Toast, orange, musk and melon with light floral notes. Palate shows off a decently rich profile, with a fair bit of acidity as well. Light-mid depth and length.
Floral, lemon, honey and light waxy notes. Good acid presence on the palate leaves it feeling very fresh, but the fruit intensity is there as well to balance it out. In a really good spot for drinking now and over the next 5-10 years.
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin
Blind. Light oak, apple, orange, slate and some light smoky notes. Good texture and medium depth, with the fruit seeming reasonably round, making me think this was older than it turned out to be. Good length and a very pleasant wine.
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Soap, vanilla, grapefruit and slate. More tropical and rich on the palate, but it feels a bit disjointed and awkward. Thought it might just be too cold but I didn't find that it improved as it warmed up. Still drinkable but not providing the spark that one might hope for.
Melon, spice and oak, vanilla and mineral elements. The fruit rushes on to the palate and focuses in well. Good acidity standing up to the fruit. Plenty of class here, but the youthful verve has dipped away a little bit and this now needs time to come back around to deliver on its early potential.
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Pine and pear, flinty and white floral notes on the nose. The palate shows nicely restrained and mineral fruit, though there is a bit of alcohol heat on the finish that distracts at the moment. Will probably settle down with time and I think it'll be much better for it.
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Cranberry, eucalyptus, orange chocolate and ashy notes. The palate has softened out really nicely, there is a good mix of red fruit and spice, with some youthful brightness remaining. Great length. Heading towards its peak now.
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
From magnum. Shoe polish, tomato leaf and cherry liqueur. Medium bodied, with the the tannins fully resolved. Fruit is starting to fade away slightly and this bottle felt on the downhill slope, but for tonight it was still nice.
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Blackcurrant, licorice, black cherry and ash. Spice and black fruit on the palate, with the structure holding well. Perhaps the acidity stands aside from the fruit a little bit and based on this bottle it is probably time to drink these over the next few years.
Leather, blackcurrant, blackberry, tobacco and graphite on the nose. Sweet fruit with a savoury streak through it. Mid-good length and the structure is holding well. This wine has been consistently very good over the last 5 years and I think you would be looking to drink now and over the next 3-4 years.
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Char and licorice, blackcurrant and earthy spices. Bold and intense on the palate, really good fruit presence and depth. Still very youthful, on an upward trajectory.
Bin 8025. Cherry, redcurrant and earthy notes. Open and plush on the palate, with sweet fruit showing through. Good length and medium depth. Not really lacking anything, but not providing much excitement either, very solid wine.
Leather, bacon, graphite, redcurrant and tobacco on the nose. Good texture and structure, there is plenty of fruit showing up, along with earthy savoury character. Enjoyable now, and another 5 years should see it close to its peak.
Cherry, bright florals, mineral and a little herbal note as well. Tannins are calm and fine, but there is still good grip here. Good length and medium bodied fruit weight. True to the Vat 9 style and already drinking nicely.
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Stem, undergrowth, chocolate, blueberry and violets. The palate has good life about it, with the structure holding things well in place. Not that complex, and I don't think it'll stand up to much more aging, probably now to 5 years will be a good time to drink it.
Bright red fruit and floral notes with raspberry, strawberry and blackcurrant. Good tannins, with a kick of fruit through the middle providing quite an intense profile. Good length, would benefit from more time.
2008 House of Arras Grand Vintage 88 Points
Australia, Tasmania
Toast, orange, musk and melon with light floral notes. Palate shows off a decently rich profile, with a fair bit of acidity as well. Light-mid depth and length.
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2003 Leo Buring Riesling Leonay Eden Valley 93 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
Floral, lemon, honey and light waxy notes. Good acid presence on the palate leaves it feeling very fresh, but the fruit intensity is there as well to balance it out. In a really good spot for drinking now and over the next 5-10 years.
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2017 Drayton Chardonnay Vineyard Reserve 90 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin
Blind. Light oak, apple, orange, slate and some light smoky notes. Good texture and medium depth, with the fruit seeming reasonably round, making me think this was older than it turned out to be. Good length and a very pleasant wine.
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1999 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series Flawed
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Corked.
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2000 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series Flawed
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Oxidised.
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2000 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series 88 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Soap, vanilla, grapefruit and slate. More tropical and rich on the palate, but it feels a bit disjointed and awkward. Thought it might just be too cold but I didn't find that it improved as it warmed up. Still drinkable but not providing the spark that one might hope for.
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2013 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate Vineyard 92 Points
Australia, Victoria, North East, Beechworth
Melon, spice and oak, vanilla and mineral elements. The fruit rushes on to the palate and focuses in well. Good acidity standing up to the fruit. Plenty of class here, but the youthful verve has dipped away a little bit and this now needs time to come back around to deliver on its early potential.
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2014 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series 90 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Pine and pear, flinty and white floral notes on the nose. The palate shows nicely restrained and mineral fruit, though there is a bit of alcohol heat on the finish that distracts at the moment. Will probably settle down with time and I think it'll be much better for it.
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1990 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch 93 Points
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Cranberry, eucalyptus, orange chocolate and ashy notes. The palate has softened out really nicely, there is a good mix of red fruit and spice, with some youthful brightness remaining. Great length. Heading towards its peak now.
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1990 Lindeman's Cabernet Sauvignon Sesquicentenary Commemoration 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
From magnum. Shoe polish, tomato leaf and cherry liqueur. Medium bodied, with the the tannins fully resolved. Fruit is starting to fade away slightly and this bottle felt on the downhill slope, but for tonight it was still nice.
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1994 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Blackcurrant, licorice, black cherry and ash. Spice and black fruit on the palate, with the structure holding well. Perhaps the acidity stands aside from the fruit a little bit and based on this bottle it is probably time to drink these over the next few years.
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1999 Petaluma Cabernet Merlot Coonawarra Flawed
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Corked.
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1994 Lake's Folly Cabernets Reserve 91 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Leather, blackcurrant, blackberry, tobacco and graphite on the nose. Sweet fruit with a savoury streak through it. Mid-good length and the structure is holding well. This wine has been consistently very good over the last 5 years and I think you would be looking to drink now and over the next 3-4 years.
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2001 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Char and licorice, blackcurrant and earthy spices. Bold and intense on the palate, really good fruit presence and depth. Still very youthful, on an upward trajectory.
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1990 Lindeman's Shiraz Steven Vineyard 90 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Bin 8025. Cherry, redcurrant and earthy notes. Open and plush on the palate, with sweet fruit showing through. Good length and medium depth. Not really lacking anything, but not providing much excitement either, very solid wine.
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1999 Brokenwood Shiraz Graveyard 92 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Leather, bacon, graphite, redcurrant and tobacco on the nose. Good texture and structure, there is plenty of fruit showing up, along with earthy savoury character. Enjoyable now, and another 5 years should see it close to its peak.
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2005 Tyrrell's Shiraz Vat 9 92 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Cherry, bright florals, mineral and a little herbal note as well. Tannins are calm and fine, but there is still good grip here. Good length and medium bodied fruit weight. True to the Vat 9 style and already drinking nicely.
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1983 Yalumba The Signature Flawed
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Dead.
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2000 Lindeman's Cabernet Sauvignon St. George 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Stem, undergrowth, chocolate, blueberry and violets. The palate has good life about it, with the structure holding things well in place. Not that complex, and I don't think it'll stand up to much more aging, probably now to 5 years will be a good time to drink it.
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2009 De Iuliis Shiraz Steven Vineyard 90 Points
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Bright red fruit and floral notes with raspberry, strawberry and blackcurrant. Good tannins, with a kick of fruit through the middle providing quite an intense profile. Good length, would benefit from more time.
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