Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[UpInTheAir:)]

Last nights which we had with a rib eye roast slow cooked in a $15 Bunnings charcoal BBQ (a small Weber copy)

Hello Wannabee! So looking forward to my invite to your next slow cooked rib eye + cab/shiraz I'll bring the broccolini

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

I only have the one 2006 courtesy of the recent Dan's deal. My mate wouldn't help drink it (said I should keep it), so ended up drinking a 2008 Granite Hills Shiraz.

I agree with your last comment!

AdMEL.. seriously.. You know if you ever get stuck in that (my friend wouldn't help me drink it) situation again.. I am only too happy to help

 

[Captain Halliday]

I am far from a wine aficionado, but I do like it. Ask me to describe any of these in terms of berries and leather etc and I can't do. I just know what I like.

Here's how you do it wannabe:
1. Swirl, sniff, sip.
2. Glance out the window, at the fruit bowl, or just around the table and describe what you see.

For example: "A deep earthy texture (out the window), a hint of plums and raspberry (fruit bowl) with a peppery bite (table)." Pretty good for Darwin tap water.

Of course I jest. Your method of knowing what you like and drinking it is a darn good one. I use that method too.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

In the meantime a gorgeous friend of mine brought this over...


I do have gundogs but no venison or duck
Oh.. you are actually interested in the wine...
It was very good.. peppery, fruity with light tannins... I enjoyed it
And in keeping with Shiraz Saturday lol...

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

P.S. Thank you JohnM and RooFlyer... my picture is little
Didn't quite work out the snipping tool (need to save something for the workshop!)
But I see I have lost some resolution so it looks like you can't read the label
Cellar workshop is required after all

 

[Sedimental]

How gorgeous? Bottle half full or half empty?:evil:

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

How gorgeous? Bottle half full or half empty?:evil:

Bottle was full when he brought it... empty at the time of photographing
And.. not sure if there is a scale of gorgeous.. but a friend that brings good wine has to be up there!

 

[QF WP]

Hot evening. Mrs Sed demands a refreshing white. Something grassy perhaps?
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My uncle used to run a herd of 30 alpacas (breeding) on his 100 acre property in Cooroy. Bringing back some good times as we learnt a little about alpacas. Their spitting was a sight to see. He became senior in the Qld & Australian Association - I wonder if you know him

 

[Sedimental]

My uncle used to run a herd of 30 alpacas (breeding) on his 100 acre property in Cooroy. Bringing back some good times as we learnt a little about alpacas. Their spitting was a sight to see. He became senior in the Qld & Australian Association - I wonder if you know him

Bob on Dath Henderson Drive?

 

[drron]

You might also know a colleague of mine-Andrew S.
He was a resident of mine many years ago and went to primary school with mrsdrron.

 

[AdMEL]

Hot evening. Mrs Sed demands a refreshing white. Something grassy perhaps?
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I had lunch at Port Phillip Estate on the Mornington Peninsula today and they had alpacas in the paddock next door!

Drank this with lunch of trout:

Love Friday night. Cricket and a chewy shiraz.
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Nice drop!

Tonight's drop:



$11.95 at Dan's at the moment - awesome value!

 

[QF WP]

Bob on Dath Henderson Drive?

Bob was the Manager of my uncles' property for many many years - wow, 6 degrees of separation.

This may assist: http://alpaca.asn.au/magazine-index-master/2078-their-love-story-chic-and-jo (but its behind the membership wall) or my uncle was mentioned as the sponsor of the main prize in this story: http://www.queenslandcountrylife.co...news/alpacas-attract-rna-following/24370.aspx

His Photo is here (second one on the page): http://thenoosaindependent.com/2013/09/next-slow-food-noosa-breakfast-coconut-milk-alternatives/ in case you recognise him.

Anyway, we can continue this offline...

 

[QF WP]

Now I can finally get to have a glass



Poured it and let it breathe for an hour. The first mouthful was very astringent, but the second glass was better. Notes on the back were spot on - dark berry with light oak taste and fine tannin.

Now sitting down to enjoy it

 

[Sedimental]

AdMEL, hopefully they're fattening them up for a pinot & pacapaloosa!!

 

[Steady]

Had a Flametree shiraz between MEL and PER tonight - nice

 

[JohnM]

Now I can finally get to have a glass

The glass somehow looks different . Can't quite pin it down, though... .

 

[Sedimental]

thanks - will ring Tara when I can find my diary and clear a spot (or 2)

Hope to meet you there.

 

[JohnM]

An eclectic selection of scraps over the last few days:

 

[Sedimental]

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Picked up this number at a Two Hands tasting last night. Pre-release 2012 Ares Shiraz, and at 60% the usual price.

Any standouts in their line-up? Had a 2010 Bella's Garden at a restaurant in Noosa that was a standout. Posted a 2013 Angel's Share recently that was surprisingly oak dominant, even the next day. Nothing like the fruit forward 2012 Angel's (McLaren) and Gnarly Dudes (Barossa) I got for the cellar. How did you rate the Ares?

 

[QF WP]

I also have a 2006 and 2008. I had 3 of the 2010 so gave it a go. As I said above, I'm no wine guru and really only recently got into it. The way I look at it, I could be dead tomorrow so I'm going to enjoy what time I do have. Although my girlfriend did get me a 1976 Grange (my birth year) so I hope I make it to 50!

I opened my 75 Grange on my 35th birthday and it was delightful (my father was impressed as it was his first ever Grange).

I opened my 76 Grange on my 40th and it was savoured with some slow cooked beef with mustard and various salads, along with some Indian food. I can say, along with my uncle and his son (both have extensive wine cellars) say that it was the star of my party (along with some Moss Wood and St Henri's).

Both bottles had attended the Penfolds Clinics in 2000/01 and had good provenance. Hope you have yours well looked after...