| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
2018 Giaconda NebbioloBeechworth more |
5/10/2024 - wongstonn Likes this wine: 91 pointsPoured from Coravin with aerator. Clear medium garnet. Medium + aromtic intensity. Showed a lot of aromatic evolution in the 20 minutes after pouring, but enticing at all stages. The black cherry and tar remains a constant throughout. Initial early additional elements of pot pourri, vanilla, blackberry and clove give way over time to enticing fresh minty and black pepper notes. On the palate more emphasis on the pepper and tar. Enjoyable. Alcohol medium, acidity medium Shorter finish than I'd like. Ready to drink. Not sure where it will go if left longer as I worry about the relatively short finish. |
| Red |
2018 Giaconda Pinot Noir Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
5/3/2024 - jrgraham Likes this wine: 95 pointsAgree with Isaac D. Heaps of fruit. Absolutely delightful. Drinking beautifully now. |
| White |
2010 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
4/26/2024 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 93 pointsUnder screw cap. In far better shape that another bottle of this I opened some years ago, which was advanced. In fact, if I were scoring off of the nose alone, which was extraordinary, it would merit something in the very high nineties, with evident reduction expressed as sulfur and tire rubber, alongside loads of rich, ripe tropical notes and some lemon and spice. The fruit was equally ample on the palate, as was some oak spice, but the wine finished with enough phenolic bitterness that I found it distracting. Still, a very fine showing. |
| Red |
2014 Giaconda Cabernet Sauvignon Nantua Les DeuxBeechworth more |
4/27/2024 - ajefferyhbd@gmail.com Likes this wine: 95 pointsAt its peak. Pencil shavings, chassis and some concentrated black current, short finish, drink up. |
| White |
2022 Giaconda Chardonnay Nantua Les DeuxBeechworth more |
4/26/2024 - JTAFcellar Likes this wine: 94 pointsTensile, cashew, tumeric, spiced oak, beautiful acid line, young but has great balance, exceptional length |
| Red |
2019 Giaconda Shiraz Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
4/20/2024 - Mascarello59 wrote: flawedNotes from a bottle that was tapped with Coravin a couple of times by now. first time about 3-4 months ago. From memory the impression was pretty much the same now as the first time. The wine is a bit muddy or cloudy so something isn't quite right. Could be the coravin degraded or prematurely advanced to irrecognition this time. Tastes like a burgundy with some age, very confusing. Unfair note so disregard. |
| White |
2011 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
4/17/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote: NRA magnum donated from the Giaconda cellars. This was right in the zone. There’s some custard apple here and pure white peach. It has a suggestion of candied peel and plenty of spice. Great shape and texture and outstanding persistence. |
| White |
2008 Giaconda AeoliaOvens Valley Roussanne more |
4/17/2024 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 90 pointsWell found a stray bottle down the back of the sofa in the wine cellar (sort of). Deep golden. Nose still full of fruit but golden burnt gardenia notes. Full body. Finish starting to shorten up (fair enough at 16 years of age for a roussanne). Always a rich chicken dish wine given its huge structure. Just lacks a touch of finesse or polish to go to the heights. |
| Red |
2016 Giaconda Shiraz Warner VineyardBeechworth more |
4/16/2024 - colinscellar wrote: 92 pointsSweet blackberries and raspberries, aniseed and a slightly bloody, mineral iron ore character I usually associate with Heathcote. Hints of umami, that fungal forest floor note, a bit Pinot-esque. |
| White |
2017 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
4/12/2024 - fizz wrote: NRScrew cap. |
| Red |
2009 Giaconda Cabernet SauvignonBeechworth more |
4/7/2024 - Greypilgrim wrote: 93 pointsVery good wine - good length, strong fruit intensity even after 15 years, classic Cabernet blackcurrant, cassis flavors. Tannins have blended nicely, at its peak now but can still go for a few more years |
| White |
2018 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
4/6/2024 - VincentMorey wrote: NRShared by someone at dinner. Screw cap, had no idea this was an iconic Chardonnay nor its current exorbitant market value. Not my style but I can appreciate why some really enjoy it. Lots of intense smokey ash or some might say burnt matchstick. The fruit is in the background, so I recommend a decant. The malo and oak are quite interesting... definitely not California run of the mill Chardonnay. Nice mouth feel, and a light medley of tropical and some mild stone fruit with some lemon and minerals. The finish is fairly dry and savory. Definitely not Chablis like as some may have alluded to. A just ok match with food (from a mushroom flatbread / pizza style to fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with mozzarella). The matchstick aromas fade over time, and the wine becomes less complex. Suggest holding them longer and a splash decant at a minimum. Perhaps ok at $100 but if really $300, I'd rather have white Burg... |
| White |
2012 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
3/31/2024 - Tony1157 Likes this wine: 94 points3 years on from my last bottle. Still green/gold in colour, gentle but full on the palate and beautiful to drink. 3 left, and will visit again in another 3 years when I expect it will be just as magnificent |
| White |
2016 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
3/24/2024 - Sonoffalstaff Likes this wine: 92 pointsI normally go nuts for this wine but not on this occasion. Still v good and there are plenty of notes below describing what you might hope to find but this one lacked the sheer World Beater status that previous vintages had. Has it gone past it best..or have I? |
| Red |
2019 Giaconda Pinot Noir Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
3/17/2024 - Teknsteel Likes this wine: 94 pointsLovely bouquet. Carries over to the palate. My 5th bottle. Bought on three different occasions. This last bottle had a clear eucalyptus note. Giaconda is a great producer. The shiraz is very good too. But the 19 estate pinot is my idea of a hallmark pinot. With an address. Beechworth rocks. |
| Red |
2018 Giaconda Pinot Noir Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
3/16/2024 - Isaac D wrote: NRStrawberries, red plum, roses, cherry, raspberries. Beautiful. Drink now or over next 8 to 10 years. 94+ |
| Red |
2009 Giaconda Cabernet SauvignonBeechworth more |
3/10/2024 - Nate L wrote: NRVery tasty, still a few years on it |
| Red |
2014 Giaconda Cabernet Sauvignon Nantua Les DeuxBeechworth more |
2/18/2024 - chatters wrote: NRvery herbaceous with green capsicum and blackcurrant but also, oddly, a bit of alcohol warmth on the nose. In the mouth it's got medium plus intensity acidity, more herbaceous notes, a touch of blackcurrant that proves quite sour, grippy drying tannins feel grape derived but have a little green hardness. Meh |
| White |
2016 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
3/8/2024 - jamesabdavis wrote: NRQuite exotic on the nose: tropical fruit, ripe pear, but also a fresh lifted mineral quality & some herbs (sage?). |
| White |
2022 Giaconda Roussanne Nantua Les DeuxBeechworth more |
2/23/2024 - benharrismail Likes this wine: 94 pointsHoneyed and full bodied rousanne. Lovely! |
| White |
1993 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
2/17/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote: NRThis is a wonderful, mature Australian Chardonnay. There's some honey, custard apple, fig fruit and spice to the aroma. The palate is full and rich, with a core of something sweet and vinous. It has good volume and is creamy and layered. Structural elements have all but relaxed and it has persistence. |
| Red |
2012 Giaconda NebbioloBeechworth more |
2/16/2024 - Tony1157 wrote: NRPowerful, savoury, still very young but delicious! |
| White |
2017 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
10/5/2020 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 94 pointsTerroir-istes International - Australia-Victoria, Upper Yarra, Beechworth, Macedon Chardonnay (Bishopscourt): (Tasted Blind): A light golden hue. Intense notes of stuck flint, cordite, smoke, wet stones, ripe yellow peach and nectarine. |
| White |
2005 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
10/5/2020 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 89 pointsTerroir-istes International - Australia-Victoria, Upper Yarra, Beechworth, Macedon Chardonnay (Bishopscourt): (Tasted Blind): A mid-gold colour suggests some age heads towards a bouquet of yellow fruits, oatmeal, fynbos honey, nougat and orange blossom. A mint quality hangs overhead! The full-bodied entry is marked by an invigorating, persistent acidity, excellent precision and depth. Rich with notes of orange segments and touch of mineral. With layers of flavour and a reassuring gait, the wine begins to dry out on the finish yet still holds relatively well for its age. |
| White |
2018 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate VineyardBeechworth more |
1/30/2024 - RobinTeo wrote: 93 pointsNSG night at Duomo: Thought it was quite puligny then thought it was chablis. Zingy lemon curd, white flowers, saline on the bouquet, palate showing riper yellow fruit - pineapples, yellow peaches and plums. Great acidity and minerality - electrical! Burg killer definitely. |
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