Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[TheRealTMA]

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Pinot glass for a Beaujolais? My! Is that a Sandgroper thing?

 

[Daver6]

Pinot glass for a Beaujolais? My! Is that a Sandgroper thing?

Well Burgundy and Beaujolais are neighbours after all. What do the heathens use? Shiraz stems?

 

[Jczer000]

How is it drinking? It looks quite dark

 

[georgehall]

Actually both got 98 points from JH. Go figure...

Home Hill Estate Pinot Noir 2021 - myCellars.com.au

Home Hill Winery is nestled in the picturesque Huon Valley, a short thirty-minute drive south of Hobart. This wine exhibits...

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Home Hill Kelly's Reserve Pinot Noir 2020 - myCellars.com.au

Home Hill Winery is nestled in the picturesque Huon Valley, a short thirty-minute drive south of Hobart. Home Hill Flagship...

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Well I be damned...whats the point in doing a reserve wine if Halliday will sell your estate wine with a nicely inflated score

 

[jrod]

Well I be damned...whats the point in doing a reserve wine if Halliday will sell your estate wine with a nicely inflated score

I much preferred the ‘18 estate over the reserve

 

[Steady]

I much preferred the ‘18 estate over the reserve

I am the opposite after a tasting at the cellar door a few weeks ago. My feelings were that the estate is a very nice PN to drink over the next 3-5 years and for drinking now better value. The Reserve was more complex and structured for a longer life of 10+ years, but also ready to drink right now. It may or may not improve, but I am confident it will develop the aged characters (& not fall over) I like so mine will join its older siblings.

I don’t think either are a 98 point wine, using my own scoring I would give the estate 93-94 and the reserve 94-95

 

[Daver6]

How is it drinking? It looks quite dark

Colour isn't accurate in that pic. Dark background and all.

Drinking very well now and will easily go another ten years.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Well Burgundy and Beaujolais are neighbours after all. What do the heathens use? Shiraz stems?

WP glass - Official RIEDEL online shop

QB glass - BEAUJOLAIS Pure Schott Glass 465ml

SG'r: Old jelly jars work fine with villages .

Amuse " When Georj Riedel decides that Morgon, Moulin-a-vent and Fleurie should have different stems is when I'll know he's off the deep end. "

 

[JohnM]

Irony, sacrilege, or taking the p!ss? You be the judge..



At Ristorante La Scarpetta tonight.

But not in Certaldo where the wine is from (worth visiting BTW), but in Margaret River.

Delicious, and a perfect match for the beef filetto with green peppercorn sauce.

Hyuk, hyuk...

 

[Major]

I have not tried this blend before but it's not bad. A little closed to start but opened up after about an hour. Certainly easy drinking and not too complex

Went very well with the spag bol

 

[henleybeach]

my first Dalwhinnie wine. Dark fruits with some spice.

 

[boomy]

This PN is fantastic value for money. I’m impressed by the Estate and looking forward to try it’s big brother the 1er.

 

[Alex Arch]

This PN is fantastic value for money. I’m impressed by the Estate and looking forward to try it’s big brother the 1er.

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Their chardonnay is very good value too. I've stocked up

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Black LIVES WINES matter!



Think about it?

 

[henleybeach]

The special from wine.com.au the other day. Absolutely Devine, but would drink now , don’t leave it any longer

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Sunday = trip to ‘Confessional Box’:



Bless me father for these were binned!!!

 

[Daver6]

Geez that LEAS was stunning! Got better and better in the glass. Only negative was the alcohol poked out a little. The Orlando was interesting, but not great. Nothing wrong with it either.

 

[MrEd]

Geez that LEAS was stunning! Got better and better in the glass. Only negative was the alcohol poked out a little. The Orlando was interesting, but not great. Nothing wrong with it either.

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Colour of the Art Series is amazing! Out of curiosity, what temp is your cellar at Daver6?

 

[Daver6]

Colour of the Art Series is amazing! Out of curiosity, what temp is your cellar at Daver6?

Yeah, we got lucky with an old wine. The cork totally crumbled and we didn't have the ideal tools, but made do. It wasn't form my cellar. It actually was supplied by a friend who picked it up from DMs.

My cellar is around 13C but over the summer months does go up a few degrees. Very little daily fluctuations though.

 

[Jczer000]

With the celebratory season fastly approaching I want to keep my eye out for some reasonably priced domestic sparkling. (Not an area that I am well versed in)

I was thinking of the below as a starting point:

- A by Arras/ Arras brute elite (DM selling in a twin pack)
- Seppelt Original Shiraz

Any experience with the above or alternate? Blanc de Blancs recommendations (sub $40)?

cheers