| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments Comment Date Community Score More... |
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2018 Trediberri Barolo del comune di La MorraNebbiolo more |
3/2/2024 - Dibbs wrote: 85 pointsPost modern Nebbiolo trying to be more like Pinot. For my palate, failing in both. Tasted disjointed with a weird bitterness in the finish. |
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2018 Trediberri Barolo del comune di La MorraNebbiolo more |
9/22/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NRNew winery. And a beautiful smell Barolo nose. Apparently some Ratti connection here. Stiff on day two in a quite good way.
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| Red |
2012 Marius Wines Shiraz Symphony McLaren Valemore |
5/22/2022 - Mic Mac Likes this wine: NRThis is in a great place but still evolving. Saturated dark fruit. Beautiful tannins starting to resolve. Length to burn.
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| Red |
2014 Forest Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Block 5Mount Barker more |
6/9/2021 - GD77 Likes this wine: 94 pointsDrank this after the 2014 straight cab sav. Lots of similarities but at the moment I preferred the first wine which is just drinking wonderfully. I think, however, this wine will end up in a better place but unlike screwcaps below I reckon it is best held for a few more years, at least. If I did not have the comparison I would have said it is great now and go for it. This wine has a bit more tannin, oak and structure and I still find it a touch tight and lacking any secondary development. Easily 94. lovely.
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2010 Chalk Hill Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Alpha CrucisMcLaren Vale more |
6/9/2021 - Ozmango Likes this wine: 94 pointsInk black with tinges of red. Earthy vanilla parfume. Soft juicy pillowy cabernet fruit followed by drying and lingering tannins. In it's prime. I pity our CT comrade who suffered bad bottles some years ago. Definitely for red meat dishes.
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| Red |
2014 Amelia Park Cabernet MerlotMargaret River Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/19/2019 - GD77 Likes this wine: 90 pointsSweet and savoury but big tannins needs some time. Rich fruit, perhaps a touch more merlot than necessary. Black olive nose with hint of licorice. Acid a bit harsh. Good wine, perhaps it will settle.
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| Red |
2011 Eden Road Shiraz The Long RoadCanberra District more |
4/15/2019 - GD77 wrote: 91 pointsSame as previous bottle. A go to spag bol wine. Very good but just on decline.
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| Red |
2015 Hoddles Creek Pinot NoirYarra Valley more |
5/20/2016 - theporkrail Likes this wine: 93 pointsLively primary fruit, cherries and strawberries at this stage, just a hint of forest floor, enough structure to hold for 5-10
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| Red |
2011 Houghton Shiraz GladstonesFrankland River more |
1/11/2020 - GD77 Likes this wine: 90 pointsOak dominated and I suspect it will forever. It's sappy and heavy handed but there is some big Shiraz fruit in there too. Smooth tannin line redeems the dominating vanilla oak, acid good but some cork artifacts are showing. The large cork itself was over half way stained via imperfections. It's WA shiraz in a traditional SA mould, for me. Lots of tartrate residue in the bottle.
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| Red |
2017 Renato Ratti Langhe Nebbiolo OchettiLanghe DOC more |
7/26/2019 - GD77 wrote: 88 pointsGood vintage and seemingly nice fruit ruined by the use of oak that has made the wine overly sappy, changed the tannin and creates a bitterness that takes over the sweetness of the lovely ripe fruit. It actually really shits on all of the bright fruit flavours. Shame. Might be a better wine in a few years but never as good as it could have been.
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| Red |
2012 Marius Wines Shiraz Symphony McLaren Valemore |
6/22/2019 - GD77 Likes this wine: 95 pointsOne word to describe a wine? This would be 'precise'. It is exact. There are no jagged edges here, no chips or cracks. It is crystalline shiraz and it works so well. It has a steel backbone that forgoes any warmth and cuddliness for purety and drive and wins against them all.
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| Red |
2014 Mount Pleasant Wines Shiraz PhilipHunter Valley more |
1/14/2019 - GD77 Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis wine is going through a typical hunter transition. Its good at present but has lost a bit of youthful acidic brightness and settling in as a solid but perhaps not great hunter shiraz. It is certainly better than the typical Philip. Tannin support and acid give hope of a bit more life ahead where it should shine again. Give it another year or two if you only have a couple.
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| Red |
2012 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Black Labelmore |
1/26/2019 - daegde Likes this wine: 89 pointsJammy cabernet maybe a little too much residual sugar. Chewy mouth feel, mellow tannins. Not built for the long haul. Screw top. Restaurant Cab $18/glass no one will complain. Drinks day 2 as same as day 1.
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| White |
2014 De Iuliis ChardonnayHunter Valley more |
2/22/2018 - theporkrail Likes this wine: 91 pointsComing together nicely, definitely a crunchy leaner style but nice food wine
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| Red |
2014 Tulloch Shiraz Pokolbin Dry Redmore |
2/22/2018 - theporkrail wrote: 88 pointsGreat vintage and I have a lot of 14's however this dissapointed a touch. Feels too acid-y. the fruit is there but so is the structure but something is amiss with the acid. Seems to have wasted the stunning vintage. Will try another bottle in 5 years
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| Red |
2010 St Hallett Shiraz BlackwellBarossa more |
10/8/2017 - GD77 Likes this wine: 93 pointsHalf bottle under screwcap. A bit of air helps this along very nicely. Probably at a peak right now in the smaller bottles but has some time to move. A very good blackwell, weighted perfectly. Alcohol blows off with a rest and gives a pretty powerful drink without being cloying or too rich. Blue and black fruits, vanilla from the oak. Mouth-filling and enjoyable. Acid has settled back a bit from what I remember.
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| Red |
2006 Tahbilk Cabernet SauvignonNagambie Lakes more |
5/16/2017 - VinCapitan wrote: 91 pointswhack of alcohol on the nose and acidity but good stuff. Full and rich, thick blackberry fruits and a bit of pooey funk lends to interest. Grippy tannin
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| Red |
2009 Mount Pleasant Wines Shiraz RosehillPokolbin more |
9/1/2017 - GD77 Likes this wine: 91 pointsSuprisingly advanced this bottle. Typical hunter profile, leather and earth. Good but not outstanding. Expected a bit more youth in the fruit.
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| Red |
2006 Petersons Shiraz Jamie's Pressed ShirazHunter Valley more |
1/11/2013 - Gibbo99 wrote: 79 pointspoor example of Hunter shiraz - jammy
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| Red |
2002 d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz-ViognierMcLaren Vale Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
7/8/2017 - VinCapitan wrote: 91 pointssweeter raspberry, cherry cola, dark glycerol, blackberry fruited, good gear. Holding up really well. props for a good aged wine
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| Red |
2008 Kirrihill Shiraz TullymoreClare Valley more |
3/10/2015 - Gritty Likes this wine: 90 pointsA $15AUD Clare Valley shiraz that will go 10 years. A brownish tinge. The nose is like sticking your face in a cigar box. Has dark fruits as well, perhaps some blueberry. Palate has balanced out well, still a slight greenish tinge, which has been detected in previous notes. Tannins prominent, yet smooth. Not tired at all, good to go with some time ahead of it.
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| White |
2007 McGuigan Sémillon Bin 9000Hunter Valley more |
5/6/2017 - GD77 Likes this wine: NRGreat as always. 94
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| Red |
2010 Marius Wines Shiraz Simpatico McLaren Valemore |
3/5/2017 - GD77 Likes this wine: 94 pointsConcentrated and rich dark berries with some blueberry on the nose. Only just starting to evolve but it is together and balance is spot on. Savoury mouth filling wine for the long haul. Give 5 years. 95.
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Comment posted by GD77:
4/18/2024 4:53:00 PM - I thought this initially, but open and leave this for 24 hours. Any less and it does not really do it justice. It changes completely. Fantastic wine.