Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[boomy]

Kickstarting the new year with my last 06 d’Arenberg, great wine! The Glenlivet was an appropriate digestif.

 

[Daver6]

Fresh and Crisp -
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Worth the asking price?

 

[henleybeach]

Worth the asking price?

As you know, it’s priced like the MUMM grand cordon rose, for comparison the penfolds is definitely not as sweet.
At $80 a bottle from cellar door.co it’s worth it to try it, and it was nice however it didn’t jump at me like this is superb

 

[TheRealTMA]

 

[baiden]

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The Signature - such a good and reliable wine
Is that a '16? Apparently already approachable?

 

[TheRealTMA]

The Signature - such a good and reliable wine
Is that a '16? Apparently already approachable?

Love Signatures. 5 years is about right. This was drinking beautifully. Next night we had the 2016 from a magnum and had not developed as well so really needed another 3-4 years. But that’s magnums for you.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Joys of country pubs.

 

[Assassin]

Getting the week started in the right way! The By Farr was a higlhlight!

 

[afro]

2013 Etna Rosso and the 2010 montestefano showed best in Xmas. The pdb “10 and “12 are nowhere near ready to drink.


Some random stuff after Xmas.the cleanskin is bluepoles reaserve Merlot.

Here comes New Year’s Eve.



Both ruggabellus are 2012, very sexy for a gsm blend, the Shaw and smith Shiraz was the big surprise,nicely done, nothing is overdone. for the 2 semillon, I just wish I have more,the 99 cork soaked half way, great length.

sadly there was a few nights that needs a postpone, hoping to continue in the next few days.

 

[Assassin]

2013 Etna Rosso and the 2010 montestefano showed best in Xmas. The pdb “10 and “12 are nowhere near ready to drink.
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Some random stuff after Xmas.the cleanskin is bluepoles reaserve Merlot.
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Here comes New Year’s Eve.

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Both ruggabellus are 2012, very sexy for a gsm blend, the Shaw and smith Shiraz was the big surprise,nicely done, nothing is overdone. for the 2 semillon, I just wish I have more,the 99 cork soaked half way, great length.

sadly there was a few nights that needs a postpone, hoping to continue in the next few days.

Some really nice drops! The Shaw + Smith is one of my favourites. Alas I don’t get to drink it that often.

 

[Assassin]

Some midweek drops. I was lucky that a good friend brought the St Henri. its still drinking beautifully. ,

 

[afro]

Some really nice drops! The Shaw + Smith is one of my favourites. Alas I don’t get to drink it that often.

That was the last vintage I bought for Shaw+smith,should of crack a bottle back then instead of throwing it down the dark hole.

 

[Jczer000]

Tassie Shiraz drinking like high end pinot

 

[rogerkambah]

Tassie Shiraz drinking like high end pinot

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Dunno if that's good or bad?

 

[Jczer000]

Dunno if that's good or bad?

Both. I'm enjoying it. Some might not.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Brilliant Italians last night. (Edi Keber white from near Gorizia made from a blend of 70% Friulano with 15% each of Ribolla Gialla and Malvasia, and Pio Cesare Barbaresco from Alba. Pio Cesare needed some time to lose a little oxidative aromas like many Italian wines but was fabulous.)

with a pretend bistecca.


*Collio Bianco 2018
**https://www.piocesare.it/en/vini/barbaresco-il-bricco/

 

[Daver6]

At the State Buildings last night got to sample a few of these. Vanya Cullen was also kind enough to share some of her Keller with me too

 

[Bill Bosworth]

At the State Buildings last night got to sample a few of these. Vanya Cullen was also kind enough to share some of her Keller with me too

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Was the '15 quintet drinking well? I have some '12 and '17 and am wondering when to neck it...

 

[Daver6]

Was the '15 quintet drinking well? I have some '12 and '17 and am wondering when to neck it...

All depends how you like your wine. It was certainly approachable but still very young. I like my Cabernet blends with more age personally, so if it were I'd wait. If you have several of the' 12s you can always crack one and see for yourself.

 

[Bill Bosworth]

All depends how you like your wine. It was certainly approachable but still very young. I like my Cabernet blends with more age personally, so if it were I'd wait. If you have several of the' 12s you can always crack one and see for yourself.

Thanks. Good steer, I hate opening a good wine too young. I have a single '12 and two '17s. I got the '12 out and looked at it hard on NYE, but it went back... I figure I'm waiting!