First Wednesday Wine Club
Bella Puglia, Five Dock
Tasted Wednesday, March 6, 2024 by chatters with 17 views
Introduction
that time of month means I get the pleasure of catching up with this lovely group of tasters and the humility of blind tasting
Flight 1 (20 Notes)
Closing
Hits, misses and shame a-plenty!
2021 Tyrrell's Vat 63
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
"Served blind.
Apples, almost a little tropical fruit unripe pineapple note, touch of sulphur, citrus in the background. Tangy, juicy, a little burr on the mid palate, crunch fruit here as well; apple, touch of bitterness on the finish.
Well, this was a tough first ask. I got to new world then thought it might be a Riesling from New Zealand despite the insufficient acidity. Doh."
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2022 Suavia Soave Classico
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico
"Served blind.
Peachy, rich, pretty, floral top notes, touch of sulphur, almost a little almond meal/marzipan. Juicy, tangy, similar flavour profile, a touch of texture. nice
For this I got as far as young Italian but couldn't convert from there."
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2021 Argyros Assyrtiko
Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
"Served blind.
Funky, meaty and herbs, savoury underpin, lemon, sweet spice, a little sweaty armpit. Medium plus intensity acidity, alcohol warmth, sweet fruit profile, touch of bitterness on the finish. Hmm.
Okay, old world but off the beaten path so Portugal, Greece or somewhere in the former soviet bloc"
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2022 Azores Wine Company Arinto dos Açores
Portugal, Açores, Pico
"Served blind.
A little almost wood glue, sharply acidic, tart in fact, saline, plenty of grip, very savoury.
Again I got to old world but, alas, again I had no idea what it was"
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2018 Bisci Verdicchio di Matelica
Italy, Marche, Verdicchio di Matelica
"Sweet and dusty spices, a little sulphur, butter, green apple and lemon citrus, touch of bitterness and bitter herbs. Juicy, apple, lots of citrus notes, a little honey and those bitter herbs
I went with old world Italian Marche Verdicchio 2018"
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2021 Domenica Chardonnay
Australia, Victoria, North East, Beechworth
"Served blind.
Peach, a little toast, sweet spice, smidge of sulphur and apple. More of the same on the palate, juicy tangy gouch of alcohol warmth, feels a little clumsy.
I went with a good quality alternative cool climate Oregon Chardonnay"
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2014 Testalonga Chenin Blanc El Bandito Cortez
South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland
"Served blind.
Toast, butter, sweet spice, honey, a little bruised apple. Medium plus intensity acidity, apple, honey. A bit short and simple on the palate.
I went with cheaper Hunter Semillon with 10 years of age."
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2019 Emile Beyer Gewurztraminer Tradition
France, Alsace
"Served blind.
Lychee, a little savoury underpin, touch of funkiness and wood glue. Again the wood glue on the palate, rich, quite honeyed here with a little residual sugar and lychee.
I guessed lesser Gewurz, young, alsace, from a funky producer"
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2019 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer
France, Alsace
"Turkich delight, sweet spice, lychess are more concentrated here. Fleshy rather than juicy, dense, rich, concentrated turkish delight, honey, rose petal. Long
Better quality Alsace Gerwurz, young and probably from the same vintage
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2017 Guthrie Wines Pinot Noir Ashton
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
"Served blind.
Red and blackberry, savoury underpin, sweet spice, perfumed top notes. Ashy whole bunch, slightly sour red fruits, tetured burr, savoury. Kind f nice in a skinny way.
I knew this was mine"
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2019 Quiet Mutiny Pinot Noir Venus Rising
Australia, Tasmania, Southern Tasmania
"Served blind.
Dense smelling, savoury funky dark cherry berry, sweet spice, touch of wood glue. Big, bold and rich, dense, lots of sweet back cherry fruit, pinch of savoury underpin. Nice
I news this was mind."
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2014 Burn Cottage Pinot Noir Burn Cottage Vineyard
New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
"Served blind.
Ripe, rich, red berry fruit, vegetal green notes, sweet spice and alcohol prickle. Medium plus intensity acidity, drying tannins, alcohol warmth, grippy tannins, cumbersome. Bad bottle?
I thought this might be something south american?"
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2022 Traviarti Rosso
Australia, Victoria, North East, Beechworth
"Served blind.
Ashy whole bunch, sweet spice, savoury red and black berry, meaty, funky. Juicy, red berrf fruit is a little sweet, softly textured, tannins are grippy, drying, a little ripe note.
Victorian Pinot? Beechworth? Young though"
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2022 Nature of the Beast Barbera
Australia, Victoria, North East, King Valley
"Fruit tea, dark fruits berries, Medium plus intensity acidity, concentrated red fruits, plentiful tannic grip, dese with alcohol warmth, a little on the large side for this fruit. Odd, almost overworked.
Wasn't sure about this…thought it might be something Italian or a blend from the new world, young.
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2016 Chateau Mihope Reserve Dry Red
China, Ningxia
"Served blind.
Dense, ripe, blackberry and currant, sweet spice, alcohol prickle, a little porty note. Medium plus intensity alcohol makes the mouth water, liquorice, black fruit, lots of oak.
Chris Ringland Style dry port. Not sure from where though…puts me in mind of a Carignan that he made from non-irrigated vines in Riverland."
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2013 Caduceus Cellars Nagual de la Naga
USA, Arizona, Cochise County
"Served blind.
Age, leather, savoury, sous bois, brambles, liquorice. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, plums, oxidised despite plenty of alcohol woody tannins, rich, ripe, long, showing it's age.
I thought this was an American cab sav based wine from either Texas or Arizona."
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2020 Penfolds FWT 585
France, Vin de France
"Served blind.
Cream, black hued fruits shows berries, plums, slight raisins. Juicy, fleshy, rich, dense, chewy talc textured tannins, slight alcohol prickle.
Yep this was one of those dry reds from somewhere sunny in the new world…with this crowd it's Australian, South Australian in fact."
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1996 Château Ferrand Lartigue
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
"Served blind.
Earth, leather, sweet spice, blackcurrant, sous bois, a little Brettanomyces. Medium plus intensity acidity, red and black fruits, sweet spice, leather, woody tannins.
I guessed 96 left bank Bordeaux"
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2020 Lake's Folly Cabernets
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
"Served blind.
Super funky, Brendan says like a two stroke victor lawn mower, I also get some rubbery notes - must have been under screwcap as this blows off to show Ribena, liquorice and some baked fruit in the background. Medium plus intensity acidity, lots of alcohol, red berry fruit, chewy tannins, feels a little overwrought but also very young.
didn't get very far with this"
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2013 Lake's Folly Cabernets
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
"Served blind.
Pretty red berry fruits wet spice, plenty of alcohol warmth, feels very ripe despite that red berry fruit. Medium plus acidity married to alcohol warmth, red hued fruits again, chewy chalky tannins are quite coarse and clumsy. The juxtaposition of the red fruits and the alcohol is very confusing and certainly stumped me"
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