Category Archive: $30 +

At this price, there really is no excuse for faulty or flimsy wine.

28 Oct

Brookland Valley Chardonnay 2008 ($40)

Brookland Valley Chardonnay 2008 ($40)

A long overdue tasting note on the deserving wine of the show at the 2009 Mt Barker Wine Show.

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2008, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Medium-bodied, Screwcap, Western Australia, White
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24 Sep

Louis Latour Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2007

Louis Latour Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2007

My pick from a tasting of current releases from this esteemed Burgundian winemaking family that has been family owned and run for more than 10 generations.

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2007, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Cork, France, Full-bodied, White
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20 Sep

Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir 2007 (~$30)

Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir 2007 (~$30)

An extroverted yet utterly charming pinot noir from a new pinot-only producer based in the Alexandra sub-region of Central Otago.

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2007, Central Otago, Limited, Medium-bodied, New Zealand, Pinot Noir, Red, Screwcap
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14 Sep

Picardy’s new Burgundian duo

Picardy’s new Burgundian duo

Tasting notes for Picardy’s newly released 2008 Chardonnay and 2007 Tete de Cuvee pinot noir.

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2007, 2008, Chardonnay, Cork, Medium-bodied, Pemberton, Pinot Noir, Red, Western Australia
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10 Sep

Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Shiraz 2008 ($90)

Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Shiraz 2008 ($90)

Margaret River is no place to grow shiraz? Sandalford winemaker Paul Boulden (with the assistance of some sublime old-vine fruit) begs to differ.

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2008, Limited, Margaret River, Medium-bodied, Screwcap, Shiraz, Western Australia
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26 Mar

Talijancich Julian James Reserve Muscat Blend No. 5 ($65)

Talijancich Julian James Reserve Muscat Blend No. 5 ($65)

The last time I had one of Tali’s reserve muscats was about a year back and it was a blend number 2 I had held …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in Dessert wine, Fortified, Swan Valley, Western Australia
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11 Sep

Lamont’s Bordeaux Tasting

Lamont’s Bordeaux Tasting

My first experience with Bordeuax was as a kid, thanks to the wonders of SBS World Soccer at 5.30pm on Saturday afternoons. Each week, the …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cork, Dessert wine, France, Red, White
Comments (2)
22 Apr

Moss Wood Chardonnay 2007 ($57)

Moss Wood Chardonnay 2007 ($57)

WTF I hear you cry – a wine review? Better late than never I say (probably a little too often to be honest) but now …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2007, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Medium-bodied, Screwcap, Vintage, Western Australia, White
Comments (1)
06 Feb

Henschke Henry’s Seven 2006 ($30)

Henschke Henry’s Seven 2006 ($30)

In a tasting last night where too many wines were overpriced and quite frankly overdone to the point of looking like caricatures of the big, …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2006, Barossa, Grenache, Medium-bodied, Mourvedre, Red, Screwcap, Shiraz, South Australia, Vintage, Viognier
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30 Jan

Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2006 ($40)

Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2006 ($40)

This has been out for a while and while I’ve bought bottles of this more than once over the past 15 months (I don’t usually …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2006, Chardonnay, Medium-bodied, New South Wales, Screwcap, White
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