Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Vintages Shop Online November 1, 2012 Release

7 of 14 wines reviewed, some were unavailable, some weren't worth your time ... here's my take on the wines being released in this Shop On-line offer ...

Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** 1/2) ...
Kanonkop 2009 Pinotage ($N/A - #259648) ... South Africa
Clos des Nines 'O' du Clos 2007 ($N/A - #297952) ... Midi, France

Four Star Wines (****) ...
Balthasar Ress Hattenheimer Nussbrunnen Riesling Auslese 2005 ($N/A / 375ml - #914226) ... Germany
Montrius Le Domaine Garrigues Vacqueyras 2010 ($N/A - #108779) ... Rhone, France

Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) ...
Howard Park 2008 Chardonnay ($N/A - #243063) ... Australia
Cenit 2008 Old Vines ($N/A - #296137) ... Spain
Two Hands 2008 Aerope Grenache ($N/A - #257204) ... Australia - port-like nose with lovely plum cherry fruit and nice acidity but with a wow fruit factor laden with raspberry and massive alcohol (15.8%).


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