Big Wave Dave

9.5

Serious with weight, complexity, and power. Very reductive funky nose. The palate attack starts with high acid and citrus/mandarin, then moves into an incredible mid palate - round, creamy, with pure citrus and peach fruit giving vibrancy. Long, balanced, and multi-layered. Top 3 of all time with Daguenau, and Cotat. Expensive for a NZ S/B but incredible value given the quality. — 2 days ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Dark cherry, blackberry, firm but integrates tannin. Herbs - rosemary and thyme. Quite soft and round for a young brunello. Drinking well and delish over pizza at Anto — 2 months ago

Big Wave Dave

9.4

This is extraordinary for a base pinot. Asparagus, prosciutto, and vegetal notes dominates the nose. The palate unfurls into a savoury tapestry of tannin, dark cherry and salami. This is long and complex and would improve with cellaring given the balance and tannic grip. Punching well above its weight. — 4 months ago

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Pure purple fruit. Not red, or black. Not much acid or tannin, but beautiful pure fruit expression with real mid palate weight. 1 or 2 more pts with structure. — 5 days ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Flamsheed’s new project. Lots of whole bunch in this. Very vegetal on the nose and then rhubarb and red/dark fruit profile with some reductive notes. Quite muscular and structured for a Coal River wine. Excellent concentration with good length. Vegetal character dominates but not out of balance. — 2 months ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Opened with pure cherry and tobacco notes but put on weight and complexity with air. — 4 months ago

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Fully mature. Umami, plum, and a lick of fine tannin. Still alive and kicking, but only just. Drink up. — 5 months ago

Big Wave Dave

9.5

Exceptional chardonnay with the latent power of a GC burgundy, but with salinity and tannic grip. Beautiful nose with reductive gunsmoke, apple, and baking spices. The structure is the perfect fit for the intense and powerful flavour bomb: lemon merengue pie, smoke, tangerine, all in perfect balance. The concentration and length are world class. As long as I can remember of ANY wine I have tasted. World class for A$90 — 2 months ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Very solid village Vosne. Quite plush and concentrated mouthfeel for a Burg, with fruit towards the darker spectrum and characteristic spice of Vosne. Med acid and fine tannin. — 3 months ago

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Beautiful fresh cabernet from Alto. — 4 months ago