Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Steady]

No pictures, it didn't happen....

Where are you going and is there a TR?

There’s a pic of a T(P)R....

 

[boomy]

Friday night special.

 

[TheRealTMA]

2008 Pio Cesare Barbaresco.

 

[boomy]

Was lucky to polish couple bottles of this amazing red on a recent long haul.

 

[MrEd]

This was gifted by a friend who'd looked after it perfectly over its 22 years. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the clear honey/gold colour in the glass. Absolutely delicious.

 

[amaroo]

 

[NM]

Had this amazing Rack Dried Cabernet from Ocean View Estates (Queensland Winery). Not sure where it is available other than the winery itself (Ocean View, on the way to Mt Mee from Brisbane). Well worth the trip - and the restaurant there is amazing too. We were there to attend a wedding recently.
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[tielec]

I was dubious about this bottle, picked it up off Langton's for ~$30 and I've had some bad experiences with Ironstone Pressings. In addition the week before I had the 2012 Coppermine Road which was diabolically bad - maybe tainted.

Well, I couldn't have been more wrong, this is a cracking drop, primary fruit (mostly berries) still strong, light pepper, noticeable tannic structure but in a good way, great length on the palate. Still tastes young at 6 years, IMO this will outlive Methuselah.

Bonus pic, a ~20 year old Minchinbury rescued from my Great-Oma's cupboard that I used to demonstrate to some friends how bottles can degrade over time. Very indicative

 

[Daver6]

I was dubious about this bottle, picked it up off Langton's for ~$30 and I've had some bad experiences with Ironstone Pressings. In addition the week before I had the 2012 Coppermine Road which was diabolically bad - maybe tainted.

Surprised the 2012 has a cork closure?

 

[tielec]

Surprised the 2012 has a cork closure?

No it was screwcap, so obviously not cork taint, but it stunk of a cardboardy style funk.

 

[Daver6]

No it was screwcap, so obviously not cork taint, but it stunk of a cardboardy style funk.

Did it blow off after a while or not? Interesting the fault, whatever it was though.

 

[CJEMNMAC]

Arrived today and although I have not yet consumed, I am very much looking forward to the night this gets a run.....

 

[wine-muller]

Arrived today and although I have not yet consumed, I am very much looking forward to the night this gets a run.....

Nice one! I tucked into my first Standish Wine Co (a '16 Schubert Theorem) a couple of weekends ago with a few mates. I was worried I was cracking it far too young & it would underwhelm - after throwing it in the decanter for a couple hours those concerns were quickly proved false - it was absolutely magnificent. I'm still daydreaming about those tannins. Ridiculously good wine. I can't wait to get stuck into a Lamella & Standish, though by all accounts they're not ones to be cracking this decade.

On a sadder note, I had a '15 Schubert, '15 Lamella & '16 Lamella due to rock up early this week. All 3 bottles smashed in transit. They were insured & fortunately the retailer still had replacement stock - the thought of wine of that calibre licking the asphalt was tough to stomach though.

 

[Daver6]

My contribution taken to dinner last night

 

[Cossie]

Won't be drunk for a while, but my allocation of Mount Mary arrived today, woo hoo!

 

[mini2]

Lovely drop, I was concerned I might’ve opened it up way too soon but what a cracker. Very mild, balanced and extremely smooth.

 

[afro]

No cabs. This year, 90% Grenache blend,nice red fruits ,quite appoachable and a good finish. Had this glass after pizza tonight ,not sure the spicies came from the pizza or the wine.

 

[Daver6]

Monday night supper club...was on Tuesday. The Roederer Starck is stunning. Second time I've had this now.

 

[JohnM]

@juddles was passing through PER today on his way to SCL via JNB, so I picked him up from the DOM leg of QF9 and he came out to my place and we chewed the fat over some scraps for a very enjoyable few hours.

 

[GoldCanyon340]

@juddles was passing through PER today on his way to SCL via JNB, so I picked him up from the DOM leg of QF9 and he came out to my place and we chewed the fat over some scraps for a very enjoyable few hours.

Remind me to route thru PER on my next ADL-MEL would you?