Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category
Place: Australia Price: $23.99 Aroma: Very Floral, Pasture Taste: Short Flavors Detected: Black Fruit, Olive Juice This bottle is definitely eye catching. I noticed it a few times at the local wine store. It has a very unique and different taste, maybe due to the mataro grape. I don’t believe either of us have ever [...]
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- Tags: 2006, Australia, Blend, Grenache, Playmates Fetish Wines, Red, Shiraz, Wine
Place: Australia Price: $26.99 Aroma: Musty, Raspberry, Spice, Leather, Black Currant, Bitter Dark Chocolate, Cedar Bark Taste: Medium Body, Medium Tannins Flavors Detected: Oak, Subtle Black Fruit, Cherry This was picked up from a random, seedy liquor store after an exhaustive day of shopping. I really wanted a decent bottle of wine, but I didn’t have the energy [...]
Darby & Joan Cabernet 2008
14 Oct 2009Place: Australia Price: $11.99 Aroma: Smokey, Dusty Attic Taste: Light, Watery Flavors Detected: Grapey This wine matches our definition of a Cabernet to a tee, but it is a little on the average side. The aroma is interesting with smokey, dusty and musty scents. It smells like a cupboard that has not been opened in a rather long time [...]
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- Tags: 2008, Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Darby & Joan, Red, Wine
First Drop Mother’s Milk Shiraz 2006
24 Jul 2009Place: Australia Price: $19.99 Aroma: Oak, Licorice, Cinnamon Taste: Dry, Full Tannins Flavors Detected: Leather, Oak, Char, Black Fruit, Pepper Finally a successful wine pick! A pick with a super cute label too. I’ve always liked comics to some degree and lately I’ve become obsessed with the Fables series, so picking up a Shiraz with a comic [...]
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- Tags: 2006, Australia, First Drop, Red, Shiraz, Wine
Tyrell’s Wines Chardonnay 2006
In: Australia|Chardonnay|White
28 Mar 2009Place: Australia Price: $12 Aroma: Peach Color: Pale Yellow Taste: Light, Refreshing Flavors Detected: Hay, Minerals This is not a very fruity chardonnay. The main notes are hay and minerals with a slight touch of peach. I bought this wine because it’s made in the Hunter Valley wine region of Australia. The Hunter Valley is about an hour away from Sydney [...]
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- Tags: 2006, Chardonnay, Tyrell's, White, Wine
Place: Australia Price: $18 Aroma: Licorice, Musty Basement Color: Dark Red Taste: Medium Body & Tannins Flavors Detected: Licorice, Cinnamon, Dark Cherry, Plum This is a nicely balanced and enjoyable wine for everyday drinking. It has a medium body & medium tannins and a jammy grape flavor on the front end. Andy thinks it would be better with food, but I [...]
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- Tags: 2005, D'Arenberg, Grenache, Red, Shiraz, Wine
Hare’s Chase Red Blend 2005
In: Australia|Blend|Cabernet Franc|Cabernet Sauvignon|Merlot|Red|Shiraz|Tempranillo
27 Mar 2009Place: Australia Price: $14.99 Aroma: Wood, Raspberry, Cherry Color: Dark Plum Taste: Medium Body, Smooth Tannins Flavors Detected: Plum, Black Currant, Smokey, Tobacco This wine is a blend of Shiraz, Merlot, Tempranillo, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. I bought this wine because there was a sassy rabbit logo on the bottle. We both love rabbits, [...]
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- Tags: Blend, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hare's Chase, Merlot, Red, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Wine
Kilikanoon Grenache Prodigal 2005
20 Mar 2009Place: Australia Price: $22 Aroma: Tobacco Color: Deep Ruby Red Taste: Light, Silky, Awesome Flavors Detected: Bacon, Tobacco, Meaty Yum! This wine was delicious and silky smooth. Like soaking in a hot bath and then shaving your legs with a fresh razor smooth. I am a major fan of Grenache and it’s thrilling to find a really good one at [...]
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- Tags: 2005, Australia, Grenache, Kilikanoon, Red, Wine
Peter Lehmann Clancys 2005
27 Feb 2009Place: Australia Price: $13.99 Aroma: Spicy, Smoky, Charred Wood Color: Dark Plum Taste: Strong, Spicy, Medium Bodied Flavors Detected: Dark Burnt Chocolate, Dark Cherry, Cedar This was the wine of choice for the Top Chef finale. I thought the cast of Top Chef this year was fantastic and this enjoyable wine matched the show perfectly. It was [...]
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- Tags: 2005, Australia, Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Peter Lehmann, Shiraz
Place: Australia Price: $12.99 Aroma: Smoky, Meaty Color: Maroon Taste: Light to Medium Body, Sour Flavors Detected: Light Woody, Faint Cherry, Raspberry Rosemount has been a hit and miss vineyard for us. We had a fabulous Rosemount Chardonnay in Australia and a not so fabulous Rosemount Chardonnay here in Baltimore. I think this wine was definitely a hit. It was different, [...]
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