Songlines Estate 2008 bylines Pinot Noir

Variety: Pinot Noir
Region/G.I.: Tasmania
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bouquet: Raspberry and red currant and pine nettle
Flavour: Very light. A fruitier style of Pinot which is not overly complex.Too light for my liking.
Points: 80
Notes:  $15.74 (~$280) - quite ok but I've had better Pinot for the same price

Parri Street 2004 Pangkarra Cabernet Sauvignon (Cleanskin)

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region/G.I.: Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bouquet: Blackcurrant and freshly dried earth with a hint of cardamon pods
Flavour: While not as impressive as the nose, it has a good, medium body and generous length of taste. The flavour is slightly more to the fruit in the nose rather than the savoury flavours.
Points: 83
Notes: I picked this up in the last week from a wine club I haven't used before. For the $10.74 (~195 Kc) it's a bargain. No image as this is a cleanskin.  

Wingarra Wine Group 2009 Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region/G.I.: Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bouquet: Blackcurrant with some cedary, smokey tones
Flavour: Yum. Textbook Cab. Medium body. Fruit and smokey flavours according to the nose followed by drying tannins. Good length and balance.
Points: 85
Notes: About $15 (~280 Kc) through one of the wine clubs.

Tscharke 2005 Only Son

Variety: Tempranillo
Region/G.I.: Barossa, Barossa Valley, Marananga
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol: 14.9%
Bouquet: Cow shed. Wet earth, wet hay and wet wood.
Flavour: Chewey, savoury tobacco, coffee and cloves. Soft tannin still in existence.
Points: 87
Notes: Only a couple of us liked this. The others could not get beyond that beautiful nose. I think at the cellar door it was $25 (~450).

Brangayne of Orange 2007 Pinot Noir

Variety: Pinot Noir
Region/G.I.: Central Ranges, Orange
Vintage: 2007 (label for 2010 shown in picture)
Alcohol: 13.9%
Bouquet: Yay for Pinot which is not light fruit juice! A gamey base couple with forest fruit.
Flavour: Good length and well integrated. The flavour profile follows that of the nose.
Points: 86
Notes: This followed a De Bortoli's Gulf Station 2010 Pinot Noir which was rather bland (82 points). Bought at the cellar door last year $22 (~396)

Hentley Farm 2010 The Stray Mongrel

Varieties: Grenache (57%), Shiraz (37%), Zinfandel (6%)
Region: Barossa, Barossa Valley
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol: 15.0%
Bouquet: Complex. Big.Wet earth, dates and plum and some savoury spice
Flavour: As big as the nose suggests and great length. Held together nicely with some tights tannins.
Points: 88
Notes: One from our trip to the Barossa. The wine which closed the night. $32 (~580 Kc)
  

Mr Frog 2010 Pinot Noir

Variety: Pinot Noir
Region/G.I.: Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bouquet: A light nose with fresh, ripe cherry and just dried wet-earth
Flavour: More light than medium bodied. Reasonable length. Cherry in mouth with balanced acidity and good dryness. A very pleasant drink
Points: 84
Notes: From a wine shop I recently discovered. $14 (~250 Kc), this is solid and enjoyable Pinot