Hi all, as is becoming usual for me, my adeptness in posting photos is hampered by having an old Colombian mobile that does not like to "share" with my lap-top....
So again, robbing from the net:
This is my second crack at this after I got a "few" last week.
This evening started with a bottle of Poole's Rock semillon - yet another varietal that is relatively new to me, but actually enjoyed. Had it in the chill section of the fridge, but after a few minutes to let it get a tad warmer (4 degrees is a sin for almost anything) it revealed quite an intense variety of aromas. Somewhat perplexing to me as a newbie. Overall a very palatable white - quite dry with a long palate. Have stashed a few bottles to try each year for a while to see how it develops.
I had intended to go to bed early, so followed that up with a cheapie - Riddoch 2018 cab merlot that is going for a bargain two-for-one at Dans at the moment. Not much to say on it - it is what I simply view as a perfectly OK "house" wine. I think that when you are in the lower cost options, blends become something almost unnecessary to closely contemplate.
But due to a party at a nearby house, I have stayed up and thus decided for my second experience of the Epic Negociants No 40 shiraz.
As I have said previously, shiraz is a very aussie thing. Never done much for me, but probably because familiarity is what makes most people happy. But trying it after the semillon and the cab sav, maybe it has enabled a greater deal of respect now in me.
And I am really enjoying it.
As is me, there are restrictions on a proper sampling - imbibing it out here on the deck in the dark, I cannot study properly something I love - the sheer colour. I have no sheet of clean white paper for a background - instead use the laptop screen - and even there I can see somewhat. It is not cloudy, but has that slight opaqueness that is beyond its tender years - this is only a 2017 vintage.
On the nose it has what is often described as "eucalypt" in Australia - I get that. A complex and not un-pleasant experience.
I would describe it as of medium body, but really it is far fuller than that - it is just that I have been subject to some tipples that make this almost a rose
Actually quite delicious - the overriding perception to me being of a lovely blackberry jam - ie the red fruits having that aged, almost burnt (in a good way
aspect.
Again, swayed by my previous assaults, the tannins are smooth and desirable.
All in all am really enjoying it, hence my desire to post.