Aussie recap

We had some great Australian wines, and here are the tasting notes we came up with (as compiled by Dan)Collected notes from the last tasting (Australian Reds and a surprise Australian Dessert Wine):

d' Arenburg Winery/ “The Footbolt” Shiraz/ McLaren Vale (Barossa Valley)/ 2001
-A nice dark cranberry red hue offering Ink, Tar, Damp Earth and Alcohol on the nose with some green herbs. This wine opened with some damp greeness of moss or fern that gave way to damp dark earth and Morels seasoned with a peppery kick. A bit of firm tannins. The berry fruit hangs out in the background. A big tasty wine.
16.5 points

Penfolds Winery/ “Bin 138″/ Grenache, Shiraz, Mouvedre Blend (G,S,M) / Barossa Valley/ 2002
-Intense dark red. The nose is cherry and red fruit with some green. Fruity with a sharp acidity and medium body. Medium loose tannins and slightly sour. Nice but not very exciting.
12 points

Kaesler/ “Stonehorse”/ G,S,M Blend/ Barossa Valley/ 2003
-Great nose with cedar, cassis and yeast dough. A very good full flavor showing blackberry, black cherry and currant against nice dark earth and black pepper. Fruit and earth with some spice- Yum.
15 points

Peter Lehman/ “The Barossa”/ Shiraz/ Barossa Valley/ 2001
-Earth and cedar came through in the subtle nose of this Shiraz. Black fruits and dark earth. This one is more delicate than “The Footbolt” but offered a really well structured complex wine.
17 points

d'Arenburg Winery/ “The Dead Arm”/ Shiraz/ Barossa/ 2002
-Whoa! Black-red and opaque. Awesome nose. This tight, complex, intense wine slowly unraveled to show off deep berries, cocoa, ink, tar, leather, cherry, prune, cranberry… Gorgeous wine. Smooth, rich balanced and complex. Quite a treat that delivered on its $75 price tag.
19.5 points

Joseph Winery/ “La Magia”/ Botrytis Riesling and Traminer Blend/ ?/ 2002
– A great example of a Botrytis wine at a great price. This unctuous dessert wine had a great honey and spice nose with a nice sharpness from the Botrytis. The wine is like liquid gold with intense honey offset by tart apple flavors. Also on the palette were golden raisin and a sweet spice blend. Spectacular stuff to serve with dessert or as dessert.
Not Rated (personally I give it a 17+)

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