Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[JohnM]

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

I'll be interested in what you think of this, given the unusually cool year in 2006.

 

[Daver6]

German Riesling is just so damn good! Had the 2005 vintage of this a few months ago and this is even better.

 

[Buzzard]

You've got me thinking now DB, as a Thomas Allen member maybe I should get some.

 

[Delectable Blue]

You've got me thinking now DB, as a Thomas Allen member maybe I should get some.

It's definitely worth considering if you are already a member, especially if you liked the 2011 Alasdiar. I loved the 2011, but the 2014 makes it taste like lollywater in comparison. Most of my recent Shiraz's have been of the elegant and refined variety, it was a real surprise to discover a wine with such power, intensity and finesse. Imagine the 2011 with the flavours condensed and intensified twofold and you'll be close to the mark.

 

[penegal]

I'll be interested in what you think of this, given the unusually cool year in 2006.

Likewise.

There were a handful of cracker wines from MR, despite the weather, but generally lower yields and skilful winemaking.

The Howard Park Leston Cab Sauv is one such example. Hard to fault, despite initial reluctance based on the "vintage" reputation.

 

[amaroo]

Day one SCL

 

[blackcat20]

I'll be interested in what you think of this, given the unusually cool year in 2006.

Likewise.

There were a handful of cracker wines from MR, despite the weather, but generally lower yields and skilful winemaking.

The Howard Park Leston Cab Sauv is one such example. Hard to fault, despite initial reluctance based on the "vintage" reputation.

I thought it was one of the best Cabernets that Ive had. 10 years old seems to be the sweet spot for my palette ( I dont like an overly aged wine) and this was beautiful drinking with a beef curry.

 

[JohnM]

I thought it was one of the best Cabernets that Ive had. 10 years old seems to be the sweet spot for my palette ( I dont like an overly aged wine) and this was beautiful drinking with a beef curry.

That's good.

Many producers in MR didn't even pick a lot of their reds that year. I happened to be living in the area during autumn 2006, taking some long service leave to look after the farm of some friends while they travelled to Britain. Unpicked reds were everywhere.

The notes from Moss Wood (2006 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon - Moss Wood) reveal that they did a lot of leaf-plucking in what was their coolest-ever year. The economics of that wouldn't stack up for lower price-point wines.

 

[Whodoesthat]

Another couple of interesting wines from the weekend catchup with the lads.
Way Wood Montiepulciano 2012.....different in a good way....initially picked as a Durif...big tannins....a lot of body.Need to explore more.
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2010...yum..crushed green tree ants, caramel, exceptionally soft and rounded.
Woodlands Margaret 2008,intense cigar box on the nose, cabernet at the front with the Malbec adding an edge. Probably the best of the line up.Have to source some.
Teusner Avatar 2005.....still very youthful.....raspberry fruit bomb from the Grenache...sweet but not cloying....very good
Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Shiraz....very cool climate....and buckets of white pepper..

 

[penegal]

Woodlands is very under-ratted IMHO.

They also do an excellent Chardonnay if you're a fan of Buttery Margaret River Chardy.

 

[beefarmer]

Another couple of interesting wines from the weekend catchup with the lads.
Way Wood Montiepulciano 2012.....different in a good way....initially picked as a Durif...big tannins....a lot of body.Need to explore more.
Noon Reserve Shiraz 2010...yum..crushed green tree ants, caramel, exceptionally soft and rounded.
Woodlands Margaret 2008,intense cigar box on the nose, cabernet at the front with the Malbec adding an edge. Probably the best of the line up.Have to source some.
Teusner Avatar 2005.....still very youthful.....raspberry fruit bomb from the Grenache...sweet but not cloying....very good
Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Shiraz....very cool climate....and buckets of white pepper..

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Fantastic selection here but the Noon sounds amazing. Thank goodness they get their viticulture right , plus their use of filtration. Those little critters can be nasty if they bite you.
Green Tree Ant (


Oecophylla smaragdina) 7.0-9.0 mm, yellow head and thorax with a green abdomen
(native species).



Green tree ants are useful predators of other insects in the garden and should be left alone
unless they are creating a problem. They live in nests made of leaves and may bite and spray formic acid if
disturbed. If control is necessary, snipping off the nest in trees is generally the most effective method in reducing the numbers.

 

[penegal]

I tried to be smart and use the app and I think it broke, so here goes again.

 

[penegal]

For those of you not on my snapchat this is what you're missing out on:

 

[penegal]

Tyrrell's Single Vineyard HVD Hunter Semillon 2006
Hunter Valley, NSW

What a lovely wine. Drinking beautifully now, but clearly has longer legs. I'm having a "balanced layered" taste on the palate.

Apart from losing my marbles, what I'm trying to say is that this wine delivers across the full palate with no one flavour being more dominant than any other. Just delightful.

The food match was pretty unconventional but worked fine. Semillon loves food, and most food at that, not just your Sydney Rock Oysters.

 

[JohnM]

A few recent Pinots sent to the angels. All very good. The 10X was from the dreadful 2011 vintage in the Mornington (Main Ridge Estate elected to not produce anything that year), so it wasn't up to the standard of other 10X's I've had.

 

[amaroo]

Enjoyed this, and a few other drops by the banks of the Urubamba River.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

A boring week - more Elderton Command 2006, Grant Burge Meshach 2009, Langi Shiraz 2000 and VM Fox Creek Fox and Hounds - all mentioned before. 1st world problems

But in between the above, a Du Iuliis Steven Shiraz 2013 - nice, refreshing Shiraz in the lighter Hunter style. And tonight the 2009 McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz 2009 (pic to follow). What a contrast - much bigger with more earth and fruit, plus acid - a relative explosion in your mouth (for a Hunter shiraz anyway IMHO). I would not have picked this as Hunter (if knowing it was Australian, though that's probably my inexperience with Hunter shiraz). Paid $28 at the recent DM cellar sale, and kinda kicking myself that I didn't get more. It might not be everyone's "cup of tea", but I like it.

My first ordered batch of Barolos and Barbarescos also arrived, so I'm looking forward to trying those with Italian over the coming Winter months.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Birthday dinner at Casa Bleve in Rome (fab restaurant in central Rome if anyone's in town). CASA BLEVE - Tra il gusto e la semplicitá .


Tuscan Chardonnay. First bottle was corked (happens too much with expensive Italian wines ) second was also slightly corked but nicely drinkable after breathing.

Just brilliant what a Barolo should be. Superb drinking, leather dark chocolate notes.

 

[cove]

Anyone going to the Penfolds evening in South Perth this Thursday night? I hope they bring a 707 to Rambla On Swan.

 

[Steady]

What time is it on cove?