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Maison Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 2005
Filed under: 2005, 95, book, burgundy, chardonnay, france

Chassagne-Montrachet, Beaune, Burgundy, France. Chardonnay. 13.5%. Cork.Both book and wine were opened and enjoyed today. Tasted blind, my feeble mind, might have confused this for a Vouvray. It smells of ...

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Posted 8 hours ago by Edward
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Pewsey Vale 'The Contours' Riesling 2002
Filed under: 2002, australia, eden valley, riesling, south australia

Eden Vale, South Australia. Riesling. 12.5%. Screwcap. Approx $A28.A superb wine, which retains all its youth, vigour and tightness. Released 5 years from vintage this is lively, concentrated and piercing. ...

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Posted 2 days 3 hours ago by Edward
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Ashbrook Chardonnay
Filed under: 2002, 2006, australia, chardonnay, margaret river, western australia

Rather than create two separate posts, I thought I amalgamate my two tasting notes.What I said of the 02 seems just as true of the 06:A very big boned chardonnay, ...

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Posted 3 days 3 hours ago by Edward
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Jacob's Creek Riesling 2008
Filed under: 2008, australia, cheap, riesling, south australia

South Australia. Riesling. 12.5%. $A10.Despite the bottle, this is every bit a riesling. It smells and tastes as it should and for only $10 it is quite convincing and surprisingly ...

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Posted 5 days 8 hours ago by Edward
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Kalleske JMK Shiraz VP 2006
Filed under: 2006, australia, barossa, south australia, sticky

Greenock, Barossa, South Australia. Fortified. Shiraz. 19%. Cork. Approx $A28 for a stumpy half bottle. JMK = John Malcolm Kalleske.A wine that is both pyknotic and enveloping. From the start ...

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Posted 6 days 8 hours ago by Edward
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Charles Sturt University Chardonnay 2007
Filed under: 2007, australia, chardonnay, cheap, new south wales, orange

Orange, NSW, Australia. Chardonnay. 13.5%. Approx $A13.I've consumed a handful of cheaper wines this weekend, and whilst the 2005 Wyndam Bin 555 Shiraz was quite good, this puts them all ...

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Posted 9 days ago by Edward
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So much to eat, so little time. . .
Filed under: bugs, seasons

It's been a wetter and milder than normal November, which perhaps accounts for the large number of snails in my garden. I've ceased my campaign of chemical warfare and decided ...

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Posted 9 days ago by Edward
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A very ordinary year. . .
Filed under: context, scribbles

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Posted 10 days ago by Edward
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La Pleiade Heathcote Shiraz 2006
Filed under: 2006, heathcote, shiraz, space, victoria

Heathcote, Victoria, Australia. Shiraz. 15%. Cork (very long 55mm and blemish free). Approx $A70.The Pleiades is a well known star cluster (easily) visible in both hemispheres, which features prominently in ...

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Posted 12 days ago by Edward
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Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot 1998
Filed under: 1998, australia, cabernet sauvignon, margaret river, merlot, western australia

Margaret River, Western Australia. 14%. Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot. Cork. Source: cellar (approx $A30 on release).A dusty nose with earth, menthol, eucalyptus and prune. . . Without too much imagination there ...

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Posted 15 days ago by Edward
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