vibrant bead. Nose has bright citrus, yeast and light bread aromas. alate is explosive as the bead/bubbles explode on the palate like turning on a hose in the...
by Chris | 20 Dec 2014 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, Western Australia
Tasted with friends Alana and Tony, who had faithfully hung on to this since a trip we did together to Margaret River years ago. Colour – very dark red with touch of brick, impenetrable, legs that Cyd Cherise would be proud of. Nose – masses of rich dark...
by Chris | 19 Dec 2014 | France, Other Reds
“The palate is incredibly pure, with bouquets of violets and black fruits.” Bought this in London at Odd Bins Abbey Road at under $30. We don’t see wine like this in Sydney, and certainly not at anything like this price. But the availability of a...
by Chris | 15 Dec 2014 | France, Shiraz
Vincent Paris produces two Cornas reds from the same slope composed of fine granite soils, where his major pruning down to four bunches per vine produces incredible power and concentration. This is what he calls the Granit 60, from his oldest vines, and is available...
by Chris | 9 Dec 2014 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, Victoria
Tasted May 2013 Robert Parker gave it 95 points so you kind of know whats coming up. My thoughts were thus: First taste is quite powerful and solid tannins; will be better with food like red meats and hard cheeses. Colour is deep dark rich red. Nose is of black fruits...
by Chris | 8 Dec 2014 | France, Red Blends
Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, 14.5% Notes from the Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate – ‘The outstanding, deep ruby/plum-coloured 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (an unusual blend of 55% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah) possesses sweet cassis, black cherry,...
by Chris | 5 Dec 2014 | Australia, New South Wales, Shiraz
Here are some notes from an earlier tasting in September 2006. ‘Legendary winemaker, the late Maurice O’Shea founded the Hunter Valley’s Mount Pleasant winery in 1921. This wine is a tribute to Maurice O’Shea, a true visionary, who is acclaimed as one of Australia’s...
by Chris | 3 Dec 2014 | Australia, Red Blends, Western Australia
Last blog on this wine was from a tasting in 2009, so it will be interesting to see how it looks in October 2014. The wine is a blend of 68% cabernet sauvignon, 18% merlot, 14% malbec and alcohol level is 14.2% . The wine is matured in French oak for 18 months; 32%...
