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winescribbler's Review:

An Italian grape variety given the Australia block-busting treatment. Ripe and powerful with flourishes of blackberry, spice and raspberry. Vibrant. Violet hints. Very interesting combination of texture and flavourhttp://www.spittoon.biz/the_wine_society_-_brief_notes.html

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Stinkingly good Iberian red; lashings of cedar-tinged fruit, a complexity provided by a little bottle age and a very stylish long lasting, mouth-feelhttp://www.spittoon.biz/the_wine_society_-_brief_notes.html

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Sangiovese as its most supreme. An age since I've had such a perfectly structured, ripe, balanced Chianti coupling a softness with copious velvety fruit.http://www.spittoon.biz/the_wine_society_-_brief_notes.html

winescribbler's Review:

palate, plenty of tannins, dry finish a delicious intensity, full-flavoured, cherry.http://www.spittoon.biz/the_wine_society_-_brief_notes.html

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Coffee hints on the finish with integrated, complex, spice-led fruit. Can only be a Shiraz-Grenache blend. Full bodied, warm. Alcohol 15%http://www.spittoon.biz/the_wine_society_-_brief_notes.html

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A magical blend of principally Chenin Blanc with Marsanne, Roussanne and a touch of Viognier. Creamy edged, full, textural, weighty reminiscent of a Pinot Gris but with more of a crisp finish. Very food friendly.http://www.spittoon.biz/the_wine_society_-_brief_notes.html

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Don't overchill else the subtle peachy Viognier component will be swamped by the cool acidity. Medium to full bodied, ripe and rounded initially with a crisp acidity supplying life to the Chardonnay fruit. I rather like it - it makes for a good, easy-drinking wine and can hold onto the medley of flavours - especially the rather forceful fresh mint - in Jamie Oliver's Green Chilli rather nicely. A Naked Wines exclusive. Alcohol 13%.http://www.spittoon.biz/brewery_hill_chardonnay-viogni.html

winescribbler's Review:

A solid, rounded, smooth, easy-drinking white wine. No great pretensions but a nice little crispness on the finish enlivening the gentle, pleasant fruity palate. Chardonnay? Chenin Blanc? Alcohol 11.5%. Of several wines tried this worked as well as any other with an Autumn Salad of Pear, Gorgonzola and Walnuts. http://www.spittoon.biz/wines_of_virtue_-_environmenta.html

winescribbler's Review:

Mellow, medium-bodied, a little tannic burst giving structure. Black fruits, a touch of coffee and licorice giving some decent addition to the plummy base. An easy-drinking, ripe red for drinking on its own although I can see it accompanying this evenings Lime and Chilli Beef with a-plomb.

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To be honest, from the aroma and taste I'd never have considered this a Muscat. Lemons, lemon bon-bons and those lemon dib-dab things you use to buy immediatly sprang to mind. A little sweetness manifesting as a round fullish body, but Muscat? now I know its Muscat it is obvious; a floral, grape element is noticable on the aroma. Some acidity gives a citrus-crisp finish, and helps hide that slight sweetness.http://www.spittoon.biz/what_the_frack_is_zibibbo.html