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Tastings: October 2001
31 October 2001
85PTS
Firesteed Barbera d'Asti 1999
Piedmont, ItalyDeep ruby color. Earthy tar, choke cherry, old barrels nose. Good weight, richer rounder. Sweet fruit big acidity. Prices:| BC | $14.95 | 750ml |
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01 October 2001
93PTS
Lustau Oloroso 1918 Anada Aranda 1918
Sherry Jerez - Manzanilla, SpainThe Lustau Oloroso Anada Aranda 1918 is a real bargain if you enjoy sipping history. Anada Aranda is a product of the solera system and as the vintage indicates a small portion of the wine dates back to 1918. Look for a fabulous bouquet of nuts/molasses/fruit with a sweet entry and a complex long dry finish. Delicious.Prices:| BC | $21.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Chateau Coutet 1999
Barsac, Sauternes, Graves, Bordeaux, FranceOpen creamy vanilla/honey oak toast with spicy mineral undertones. Peachy floral fruit flavours with quite a delicate structure. Doesn't have the weight or heft in texture that you anticipate on the nose. Soft and elegant but ready to drink. Prices:| BC | $69.00 | 750ml |
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94PTS
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1998
Pauillac, Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, FranceVery open coffee, toasty oak, peppery, cigar tobacco, leather and blackberry aromas; much more aromatic than normal for a young Mouton. Elegant and round with moderate richness with more structured and harder tannins in the finish but very balanced and polished. Nice coffee, tobacco, leather, waxy, blackberry flavours that persist. Again, somewhat more forward style that will be best in 8-12 years but will probably tighten up soon and possibly age longer. Prices:| BC | $250.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Chateau Clerc Milon 1998
Bordeaux, FranceSweaty, ripe blackberry, cherry aromas with waxy, tobacco, cassis and coffee, vanilla aromas. Somewhat bigger, riper and more intense than d'Armailhac, has ripe cassis, coffee, smoky leather, earthy, pepper flavours. Very balanced, not big mid palate but will age 5-7 years for optimal drinking. Good terroir intensity with slightly green tannin finish. Prices:| BC | $69.95 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Baronne Philippe de Rothschild Chardonnay Reserve 1999
Valle de Casablanca, Region de Aconcagua, ChileFlinty spicy clove pear. Dry pear banana mineral flinty citrus flavours. Quite elegant with a dry acid finish. Good looking future here. More Euro than Chile.Prices:| BC | $17.95 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Tyrrell's Moore's Creek Shiraz 1999
McLaren Vale, South Australia, AustraliaLacks the muscle of Aussie's best shiraz but here's a Friday night smoothie you'll love to relax with. Generous, complex ripe blackberry-prune mixes with earthy, kelp, leather notes on the nose and palate. Mid-weight, fleshy and easy going, with very good length.Prices:| BC | $15.75 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Tyrrell's Old Winery Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 1999
Padthaway, South Australia, AustraliaTypical sweaty leather nose with cassis cherries and game in the background. Peppery resiny cassis fruit with a resiny character and dry tannins. Not all that attractive for the price.Prices:| BC | $15.95 | 750ml |
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84PTS
Tyrrell's Old Winery Pinot Noir 1999
McLaren Vale, South Australia, AustraliaTyrrell's pioneered pinot noir in Australia planting 2 acres in 1972 that eventually went on to beat the world at the 1979 Wine Olympics in Paris. This '99 has an attractive purple colour with a soft berry fruit nose. There's a decent amount of acidity in what is essentially a soft easy-drinking pinot. Grilled seasoned chicken with mustard would be perfect. Prices:| BC | $15.95 | 750ml |
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81PTS
Baron Philippe Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1999
Valle del Maipo, Region del Valle Central, ChileDeep cherry colour. Very spicy, leafy, vegetative green bell aromas with pepper and cedar bark, a real weed garden. Dry and lean with moderate tannin levels. Very spicy, peppery, weedy dried thyme and cedar flavours. Not great and too vegetative.Prices:| BC | $16.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Baron Philippe Pauillac 1998
Bordeaux, FranceRipe blackberry, waxy plum, barnyard and leather aromas, very Pauillac. Medium body with balanced, light tannins. Soft and forward with ripe cassis, spicy, peppery, waxy orange rind flavours. Needs a year to fully round out but clearly the best of the appellation wines and good value.Prices:| BC | $25.95 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Pauillac 1999
Bordeaux, FranceInteresting cranberry cassis aromas with a bit of the traditional sweaty leather barnyard and pepper - the Pauillac thing. Little richer than the right bank labels and more intensity. Still has the lean Bordeaux demeanour that calls for food. It should improve in the bottle. Prices:| BC | $25.95 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Pomerol 1998
Pomerol, Libourne, Bordeaux, FranceNice plum, barnyard, cherry, smoky earth aromas with a touch of orange spice and anise. Round, soft and forward style with very light tannins. Light smoky, cherry, peppery, crab apple flavours. Elegant and ready for current drinking. Prices:| BC | $29.95 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Pomerol 1999
Pomerol, Libourne, Bordeaux, FranceFine black cherry resiny spicy notes here with a little bit of barnyard and compost. Rich round soft entry and elegant in style but low fruit and extract. Mostly spice and pepper with a bit of prune. Dry acidic finish. Prices:| BC | $29.95 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Baron Philippe de Rothschild St. Émilion 1998
Saint Émilion, Libourne, Bordeaux, FranceA non-wooded blend of 75 to 80 percent merlot mixed with cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc. The colour is a terrific, deep, dark red. Peppery, earthy, toasty aromas with light plum, cherry and barnyard tones. Round and elegant with light tannins and a spicy, orange rind, olive, barnyard and tobacco flavours. Ready to drink now or keep a year. Prices:| BC | $21.85 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Lindemans Padthaway Shiraz 1999
South Australia, AustraliaThis shows lovely vanilla, creamy, ripe plummy nose with hints of cedar and nutmeg. Quite elegant on the palate as well, with good acid structure amid all the opulent fruit and French wood. Dry tannin provides structure too, indeed this could age nicely. Very good to excellent length. Best 2003 to 2006.Prices:| BC | $16.95 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Lindemans Bin 95 Sauvignon Blanc 2000
South Australia, AustraliaGrapefruit rind, grassy, jalapeno aromas. Crisp but round with a slight residual sweetness, has full ripe pink grapefruit, apple, and grassy flavours. Fresh and balanced, a good summer wine. Prices:| BC | $10.45 | 750ml |
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84PTS
Lindemans Bin 65 Chardonnay 1999
South Eastern Australia, AustraliaMelon, peach, citrus aromas with some butter and vanilla notes. Soft and somewhat flabby, has buttery, melon, peach and citrus flavours. Finish is soft, hot and a bit bitter. Not up to this wine's usual standard. Prices:| BC | $10.95 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Lindemans Bin 40 Merlot 1999
South Eastern Australia, AustraliaEarthy, spicy, cherry jam aromas with some tobacco and vanilla. Round, soft and slightly sweet with berry fruit, tobacco flavours and a dry pruny, mint finish that is slightly lean but an improvement from past products.Prices:| BC | $12.95 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Lindemans Chardonnay Padthaway 1999
Padthaway, South Australia, AustraliaThis 100% barrel fermented wine shows lots of toasty, butter, vanilla and coconut aromas with some melon, and floral tones in the background. Round and rich, has an almost salty taste with vanilla, lees, mineral and apple flavours, citrus rind finish. Elegant style could use a bit more fruit. Prices:| BC | $18.95 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Lindemans Bin 99 Pinot Noir 1999
South Eastern Australia, AustraliaLight strawberry jam, earthy, forest floor aromas, good improvement. Round with a slightly dry, lactic finish, has strawberry, earth cedar flavours. Well balanced for an affordable pinot although could use a bit more varietal character. Prices:| BC | $11.95 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Baron Philippe Graves Blanc 1999
Bordeaux, FranceSomewhat closed nose with delicate melon, kiwi, green apple, citrus rind aromas and a touch of smoke. Rounder and richer than the Cadet with light leesy, buttery tones and good melon, grapefruit rind and gooseberry flavours. Finish is balanced with a mineral, smoky tone. Nicely done and good value. Prices:| BC | $16.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Mouton Cadet Rouge 1998
Bordeaux, FranceThe Cadet rouge mixes grapes from Cotes Bourg, Cotes de Blaye, Cotes de Franc and Entre-Deux-Mers. A normal blend would feature about 55 percent merlot, 30 percent cabernet sauvignon and 15 percent cabernet franc. Only 10 percent of the wine selected blind from over 2000 samples makes its way to the Saint Laurent winery. Look for clean fruit flavours and medium intensity. Still young and will improve over the next eighteen months.Prices:| BC | $12.95 | 750ml |
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84PTS
Lindemans Bin 50 Shiraz 1999
South Eastern Australia, AustraliaLight berry, earthy, roasted pepper aromas and earthy, leather, dried prune flavours with some mint. A somewhat earthy, thin finish seems to lack real fruit ripeness, which one expects from Oz shiraz. Prices:| BC | $12.95 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Baron Philippe Médoc 1998
Médoc, Bordeaux, FranceThe BPR Médoc is a traditional left bank blend combining 55 to 60 percent cabernet sauvignon with 20 to 25 percent merlot and 10 to 15 percent cabernet franc. Look for an open fruity nose in a round easy to drink style. There is Bordeaux structure here that suggests it will improve over the next 18 months. There's no wood used here. Prices:| BC | $18.65 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Lindemans Limestone Coast Shiraz 1999
Limestone Coast, South Australia, AustraliaPrune stewed fruit nose with coffee and compost. Big smooth cooked fruit flavours of stewed prunes and blackberries with smoke and pepper. Good textures very supple but it needs drinking.Prices:| BC | $14.95 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Lindemans Limestone Coast Shiraz 1998
Limestone Coast, South Australia, AustraliaCherry jam, sweaty, peppery, spicy aromas. Soft and round with cherry, earthy, peppery, jammy flavours. Slightly acidic finish with gamey tones. Good introductory style.Prices:| BC | $14.95 | 750ml |
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83PTS
Jackson-Triggs Blanc de Noir Proprietors' Reserve 2001
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaPink colour. Fresh, peachy, cherry fruit nose. Candied strawberry fruit flavours soft and round with a sweet finish. Clean wine but slightly cloying. Be sure to chill this one down completely before serving.Prices:| BC | $12.99 | 750ml |
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November 2001