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Cooks Lot Allotment 168 Orange Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 20, 2017

A very youthful wine but showing further cellaring potential. Nose still closed. Nice tight palate.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 3 Handpicked Orange Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 20, 2017

Smells a little like green mangoes with oak sitting on top. Soft and rounded in the mouth with more of those mango characters.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 168 Orange Chardonnay 2016

Posted: April 20, 2017

Light caramel/oak nose with a tropical tinge. Tight upfront tropical fruit palate will open up further with time. Crisp finish. 3-5

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Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Orange Riesling 2016

Posted: April 20, 2017

Good hit of riesling aromas. A light, simple citrus palate with flavours filling the length of the palate. Will improve with age.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 689 Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2016

Posted: April 20, 2017

Attractive delicate mineral characters to the nose with more minerality on a tight palate. Needs more time to be its best.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 666 Orange Pinot Gris 2016

Posted: April 20, 2017

Very appealing powerful varietal aromas of greens peas with savoury notes. Very youthful palate with crisp fruit and a firm finish. Good with food, especially oily fish!

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Cooks Lot Allotment 8 Handpicked Orange Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 20, 2017

Smells of berries and plums with a slight viognier-like lift. Soft upfront fruit palate with delicate use of oak.

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Cooks Lot Orange Rosé 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Estery aromas of musk sticks with a warm, slightly sweet but well balanced palate.

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Cooks Lot Orange Pinot Noir 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

More of a light dry red style with simple savoury/cherry fragrances and a basic, but faultless, palate.

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Cooks Lot Orange Riesling 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

An elegant classy riesling with excellent varietal lift to the nose and some great brown lime-like flavours.

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Cooks Lot Orange Pinot Gris 2016

Posted: April 5, 2017

Simple lifted perfumed bouquet. Palate rich with flavour, showing an attractive phenolic edge and slightly sharp acidity.

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Cooks Lot Orange Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 5, 2017

Oak and fruit complexity to the nose with Bonox-like notes and a long, warm and very classy palate with attractive phenolic notes.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 689 Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Peachy pungent nose and a grassy herbaceous palate. Slightly sweet but has the acid to balance.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 666 Orange Pinot Gris 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Delicate light pear nose and well balanced palate with subtle tropical like flavours.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 1010 Orange Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

A rich velvety wine brimming over with jubey blackberry fruit and a dash of spice.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 8 Orange Shiraz 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Aromatic, fragrant and floral with a dash of pepper and tasting of sweet berries laced with some spices.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 1111 Orange Pinot Noir 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Complex varietal aromas of sour cherries and strawberries with a hint of spice. Slightly green and herbal in the on the toasty palate.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 365 Orange Rosé 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

A well balanced style with a nose that is slightly herbal and floral with intensely focused redcurrant/cherry flavours.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 168 Orange Chardonnay 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Pungent citrussy nose and crisp upfront sweet fruit palate with good acid levels.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Orange Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

An attractive citrus driven nose with floral fragrances. The light bodied palate is juicy and lime like. Some sweetness balanced by acid.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 8 Orange Shiraz 2013

Posted: April 4, 2017

Dark roasty meat characters to the nose and a spicy combo of fruit and oak flavours.

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Cooks Lot Allotment No. 8 Handpicked Orange Shiraz 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

A floral nose; smells of lavender. Palate is powerful and strong with firm grippy tannins. Time!

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Cooks Lot Allotment 1111 Orange Pinot Noir 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Light strawberry characters on the nose and attractive varietal palate. Elegant use of oak.

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Cooks Lot Allotment No. 333 Orange Riesling 2015

Posted: April 4, 2017

Very classy riesling with its beautifully elegant aromatic fruit nose and excellent spicy citrus flavours.

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