Chateau Florie Aude 2010 Bordeaux

Varieties: Merlot 85% and Cabernet Sauvignon 15%
Region: Bordeaux AOC
Vintage: 2010
Closure: Cork
Colour: Deep purple with a tinge of brown
Alcohol: 14.5%
Bouquet: Dark chocolate, mulberry, plum conserve and the smallest amount of menthol
Flavour: Great length. Full bodied with fruit according to the nose and very gentle, rounded tannins.
Points: 89 (4+8+12+7+8+50)
Notes: I bought this as part of a generic Bordeaux pack a couple of years ago and the others haven't been great. This was truly the exception. The complexity excellent. About $21~275Kc
 

Chateau du Trignon 2004 Le Bossu

Originally tasted in February 2014, this time around the bottle was bad. The wine was well beyond its best and would not be scored. Bouquet and flavour not tainted. No real bouquet and flavour at all

Le Rocher des Violettes 2012 Cabernet Franc

Variety: Cabernet Franc
Region: Touraine
Vintage: 2012
Closure: Cork
Colour: Garnet
Alcohol: 13.0%
Bouquet: Dusty, blackcurrant, dry leaves and bramble
Flavour: Excellent length on this medium bodied wine. Flavour is even with a pleasant combination of fruit and tartness. Fruit flavours of blackcurrant and red currants. Tannin in balance with tartness. Held together nicely.
Points: 86.5 (3+7.5+11.5+7+7.5+50)
Notes: Originally tasted and bought at a French wine tasting earlier this year. A lovely drop. $26~466Kc

Bloodwood 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

We couldn't resist and enjoyed this as one of the final wines before my friend moved to his new flat. Decided to drink this last bottle and make another trip to the winery to get more. Tasted a couple of months ago and it rings true.

Alambrado 2013 Malbec Tempranillo

Variety: Malbec, Tempranillo
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Vintage: 2013
Closure: Plastic cork
Colour: Deep purple
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bouquet: Plum, wet forest floor
Flavour: Red berries, blackcurrant, tobacco leaf flavours. Medium body, nice tannin and short-medium length.
Points: 85 (3+7+11+7+7+50)
Notes: Lovely wine for steaks on Tuesday night. $16.40~300Kc. Bought especially for the friend staying with me who is a Malbec fan.

Olive Farm Wines 2013 Malbec

Variety: Malbec
Region/G.I.: Greater Perth, Swan District, Swan Valley
Vintage: 2013
Closure: Screwcap
Colour: Deep purple
Alcohol: 13.9%
Bouquet: Very weak. Possibly a little plum.
Flavour: The combination of tannin and plum is good although not amazing. Decent body and length.
Points: 82 (3+5+11+7+6+50)
Notes: Scored similarly to the Petit Verdot bought from the same place.
 

de Iuliis 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

Final bottle of this lovely wine. Notes from last year the same although overall, it's probably an 87. Shared with the same friend from last year.