Deen De Bortoli Vat 8 Shiraz 2009/ ディーン デ ボートリ VAT8 シラーズ 2009

• Name - Deen De Bortoli Vat 8 Shiraz 2009
• Winery - Deen De Bortoli
• Region - South East Australia
• Vineyard - South East Australia
• Varietal - Shiraz
• Vintage Note - 12 months in older oak
• Type - Red still
• Tasting @home, 13 May 2013　　★★★★★5
1. Colour - deep garnet
2. Aromas - dry orune
3. Flavours - red berry, oak nuance
4. Body -medium to full
5. Tannins -smooth
6. Finish - long acidity


• Note - fruity aroma, woody palate, good acidity and fine tannin, very good balanced wine/ 甘くフルーティな香りにウッディな味わい、心地よい酸、繊細なタンニン、バランスのとてもよいワイン。重口赤だがかわいらしい印象。
• Cellaring - drink now or another 3-4 years in good condition
• Awards
• Gold Medal - Berlin Wine Show 2012
• Gold Medal -  Riverina Wine Show 2012
• Gold Medal - AWC Vienna Wine Show 2011
• 6 Silver, 5 Bronze
• Price - AU$11
• Retail - Dan Murphy's
• Maker's Note - http://www.debortoli.com.au/our-wines/our-brands/deen-vat-series/listing/view/deen-vat-8-shiraz-2009.html

Appearance - Deep purple with crimson red hue.
Bouquet - Ripe blackberries and dark fruits complemented with mocha oak, hints of spicy pepper and liquorice.
Palate - Rich upfront primary fruit with ripe blackberries and hints of plums. Soft mouth coating tannins, hints of mocha, spice and liquorice with a chocolaty finish.

Wine Tasting Party @home Report

My first Wine Tasting Party finished successfully!
I hope everyone enjoyed as well.

I went to bottle shop afternoon and I found one of wines that I wanted to buy was sold out then I had to chose something else.
That wine I bought was superb!!!
I will write testing note later, it was really well balanced Australian Shiraz!

And I made Wine Tasting Sheet to let everyone pay attention what they should see, smell and taste!
Later they can look at this note, and remember how they tasted, felt these wines.

After tasting, we enjoyed DRINKING wines and some food and lots of CHATTING!!
Some of them were first met here though, now we know each other quite well.
Yes, we talked a lot about ourselves!

I am really happy that I held this party and I am going to do it again with different theme.
What would be good? and When next??


第一回ワインテイスティング会、無事終了しました～♪
とても楽しかったー！

当日の昼間にワインを買いに行ったら
なんとお目当てのワインが売り切れており・・・（1週間前にはあったのにね）
急遽違うワインを購入するということになりましたが、このワインが大当たりでした～。
テイスティングノートは後日アップします。

ワインテイスティングシートなるものも作成し、じっくりワインを味わいながらすすめていきました。
後日見返して、どのワインを飲んだときどう感じたかを思い返すことが出来るので記録するのはとてもいいんじゃないかと思います。

テイスティング後は、おつまみも用意して飲んでおしゃべり楽しみました～♪
初めてお会いする方もいましたが、たくさん話もできたので本当によかったです。

このような会が開けて本当に楽しかったです。次回はテーマを変えてまた開催します！
どんなテーマがいいかな？そして次はいつ開催かな～！？

"Award Winning Australian Wine Tasting" @13th May 2013, $15pp

• Smithbrook Sauvignon Blanc 2011
  Bronze - Timber Town Regional Wine Show 2013
• Jamiesons Run Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2011
  Trophy - Sydney Royal Wine Show 2013
• Peter Lehmann Margaret Semillon 2006
  2Trohpy - UK International Wine Challenge 2012, Prowein 2006
  5Gold - UK International Wine Challenge 2012, Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2008 & 2011, Dan Murphy's National Wine Show 2011, Barossa Wine Show 2009
  4Silver, 2Bronze
• Deen De Bortoli Vat 8 Shiraz 2009
  3Gold - Berlin Wine Show 2012, Riverina Wine Show 2012, AWC Vienna Wine Show 2011
  6Silver, 5Bronze
• Warburn Premium Reserve Shiraz 2011
  Gold - Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2012