Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

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

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Peay Ama Pinot Noir

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 I quite enjoy US Pinot Noir from time to time. It needs to come from one of the better producers in Sonoma or Willamette Valley. Given the ...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

Bindi Darshan Pinoit Noir

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 I have never done this before, that is to start with a description from the winery website, but it works in this case. The wine is new and ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Henschke Mount Edelstone

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 The Henschke Mount Edelstone has always been a very popular wine on my blog. I am continuing to explore the 2018 vintage with this wine. Ni...
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Monday, January 20, 2025

Yarra Yering No1 Cabernet Blend

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 I am digging into a number of wines from the 2018 vintage. It is regarded as a very good one with a hot summer early on, but then an Indian...
Saturday, January 18, 2025

Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Grenache

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 The Cirillo Ancestor Grenache is one of the few wines I buy on an annual basis. The latest release is the 2018 Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Grenac...
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Pooley Pinot Noir

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 Sorry for the long break, but there is not much wine to report from Muslim Indonesia. Now back in Australia, we are faced with what to drin...
Monday, December 30, 2024

What Did We Drink Over Christmas?

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 It is common in many families to pull out nice wines and champagne over Christmas. I was on a plane this year, really over two days. So the...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

The Five Most Read Blog Posts This Year

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 Looking at the five most red blog posts of the year, there were certainly surprises. A mix of known high quality wine reviews and the eclec...
Saturday, December 21, 2024

TOP NSW Wines

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 Wines from New South Wales do not have a great reputation. I do not know if it is the arrogance of Sydneysiders, or what is causing it, but...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

What Happens When You Buy Cheap Bordeaux?

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 What is the experience of buying a cheap bottle of Bordeaux? When I say cheap, I do not mean real cheap, but, say, under $100 per bottle. Y...
Friday, December 6, 2024

Peay Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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 Buying American wine in Australia, or anywhere else for that matter, is always a difficult value for money equation. Peay Sonoma Coast Pino...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

Château Pontet-Canet

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 In the last post, I talked about a surprising Barolo. Today, it is about a surprising Bordeaux wine. I experienced the 2004 Château Pontet-...
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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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