Mclarens On The Lake

Yabby Lake Vineyard

Single Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2022

Light ruby colour with great purity on the palate with layers of berry flavours plus long moorish finish
Great expression of Mornington Pinot Noir
— a month ago

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Rippon Vineyard

Lake Wanaka Central Otago Osteiner

Oddball geeky wine for sure - cross of Riesling and Sylvaner from the remote Central Otago region.

Agree with the comments - certainly more Riesling on the nose (shower curtain, tropical fruit), with Sylvaner coming in more on the palate (green fruit, white pepper, herbaceous ness). A light, insanely drinkable wine with surprisingly layers of complexity (is that schisty minerality there? Indeed it is! Some green papaya and makrut lime? That too. Citrus and orchard fruit? Uh huh. And, dare I go there, kiwi? Yup!

There’s definitely some RS in there, but acidity is high enough that it holds it well.. Not much of a finish, but none needed.

I really enjoyed this wine; my dinner companion was more meh.
— 8 months ago

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Nothing worse than a meh companion

Clay Shannon

The Barkley Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

cab that is on the lighter side which is always nice. a little bit of a fruity finish but nothing overpowering — a year ago

Peter O’Connell
with Peter

High Valley Vineyard

High Valley - Lake County Zinfandel 2020

Medium ruby in color; cherries, baking spices, and blackberry jam on the nose; medium acidity; medium tannins; tastes like raspberries, strawberry jam, crushed gravel, and a hint of dried herbs with a long finish. Nellie says it's not bad, but I think it's pretty good. — 4 months ago

Stratus

Niagara-on-the-Lake White Blend 2012

Really interesting 11 years of age. Honey, butterscotch, apricot, some flowers but a secondary flavor type of wine. Chard is balanced by semillion. Tasting good. — 10 months ago

Ira, Tom and 1 other liked this

Hermann J. Wiemer

Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc 2020

2020 vintage. Wow. Medium ruby color. Red fruit aroma. Flavors of raspberry and strawberry jam, herbal note (lovage?), some bell pepper with moderate acid, little tannin depending on the temperature. Give it a moment, it will open up after 10 minutes in your glass. — 10 months ago

Severn liked this

Château des Charmes

Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Vidal 2018

Canadian ice wine during a Canadian heat wave hits the spot. — 2 years ago

Paul, Josh and 8 others liked this

Obsidian Ridge

Obsidian Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Enjoying this, though it’s lower tannin than you might find a cab from other CA regions. Blackberry and leather on the nose that moves toward dark chocolate as it opens up. A bit earthy but some dark fruit too. Smooth and velvety, probably not going to age better from here. — 9 months ago

Jillian Varner
with Jillian

Stratus

Cabernet Franc 2020

Great wine — 10 months ago

Tom, Raul and 1 other liked this

Hawk and Horse Vineyards

Red Hills Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Last bottle of this vintage and think it should be drunk now. It will likely last another 10 years but may not be same quality. Decanted this for 30-40 minutes and it opened up slightly. Very smooth on tannins and mellow. — a year ago

Eddie and Ron liked this