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I'm just your average guy with a love and passion for wine. I enjoy touring and tasting as well as collecting wines. My current cellar sits around 350 bottles which fluctuates dependent on occasions and if I find a bargain. My preference for drinking as you will discover as this blog grows is to big bold Shiraz, Tempranillo, Sangiovese and the occasional Rosé on a summers day. Although they are the wines I love I definitely appreciate all wines and give my descriptions/recommendations based on the quality and taste of the wine not based on my personal preference to the grape variety, I will drop my opinion in there to help those few out who simply want to be told good or not good. Good luck with your purchases and I hope I can help. Happy drinking.

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Leasingham Jam Shed Riesling 2009

Ok so by now we all know I am a fan of the Qwoff boy's ventures in Vinomofo and as a loyal supporter I have decided to join their 'Club Mofo' which I must say so far has been the best wine club I've been part of. Here's a few little numbers from my welcome case starting with this lovely little rizza.

Amazingly lifted, packed full of fruits and summer florals, the wonderful kero aged character starting to poke it's head through. This little baby is at a wonderful stage of it's development! The palate is showing a great balance between zippy acidity and residual sugars making it super approachable even to those out there who don't appreciate the aged characters in Riesling.

Simply put this is a great Riesling for drinkers of all styles, if you're only just entering the world of aged riesling then the aged characters are there enough to keep you interested, if you like them a little sweeter this has a touch of sweetness that balances out the acidity for those who like em a little zippy. Good fruit and easy drinking this should keep most content.

The ratings on this wine were all done as a young wine but it received a dismal 90pts from James Halliday. I'm going to go out on a limb and throw 92pts at I really enjoyed the wine and think it has aged well.

Value for money... sub $20 for this little number you can't go well wrong really. I'm sure on Vinomofo it'll pop up as a great deal but there will be a few floating around independant bottle shops around $15 I would have thought and I'd be more than happy with that.

In summary give this one a shot kids, I'm sure you'll love it!

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