Thursday 24 July 2008

TYRELLS RUFOUS STONE HEATHCOTE Shiraz 2000

A deep, dark wine with a big ripe nose of chocolate and dark fruit. The palate like the nose is big, with blood plum, blackberry and chocolate. Rich and sweet, well integrated oak and very good drinking.

Tasted: July 2008
Source: Dan Murphy
Price: $22
Drink: Now - 2013
Score: 92

Rufous Stone

MAIN RIDGE Chardonnay 1994

This is a wine that I have always enjoyed. It underwent full malolactic conversion and has carried it very well over the years. This bottle showed very minor affects of oxidation.


The colour in the glass is deep yellow, developed. A very rich nose of peach, nectarine, butterscotch and cream greets the senses. The palate is long and full with stewed nectarines, cream caramel and vanilla hints, a rich style from a cool vineyard in a warmish year, it finishes with a long clean acid finish. Still drinking very well, but near the end.

Tasted: July 2008
Source: Winery
Price: $26 (1995)
Drink: Now
Score: 92

http://www.mre.com.au

Tuesday 22 July 2008

TIM ADAMS THE FERGUS 2005

Deep purple colour, a rich robust nose with raspberry and cinnamon, the palate is big and rich with raspberry strudle spices, liquorice and some warmth from alcohol on the margins of what is desirable to me. Not sure that you would want to cellar this one. Drink in the next couple of years.

Tasted: May 2008
Source: Dan Murphy
Price: $20
Drink: Now - 2011
Score: 90

http://www.timadamswines.com.au/mainindex.html

SPRING VALE JUNIOR Chardonnay 2007

This easy drinking wine had a light straw colour. Its nose revealed lime and grapefruit aroma's with some peach hints, a very clean and fresh palate in the citrus spectrum. A good drink with a light chill on a warmish day.

Tasted: June 2008
Source: Winery
Price: $11
Drink: Now - 2010
Score: 91


Springvale

SEREGO ALIGHIERI POSSESIONI ROSSO 2005

Made from the Northern Italian variety of corvino. This wine had a deep ruby colour, a bright fresh ripe cherry nose with some dried herbs seeping through. A lovely sweet palate with red and black cherry fruit and a dry finish that could be longer. A quality import for the price, in an easy drinking style.


Tasted: August 2008
Source: Corkscrew Torquay
Price: $23
Drink: Now - 2011
Score: 90


serego alighieri


90

TENUTA DI VALGIORNO PALISTORTI 2004

Very deep ruby, almost black, the nose showed rich cherry and spice. Deep dark cherry flavours regale the palate, undergrowth, spice and herbs fill the mouth. Chalky drying tannins finish an anjoyable wine, this is excellent with food and has many years of live to come.

Tasted: January 2008
Source: Prince Wine Store
Price: $50
Drink: 2010 - 2018
Score: 93

Tenuta di Valgiorno

WYNNS JOHN RIDDOCH Cabernet Sauvignon 1988

The wine shows brown hints on the meniscious with a quite deep purple colour through the centre of the glass, the nose is full of blackcurrant, mulberry and cedar with some vegetal hints. A delicious palate with powerful blackcurrant, plum, mulberries and an attractive, complexing level of green pea. A delicious wine.

Tasted: July 2007
Source: ?
Price: $24 (1992)
Drink: Now
Score: 95

Wynns

CHATEAU TAHBILK Shiraz 1998

A wine that struck the right note, casual but good and flavoursome, while showing a level of refinement. Spicy plum spectrum fruit, some elegance while presenting rich and mouth filling. Drinking beautifully now but will hold for a couple of years in the bottle

Tasted: June 2008
Source: Cellar Door
Price: $14
Drink: Now - 2012
Score: 91

Chateau Tahbilk

CHARLES MELTON NINE POPES 1997

Dull red in colour, showing some age. The wine is very mellow, a cedary nose, with raspberry present. A palate of red fruits, raspberries, cedar and caramel. The wine is drinking at its peak, not for keeping any longer.

Drank: June 2008
Source: Retail
Price: $32
Drink: Now
Score: 91

Charles Melton

MAGLIERI Shiraz 2000

Dark deep purple colour. Sweet blackberry nose, a palate of blackberry, chocolate and some gentle oak. Drank well, although not with any excitement.

Tasted: June 2008
Source: Cellar Door
Price: $18
Drink: Now - 2014
Score: 88

Maglieri Wines

SOTTIMANO FAUSONI Barbaresco 1998

A bright red wine, shows some age in its colour, On the nose there were red fruits, cherry & rose aromas. The palate is full in the mouth with good mouthfeel, the fruit is slightly reticent, dark cherries, rose and leather, some game characters, complex. Good length the wine finishes with strong grippy tannins and acid. Still looking quite young.

Tasted: July 2008
Source: City Wine Shop
Price: $69
Drink: 2013 -2020
Score: 92

ORLANDO ST HUGO Cabernet Sauvignon 1998

Deep purple with red highlights, strong cabernet nose, blackcurrants! Palate shows juicy blackcurrant, mulberry and a meaty character that I associate with Coonawarra. The wine was a little closed when the cork was pulled. It opened up with more richness the following day. could keep for another 10 years.

Tasted: July 2008
Source: Dan Murphy
Price: $30
Drink: 2010 - 2018
Score: 91

http://www.orlandowines.com/_agev.php?ret=%2Fdefault.php%3F

BINDI Pinot Noir 1997

Dark red, the wine shows aromas of fresh strawberries and raspberries with some farmyard hints. Fresh and juicy on the palate, raspberry and sour red cherry, some brambly complexity. The wine could be richer and more mouthfilling. Very similar to my note from 2 years ago. Drink!

Tasted: July 2008
Source: Winery
Price: $30
Drink: Now
Score: 90

Thursday 10 July 2008

PENFOLDS BIN 51 Riesling 2007

A gentle straw colour gleams from the glass. Citrus aroma's jump from the glass. Limes and a hint of grapefruit, the palate is full of lime flavour, with lemon quite full, minerally acid to finish. A very pleasant wine that will improve over the 3-5 years.

Tasted: July2008
Source: Mail Order

Price: $25
Drink: Now - 2013

Score: 91

http://www.penfolds.com/

PIKES PREMIO Sangiovese 1997

A deep red colour despite age, the nose is showing fresh berry aroma's. Raspberry, loganberry and a little complexing leather and cedar on palate. The front palate is rich and sweet and the wine finishes with chalky tannins and acid. Very good food wine, drink up.

Tasted: July 2008
Source: Langtons Auctions
Price: $19
Drink: Now
Score: 90

http://www.pikeswines.com.au/

Monday 7 July 2008

A.P. BIRKS WENDOUREE CELLARS Shiraz Mataro 1998

Very deep complexion, rich nose showing blackberry, blueberry, cedar and some perfumed aroma's. The palate is big and full, with very good length. Blackberry, blueberry flavours, perfumed with robust tannins and rich complexity. Very long lived.


Tasted: July 2008
Source: Mailing List
Price: $32 (2000)
Drink: 2012 -2020
Score: 94

WYNNS JOHN RIDDOCH Cabernet Sauvignon 1988

An old wine. It opened with a cork in very good condition, a relief. Hints of brown on the meniscious but quite deep purple in the midst of the glass, the nose shows lovely blackcurrant, mulberry and cedar also some vegetal hints, strong blackcurrant, plum, mulberry palate with just a hint of complexing green pea, delicious. Certainly one of the best wines that we have consumed this year.

Tasted: July 2008
Source: Unknown

Price: $24 (1992)

Drink: Now

Score: 95

http://www.wynns.com.au/


Friday 4 July 2008

PROVIDENCE Pinot Noir 2004

Another wine from our March trip to Tassie. Providence is an interesting vineyard to visit, it operates like an agent for a large number of other Tasmanian wine companies. You can taste a range of Providence wines and when it comes time to make a purchase you can choose from a range of about 50 others, many hard to get wineries included. The callar door is manned by the owners and they are very knowledgable about the wines on sale, and about the tasmanian Industry as a whole.

This wine was quite a light bright ruby colour, the nose speaks of pinot noir, strawberries and red cherries some leesy yeasty aromas, the palate is in the strawberry and sour cherry spectrum sappy with good length. Quite full in the mouth and will improve over 3-4 years.

Tasted: July 2008
Source: Providence Cellar Door
Price: $25
Drink: 2010 - 2012
Score: 89

http://www.providence-vineyards.com.au/

CORIOLE Nebbiolo 2002

The wine showed quite dark red in colour, the nose was endowed with red and black cherry fruit, perfumed. On the palate dark cherries, leather and liquorice with a finish that is savoury and dry with mouth puckering tannins. Drank beautifully while there was food at hand. Will live for some time.

Drank: July 2008
Source: Dan Murphy
Price: $27
Drink: 2013-2016
Score: 90

http://www.coriole.com/