by Chris | 2 Jun 2021 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, South Australia
2018 Grant Burge Miamba Barossa Shiraz, 14.5 % Deep dark impenetrable red black colour, intense nose of pepper spice, plum and chocolate. Palate as above, ripe plums, chocolate, liquorice and slightly grainy but soft tannins become more integrated after the wine is...
by Alison | 8 Oct 2017 | Chile, Other Reds, Red Wines
Carmen Gran Reserva Carmenère 2014 is made from hand-harvested grapes from Carmen’s vineyards in the hills of Apalta, in the Colchagua Valley in central Chile. Cedar and tobacco on the nose hint at the wine’s ageing in French oak, which creates a soft,...
by Alison | 26 Sep 2016 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, South Australia
Occasionally, if any of us have a wine of interest, a few of us wine loving Penangites will get together for a tasting. So here we were, Adrian, kindly offering his apartment, Choong and myself looking forward to three very notable wines: two significant 2010 Shirazes...
by Alison | 29 Jul 2016 | Cabernet, France, Red Blends, Red Wines
Pauillac is the largest city in the Medoc, on the Bordeaux Left Bank, and is home to three of the four original 1855 classification of First Growths, aka Premiere Grand Crus. These were Chateau Latour, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, and Chateau Margaux. Since there were...
by Chris | 15 Oct 2015 | Pinot Noir, Red Wines, White Wines
That Little Wine Bar is an unassuming but delightful little place in Jalan Chow Thye in George Town, just off the relentless rush of the main road. Every Thursday evening they have a wine tasting soiree of three wines selected by James the sommelier, accompanied by...
by Chris | 28 Aug 2015 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, Western Australia
Colour – deep red/brick/crimson. Nose – soft, spicy, blackcurrant and plum. Palate – medium to full bodied, silky with blackcurrant and grippy tannins still present. A longish finish with some cassis, plum and spice.
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 Alison | 21 Dec 2014 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, South Australia
Tasted 17/12/2014 for our wedding anniversary dinner; well, you need an excuse, and we found one. We had it with a simple Weber-cooked whole piece of mesquite smoked rump steak, asparagus, corn and roasted tomatoes; in truth what we had in fridge at the time. It...
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 | 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...
