Heitz Cellar

Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Charlie Tapp

9.5

Red fruit, red candy, rutherford dust and cherry cola. — 2 days ago

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Windy Oaks Estate

Estate Cuvée Schultze Family Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Peter Hladun

8.9

Light bodied but had some tannin hiding in the back. Wonder if they did some whole cluster fermentation. — 4 months ago

Trinity Hill

Homage Syrah 2015

Bob McDonald

9.5

Initially oaky notes which blew off after a while. Black and blue fruits, a gingery note with stacks of black pepper. A genuine cool climate Syrah - possibly NZ’s premium Syrah and certainly one of my favourite Syrahs. Black pepper and spice bordering on profound palate intensity. Very northern Rhone - excellent. I don’t know how available this is overseas but it’s worth seeking out. An interesting back story: The winemaker, John Hancock, who worked the harvest at Jaboulet in 1996 received Syrah cuttings from the Hermitage Hill as a gift from Gerard Jaboulet. Hancock planted them in 2001 and now, in good vintages, uses the fruit for Homage. Scents of potpourri, lavender and wild thyme “. I totally agree. — 6 months ago

David, Jan and 18 others liked this

Trinity Hill

Gimblett Gravels The Gimblett Merlot Blend

Slestyan

8.9

Little tight - could use another 5 years — 5 days ago

Nine Oaks

Khikhvi 2019

ESF

8.9

Fun wine, extended skin contact - looks like a Rose and tasted like one too: mix between tart red fruit & savory notes, some potpourri, fairly exotic. Palate was bit more austere, open canvas for variety of light fare. We had huge salad w/smoked salmon and it was fantastic. Balanced and dry finish, go find some Georgian wine! — 4 months ago

Tom, Bob and 3 others liked this