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Beechworth, North East

Giaconda

Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2015

Bob McDonald
9.5

Funky, very sulphidic and smoky - very struck match …. but it works with nectarine notes. As I said in the previous note, Is this the best Chardonnay in Australia? Becoming hard to get when I bought a few bottles of the latest vintage a week ago. Like a quality Premier or Grand Cru white Burgundy. A medium bodied palate but the palate intensity is profound - off the charts. Soon I will have a blind tasting of 2015 Chardonnays with friends and include some Burgundies with wines like this, Leeuwin Estate, Heytesbury and Yattarna. — 3 days ago

Tom, Shay and 21 others liked this
Ceccherini Cristiano

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Great bottle!! If not the best Chardonnay in Australia, it is up there with few others.
As you said it isn't the power, but the intensity of this wine that is so distinctive
Bob McDonald

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I think Rick Kinzbrunner is at the top of his game.
Travis W

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That sounds like an awesome tasting coming up.

Chambers Rosewood

Rutherglen Muscadelle

Doug Powers
9.2

Absolutely lovely Muscadelle sticky, sweet, easy drinking, orange citrus and sweet liqueur-like aromas and flavors, fortified (but so smooth you never saw the freight train coming until it’s too late — LOL), just a lovely after-dinner tipple, much sweeter than a comparable Port!! — 6 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Ira, Severn and 4 others liked this

Castagna

Ingénue Beechworth Viognier 2019

Benjamin Hickey
9.0

Med body, savoury acid, reasonably simple but nice length — a year ago

Warrabilla

Reserve Durif 2019

Andy Thomson
9.4

One of my favourite wines — 17 days ago

Cheryl thomson
with Cheryl

Sorrenberg

Chardonnay 2016

Bob McDonald
9.5

Mid yellow in colour. Flinty, minerally with light stone fruit - under ripe peach/nectarine. Restrained, delicate, savoury, beautiful. Just an excellent Chardonnay whichever way you cut it. The labels copying the Burgundian graphics but totally worthy of the contents. Sorrenberg, in Beechworth, is a neighbour of Giaconda - generally recognised as one of the best in Australia. — 3 months ago

Tom, Ming and 22 others liked this

Calabria Family Wines

Long Live The King King Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Chris Radbone
8.9

The Barrossa Valley and Coonawarra fruit in the King family produced wine was surprisingly soft and very drinkable. — 7 months ago

Giaconda

Cabernet Sauvignon

Ross Bathgate
9.2

2004 Vintage Overtly green and herbal on the nose but still with lovely Cabernet sweet fruit and fine tannin. — 2 years ago

Campbells

Classic Rutherglen Topaque Muscadelle

Doug Powers
9.5

Sweet toffee, lovely citrus fruits, and dried Sunmaid raisins as well, suave, balanced, rich sweet flavors, such a lovely, easy-drinking sweet dessert wine, also Level 2 “Classic” like the Chambers from last night, excellent!! — 3 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Ira, Tom and 4 others liked this

Campbells

Rutherglen Muscat

Doug Powers
9.2

Dark fruit, rich and complex, dark fruits, lovely Muscat, Campbell’s just does great dessert wines!!! — 5 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Severn, Bob and 5 others liked this

Jen Pfeiffer Naked Wines

Jen Pfeiffer Rock it Like a Redhead The Rebel North East Merlot 2021

Larry McKenzie
9.2

Great wine to enjoy with a friend or alone!
Before I opened, refrigerated for 20 minutes and The more I let it breathe the more I enjoyed the wine. The Tempranillo grape used for this wine, made it a wine I would definitely drink again. — a year ago

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