Roland Champion

Clonakilla

Canberra District Riesling 2015

See several previous Delectable notes for this wine. This is my last bottle. A lovely mature Riesling developing Kerosene and toasty honey notes. The Canberra district is an ideal district for quality Riesling with neighbours Helm, also a reliable excellent producer. This wine won best Canberra Riesling, Best Riesling, Best White, and Champion Wine of the Show at the Canberra Regional Wine Show. A full house of Trophies! — 8 months ago

Tom, Ira and 19 others liked this

Domaine Grangier (Roland Grangier)

Syrah des Collines 2019

Okay with rack of lamb ($19) — 3 years ago

Golden Grove Estate

Vermentino 2020

This won the Trophy for the best White Wine at the Toowoomba Wine Show last weekend and went on to win Champion Wine of the Show. Colour is very pale lemon. Notes of green Apple - skins and flesh, also Lime. The palate has quince and mandarin notes - quite unctuous and fleshy on the palate - low acid and medium plus intensity. Even though the winery is in the Granite Belt/Ballandean the fruit is from Chalmers Vineyard in Mildura in Victoria. The 2020 vintage in Ballandean was probably the most challenging on record with droughts, fires and record low yields. As a result, no Vermentino was harvested at Golden Grove Estate. — 6 years ago

Casey, Ron and 14 others liked this

Domaine Grangier (Roland Grangier)

Les Terrasses Condrieu Viognier

Viscous, great depth. Honeysuckle, honey, ripe pear. — 7 years ago

Stephen, Shawn and 16 others liked this
Trixie

Trixie

Nice photo!

Roland Pignard

Beaujolais-Villages Gamay 2016

19 January 2018. Verre de Terre, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Roland Lavantureux

Beauroy Chablis Premier Cru Chardonnay 2023

Ripe fruit and while there is oak present it wasn’t overbearing. Acid held everything together. — 9 months ago

Scott@Mister, Andrew and 1 other liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego Premium Badge

A fave Chablis producer.

Roland Lavantureux

Vau de Vey Chablis Premier Cru Chardonnay 2010

2016 -Vintage -wow high volume lemon lime ,crushed rocks, wet wool, high acid , med bodied really good time to drink — 3 years ago

Bob, Severn and 5 others liked this

Roland Tissier

Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc

zippy, juicy and rock-y. lovely! — 4 years ago

House of Arras

Grand Vintage Champagne Blend 2008

Tuesday the 26th of January was Australia Day and a public holiday. What better way to celebrate than Australia’s best fizz Arras Grand Vintage from Tasmania. Quite light lemon in colour. Very citrussy and mineral on the nose. 7 years on Lees showing in the complexity of the palate which still shows tension and refreshment. See previous notes for the 2007 which was slightly better and Champion Wine of the Royal Brisbane Show. — 5 years ago

Jan, Scott and 17 others liked this

Roland Champion

Carte Blanche Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Bread dough! Apples! Big and round. Very nice for the price — 6 years ago

Yabby Lake Vineyard

Single Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2015

Had a bottle of this 2 years ago after it scooped the pool at the Royal Brisbane Wine Show. I can’t see why it got the accolades - an excellent Pinot Noir no doubt but not Champion Red of the Show. Colour of mid crimson with dark cherry. Initially on opening some oaky varnishy notes with stalkiness. On palate good intensity where the savouriness presides over the fruit dry cherry flavours. Will cellar. — 8 years ago

Casey, TheSkip and 10 others liked this
TheSkip

TheSkip

I hate when that happens

Roland Lavantureux

Petit Chablis Chardonnay 2010

JKT
9.0

That nicely aged Chablis with rounded edges — a year ago

Roland Lavantureux

Vauprin Chablis Chardonnay 2022

@Neal Martin is, as usual, spot on with his note, but I prefer the VV bottling. — a year ago

Scott@Mister, "Odedi" and 5 others liked this

Roland Lavantureux

Bougros Grand Cru Chablis Chardonnay 2021

Bougros barely beats Vaudisir in this GC flight. I should prolly get a new phone. — 4 years ago

Daniel, Nicolas and 3 others liked this

Coustal Roland and Anne Marie

Domaine Terres Georges Racine Carignane 2018

Fantastic depth of flavour. Top Class. Through the butterflied lamb on the BBQ and enjoy. — 5 years ago

Roland Lavantureux

Les Preuses Chablis Chardonnay

2016 - lemon lime, sea spray,,lees , (med + to high acidity) yellow gold color — 6 years ago

Daniel, Josh and 8 others liked this

Roland Thevenin

Les Charmes 1er cru Puligny-Montrachet Chardonnay

Vintage 2012 / minerality and harmonious taste / Partnered with smoked duck breast and fried parsnip / at Sogno cookingclub — 7 years ago

Peter, Dawn and 7 others liked this

Roland Champion

Carte Noir Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2006

Yeasty aroma; very much like a brioche or good challah. Fine bubbles, yeast, sweet grape must, and a barely perceptible Flint finish. Excellent! — 9 years ago