Hurley Vineyard, Garamond Pinot Noir 2005, Mornington Peninsula ($45)

Light density crimson colour. Great nose. Could nail exactly what, toffeed apples without the sweetness maybe. Fantastic taste. one of those that makes you remeber what pinot can do. Drunk at the moment when those secondary flavours are kicking in but with some of trh feshness of the primaries still there. Fantastic, fantastic wine.

Albeisa, Barbaresco 1996, Italy ($90)

Pat's birthday wine. Balanced, could taste the age and complexity....and would be good value at $45, but not $90.