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Wine Magazine
Western Australia – 8 April 2003
Blend
Verdelho
Riesling
Sauvignon
Marsanne
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Merlot
Blends
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Blend
Peppermint Creek Triple White 2001 Manjimup
colour pale straw; nose fairly aromatic; palate some
residual sugar, acidity, quite juicy – acid bready fin; aftertaste
bready, acidic, slightly dull. 78/100
Chestnut Grove Verdelho 2000 Manjimup
colour straw; nose vague fruit, aromatic; palate
residual sugar, bready, acid – bready dull residual sugar fin; aftertaste
tart aromatic dull. 77/100
Verdelho
Peel Estate Verdelho 2001 Peel
colour paleish straw; nose quite full, aromatic, roses;
palate acid, residual sugar, fruit (tropical, mango) – acid,
fruit, mango finish; aftertaste tart, quite rich, fresh, mango.
Pleasant aromatic fruity style. 84/100
Peel Estate Chenin 1999 Peel
colour paleish straw; nose fullish, slightly dirty, tropical,
forced; palate residual sugar, slightly ox? – tropical, mango, acid
– slightly raw and harsh, alcoholic finish; aftertaste sweet/bitter/tart.
78/100
Riesling
Howard Park Riesling 2001 Great Southern
colour pale straw; nose fullish, aromatic, nice, exotic,
fresh; palate high acidity, lemon, some residual sugar – tart,
pure, slightly raw – exciting lemon/residual sugar/pure finish; aftertaste
tart, pure, lemony. Very pure and clean, needs time. 86/100
Alkoomi Riesling 2002 Frankland River
colour pale straw; nose restrained, tropical fruit, fresh,
nice; palate tart, some residual sugar, blackcurrant cane/leaf
– some tropical fruit, fresh, pure finish; aftertaste tart,
pure fruit, slightly lacks definition. 84/100
Plantaganet Riesling 2002 Mount Barker
colour pale greenish straw; nose quite full, sweet ripe
fruit, mango; palate blackcurrant leaf, acid, fresh – quite
pure fruit/acid finish; aftertaste dryish pleasant Riesling style.
Quite stylish. 85/100
Gilberts Riesling 2000 Mount Barker
colour pale straw; nose restrained, vague fruit; palate
tart, acid attack with some fruit – some fruit but tart slightly
dull finish; aftertaste some balance but dull. 82/100
Dukes Riesling 2002 Great Southern
colour pale straw; nose some (tropical?) fruit; palate
acid, some residual sugar, fruit – acid, hint of petrol, some tropical
fruit, bready finish; aftertaste nice pure Riesling, slightly tart.
87/100
Houghton Riesling 2002 Frankland River
colour pale straw; nose restrained, vague fruit; palate
tart, slightly bitter, vague fruit – tart/raw/Riesling finish; aftertaste
tart, Riesling. 82/100
Capel Vale Whispering Hill Riesling 2000 Mount Barker
colour pale straw; nose restrained, some fruit; palate
tart, fruit, slightly dull – slightly dull Riesling finish; aftertaste
tart raw Riesling (slightly lacks fruit). 82/100
Sauvignon
Smithbrook Sauvignon Blanc 2002 Pemberton
colour pale straw; nose fullish aromatic gooseberry with
touch of mango; palate fruit, acid, some gooseberry – slightly
raw, harsh, dull, chewy finish; aftertaste acid, gooseberry, ripe
fruit, some mango. 83/100
Yanmah Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2001 Manjimup
colour pale straw; nose slightly strange burnt straw; palate
soft, juicy, acid, slightly burnt, dull; aftertaste lacks acid.
79/100
Somerset Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2000 Denmark
colour pale straw; nose cardboard, raw; palate nice
gooseberry, acid, juicy – tart with sweet fruit (pineapple, tropical)
finish; aftertaste tropical fruit, tart pineapple. Nice balance.
84/100
Plantaganet Omrah Sauvignon Blanc 2002
colour pale straw; nose quite full, gooseberry/tropical/blackberry
leaf, slightly reduced; palate juicy, sweet ripe fruit, good acidity
– nice balance, juicy ripe fruit (some tropical mango), soft finish;
aftertaste gentle, soft, some complexity. 87.5/100
Alkoomi Sauvignon Blanc 2002 Frankland River
colour pale greenish straw; nose fairly restrained tropical
fruit, fresh; palate acid, sweet gooseberry (melon) fruit –
quite tart; aftertaste acid/melon/dilute. 82/100
Houghton Sauvignon Blanc 2002 Pemberton
colour pale straw; nose tropical fruit, aromatic, fresh;
palate leafy, acid, aromatic; aftertaste aromatic, slightly
bitter. 79/100
Alkoomi Wandoo 1998 Frankland River
colour fullish mid yellow; nose restrained, vague fruit;
palate harsh, fruit, tropical – harsh tropical pineapple oak
tart finish; aftertaste tart, oak, Lacks fruit and concentration.
78/100
Galafrey Art Label Semillon Sauvignon 2000 Mount Barker
colour fullish mid yellow; nose quite full, fresh, fruit,
oak, pineapple; palate fruit, oak, good acidity – juicy, fruit,
acid, oak, balance, some concentration – slightly dilute oak/fruit
finish; aftertaste nice, rich, acid/oak/fruit. Nice wine. 87/100
Somerset Hill Semillon Sauvignon 2000 Denmark
colour straw to mid; nose fullish, some tropical fruit,
fresh, some oak; palate acid, slightly bitter, tropical fruit –
bitter, dull finish; aftertaste dull. 77/100
Willow Bridge Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2001 Geographe
colour paleish straw; nose restrained, vague tropical fruit;
palate dull, polished, fruit, oak, (acid) – slightly burnt
finish; aftertaste slightly marmalade, fruit and toasted oak. 81/100
Marsanne
Lillian Marsanne 2000 Pemberton
colour pale straw; nose dumb, vague fruit; palate
fruit, acetone, oak – sweet ersatz fruit; aftertaste burnt,
dull, oaky. 78/100
Chardonnay
Salitage Unwooded Chardonnay 2001 Pemberton
colour paleish straw; nose restrained, fresh, vague fruit,
ripe apple; palate sweet ripe juicy fruit, appley, dry; aftertaste
dry alcoholic but fresh. 83/100
Gilberts Chardonnay 2000 Mount Barker
colour paleish straw; nose fullish, oak, Chardonnay, fresh,
buttery, hazelnut; palate nutty/acid/appley – juicy, acid,
dry, Chardonnay – oak, acid, fruit finish; aftertaste juicy/tart/nutty/oak.
Some complexity and balance. 87/100
Peel Chardonnay 2000 Peel
colour paleish straw; nose restrained, vague fruit; palate
fruit, marmalade, acid, slightly juicy – slightly bitter, marmalade,
oak. slightly burnt, alcoholic finish; aftertaste oak, burnt, marmalade.
85/100
Fonty’s Pool Chardonnay 2001 Pemberton
colour paleish straw; nose restrained, vague fruit; palate
marmalade, acid – slightly dilute, acid, slightly nutty, appley finish;
aftertaste tart, alcoholic, slightly harsh. Some complexity, some
concentration but slightly harsh, young. 88/100
Picardy Chardonnay 2001 Pemberton
colour pale straw; nose quite aromatic, slightly burnt,
oak, marmalade; palate toasted oak, sweet fruit, acid – tart,
sweet fruit, sweet oak – acid, sweet fruit, alcohol, sweet oak finish;
aftertaste tart, concentration, oak, fruit. Depth of character,
concentration, style. 91.5/100
Howard Park Chardonnay 1999 Great Southern
colour fullish lime and yellow; nose fullish, marzipan,
oak, windfall apples; palate acid, fruit, slightly burnt, butterscotch
– acid, toasted oak, fruit finish; aftertaste tart,, oak,
burnt. Slightly lacks fruit. 86.5/100
Plantaganet Chardonnay 2000 Mount Barker
colour fullish lime tinged mid yellow; nose fullish, sweet
fruit, oak; palate rich, marmalade, acid, toasted oak – acid,
buttery, appley, sweet, concentration, quite rich finish; aftertaste
acid, fresh, fruit, buttery/oak/alcoholic. Good concentration, rich, balance.
90.5/100
Houghton Chardonnay 2001 Pemberton
colour pale straw; nose quite full, nice ripe rich buttery
appley Chardonnay, fresh, oak; palate fruit, buttery, acid, toasty
– nice juicy sweet/rich/tart finish; aftertaste nice juicy
fruit/tart/oak/rich. Good concentration. 94/100
Pinot Noir
Picardy Pinot Noir 1999 Pemberton
colour quite pale; nose fresh, oak, rhubarb; palate
acid, oak, slightly sweet – marmalade, oak, acid, slightly burnt
– burnt/oaky finish; aftertaste burnt, marmalade, acid. Lacks
fruit. 79/100
Salitage Pinot Noir 2000 Pemberton
colour slightly tawny mid red; nose fresh, fruit, oak, touch
of marzipan; palate acid, marzipan, slightly oxidised; aftertaste
baked, tannic, hard. 73/100
Fonty’s Pool Pinot Noir 2001 Pemberton
colour purple to mid red; nose quite full, morello, toasted
oak, marzipan, slightly reduced; palate soft, morello, juicy, slightly
tannic – acid, juicy, morello, quite oaky finish; aftertaste
oak, morello, alcoholic, with some fruit. 82/100
Somerset Hill Pinot Noir 2000 Denmark
colour quite pale, garnet; nose burnt, fresh, oak, vague
fruit; palate acid, burnt, fruit – marzipan, acid, dry, alcoholic,
dull, oak finish; aftertaste dull, marzipan, cherry, oak. 81/100
Plantaganet Pinot Noir 2000 Pemberton/Great Southern
colour pale, garnet; nose restrained, oak, fruit, fresh;
palate sweet fruit, oak, acid – slightly burnt, marmalade,
oak, fruit – alcoholic, burnt, toasted, acid, fruit finish; aftertaste
nice, vegetal, sweet oak, dry. Young, slightly phenolic, some concentration.
85/100
Chestnut Grove Pinot Noir 2001 Manjimup
colour paleish mid red; nose cherry and marzipan; palate
tannin, sweet, ersatz, oak; aftertaste shoe polish, acid, tannin.
80/100
Blend
Peppermint Creek Triple Red 2001 Manjimup
colour paleish, mid red; nose restrained, marzipan, cherry,
sweet fruit; palate ripe, acid, marzipan – cherry, dry, slightly
overripe – cherry/dry/overripe finish; aftertaste sweet, dry,
polished, raisiny. 82.5/100
Merlot
Smithbrook Merlot 2000 Pemberton
colour quite full, mid red; nose restrained, fruit, fresh,
oak, morello; palate bright, polished, green tannins, morello;
aftertaste bright, polished, morello, dusty, green. 79/100
Chestnut Grove Merlot 2000 Manjimup
colour full, mid red; nose bright, fresh, fruit, morello,
touch of oak; palate sweet fruit, oak, tannin – morello, dry,
slightly bitter, some oak finish; aftertaste morello, tart, slightly
bitter, oak. Some depth, black cherry, pleasant. 87/100
Houghton Merlot 2000 Pemberton
colour quite full, ruby to red; nose delicate, fruit, ripe
berry, some oak; palate acid, fruit, berry, oak – dry, acid,
oak, berry, fruit, oak – morello, acid oak finish; aftertaste
tart, berry, fresh, tannic, oaky. Complex, very young, interesting. 87.5/100
Blends
Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1999 Great Southern
colour quite full; nose berry, oak, fresh; palate
berry fruit, acid, oak, some, marzipan – slightly baked and raisiny,
fruit cake finish with oak; aftertaste tart, bitter with some oak
and fruit. 84.5/100
Yanmah Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1999 Manjimup
colour quite full, mid red; nose fermentation, berry, slightly
strange; palate fruit, berry, acid, oak; aftertaste lifted,
leafy, raisiny. 78/100
Gloucester Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Franc 1999 Pemberton
colour quite full, mid red; nose restrained, nice ripe fruit,
fresh, with some oak; palate sweet cassis fruit, slightly oxidised,
dull – dull bitter finish; aftertaste dull baked bitter. 76/100
Peel Estate Premium Red 2000 Peel
colour quite full, mid red; nose restrained, leafy, berry
with some oak; palate ripe sweet fruit, almond, acid – fruit,
almond, acid – oak, raisiny, fresh finish; aftertaste sweet,
dry, sour cherry, some concentration. 86/100
Garlands Cabernet Franc 2000 Mount Barker
colour quite full, mid red; nose quite full, oak, fruit,
morello, berry, almond; palate fruit, fresh, acid, juicy, some
oak – juicy, oak, acid, morello, berry, acid, balance finish with
good concentration; aftertaste nice rich juicy berry, dry rich.
Good concentration and style. 93/100
Cabernet Sauvignon
Houghton Jack Mann Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 Franklin River Mount Barker
colour deep purple; nose restrained, morello and almond,
some oak; palate good fruit, fresh, berry and morello, almond,
acid, oak – acid and morello, pure fruit, almond finish; aftertaste
tart, ripe, dry, cassis, oak. Good concentration, style, nervy black fruit.
92.5/100
Peel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 Peel
colour deep ruby to mid red; nose leathery, fruit, oak,
fresh, some chocolate and berry; palate sweet ripe fruit, berry,
acid, chocolate, oak – acid berry oak rich – ripe, leathery,
sweet finish with some concentration; aftertaste lovely rich ripe
nervy berry oaky style. Pure sweet morello and almond, nice style with
good concentration. 94.5/100
Dukes Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 Great Southern
colour quite full, purple; nose restrained, slightly perfumed,
with some oak and fruit; palate sweet ripe berry/morello fruit,
acid, some oak – sweet, dry, rich – slightly raisiny, morello,
sweet finish; aftertaste blackcurrant pastille, oak, slightly dilute
and bitter. 85.5/100
Plantagenet Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 Mount Barker
colour full, ruby to mid red; nose mint, fresh, fruit pastille;
palate acid, fruit, some oak, slightly minty – leathery, fruit,
berry – berry, raisiny finish with some mint and acid; aftertaste
leathery, dry, minty, pure. Some blackcurrant pastille purity, dry. 87/100
Alkoomi Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 Frankland River
colour quite full, mid red; nose slightly reduced, berry,
oak, quite rich; palate acid, berry, leather – leather berry
acid dry finish; aftertaste tart, quite pure cassis, but slightly
empty, slightly lifted, ersatz and almondy. 84/100
Gilberts Cabernet Shiraz 2001 Mount Barker
colour full, purple; nose restrained, vague fruit; palate
sweet juicy dry berry fruit – fruit, tannin, oak, acid – leathery
oak acid finish with some concentration; aftertaste tart, leathery,
berry with some oak. 86/100
Houghton Jack Mann Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1999 Frankland River
colour very full, purple; nose nice, blackcurrant, some
oak; palate fruit, oak, blackcurrant – oak, fruit; acid, cassis
– pure cassis, ripe tannin, oak finish with some acid; aftertaste
fruit/acid/oak. Pleasant, very dry. 91/100
Gloucester Ridge Back Block Red 2000 Pemberton
colour quite full, mid red; nose quite full, medicinal,
unattractive; palate acid, orange peel, bitter, medicinal, slightly
oxidised. 77/100
Shiraz
Peel Estate Shiraz 1998 Peel
colour quite full, purple; nose restrained, vague fruit;
palate acid, peppery, inky – hollow, baked, empty; aftertaste
inky, quite pure Shiraz. Typical Shiraz doughnut with hollow centre. 84/100
Salitage Treehouse Shiraz 1999 Pemberton
colour quite full, purple to mid red; nose restrained, fruit,
oak; palate fruit, inky, dry – fruit, inky, alcohol, tannin,
dry hollow centre – ripe inky capsicum finish; aftertaste
tannic, fruit, slightly bitter. 82.5/100
Alkoomi Shiraz 1999 Frankland River
colour full, ruby; nose restrained, fruit and oak, fresh;
palate fruit, acid, almond – nervy, acid, rubber, dry –
dry; rubbery, capsicum finish; aftertaste acid, leafy, rubbery.
83/100
Gilberts Three Devils Shiraz 2000 Mount Barker
colour quite full, ruby; nose fruit, almonds, violets, oak,
sweet; palate ripe fruit, acid, oak, aromatic – juicy dry
aromatic violets finish; aftertaste tart, pure fruit, aromatic,
oak but slightly drying out. Quite pure Shiraz. 89/100
Houghton Shiraz 2000 Frankland River
colour full, purple to ruby; nose iodine, medicinal, oak,
resin; palate intense fruit, oak and acid, juicy – juicy,
rich, oak with some concentration – resinous, fruit finish; aftertaste
fruit/oak/resinous/rich. Lovely concentration and richness. 92.5/100
Plantaganet Shiraz 2000 Mount Barker/Geographe
colour full, purple; nose restrained, vague fruit, slightly
reduced but nice; palate fruit, blackcurrant pastille, - reduced,
slightly bitter, sweet – sweet, bitter, raisiny finish; aftertaste
bitter, raisiny, dull. 82/100
Galafrey Shiraz 2000 Mount Barker
colour mid red; nose restrained, slightly lifted, fresh;
palate acid, some fruit, rather dry; aftertaste medicinal
bitter dry. 76/100
Fonty’s Pool Shiraz 2001 Pemberton
colour deep, purple; nose restrained, fruit, fresh, oak;
palate fruit, acid, dry – peppery, dry, oak, some concentration
– sweet, dry finish with raspberry and blackberry inky fruit and
concentration; aftertaste inky, oak, rich. 91/100
Galafrey Art Label Shiraz 2000 Mount Barker
colour fairly full, mid red; nose quite restrained, some
inky fruit and oak, fresh; palate inky, acid, dull; aftertaste
dull inky. 77/100
Dukes Shiraz 2001 Great Southern
colour full purple to mid red; nose quite restrained, oak,
butterscotch, sweet fruit; palate acid, butterscotch, ersatz –
inky, damson, sweet fruit, tannin – dry, inky, oak finish; aftertaste
inky, sweet, oak, bitter. 84/100
Gloucester Ridge Shiraz 2000 Pemberton
colour ruby to mid red; nose slight, slightly reduced; palate
acid, fruit, oak – butterscotch, slightly confected fruit; aftertaste
quite pure fruit and butterscotch. 82/100
Capel Vale Kinnard Shiraz 2000 Mount Barker
colour quite full, mid red to purple; nose restrained, some
nice pure blackberry fruit; palate nice juicy sweet fruit –
dry, fruit, juicy finish; aftertaste easy juicy blackberry with
balance and some complexity. 85.5/100
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