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Saturday, 30 November 2019

Mezzacorona Mezza NV

  16:00    

Party fizz made up of 60% Chardonnay – 30% Pinot Bianco – 10% Muller Thurgau.

Hints of pear, dribble of stonefruit - not the strongest in aromatics.

Tickle of minerally acid across the palate, slightly unctuous and textural, whilst not lacking acid it's balanced with a semblance of sweetness (that texture). Moderate length, decent aperitif style. 88 

 Tasted on: Friday 18th October, a Root day
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: Cork
Sample Courtesy of: https://www.singlevineyards.com/

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Harewood Estate Shiraz 2018

  08:30    

Plum, earth, leather, hints of violet; subtle toast, warmth from alcohol; latent fruit beyond the intensity of the initial onset. Perhaps lacking some balance, a warmer and riper style from a cooler clime. Finish is moderate. 89 

 Tasted on: Tuesday 1st October, a Flower day
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: http://www.harewoodestate.com.au/

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Friday, 29 November 2019

Aylesbury Estate Pater Series Chardonnay 2018

  16:30    

Aylesbury Estate is located in Ferguson Valley GI, in the South-West corner of Western Australia.

This Chardonnay oozes quality, hints of toasty oak married to figgy hints over suggestions of riper stonefruit.

A burst of freshness meets a grapefruity zest and minerality, then awash with texture and more of an expansive mix of fruit with oak remnants. The quality is undeniable, but at this early juncture it feels like it's still coming together.

It will ease into itself, the whole proving greater than the sum of the parts. 92+ 

 Tasted on: Sunday 27th October, a Root to Flower day 
Source: Sample
Price: $55
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.aylesburyestate.com.au/

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Angullong Pinot Grigio 2019

  12:00    

Nashi pear, rock melon vibes, fresh and dribbling with juice of summery fruits.

There's a minerally edge, Pear drop flavours ripple across the palate, textural and Minerally hints flow well. A style that Angullong generally nails well and in 2019 they've absolutely perfected the brief. 89 

 Tasted on: Friday 11th October, a Flower day 
Source: Sample
Price: $22
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.angullong.com.au/

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Pirate Cru Imp's Old Vine Shiraz 2014

  08:30    

Still throwing a fair whack of lumber on this one, it's big and brassy, still evident at five years of age. Fruit sits underneath, Barossan to its core, all mulberry and damson like, purple in its magnificence. 

There's a suppleness for all its heft. A succulent black fruited kiss of fruit sweetness, fine grain of tannin, but really the depth is what marks this wine out. 

It's certainly of its style and place, a marker it more than happily carries with conviction. 93 

 Tasted on: Monday 30th September, a Root to Flower day 
Source: Sample
Price: $50
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.piratecru.com.au/

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Thursday, 28 November 2019

I Am George Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

  16:30    

Chocolate, cedar and blue/black fruit mix invite the imbiber in from the get go.

Hints of gum leaf, bitter twists leading to twists of tannin. Lighter body than initial aspects might be suggestive. Latent licorice elements, reasonable length, 88 

 Tasted on: Wednesday 25th September, a Leaf day
Source: Sample
Price: $19.99
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.iamgeorge.com.au/

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Harewood Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2019

  08:30    

Lemon, green papaya, hints of lavender - strength in aromatics on this fine Riesling from Mount Barker in Western Australia's Great Southern region.

Depth and intensity, more than a match for the aromatics on the palate. On initial showing the strongest of the sub-regional releases from Harewoo Estate. Minerally acids, spiced nuances, married to width and volume, a substance to focal length. 95 

 Tasted on: Friday 4th October, a Leaf to Fruit day 
Source: Sample
Price: $23
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: http://www.harewoodestate.com.au/

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