mywinepal wine reviews - december 2009

8/14/2019 MyWinePal Wine Reviews - December 2009

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Country Winery Label / Region Varietal(s) Vintage Notes

Apr-03 Chile Carmen Reserve Pinot Noir 1999

Apr-03 Chile Valdivieso Reserve Pinot Noir 1998

Apr-03 New Zealand Shingle Peak Pinot Noir 2000

Apr-03 New Zealand Morton Estate Pinot Noir 2000 Lighter bodied. Soft on the palette with a light cherry flavour.

Apr-03 South Africa Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 1999

Apr-03 South Africa Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir 1999

Apr-03 Australia Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir 1999 Mixed bouquet of strawberries, violet and earthiness.

Apr-03 Australia Stonier Reserve Reserve Pinot Noir 1998 Light ripe fruit on the nose, and had a light finish with some flowery tones.

Apr-04 Australia Banrock Station Sparkling Chardonnay NV

Apr-04 Australia Bremerton Verdelho 2002

Apr-04 Australia Tahbilk Marsanne 2001

Apr-04 Australia Henschke Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris 2001

Apr-04 Australia De Bortoli Dry Semillon Semillon 1995

Apr-04 Australia D'Arenberg Custodian Grenache 1999

Apr-04 Australia Pirramimma Petit Verdot 1999

Apr-04 Australia Grant Burge Hillcot Merlot 2001

Apr-04 Australia Penfolds Bin 407 2000

Argentina Lurton Pinot Gris 2004

Chile Carmen Nativa Chardonnay 2000

Chile Carmen Nativa 2001

Chile Maipo Pais 2000

Chile Cono Sur Organic 2003

Australia Avonmore Shiraz 2001

Australia Avonmore 2001

South Africa Rozendal Stellenbosch Blend 1998

South Africa Rozendal Stellenbosch Blend 2001

South Africa Graham Beck Sparkling -Brut NV Brillant golden colour and had honey, apple, biscuity aromas and flavours.

Apr-06 South Africa Beyerskloof Pinotage 2003

Apr-06 South Africa Fairview Primo Pinotage Pinotage 2001

Apr-06 South Africa Kaapzicht Merlot 1998

Apr-06 South Africa Landskroon Merlot 1999

Apr-06 South Africa Bergsig 2000

Apr-06 South Africa Wildekraans 1999

Apr-06 South Africa Glen Carlou Stellenbosch Syrah 2003

Apr-07 South Africa Mulderbosch Steen Op Hout Chenin Blanc 2002

Apr-07 South Africa Walker Bay Pinot Noir 2001

Apr-07 South Africa Rosendal Stellenbosch Blend 2001

Apr-07 South Africa Ruste en Vrede Stellenbosch 2002

Apr-07 South Africa Saxenburg Private Collection 2003

Apr-07 South Africa Simonsig Cape Blend 2003

Apr-07 South Africa Radford Dale Stellenbosch Shiraz 2003

Apr-07 South Africa Glen Carlou Paarl Syrah 2004

Apr-07 South Africa Franschhoek Syrah 2001

Apr-07 South Africa Klein Constantia Late Harvest 1996

Argentina Fundacion Prestigio Tempranillo 2000

Chile Concha y Toro Late Harvest 2001

Chile Errazuriz Late Harvest 2000

Australia Wolf Blass 2003

Australia Yalumba Museum Muscat Muscat NV

South Africa Laborie Estate Pinotage 1998

South Africa Paarl Tawny Port Blend NV

Australia D'Arenberg Shiraz 2000

Australia Angoves Vintage Port Blend 1995

South Africa Beaumont Pinotage 2000

Feb-04 South Africa Sparkling 1997

Feb-04 South Africa Porcupine Ridge 2002

Feb-04 South Africa Vergelegen 2002

Feb-04 South Africa Boekenhoutskloof Semillon 2002

Whenviewed

Deep in colour and had a range of aromas covering leather, sage, andblackberries

Deep in colour and had a range of aromas covering leather, sage, andblackberries. Earthy, spicy flavour

Burgundian in style. Medium body. Earthy, cherry bouquet with some spice.

Burgundian in style. Uses organic farming methods. Very complex. Light redcolour. The bouquet has earthiness, coffee, and cherry. Good balance andcomplexity on the palate.

Joint venture between Paul Bouchard of Burgundy and South Africanwinemaker Peter Finlayson. Medium red colour. Bouquet shows herbalnotes and some light earthiness. Flavours with some herb, oak and cherrynotes.

Pale straw colour. It has pleasant acidity. There are flavours of peach, limeand melon.

Verdelho grape is a native of Portugal. Pale straw in appearance, with ahoneydew melon aroma. Taste of melon and apple. Nice light acidity.

Marsanne grape is originally from Southern France and is a spicy grape.Aromas were of honeysuckle and lychee. Tastes of tropical fruit, some greenapple with a clove/nutmeg spice finish.

Medium yellow colour with some pink tinge. Note this grape does have pinkin it's skin. Bouquet has some oak and aromas of peach and other sweetfruits. Low acidity, has some sweetness, and flavours of peach, lime andsome spice.

Bouquet was oaky (although it is unoaked), with dillweed, grassy and candyon the nose. Oaky and lemony flavours.

Light red appearance. Bouquet was light and of red fruits. Strong tannins,and a short length. Some sweet fruit flavours.

This wine is big and bold. The colour is inky dark. It has a eucalyptus,

savory, chocolate and vanilla bouquet (The vanilla coming from aging in allAmerican oak barrels). The flavours are of oak, vanilla and black cherry witha long finsih and smooth tannins.

Medium red in colour. Bouquet has oak, plums and a hint of eucalyptus. Onthe palate there are ripe red fruits, good tannins, some sweetness andmaybe some chalkiness.

CabernetSauvignon

The grapes come from 6 different regions of Australia. This wine was inkydark, leaving long tears on the sides of the glass. The bouquet showed someoak from both French and American barrels along with blackcurrant aroma.Smooth tannins. Some chalkiness, oak and spice on the palate.

Pale straw colour with light fragrances of peach and flowers and a sweet,peachy finish on the palate.

Organic. Pale straw appearance. Bouquet had citrus, and some oak, andlight toastiness. Light citrus, pineapple and mango flavours. Some malolactic

fermentation giving a rich mouthfeel.

CabernetSauvignon

Organic. Deep red appearance. Bouquet oak, leafiness and licorice. Licoriceflavour continued onto the palate along with dark fruit and sour cherry. Thetannins were not overly strong.

Vina Lomas deCauquenes

The vines are 80-105 years old. The wine had a camphor or licqoricebouquet, along with sour cherry. The cherry flavour continued on the palate.

Cabernet /Carmenere

Ruby purple in appearance. Bouquet of oranges, aftershave, wood smoke,autumn forest and spice. This wine was sweet and round on the palate.

Produced with the biodynamic method. BIG fruit. Ruby red in the glass.Cedar, oak, cherries, plums and black current aromas. Flavours of sweetcherries, vanilla and cedar on the palate. A full-bodied, yet elegant wine.

CabernetSauvignon

Produced with the biodynamic method. Ruby purple in the glass. Bouquethad cherries, sweet oak, nutmeg and cinnamon. Flavours of dark fruit andvanilla. Medium tannins. Ready to drink.

Brickish appearance. The bouquet was of black tea, as well as a dustiness.Very smooth with a medium body. Some cherry flavours.

Still very youthful, but could afford 8 years of aging potential. This wine waspurple in the glass. The bouquet had capsicum, cherries, raspberries andfloral notes. Medium tannins and sour cherry flavours.

Pinot Noir /Chardonnay

Light/medium red in colour. Herbaceous, smoky, sausage aromas. Tanninswere a bit harsh. Flavours of red fruits and a hit of banana.

Very deep red in appearance. Bouquet was very fragrant, with dark redfruits, oak, tar and cocolate. Very round mouthfeel, with some sweetness.There was also some chocolate, coffee and spicy flavours. Very long length.

The wine had a brown appearance with a brickish edge. The wine had a verypronounced pruney / porty aroma. The portiness continued on the palate,along with red fruits. it did have a nice mouthfeel and long finish.

A well aged, elegant wine. Medium red appearance with a bit of a brickishedge to show it's age. Aromas of prunes, plums and cinnamon. The winewas very soft with some sweeetness. There was also plummy, gamey andtarry flavours.

RubyCabernet /Merlot

Medium red appearance and a dusty nose. There was some spice to thiswine, along with fruity flavours, which came from the Merlot.

CabernetSauvignon

Deep red in appearance. It had a complex bouquet, with herbacious, green

peppers and smokiness. This wine had very little fruit flavour. The wine wastannic with some bitterness.

This wine was purple in the glass, very extracted. The bouquet was verycomplex. Early on there was a barnyard aroma, but as the wine aired, thisaroma faded and one then was treated to violet, coffee, sweet, and smokyaromas. One tasted red cherries, some spiciness, and chocolate. Thetannins were supple and the oak well integrated.

Steen is the Afrikaan's word for the Chenin Blanc grape. "Op Hout" means"on wood". This wine was the first Chenin Blanc to be oaked in South Africa.The wine was light bodied, had a smooth mouthfeel, and some nice acidity.There was some oak and waxiness on the nose.

Hamilton RussellVineyards Light red in appearance. Big bouquet, with coffee, tar, cherries, iodine andslate. Medium length, with savory, earthy, coffee, and cherry flavours.

Cabernet Sauvignon with Cab Franc and Merlot blend (primarilyMerlot).Deep red in the glass. Aroma was a bit closed, but there was someperfuminess, some dustiness, green pepper and oak. Subdued fruitflavour.Medium length and a bit astringent

CabernetSauvignon

Ruste en Vrede means "Rest and Peace" or "Peace and Quiet". Lovely deepred colour in the glass. Aroma was very fruity, with tones of wet leather andoak. Sweet entry upon tasting followed through with long length and anacidic finish. Spiciness and dark fruit flavours.

CabernetSauvignon

Aromas of classic cedar and cassis. As well there was some green pepperand dustiness. Upon tasting, there were rich fruits, and big tannins.

Frans MalanReserve

Simonsig means "in sight of Simonsburg Mountain". Aromas of banana, oak,dark fruit, chocolate, and prunes. Banana aroma is a characteristic of thePinotage grape. Medium tannins, some spiciness, and flavours of cherriesand chocolate.

Deep red with big legs. On the nose there was dark fruit, mint and somesweetness, similar to what you would get with an Australian shiraz. The winehad a sweet entry, but also had some firm tannins and ended a bitastringent. There were coffee and mint flavours.

Wonderful purple hue in the glass. The bouquet was varied with coffee,chocolate, savory and biscuity. Good length and acidity. There were sweet,savory coffee and dark fruit flavours.

BoekenhoutskloofEstate

Extracted reddish purple colour in the glass. Nose was fruity, perfumy andminty. Nice round mouthfeel. Oak was not overpowering. There was somespiciness, dark fruit, chocolate and coffee flavours.

SauvignonBlanc

Part of the first vineyard in South Africa. Wine depends on the grapes beingaffected by the botrytis cinerea fungus. This only occurs in years when it iscool and damp during the harvest. Brilliant orangey hue in the glass.Wonderful apricot, honey and botrytis (honeysuckle) aromas. Good acidity tokeep the wine refreshing and not cloyingly sweet. Flavours of oak, honey,apricot and marmalade.

Wonderful cherries and vanilla aroma and flavour. The vanilla coming fromaging the wine in American oak.

SauvignonBlanc

Silky smooth, with good acidity to balance the sugar. It had a honeyed noseand flavour.

SauvignonBlanc

Pronounced peach and melon aroma and flavour. Good acidity andpronounced fruit.

Gold LabelBotrytis

Gewrztraminer

Huge flowery bouquet. No typical Gewurztraminer aromas or flavours here.Ginger, cloves and cinnamon flavours, without being overbearing.

This wine was purposely oxidized giving it it's dark reddish browncolouration. Wonderful plum pudding aroma and flavour.

Late HarvestPineau

Dusty aroma and a faint smell of nail polish, which is one of the aromasknown for Pinotage. It was quite hot on the tongue.

Light pinkish in the glass. Excellent balance with all the elements of fruit,brandy, sugar, oak and acidity. A bit of maderized aroma and oak and hadsome coffee/toffee flavour.

Very grapey aroma with some leather. It had a deep, opaque purple colourwhich coated the glass when it was swirled. Good acidity and tannin.

Some brickish colour on the edges of the glass. Some spicy, leathery andchocolate notes.

Very fruity bouquet with lots of fruit and cherries in the taste. It was a veryeasy to drink wine with no tannic aftertaste.

Twee Jonge GezellenKrone BorealisCap Classique

A vintage champagne-type wine. Classic blend of 50% chardonnay and 50%pinot noir. Pleasant biscuity aroma, leading to a leesy creaminess taste withfine bubbles.

SauvignonBlanc

Pale straw in appearance, with a citrus and gooseberry bouquet and taste ofpassionfruit, ripe fruit in general and some citrus.

SauvignonBlanc

Pale straw appearance. Pronounced bouquet with oaky, honey, mineralinessand gooseberries. Citrus and steeliness/flintiness on the palate. Good fruit-acid balance.

The top Semillon in South Africa. Aged in Burgundian oak. Some SauvignonBlanc added to it. The colour has golden intensity. Bouquet has apricot,lanolin, butterscoth and vanilla. Smooth mouthfeel. Light acidity andoakieness, accompanied with a milkiness or waxiness.


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Jan-05 Australia D'Arenberg Laughing Magpie 2002

Jan-05 Chile Los Vascos Grand Reserve 1998

Jan-05 South Africa Meerlust Rubicon 1999

Jan-05 Australia Langmeil Fifth Wave Grenache 2001

May-05 Argentina Lurton Pinot Gris 2004

May-05 Chile Carmen Vineyards Nativa Chardonnay 2000

May-05 Chile Carmen Vineyards Nativa 2001

May-05 Chile Pais 2000

May-05 Chile Cono Sur 2003

May-05 Australia Avonmore Vineyard Shiraz 2001

May-05 Australia Avonmore Vineyard 2001

May-05South Africa Rozendal 1998

May-05South Africa Rozendal 2001

Sep-05 New Zealand Cloudy Bay Pelorus Brut Sparkling 1999

Sep-05 Australia Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 1997

Sep-05 Argentina Catena Alta Chardonnay 2001

Sep-05 Chile Casas del Bosque Reserva Pinot Noir 2003

Sep-05 New Zealand Voss Estate Pinot Noir 2002

Sep-05 Chile 1997

Sep-05South Africa Warwick 2001

Sep-05 Chile House of Morande 2001

Sep-05 Australia Penfolds RWT Shiraz 2002

Sep-05 Australia Penfolds Grandfather Tawny Port NV

Oct-05 Australia Thorn-Clarke Terra Barossa Shiraz 2003

Oct-05 Australia Thorn-Clarke Terra Barossa 2003

Oct-05 Australia Thorn-Clarke 2003

Oct-05 Australia Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Ridge Shiraz 2003

Oct-05 Australia Thorn-Clarke 2003

Oct-05 Australia Thorn-Clarke William Randall Shiraz 2002

Oct-05 New Zealand Staete landt 2004

Oct-05 New Zealand Stoneleigh Riesling 2004

Oct-05 New Zealand Spy Valley Pinot Gris 2004

Oct-05 New Zealand Kim Crawford Pansy Rose Merlot 2004

Oct-05 New Zealand Te Tera Pinot Noir 2003

Oct-05 New Zealand Seresin Pinot Noir 2003

Oct-05 New Zealand Matua Hawkes Bay 2002

Oct-05 New Zealand Matariki Quintology 2000

Nov-05 South Africa Saxenburg Private Collection 2004

Nov-05 South Africa Saxenburg Private Collection Chardonnay 2003

Nov-05 South Africa Saxenburg 2000

Nov-05 South Africa Saxenburg Private Collection Pinotage 2000

Nov-05 South Africa Saxenburg Private Collection Merlot 2000

Nov-05 South Africa Saxenburg Private Collection 2001

Nov-05 South Africa Saxenburg Private Collection Shiraz 2001

Feb-06 Australia Palandri Shiraz 2002

Feb-06 Australia Blue Pyrenees Estate Shiraz 2002

Feb-06 Australia Shaw and Smith Shiraz 2003

Feb-06 Australia Wynn's Estate Shiraz 2004

Feb-06 Australia Leasingham Bin 61 Shiraz 2002

Feb-06 Australia Tyrrell's Rufus Stone Shiraz 2001

Feb-06 Australia Saltram Mamre Brook Shiraz 2002

Feb-06 Australia Lindeman's Shiraz 1998

Oct-06 New Zealand Wairau River 2000

Oct-06 New Zealand Matua Paretai 2005

Oct-06 New Zealand Pegasus Bay Riesling 2004

Oct-06 New Zealand Brancott Vineyards Patutahi 2002

Oct-06 New Zealand Wither Hills Chardonnay 2004

Oct-06 New Zealand Sileni Saignee Rose Merlot 2005

Shiraz /Viognier

Inky dark. It coated the glass when it was swirled. The bouquet was of oakand cherry. Cherry flavour continued through on the palate. This was a veryfruity, juicey wine with good tannin.

CabernetSauvignon

Bouquet had barnyard, earthy aromas. The wine was very smooth with someoak and black fruit.

CabernetSauvignon /Merlot /Cabernet Franc

Medium red in the glass. Bouquet was of cherries and light oak. This was avery smooth wine, with cherry and cedar/pencil shavings flavours.

Medium red appearance. The bouquet was very perfumy. Some indicatedconfectionary and peppermint candy. The taste was light, with a lingeringcherry aftertaste.

Pale straw colour with light fragrances of peach and flowers and a sweet,peachy finish on the palate

Organic. Pale straw appearance. Bouquet had citrus, and some oak, andlight toastiness. Light citrus, pineapple and mango flavours. Malolacticfermentation giving a rich mouthfeel.

CabernetSauvignon

Organic. Deep red appearance. Bouquet had aromas of oak, leafiness andlicorice. Licorice flavour continued onto the palate along with dark fruit andsour cherry. Tannins were not overly strong.

Vina Lomas deCauquenes

Organic. Camphor or licqorice bouquet, along with sour cherry. Cherryflavour continued on the palate. Also noted a lead pencil flavour.

CabernetSauvignon

Organic. Ruby purple appearance. Bouquet described as oranges,aftershave, wood smoke, autumn forest and spice. Sweet and round on thepalate.

Organic. BIG fruit. Ruby red in the glass. Cedar, oak, cherries, plums andblack currant aromas. Flavours of sweet cherries, vanilla and cedar on thepalate. This was a full-bodied, yet elegant wine.

CabernetSauvignon

Organic. Ruby purple in the glass. Bouquet had cherries, sweet oak, nutmegand cinnamon. Flavours of dark fruit and vanilla. Medium tannins.

Merlot /CabernetSauvignon /Cabernet Franc

Organic. Slight brickish appearance. Bouquet of black tea, as well as aclay/dustiness. Very smooth with a medium body. Some cherry flavours.

Merlot /CabernetSauvignon /Cabernet Franc

Organic. Purple ruby in the glass. Bouquet had capsicum, sweetness,cherries, raspberries and floral notes. Medium tannins and sour cherryflavours.

Slight rose tinge from the Pinot Noir grape. It had light acidity with biscuitaroma. It had a nice long length.

Medium yellow appearance. Bouquet was of lanolin and citrus. On thepalate, the citrus flavour continued. The wine was very light in flavour.

This wine was almost syrupy when it was poured from the bottle. The winehad big legs in the wine glass, indicating a high alcohol content. The tastewas creamy and oaky.

Light red in appearance with a slight purple shade. Bouquet showedstrawberries, raspberries and plums. Soft tannins, a cherry aftertaste and along finish.

Light red in appearance, with a bit of orangy or pink edges. Herbaceous,spice and forest floor aromas. Cherry flavour, with light acidity that you felt atthe back of your tongue. Long finish.

Miguel Torres Mansode Velasco

CabernetSauvignon

Slight brickish tinge around the edge. Bouquet of blackcurrants, tar,chocolate, cassis and mushrooms. Nice round mouthfeel, with the tanninscoming in later.

Three CapeLadies

CabernetSauvignon /Merlot /Pinotage

Cape blend. Light red in appearance. Aromas of blackberries, capsicum andoak. Cherry, blackberry and spicy flavours. Velvety smooth and overall avery balanced wine. Very long length.

CabernetSauvignon /Merlot /

Cabernet Franc

Deep purple in appearance. Candy?, violet, and oak aromas. Very smoothwith nice mouthfeel. Flavours of dark cherries, tabacco and oak. Long

length.

Deep purple colour. Oaky aroma with lots of dark fruits. There were tanninsto give this wine structure. Flavours of chocolate, vanilla, dark cherries andcreaminess. Some late sweetness on the palate.

Orangy brown appearance, with a slight greenish edge. Bouquet was ofspices like cinnamon, and also nutty and caramel aromas. There were manyfruity, spicy flavours to enjoy on the palate.

Deep red in colour. It had aromas of vanilla and ecalyptus. There werestrong tannins. There was nice spice and black cherry flavours.

CabernetSauvignon

Deep purple colour. It had a very intense aromas of sausage, smokiness,menthol and cherries. Good tannins with some sweetness.

Terra BarossaCuvee

Shiraz /

CabernetSauvignon /Mouvedre

Black-purple coloured. Some sweet candy, oak, and dark fruit aromas. Veryintense on the palate. Some sweetness, a round mouthfeel, and notoverpowering tannins. Long finish.

Deeply coloured, purple. Caramel, vanilla, chocolate and cherry aromas. Bigmouthfeel to this wine. Tannins were not overpowering.

Shotfire RidgeQuartage

CabernetSauvignon /Shiraz /Cabernet Franc/ Merlot / PetitVerdot

Many aromas, such as cedar, coffee, dark fruit and violet (which I think isfrom the Petit Verdot). This wine was spicy and had flavours of blackberriesand cherries, with some sweetness. Tannins were not too strong. A wellintegrated wine.

Dusty, cedar, chocolate and dark fruit aromas. Very smooth with a goodmouthfeel and long length. Flavours of cherries and blackberries.

SauvignonBlanc

Fresh acidity and flavours of melon, apple, grass, and hints of mineral. It hada long finish with a lush mouthfeel.

Notes of petrol, apple, hints of raisin and kiwi and finishing dry with a freshacidity.

Medium bodied with a wonderful, slightly oily texture and showed peach,lime and green apple notes.

Flavours of wild strawberry, Bing cherry, backed by a lightly spicy finish withmoderate acidity.

Expressive on the nose and showy on the palate with notes of cherry,strawberry and hay. There were soft integrated tannins and acidity giving awonderful structure to this wine

Tight up front with spicy, leathery and earthy flavours backed by subtlecherry notes. It had a medium body with noticeable tannins. Re-tried laterand it opened up showing great red berry fruit and subtle earth.

CabernetSauvignon /Merlot

Flavours of bell pepper, cherry, hints of blackberry and eucalyptus. A lighterstyle wine with soft acidity and moderate tannin

CabernetSauvignon /Merlot /Cabernet Franc/ Syrah /Malbec

Good tannin structure and balance gave way to cherry, smoke, dark berryand licorice notes. It was silky on the palate with a long finish

SauvignonBlanc

Straw in appearance with some bubbles clinging to the glass. Bouquet wasgooseberries and grass. Gooseberry continues upon tasting and had lightacidity.

Oak and a lanolin bouquet to this wine. Very round mouthfeel, along withsome spiciness and oak. Long finish.

GwendolynFamily Selection

Shiraz /CabernetSauvignon

This wine had tomato, oak, vegetal aromas. The flavours were of cherry andleather. It had low tannins and a long finish.

Deep purple coloured. Bouquet had some of the signature banana andacetone aromas. Flavours of dark cherries, spice and some banana. Thewine still was a bit tannic.

Very deeply coloured and all had long finishes. Capsicum, plum and oakyaromas. On the palate, the plum flavour continued. The wine had softtannins and a round mouthfeel.

CabernetSauvignon

Some brickish tinge was visible at the end of the glass. Wine had oak,leather, plum, capsicum, and earthy aromas. Sweet cherry flavour. Not verytannic, but it was noted that the acid level was going up, due to it's age.

Deep purple in appearance. It had earthy, barnyard aromas. This is a verysmooth wine. There was some sweetness and flavour of cherries. The winehad soft tannins as it underwent malolactic fermentation.

Very deep red to purple. Bouquet of plum, spice, chocolate and oak. Darkcherries and cracked black pepper flavour. Firm tannins and a bit ofsweetness.

Lighter aroma, with some raspberry and metal. The wine had a soft, lightbody, with some tannins and a bit astringent.

A big wine. The bouquet was very complex with wild red berries, smokiness,some oak, and minerality. On the palate one tasted black cherries andpepper.

A complex bouquet, exhibiting candy, mint, dustiness and wild herbs. Thewine had a peppery finish with subdued tannins. The new oak barrels usedto age this wine provided a sweet aroma to the wine.

This wine had a wonderful barnyard, chocolate and eucalytpus aromas. Thechocolate taste continued on the palate along with coffee and dark cherries.

This wine had herbal and eucalyptus aromas. Chocolate and cherry flavours,and had medium tannins.

A really nice nose. There was eucalyptus, iodine, some vanilla and oak. Anice round mouthfeel. One tasted dark cherries and chocolate. Overall a wellstructured wine.

Reserve Bin9603

Light body and soft tannins. There was some apple flavour to this wine. Withthe age, this wine was throwing sediment.

SauvignonBlanc

As this is an aged sauvignon blanc, the wine was golden in colour. Vegetal,honey, and apricot aromas. Some acidity and a nice round mouthfeel. Due tothe aging, it also had a woody/nutty flavour.

SauvignonBlanc

Paretai is a Maori word for river bank. This was was pale straw in

appearance but left big legs in the glass. It had a petrolly, citrus and pineneedle aromas. There was nutty, citrusy and oily flavours.

Pale straw in appearance. Very aromatic with petrol, perfume and spice.Nice balance between sweetness and acidity. There was flavours of petrol,apple and nutmeg.

Gewurztraminer

Lychee, rose petal and honey aromas. Flavours of citrus and woodiness,and had a tangerine finish.

Tropical fruit, oak and vanilla aromas. It had a round mouthfeel, with spicy,apple and peach flavours.

Light red, candy coloured appearance. Bouquet was primarily of cherries,with some earthy aromas. A bit of spice and acidity to this wine. Cherryflavour and a short finish.


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Oct-06 New Zealand Nobilo Merlot 2005

Oct-06 New Zealand Voss Estate Pinot Noir 2002

Feb-07 Argentina Zuccardi Tempranillo 2001

Feb-07 Chile Cremaschi Furlotti Pinot Noir 2002 A wonderful bouquet of violets. It was light bodied with some acidity.

Feb-07 Australia Peter Lehman Semillon 2001

Feb-07 South Africa Morgenhof Chenin Blanc 2003

Feb-07 Australia D'Arenberg Fortified Shiraz 2000

Oct-07 New Zealand Lindauer Brut Sparkling NV Biscuity and citrus aroma and flavours. The bubble was small and elegant.

Oct-07 New Zealand Waipara Hills 2006

Oct-07 New Zealand Seleni Semillon 2003

Oct-07 New Zealand Spy Valley Pinot Gris 2006

Oct-07 New Zealand Framingham Riesling 2000

Oct-07 New Zealand Matua Judd Estate Chardonnay 2004

Oct-07 New Zealand Waimea Spiny Back Pinot Noir 2006

Oct-07 New Zealand Mt. Difficulty Pinot Noir 2005

Oct-07 New Zealand Ngatarawa Glazebrook 2005

Mar-08 South Africa Springfield Estate Life From Stone 2006

Mar-08France - Loire Domaine Fouassier Sancerre 2006

Mar-08 South Africa Raats Original Chenin Blanc 2006

Mar-08 France - Loire Chateau Gaudrelle Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2005

Mar-08 France - Bordeaux Chateau La Longua Fronsac 2003

Mar-08 South Africa De Toren Diversity 2003

Mar-08 France - Rhone Saint Cosme St. Joseph Syrah 2005

Mar-08 South Africa Scali Syrah 2004

Jul-07 Canada - BC Tantalus Old Vines Riesling 2005

Jul-07 South Africa Morgenhof Chenin Blanc 2003

Jul-07 USA - Oregon King Estate Pinot Gris 2003

Jul-07 USA - California Gallo Sierra Valley Chardonnay 2003

Jul-07 USA - Washington l'ecole 41 Merlot 2004

Jul-07 Canada - BC Nota Bene 2003

Jul-07 USA - California Cakebread Cellar 2004

Jul-07 USA - California Ravenswood Dry Creek Zinfandel 2004

Jul-07 2003

Jul-07 Chile Concha Y Toro Terrunyo 2006

Jul-07 Argentina Zuccardi Santa Julia Viognier 2006

Jul-07 Chile Alma Viva Meritage Red Blend 2004

Jul-07 Chile Adobe Chardonnay 2006

Jul-07 Chile Concha Y Toro Frontera Carmenere 2006

Jul-07 Chile Santa Rita Floresta 2003

Jul-07 Chile Casa Lapostolle Merlot 2005

Jul-07 Argentina Cheval des Andes 2002

Jul-07 Argentina Violetas Malbec 2003

Jul-07 Argentina Achaval Ferrer 2004

Aug-07 Spain Valdespino Fino Sherry NV

Aug-07 Portugal Taylor Fladgate White Port NV

Aug-07 Spain Lustau Palo Cortado NV

Aug-07 Spain Dry Sack NV

Aug-07 Spain Lustau Capataz Andres NV

Aug-07 Spain Cossart and Gordon Bual 5 year old Madeira NV

Aug-07 Portugal Taylor Fladgate 20 year old Tawny Port NV

Aug-07 Portugal Quinta do Panascal Vintage Port 1991

Aug-07 Australia Buller Solera Liqueur Muscat NV

Jul-07 Italy Pio Cesare Nebbiolo 2001

Jan-09 Australia Skillogalee Sparkling Riesling NV

Jan-09 Australia Ferngrove Riesling 2008

Jan-09 Australia Jacob's Creek Steingarten Riesling 2006

Jan-09 Australia Pikes Traditional Riesling 2007

Medium cherry red appearance in the glass. It had a bouquet that wasflowery with some light cherries. Smooth on the palate, continuing withcherry flavours.

A wonderful bouquet with hints of violets, cherry and candy. On the palatethere was nice acidity and smooth tannins. Cherry and strawberry flavours.

Very aromatic with aromas of mocha and dark cherries. The flavour ofcherries carried to the palate. Medium tannins and length.

Showed typical bright cirtrus flavour with some tarriness on the bouquet. Thewine had a very smooth mouthfeel with just the right amount of acidity.

Medium straw appearance. The bouquet was of oak and beeswax. Oak andspice followed on the palate

Deep purple in colour and had wonderful black cherry flavour, withsweetness and some warmth from the alcohol.

SauvignonBlanc

Lemon in colour. It had a big herbal, gooseberry bouquet. There was highacidity with gooseberry and citrus flavours. A wonderful bone dry sauv blanc.

Deep lemon in colour. Petrol, citrus, burnt match, and apple aromas. On thepalate it had a nice round mouthfeel, with an apple and"oaky" flavours. Theoakiness is a characteristic of the semillon grape that evolves over time in

the bottle.

Aromatic with pear, tropical fruit, stone fruit and perfumy aromas. On thepalate it had nice fruit and light acidity on the finish.

True to being an aged riesling wine, this one was golden in appearance aswell as the characteristic petrol aroma. There was as well as some applearoma. There were flavours of oak, apple, citrus and petrol, and finished dry.

This is a top tier chardonnay from Matua. This wine had melon, pear, sweetspices, butter, oak and vanilla aromas. It had a round mouthfeel, with somespice, oak and apple flavours, and a long finish.

Very light red appearance. Bouquet was primarily of strawberries andraspberries, typical of many New Zealand Pinot Noirs. It had a light body,with strawberry and red cherry flavours.

Medium ruby in appearance, and had smoky and strawberry aromas. On thepalate one enjoyed strawberry and black cherry flavours with somespiciness.

Merlot /CabernetSauvignon

Deep ruby in appearance. Bouquet showed cassis, black cherry, plum andmocha. The wine had a round mouthfeel with a sweet finish and smoothtannins. Black cherry and plum flavours

SauvignonBlanc

Very aromatic with intentse asparagus, herbal, grassy aromas. The highacidity made your mouth water. There was ample green apple flavour.

SauvignonBlanc

Not a high-acid, full fruited Sauvignon Blanc. More restrained with oaky,vegetal, honey and pear aromas. Round mouthfeel indicating that at leastpart of the wine had undergone a secondary fermentation. Medium acidityand a medium to long finish.

Light honey, oak and peach aromas. There were big legs on this wine, whichsuggests a high alcohol content, but it was very well balanced with thefuitiness in the wine. Nice round mouthfeel, with good acidity and red appleflavours. Creaminess from extended lees aging.

Had a wide range of peachy, spicy and flowery notes. The spiciness andpeachiness continued on the palate. It was a lighter bodied Vouvray and alsohad a bit of residual sugar.


Medium red, bright and clear in the glass, but is starting to show a slightbricking on the trim. A wide range of aromas, including red cherries, spice,perfume and cedar. Strong tannins, but were fine. Medium length with redcherry flavour and some oak.

Merlot /CabernetSauvignon /Cabernet Franc/ Petit Verdot /Malbec

Deep red with a purple tinge. The bouquet with quite green and stemmy. Onthe palate it was more apple and red fruit and medium acidity.

Very deep purple coloured. Dark fruit, pepper and oak aromas. Dark fruitspersisted onto the palate and had quite strong tannins. This wine could wait3-15 years to improve in the bottle

Deeply purple coloured. Not much aroma, but had good fruit. It had alot ofdark fruit, pepperiness, and soft tannins.

Clear, lemon green. Medium intensity with citrus green fruit and petrolaromas. Dry, medium plus acidity, citrus, apple, honey flavour.

Medium lemon appearance. Developing bouquet with citrus, green fruit,oak, vanilla and honey. Dry with medium plus acidity, medium body. Citrus,smoke, apricot, vanilla flavours. Good acidity.

SignatureCollection

Pale lemon green colour. Youthful, citrus, stone fruit, apple and pearflavours. Off dry, medium body and acidity. Citrus stone fruit, blossomaromas. Medium length.

Medium lemon colour. Citrus, stone fruit, vegetal/herbaceous aromas. Dryon palate, medium body. Stone fruit, apple, oak, citrus and stony flavour.Medium length.

Some Merlot and Cab Franc blended in. Deep ruby colour. Red currant,black fruit, cloves, oak, sweet spice aromas. Medium plus body andintensity. Black fruit, vanilla, cloves, tar and meaty flavours. Outstanding.

Black Hills EstateWinery

CabernetSauvignon /Merlot

Deep garnet colour with big tears in glass. Developing aroma. Black fruit,black currant, mint, oak, leather aromas. Firm but silky tannins, full bodied.Black fruit, dried fruit, black currant, liquorice, coffee, and oak flavours.

CabernetSauvignon

Deep ruby colour. Black fruit, sweet spice, black currant and oak aromas.Medium plus tannin/acidity and intensity in the glass. Black fruit, blackcurrant, cedar, and smoke flavours. Can age 5 years.

Deep ruby in the glass. Medium intensity. Black fruit, black currant, sweetspice, chocolate and coffee flavours. Medium bodied, intensive black fruit,black cherry, oak, tar, and chocolate flavours with a dry finish.

France - PremiresCtes de Bordeaux

Chteau de laMeulire


Medium garnet coloured. Medium intensity. Red fruit, red currant, sweetspice, leather, earth aromas. Medium body. Red fruit, red currant, oakflavours. Outstanding and can age.

SauvignonBlanc

Pale, lemon green colour. Pronounced aromas. Asparagus and herbaceousaromas. Medium body and medium plus acidity. Grapefruit, asparagus andherbaceous flavours with long length.

Pale lemon colour. Citrus, stone fruit, blossom, and melon aromas. Mediumbodied and intensity. Stone fruit, citrus, perfumey flavours.

Mouton Rothchild and Concha Y Toro joint venture. Deep ruby colour.Pronounced black fruit, black currant aromas. Medium plus body andintensity. Black fruit, cloves and oak flavours.

Medium yellow colour. Tropical fruit and vanilla aromas. Fuller bodied andintensity. Citrus, stone fruit and oak flavours.

Deep ruby colour. Stemmy, green pepper, red fruit and cedar aromas.Medium body / acidity / intensity. Red and black fruit flavours.

Syrah / PetiteSyrah

Deep purple colour. Black frui, black currant and oak aromas. High acidity /body / intensity. Black fruit, dried fruit and oak flavours, with long length.

Deep ruby colour. Green tomato, red fruit, red currant aromas. Dry, fuller

bodied with red fruit, red currant, blackberry flavours.CabernetSauvignon /Malbec

Opaque ruby in the glass. Pronounced intensity. Black fruit, black cherry,Black currant, earth and oak aromas. Medium to full bodied. Black fruit,leather, chocolate, leather and oak flavours.

Deep ruby colour. Black fruit, sausage, gamey, sweet spice aromas.Medium bodied with medium plus tannins. Black fruit, black cherry, earthyand oaky flavours. Medium length.

Malbec / Merlot/ CabernetSauvignon /Cabernet Franc

Opaque ruby in the glass. Black fruit and meaty aromas. Medium plustannins / body / intensity. Black fruit, cloves, chocolate, leather and oakflavours. Long length.

Inocente SingleVineyard

Aged 7 years under flor. Pale lemon colour. Citrus, seasalt, pear, yeast and

bread aromas. Dry with medium acidity and pronounced body. Seasalt, oily,crisp, yeasty, butterscotch, nutty flavours.

Medium gold colour. Oxidized aroma. Green, orange marmalade, lemonmeringe pie, lime, almond aromas. Medium low acidity, fuller body andintensity. Sweet, caramel, citrus, dried fruit, and apricot flavours.

Medium amber colour. Oxidized, nutty, caramel, dried fruit, citrus and oakaromas. Dry. Full bodied and full flavoured. Nutty, caramel, orange, lemonand oak flavours.

Williams and HumbertAmontilladoSherry

Medium amber colour. Pronounced oxidized nose. Nutty, Toffee, dried fruitand oak aromas. Medium plus acidity and body. Spices, dried fruit, apple,and oak flavours.

Deluxe Cream

Sherry

Medium brown coloured. Pronounced oxidized nose. Nutty, caramel,molasses, dried fruit aromas. Sweet. Full bodied and pronounced intensity.

Molasses, spice, toffee, dried fruit, apricot flavours.

Medium brown coloured. Pronounced oxied nose. Dustiness, caramel,orange zest, dried fruit aromas. Medium sweet. Pronounced flavours.Spiciness, dried fruit, apple flavours. A bit of heat on the finish.

Medium tawny colour. Pronounced intensity. Figs, red fruit, dried fruit, redcherry, earthy aromas. Medium sweet. Medium plus acidity / body /intensity. Spices, raisin, red fruit, dried fruit and red cherry flavours.Elegant.

Fonseca singlequinta

Opaque purple colour. Some deposit in the glass. Black fruit, dried fruit,orange and oak aromas. Full bodied, medium sweetness. Spice, raisin, redfruit, black cherry flavours. Medium to long length.

Medium amber colour. Pronounced intensity. Aged aromas. Dried fruit,

orange, perfume and honey aromas. Luscious sweetness. Very full bodiedand flavoured. Raisin, spice, dried fruit, citrus, perfume flavours. Longlength. You have to enjoy sweet wines for this one.

Il BriccoBarbaresco

Deep tawny colour. Cedar, mint, oak, sweet spice, rose, and stewed aromas.Dry, with medium plus tannin / acidity / body. Red and black fruits, sweet

spice, leathy, earth, meaty and oak flavours.

Petrol and citrus nose. Good acidity, bright citrus flavour with lingering petrol.Medium length.

Frankland RiverCossack

Pale straw colour. Baby powder, perfume and citrus aroma. Light bodied,bright, citrusy. Medium length.

Straw colour. Citrus and petrol nose. Higher acidity, citrusy, fuller bodiedthan other rieslings.

Straw colour. Flower and petrol nose. High acid, with some residual sugar.Petrol and citrus flavour, full bodied.


5/6

Jan-09 Australia Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling 2003

Jan-09 Australia Petaluma Piccadilly Chardonnay 2007

Jan-09 Australia Yering Station Chardonnay 2006

Jan-09 Australia Clairault Estate Chardonnay 2005

Jan-09 Australia Stonier Pinot Noir 2007

Jan-09 Australia De Bortoli Pinot Noir 2006

Jan-09 Australia d'Arenberg The Custodian Grenache 2005

Jan-09 Australia Yalumba Tri-Centenary Grenache 2005

Jan-09 Australia Katnook Estate 2003

Jan-09 Australia Shingleback 2004

Jan-09 Australia Vasse Felix 2005

Jan-09 Australia Parker 2005

Jan-09 Australia Plantagenet Shiraz 2004

Jan-09 Australia Brokenwood Shiraz 2005

Jan-09 Australia Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 2005

Jan-09 Australia Samuel's Gorge Shiraz 2006

Jan-09 Australia Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz 2002

Jan-09 Australia Gemtree Obsidian Shiraz 2005

Jan-09 Australia Clairault Estate 2005 Vanilla, light tarry nose. Red fruit, with firm tannins.

Jan-09Australia Clairault 2005Capsicum, very green aromas. Red fruit flavour and firm tannins.

Jan-09 Australia De Bortoli Shiraz Viognier 2005

Jan-09 Australia Evans & Tate Margaret River Chardonnay 2005 Baby powder nose. Light spicy and citrusy. An elegant wine.

Jan-09Australia Evans & Tate Margaret River Shiraz 2004Stewed fruit nose. Very peppery with a sweet flavour.

Jan-09 Australia Jacob's Creek St Hugo 2004

Jan-09Australia Jacob's Creek Centenary Hill Shiraz 2004N ice vanilla nose. Good red fruit and vanilla flavours.

Jan-09 Australia Leconfield 2004

Jan-09 Australia Ring.bolt Margaret River 2006 Capsicum aroma and flavour. Smooth mouthfeel with cherry flavour.

Jan-09Australia Nugan Estate 2005Nice nose. Grapey, stewed fruit, peppery flavours.

Jan-09 Australia Peter Lehmann Futures Shiraz 2006 Cherry, vanilla aromas. Very fruity. Good tannins. Soft mouthfeel.

Jan-09 Australia Plantagenet Great Southern Riesling 2008

Jan-09Australia Plantagenet Shiraz 2005Sausage, black fruit nose. Black fruit flavours. Smooth with low tannins.

Jan-09 Australia Xanadu Chardonnay 2006 Light body, citrus, quite spicy. Oaky nose.

Jun-09 BC Lulu Island Winery 2008

Jun-09 BC Lulu Island Winery 2008

Jun-09 BC Lulu Island Winery Merlot 2008

Jun-09 BC Lulu Island Winery Ice Wine 2008

May-08 Italy Gabbas I'LilLove' Cannonau 2004

May-08 Italy CARPINETO Dogajolo 2004 Earthy aroma. Coffee flavour. Smooth with good acidity.

May-08 Italy CASA GlRELLI Primitivo 2002 Sausage aroma. Jammy flavour.

Feb-07 USA - California Morgan Highland Chardonnay 2005 Some spice on the nose. Apple, citrus, oak, and leather. Good balance.

Sep-09 BC Kettle Valley Winery 2008

Sep-09 BC Kettle Valley Winery Riesling 2008

Sep-09 BC Kettle Valley Winery Starboard NV

Sep-09 BC Kettle Valley Winery 2007

Sep-09 BC Kettle Valley Winery Malbec 2006

Sep-09 BC Therapy Vineyards Freud's Ego 2007

Sep-09 BC Therapy Vineyards Shiraz 2007

Sep-09 BC Therapy Vineyards Super Ego 2007

Sep-09 BC Therapy Vineyards 2008

Sep-09 BC Therapy Vineyards Chardonnay 2007

Sep-09 BC Therapy Vineyards Pink Freud 2008

Sep-09 BC Howling Bluff Pinot Noir 2007

Sep-09 BC Howling Bluff Sin Cera 2007

Sep-09 BC Black Widow Winery Pinot Gris 2008

Sep-09 BC Black Widow Winery 2008

Sep-09 BC Black Widow Winery Oasis 2008

Sep-09 BC Black Widow Winery Mirage Schonburger 2007

Sep-09 BC Black Widow Winery Hourglass 2007

Sep-09 BC Vino Grigio Pinot Gris 2007

Sep-09 BC Vivacious 2007

Sep-09 BC Voluptuous 2005

Sep-09 BC Voluptuous 2006

Sep-09 BC Semillon 2007

Sep-09 BC Rose Zweigelt 2007

Sep-09 BC Merlot 2006

Sep-09 BC Reserve Zweigelt 2006

Sep-09 BC Optima 2006

Sep-09 BC Esprit de Gamay Gamay 2006

Sep-09 BC Poplar Grove Legacy 2004

Sep-09 BC Poplar Grove Merlot 2005

Sep-09 BC Poplar Grove 2005

Sep-09 BC Poplar Grove 2008

Sep-09 BC Thornhaven Estates Pinot Meunier 2008

Sep-09BC Thornhaven Estates Barrel Reserve Pinot Noir 2006L ight cherry aroma. Cherry and raspberry flavours. Dry with low tannins.

Sep-09 BC Thornhaven Estates Barrel Reserve Pinot Noir 2007

Sep-09 BC Thornhaven Estates Rose 2008

Sep-09 BC Thornhaven Estates Pinot Gris 2008

Straw colour. Petrol, buttery, citrus, perfume, mineral aromas. Mediumacidity and round body. Citrus, petrol and mineral flavours.

Straw colour. Vanilla, oak, butter, spicy nose. Round, nutmeg, peach, citrusflavours. Apple/nutmeg finish. Long length.

Yarra ValleyReserve

Straw colour. Vanilla, oak, spicy nose. High acid, apple, peach, tropical fruit,spicy, citrus flavours. Medium length.

Lemon colour. Apple, flint, wood aromas. Apple, citrus, spice, flint flavours.Medium body.

Light red colour. Aroma of roses. Violet, roses, red fruit flavours. Goodacidity with dry finish. Nice.

Yarra ValleyReserve Starting to show brown edges in glass. Vanilla and light perfume nose. Redfruit, apple, vanilla, flowery flavours. Medium tannins.

Deep red colour. Red cherries, butterscoth, jammy aromas. Very fruity,cherries, jam. Round mouthfeel, good acidity and tannins. Spicy finish.

Purple/red colour. Bramble, jam, cassis, and dark fruit flavours. Spicy finsish.Full bodied. Excellent.

CabernetSauvignon

Very dark red colour. Capsicum, leather, menthol aromas. Vanilla and darkcherry flavours. Apple/cherry finish with vanilla at the end.

CabernetSauvignon

Deep purple colour. Black cherry, dusty, restrained nose. Dark fruit, tar,licorice flavours. Full fruit. Fine-medium tannins. Opulent.

CabernetSauvignon

86% cab with 14% merlot/shiraz/malbec. Light capsicum, vanilla nose. Darkfruit, cherries, spice, vanilla flavours. A more structured wine.

Coonawarra FirstGrowth

CabernetSauvignon

First screwcap for this wine. Deep purple. Vanilla, dark fruit aroma. Darkfruit, vanilla flavours. Good acid, very firm tannins. Long finish.

Dark red colour. Closed nose. Menthol, dark fruit, cherry flavour. A bitpeppery. Medium length and body.

GraveyardVineyard

Deep red. Wonderful nose, with menthol, vanilla, cherry aromas. Not a fruitbomb. Very elegant. Medium body, cherry, light spice.

Opaque purple. Red cherry and vanilla nose. Cherry, spice, vanilla flavours.Flavour builds in your mouth. Good acidity. Excellent.

Deep purple. Vanilla, menthol, dark fruit nose. Very prominent cherry,vanilla, and spice flavours. Long, sweet vanilla/cherry finish.

Dark redddish purple colour. Cherry, oak, dusty, raisiny aromas. Full bodiedwith cherry, spicy, jammy flavours. FIRM tannins. Med/long length. Lots offruit yet for this 7 year old wine.

Deep reddish purple. Raisiny, cherry, vanilla aromas. Big flavours. Vanilla,black cherry, chocolate. Round mouthfeel. Medium body. Long finish. CoteRotie style.

CabernetSauvignon

CabernetSauvignon

Yarra ValleyEstate Grown

Viognier flavour pokes through the shiraz. Very smooth. Cinnamon andflowery nose.

CabernetSauvignon

Lots of capsicum on the nose. Light bodied. Capsicum and dark fruitflavours.

CabernetSauvignon

Tar, chocolate, and some green aromas. Smooth mouthfeel. Chocolateflavour. Good acidity and nice tannins.

CabernetSauvignon

Atcira VineyardCoonawarra

CabernetSauvignon

Quite minerally. Light green and petrol aromas. Apple and citrus flavours.Quite dry.

Rathbone WineGroup

SauvignonBlanc

Medium yellow colour. Light grapefruit nose. Good acid. Honey andgrapefruit flavours.

Gewurztraminer

Pale lemon colour. Lychee and green fruit nose. Medium sweetness. Lycheeand green fruit flavours.

Deep purple colour. Oak, vanilla, black plum aromas. Medium body, smooth,plum and cherry fruit flavours. Medium tannins.

Riesling /Chardonnay

Deep lemon colour. Honey and citrus aromas. Honey and apple flavours.Unctus. Could use a bit more acidity.

Chocolate, peppery, earthy, black cherry aromas. Medium tannins.Chocolate, smoky, peppery flavours.

CanalettoPrimitivo diPuglia

SauvignonBlanc

Pale lemon. Citrus and green aromas. Good acidity and roundness balance.Off dry with peachy, citrus flavours.

Lemon colour. Apple, flowers and citrus aromas. Apple with a light petrolflavour. Semi-sweet style.

Malbec / PetitVerdot

Purple in colour from the Malbec. Dark fruit and chocolate nose. Flowery,plummy, chocolate flavours. Medium tannins and sweetness.

Naramata BenchReserve Extra4079

MarechalFoch / Merlot

Deep, extracted garnet colour. Dark fruit with lots of earthiness on the nose.Dark sweet fruit, plums, black cherry flavours. Smooth mouth feel with acherry finish.

Medium purple in the glass. Dark fruit and vanilla nose. Full flavours withvanilla, cherry and plum. Medium tannins.

CabernetSauvignon /Cabernet Franc/ Merlot

Medium garnet with slight purple colouration. Oak, cherry, currant and cedararomas. Cherry, red and dark berries, and vanilla flavour. Round mouthfeel, soft tannins. Cherry finish.

Deep purple. Dark fruit, black berries and slight oak aromas. Ripe blackfruit, plummy and a bit of chocolate on the palate. Smooth mouth feel. Low-med tannins. Long length.

CabernetSauvignon /Merlot /Cabernet Franc/ Shiraz / PetitVerdot

Deep purple colour. Dark ripe fruit, tobacco and cedar aromas. Dark ripefruit, tobacco and black cherry flavou. Medium tannins. Spicy finish withcherry and vanilla lingering flavours.

Gewurztraminer

Pale lemon. Herbal and citrus aromas. Herbal, floral, and tropical fruitflavours. Good acidity with spice on the finish.

Pale lemon. Vanilla, apple, and butterscotch aromas. Butterscoth, leees,citrus, and orange peel flavours. Round mouthfeel.

Pinot Noir /Merlot /CabernetSauvignon /

Shiraz

Light orangey colour. Herbal, orange, plum nose. Good acidity. Herbal,

plummy flavour. Light body.Raspberry aroma with some smokiness. Red cherry and raspberry flavours.Spicy. Lightly oaked. Light body, medium length.

Merlot /Cabernet Franc/ Malbec

Deep purple with a red edge. Smoky, dark fruit aromas. Dark fruit, cherryand spicy flavours. Spicy / cherry finish. Firm tannins.

Light lemon colour. Nice tropical fruit aroma with light oak. Good acidity.Apple, plum and spice on the palate.

Gewurztraminer

Light spice with tropical aromas. Tropical flavour continues on palate. Anice dry Gew.

Pinot Gris /Gewurztramine

r / Schonburger

Tropical nose, with tropical and apple flavours and a bit of spice. There is a

bit of roundness in your mouth. Dry.Light lemon colour. Orange and oaky aromas. Nectarine, orange and orakyflavours. Sweet but not over sweet. Good acid balance.


Nice nose with casis, cherry, plum and vanilla. Fruit forward. Black cherry,plum and some vanilla on palate. Medium length.

Van WestenVineyards

Medium straw colour. Aromas of apple and spice. Citrus and spice on thepalate. Full mouthfeel and good acidity.

Van WestenVineyards

Pinot Blanc /Pinot Gris

Some sur lie on the nose, along with spice, citrus and apple aromas. Goodacidity, with apple and vanilla flavours.

Van WestenVineyards

Merlot /Cabernet Franc

Medium garnet colour. Red cherry and cedar aromas. Cherry and cedarflavours with a chocolate finish. Firm tannins.

Van WestenVineyards

Merlot /Cabernet Franc

Deep reddish purple. Light aromas of cherry, cedar and slightherbaceousness. Round mouthfeel. Dark fruit liquor, cherry and plumflavours with a vanilla finish.

Stonehill EstateWinery

Lemon colour. Very nice nose. Pear and creamy aromas. Good acidity withapple and melon flavours. Nice mouthfeel.


Light salmon colour. Pink grapefruit and strawberry aromas and flavours.Good acidity.


Earthy , herbal and dark fruit aromas. Plums and spice on the palate. Softtannins.


Medium purple in the glass. Dark cherry cordial aroma. Smooth, with darkcherry cordial and plum flavours.


Sweet GrizzlyWhite

This is a late harvest wine. Lemon in colour. Marmalade, lemon and spicearomas. Medium body and sweetness. Orange marmalade flavour.


Perfumy, plum nose. Quite sweet with plum and currant flavours. Good acidto balance the sugar. Perfumy finish.

Merlot /Cabernet Franc/ CabernetSauvignon /Malbec

Black fruit aromas with a slight wisp of capsicum. Round mouthfeel withdark fruit and firm tannins. Dry with a black cherry finish.

Double Gold @ Canadian Wine Awards. Light garnet in colour. Cherry,cassis and leather nose. Big cherry flavour with some vanilla. Mediumtannin and length.

Cabernet FrancDark fruit, plum and black currant aromas. Big legs (high alcohol content).Dark sweet fruit, plum and vanilla flavours. Fine tannins.

MonsterVineyardsSauvignon Blanc

SauvignonBlanc

New Zealand style. Lots of gooseberry, herbal and honey on the nose. Lightbody. Gooseberry and herbal flavour. Good acidity. Try with fresh seafood.

Pale garnet. Smoky strawberry aromas. Sourcherry and red currantflavours. Low tannins.

Medium garnet. Tarry and burnt match stick nose. Bull bodied. Burntmatch stick and cherry flavours.

Pinot Meunier /Pinot Noir /Merlot

Light pink salmon colour. Strawberry and light cherry aromas and flavour.Good acidity. Is a sweetness #2, but tastes drier.

Very aromatic. Apple, peach and spice on the nose. Apple and other fruits.Spicy. Quite full bodied.


6/6

Sep-09 BC Thornhaven Estates 2008

Sep-09 BC Thornhaven Estates Nectar del Sol 2007

Sep-09 BC Chardonnay 2007

Sep-09 BC Pinot Gris 2008

Sep-09 BC Riesling 2008

Sep-09 BC Woo Woo Vines 2008

Sep-09 BC Pinot Noir 2007

Sep-09 BC Bordello 2007

Sep-09 BC Greata Ranch Rose Pinot Noir 2008

Sep-09 BC Greata Ranch Reserve Pinot Noir 2007

Sep-09 BC Greata Ranch Pinot Noir 2006

Sep-09 BC Stoneboat Vineyards Pinot Noir 2007

Sep-09 BC Stoneboat Vineyards Pinotage 2007

Sep-09 BC Stoneboat Vineyards Verglas Oraniensteiner 2007

Sep-09 BC Stoneboat Vineyards Nebbia 2007

Sep-09 BC Greata Ranch Reserve Chardonnay 2006

Sep-09 BC Greata Ranch Chardonnay 2006

Sep-09 BC Pinot Gris 2008

Sep-09 BC 2008

Sep-09 BC 3 Amigos 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Trapiche Broquel Torrontes 2008 Lychee and spice nose. Good acidity. Grapefruit and spice flavour.

Oct-09 Argentina Trapiche Reserve Chardonnay 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Urraca Chardonnay 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Bodega Ruca Malen Yauquen Chardonnay 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Septima Chardonnay 2009

Oct-09 Argentina Septima Dia Chardonnay 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Bodega Norton Lo Tengo Torrontes 2008 Lemon, lychee and flowery nose and flavours. Full flavoured.

Oct-09 Argentina Bodegas Etchart Late Harvest Torrontes 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Graffigna Grand Reserve Malbec 2006

Oct-09 Argentina Fincas de La Juanita Juana del Sol Chardonnay 2009

Oct-09 Argentina Colme Torrontes 2008 Light lychee and herbal nose and flavours. Full body and slightly sweet.

Oct-09 Argentina Torrontes 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Malbec 2007

Oct-09 Argentina Reserva Malbec 2007

Oct-09 Argentina La Boca Malbec 2008 Bramble berry fruit nose. Light flavour of red fruit. Light body.

Oct-09 Argentina Medrano 2008 Light cassis aroma. Vanill, spice, cassis and black fruit flavours. Nice.

Oct-09 Argentina Aconcagua Malbec 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Reserve 2007

Oct-09 Argentina Bodega Sottano Malbec 2007

Oct-09 Argentina Bodega Sottano Merlot 2006

Oct-09 Argentina Bodega Sottano 2006

Oct-09 Argentina Bodega Sottano Reserve Blend 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Finca El Origen Reserva Malbec 2008

Oct-09 Argentina 2007

Oct-09 Argentina Novecento Syrah 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Finca Decero Syrah 2007

Oct-09 Argentina Finca Decero 2008

Oct-09 Argentina Finca Decero Amano 2007

Oct-09 Argentina Pinot Noir 2008

Sep-09 Chile Augustinos Bio Bio Chardonnay 2008 Vanilla and apple aromas. Light acidity. Apple and oak flavours.

Sep-09 Chile Vina Caliterra Reserva 2009

Sep-09 Chile Carmen Vineyards Classic 2008

Sep-09 Chile Cousino Macul Reserva Riesling 2008

Sep-09 Chile Vinedos Emiliana Eco Bio Bio 2009 Asparagus nose. Good acidity with citrus and apple flavours. Organic.

Sep-09 Chile Vinedos Emiliana 2007

Sep-09 Chile Vina Errazuriz Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2008

Sep-09 Chile Matetic Vineyards EQ 2008

Sep-09 Chile Montgras Properties ANTU Ninquen Syrah 2007

Sep-09 Chile Montgras Properties Ninquen 2007

Sep-09 Chile Santa Carolina Carmenere 2007

Sep-09 Chile Santa Carolina 2007

Sep-09 Chile Santa Carolina Reserva Pinot Noir 2008

Sep-09 Chile Santa Rita Reserva Cabernet 2007

Sep-09 Chile Santa Rita Medalla Real Cabernet 2007

Sep-09 Chile Viu Manent Reserva Carmenere 2008

Sep-09 Chile Viu Manent Reserve 2007

Oct-09 Italy Cantina Breganze Prosecco NV

Oct-09 Italy Cantina Breganze NV

Oct-09 Spain Codorniu Sparkling Brut Pinot Noir NV

Oct-09 Hungary Hungaria Grand Cuvee NV

Oct-09 France Cuillier Pere et Fils Brut Selection Pinot Noir / ChNV

Oct-09 South Africa Moreson Chardonnay NV

Gewurztraminer

Another gold medal for this wine from the BC governor general. This onehas lychee aroma. Off dry with light acidity. Rose petal and lychee flavours.

Riesling /Viognier /Orange Muscat

Lots of orange aroma. Light acidity and light body. Orange and apricotflavour, with a lime finish.

Dirty LaundryVineyard

UnoakedChardonnay

Light lemon colour. Tropical fruit, lemon, and honey on the nose. Someroundness in the mouth. Vanilla, apple and pear flavours.


Watery lemon colour. Stone fruit aromas. Good acidity, with stone fruit andcitrus flavours.


Pale lemon colour. Green apple aroma and crips apple flavour. Tart.Refreshing.


Gewurztraminer

Lychee and tropical fruit aromas. Round mouth feel. Lychee, apple andlime flavours.


Medium reddish purple. Very aromatic with red cherry and raspberry. Nicelegs. Red cherry and raspberry flavours. Very fruity. Dry tannic finish.



This is the first vintage of this blend. Deep purple in the glass. Vanilla,capsicum, cocoa aromas Vanilla, cherry and capsicum flavours. Mediumbody. Smooth with soft tannins. 5-8 year aging potential.

Single vineyard. Light pink colour. Cranberry, vanilla on the nose.Strawberry and cranberry flavours. Off dry and light bodied.

Single vineyard. Medium cherry in the glass. Nice colour. Raspberry andvanilla aromas. Raspberry, vanilla and cherry flavours. Full of flavour.Sweet flavour from ripe fruit yet dry.

Light cherry colour. Strawberry and raspberry aroma, with some blackcherry in the background. Medium tannins with good acidity. Smoky, cherryflavours.

Light garnet. Smoky, strawberry and cherry nose. Sweet cherry and vanillaon the palate. Light tannins with vanilla on the finish.

Purple in the glass. Black currant, cedar, black fruit and spice on the nose.Round mouthfeel. Black sweet fruit. Dry tannins with a cherry finish.

A botrytis affected icewine. Bright lemon colour. Honey and marmalade onthe nose. Unctus in the mouth with honey and pineapple flavours. Goodacid to balance the sugar.

Pinot Gris /Pinot Blanc /MullerThurgau /Kerner /Schnburger

A very different white blend that works. Lemon colour. Pineapple and spicearomas. More pineapple on the palate. Round mouthfeel.

Single vineyard. Slight oaky aroma and lime. Topical fruit flavour with avanilla finish. Medium body, some roundness on the palate.

Pale straw coloured. Oak, vanilla, and pineapple aromas. Oak, apple andcitrus flavours. Light acidity, but very fruity.

Hollywood & WineEstate Vineyards

Lemon and lilac aromas (a first for me). Good acidity. Lemon, lime and pearflavours. Tasty.

Hollywood & Wine

Estate Vineyards

Gewurztramine

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Pale straw coloured. Lychee and lime aromas and flavours. Good acidity.

Off-dry.

Hollywood & WineEstate Vineyards

Leon Millot /Zweigelt /Merlot

Deep purple. Nice nose of dark cherry syrup. Dark cherry, cranberry andraspberry flavours. Full bodied. A very nice wine.

Watery lemon colour. Vanilla and apple aromas. Good mouthfeel. Appleand cinnamon flavours.

Medium lemon coloured. Smoky, earthy nose. Round mouthfeel with lemonflavour. Long finish.

Light lemon and lees on the nose. Medium body with apple, lemon and slightvanilla flavours. Round mouth feel.

Watery lemon in the glass. Light oak with citrus and apple aromas. Mediumbody with apple and spice on the palate.

Medium lemon colour. Tropical fruit with a little more oak than their regularchardonnay. Tropical fruit and apple flavours. Good acid balance.

Pale lemon colour. Lychee nose. Medium body. Lychee flavour with somespice. Not too sweet. A nice change from other varietals.

Light purple coloured. Earthy, vanilla and black fruit on the nose. Mediumbody with cherry flavour and medium tannins. Off dry.

Pale lemon with a light oak nose. Round mouthfeel with vanilla and stonefruit flavours. Understated elegance.

Bodega Sur de losAndes

Medium lemon in the glass. Light pine needle aromas. Full flavour. Pineneedle and apple flavour with a grapefuit finish.

Filus Bodega &Vinedos

Deep purple. Vanilla and black cherry aromas. Vanilla, red and black cherryflavours. Medium tannins.


Ripe sweet red fruit and cherry liquor flavours. Vanilla, red fruit and plum onthe nose. Tannic finish.



CabernetSauvignon

Eclipse Bodega &Vinedos

Deep purple in the glass. Very aromatic. Smokey, herbal, cherry nose.Smokey, earthy and black fruit flavours. Very round mouthfeel. Cherryfinish.

Eclipse Bodega &Vinedos

CabernetSauvignon

Medium garnet coloured. Barnyard nose. Off dry. Burnt rubber, cherry andspicy flavours. Vanilla finish.

Light purple colour. Burnt rubber and cherry nose. Round mouthfeel andmedium body. Cherry flavour.

Plummy nose. Plum and cherry liquor on the palate. Round mouth feel withlow tannins.

CabernetSauvignon

Medium garnet colour. Cassis nose. Cassis and cherry flavour. Lots offlavour. Low tannins.

Malbec /CabernetSauvignon /Merlot

Deep purple colour. Plum, cassis and chery aromas. Smooth. Cassis,sweet black fruit and spicy flavours.

Red fruit and flowery nose. Cassis, plum and lots of black cherry flavour.Medium tannins and medium length.

Bodega DanteRobino

CabernetSauvignon

Medium garnet colour. Burnt rubber, dusty, cherry nose. Medium body.Cassis and black cherry flavours. Low tannins.

Bodega DanteRobino

Light cherry colour. Cassis and earthy aromas. Cherry and pepperyflavours. Light tannins.

Remolinos

Vineyard

Light garnet colour. Burnt rubber and cherry aromas. Cherry flavour with a

peppery finish. Nice roundness and smoothness on the palate.RemolinosVineyard

CabernetSauvignon

Medium garnet colour. Capsicum, cherry, and vanilla on the nose. Spicyand black cherry flavours. Firm tannins.

Malbec /CabernetSauvignon /Petit Verdot

Black fruit, cherry, vanilla and oak on the nose. Cherry flavour with firmtannins. Full body. Needs some time to age.

Bodegas UniversoAustral

Calafate GranReserva

Medium cherry colour. Light cherry nose. Slightly sweet cherry flavour withfirm tannins and long length.

SauvignonBlanc

Pale lemon colou. Light herbal, goseberry aromas. Herbal, citrus andgooseberry flavour. Nice.

SauvignonBlanc

Very aromatic. Lime and gooseberry aromas. Light body. Herbal and limeflavours.

Medium lemon in the glass. Light petrol and lemon aromas. Medium acidity.Petrol and citrus flavours.

SauvignonBlanc

NovasWinemakerSeries

Chardonnay /Viognier /Marsanne

Vanilla and lemon aromas. Very aromatic. Round mouthfeel. Oak, apple,and spice flavours.

Pale lemon colour. Oak and vanilla nose. Good acidity with balance ofround mouthfeel. Spice, oak and apple flavours.

SauvignonBlanc

Very nice nose. Herbal and gooseberry aromas. Light acidity with herbalflavour. A very nice wine.

Vanilla and red cherry aromas. Medium body. Juicy cherry flavour with lightspice.

Syrah /Cabernet

Sauvignon

Deep purple colour. Cassis and cherry aromas. Cassis, dark fruit, black

cherry and spice. Spice builds in your mouth. Full bodied. Excellent.

Reserva deFamilia

Medium reddish purple. Capsicum and cherry aromas. Medium body andmedium tannins. Cherry and vanilla flavours with a spicy finish.

Reserva deFamilia

CabernetSauvignon

Medium purple colour. Cassis nose. Round mouthfeel. Ripe red cherryflavour. Dry finish.

Light cherry colour. Strawberry and red cherry aromas. Cherry andstrawberry flavour with some spiciness.

Smoky, capsicum and cherry aromas. Smoky, red cherry, and spicyflavours. Medium body.

One of my favourites. Cassis, red cherry and sweet red fruit aromas. Ripecherry and black fruit flavour. Very full bodied. Soft tannins.

Light puple in the glass. Dusy nose. Medium body with soft tannins andcherry flavour.

CabernetSauvignon

Medium garnet colour. Leather and cherry nose and flavours. Smoothtannins. Dry finish.

Prosecco ExtraDry

Pale lemon in colour with a tinge of green. Lemon and juicy orchardfruit on the nose. Orange, lemon, and rose petal flavours.

Blanquette deLimoux Demi-Sec

This is a semi-sweet, organic sparkling wine. This one has a nicewhite flower nose. Bright lemony colour. Flowery, light spice, andorangy flavours. Nice.

Light orangy pink in colour. Light strawberry aroma. Very bracing inyour mouth, with strawberry and raspberry flavours.

Quite a deal for this sparkler. Light lemon in colour, with lemon/limearomas. Light bubble with lemon flavour.

Fine bubble with green apple and pear aromas. Fine bubble with

lemon and pear flavour. This wine was like enjoying a fresh pear.Very tasty!

Blanc deBlancs BrutMethodCap Classic

A very fine bubble. Red apple, citrus, light spice and bready flavour.It had a long finish. Nice.

mywinepal wine reviews - december 2009

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