Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Cruiser Elite]

Sat nts always quaffer nt:



Washed down with non stop b 2 b Seinfeld!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Sat nts always quaffer nt:

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Washed down with non stop b 2 b Seinfeld!

Great wine. Would need more than one bottle get make me sit through 2 x Seinfeld!

 

[Daver6]

Great tasting last night. Straight Bordeaux varietals excluding CS and Merlot.

 

[mouseman99]

Still going strong and plenty of life in it yet. Beautiful.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Great wines!

Just bought 2 doz Chardonnay, Shiraz and Pinot from latest release promotion.

 

[Daver6]

Was gifted this by my uncle. Advised a two hour decent is in order. The waiting game sucks....come on...

 

[TheRealTMA]

Was gifted this by my uncle. Advised a two hour decent is in order. The waiting game sucks....come on...

That’s what Gin and fevertee is for!

 

[Daver6]

That’s what Gin and fevertee is for!

Most useful bit of advice I've ever received on AFF

 

[TheRealTMA]

MrsTRTMA, who’s cleaning up the dishwasher and the kitchen, just said to me, “I seem to have two glasses of wine.” I, sitting watching the BBQ lamb with a glass of 2010 Bin 389, responded “I’m sure a women of your experience can handle such adversity on our weekend social distancing.”

 

[TheRealTMA]

An amuse for wine lovers in the time of general depression.

Local Bushie Practices Social Distancing By Ordering A Crisp Glass Of Pinot Grigio At The Pub

"Keeps 'em right out my orbit, mate"

www.betootaadvocate.com

 

[afro]

my family thought it is a good idea to order in lobsters and crabs meal deals from Chinese restaurant as they are very cheap lately,We ordered both meals and they even deliver to your home free of charge.

Here’s the wine but I think my palate is ruined by the seafood, we finished off the lobster and crab and saved the meat dishes for another day.

The 4 acres smells like Grenache, even some caramels/toffee creamy seeetness,fresh red berries, fruit is still young and creamy.just enough oak to go with the fruit, acidity Quite noticeable after a while, a medium finish , it’s need another decade to develop.

De iuliis Steven shiraz, great vintage, fruit is still relatively young, blueberries ,sweet red fruits,toasty herbs,long finish.It’s amazing how this is very drinkable at this early stage.

 

[Daver6]

Social distancing is better with magnums.....apparently?!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

So I had a ‘practice’ run at social distancing / self isolation or WTF politically correct terminology is:



But that was as boring as bat s**t so we headed to Bocconcinos the local pizza / pasta restaurant 200mtrs from home to enjoy what might well be our ‘last supper‘ for however long:

 

[samh004]

This racy wine tonight! Has aged very well and is still a lovely drop

 

[SleepyPolarBear]

Leftover Domino's... Drowned down with some nice drops. Might have to get used to this

 

[juddles]

Photo to follow tomorrow, as alas, I can still not get my phone (camera) to connect to my pc....

And forgive the lengthy post, which I always bring out when I am happy...

But tonight I held a great experience with wine - twofold, as I will explain.

Tonight was a small family "celebration" of our personal lockdown. Here in the Sunshine Coast the virus is getting way out of control. Hence we are taking the civic duty we are able to take, and essentially going into isolation. As these events happened, I also managed to secure a stash of reisling of good repute at remarkable value. And I cracked the first one tonight.

The name was just too appropriate - Isolation Ridge by Frankland Estate.

As per the suggestion of @JohnM , I paired it with whatever seafood I could come up with. Tonight's feast was a dual thing - prawns and swordfish. The prawns are our local catch - sourced directly at the Mooloolaba wharves. Likewise, the swordfish was also purchased directly from those same wharves - we discovered that fisherman that usually send all their premium catch overseas could not, so are selling at the dock. I bought a kilo of fresh swordfish fillets for $25.

Swordfish is something that I am relatively unfamiliar with. The bloke selling it suggested something that sounded good - a dash of marinade in olive oil, garlic, salt, and oregano, and then cooked on the bbq. Which we did.

Combined with simple hot white rice, rocket leaves in balsamic, and a peeled tomato salad with lemon and a dash of parsley, it was absolutely amazing.

And that glorious wine was impeccable. The Isolation Ridge is truly a divine tipple.

But the second side of this is my continuing amazement at my teenage daughter's ability to discern wines by sheer smell. As I started to cook, and obviously opened the wine, I took my glass to her and asked her to comment on the aromas. She was in her room, as any teenager is. Apple airpods in. The usual. She took the glass, delicately smelt it, and said just one word: "salt".

This made no sense to me. So i looked up the reviews of this wine. After the usual reisling commentary about citrus, both the Sam Kings and the seller reviews had the same thing: "saline" and "dissolved minerals".

This absolutely blew me away. Not for any thinking that my daughter has some incredible ability - but rather the wine snobs are not bullshitting...

 

[tielec]

One last hurrah.

Sorry, no notes. Happy to comment on the first ten at request, after that it's all fog and misery. Hope everyone is keeping hale and healthy.

 

[TheRealTMA]

One last hurrah.

Sorry, no notes. Happy to comment on the first ten at request, after that it's all fog and misery. Hope everyone is keeping hale and healthy.

Request!

 

[juddles]

Request!

Request +1

 

[tielec]

Request!

Hahah, I meant for any specific wine

Request +1

Hahah, I did mean I'll comment on a specific wine on request, not all ten. However, in the spirit of camaraderie I'll jump on desktop tomorrow and summarise up until about the PX.