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Hardy Wine Company Eileen Hardy Shiraz 1998

Hardy Wine Company Eileen Hardy Shiraz 1998

Eileen Hardy 1998 Shriaz is well within it’s optimum drinking window. Concentrated and elegant, this McLaren Vale Shiraz offers up a fragrant mix of dusty roadside blackberries, black cherries, cinnamon stick, wood spice, sandalwood, and cedar. Medium-bodied, with nicely integrated oak, and juicy black fruit—there is a nice interplay of earthiness, savoriness and even a […]

2014 in Review

2014 in Review

2014 was, for me, a monumental year. I have been very fortunate to have attended some fantastic industry tastings throughout much of the year. I’m also presently working my way through the WSET courses, studying wine and regions as much as my schedule allows. These wines were the highlights of my year, a tough list […]

Yalumba Muscat Museum Reserve Rutherglen NV

Yalumba Muscat Museum Reserve Rutherglen NV

Aged in French oak puncheons for seven years, the Yalumba Museum Release Victoria Dessert Muscat is the color of deep mahogany with enveloping notes of Dalmatia Orange Fig Spread, burnt sugar, toasted nuts, and black raisins. Silky and concentrated on the palate, with medium plus acidity to lend balance to weight, it finishes spectacularly with […]

CHRISTINE HAVENS
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