Vargellas and Terra Feita. Portugal. 20%. Cork. Approx $A60If not for my anorak love of esoteric facts (the pictorial chapter on tuna and the general use of images is excellent), I would have ceased reading this long ago. It's snootiness...
Taylor’s Vintage Port 2007
Vargellas and Terra Feita. Portugal. 20%. Cork. Approx $A60If not for my anorak love of esoteric facts (the pictorial chapter on tuna and the general use of images is excellent), I would have ceased reading this long ago. It's snootiness...
Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett 2007
Mosel, Germany. Riesling. 7.5%. Screwcap. Approx $A35.The wines of Ernst Loosen have become so widely available, you forget sometimes how lovely and delicious they are. . . Seamless, carefree and unforced, the balance is exemplary, it's trim and tight, green...
Philippe Chavy Puligny Montrachet 2007
Puligny Montrachet, Burgundy, France. Chardonnay. Cork - Chateau length (54mm) Source: Wine list, approx $A100.Sunday lunch @ Lamont's East Perth. The space is a decade old, but still it seems fresh and inviting. The natural light gives the room such a lovely glow and warmth. The food is...
Maryhill Winery 2007 Zinfandel Sponsored Wine Review by Billy
Nose: Warm black pepper and mashed blueberry/raspberry/cherry presents itself surrounded in a vanilla spicy oak.
Palate: Warm, bold and full on the palate. This is a delightfully crafted Zinfandel. In the mouth this Washington State red wine is layered and full....
Nigl Dornleiten Riesling 2007
Austria. Riesling. 12%. Screwcap. Approx $A40.Wandering around China town this afternoon I came across these lovely pyramidal bundles (bahn chung) of glutinous rice and mung beans. They are the ultimate in lazy fast food. I store mine in the freezer...
Gaubilicous
I have always only liked one wine at the famed Rousillon estate of Domaine Gauby. That was the white wine called "Les Calcinaires." It was around $24-$33 retail and was a killer value. Drank much higher than its price tag and had no oak. The blend...2nd Greene Grape e-mail: The Soul of Gaillac – 2007 Causse-Marines "Les Peyrouzelles"
This is one of the great red wine values that I have tasted in the past few years. It screams out of the glass with lovely, spicy aromas of black fruits, a kind of Christmas spice and an aura that this will be a big...The Ultimate Beaujolais . . .or is it? AKA Marcel Lapierre, Russian Roulette Master
So I was very excited to taste the 2007 Marcel Lapierre Morgon "MMVII", as it has been getting rave reviews around geek circles. Retailers sending out e-mails touting this rare wine, it appearing on wine list, and much talk on the vino internet about t...
Tardieu Laurent Cote du Rhone Le Becs Fins 2007
Côtes-du-Rhône Villages, Rhone, France. Shiraz, Grenache. Cork. Approx $A36.One of the few material possessions I have from childhood is this compass. A gift for some long forgotten boy cub good deed. Presumably in this age of GPS, the compass will...
Marchand and Burch Meursault 2007
From the village of Meursault, Burgundy, France. Chardonnay. 13%. Screwcap. Approx $A95.Image: Wine on the brain. . .A delicious wine. Mineral and stony with a lovely savoury edge. Peach skin, cashew nuts, and flint. It's the mouth feel and flavours wh...
Quick Sip: 2007 Vouvray, floral but searing
Château Gaudrelle Vouvray, Sec (2007)Château GaudrelleChenin BlancVouvray, Loire Valley, FranceChenin blancAnother wine from our Loire Valley tasting. Vouvray is produced from the chenin blanc grape and can be dry to sweet. Always though you'll find ...
’07 Knipser Blauer Spatburgunder Trocken
Tonight I had a spectacular glass of Spatburgunder at Terroir downtown. Knipser is a winery I have not had that much experience with and what experience I had was pretty bad. Some terrible aspirin-like Riesling trockens that I had bought from Winebid f...
