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Mmmmmm Yabby....
That's the one I took. Good, but not awesome.
Mmmmmm Yabby....
That's the one I took. Good, but not awesome.
I knew I liked you You have good taste
Did the other one (forgot the name) have more structure? I find that the By Farr pinots are more elegant/ structured but the Yabby is a unapologetic fruit-punch in the palate.. a rich, delicious kind of Pinot... For easy drinking... perhaps too easy....
Can you please put some of your descriptive words together for the Pinot you guys liked the most for us
The other folks in the group are much better than me at the descriptive stuff. You already know that my scale is simple .
One member usually writes up notes of the group's comments for posting on a wine blogging site. Daver6 can either make some comments or we can wait for Allan to do his and rat those.
I knew I liked you You have good taste
Did the other one (forgot the name) have more structure? I find that the By Farr pinots are more elegant/ structured but the Yabby is a unapologetic fruit-punch in the palate.. a rich, delicious kind of Pinot... For easy drinking... perhaps too easy....
Can you please put some of your descriptive words together for the Pinot you guys liked the most for us
Sorry 6, Forgot it was your postNot sure which other one you are referring to. There were 5 other wines
Sorry 6, Forgot it was your post
The one you said you (all) liked the most... don't ask me to remember.. it was a page ago
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So we had three events over the weekend, one black tie for a 40th, one posh Sydney restaurant for a leaving do, and one very nice sailing club on the Harbour for a catch up with a friend. My taste expectations have been re-calibrated over this last year to the 95 and above range since embarking on this VinoMofo (and others) wine journey.
It leads to two problems for me when I am on a night out:
a. you get slammed on the bottle price; or
b. you get some seriously average wines to endure.
I never really had this problem before, when I was one of those hapless wine buyers going into whichever was the nearer of Dan Murphy's or Liquorland, endlessly scanning the aisles for a wine with a pretty label and medals on it for under $30. Or one of those diners who just went for what appeared to be the cheapest but nicest sounding wine on the menu. So now I find myself politely pretending to like a fairly green or not up together wine and switching to the G&Ts!
For those in or visiting Sydney, looking for a posh meal out, I would recommend Chiswick Restaurant in Woollahra, just a few kilometres and a short taxi ride from the CBD. It's a Matt Moran restaurant with a good wine list. Unfortunately, it falls into Category A above, with anything slightly interesting in the Reds costing $80 to $100 +++.
To get on-topic, I did get to sample a nice and unusual wine at Chiswick Restaurant - the Eperosa Barossa Valley Synthesis Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2006.
It was Black Forest fruits, with a hint of sweet vanilla on the nose. The palate continued those tastes, but it finished with a distinctive smoky bacon flavour, which I wasn't expecting as it wasn't on the nose. It was subtle, but distinct. I really liked it, and the aging had softened this Barossa beast perfectly. A very nice wine, and 4 Vivino stars from me.
If only I didn't have to pay $86 for the privilege of trying this wine. Maybe I should think about buying the 2012 and tucking it away, as it got 95 from Halliday. Or ordering the 2006 direct from Eperosa at $28 a bottle: http://www.eperosa.com.au/enu/cp/Eperosa_2009_Order_Form.pdf
And as an aside, it was paired with the amazing Lamb Shoulder to share (definitely a huge hit and a big recommendation from me if you do go).
Nice line up Daver6. First tried the Tolpuddle at a Shaw-Smith tasting in Brisbane. They own Tolpuddle. It held it's head up against the Yabby Lakes.JohnM and I enjoyed these at your wine clubs Pinot and lighter reds themed tasting on Wednesday. The Tolpuddle came out on top, but great wines all round.
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Nice line up Daver6. First tried the Tolpuddle at a Shaw-Smith tasting in Brisbane. They own Tolpuddle. It held it's head up against the Yabby Lakes.