From the sublime to the ridiculous Wednesday, Dec 28 2005
Tasting Notes and Australia and France and Bordeaux and Margaret River and Barossa Valley and Rhone Valley and Yarra Valley and Variety and Red and White and chardonnay and cabernet et al and shiraz et al and pinot noir and grenache et al
Popped a fair few bottles on Christmas Eve Eve but no real notes - just some comments.
2004 Devils Lair Chardonnay (screwcap) - Rich and yeasty but very drinkable. Liked it very much.
2003 Coldstream Hills Pinot (screwcap) - One of my favourite house wines and a bargain at around $17.99. Rich dark plummy fruit and caramel oak. Developing a bit more complexity now with some mulchy earthy character emerging. Always a very enjoyable drink.
1999 Chateau Beaucastel - Oh my. This is just delightful to smell. Blackberry, smoke,truffle, meaty, herby. Licorice with more airing. On the palate a more suave sophisticated wine than the fruit packed ‘98. Toasty smoky dark fruit. Seamless and long. I rate this wine very very highly.
1995 Chateau Pichon Baron - Cherry, cedar, earth. Quite fragrant. Smooth and soothing palate. Nothing out of place. Much better bottle than one we had a month ago. Not showy. Top wine.
1995 E&E Black Pepper Shiraz - Mercifully our last bottle (I think). Reeks of dill and coconut. Underneath all that there is some really lovely berry fruit and ripe tannin. What a shame they murdered the fruit with the oak. If you like the smell of a dill farmer on a beach holiday then this is the wine for you.
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