Zondernaam Chardonnay 2002
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Wine Tasting Clip of Zondernaam Chardonnay 2002, from the Virtual Wine Tasting Event, ‘Up & Coming Wines’ held on 16 Oct 2005. WINE: Zondernaam Chardonnay 2002 VINTAGE: 2002 PRODUCER: Tokara Winery GRAPES: Chardonnay REGION: Western Cape COUNTRY: South Africa ONE WORD: Zippy TASTING: Floral, stone fruit and citrus notes combine with subtle butterscotch and cloves to give an elegant, intriguing mouthful. FOOD MATCH: Grilled Lobster with Garlic and Chilli Butter FOOD MATCH FROM: John Burton Race, “French Leave”
Wine Tasting 9: 2002 Thorn Clarke Shotfire Quartage Aus.
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The Thorn Clarke family has been grape growers in from the Barossa Valley for 6 generations. Unlike the 2003 vintage which employed shiraz, this is a true Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petite Verdot. On the nose, sweet cassis (Ribena), vibrant red, (and subtle blue and black fruit), sweet spicy wood, cream, dry orange peel and cola bottle chewy gum. Upon tasting, the sweet fruits popped out followed with espresso coffee, spicy wood, liquorice, vanilla fudge …
Wine Tasting 21: 2002 McWilliam Hanwood Estate Cabernet Sauv
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Great bargain I bought from the BC Liquor Store! The McWilliam’s Hanwood estate Cabernet Sauvignon was a bargain! This is another example of an educated buy from my research. What do people habitually buy those artificial ‘Yellow Kangaroo Tail’ which is really Chemical fruit cordial mixed with alcohol like someone with too much superficial make up and no personality! On the nose, full black current cassis, black cherry, mulberry and spicy dark chocolate with much charm face characters but it …
Wine Tasting 56: 2002 Thorn Clarke Shotfire Shiraz from Aust
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I tasted both the 2002 and 2003 T & C Shotfire Quartage (Reference Episode 6 & 9) before with you so I decided to taste the shiraz here. This wine was big and complex and I needed some time to air the wine to wake it up. Like the Quartage, this upfront Aussie new world wine came with cassis, black plum liqueur, cola, dry violet and a herbal eucalyptus nose. The wine was dense but the tannin was surprisingly round. More of the above with Maynard black wine gum, black licorice and secondary …
