nixwilliams's tasting journal

Comments: Recommended by King and Godfrey, Carlton

• Overall :
  savoury warm
• Eye :
  rust plum
• Nose :
  warm light mustard
• Mouth :
  oak compact tannins long finish fruit
• Delicious with :
  eggplant pasta

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2008-08-14
• Wine preparation : direct from bottle
• Tasting conditions : with a meal

• Overall :
  plum vanilla berries
• Eye :
  plum raspberry jam
• Nose :
  oak vanilla cinnamon
• Mouth :
  spice blackberry lingering redcurrant juicy
• Delicious with :
  oz and james big wine adventure

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2008-07-27
• Wine preparation : briefly decanted
• Tasting conditions : aperitif

Comments: i think this would benefit from an hour airing before drinking.

• Overall :
  cherries ocean oak
• Eye :
  rust plum
• Nose :
  ocean raspberry jam
• Mouth :
  light tannins oak light spice
• Delicious with :
  rich vegetable pasta

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2008-05-20
• Wine preparation : direct from bottle
• Tasting conditions : with a meal

Comments: Bought at King & Godfree, one of their 'recommended' wines of the week. 14.0% alc. Sweet at first hit with a savoury aftertaste the producers describe as 'Vegemitey'. I'm not familiar with Nebbiolo, but this makes me inclined to investigate further. Very smooth.

• Overall :
  sweet currants earth full bodied smooth
• Eye :
  brick red
• Nose :
  heather honey strawberry jam earth
• Mouth :
  sweet cherries chalk yeast currants raisins
• Delicious with :

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2008-03-08

Comments: Quite light, but tasty.

• Overall :
  sea savoury light flavour burst
• Eye :
  cherries
• Nose :
  oysters sea oregano nectarines
• Mouth :
  tangy light tannins light spice
• Delicious with :
  herby pizza

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2008-03-02
• Wine preparation : direct from bottle

• Overall :
  blueberry long finish light
• Eye :
  rust berry jam
• Nose :
  apple strawberry
• Mouth :
  mango strawberry jam pepper plum light tannins
• Delicious with :
  garlicky stirfry

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2008-02-28

Comments: An utterly delicious, rich, traditional Australian Shiraz. Plum and pepper provide a medium to full-bodied backdrop as other flavours unfold. More complexity and tannins developed in the glass. Highly recommended.

• Overall :
  rich
• Eye :
  blackberry mulberry plum
• Nose :
  plum coffee pepper berries fruit
• Mouth :
  rich smooth pepper plum sweet stonefruit soft wood berries
• Delicious with :
  roasted vegies and risotto

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2008-01-03
• Wine preparation : direct from bottle
• Tasting conditions : with a meal

Comments: Ordered at restaurant, was given 2006 instead of 2005 vintage. Far too young, IMO. Would do better with a few years in the bottle and an hour or so to breathe before drinking.

• Overall :
  too young fresh
• Eye :
  ruby purple
• Nose :
  mocha stonefruit berries
• Mouth :
  fruity sweetness oak tannins chocolate
• Delicious with :
  bedouin cooking

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2007-12-16
• Wine preparation : direct from bottle
• Tasting conditions : with a meal

Comments: Drank this at Pizza Meine Liebe at a friend's birthday. I think this would age very well.

• Overall :
  full bodied spicy dark fruit
• Eye :
  blackberry
• Nose :
  woodland mulled wine plum
• Mouth :
  full bodied wood tannin fruit tannin plum
• Delicious with :
  pumpkin pizza

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2007-11-14
• Wine preparation : direct from bottle
• Tasting conditions : with a meal

Comments: The nose is quite luscious, but the mouth is too soft to be really satisfying. Drinkable, but not amazing. Improves when allowed to breathe for a while, and should be decanted at least an hour before drinking.

• Overall :
  soft berries cherries mild
• Eye :
  cherries
• Nose :
  marzipan cherries plum jam fruit
• Mouth :
  soft strawberry aftertaste mild
• Delicious with :
  asparagus pizza

• Bottle size : standard 750ml
• Tasting date : 2007-11-13
• Wine preparation : direct from bottle
• Tasting conditions : with a meal