Tasted blind. From first stiff blind you could nail it to the top 5 best Barossa Shiraz it was, with all the classic pronounced aroma that screaming out of glass. You name the flavours you can think of for a top Barossa Shiraz. So deep with a never ending finish. But didn’t realise it was dry grown for its impeccable balance! Tasted like 15% only.
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Slightly cloudy, pale gold. Nose of sea breeze, apricot, lemonade, quince, lees, underlying oak and hints of grilled nuts. Kinda light on palate at 12.0% but good intensity. Citrus peels, saline, flint, sweet spices, savoury and leesy. A rare and terrific Chardonnay from Japan.
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2005 Chris Ringland Shiraz Dry Grown Barossa Ranges
4/15/2024 - wineappellation wrote: 97 Points
Tasted blind. From first stiff blind you could nail it to the top 5 best Barossa Shiraz it was, with all the classic pronounced aroma that screaming out of glass. You name the flavours you can think of for a top Barossa Shiraz. So deep with a never ending finish. But didn’t realise it was dry grown for its impeccable balance! Tasted like 15% only.
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2017 Domaine Mie Ikeno Chardonnay Moonlight Harvest Tsuki-ka
4/14/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 93 Points
Slightly cloudy, pale gold. Nose of sea breeze, apricot, lemonade, quince, lees, underlying oak and hints of grilled nuts. Kinda light on palate at 12.0% but good intensity. Citrus peels, saline, flint, sweet spices, savoury and leesy. A rare and terrific Chardonnay from Japan.
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2020 Château Petit Gravet Ainé
3/23/2024 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 94 Points
90% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot.
Expressive notes of violet, ripe blackberry, eucalyptus, plums, graphite, crushed stones, mocha, tobacco, warm earth, toasty oak. Lifting on palate with palate cleansing acidity and core bright red fruits. Layered, perfumed, nothing too much.
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