Whispering Wall Wines

Sine Qua Non

Against the Wall Syrah 1996

Don’t know if this is the last 96 bottle in existence, but it is wonderful! Ruby with a bit of brown tinge. Aromas of green pepper, plum, cherry, stewed fruits, and spice notes. On the bud, it’s rich with a long finish. Wish I had another bottle! — 6 days ago

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Mending Wall

Mortar & Stone Napa Valley Red Blend 2022

Second K Laz tasting - don’t love this one - has a plasticity to it - smells like a Merlot, and a bit sour on the palate - very surprising given the pedigree (Thomas RB etc) — 6 months ago

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Yannick Amirault

La Source Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2022

Opened yesterday, drank over 2 days.
The nose is very fruity and intense with dark cherry touches, earthy notes, some raspberry and blackberry scents too. I could even smell some peony notes too. This is really inviting. The palate is wide and long and quite complex. A good acid drive, some dark cherry notes all along, some very soft and easy going mouthfeel that is changing in mid palate with a great tannic wall, which adds a layer of dust over an otherwise quite juicy and fruity finish. In the back-end though, there is a tiny savoury note that pops along with a subtle bitterness. This is really my kind of cab franc. Really good stuff!
— a year ago

Peter, romo and 8 others liked this

Capel Vale

Whispering Hill Single Vineyard Series Mount Barker Shiraz 2018

This has lovely Shiraz fruit that shows redfruits and an all-spice note as well, unlike my previous note from just last year, this now seems mature or very close to it, quite long finish, from fruit grown in a single vineyard near Mt. Barker in the Great Southern region of Western Australia!! — a day ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Andrew, Jan and 2 others liked this

Weltner

Hoheleite GG Sylvaner 2022

This is just such a distinctive and delicious wine. Yellow flowers.

Nose: so mineral and nicely tropical. So silvaner. Amazing typicity

Palate is stone fruits, minerals. So juicy. Great acidity.

Amazing with food. Just makes a good evening great. An hour in you get the wall of flavor. Dense yellow fruits mineral acidity all hit you like a lunch in the face all at once. Magnificent. Rich. Amazing body. Minerals crushed by hand in your mouth.

Finish has this almost savory element. Terrific

We can argue about styles but this is one of the best silvaners on earth.

Fass selections
— 7 months ago

John, Aravind and 2 others liked this

A. P. Birks

Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2009

Brief notes. Family dinner at my brothers house - sister and her hubby visiting from England. This selection from Mike’s Wall of Wendouree “. This was more black fruit plummy opulence than usual for Wendouree. Rich and intense which is par for the course with this producer. Consumed a little young at only 14 years of age. This is the Cabernet Malbec not the Shiraz Mataro. — a year ago

Jan, Somm and 23 others liked this
Severn Goodwin

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We got finally some Malbec... I'm excited!
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Good on you Severn. Very long lived.

Château d'Esclans

Whispering Angel Côtes de Provence Red Blend 2022

Nice at a party, two glasses were enough, fruity. — 3 months ago

Château d'Esclans

Whispering Angel Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2023

One of the best roses I have drank. Clear and elegant taste. Long fruity aftertaste. — 3 months ago

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Clos du Val Wine Co.

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1975

1975 vintage. Decanted with oodles of sed. Ambitious, older Graves nose. Medium (still) bodied. Frontal and mid palates satisfied but finish/end palate hit a wall and flatlined. Still, fairly nice showing with a decent amount of fruit kicking about. 9.21.23. — 2 years ago

Severn, Ira and 11 others liked this