Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Captain Halliday]

What was it like? if I see it on the shelf at my local BWS should I grab it....

You should buy every bottle they have IMHO.

 

[amaroo]

That is a sensational drop amaroo. I first had on a tour over there. They served it over lunch. Duck IIRC.

Agreed. Beautiful drop!

Where did you get it? I haven't been able to find it anywhere in Australia? Price guide?

F cabin - BA16 ... 90,000 QFFP ++

IIRC the second bottle was better than the first

 

[penegal]

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

I think what this photo clearly shows is that QF WP started drinking when he put the slow cook meat on. But by the time the meat was ready he was no longer hungry, as he had consumed a whole case of St Hallett?

 

[JohnM]

Continuing the theme of something a little different, I had half of this tonight with lamb in a rich tomato-based casserole:



Mourvedre (aka mataro, monastrell) alone is quite unusual. Arimia is a newish small producer in the N Margaret River region and they do a few single varietals of what are usually considered blending types.

I think that this is one of their better efforts. I could definitely taste the vanilla notes and the acid was balanced and the tannins smooth (how's that for a very poor Daver6 emulation :?:). Went very nicely with the rich food.

Edit: look closely to see it's 2011.

They also have a nice casual-style cafe-restaurant which is a nice counterpoint to many of the up-scale MR offerings. Worth a visit if you're in the region IMO.

 

[QF WP]

I think what this photo clearly shows is that QF WP started drinking when he put the slow cook meat on. But by the time the meat was ready he was no longer hungry, as he had consumed a whole case of St Hallett?

Alas, I wish I had started drinking when I put the meat on - but I used some of the St Hallett in the jus (red wine, herbs and an OXO beef stock cube).

 

[drron]

Tonight's wine has a personal touch.my great,great and possibly a 3rd great grandfather established this vineyard in 1866.Unfortunately the family went under in the recession of the 1890s.
Still a good drop-

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[JohnM]

Tonight's wine has a personal touch.my great,great and possibly a 3rd great grandfather established this vineyard in 1866.Unfortunately the family went under in the recession of the 1890s.
Still a good drop-

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As I'm sure you would know, Best's is a fascinating winery to visit - the history just leaps out. I loved wandering through the old vines 'nursery' where completely undescribed varieties and clones still linger. Apparently, even the molecular biologists can't put an i/d to some of them (not surprising given the complexity of the Vitus vinifera genome - but what is surprising is having molecular biologists [and, believe me, I've met a few ] admit that they know even marginally less than God ).

I have the odd Bin 0 slumbering. The 2011 Bin 1 won the Jimmy Watson.

 

[JohnM]

Continuing the small producer theme. Tonight: half of this:



Main Ridge Estate, for those not familiar with it, is a very small producer just west of Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. A major claim to fame is being the first winery in that GI. They produce two pinots: 'The Acre' and 'The Half Acre' and a very good chardonnay. Very elegant wines that may not appeal to those who like either Martinborough grunt or Otago-like plushness in their pinot noir.

 

[JohnM]

Tonight's wine has a personal touch.my great,great and possibly a 3rd great grandfather established this vineyard in 1866.Unfortunately the family went under in the recession of the 1890s.
Still a good drop-

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Hey, dr, just thinking: where's the decanter and the Reidel stemware that a wine like that deserves . And: only one glass - do you have the luck of mdr not wanting to rat some :shock:.

 

[drron]

Hey, dr, just thinking: where's the decanter and the Reidel stemware that a wine like that deserves . And: only one glass - do you have the luck of mdr not wanting to rat some :shock:.

I'm just a wine drinker.Have developed a knack of decanting into the glass over the years.
And yes,mrsdrron doesn't drink red.

 

[blackcat20]

- but what is surprising is having molecular biologists [and, believe me, I've met a few ] admit that they know even marginally less than God ).

But we we do try

 

[cove]

Must go looking for the "god particle" next time we do drinks JohnM.
It is 12.09 here so I might try the champagne for some inspiration.

 

[Major]

The cellaring of wines in Qld is a real problem. When we moved up from SYD I lost a lot of the more mature wines in the first few years with the onset of the hot humid months. I didn't buy any wine to cellar for several years and ended up with mostly young wines for choice at home.
I then discovered wine fridges for cellaring and now have a 175 bottle Vino Vault set to 18° for those special wines.

What cellaring techniques do you use, considering the big temperature variations we have in this Country ?

 

[drron]

I have a purpose built double brick bunker err cellar in the place we built up here.also on the south side of the house.

 

[rogerkambah]

The cellaring of wines in Qld is a real problem. When we moved up from SYD I lost a lot of the more mature wines in the first few years with the onset of the hot humid months. I didn't buy any wine to cellar for several years and ended up with mostly young wines for choice at home.
I then discovered wine fridges for cellaring and now have a 175 bottle Vino Vault set to 18° for those special wines.

What cellaring techniques do you use, considering the big temperature variations we have in this Country ?

I have a pair of DeLonghi wine fridges - one for white and champagne, and the other for red, holding about 185 bottles each. Both of these are full. There is an overflow of another 20 doz (at rough count) residing in a pair of floor to ceiling insulated cupboards. Not the optimal, but more for short term storage. Thank heaven for stelvin, so they can stand up. Temps in the cupboards don't vary much, due to insulation, thermal mass and house being aircond.

 

[JohnM]

But we we do try

Outed, huh :?::!:.

 

[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:

This may have been because you're a molecular biologist and actually had nothing at all to do with gender :idea::mrgreen:. I would trust a woman to open a bottle of wine any day but a molecular biologist of either gender...:shock:.

 

[markis10]

Tried the Taittinger Nocturne at McWilliams in the Hunter Valley on the weekend, nice!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Must go looking for the "god particle" next time we do drinks JohnM.
It is 12.09 here so I might try the champagne for some inspiration.

Was always told that God was a physicist.

 

[JohnM]

Was always told that God was a physicist.

Dang! Then I'm not God after all .