Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[henleybeach]

Did a small d’Arenberg tasting at home the other day.

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And how was it

 

[boomy]

And how was it

Coppermine and Dead Arm were drinking well for their age, as expected. The big surprise for me was Ironstone Pressings which was superb even tho it doesn’t get the best reviews.

 

[afro]

popped a few bottles of these on the weekend, no info on how this is made, will release in retail land in a few months time.

around 5 years in bottle really helps the young semillon settle down a bit, big citrus fruit ,warm honey and buttery,acidity just right ,a long finish , Very smashable right now.

 

[Daver6]

Needed some matches to Japanese food. These did the job nicely.

 

[JohnM]

Needed some matches to Japanese food. These did the job nicely.

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Eclectic little mix...

 

[Daver6]

From the Bickley Valley in the Perth hills. Peak drinking now. Very impressed.

 

[JohnM]

This tag team did a good job wrangling a fairly fierce Thai green curry tonight.

 

[boomy]

Bubbly Friday

 

[tgh]

Have you tried the other punkt's @JohnM ??
I have been drinking Chaffey bros Rieslings for a while now… time for a change perhaps

 

[JohnM]

Have you tried the other punkt's @JohnM ??
I have been drinking Chaffey bros Rieslings for a while now… time for a change perhaps

No - that was my first. Pretty good and something a little different, I thought.

 

[JohnM]

This was a goody. Something a tad different. Smooth as silk and ultra-moreish.

A tad short on the palate, which IMO detracted from any wow-factor. But bloody hard to put down, I can tell you!

The endless search for something a bit different continues apace.

 

[juddles]

Aaaaarrrrggghhhh!!! Yet another night exploring the world of alcohol. Specifically in these wee hours making notes of the effects of a special two-bourbon blend - not wine at all tonight. But something in this coughtail is giving me flashbacks to a recent wine I enjoyed - not sure why, nor care.

In any case, I am a devout believer that enjoyment, not price, is your best guide to a great wine experience. But the constant flashbacks that plague me at the moment are for a more-than-usually expensive tipple for me.

Roda 1 - a tempranillo.

I have always loved spanish wines - mainly their cheap stuff - the glorious simplicity of a "house" rioja in the correct setting. But the other day I had a bottle of Roda 1 with a friend. This retails at best price in aussie for about $160 - obviously a tad more at a restaurant. I was unconvinced about it until I actually tried it.

Oh My God. How can a simple tempranillo be so good?

My colleague JohnM uses a phrase to describe a deep personal enjoyment of a wine - the "wow" factor. Essentially it means that a certain wine really hits the right notes for you, specifically, personally, taking it way above other similar items. This Roda 1 did not have that wow factor for me - it induced in me the need for a higher term - ie the "OMG".

I am too poor as yet to get addicted to same. But as always in Life, I rejoice at inspiration. The day I have twenty or so dozens of Roda 1 in my cellar to consume as merely "house wine" then I know I have reached another level. And that day will come.

One half of my cellar sporting said tempranillo in bulk, the other half full of Botran carribean rum.

God I love being alive

 

[Daver6]

Still incredibly fresh and young.

 

[JohnM]

One of @Daver6 and my wine group buddies had an Aus Day gathering...

Great mix of wines.

He has a large cellar that we inspected.

Phwoar - great night.

 

[cove]

How was the Picardy?

 

[JohnM]

How was the Picardy?

It was a good part of a great mix of wines.

 

[SleepyPolarBear]

Entree, mains, dessert

 

[JohnM]

The exploration of off-piste blends goes on...

I can’t recall where I got this one from. I think it was when I bought some points from QF Wine and lo and behold a mixed dozen showed up on my doorstep a week or so later.

Anyway, just delish with lamb chops off the barbie on a warm evening in PERfection.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Whatever happened to that dude who gave me the ‘War and Peace’ lecture about my sloping top glasses?

Funny thing is that the guests I share wine with love the tipple and the glasses!

 

[cove]

Hey CE it appears that we need you to load up on Penfolds wines to halt Treasury Wines share price tanking further.