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Presenters: Multiple |
September 2021 minutes:
 |
| Wines |
Region
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Country |
Source |
Cost |
Comments |
Type |
1.
House of
Arras, 'Brut Elite Cuvée'
|
Tasmania
|
Australia |
Majestic
|
£24.99
|
13%
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2.
Peter
Lehman 2010 Wigan Riesling, Eden Valley
|
South Australia
|
Australia |
Carruthers &
Kent
|
£19
|
11% Very petrol nose- “thrilling”. Sharp
acidity. Bit short. Limey finish
|
|
3.
Alpha Box &
Dice 2014 Golden Mullet Fury, Semillon/Viognier,
McLaren Vale
|
South Australia
|
Australia |
Fenwick
|
£15
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12.5% Deep
amber colour and looked like sherry. Bruised apple
slightly oxidised taste.” Weird”
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4.
Josef Chromy
2017 Chardonnay
|
Tasmania
|
Australia |
|
£24
|
13% Very
delicate, no hint of oak ,Salty aftertaste.
|
|
5.
DeBortoli Riorret 2013 Abbey Vineyard Pinot
Noir, Yarra Valley
|
Victoria
|
Australia |
Richard Granger
|
£24
|
13% Dark
for a pinot with a voluptuous taste and texture.
Well integrated with some burnt notes. Plummy, spicy
aftertaste.
|
|
6.
Alpha Box &
Dice 2014 Xola, Aglianico, McLaren Vale
|
South Australia
|
Australia |
Fenwick |
£24
|
14%
Delicious “old-fashioned Italian taste” with lots of
layers. A complex wine with “blackjack and
liquorice” and balsamic notes with spice at the
end.
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7.
Majella
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra
|
South Australia
|
Australia |
Abbey Fine Wines
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£25
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14.5% Eucalyptus nose, classic from the
area. Masses of tannins and ripe fruit. "Essence of
wine”, "a wine stock cube”. Very rich wine which has
years to go. Well-structured with persistent
tannins. "a good mouthful"..."Absolutely glorious"
and "tastes like a “bloody Mary!"
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8.
Charles Melton 2015 Nine Popes, Barossa
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South Australia
|
Australia |
D&D Wines
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£35
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14.5% Very
sweet, very ripe, drinking too early (needs another
10 years). Not convinced by this Australian ... "as
close to Châteauneuf-du-Pape as the moon is to
Mars!”"
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15/09/2021 |
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