Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Steady]

Not what I was expecting! Hadn't tried one before. Great colour and fruit on the nose. Ripe luscious fruit on the palate but no oomph. All on the front palate, like it hadn't been on oak. No length but delicious fruit. How have others found it?

very mixed - I quite like it as do others, but a number are returning to the FO.

 

[georgehall]

Not what I was expecting! Hadn't tried one before. Great colour and fruit on the nose. Ripe luscious fruit on the palate but no oomph. All on the front palate, like it hadn't been on oak. No length but delicious fruit. How have others found it?

I said something similar in my review.

So much fruit on the nose that I was for some reason picking up a sweet fairy floss! It then as you said lacked some length, but I picked up some tobacco at the back end with some moderate tannins which need to be mellowed to properly enjoy this wine.
I've put four to bed for some time, only because after an hour or two in the decanter it seemed to fibd it's true identity, was still lacking a bit of the "power" that mof_ spruiked but was a much better wine with the breathing room.

 

[TheRealTMA]

In reds, sweet fairly floss or fake banana smell can indicate excess Amyl Acetate, a wine fault caused my microbial action in the ferment. Have a Willamette Vally Pinot a few years back with such a fault.

 

[Jef6050]

I'm not really there with the wine talk yet, I would describe this as medium/light bodied, fruity, easy drinking. Hubby likes it too, as Chief Craft Beer Drinker that gives it a high rating!

 

[TheRealTMA]

EK lounge BNE

 

[Piker]

Just finishing the 3rd day of the $25 to $75 Vinmofo shiraz.It is just a beautitful wine. There are sweet plums, cocoa, leather and and a bit of cinnamon ( still a little bit of cleansing pomegranate). It's purity and length are exceptional. I was about to press the button for 6 more. But with my age and the number of bottles in my cellar i resisted.

 

[Steady]

Just finishing the 3rd day of the $25 to $75 Vinmofo shiraz.It is just a beautitful wine. There are sweet plums, cocoa, leather and and a bit of cinnamon ( still a little bit of cleansing pomegranate). It's purity and length are exceptional. I was about to press the button for 6 more. But with my age and the number of bottles in my cellar i resisted.

Its good to hear again how much you enjoy this wine, I'm enjoying a $3.20 (after the referral at that time) '12 Glenlofty Shiraz from the Fo - wine only lasts 3 days at my house if I don't really like it and I hope it will improve with lots of air

I had actually pegged you as someone who didn't see your wine for another 10 years

edit, I'd love to see a photo of the bottle/label so I can keep an eye out for it when I'm looking through online bottle shops

 

[AnonymousCoward]

edit, I'd love to see a photo of the bottle/label so I can keep an eye out for it when I'm looking through online bottle shops

http://ulithorne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Ulithorne-Unicus.jpg

 

[Steady]

Thanks AC, nice enough looking label

 

[Wozza]

I opened that Chateauneuf du Pape from Cellarmasters tonight. It was the only wine that jumped out at me when I learned (from the Dan's thread) that there was a $100 discount code to be used. Glad I picked it up. It was a nice wine, and a real change from my usual diet of Aussie wines:

the Domaine Font de Michelle Chateauneuf du Pape 2011



On Cellar Tracker with a shorter note on Vivino, I posted the following review:

2011 Domaine Font de Michelle Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape - CellarTracker

http://www.vivino.com/users/8818052/activities/102705203

"A profusion of French herbs and cherry liqueur 93+/100 (3.9/5.0) from me. This Chateauneuf du Pape hails from the 3rd generation Gonnet family owned winery established in 1950 where the vines are on average 80 years old. The wine is a Grenache (70), Syrah (10), Mourvèdre (10) and Cinsault (10) blend that's aged in old foudres (very large French oak vats).

The nose is intoxicating as cherry liqueur, dried French herbs and white pepper blow the cobwebs away! The medium-bodied palate is smooth and sweet, as ripe black cherries, cooked plums, liquorice, earth and herbs de Provence (sage, lavender, rosemary and thyme are all evident) lift into a soft peppery lingering finish.

It needs a good decant to blow off the alcohol heat. Great French import for the price. Sadly this Cellar Masters bargain has sold out online (I picked it up with a $100 off discount code for around $23 a bottle)."

 

[boomy]

Another day another Tuscan Red from Antinori.

 

[Piker]

.Steady, AC beat me to it. It has taken until now for my windows 8 computer to access my iphone 5S.I'll still and try and post my photo.

 

[Piker]

Steady, the photo has come out sideways! Any assistance to correct my error in this. I am 99% a quiet and polite guy and only 1% negative idiot.

 

[Steady]

Steady, the photo has come out sideways! Any assistance to correct my error in this. I am 99% a quiet and polite guy and only 1% negative idiot.

on an iPhone/iPad you can open the photo and select edit then rotate it. It is usually the right way up on the device but rotating a full 360 deg and saving it seems to fix it. [Thanks TheRealTMA (from memory) for telling me about this]

 

[Wozza]

Steady, the photo has come out sideways! Any assistance to correct my error in this. I am 99% a quiet and polite guy and only 1% negative idiot.

Hi Piker.

When I have that issue (common from iPhone to Windows), I simply open up the picture on the computer (usually saved to the desktop so I can locate it easily), and click the rotate picture button to turn it the right way. I then press save so the picture stays the right way. And then upload it to AFF (deleting the wonky one).

I suspect there's a way to do it on the AFF portal, but my IT skills are pretty useless (too many years of having good secretaries!).

Welcome to AFF. Looking forward to 99% of your posts!!

 

[beefarmer]

Hi Piker.

When I have that issue (common from iPhone to Windows), I simply open up the picture on the computer (usually saved to the desktop so I can locate it easily), and click the rotate picture button to turn it the right way. I then press save so the picture stays the right way. And then upload it to AFF (deleting the wonky one).

I suspect there's a way to do it on the AFF portal, but my IT skills are pretty useless (too many years of having good secretaries!).

Welcome to AFF. Looking forward to 99% of your posts!!

Not me. I think the one percenters might be a hoot.
Now, to stick to the thread a little, went out for a quick bite after work last night, and I supplied the tipples.
Firstly, Hoddles Creek Sauv Blanck 2005 - seriously good for the money, tried one a fortnight ago, went back to buy more and everyone loved its finesse and lack of acidic bite(think new Zealand type.). Really Moorish, not a fault really.
Second was the cleanskined Hoddles Creek pinot 2015, aka' Top Paddock" yarra valley 2015. About my fifth bottle, it is supurb for a tenner.
Third, last, and best as most of us thought was a Fo purchase from last year, the Fox Creek Fox and Hounds Shiraz 2013. Deep berry nose, oak not dominating, seamless from top to swallow with nice, slightly powdery tannins. This one does not have a huge tannin structure so probably wont last 15 years, but surely it has another 7-8years easy.

But If I had to pick MY favourite of the three last night, in context with the not to spicy Thai cuisine I would still give it to the Pinot.

I am dropping in to see a mate late afternoon, and my companion will be a tasty, fruity, lengthy sweet tasting pinot. Perfectly suited to a non meal based enjoyment situation, a couple of water crackers perhaps. The Hoddles 15.

 

[Piker]

Too tired last night to post the newly opened 2nd wine as landscaping with digging, concreting, garden walls and edging pretty exhausting; makes you a little unhinged rarely.
Anyway it was a 2008 Baudin cabernet from WA MR. United Cellars caught me on the hop a couple of years ago and I ordered a 6 pack. The story is from memory that the owner had sold out to a chinese investor or syndicate.
At a similar time I had read that it was in northern Margaret River and perhaps too warm to make wines of greatness.
It is on the lighter side of medium bodied initially with red fruits and vanillin oak and maltiness on the nose. There is sappiness on the nose that I associate with bordeaux and this follows through on the palate. The finish is very long and clean. The only 2 queries are the artificial cork and a slight whiff of ethyl acetate on the nose. So I'm not quite sure about long aging on this one.
I will try to a better effort at the photo Steady. Sincere thanks for your assistance Wozza.It is the right way up on my computer and then goes sideways when I post it!

 

[blackcat20]

This bottle is on our table to have with dinner tonight.

 

[penegal]

Last night's black tie dinner party:

2012 Hugel Riesling (Alsace)
2010 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz (Barossa)
2012 Rockford Rod & Spur Cabernet Shiraz (Barossa)

and to finish - Espresso Martini

Surprisingly not too horrible at Restaurant prices. Although April definitely broke the bank for me. Time to behave for a while now.

 

[Delectable Blue]

Most of my posts to this forum relate to my Vino mof_ purchases, however at heart I'm really a Hunter Valley wine devotee. The 2014 Hunter Valley vintage for reds is reportedly the best that they have had in 50 years, so my expectations have been very high for wines from this vintage. The Thomas Allen 2014 Alasdair Shiraz was released this week, and I couldn't help but crack a bottle as soon as mine arrived. It's still a huge shiraz at this point, barely approachable mere days out of the barrel. As big and bold as any Barossa shiraz I’ve ever tasted, but it still retains that distinctive Hunter flavour profile.



Thomas Allen 2014 Alasdair Shiraz (Hunter Valley)

There is real power and depth to the fruit, with plum and and black berries predominant. Secondary flavours of tar, dark loam and liquorice drive a long lingering finish. It is still a little dry at this stage, with fine ripe tannins, but this is not unexpected. The balance is impeccable. It tastes like it has the legs to carry it through many decades, if I can resist it for that long. A 96 on CT from me.

It’s just a pity that they still persist with cork closures, although the cork does seem to be very high in quality. Lets hope it lasts the distance.

It's certainly one of the best Hunter shiraz’s I’ve ever tasted, right up there with the very best graveyard’s I’ve sampled, but with greater power. A stunning wine and can only get better with bottle age.