Australian and others

Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 1993
Great nose of red fruits, a bit of mint and menthol, some meaty characters...really very nice.  Great acidity on the palate, tannins are there but definitely resolved a bit.  This is a lot younger than the 90 I had last year and it has a LOT of life left.  Still has that Wendouree grip but not enough to put off people that aren't used to it.  Lovely mouthfeel.  Not a heralded vintage but a very good wine.

Mayer Doktor Pinot Noir 2012
Very Australian Pinot with deep dark fruit but at the same time, it didn't feel out of place or forced like many Australian Pinots do...This is much more Bass Phillip so in that sense, a really good example of Australian Pinot.  Reasonably good acidity, good fruit, good overall structure..maybe just a bit too big though.  I'd still be happy drinking this.

Noble One 2002
I'm generally not an Australian dessert wine fan.  The Botrytis Semillons they have lack some depth that I'm looking for.  Reasonably good acidity but not what I'm really looking for here.  Better depth and complexity than most Australian Botrytis Semillons but I'm just ok with this.  You can buy great Sauternes so not sure I'd bother.  If I compared this to the Botrytis Riesling from Lethbridge..the Lethbridge is a lot better..

Meerea Park Hell Hole Shiraz 2006
This is always really consistent for me..on this night it was a bit more tannic than I remember and seemed a bit more fuller in the mouth...Still very good though..medium bodied although this felt a bit bigger to me than I remember...Leather, red fruits, a reasonable amount of oak coming through...really quite a clean tasting Hunter Shiraz...good but less interesting than I remember...

Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon 1977
A big surprise here.  I really expected this to be dead but it definitely wasn't.  The fruit was still there and singing..this could've been 1997 easily...Structure was still good, some tannins, good acidity, nice mouthfeel...Red fruits, herbs, some five spice...Tahbilk apparently made some really ageworth wines in the 70s and this one is no joke...

Rockford Riesling 2008
This is just eh...Not enough acidity but it has aged a bit so at least the wine is showing some depth...for me this is just ok.  It isn't the style of Riesling I like so it feels really flat.

Baudry Le Clos Guillot 2009
A great example of why Chinon is so underrated.  Great red fruits, good structure and fantastic acidity.  A bit of green here coming through as bell peppers and herbs but the mouthfeel is fantastic.  This is going to age well but is drinking fine right now.  When younger this was a bit more tannic so it is good to see that it is coming around....Probably my favorite wine of this night...