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Hi Bob – Two new ones for the Cellar! 2010 Giaconda Estate Vineyard Chardonnay The next release of 2010 Estate Vineyard Chardonnay will be available for purchase through this website from 1st November 2011. This includes a limited En Primeur offer of the 2011 vintage. Giaconda Estate Chardonnay is fully barrel fermented with approximately 33% new French oak. This wine is aged in barrel for 22 months, deep underground in our granite maturation cave. 2011 Barrel Tasting notes: The notes below certainly also apply to the 2011 vintage. This wine is a little more racy again, a further example of power and concentration. It should develop amazing depth and complexity. 2010 Tasting notes: Our first Chardonnay completely fermented and aged underground in our cave. This means a slower and more even ageing process, combined with the cooler season this has resulted in a wine with very long ageing potential. The wine has a signature nose of matchstick and meal with pow...

723 rd  Dinner - May 17, 2012 Lydiard Wine Bar 15 Lydiard Street President: Dean Stevens  Master of Ceremonies: Bob House CANAPES Sugar cured Salmon, pomelo & apple Oyster, celery & lemongrass salad 1998 Pol Roger Vintage  1 st  MAIN COURSE Grilled Hervey Bay Scallops with a sweet fish sauce 2004 O’Leary Walker Polish Hill Riesling 2008 Heemskerk Coal River Valley Riesling  2 nd  MAIN COURSE Smoked Duck & Quince 2007 La Gibryotte Bourgogne 3 rd  MAIN COURSE Roasted saddle of Hare, slow cooked leg & mushrooms 1999 Whitehorse Wines Pinot Noir 1999 ...

Hi Bob – a few interesting notes on my latest acquisition. Jim 2010 Best's Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA RATING:  98 VALUE:  CELLAR:  10 - 15 years (2022 - 2027) ALC/VOL:  14.00% TASTED:  8 Mar 2012 The Thomson Family Shiraz is produced from Henry Best’s original 1867 Shiraz plantings, and is only produced in exceptional years with yields typically at less than two tonnes per acre. Opaque black dark purple crimson colour with deep purple crimson hue. The nose displays strong white and blackpepper top notes followed by some more subtle liquorice, vanillin oak and spice scents. The palate delivers an explosive yet beautifully controlled flavour experience of blackberry, blackpepper and liquorice followed by some vanillin confectionary and cedar characters with a strong white pepper back palate. Magnificent concentration, power, richness and depth all delivered with grea...