Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Buzzard]

Forgot to mention I enjoyed the Alicante with some bread and about a gallon of oil

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Long weekends drive me to drink:



After the the warm up:



What can I say?

 

[TomVexille]

I drank a bottle of the 2014 last night whilst +1 had a bottle of "that" Rose.
You know what I mean TV

Yes I do

 

[Steady]

I enjoyed this

With this

After throwing this down the sink


Really enjoying the Hungerford Hill. I will be baking some bread in the wood fired oven tomorrow and was going to crack a Frugal Farmer but I think I will reconsider - maybe I should have a gallon of extra virgin olive oil and a bottle of Alicante Bouchet with it instead

 

[boomy]

Dr. Durif came to visit tonight with Ballerina Canopy 2009. I'm big fan of Gapsted Durifs and this vintage is one of the best I've had.
Got it at cellar door 6 years ago, opened a bottle back then and one more 3 years later.
This is my last bottle I can say it drinks perfectly now but wish I had a few more left.

 

[Wozza]

I had the privilege of opening another Elderton Command, on this fine, lazy Sunday evening.

This one: the Elderton Command Single Vineyard Shiraz 2006



On Cellar Tracker and Vivino, I have posted the following tasting note:

http://www.vivino.com/users/8818052/activities/90365927

http://http://www.cellartracker.com/w?534632

"A powerful (still young) fruit bomb 4.1 (C.T. 94) from me. Straight off, this is not as good as the 05. But it has all the Command characteristics I love. The nose is intense, as black cherries, blackberries, gooseberries, sandalwood, white pepper and cola flood the senses. The palate is so smooth, yet so powerful, as those flavours unravel, leaving a warm lingering white pepper, sea salt, eucalyptus and sandalwood finish. No scorched earth (yet). But still a fine wine in the making.
I picked up a 6 pack from Langtons, and suspect many others did too. At $50 a bottle, I couldn't resist. Given its more fruit forward than the 05 at this 10 yr point, I wonder if this will have more longevity than the 05.

I'll give it another 5yrs ..."

It's only my second Command, but I can see me falling for this wine as an all time favourite. Thanks AnonymousCoward for your tasting notes on this thread that inspired me to try a few vintages of this excellent wine. Much appreciated.

Note: for those curious on the C.T. 94 reference. That's me scoring this Command a 94 on Cellar Tracker. I'll try to include my C.T. scores in future TNs, as some may find this more helpful than the 1-5 Vivino scoring.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Well Clarendon Hills would normally be in the same bucket as Penfolds - Astralis will age just as well as Grange.

This talk of Clarendon Hills pushed me towards a Clarendon Hills Bakers Gully Shiraz 2006 for tonight:



Rhone Report 92, Halliday 96, and 91 on CT. Was expecting good things. It wasn't, in my opinion, as overpowering as some reviewers have noted. It certainly had a balance of fruit and earthy flavours, and a lack of obvious tannins, leading to a very long finish on the palate without drying out your mouth. This is 3/4 bottles for me - been opening 1/year since 2014, and this is the pick of the bunch so far. An unfortunate accident with the table the bottle was sitting on resulted in a loss of about 1/3 bottle not to mention the shattered glass of the bottle and a couple of glasses. Have opened a quaffer to tide over the rest of the evening.

 

[ste667]

Inspired by Steady, I decided to give a few cheapies from Langtons auctions a try. It would be interesting if nothing else, and at an average price of $8 no big deal if some of them had to be sacrificed to the sink gods.



First up is a George Wyndham 2004 Shiraz. After a bit of trouble with the cork (I'm so inexperienced with them being new to wine scene!) I was treated to a nice nose of berries and chocolate. On tasting, plums and something earthy, with a smooth, long finish.

Pretty happy with my start, and way more fun than opening another great value quaffer from the Fo!

 

[Daver6]

My wine club met last night with Semillon being the theme. Far various reasons, only four of us could make it, so six bottles seemed good The Vat 1 was a unanimous WOTN.

 

[drron]

From a Clare Valley trip many years ago.But has stood up well-

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[Steady]

After a bit of trouble with the cork

I took some advice from an AFF member and purchased a Monopol ah-so cork puller

 

[Spongbob]

My wine club met last night with Semillon being the theme. Far various reasons, only four of us could make it, so six bottles seemed good The Vat 1 was a unanimous WOTN.

How was the Lovedale?

 

[blackcat20]

Decanter red in the Sydney first lounge

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Decanter red in the Sydney first lounge

They're really busting out their chequebook there - RRP of $33...

 

[blackcat20]

Ah well it's still very enjoyable. Better than last year when they 'ran out' and were too cheap to crack a second bottle.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Ah well it's still very enjoyable. Better than last year when they 'ran out' and were too cheap to crack a second bottle.

Price has never been a gaurantee of "goodness" But I'm surprised that they'd bother decanting a $30 bucker...

 

[Steady]

Another Langton's special tonight, a 2001 Shiraz - $8 inc delivery and I have 2 more.

This is very nice - velvety with a long finish.

Vivino screenshot

 

[beefarmer]

Another Langton's special tonight, a 2001 Shiraz - $8 inc delivery and I have 2 more.

This is very nice - velvety with a long finish.
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Tonight.......sheesh it gets dark down there very quickly. Back here, I was just finishing an Oceans, not a 3-Oceans, 2011 Semillon(60%), Sauv Blanc(40%) which is a stunner I bought thru Grays a few years ago(a few cases). Out tonight for Thai so have a Rose and Chardonnay chilling. Time to leave the reds at home as have to work Saturday.

Now, you will like this. I will be returning the 2014 Twins GSM as I could not handle the pepperiness and swapped it for - ready Steady (sorry) Go - the beautiful 2014 Dog Box Shiraz . Nice. I know you're smiling !

Enjoy that red......you have picked some great stuff up here, and I have no doubt that this is your new direction...at least in the short term. Cheers !

 

[TheRealTMA]

Friday night Chardonnay: extraordinary one tonight.



Really exceptional. One of the best of the year. Took a little while to open up and rewarded the large Zalto glass.

Light oak, malo nose. Exceptional depth of flavour with very long aftertaste. White peach, grapefruit.

Yum.

 

[penegal]

Kevin John - Yummy