Tait Wines

Tait Wines

The Ball Buster Basket Pressed Old Vines Barossa Valley Red Blend 2020

Really liked this one. Smooth red blend. Easy to drink. Goes down easy. Had this with Teri and CJ March 6, 2024 at Teri’s house after CJ flew in from Florida. I brought this one. — 20 days ago

Domaine Sebastien Dampt

Côte de Léchet Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2016

Lyle Fass
9.3

Amazingly reliable bottle of wine here. Lime zest and pith. Lemon, oyster shells, hint of smoke, always so wafting with oyster shells is Dampt’s Lechet. Classic as can be Chablis. Unmistakable. A piecing piquant quality to the aroma. Palate is all nerves and energy with terrific precision and depth. Deafeningly mineral and long with great juiciness and good fruit supporting the mineral finish. Good weight and heft on the palate shows it’s 1er Cru roots. Tait structure and an energetic bottle of Côte de Lechet. — 6 years ago

Tait Wines

Basket Pressed Shiraz 2002

Andrew Whittle
9.6

A real surprise - big fruit - travelling very well — 9 years ago

Sam Plunkett

Barrel Select Tait Hamilton Vineyard Shiraz 2021

NW. More traditional Shiraz. Good body and depth. — 8 months ago

Tait Wines

The Ball Buster Barossa Valley Old Vines Shiraz Blend 2015

M F
8.9

Tasted at TW wine tasting. Delicious. Smooth Nicely blended and aged.
Good accompanying beef dill cutlets and cucumber arugula dill salad.
— 6 years ago

Ampeleia

Ampeleia Maremma Toscana Red Blend

Ampeleia, beyond this winery in the heart of Maremma (Tuscany) there was a swiss couple: Erica and Peter Max Suter, they bought an abandoned piece of land which since 2002 has been reorganized under the protection of Elisbetta Foradori. Roccatederighi's the ancient town nearby that spread over the Metalliferous Hills. All the Ampeleia wines bear names that recall ancestral ideas and profound concepts taken from ancient Greek culture: Kepos, Empatia, Ampeleia. Biggest enemy in the wine region is an excess heat and too much sun exposure of the vines which could provides too mushy wines or some dispreferred overipe. How does Marco Tait in the vineyards first then in the cellar, fight against such an adversary? Altitude, actually three different altitudes! Ampeleia di Sopra is where they've got vineyards between 450 and 600 m.a.s.l., here's for instance, the main reason why this vintage 2004, a blend of Cab Franc, Sangiovese and four others Mediterranean grape varieties despite his twelve years behind it is still that vibrating, breezy, unbroken and savory! http://www.ampeleia.it/ — 8 years ago

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Tait Wines

The Wild Ride Shiraz 2007

Very dry. Excellent wine. Best with food. — 4 years ago

Tait Wines

The Border Crossing Old Vines McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Full-bodied, rich, powerful. A solid choice. Will be a crowd pleaser. — 5 years ago

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The Ball Buster Barossa Valley Shiraz Blend 2012

Thick. Luscious and got plenty of legs. Love this blend — 9 years ago