Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[blackcat20]

Re: Nice Wines I have DranK Recently - Red or White

The Hentley Farm Shiraz is a big well made wine. Whilst it is good now it will reward cellaring

The Beast is a fabulous big shiraz.

 

[JohnM]

Tonight in Vilnius. Details in my current TR. A cracker wine.

 

[Daver6]

A few recent drops - no pics right now as posting from my phone:
- Penfolds RWT 2011: a stark reminder of how bad the 2011 vintage was. Whilst it's actually a decent drop, it's nowhere near the quality you'd expect of an RWT and definitely not worth the full asking price. Hints of your big Barossa tastes, but generally lacking follow through IMHO

Interesting. I wonder if this has changed significantly since release when I tried it. I thought it was a seriously good wine and a great example that you shouldn't judge a wine by its vintage.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Interesting. I wonder if this has changed significantly since release when I tried it. I thought it was a seriously good wine and a great example that you shouldn't judge a wine by its vintage.

Maybe I'm being a bit unfair - it is a good wine, and I'd probably be happy paying $50 for it, thinking about what others you can get at that price range. There's no way it's worth the $150 asking price, and compared to other vintages of RWT, I think it's definitely a lesser vintage.

 

[Rugby]

One we had on the weekend in Martinborough.

 

[Rugby]

From the Flounge last Thursday

 

[Major]

From the Flounge last Thursday

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One of my favourite wines. Always full bodied and great bouquet

 

[TheRealTMA]

Nice tasting flight at Talisker distillery on Skye


And a few bottles of this I brought back for AFF wine lovers...

 

[TheRealTMA]

A nice Sardinian for dinner.

 

[JohnM]

Ate at Demo in HEL again last night. This 2000 Nebbiolo was the pour for the beef course. A pup still.

 

[JohnM]

New book for the wine traveller. Might make a good Xmas gift .

 

[boomy]

Tonight it's Bay of Fires Pinot Noir 2009.

Although it says drink to 2016 I still had some doubts if indeed it's going to impress or maybe I kept it for too long...



It was perfect! Rich and complex, aged well.

 

[MadMick10]

New book for the wine traveller. Might make a good Xmas gift .

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Looks an interesting read. I like the regions they explore in the book.
Preview

 

[Katy]

Looks an interesting read. I like the regions they explore in the book.
Preview

As we're all bargain-hunters in these threads, I thought I'd pop in to let you know that it's available for significantly less than the price above.

Looks quite good! I might have to grab one for myself as a belated birthday present

 

[Daver6]

Had a few samples of from Bests Wine to try so invite a few friends over last night. One also brought along the 2012 Shiraz. Great value wines.

 

[JohnM]

As we're all bargain-hunters in these threads, I thought I'd pop in to let you know that it's available for significantly less than the price above.

Looks quite good! I might have to grab one for myself as a belated birthday present

I'm overseas at present, so even though I specified AUD, it may not be the price if ordered in Australia - as indicated by Booko. Usually BookDepository pricing is pretty keen.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Had a few samples of from Bests Wine to try so invite a few friends over last night. One also brought along the 2012 Shiraz. Great value wines.
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What's that in the background Daver6???? Looks like evidence you might actually live there

 

[TheRealTMA]

Martin Wishart at Cameron House hotel Loch Lomond.

Nice Chablis to accompany first dishes


And a cheeky St Emillion for the later and cheeses


Nice food.

 

[Sedimental]

Road tested a couple of recent VM purchases last night, two 2013 Cab Sauvs from McLaren Vale. Both impressive wines and recommended. The Fox Creek was a tad more fruit forward.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Re: Nice Wines I have DranK Recently - Red or White

A Wynns Shiraz tonight - I'm coming to the conclusion that Wynns wines are not thing.
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'not thing'?

I think Wynns are great. Especially the black label. Around $20 to $25 for a quality, reliable wine that will cellar for 15 years or more.

I was thinking of opening a 1998 over the weekend.