Haven't been keeping track of this thread, but I probably should have... interesting drinking and discussion. Sorry for the long post...
- my penultimate bottle of grenache first-love Gomas narrowly outclassed my first ever Cirillo 1850
May have to look for the Gomas then, I thought Cirillo Ancestor Vines was really good.
2020 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir weren’t quite as good as previous vintage at first impression but fortunately I had to go away for few days and the bottles were left in the fridge
Shaun said it was a leaner vintage, '20 Chard I didn't find that interesting but also did think it was better day 2. I did really enjoy last years SV release, so might check that out this year, but not really keen on grabbing 6 bottles.
it's also great that you're posting so enthusiastically - it seems like you're in the early eager stages of wine appreciation, trying and buying loads, enjoying and figuring out what you like - hence we want to help you avoid pitfalls that we've encountered ourselves, in order that you can benefit from our experiences and don't have to learn the hard way
Where was my advice? I feel like your posts have rapidly propelled spending
However, it eventuated that it would never end up in a nightly lineup, as there would be so much more interesting wines. Furthermore the premiumisation of our tastes is a real bummer as well, with the "drink now" bottles being neglected.
I think this is really useful experience and advice - over the past two years, I think we have drastically scaled our wine purchases, variety of drinking, knowledge etc. What has been a recent realisation is a lot of the bottles we acquired early on are unlikely to be drunk (which isn't even that long ago). Even recent purchases are likely to be neglected, though I have also moved significantly from a target acquisition cost of 30 p/b.
Seems like many hobbies of mine, focused/intense interest phase leads to excess, which ends up being scaled back to more moderate levels? For wine it seems like many seem to keep reaching for the next lofty height - doesn't seem sustainable for us at least.
Random smattering of wines over the last little while.
- Luke Lambert Neb = <3
- Sami Odi and Standish = cult status validated for us
- Mount Pleasant 100th event = epic
- Rest were good, can live with or without.
Comando G is an impressive Grenache, or Garnacha, that punches above its price. MoC is very nice too but needs more time to mellow down.
Useful - love the Comando G, have a bottle of MoC which sounds like we shouldn't open yet.
Normally I’m not big fan of GSM but this one is really nice. Distinctive red fruit flavours yet quite savoury at the same time. Easy drinking but complex enough to make it interesting.
Yep great wine, thought I picked up more '18 instead of the '16 I was shipped
Also rate the Farr Shiraz (so underrated compared to the PNs - don't think it's cough syrup like, but much more incredible with a bit of air). I found Timo Mayer's stuff quite elegant, but lighter than I prefer, may seek out the Nebb.
Drank beautifully with the Waygu beef at
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Have to say we didn't enjoy the bottle we opened, tannic, dense and very in your face. How long did you decant for?
We opened a Meshach '13 last night, which is pretty decent - vanilla, oak, a bit of meatiness, plenty of acid.
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I think the “2016” relates to the year of the Award?
