Mount Avoca
Wendouree
Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec 1998
Banger 🔥🔥🔥
Not sure there’s that many better Aussie reds. — 3 days ago
Calera Wine Company
Reed Vineyard Pinot Noir 2003
Maybe a bit too old but nevertheless a delicious experience - caramelised notes, dried cherry, figs, spices and vanilla. Smooth and full bodied albeit lacking some acidity. Finish filled with dried mushrooms and chicken stock — a month ago
Mount Eden Vineyards
Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir 1979
Nearly perfect wine. Last Merry Edwards vintage. And a magnum. — 3 days ago
Mount Langi Ghiran
Langi Shiraz 2009
Meaty aromatics with spice, liquorice and a little pepper. An excellent medium plus bodied Shiraz which has always been one of my favourite Australian Reds. Medium plus intensity of flavour. Oak has been totally integrated. The next day comparing with a Te Mata Bullnose Shiraz from Hawkes Bay NZ. This is definitely more full bodied and less peppery than the Bullnose. Still an inner core of strength to the Langi which will see it last for another 5 + years. It’s fair to say the style of the Langi has changed over the past 20 years but it remains an Icon. — a month ago
Vanessa
On the nose and palate are concentrated notes of crème de cassis, juicy blackberry, plum, purple fig, mulberry, violet, black licorice, anise seed, peppercorn, clove, vanilla, cardamom, leather, and forest floor. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity, a medium (+) body, high alcohol (14.5% ABV), and velveteen tannins with a persistent finish.
— 22 days ago