Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

A blog of new and mature wine reviews for the discerning wine consumer

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Craggy Range 2009 Releases

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Luckily there is some correlation between investment dollars and quality of wine, otherwise people would not do it. Voyager Estate is a good...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Eden Road The Seedling

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Eden Road is quite a new Canberra district winery which arrived on the scene with well made and inexpensive Shiraz and by winning a Jimmy Wa...
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Chateau Pontet-Canet

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I am not a huge Bordeaux fan across the board, but I like a good one. Currently, the 2010 futures are offered from apparently a good vintage...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Rockburn Pinot Noir

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Rockburn is the personal project of Felton Road's winemaker (who's name escapes me at the moment). Therefore, expectations are prett...
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Leo Buring Leopold Riesling

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Does anybody remember the Leo Buring Rieslings of the 1970s? Some years were wines of absolute magic and drank well after 25 years. This 200...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Casa Fresci Profondo

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When I tried the 1999 Casa Fresci Profondo three years ago, I thought it was not ready. It is unusual to say this about a 9 year old wine i...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

Some Interesting New Pinot Noirs

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A week ago, I tasted four interesting Pinot Noirs. They were all serious and good, but not without flaws. Two came from Tomboy Hill, in the ...
Monday, June 6, 2011

Torbreck New Premium Shiraz Releases

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The latest Torbreck Shiraz releases are from difficult hot years in the Barossa. Given this, they perform pretty well, but the prices are hi...
Friday, June 3, 2011

Torbreck Les Amis Grenache

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The 2009 Torbreck Les Amis is probably the best pure Grenache I have ever tasted. This is a big statement, but this is a very special wine....
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Brokenwood Semillon

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Sometimes, the 'standard' wine is almost as good as the specialised, limited release wines, at a fraction of the price. The 2005 Bro...
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Roberto Voerzio Barolo Cerequio

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For me, the Nebbiolo grape is the king of grapes. Good Barolo made from it combines the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon with the flavours of...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Cullen Cabernet/Merlot

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One of the nice things for me after coming back from less developed regions of the world is to resume drinking good quality wine. I thought ...
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I am a very interested amateur wine taster and drinker. I have collected wine since 1983 and hold a 1500 bottle wine collection of mainly red Australian wine, but also some wine from France, Italy and other countries. You can contact me on tgirgens@bigpond.net.au.
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