Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[CaptainCurtis]

Celebrating hearing that I’ll be moving into a new role soon… people manager for the first time, in a brand new division. Exciting.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Birthday dinner. A couple missing...

 

[clifford]

Celebrating hearing that I’ll be moving into a new role soon… people manager for the first time, in a brand new division. Exciting.

Well, congratulations, but you might be drinking a few more bottles soon then.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Well, congratulations, but you might be drinking a few more bottles soon then.

I'll probably need something a little harder

 

[Daver6]

Enjoyed this little number at Petermen in Sydney. Food was amazing.

 

[cove]

Had a Penfolds 407 at the Epicurean in Perth today. It was overpriced and there was sediment in my glass at the end of our lunch that was surprising.

 

[paddywide]

Finally I can enjoy a good wine. HRB opened for the reason for comparison. Art is more balance. It occupies everywhere in my mouth, whereas HRB isn't. The fruity favour has gone a bit and can't cover all of the alcohol favour, but it is still a good wine. HRB shows mutuarity of melon.

 

[Steady]

Had a Penfolds 407 at the Epicurean in Perth today. It was overpriced and there was sediment in my glass at the end of our lunch that was surprising.

I opened the first ‘14 407 of 6 during the last week figuring 10 years to be a good starting point and was quite disappointed with the first glass, so left the rest until the next night and it was no better. No sediment in my bottle though. I picked them up on a sale from DM on release and don't have any other vintages.

 

[Daver6]

I opened the first ‘14 407 of 6 during the last week figuring 10 years to be a good starting point and was quite disappointed with the first glass, so left the rest until the next night and it was no better. No sediment in my bottle though. I picked them up on a sale from DM on release and don't have any other vintages.

I've only ever found 407 disappointing, especially for the price point. I've never understood the appeal of this wine.

 

[Bill Bosworth]

Anyone in Sydney up for doing a vertical tasting of these? I could supply a 13, 14, 15 and probably a couple of others.

Funny you should ask... can't help sorry but can report that last night for a friend's birthday we did a fun blind taste of BLs from my cellar... '01, '13, '15, '18, '21, asking people to put them in date order. People even had a chance if they wanted to taste a smidge a while before we covered them up...

The surprise was only one of our 20 people got more than 1/5. The 1 everyone got was the 01 being oldest, and that could well have been from seeing the pour and it being the only non-stelvin! Nearly everyone (me included) thought the '15 was the most vibrant (and tasty) and put it as youngest. Was a funny and entertaining thing to do for a party.

 

[concussed]

Funny you should ask... can't help sorry but can report that last night for a friend's birthday we did a fun blind taste of BLs from my cellar... '01, '13, '15, '18, '21, asking people to put them in date order. People even had a chance if they wanted to taste a smidge a while before we covered them up...

The surprise was only one of our 20 people got more than 1/5. The 1 everyone got was the 01 being oldest, and that could well have been from seeing the pour and it being the only non-stelvin! Nearly everyone (me included) thought the '15 was the most vibrant (and tasty) and put it as youngest. Was a funny and entertaining thing to do for a party.

Still have a couple doz of the 15’s cooking. Happy days.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Hand carried back from winery in Ribera Del Duero visit in ‘18’.

Brilliant. 100% vino Tinto. (Tempranillo clone ). Just wonderful, rich, fruit, a bit like an aged CS. Pity can’t find in Australia. (Found one at restaurant in lucerne in 2021)

 

[JohnM]

Last night a cheeky vertical of four chardonnay (2022, 2019, 2018, 2015) and ten cabernet sauvignon (2021-2013, 2010) from Xanadu.

Consistent style, with the red steadily softening and mellowing with age. Red WOTN was the 2013. IIRC, the 2018 was white WOTN, but nothing much in it.