Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[TheRealTMA]

And me, I have no wife at all.

Not trying hard enough? You could move to New Zealand or Scotland!

 

[penegal]

Ive not been to Gouchos in years. Still amazing?

Will let you know after we eat

Was ok, company was better

That sounds disappointing?

Nice, but not amazing

Back in my carnivore days Gauchos was amaze-balls. Vegetables were served, but they were essentially a garnish.

Agree with Steady. The general consensus on the night was that Gauchos was alright, but not great. It seems to have really slipped from its lofty heights of years gone by. I remember how mouthwatering my first steak there was. It wasn't so this time.

They have started putting a "chimichurri inspired" sauce on the table. It's a blended light brown mustard type thing with a sauce type consistency. Traditional chimichurri was available on request.

To put things in context, the Angus sirloin served with chimichurri and onions at Press* Food and Wine a few blocks away on Saturady was better IMHO.
Home - Press* food & wine

 

[boomy]

Dunno guys, either you've ordered the wrong meals or my palate is not sophisticated enough but I really enjoyed my cut at Gauchos and will happily return

Wine choices were not bad either, we had nice tour of Argentina and Italy then back to Australia, four times

 

[Daver6]

Digressing a little on the topic of this thread...but I'm told Welcome - Sosta Argentinian Kitchen is pretty good. To get this post on topic, they have wine too

 

[Whining&dining]

Not in ours. 95% of the wines my wife and I drink are red (rose on hot days). Occasionally we'll have a riesling, case in point last night, when I opened a 2002 Leo Buring Eden Vallley Riesling that I loved, but my wife could take or leave. Fortunately we had friends over that helped me share it.
She'll generally only stray from red for Pommery Champagne.

You can be unlucky in life....

 

[Wozza]

A few of us attended the TWE Sydney tasting at the SCG last night.



All the usual winery suspects were there. But there was little to shout about. Here's some general observations I made:

- the Seppelt Drumborg Riesling 2016 was excellent. Worthy of its high scores. Always great bang for buck.

- the Penfolds Grange 2012 was sultry, complex and beautifully made. But that price!



- However, the Penfolds Reserve Bin A 2015 was a classic old school New World Chardonnay in the making



- the Lindemans Trio series 2014 were disappointing. The Pyrus in particular lacked the usual foundations to be an ageworthy item for your cellar. The St George was streets above its brothers. But not a great St George



- the Seppelt Show Reserve Sparkling Shiraz 2007 was disappointing (Rockfords Black NV is miles ahead)

- the Saltram No 1 2014 was classic No 1 territory. But was much less powerful than the 2012 I last tried

- the Devils Lair Margaret River Chardonnays (standard and 9th Chamber) were both good wines

- the Coldstream Hills wines were all solid

- bargain of the night went to the Wynns The Gables Cab Sauv. Decent for the price



No big order this year. I suspect if they had laid on more food so we could really appreciate the bigger reds, my perceptions would have been quite different. As it was, the food was all but gone after 45 minutes of the 2 hours.

Glad I went. I know what not to spend my limited money on.

Cheers, Wozza

 

[blackcat20]

I've been saving this one for a special occasion; we got our wedding photos back so it seemed like the perfect time.

 

[Whining&dining]

Had the privilege of unveiling these three beauties the other night (another amazing show of benevolence from our esteemed member Rug) and thought I would share my impressions of the first wine cracked and (nearly) dispatched..



The first cab (no, it is, in fact, a shiraz) off the rank is the Kay Brothers 2007 Hillside Shiraz. I've not had the pleasure of tasting any Kay Bros wines before and I've got to say wow, double wow! This wine eclipses anything I've had so far this year, it has more layers of complexity and flavour than I was expecting to put it mildly. I'm not going to bother with how it presents in the glass although it is certainly still showing quite a youthful, purple mantle despite its ten years in gestation. The nose gives the game away, very round, very full and seemingly quite alcohol-driven yet a mere 14.5% once the label is examined further. Trying to identify the flavour profile is akin to trying to describe a beautiful woman, inevitably the sum of the parts give rise to the whole. Sweet vanillan oak (American iteration has arm-wrestled the Balkan and definitely won the match), cranberries, muscatel syrupy-goodness, ridiculously smooth, cherry bon-bon liquer and possibly a touch of portiness, not the Tawny pale imitation but the full throttle Douro Valley variety. All-in-all just bloody delicious and I dips me lid to Rug for allowing me to enter the 'inner sanctum', cheers, W&D

 

[blackcat20]

Had the privilege of unveiling these three beauties the other night (another amazing show of benevolence from our esteemed member Rug) and thought I would share my impressions of the first wine cracked and (nearly) dispatched..

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The first cab (no, it is, in fact, a shiraz) off the rank is the Kay Brothers 2007 Hillside Shiraz. I've not had the pleasure of tasting any Kay Bros wines before and I've got to say wow, double wow! This wine eclipses anything I've had so far this year, it has more layers of complexity and flavour than I was expecting to put it mildly. I'm not going to bother with how it presents in the glass although it is certainly still showing quite a youthful, purple mantle despite its ten years in gestation. The nose gives the game away, very round, very full and seemingly quite alcohol-driven yet a mere 14.5% once the label is examined further. Trying to identify the flavour profile is akin to trying to describe a beautiful woman, inevitably the sum of the parts give rise to the whole. Sweet vanillan oak (American iteration has arm-wrestled the Balkan and definitely won the match), cranberries, muscatel syrupy-goodness, ridiculously smooth, cherry bon-bon liquer and possibly a touch of portiness, not the Tawny pale imitation but the full throttle Douro Valley variety. All-in-all just bloody delicious and I dips me lid to Rug for allowing me to enter the 'inner sanctum', cheers, W&D
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If you haven't tried their sparkling Shiraz, I can recommend it. It's a one off celebratory release and decent value at approx $45.

 

[Whining&dining]

If you haven't tried their sparkling Shiraz, I can recommend it. It's a one off celebratory release and decent value at approx $45.

Must admit I haven't BC, I shall keep my eyes peeled....

 

[blackcat20]

Must admit I haven't BC, I shall keep my eyes peeled....

I think they said they were down to the last of their stocks so if you want some, I'd be quick.

 

[Whining&dining]

Thanks for that BC....

 

[amaroo]

Some of the wines we've enjoyed in two of Melbourne's many sensational restaurants...


Bar Lourinha



Bistro Gitan

 

[Daver6]

Wow. This is good stuff. A different take on Chardonnay from the Jura. I realise not everyone's cup of tea, but the more I have from the Jura the more I'm falling in love with the wines.

Light golden in colour. Consumed at cellar temperature (13C).

Intense nose of white grapefruit, buttermilk, salinity, cashews.

In the mouth, good balanced acid. Bit of white peach, salinity, nuttiness/nougat and a long finish.

 

[penegal]

Digressing a little on the topic of this thread...but I'm told Welcome - Sosta Argentinian Kitchen is pretty good. To get this post on topic, they have wine too

Good to know - maybe we should go and do a taste test two nights in a row? Gauchos and Sosta?

 

[Sedimental]

If you haven't tried their sparkling Shiraz, I can recommend it. .

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'm quite tempted. Can you liken it in style to other sparkling shirazes we may have tried. eg Rockford, Seppelt, Ashton Hills, Lehmann? Is it dry, liquoury, etc?

NV Sparkling Shiraz | Kay Brothers

 

[Deleted member]

Sipping on this while I prepare and cook roast lamb for one (Mrs GPH on a Girls night).

 

[blackcat20]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'm quite tempted. Can you liken it in style to other sparkling shirazes we may have tried. eg Rockford, Seppelt, Ashton Hills, Lehmann? Is it dry, liquoury, etc?

NV Sparkling Shiraz | Kay Brothers

I found it a lot like the Rockford, but with a little liquor hit because they do dose it with their own tawny. I dont like many sparkling shiraz but those two I really enjoy.

 

[Dudditz]

Re: Nice Wines I have DranK Recently - Red or White

My first hunter shiraz in a very long time and I'm quite taken by it



Opened hours ago and my first glass was solid slightly sweet and spicy somewhat enjoyable but the moment I enjoyed it with my lamb cutlets things changed dramatically and for the better. It is almost pinot like with sweet strawberry and cherry, distinct cedar the faintest lick of oak and a lingering spice that lingers on the back palate. An incredibly youthful and enjoyable drop - the last bottle of this will be tucked away for a few more years to see how it evolves.

 

[Whodoesthat]

Re: Nice Wines I have DranK Recently - Red or White

Just a quick observation of the Brissy TWE night..

The Grange was magnificent but could never afford to have.

Disappointing St Henri, well made but was a little lack lustre.

Standouts for the group were the Wynns Michael 2013 Shiraz, Saltram No.1 and Saltrams new Edward Salter Cabernet was very good.

Agree with Wozza about the Pyrus and St George, a tad disappointing but the Limestone Ridge was bang on for all of us, we made up the numbers to get the extra 15% off and at $34 was good buying.

The only other purchase I made was the Leo Buring Leopold Rizza from Tassie...an excellent zesty example and should sit down well.

All in all a good night..