Mount Edward Pinot Noir 2006
Date: Sat, Aug 16, 2008 Wine Tasting
Its time to stick my head up again. I have watched the wines of Mount Edward for over ten years now and this is surely one of the best. Fortunately for me friends visited the cellar door and actually brought this back to share with Wendy and I. The colour is red but lighter than [...]
Some very good wines over two days
Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2008 Wine Tasting
Day One The notes are a little sketchy, although I took some, but for once I’d expect that you might let me off the hook a little as it’s a social occasion for me, rather than a professional one (such as I might consider myself every now and then). I’m writing these notes straight from the [...]
Some very good wines over two days
Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2008 Wine Tasting
Day One The notes are a little sketchy, although I took some, but for once I’d expect that you might let me off the hook a little as it’s a social occasion for me, rather than a professional one (such as I might consider myself every now and then). I’m writing these notes straight from the [...]
Winorama & The Wine Front Announcement
Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2008 Wine Tasting
LEADING Australian online wine information sites The Wine Front and Winorama today announced that they were joining forces to create what is likely to be Australia’s most active wine review site. This site will run under The Wine Front banner. The Wine Front has been published by Campbell Mattinson under the www.winefront.com.au address since early 2002. [...]
Scorpiiion Shiraz 2005
Date: Sun, Aug 3, 2008 Wine Tasting
The I Threes were also Bob Marley’s backup singers. Strong colour with rich and ripe mixed berries, plasticine, roses, cinnamon spice and toast. In the mouth full bodied with ultra smooth tannins and a glycerol mouthfeel with a delicious sort of summer berry budding flavour and some other darker spicier things. Good finish. Not warm [...]
Mike Press Wines Shiraz 2007
Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2008 Wine Tasting
Crowd pleasing aromatics of sweet vanilla and nougat oak over ripe plum and mixed berries with allspice and black pepper adding a little exotica. Medium to full bodied with good ripe plum and berry fruit backed with vanilla oak - obvious but high quality. It has strong open weave tannins and slightly edgy acid [...]
Scorpo Pinot Noir 2006
Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008 Wine Tasting
Scorpo always puts me in mind of Al Pacino..but I’m obviously confusing it with Serpico. This is a lovely wine of refinement and grace offering plump cherries, red fruits, spice, a foresty fragrance with some wood and vanilla top notes. It’s medium bodied and fresh - lithe but well knit with gentle ultra-fine tannins and [...]