2008 Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc – light yellow wine, crisp and fruity but not showing much in the way of varietal characteristics. Pleasant and lots happening in the nose as it opened up.
2000 Lisini Brunello – good dark colour, nose a bit ripe, and with time adds sweet and vinyl notes, lots of fruit, soft tannins. Good wine.
1988 Ch. Lafite – cedar and lead pencil nose with very good concentration of fruit, mellow and drinks well now. Thought it might be a very good second growth.
1995 Ch. d’Armailhac – lighter colour, more tannin. bit leaner – elegant wine with good currant nose.
1992 Lindemans Pyrus – good dark colour, sweet nose with hints of rubber, tannins fully resolved, sweet on palate, fairly smooth. Developed some mint notes with time. Bordeaux blend.
1996 Lindemans St. George – quite a coincidence to have two of these at a blind tasting! This cabernet had a cocoa nose, slightly sweet, and good terminal acidity
2001 Errazuriz Vinedo Chadwick – another premium cabernet, this time from the Maipo Valley. Dark, sweet and ripe with a little tar and cassis, also ripe and sweet in the mouth, medium long. Not a bad ringer for a Cal-Cab.
1997 Turley Spenker Ranch Zinfandel – I like ageing my Turleys although many people do not. This one was lighter in colour than the previous wines had a warm sweet nose of dark fruit and finished with some definite spice at the end. Nice now.
1994 Rosemount Balmoral Shiraz – good characteristic syrah nose, on the sweet side, full flavoured and ready with good length. Drink now.
1983 Grahams Port – warm spicy nose bit of heat in the mouth, less sweet on palate than many Grahams, long lingering finish. Very good.