Hard to know which was the better - the view/ambience/restaurant or the wine. Let’s start with the former. Rick Shores, the restaurant is at Burleigh Heads on Queensland’s Gold Coast which used to be on the World Surfing Tour. I highly recommend this restaurant to my Northern Hemisphere Delectable friends if you are ever down under. Asian inspired and voted #2 restaurant in Queensland in 2018. Come at lunch time or 6.15pm in the evening as we did. The red duck curry was superb as was the Whole Snapper. The wine itself- Light to mid crimson in colour. Notes of forest floor and damp undergrowth with a touch of oak. Herbal notes. On the palate sweet and savoury with maraschino cherries and incredible length. Would love to see this in 5 plus years. A classy drop.
Hard to know which was the better - the view/ambience/restaurant or the wine. Let’s start with the former. Rick Shores, the restaurant is at Burleigh Heads on Queensland’s Gold Coast which used to be on the World Surfing Tour. I highly recommend this restaurant to my Northern Hemisphere Delectable friends if you are ever down under. Asian inspired and voted #2 restaurant in Queensland in 2018. Come at lunch time or 6.15pm in the evening as we did. The red duck curry was superb as was the Whole Snapper. The wine itself- Light to mid crimson in colour. Notes of forest floor and damp undergrowth with a touch of oak. Herbal notes. On the palate sweet and savoury with maraschino cherries and incredible length. Would love to see this in 5 plus years. A classy drop.
Jan 3rd, 2019
Very similar nose to Giant Steps Applejack when first opened. Strawberry, cherry, cedar, aromas. But on the palette, this is more structured and longer. More sour than sweet cherry with a menthol note. This is complex and more interesting than others but also more challenging. Sweet, sour, and long.
Very similar nose to Giant Steps Applejack when first opened. Strawberry, cherry, cedar, aromas. But on the palette, this is more structured and longer. More sour than sweet cherry with a menthol note. This is complex and more interesting than others but also more challenging. Sweet, sour, and long.
Dec 19th, 2019
A fun, funky Pinot. I enjoyed its unique nose - of which notes of I don’t recall.
A fun, funky Pinot. I enjoyed its unique nose - of which notes of I don’t recall.
Nov 28th, 2019
Geelong, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
