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Big Wave Dave

835 wines • 36 followers • 15 following

A. Rodda

Smiths Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.5

Exceptional chardonnay with the latent power of a GC burgundy, but with salinity and tannic grip. Beautiful nose with reductive gunsmoke, apple, and baking spices. The structure is the perfect fit for the intense and powerful flavour bomb: lemon merengue pie, smoke, tangerine, all in perfect balance. The concentration and length are world class. As long as I can remember of ANY wine I have tasted. World class for A$90 — 24 days ago

Mount Edward

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.4

This is extraordinary for a base pinot. Asparagus, prosciutto, and vegetal notes dominates the nose. The palate unfurls into a savoury tapestry of tannin, dark cherry and salami. This is long and complex and would improve with cellaring given the balance and tannic grip. Punching well above its weight. — 3 months ago

Tenuta San Guido

Le Difese Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese 2017

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.2

This is great quaffable italian red. Perfect pizza wine. Nice round opulent fruit without being overblown. Enough tannin and acid to hold the package together. Buy again! — 5 months ago

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Decades

Coal River Valley Pinot Noir 2024

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Big Wave Dave

9.2

Flamsheed’s new project. Lots of whole bunch in this. Very vegetal on the nose and then rhubarb and red/dark fruit profile with some reductive notes. Quite muscular and structured for a Coal River wine. Excellent concentration with good length. Vegetal character dominates but not out of balance. — 25 days ago

Domaine François Lumpp

Crausot Pinot Noir 2019

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Opened with pure cherry and tobacco notes but put on weight and complexity with air. — 3 months ago

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Château Troplong Mondot

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2002

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Fully mature. Umami, plum, and a lick of fine tannin. Still alive and kicking, but only just. Drink up. — 4 months ago

Siro Pacenti

Pelagrilli Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Dark cherry, blackberry, firm but integrates tannin. Herbs - rosemary and thyme. Quite soft and round for a young brunello. Drinking well and delish over pizza at Anto — 2 months ago

Domaine du Couvent

LES BARREAUX VOSNE ROMANEE Pinot Noir 2021

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Very solid village Vosne. Quite plush and concentrated mouthfeel for a Burg, with fruit towards the darker spectrum and characteristic spice of Vosne. Med acid and fine tannin. — 2 months ago

Alois Lageder

Tenutæ Lageder Cor Römigberg Südtirol-Alto Adige DOC Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Beautiful fresh cabernet from Alto. — 3 months ago

Tolpuddle Vineyard

Tasmania Chardonnay 2023

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Big Wave Dave

Big Wave Dave

9.5

An incredible chard by any measure. Powerful reductive aromatics - smoke, lees, grapefruit, The palate is seamless and doesn’t let up - serious med/full bodied weight. Med acid, complex, and super long. Complete. — 6 months ago

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