Chateau d'Yquem 1990-2011: Working With Wine Flight 4 This was the final flight in the 2016 Negociants Working With Wine seminar series and easily the most anticipated. Check out the other …
Working With Wine Highlights: Flight 3 2007 Sauternes You're probably best starting here for this series of posts. The 3rd flight introduced some bottle age into the equation and, despite it being another …
Working With Wine Highlights: Flight 2 Sauternes 2013 (inc. '13 d'Yquem) Following on from yesterday's Flight of top sweet wines, today it is all about Sauternes, with the excellent 2013 vintage …
It's that time again! These wines haven't quite made it into full review status this month. I'm a bit behind (living out of a suitcase does that), hence why this list …
Still more satisfaction in Margaret River Sauv Sem styles than straight Sauv. Yet the single varietal wine sells more. Ugh.. Green straw coloured, this is slightly muted to start before a …
Bordeaux 2010: An IMW mega tasting of 20+ top Bordeaux Tasting young Cabernet is hard. Actually, it's not technically hard at all, just unfun. Sure, you can recognise potential, and the great …
Voyager Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2014 There's now a photo of founder Michael Wright on the back of this Voyager Estate bottle, along with a nice vista of the estate. Good …
Willow Bridge Dragonfly Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2014 I've always thought that these Willow Bridge Dragonfly wines are much better than the naming and label suggests. I hate to say it, but …
Pepper Tree Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2014 A blend of Hunter Semillon and Tasmanian Sauvignon Blanc. Unusual, but theoretically interesting, combo. Green apple citrus, largely derived from the Semillon, the palate light and …
Willow Bridge Bookends Fume Geographe Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2013 Interesting to look at this just a few days after working through the 2013 Cullen whites at cellar door. For mine, this …
December Tasting Notes Roundup A few hits and misses from the tasting bench this month. A special mention to the Streiker (hit) and the Bleasdale (miss).La Linea TRKN Riesling 2013 (Adelaide …
Clairault Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2014 (Margaret River, WA) Our love affair with single varietals (and Sauvignon Blanc) has seen the 'Margaret River Classic Dry White' fall out of fashion in recent …
