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TapaNappa 2006 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay

Price $70

Brian Croser’s efforts with Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay have finally paid off in a big way. This is a plump, amply textured wine that doesn’t lack for elegance, marrying scents and flavors of toasted grain with white peaches and hazelnuts. Long and intense on the finish, echoing with toasty oak but also layers of vibrant fruit. Drink now–2015. — J.C. (4/1/2008)

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TapaNappa 2005 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet-Shiraz Red

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Price $70

— J.C. (12/1/2008)

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TapaNappa 2004 Whalebone Vineyard Merlot (Wrattonbully)

Price $70

This French-Australian collaboration has turned out a soft, easy-to-drink Merlot with notable complexity. Cassis and black cherry fruit is backed by shadings of cedar and vanilla and eased along by a creamy texture and supple tannins. Without any track record, it’s probably prudent to drink this over the next few years. — J.C. (10/1/2008)

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TapaNappa 2006 Whalebone Vineyard Merlot (Wrattonbully)

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Price $86

This firmly built Merlot shows almost Cabernet-like reserve in its tobacco, cherry and cassis shadings that finish woody, warm and firm. At the moment, the copious oak sits atop the fruit, suggesting at least another 2–3 of cellaring prior to full enjoyment. — J.C. (9/1/2010)

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TapaNappa 2003 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Cabernet Franc Red (Wrattonbully)

Price $63

This is a joint venture between some awfully big names in wine—Croser, Cazes and Bollinger—and the wine is very good. The bouquet shows off the expensive French oak barrels (smoke and cedar), while the palate impresses with its creamy texture and supple tannins. At this stage, though, the flavors lack complexity and nuance, blending black cherry and plum with smoke… — J.C. (5/1/2007)

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TapaNappa 2008 Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Fleurieu Peninsula)

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Price $48

Seems somewhat Burgundian in its silky texture and elegant herbal notes—interesting given the French connections to the TapaNappa venture. Bright cherry fruit reflects the New World origins, with touches of cinnamon and clove rounding out the array of flavors. Delicate and lingering on the finish. Drink now. — J.C. (9/1/2010)

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Foggy Hill Vineyard Tiers Vineyard Whalebone Vineyard Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Cabernet Franc Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet-Shiraz

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Cabernet Blend Chardonnay Merlot Pinot Noir

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