Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

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

Sunday, August 28, 2016

St. John's Road Eden Valley Riesling

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Over the years, as a collector, one develops a list of favorites, and it takes a real effort to stray from the known and trusted. Every now...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Felton Road Pinot Noir

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Felton Road is perhaps the most important Pinot Noir producer of the Southern Hemisphere. How can I say this? Apart from the consistent ver...
Monday, August 22, 2016

Giaconda Chardonnay

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Lately, it has not been fashionable to show oak in Chardonnay.  The serious ones all have it, but you are not supposed to notice a strong o...

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Saturday, August 13, 2016

The high points debate

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The issue of points inflation is certainly gaining momentum, as the points-master James Halliday published his 2017 guide. (There is also a...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Yealands Land Made Sauvignon Blanc

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Yealands has developed a layered structure for its Sauvignon Blancs. Some time ago I reviewed their single vineyard wine, which was propaga...
Friday, August 5, 2016

Chateau d'Yquem

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I am writing this review with some trepidation. Famous wine writers have of course reviewed this wine, and I am not very experienced with S...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Cono Sur Bicicleta Syrah

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I am on a bit of an international tasting tour. Cono Sur (get it?) is a Chilean producer of large volume wine at generally great value for ...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Burn Cottage Pinot Noir

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My first exposure to this cult producer from Central Otago. I am tasting the 2014 Burn Cottage Pinot Noir. This medium-bodied wine is qui...

Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet

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Joseph Drouhin is one of the larger producers in Burgundy, with significant holdings as well as purchased grapes. This Chardonnay comes fro...
Monday, July 25, 2016

Ribera del Duero

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My visit to the region was very exciting. The qualities of wines I tasted was very impressive, indeed. Unfortunately, I am not able to repo...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Pesquera Millenium Reserva

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To get in the mood of Ribera del Duero, which I will be visiting for the next three days, I tasted the 2002 Pesquera Millenium Reserva , on...
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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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