So this year at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival 2010 it was New Zealand and Argentina Showcase! This is some Random Tasting notes, Way to many wine and I went to one day for tasting ah well.
Must say I am starting to like NZ Sauvignon Blancs Again, Riesling pretty good too, and Pinot Gris. Pinot Noir always fantastic. Elephant Hill has impressed me two years in a row so that gets abig thumbs up. Another thing I found out is that I really do enjoy hawkes bay Chardonnays! Really good from a number of producers, stone paddock, and some other one I cant think of
VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL - Vancouver Convention Centre [West] (4/22/2010)
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, Trade Tasting Day 1 [Thursday] Theme this Year New Zealand, Argentina and Rose.
Whites - Light/Med
- 2008 Mount Riley Sauvignon Blanc Savée - New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough, Wairau Valley
Sparkling Sauv Blanc who knew
Aroma of Green Onions, Taste of Round Tropical Passionfruit, Great Acidity - 2008 Elephant Hill Sauvignon Blanc Reserve - New Zealand, North Island, Hawkes Bay
Mineral Nose, A Riper Style of Green Pepper, on the Palate Veg, Round, Flint. Fantastic Really especially since its 100% new Oak(91 pts.) - 2009 Elephant Hill Viognier Te Awanga Vineyard - New Zealand, North Island, Hawkes Bay
Nice Fresh Melon, Round Melon on the Palate(87 pts.) - 2008 Gunderloch Riesling Fritz's - Germany, Rheinhessen
Green Fruit [nice] Med Sweet, Great Acid Balance, Good Riper Fruit on Palate [Better then Dr Loosen QbA IMO] - 2008 Gunderloch Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Rheinhessen
Lemon, Goodfruit, Acid Check! - 2008 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Dry - Germany, Rheinhessen
Flowers! Great Fruit Med- Body, Peachy Finish Yummay - 2008 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Rheinhessen
Smky/Flinty, Flinty/Chalky. Exotic Fruit Um yeah~ - 2007 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel - Germany, Rheinhessen
C: Med Gold
Taste of Ripe Tropical Fruit Mango/Papaya, Almost Sauternes like Does have some botrytis. Pairs Beautifull with Lemon Herbed Olives(92 pts.)
White - Med/Full [Oaked Maybe]
- 2006 Louis Latour Meursault-Blagny - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault-Blagny
Great Acid, Balance Green Apples - 2006 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
A: Clean
T: Delicate Fruit, Spice [Eggnog] Soft, Lite
Not Worth the Money IMO - 2008 Stone Paddock Chardonnay - New Zealand, North Island, Hawkes Bay
Good Fruit Tropical/Stone Fruit Touch of French Oak [8% New]
This wine is really really Super Amazing Awesome, Just good I can still remember it(91 pts.) - 2009 Elephant Hill Chardonnay - New Zealand, North Island, Hawkes Bay
Mineral, Flinty on the palate of Oak, Apple, Round Good Balance of Oak tho for sure(88 pts.) - 2007 M. Chapoutier Hermitage Blanc Chante-Alouette - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Still Thinking about this wine 2 days later, It did have some oak [not my style] but with air it opened up and I think this would be amazing in a cpl years or atleast decanted a bit.
A: Beautiful Tropical Fruit
T: Round, Rich Texture, Little Ginger Spiciness!(90 pts.)
Reds - Light/Med
- 2008 M. Chapoutier Tavel Beaurevoir - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Tavel
Nice Nose, Red Tart Fruit(87 pts.) - 2008 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir Picnic - New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
Tasty Ripe Pinot Fruit, Gammey - 2007 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir - New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
Lovely Nose, Spice, Herb
Taste of Good Quality Pinot Fruit. Cherry/Rhubarb - 2008 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir - New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
Mineral Check, Cherry, Ripe Warm Spice, Med to Med+ Acid - 2007 Stone Paddock Scarlet - New Zealand, North Island, Hawkes Bay
37% Merlot, 35% Cab Sauv, 12% Cab Franc [approx]
Nice Fruit, Soft Tannins, Touch of green, enjoyable - 2008 Elephant Hill Pinot Noir - New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
Richness, Red Fruit, Ripe(89 pts.) - 2008 Elephant Hill Syrah Reserve - New Zealand, North Island, Hawkes Bay
Gorgeous Nose, Fruit Check, Dark/Red Ripe, Good Acid, Soft Texture Med Tannins. Enjoyable yes(89 pts.)
Reds - Med/Full [Big Boys]
- 2007 Penfolds Shiraz Thomas Hyland - Australia, South Australia
Rich, Dark Fruit, Minty
But Amazingly the Body Felt med+ - 2006 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 128 - Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Dark Fruit, Acidity Balance Very Nice - 2005 Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri - Australia, South Australia
Nice Beautiful Nose of Fruit, Palate Rich, Texture, Blackberry Jam, Dark Chocolate - 2006 Penfolds Shiraz RWT - Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Rich Dark Fruit, Chocolate, Vanilla, Palate not as big as expected/the nose [good], Good Tannins, Dash of Grape Candy - 2007 M. Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône Belleruche - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Have yet to be disappointed by a 2007 CdR
Fantastic, Soft Strawberry, Dark Chocolate(90 pts.) - 2007 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Bright Ripe Fruit, Strawberry/Cherry, Nice Acid(88 pts.) - 2007 M. Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Bernardine - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A: Ripe Sweet Fruit, Cherry/Strawberry, Med- Acid, Med+ Body, med Tannins.
Not my style but can see why RP likes this style of wine and a lot of others - 2007 Bodega Renacer Enamore - Argentina, Mendoza
40% Amarone Style, 60% Reserve Blend
Good Dark Concentration, but not over Concentrated like most Amarones, Has Fantastic Balance(90 pts.) - 2009 Bodega Renacer Malbec Punto Final - Argentina, Mendoza
Creamy! And no Oak! Seriously Eh? Good Stuff
Posted from CellarTracker
THE 100-POINT RATING SCALE (Robert Parker of the Wine Advocate describes this in more detail.)
• Extraordinary (96-100 points)
• Outstanding (90-95)
• Very Good to Excellent (85-89)
• Good (80-84) • Average (75-79)
• Below average (70-74)
• Avoid (50-70)
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