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Giant Steps

Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016

Bob McDonald
9.2

See previous notes 20 weeks ago and 79 weeks ago. My last bottle of the 2016 GS Applejack Pinot Noir. The pale colour belies the strength of the palate. Quite delicious in fact. . Applejack Vineyard probably my favourite of the Giant Steps Cuvées. Red fruited - succulent savoury red cherry. — a month ago

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Aravind A

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@Bob McDonald thanks for the rec: had a lovely tasting there! We tasted through all the 22 PNs. For another data point: my wife and I both preferred the Wombat to the Applejack. Our favorite PN of the tasting was the Tasmanian Fatal Shore!
Bob McDonald

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@Aravind A I can’t disagree with your preference for The Fatal Shore. Under the new ownership of the Jackson Family the style may change a little from the fabulous winemaking of Steve Flamsteed. My recollection of the Wombat Creek was perhaps the use of more whole bunch in the ferment. They are all very good.
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Nocton Vineyard is also great.

Rock View

Reserve Chardonnay 2022

Byron C Mayes
8.9

Bright gold. Inviting nose and medium full palate of lightly carameled apple, butterscotch, and white pepper. Medium plus acidity brightens it all from entry to medium short finish. The "popcorny" element of previous vintages has gone away in favor of a more balanced fruit to oak to malo ratio yielding a lighter version of the big Carneros style of Robert Lloyd's namesake offering. Very nice if you like this style. Drink now. — 5 months ago

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Yarra Yering

Dry Red N°1 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Stu
9.2

Delicious balance, curry night with Audrey’s — a month ago

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Mount Mary

Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2015

Mark Rosse
9.4

Decanted 30 minutes. The warmer it got the lovelier it got! Great balance and quite long. Hint of oak and some baked apple. — 2 months ago

Mark, Severn and 2 others liked this

Yering Station

Yarra Valley Heathcote Shiraz Viognier Blend 2019

Steve Goore
8.9

Took some time to open up but became delicious. Lots of fruit but not sweet. The splash of viognier softened the Syrah a bit. — 3 months ago

Mac Forbes

Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2012

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.0

Pale lemon color. Medium intensity nose grassy, gunpowder, grapefruit, fennel, gooseberry, slightly creamy. A little reduced (screwcap) lacking complexity — 5 months ago

Rock View

Reserve Monterey County Pinot Noir

Andrea
9.8

Bright and fruity! — 2 months ago

Schrader Cellars

Boars' View The Coast Pinot Noir 2015

Brian S
9.2

Black cherry, plum, black mushroom, black soil, balsamic, cranberry, black tea, medium minus tannins, medium plus acidity — 2 months ago

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Coldstream Hills

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Seiichi Kurumizawa
8.9

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Luke Lambert

Yarra Valley Syrah 2021

Johnno Harris
9.6

Gorgeous. So elegant and powerful. Needed a decant to blow off some reduction but that was ok. Stunning! Beautiful wine. — 5 months ago

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