Domaine Oudin Chablis AC 2009

This little number is made by Nathelie Oudin from her different vineyards. Nathelie doesn't use too much intervention in her winemaking techniques so this doesn't have much sulphur added.

Domaine Oudin Chablis 2009

Really withrawn to begin with but after 2 days it opens out a bit to show struck matches, exploded quartz and pink grapefruit. The wine is more about texture and feel than just flavours as the wine seems to have a gyserol feel to it. It coats the taste buds and moves on ever so slowly. By day 3 the ugliness that started has disappeared all together. What is left is a balanced wine with richness and liveliness all in one.

Alcohol: 12.5%
Price: $35
Rated: 90
Drink: Now - 2018
Importer: Eurocentric Wine

Jansz Premium Vintage Sparkling Rose 2008

I have never really been into sparkling rose but I really like the style after tasting this one. They are a little more expensive than the traditional blanc de blancs but they are also more complex as well.

Jansz Premium Vintage Sparkling Rose 2008

This wine reminds me of high tea. My wife attended one of these events at the end of last year around Christmas time. They are all the rage for womens parties as all you need is an event, like a baby shower, and a group of energised women and you are off. The lovely waiters and waitresses will be hurling creamy cupcakes filled with strawberries, raspberries, chocolate covered buscuits and potpourri. Well it was a stretch to get the potpourri in but as it is a flavour of the wine I thought I would give it a go.  The wine feels like it is from a warmer year as the acid line isn't quiet up to the task but it is a wonderful wine nonetheless.

Alcohol: 12.5%
Price: $38
Rated: 88
Drink: Now

Azienda Agricola Giuseppe Cortese Chardonnay 2010

I never really buy Chardonnay as I prefer to buy their indiginous vareities however this was rather nice. Chardonnay just loves a good aspect and a hill side which makes Langhe a potenial ideal area for the variety. Furthermore the variety loves to be paired with chickens and truffles which is a perfect as the area is renowned for truffles.

Azienda Agricola Giuseppe Cortese Chardonnay 2010

This is not what I was expecting as there is a flintiness mixed with figs and fennel before a bit of fruit finds its way into the picture. The aromas mirror the palate to a tee with the good length of flavours easily being able to follow. While the weight is only medium bodied it fits perfectly into the Chablis was of thinking.

Alcohol: 13%
Price: $24
Rated: 87
Drink: Now - 2016
Importer: Eurocentric Wine

The Islander Estate Vineyards The Investigator Cabernet Franc 2005

Cabernet Franc forms part of the traditional Bordeaux Blend. It is one of the more prolific red varieties that normally only sees a leading light in the Loire .

The Islander Estate Vineyards The Investigator Cabernet Franc 2005

I thought this was a Cabernet Sauvignon as it had tobacco, black fruit yet it had a floral overtone with less structrure and weight. The medium bodied palate has a very long length with the food friendly flavours working well. The feel is elegant but there is verve and vibrancy attached. As there is not many single variety Cabernet Franc's going around it is bold for a relatively new winery to put this as its icon wine but I can see why they are doing it. There is a savoury componanty with a cherry lip stick that adds interest that I love and I still feel it need a few more years in the cellar to show its best.

Alcohol: 14%
Price: $60
Rated: 90
Drink: 2016 - 2024

Domaine Camille Giroud Cote de Beaune Villages 2010

The Cote de Beaune is located in north of Burgundy which encompasses 16 different appellations. The Cote de Beaune Villages label is the second to bottom along the hierarchy and it able to be drunk upon release.

Domaine Camille Giroud Cote de Beaune Villages 2010

The vines for ths wine have been biodynamically farmed and is the entry level wine for Camille Girourd. The wine possesses a real funk and dirtiness but also has fruit weight more associated with the new world. I have in my notes mushrooms, warm earth and plums and spice on a medium bodied palate that finishes with firm tannins. I personally would crank this out now as it offers so much.

Alcohol: 13%
Price: $44
Rated: 88
Drink: Now - 2017
Importer: Eurocentric Wine

S.C. Pannell Nebbiolo 2008

The fruit from this wine come from a biodynamic vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. The fruit also used to go to Coriole but It is now split between Pannell and Protero.

S.C. Pannell Nebbiolo 2008

Savoury, strurctured with medium bodied flavours running wild.  The controlled musky style is easy to like as it isn't overbearing at all yet it is true to the variety. There is red berriy fruits mixed with rusty nails and fresh roses before the tannins envelop my taste buds. There is also a perfumed note that hits the mid-palet before the wine end with mouth watering acidity. Poise and flavour noise all in one.

Alcohol: 14%
Price: $45
Rated: 92+
Drink: In 6 years

Hahndorf Hill Winery Pinot Grigio 2012

Hahndorf Hill Winery Pinot Grigio 2012

This ticks all the flavour boxes of Pinot Grigio which makes it so easy to like. The entry is snazzy and matches the flavours of pear skin, baked apples, passion fruit sorbet and orange but the texture is closer to Gris than Grigio. Well, if it was 1 for Grigio and 10 for Gris on the texture scale this sits at about 5. If I wasn't thinking, I would have enjoyed this immensely but I was looking for a Grigio.

Alcohol: 13%
Price: $25
Rated: 84
Drink: Now