Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[amaroo]

Young and luscious

 

[Steady]

Last nights wine was almost a teenager - rich and voluptuous

 

[Steady]

Another Rockford this afternoon - my last ‘14 and it was superb with home made pizza

 

[Daver6]

 

[TheRealTMA]

Young and luscious

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Vinophelia!

 

[samanthadavies]

A quiet Saturday arvo with friend whose about to embark on il Camino di Santiago de Compostela. She drank water with teaspoon of vin cotto.

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waint until she tries spanish wines... she's gonna fall in love!

 

[Whining&dining]

The Greenock Creek 2003 Alices Shiraz is a 'double-wow' kind of wine. All pay homage to the Waughs as they have conquered the noble Shiraz grape and made it over in their own image, Bruce almighty this is a stonking shiraz! A music scribe once sketched a profile of one of my favourite musicians as a "titanic tippler", this wine follows suit as a titanic tipple, at least a '9' on the Shiraz Richter Scale. The nose is powerful and profound, complex and convoluted, I'm getting plums, maraschino cherries even a little cherry liqueur-filled bon-bon rising up through the heady mix. The colour gives no hint of its nearly fifteen years of gestation, it shows little hint of the brick-like colour of many aged reds, if I had to choose a match I'd opt for bruised Satsuma plum with longer legs than Heidi Klum (no rhyme intended). But then comes the double whammy on the palate, the Sauterne-like flavours not unlike Noble rot enmeshed with caramel and vanilla remind the drinker that this is a late picked Shiraz where the natural sugars have concentrated and coalesced into something akin to an aged Muscat wearing a red overcoat. Trust me, this a gorgeous expression of a take no prisoners, old-school Australian red, one that I would gladly suck through an old sock so sublime is its impact on the senses, I'm done....

 

[TheRealTMA]

A day in Marlborough.

 

[Daver6]

Since no one has had a drink all week

 

[TheRealTMA]

Since no one has had a drink all week

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Actually, I had one last night! (One of these, but 2013.)

 

[Daver6]

Actually, I had one last night! (One of these, but 2013.)

Ironically I went to my cellar to specifically find this wine. Pulled it out and scratched my head as I saw about five bottles of it. Cellartracker told me I only had three. Then I realised I had pulled out the 2012. That was quickly resolved.

Fantastic value for money the Voyager Chardonnays IMHO.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Ironically I went to my cellar to specifically find this wine. Pulled it out and scratched my head as I saw about five bottles of it. Cellartracker told me I only had three. Then I realised I had pulled out the 2012. That was quickly resolved.

Fantastic value for money the Voyager Chardonnays IMHO.

Had bottles of Craggy Range Kidnappers and Pyramid Valley Sutherland-Till Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnays last night at Stokehouse. Both excellent but very different - Craggy Range very steely and very Chablis style and the Pyramid Valley rich oak and malo style. I have some CRs but will go out today and get some Pyramid Valley if I can find them. (Been a fan of Pyramid Valley for many years, especially their Pinot Blanc and Noirs.)

We finished with a bottle of Two Paddocks Central Otago Pinot.

And a good night was had by all!

(ref: Sutherland-Till Vineyard Chardonnay, Marlborough 2016 – Pyramid Valley)

 

[vmile]

During the week, I finally got around to unpacking some storage crates from the old family home.
Amongst the treasures found was a 1976 Grange. Sadly it was ullaged to mid label, so it went down the sink.
Also there was a 1972 Grange, only ullaged to lower shoulder.
Carefully, I cleaned the capsule, got the Screwpull out, the decanter, the wine funnel and opened it last night.
I can honestly say I have never tasted a wine quite like it. Similar however, to several vinegars I have tasted over the years.
Tempted to make a salad dressing from it......

I am kind of bittersweet about this. I can remember how the wines came into our possession, a long time ago.
With good friends, good times, and great memories.

Did find some 1963 Quinta Do Noval however, all might not be lost.

 

[Steady]

Had this Shiraz last night - it was sour in a good way with the red fruit and acid complementing each other. My bottle was nothing like AC’s note on Cellartracker. Picked it up on the last Langton’s sale.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Had this Shiraz last night - it was sour in a good way with the red fruit and acid complementing each other. My bottle was nothing like AC’s note on Cellartracker. Picked it up on the last Langton’s sale.

Hmm. Never head of them!

 

[Steady]

Hmm. Never head of them!

I hadn’t until recently, I wanted to get a thank you gift for one of our workers and asked around to find out what wine he liked and Rusden black guts is his favourite. It came up at the last Langton’s sale at less than half what I had paid for the gifts, so thought I would grab one to try. At the price paid I think it was good value

 

[juddles]

Am truly enjoying a stint living in Chile - wine is very well priced here. As a guide a standard Casillero del Diablo (which can be bought almost anywhere in the world) goes for about $8.50 AUD.

The above a very mid-range - will try them tomorrow. I don't think I have ever actually tried a Chilean shiraz previously.

 

[Whining&dining]

Had this Shiraz last night - it was sour in a good way with the red fruit and acid complementing each other. My bottle was nothing like AC’s note on Cellartracker. Picked it up on the last Langton’s sale.

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Funny thing is (having never tried this wine) I would have thought it was full of black fruits and rampant tannins just because the name implies this to me at least, always good to have a tasting note or two to flesh things out, thanks Steady....

 

[TheRealTMA]

Funny thing is (having never tried this wine) I would have thought it was full of black fruits and rampant tannins just because the name implies this to me at least, always good to have a tasting note or two to flesh things out, thanks Steady....

LOL. I’m sure you left out some adjectives there! “Rampant tannins” I thought very creative and amusing since you haven’t tried the wine.

Sorry, not being pejorative , just amused.

 

[JohnM]

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Am truly enjoying a stint living in Chile - wine is very well priced here. As a guide a standard Casillero del Diablo (which can be bought almost anywhere in the world) goes for about $8.50 AUD.

The above a very mid-range - will try them tomorrow. I don't think I have ever actually tried a Chilean shiraz previously.

Dang, @juddles, you're making me feel like bringing my SYD-SCL flight forward by almost three months... but I can't .