both chardonnays great: first time I've had Bay of Fires having enjoyed their pinot noir, will watch future vintages; Aubaine preferred over the recent Estates, probably due to age
Gembrook easily outclassed the other pinots, best on fourth/final day
Coulter sangiovese delicious, might have to buy the 2018
Yangarra good, best on fourth/final day, but Head more to my liking
Last night, at @Daver6's suggestion, our tasting group had its first virtual tasting, using Zoom.
What a hoot! At one point we had about 13 people online. Duration was notionally 1830-2030h. I bailed a little after 2100h to go and cook some dinner. I think it wrapped up a little before 2120h.
We've vowed to do it again!
Fine Wine Appreciation are having a Riesling tasting/discussion via Zoom this Sunday 4pm AEST
I reckon you would have been safe decanting those Barolos in the morning and would be opening up nicely come dinner time.
same with other top reds that are less than 15yo, such as the best Bordeaux and Australian shiraz
I just stood up a 1982 Produttori del Barbaresco in the cellar for next Friday night. I'll take the decanting approach mentioned above for this too.
at almost 40yo, I'd suggest tasting it before dinner
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