Thursday, May 24, 2012

Vintages Shop Online May 17, 2012 Release

Here are my favourites of the 8 wines tasted for this release ... no notes are given, just the star rating; although the top rated wine will have a note:

Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** ½) …
Tyrrell's 2008 Rufus Stone Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec ($24.00 - #0237909) - Australia
Chateau Haut-Bergey 2008 ($45.00 - #0136648) - Bordeaux, France

Three-and-a-Half-Plus Star Wines (*** ½+) …
Chateau la Croix de Gay 2008 ($39.00 - #45.00) – Bordeaux, France

Four Star Wines (****) …
Tyrrell's 2004 Vat 1 Hunter Semillon ($49.00 - #0930495) – Australia
David Bynum 2007 Bynum Vineyard Pinot Noir ($34.95 - #0202580) – California, USA
Chateau Latour a Pomerol 2008 ($89.00 - #0133876) – Bordeaux, France

Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) …
Tables Creek 2008 Esprit de Beaucastel ($NA - #NA) – California, USA

Four-and-a-Half Star Wines (**** ½) …
Casanova di Neri Pietradonice 2007 ($79.00 - #0103085) – Tuscany, Italy ... rich chocolate, strawberry and smoky notes - very attractive on the palate, succulent and yet yet with Italian restraint; big 14.5% alcohol


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