Source: http://andrewstevenson.com/wine/odd95.htm
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 02:28:45+00:00

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Notes, recently re-discovered, from a marathon tasting of part of the Oddbins 1995 range of wines, held at the Park Lane Hotel on Piccadilly in London.
Full exceptionally Chardonnay nose. Extremely full flavoured & rich.
In bottle 2 months. Quite pale with green tinges. Quite strong legs. Slightly flowery, gooseberry aromas. Fairly smooth. Good body, nice length: full.
100% Chardonnay. Very young. 100% oak fermentation. Nice gold, Fine legs - v. Powerful. Very roasted toasty oak on nose, with hints of sweet, slightly flowery vanilla, with aromas of toasted onion in background. Full attack - rich and fruity with lots of fruit.
Jeune vignes: all < 15 years old. Very young. 100% in barrel. 35% new oak with very light toasting. Surprisingly intense dark colour, showing young cherry. V. Full legs. V full fruit on nose: cherries & vague hints of tannin. Fruit at first then some acidity after a while.
Exceptionally grassy nose. Very powerful fruit. Exceptional. Rather odd, but very good - really different. Exceptionally powerful semillon on palate. Memorable.
Nice colour. Not much nose. OK, but not exciting.
Lovely nose. Good. But not outstanding.
Good fresh nose. Very nice complex flavours which continue to develop long after.
Bottle fermented. C. 60% Chardonnay. Delicate appley bouquet. Nice crisp dry finish. Not remarkable.
Decent nose. Fresh on palate - good, creamy. Not bad at all.
Markedly more complex than the ordinary Santa Carolina Sauv Blanc, but at the expense of freshness and clarity.
Nice nose. Very good in mouth, well rounded. Fair amount of mouth-puckering acidity that almost seems tannin-like. Very Good/Very Good Indeed.
Deep colour. Not a very dominant nose. OK, perhaps a bit innocuous.
Very pronounced Riesling nose. Very full varietal characteristics on palate. Smooth with a nice crisp finish.
Decent ripe nose. Full and rich. Good.
OK. Fairly standard varietal characteristics. Not brilliant.
Nice nose. Good clean merlot. Not the best, but perfectly OK.
Good colour. Disappointing nose. Generally unexciting.
Quite a pale, mature-ish colour. Attractive nose. OK. Light. Bit insipid?
Decent, fairly mature colour. Nose OK. Good - mouthfilling.
Deep, attractive colour. Attractive, quite light nose. Fairly good, nice length. Good structure.
Good colour. Uninteresting nose. Good. Nice character.
Good colour. Very good nose. Good. Full of character - nice structure.
Very golden colour. Good smoky nose. Nice, rounded & full. Good.
Golden yellow. Rich varietal nose, with full vanilla oak tones. Very full and mouthfilling. Really rich. Excellent traditional white Rioja.
Excellent colour & nose. Very full. Great structure. Very good.
Nice deep, fairly mature colour. Some oak on nose. Excellent merlot.
Very attractive colour. Nice flavours - still young. Lots of tannins. Good, but a bit young.
Very young appearance and nose. Full of fruit. Clean, fresh. Remarkably little tannin.
80% Colombard; 20% Chardonnay. Attractive. Herbaceous, fresh & clean. Quite good.
85% Semillon; 15% Chardonnay. Quite flowery, fairly fresh. Not bad, especially for price.
Pretty standard chardonnay. OK. Nothing outstanding.
Nice nose. Lacking varietal character. Unimpressive.
Nice oak, but otherwise pretty standard stuff. Good.
Very full nose with nice hints of oak. Full, rich and creamy. Surprisingly little oak comes through.
Not bad. Mature flavour. Perhaps lacking freshness.
Fairly standard. Quite good. Full, not too oaky.
Little nose. Nice and fragrant on palate. Good.
Fragrant nose. Quite fragrant on palate too. But a bit disappointing.
Nice fragrant nose. But generally not as impressive as Turckheim Pinot Blanc.
OK. Standard chardonnay. Not worth the money.
V. nice nose. Bit odd on palate. Tastes of oak and not much else.
Nice floral nose. V full, rich. Nice after.
Odd raw oak nose. Very good. Complex with very long flavours.
Very fresh. Pure unadulterated fruit. Sort of Rioja Nouveau.
Very fruity nose. Crisp youngish colour. Fruity & young on palate. Excellent for price.
Young fruity nose. Bit too young. Tannins need to settle. Plenty of fruit.
Pure fruit nose. Pure fruit on palate. VG.
Nice colour - not too young. Great nose. More to it than the red Albor - including more tannin. VG.
Young fruit on nose. Good, but not as good as Veganueva.
V. light strawberry red. Fairly complex nose. Good. Not exceptional but good.
Nice mature colour - v.crisp & clean. Nice nose with decent hints of vanilla. V. nice. Lots of oak, but not overwhelmingly heavy tannin.
Not as good as Campo Viejo - not as complex.
Pretty much what you would expect of a good Rioja gran reserva. Very good. Great length. Very powerful after.
Nice colour. Full fruit. Light and well rounded.
Great nose. Nice balance and structure. VG.
Very fresh. Little oak. Nice varietal nose. Clean and sharp. Quite refreshing. OK.
Smoky nose. Nice & fresh with some citrus-ey flavours. Nothing special.
Mainly Terret Bouret: Sauvignon Blanc is minority grape in blend. Not particularly Sauvignony. Some complexity. OK. But not really particularly interesting.
Not bad. Fairly full varietal character. But not outstanding.
50% viura; 50% verdejo. Attractive nose. Good. Solid.
V. attractive colour. Nice, but thin nose. Bit innocuous. Fairly good.
Little nose. Some flavour. Largely innocuous.
Attractive floral nose. OK. Thin, but acceptable.
Unexciting nose. Bit spritzy on palate. Little to it. Poss not really very nice at all.

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