Tapanappa Definitus Pinot Noir 2018

Tapanappa Definitus Pinot Noir 2018

  08:30    Stu.

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For a fuller background description as to the origins of the Definitus, please refer to the 2017 review.

A very expressive example from the off. Wonderful aromatics, yet cast that aside and take delight in the sheer power and depth across the palate.

Tight and minerally tannin is bound up on the palate, supporting an initial fruit presence that yields to the Asian spice that penetrates long across the middle. 96

Tasted on: Sunday 14th March

Source: Sample
Price: $90
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Cork
Website: https://tapanappa.com.au/

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Edenflo Lemon Krush 2021

Edenflo Lemon Krush 2021

  16:00    Stu.

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Eden Valley Semillon and Chardonnay with extended skin contact. Creates a lightly cloudy wine, almost lemon barley like in appear. Krushing it.

Grapefruit, dried ginger, preserved lemons. Fresh style - yet I'd suggest the palate is where the real excitement is.

A textural deliciousness married to a minerally zing, a three-way unison with a spine of acid carrying this one through the finish.

There's a savoury edge to the wine through its final third, you think you have its mark, and yet it delivers something more. At turns it's an ultra-refreshing wine, a textural wunderkind, then overall a wine of class and refined length. Big fan here. 93

Tasted on: 17th June 2021
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: TBC
Closure: DIAM
Website: https://edenflowines.com.au/

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Dalrymple Cottage Block Pinot Noir 2019

Dalrymple Cottage Block Pinot Noir 2019

  08:30    Stu.

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Captivating aromatics: hibiscus, violets - floral and with subtle res/ black/ blue fruit mix.

Soft, sensuous, betraying the stated alcohol content. Tannin is fine, structured,  with freshening acidity that speaks to both cooler climes and an ability to cellar.

The epitome of ethereal; fine boned, delicate and almost haunting as to its conclusion. 94

Tasted on: Friday 30th July
Source: Sample
Price: $64
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.dalrymplevineyards.com.au/

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Blue Pyrenees Rosé NV

Blue Pyrenees Rosé NV

  16:30    Stu.

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Pale bronze/ copper skinned wine on pour. Bright in glass, light strawberry wafting. 

Touch of fruit sweetness on taste: strawberry, raspberry - certainly in that red berry spectrum,with red apple skins supplementing. 

Gentle bubbles cascade across the palate. Balanced, but narrow in profile. Decent length about it too, on a dry length. Good Midweek sparkler - as tasted at The Vinsomniac HQ. 89

Tasted on: Thursday 10th September 
Source: Sample
Price: $28
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: DIAM
Website: https://bluepyrenees.com.au/

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Lambert Estate First Chapter Shiraz 2019

Lambert Estate First Chapter Shiraz 2019

  08:30    Stu.

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Classic Barossa Shiraz in profile. Deep plum, Mulberry, kiss of oak just there.

The palate shows a sweetish fruit profile, firmish grain of tannin and a lick of - well - licorice through the finish. Solid Barossan Shiraz, a crowd pleaser all the way. 90

Tasted on: Saturday 28th August
Source: Sample
Price: $TBC
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: http://www.lambertestate.com/

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Huntington Estate Pinot Noir Rosé 2021

Huntington Estate Pinot Noir Rosé 2021

  16:36    Stu.

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Has beautiful visual appeal, I'm sure it would entice on looks alone. It pours a pale dusky pink, the kind
seen on a Summer's fading sun.

It conveys a floral and confectioner's berry aroma, a sensation that flows onto the palate.

It's consistent in its presentation, with a bold profile. There's hints of red apple, strawberry, citrus and even veering to what seems a tropical bent to it. Summer personified. 90

Tasted on: Wednesday 4th August
Source: Sample
Price: $27
Alcohol: 12.3%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://huntingtonestate.com.au/

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DAOSA Natural Reserve 4th Release NV

DAOSA Natural Reserve 4th Release NV

  21:11    Stu.

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This wine made me stand up and pay attention, even now some 48 hours later it continues to haunt me and make me re-appraise it.

Initially autolytic characters with wholemeal bread in the frame dominate. Stonefruit, Quince - for those fruit characteristics it throws more of a savoury bent.

A tangy lemon/lime citrus greets you on entry, it's minerally with a somewhat coarse nature across the palate. It's of generous length, a firm spine of acidity provides the frame about which the wine hangs. 

If serving this in one sitting, it may actually benefit from a decant, doing so will see some of the efferevescence subside, but bring forward more of a saline/ sherry like character. It's a wine that will likely develop. It's youthful now, yet possessing the pedigree to come together. 94+

Tasted on: Wednesday 3rd November

Source: Sample
Price: $50
Alcohol: 12.9%
Closure: Cork
Website: https://terreaterre.com.au/

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