First a superb 9 year old Riesling. The 2003 Seppelt Drumborg (12% Victoria. Screwcap) - there is a distinct, but fleeting note of fennel and the faintest whiff of petroleum; overwhelmingly though, it is citrus blossom. It's bright, tart and the shape is not marred by the bitterness of age. Which is something I found, along with a metal and spritzig, in the preceding bottle of the 2002 Ferngrove Cossack.The Riggs Shiraz which I was perhaps a little too effusive about 5 years ago, is still delicious and surprisingly fresh. I had images of its hefty 15% body aging poorly. . . A cool resting place has kept the wine, if not the label almost new. . . Its rich, sweet and laden with the scent and taste of coffee and chocolate. A wine with no lines, only generous curves. It certainly showed better than the slightly older 2002 Turkey Flat Shiraz, coming from a warmer cellar (brother in law) this was diffuse and Porty with some DMS on the nose and no structure, only sweet surrender in the mouth.
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