Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[JohnM]

haha, I am at that awkward age where my parents cost me money, and my kids also cost me money... Therefore I am broke, but my family is happy

Now, that is awkward . My son paid, so happy days for me .

 

[Steady]

I am celebrating tonight.
It's still classed as a "nice wine" if it has bubbles - isn't it?

 

[blackcat20]

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It's still classed as a "nice wine" if it has bubbles - isn't it?

my favourite. Good news?

 

[Steady]

my favourite. Good news?

It's pretty high on my list too.

Good news..... Na, that's a common misconception - you don't need to wait until you have good news to drink Bollinger - I just decided today is a good day to celebrate

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I am celebrating tonight.

Let me guess:
1. You are coming back to Australia to live?
2. Tomorrow you will drive to 226 Wellington St, Launceston to wash your car?

 

[Captain Halliday]

Nah, he's coming to Darwin next week for the first ever AFF Darwin gathering. Who wouldn't want to celebrate that!

 

[Steady]

Let me guess:
1. You are coming back to Australia to live?
2. Tomorrow you will drive to 226 Wellington St, Launceston to wash your car?

Tassie is small but 226 Wellington st?

 

[Steady]

Nah, he's coming to Darwin next week for the first ever AFF Darwin gathering. Who wouldn't want to celebrate that!

Have scored 4 upgrades on my upcoming trip - that must be my reason 2 on the 767 unless it is swapped

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Tassie is small but 226 Wellington st?

Small state - big address - 'sigh'

 

[Steady]

Small state - big address - 'sigh'

Following a Google search of that address I can confirm I was not drinking Bollinger tonight because of visiting a car wash / dog wash in Launceston tomorrow?
It really was just because I can.

Next time I am up that way I will make an effort to look it up though and will gladly use it as an excuse to open another

 

[carwashhair]

I can absolutely vouch for the Cabernet/Syrah reserva privada from these guys (also at VC). Usually around $20, it's fantastic quaffer quality/value when it drops down to $15. I need to give the Carmenere a try by the sound of it!

An update on above - VC has halved the normal price ($22) in the latest cellar press, and still kept the buy 2 get 1 free promo on them. Got 6 bottles for $40 after a 10% 'buy 6' discount -extraordinary value for a great quaffer

 

[Captain Halliday]

We currently have a house guest from Victoria who decide a 35 degree day in Darwin warranted a celebration. Hard to fault the logic.

 

[Steady]

We currently have a house guest from Victoria who decide a 35 degree day in Darwin warranted a celebration. Hard to fault the logic.

To right - there should be more of it

 

[blackcat20]

We currently have a house guest from Victoria who decide a 35 degree day in Darwin warranted a celebration. Hard to fault the logic.

How was it?

 

[Captain Halliday]

I'm an infrequent drinker of bubbly and rarely actual champagne, but this was very good.

It was floral on the nose and as you can see from the pic has a nice buttery colour. The bubbles themselves were not a fine misty type, but a little larger which made this drop seem a little smooth going down.

On the palette it was crisp and fruity, yet developed. It was screaming cool climate Chardonnay so I was surprised to find it is 40% Pinot. There was no lingering acidic traces that you sometimes get with Australian bubbles and this made it very drinkable.

At the price my guest paid ~$55, it's a French vintage drop that will challenge some of the upper end NV sparklings.

 

[Steady]

Sounds nice, another one I need to try sometime.

 

[QF WP]

Drinking tonight:



Paired with a 7.5 hour slow cooked roast beef:

 

[JessicaTam]

Drinking tonight:

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Paired with a 7.5 hour slow cooked roast beef:

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If that beef has been cooked for 7.5 hours, I think it needs just a touch longer.

 

[blackcat20]

Somewhat off topic, but I was not allowed to open a 2001 bottle of red last night, as being young and female, I couldn't possibly do it properly... was mighty unimpressed :evil:

 

[JohnM]

Somewhat off topic, but I was not allowed to open a 2001 bottle of red last night, as being young and female, I couldn't possibly do it properly... was mighty unimpressed :evil:

:shock::shock::shock: That raises the obvious question: who were the troglodyte males you were in the company of :evil:.