2009 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
Very pale straw colour with water like hue. Quite like a Sancerre on the nose, restrained and elegant; green mushy peas, capsicum, passionfruit and talcum powder. The palate is clean, crusp, end delushus, as my kiwi mate would say. Length excellent, balance perfect. Typical Cloudy Bay at this time of year. Nice wine, but will be at it’s best post [...]
2005 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay
I’d been hanging to try an older bottling of Hoddles Creek Chardy, Turns out Boccaccio had some ‘05 at museum release prices. Even at $30.. In the words of my Italian friend, I no complain. This stuff is mighty, especially considering it’s release price ($20ish.) The D’Anna’s have a real winner.
Brilliant straw colour with pale [...]
2008 Dr Loosen ‘Dr L’ Riesling
One of the major influences in my wine life is a riesling fiend. It’s fair to say that almost all of my enthusiasm for the grape can be attributed to him. I think he’s got a screw loose for worshipping sparkling shiraz, however. One of the great wines that the un-named mentor of mine initially [...]