Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[penegal]

Another day. Another duck. This time with someone from Facebook. I think she has an account here but doesn't post much.




The 2009 Greystone is drinking well.

I have some of their organic label from the same vintage at home and should open one soon also.

 

[Steady]

An enjoyable Tempus Two Merlot for me tonight.

 

[juddles]

2010 Pauletts 47/74 acquired on a Buzz wine tour tonight with some cheese and a delicious beef casserole

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Damn that looks good!!

 

[Wozza]

Looks like it's Power Punch Sunday with some of the fine wines being sampled tonight. And in keeping, I've just been knocked out by my first Warrenmang Estate Shiraz:

the Warrenmang Estate Shiraz 2007



On Cellar Tracker (with a slightly shorter note on Vivino), I've just posted the following tasting note:

2007 Warrenmang Shiraz Estate, Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Pyrenees - CellarTracker

http://www.vivino.com/users/8818052/activities/97639722

"This is Chris Eubank big! And a 95+/100 (4.3/5.0) from me. This traditionally made, estate grown Shiraz from premium, boutique producer Warrenmang, hails from the dry, cool climate of Moonambel Valley in the Pyrenees.

It's full bodied, muscular, intense, but austere and elegant. Much like Chris Eubank! The heady nose exudes concentrated blackberries, dark cherries, plums, eucalyptus, green capsicum, sweet cedar oak, ethanol (you cannot hide that 15% ABV!) and white pepper. The super intense and smooth palate follows with gripping power and fine length.

At $60 Cellar Door, it's about right. And best of all for those with some in the cellar, it's just hitting its prime at 9 yrs. There's easily 10 yrs left in this powerful and elegant wine."

I can't believe the wine label said it had a 5 -10+ year drinking window. It's way too big to be drunk that early.

Happy Sunday evening all. Time to polish up the black shoes and iron that white shirt for the corporate slavery of the week ahead ...!

 

[AnonymousCoward]

An interesting week of wine. Opened a Bannockburn Serre 2008 (Pinot) that I'd been keeping for a while. Unfortunately there was something definitely wrong with it - blue cheese and barnyard smells, even if the taste was OK. Poured it down the sink - just couldn't get over the smell. Turned instead to a Farrside By Farr 2011 as a replacement. Not sure about it either - a bit spicier than I'd expect, though good drinking, just not $75/bottle drinking.

Throughout the week, managed to get throug:
- III Associates Giant Squid Ink 2010 (VM purchase) - still a monster of a wine that needs more time to resolve. Typical SA fruits plus that hint of other (Mclaren Vale chocolate perhaps). Nice drinking, but will be better in future IMHO
- Barossa Old Vine Wine Co Shiraz 2004 - this is drinking really well now - still some fruit and oak, but the secondary flavours coming through: various spices etc. Well integrated tannins. This disappeared very quickly with dinner guests (they're not wine people, so I think they enjoyed it)
- Fridays "eat my hat" lunch had Wozza remarking about Margaux, so I popped one that evening (2010 Château Deyrem Valentin Cru Bourgeois). For a $35 (all in) Langtons purchase, definitely good value for an import. Restrained fruit, nice savoury flavours, nice tannins for a young cabernet. That was followed up by:
- Elderton Command Shiraz 2002, which has got to be diametrically opposed. A bit of a contrast to the last bottle I opened, this was a still a huge Barossa shiraz (though this bottle has been in the wine fridge since purchase, which may explain the difference). Plums and similar blue fruits, some vanillan oak, and spices like cinnamon. Very, very smooth drinking - glad I have a few left, though I do look with sorrow at the diminishing pile



And to finish off the weekend:
- Grant Burge Filsell 2010 (recent DM offer). Still big and bold, and young. Typical Barossa shiraz that will develop over the next few years (I hope, since I got a few!)
- Château Coutet 2010 (1er Cru) to round out the evening. My first Sauternes for a long while, it's much sweeter than desert wines I've had recently, but forewarned is forarmed, and I will pair it with a suitable desert next time. Thumbs up from me.

 

[JohnM]

A few recent scraps.

All very good. The Marchand & Burch was a standout.

The eagle-eyed will notice that the Best's is the one that won the Jimmy Watson. I happened to be at Best's not long after the announcement. I wasn't overwhelmed when I tasted it, but bought a couple of bottles. Opened one maybe two years ago and still felt the same about it. That opinion hadn't changed with the last one being opened this week. A good wine, but no wow factor IMO.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Love the two posted by Farr Pinots.. Yum!

 

[TomVexille]

Damn that looks good!!

It was very good. Glad we didn't decant it as it was drinking really well.

 

[blackcat20]

It was very good. Glad we didn't decant it as it was drinking really well.

Perfect match with the slow cooked beef and polenta too....

 

[Steady]

A really nice Merlot tonight - makes me think Christmas - very similar to the Irvine Garnd Merolt Delectable Blue brought to the SYD tasting night. This was an absolute bargain at $15- delivered from Langton's

edit; the cork surprised me, it is like new

 

[blackcat20]

This might just be my favourite Shiraz. It's so easy to drink and utterly delicious.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Interesting Steady, never heard of it but looks good! Merlots, especially Australian, are usually difficult but it has enough years under the belt.

I do detect a slight Merlot fetish in your postings lately. Take care!!

 

[Steady]

It's even more serious than that - I purchased my first ever non sparkling white wine on Buzz's tour after the tastings
(half a dozen Rockford Eden Vally Riesling)

i am am really enjoying the aged Merlots but I think the disproportionate amount of late is simply that they are not popular so I was able to pick them up very cheap. I now know I like aged wines and can plan my purchases with that in mind. I have some '00 Cabernet Sauvignon's that were a little more that I'm looking forward to (Domaine A)

 

[AnonymousCoward]

Speaking of aged wine - 1996 Chapoutier single vineyard Cotie Rote tonight. Cork was in immaculate condition. Typical restrained nothern Rhone syrah - perhaps too restrained as I'm struggling a bit to pick up the flavours. Red fruits, a hint of some savoury spices (not pepper, nor sweet like cinnamon) - not sure what it is, and woody aromas. Palate is smooth with medium body and acidity. Tannins are a touch chalky, though that seems to be getting better as the night goes on (maybe I've drunk too much!)

 

[TheRealTMA]

Speaking of aged wine - 1996 Chapoutier single vineyard Cotie Rote tonight. Cork was in immaculate condition. Typical restrained nothern Rhone syrah - perhaps too restrained as I'm struggling a bit to pick up the flavours. Red fruits, a hint of some savoury spices (not pepper, nor sweet like cinnamon) - not sure what it is, and woody aromas. Palate is smooth with medium body and acidity. Tannins are a touch chalky, though that seems to be getting better as the night goes on (maybe I've drunk too much!)

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I'd have thought it would be OTH by now?

 

[JohnM]

I do detect a slight Merlot fetish in your postings lately. Take care!!

Is your name Miles :mrgreen:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXXDC5FarhE

 

[AnonymousCoward]

I'd have thought it would be OTH by now?

It was a magnum, so I guess it could go a longer distance than a regular bottle. Not the greatest syrah I've ever drunk, but it was still quite nice. Make a nice change to big Barossa shirazes.

 

[TheRealTMA]

A "dufficult" evening..,

 

[Wozza]

I went all French too, with a nice value-for-money White Burgundy:

the Domaine Oudin Chablis 2013

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It was tried alongside an Aussie Chardonnay (the Castelli Chardonnay 2015) at Friday night drinks for an interesting comparison. The White Burgundy was more refined than the Pemberton Chardonnay. But they were both good wines.

I posted the following tasting note:

2013 Domaine Oudin Chablis, France, Burgundy, Chablis - CellarTracker

http://www.vivino.com/users/8818052/activities/99141444

"A fine 93+/100 (3.9/5.0) from me for this White Burgundy from the Chablis appellation. Domaine Oudin is a small 8 hectare estate on the south and south-west facing hilltops above the small town of Chichee.
A distinctive White Burgundy nose exudes from the glass. With apricots, caramel, limes, freshly cut lemon, minerals and delicate spice. The sweet, rich tropical fruit palate follows, with a fine tingling toasty, creamy mineral lingering ending.

This is a good value White Burgundy for the taste experience. Well worth a try for those wishing to broaden their Chardonnay horizons from Aussie Chardonnay wines."

 

[Delectable Blue]

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This might just be my favourite Shiraz. It's so easy to drink and utterly delicious.

I agree, it is a lovely wine. It was so nice I was too blissed out last night to even post my tasting notes. Here they are for anyone interested:

Okay, I’m quickly turning into an ardent Fox Gordon fan. Hanna’s Swing is a young wine, but still very well composed. Mouthfuls of fresh and vibrant blackberry and plumb fruit on the front of the palate, with a hint of peppery spice, tar and graphite in supporting roles. The tannins still slightly grippy but not overly drying. The use of oak is restrained, leaving nothing but some subtle cedar overtones. Good balance and a nice long finish. Scrumptious. A 94 on CT from me.

There were some interesting parallels with the Brothers and Sisters cab sav. Both wines have a real vibrancy to the fruit shining through. They also both have restrained oak treatment and very nice poise and balance. I'm not sure that Hannah's Swing is quite in the same league as Brothers and Sisters, but it is very close, and the family resemblance is quite marked.