2017 Pauillac, Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Intensely soft and led by blackcurrant fruit over eucalyptus,...
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Author: Ben Franks FRSA
2022 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Peach, guava, red apple, sour candied lemon and hay make up the nose...
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2016 Brunello di Montalcino, La Togata – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “It’s very hard for any wine to live up to its label when it...
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NV Grande Cuvee Alma Brut Franciacorta, Bellavista – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Surprisingly sweet on the nose – candyfloss, nougat, white pear...
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2023 Semillon, Brokenwood – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Light and apple-green in colour with a nose that stings of nettles...
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2021 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yabby Lake Vineyard – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Ruby that dials slowly away as it reaches the clear hue of the lip....
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2019 Grenache Blanc, The Foundry – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★★ Outstanding Wine “Very nutty, slightly spiced nose bursting with apple fruit. A...
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2022 ‘Elki’ Pedro Ximenez, Viña Falernia – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Green lean and zippy – quite surprised to find out this is PX....
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2015 Hermitage Les Miaux Blanc, Ferraton Pere et Fils – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Light coloured but intense on the nose with bursts of juicy orange,...
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2019 Bourgogne Blanc, Domaine Fournillon – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Lime gold in colour with a very ripe nose full of apple, grapefruit...
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