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Naked Wine Show 1075 Château des Charmes Brut VQA

Pale straw colour. Fine bubbles, persistent mousse. Fresh, youthful nose of gumdrops, green apple, fresh bread, almonds, and a hint of pear.
Dry, med. body, med. to med. plus acidity. Green apple, some pear, bread, and a faint nuttiness*. Med. length.
*In my online review I mention that this comes from the [...]

Naked Wine Show 1074 Hope Estate “The Ripper” Shiraz 2007

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Hope Estate “The Ripper” Shiraz 2007 Western Australia (screwcap)
Dense, nearly opaque purple/ruby colour. High viscosity. Med. intensity nose of prunes, tobacco, vanilla, wood spice, and black currant jam.
Dry, full body, med. plus tannin. Tobacco, prunes, vanilla, cedar, and black currant jam. High alcohol, but [...]

Naked Wine Show 1073 Marquee Artisan Wines Classic GSM 2007 Australia

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Med. density garnet to brick core, solid to rim. Med. intensity nose of sandalwood, black cherry, licorice, and smoked meat.
Dry, full body, med. tannin. Sandalwood, cherry jam, smoked meat, and white pepper. Long length.

    

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Naked Wine Show 1067 Quarterback McLaren Vale Red

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Med. density garnet core, solid to rim. Med. intensity nose of smoked meat, black cherry jam, pencil lead, and oregano.
Dry, full body, high tannin. Black cherry jam, pencil lead, vanilla, dark chocolate, and raspberry pie. High alcohol. Long length.

    

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Naked Wine Show 1050 - ‘Rolling’ Shiraz 2006

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‘Rolling’ Shiraz 2006
(Central Ranges, Australia)
Ruby color.
Medium intensity nose of black plums, light smoke, green pepper and violets.
Black fruit jam, vanilla and white pepper on the palate; quite smooth.
Serve with charcuterie plates, creamy cheeses or a [...]

Naked Wine Show 1049 - ‘Rolling’ Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon 2008

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‘Rolling’ Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon 2008
(Central Ranges, Australia)
Pale straw color.
Medium intensity nose of slate/pencil lead, lemon, gunflint and white flowers, like Lily of the Valley.
Flint, white fruit (like pear), lemon and lime on the palate.
Great by itself, [...]

Naked Wine Show 1025 - Angove’s Red Belly Black Shiraz 2007

Angove’s Red Belly Black Shiraz 2007
(South Australia)
Ruby/garnet color
Notes of dark cherry, cumin, eucalyptus and white pepper on the nose.
Matching flavors on the palate without being too overly extracted. Not a fruit bomb and refreshing.
Great with some mixed grill on the barbecue.

    

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Naked Wine Show 1018 - Holiday Two-fer!

1) Hardys Nottage Hill Chardonnay 2007
(Australia)
Pale gold color
On the nose: pencil lead, lemon skin and baked apple.
The combo of baked apple and rich vanilla end up tasting like apple crumble on the palate!
Great with turkey for the holidays!
2) Yalumba Shiraz-Viogner 2006
(Australia)
Ruby color
Really lively and fresh on the nose with hints of cherry and red current.
On [...]

Naked Wine Show 1015 - Hardy’s Nottage Hill Shiraz

Hardy’s Nottage Hill 2006 Shiraz
(Australia)
Dense ruby color
Cedar, blackberry, cinnamon and clove on the nose.
MMMMMM! Definitely a crowd pleasing red. Not a fruit bomb like other Australian Shiraz’s