Colin Stewart's Reviews

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Light, flowery champaign

Wine: Alain Siret Millésime (1999) - Alain Siret - Champagne Blend - Blanc De Blancs

Reviewed: 17-Nov-2007

  • Wine Rating: 85%
  • Dryness: 6 - Light Sweet

A very special champaign that stays interesting after several glasses. Light, sweet, flowery and finishing with notes of honey.


Rich sharp, red desert wine

Wine: VP Lilly Pilly Fortified Shiraz (1995) - Lilly Pilly - Shiraz

Reviewed: 14-Nov-2007

Tags (all tags): desert fortified

  • Wine Rating: 72%
  • Dryness: 7 - Medium Sweet

A dark, rich, sharp desert wine. Worked well with a chocolate desert. Sweet initially, but finishing dry.


Sesame Seed Taste!

Wine: Epoch (2002) - Meerea Park - Semillon

Reviewed: 14-Nov-2007

Tags (all tags): sesame smooth

  • Wine Rating: 80%
  • Dryness: 5 - Semi-Dry

A clean tasting wine that starts with hazelnuts, and finishes with a strong taste of sesame oil. Cleared the palate well accompanying food.


Smooth, tasty

Wine: Edelzwicker (2005) - Arthur Metz

Reviewed: 20-Oct-2007

Tags (all tags): smooth

  • Wine Rating: 77%
  • Dryness: 4 - Light Dry

A smooth tasty white wine. Very mild at first, but with a strong finish of almost tropical fruit.


Dry Champagne

Wine: Veuve Hennerick (Unknown) - Marks & Spencer

Reviewed: 12-Oct-2007

Tags (all tags): lemon mineral

  • Wine Rating: 64%
  • Dryness: 2 - Dry

A light, mineral tasting champagne with a dry lemon finish.


A mild wine.

Wine: Les Auvrays Sancerre (2006) - Jean-Claude Bougrier - Sauvignon Blanc

Reviewed: 03-Oct-2007

  • Wine Rating: 62%
  • Dryness: 6 - Light Sweet

Pleasant apple flavours, mild with a slight mineral taste.


Best drunk before food

Wine: Jean Geiler Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg (2005) - Riesling

Reviewed: 29-Sep-2007

Tags (all tags): honey lemon

  • Wine Rating: 62%
  • Dryness: 7 - Medium Sweet

Hints of honey in aroma, tastes of lemon and honey.

Didn't go well with food - best on its own as it's a very delicate, mild taste.


Minerally smooth wine

Wine: Domaine Tabordet Pouilly Fumé (2005) - Domaine Tabordet - Sauvignon Blanc

Reviewed: 17-Sep-2007

Tags (all tags): mineral smooth

  • Wine Rating: 72%
  • Value for money: 4 - Good Value
  • Dryness: 6 - Light Sweet

A smooth mineral tasting wine with some flower bouquet. A very pleasant drink that stood up reasonably to beef.


Tart, deep wine

Wine: The Maverick (2006) - Bellingham - Chenin Blanc

Reviewed: 08-Sep-2007

Tags (all tags): smoky tart

  • Wine Rating: 75%
  • Dryness: 2 - Dry

A very tart, complex tasting wine. Hints of a smoky undertone Fairly sharp, provides a long lasting taste.


Late harvest off-dry

Wine: Kreuznacher Narrenkappe Riesling Spätlese halbtrocken (2004) - August E. Anheuser - Riesling

Reviewed: 02-Sep-2007

Tags (all tags): late-harvest

  • Wine Rating: 92%
  • Value for money: 4 - Good Value
  • Dryness: 4 - Light Dry

A late harvest, off-dry Riesling with lots of taste. A pleasant mix of pineapple, pear and an undertone of grass flavours.

A good feature of the wine is the low alcohol content, 11% by volume.

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