Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Daver6]

a Margaret River pinot?is it worth chasing down for?

It was different. Also keeping in mind it isn't ready for release and would need a decent amount of air time. Had some brett which you'd expect to settle. If you're open minded its certainly with chasing down.

 

[afro]

Tasted these just about over 4 hours at a bbq lunch, I opened all this morning and let it breath for 6 hours in the bottle but still not quite ready to drink, we waited until 2:00pm to start.

The 4 acres shows a lot of perfume on the nose,light like Pinot , red fruits with a little vanilla going down ,the 2018 is a little different ,not as light as 2017 and bitore earthy ,both still too young.

The old patch is a favourite to James suckling,more noticeable oak , dark fruit, more purplish on the colour than the 4 acres. 2018 is a better vintage than 2017 but in terms of the quality I really can’t tell the difference. And this is the first time I’ve tried these wines.

 

[afro]

It was different. Also keeping in mind it isn't ready for release and would need a decent amount of air time. Had some brett which you'd expect to settle. If you're open minded its certainly with chasing down.

Will keep an eye out for these, Margaret river always surprises me,had a gsm blend few years ago and it was really good, not a region that is known by gsm blends.

 

[boomy]

MR is not the region I’ll be expecting to find an outstanding Shiraz but this drop I got through DM secret selections is exactly that. Glad I got some more as it will most likely improve further down the track.



The producer has a problem, even tho they make fine wine well worthy of its RRP I wonder how many people will pay $80 for MR Shiraz... As a result they must discount it heavily and we get to enjoy this quality red at good value.

 

[afro]

Give

MR is not the region I’ll be expecting to find an outstanding Shiraz but this drop I got through DM secret selections is exactly that. Glad I got some more as it will most likely improve further down the track.

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The producer has a problem, even tho they make fine wine well worthy of its RRP I wonder how many people will pay $80 for MR Shiraz... As a result they must discount it heavily and we get to enjoy this quality red at good value.

how much is it?Give these a try, the first 2 are widely available, the 3rd you might need to buy from cellar door website.


Cape mentelle shiraz
Voyager estate shiraz
Blue poles shiraz

 

[blackcat20]

Weekend just gone, in the company of @penegal


Friday nights number from a trip to NZ a few years ago; wish we had more.


And long weekend with @ALH and @GPH

 

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Weekend just gone, in the company of @penegal
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Friday nights number from a trip to NZ a few years ago; wish we had more.
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And long weekend with @ALH and @GPH
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Not long enough

 

[penegal]

Weekend just gone, in the company of @penegal

It was a lovely afternoon. Thank you.

 

[henleybeach]

A nice smooth drop. Great value for money

 

[Daver6]

Theme last night was 2010 Cabernet

 

[Daver6]

 

[Cossie]

A friend who now has a vineyard/winery in McLaren Vale worked as a fly in wine maker at this co-op for 6 years in the nineties.

Very different to the big wines I like at home, Rutherglen and the like, but it was quite drinkable and would have it again. Certainly didn't taste like a 14% wine.

https://www.cantinedidolianova.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Dolia-cannonau_en.pdf

 

[JohnM]

Something a little different in the AA MIA Flagship Lounge just now.

I quite liked it. Had a touch of tang that would make it a good food wine, yet it was quite pleasant to drink by itself.

 

[CJEMNMAC]

Saturday night was wonderful.. My second daughter 18, so the Cullen ( birth year ) was consumed...

 

[boomy]

Saturday night was wonderful.. My second daughter 18, so the Cullen ( birth year ) was consumed...

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How is the Mount Mary drinking?
I have one bottle of the 06 left waiting to be consumed.

 

[CJEMNMAC]

How is the Mount Mary drinking?
I have one bottle of the 06 left waiting to be consumed.

I thought it was great.. everyone at the table absolutely loved it ... such a great wine

 

[RooFlyer]

Totally Henschke. Tasting & lunch at the winery.

Tasting (I wish i had a decanter just for Hill of Grace) - there were a couple of whites as well. Most seemed to like the Mt Edelstone best out of this lot.





The lunch collection - a pair of each wine with each course, 13 years age difference in each case (yes, that is a magnum of Hill of Grace )

 

[JohnM]

Right now in San Cristobal De Las Casas, Mexico. It’s here:



I had a hankering for a steak tonight and it turns out this town has a big Argentino presence.

So, this with a slab of bife de chorizo at the Argy parilla in this very buzzy and hip place:




I thought it was an interesting, maybe unique, expression of Valle de Ucco Malbec. More spicy and a little lighter-bodied than my previous experiences. I think it would confuse the Argy Malbec cognoscenti. Nice enough, and very good with the steak, but not a favorite.

I’ll soldier on...

 

[boomy]

Fantastic Cab Sav from McLaren.
Was my last bottle, glad I still have 05 magnum left.



I’m not great in describing wine so better let the master himself do it.

2:00Tasting with Chester - 2005 Coppermine RoadYouTube · darenbergwineAug 9, 2007

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Had this in HKG last couple nights - a serious step up from std PJ Brut - I don’t believe it is easy to find in Oz?