Olive Farm Wines 2011 Petit Verdot

Variety: Petit Verdot
Region/G.I.: Greater Perth, Swan District, Swan Valley
Vintage: 2011
Closure: Screwcap
Colour: Garnet
Alcohol: 13.9%
Bouquet: Really not much in the nose. Very feint hints of gravel and plum skins
Flavour: The highlight is the tannic finish which is long. To get there, rich, chewy, mulberry fruit is in abundance. Not super complex but tasty.
Points: 82 (3+5+11+7+6+50)
Notes: When visiting the Swan Valley in March 2015 is was a nice surprise to find Petit Verdot in quite a few places there. This misses a bouquet which is disappointing given the lovely flavour profile which follows. $25 ~ 450Kc from the cellar door.

H J Fabre 2013 Malbec

Variety: Malbec
Region: Rio Negro, Patagonia
Vintage: 2013
Closure: Cork
Colour: Dark purple with marginally lighter hue
Alcohol: 13.0%
Bouquet: Hint of barnyard aromas underlying ripe, dark plum fruit
Flavour: Tobacco leaf, mulberry, dry bark and savoury, drying herb/bay leaf flavours. Very savoury. Smallest touch of tannins
Points: 87 (3+8+11+7+8+50)
Notes: Bought when I knew my friend, a Malbec fan would be returning. A very savoury wine with surprisingly little tannin. Will be interesting to see how this ages. Bought for $20.66~375Kc
 

Chateau du Cedre 2011 Malbec

Variety: Malbec
Region: Cohors
Vintage: 2011
Closure: Screwcap
Colour: Dark purple with marginally lighter hue
Alcohol: 13.0%
Bouquet: Menthol, over-ripe kiwi
Flavour: Fruit and some wood builds up to a long finish with juicy tannins. Very long.
Points: 85 (3+7+10+8+7+50)
Notes: A little lull in the flavour profile but the length is fantastic. $23~410Kc bought at a tasting earlier in the year

 

Zonte's Footstep 2008 Canto di Lago

This is fabulous wine. Tasting notes from last year applicable and might give it a point or two overall to 87-88. Sadly, this was the last one. Bought in 2012. Will have to track down a few more.

Brothers in arms vineyards 2009 Formby & Adams Leading Horse Cabernet Sauvignon

The friend I first tasted this with is back and we've enjoyed it again. Notes from last year still applicable.

Chateau Beau-Puits 2010 Bordeaux

Varieties: Merlot 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2010
Closure: Cork
Colour: Purple-copper with a copper hue
Alcohol: 12.5%
Bouquet: Fruity blackcurrant and fresh bark
Flavour: Fruit according to the nose with some rosemary and thyme. It is acidic and almost has no tannin. Ordinary. 
Points: 80 (3+6+10+5+6+50)
Notes: Fairly ordinary wine at $15.60~280 Kc

Majella 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region/G.I: Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Vintage: 2009
Closure: Screwcap
Colour: Dark-purple
Alcohol: 14.5%
Bouquet: Dusty, tobacco leaf and red currant aromas
Flavour: Good blackcurrant fruit, some woody oak and very good length. Tannins are joined by the smallest amount of capsicum
Points: 86 (4+8+11+7+7+50)
Notes: No record of when I got this