Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[blackcat20]

Delicious with some slow cooked lamb ragu.

 

[JohnM]

A real cracker from left field tonight with steak and mushroom sauce. Brought home from Canada a couple of years ago.

Meritage (pronounced like 'Hermitage' - ie. not like meritarge) is a North American idea, that is IMO, a great name for Bordeaux-style wine without copping the ire of the frogs (see: Meritage - Wikipedia for further information).



Edit: 33% Merlot, 32% Cab Franc, 31% Cab Sauv, 2% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot.

 

[RooFlyer]

A real cracker from left field tonight with steak and mushroom sauce. Brought home from Canada a couple of years ago.

Got that right. One of my favourite Canadian wines - they make a great Cab Sav as well. Hard to get outside BC.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Brilliant! Rich, deep ruby colours, tannins have softened to a rich spice on the palate, superb drinking.

 

[QF WP]

Well time to finish off the last of my Virgin Hills case - the 1998 vintage.

I seem to remember that somebody here said I should drink the oldest one first - whomever you are, you were correct.

Opened and the cork tried to split as it came out. There was a modest amount of sediment. The nose straight away told me it's at the "end of life" - a little musty and sharp. Decided to have a long decant and watch the AFL and Union.

Came back after 2 hours and whilst it had settled down a bit, it's nowhere near its later cousins.

 

[AnonymousCoward]

I got a mixed pack of Virgin Hills - 2003 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2010 / 2012

I found the 2012 good, the 2007 decent. The 2003 and 2010 were incredibly hard drinking. The 2005 was a bit better. I still have the 2006 to try. I would not buy these again.

 

[Assassin]

At a recent dinner. The 88 St Henri was the star...

This is my first post with a photo so hope it works correctly!

 

[Steady]

A '12 Bream Creek Pinot for me this afternoon - enjoyable

 

[TheRealTMA]

At a recent dinner. The 88 St Henri was the star...

This is my first post with a photo so hope it works correctly!

Well done on all accounts!

 

[blackcat20]

Very delicious replacement for the corked bottle we had a few months back.

 

[QF WP]

At a recent dinner. The 88 St Henri was the star...

This is my first post with a photo so hope it works correctly!

Awesome bottles there Assassin - now I still have an 88 St Henri still in my cellar, so now I'm looking forward to drinking it - hoping it's also a "wine of the night"

 

[cove]

We went a Veuve and a 99 point Vasse Felix red for lunch yesterday. I prefer Moet .....
The red was lovely with the roast pork.

 

[MadMick10]

To celebrate my Dad turning 70, I thought I'd crack open this old classic.
I felt that it was pretty much at it's peak if not a little past it's peak. It had a wonderful sweet aroma, however it had lost a lot of the character that I remembered when I opened a previous bottle of this back in 2012. Whilst it wasn't to my Dad's liking (which didn't bother me as it meant more wine for me to drink ), it was still enjoyed by those that got to sample it.

 

[MrEd]

Enjoyed back at the motel in Margaret River after visiting Windows Estate. Absolutely delicious, complex and not a hair out of place. Stupidly only bought the single bottle. Another trip in order

 

[JohnM]

Last night it was this one I brought back from S Africa.

Probably needed a few more years to hit its peak.

 

[Whining&dining]

I'm still looking forward to trying a Pinotage (talking about SA wines)....

 

[Steady]

Another Tassie wine tonight, my last of this vintage. The last one of the I had was 14 months ago at RooFlyers Freycinet digs with FF, Buzz and Major + 1 (Mrs Major but I cannot remember her handle )
Lovely wine.

 

[Buzzard]

This week's pleasures

 

[TheRealTMA]

EK F BNE-DXB

Nice French white and red from Chateau Cos D'Estournel.

 

[Buzzard]

I'd like to give those Pinots a try