Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

Melbourne has been very warm lately, but you just have to get any opportunity to knock a red off. Last week a great grenache, can't remember the name, but tonight an old Vinimofo fave from a while ago, Maverick Twins 2013 GSM. Just a lovely full flavoured wine, great colour, nothing out of balance perhaps a bit of alc heat to interrupt things, effortless enjoyment with mild tannins on the way out to remind you how good this wine is. I found it in the indoor stash and I dont think I have any left but as a homage to how brilliant the Fo was, this wine gets a classy 8 out of ten.
 
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Dsaykao said:
Still on sale at Qantas wine if you wanna get some. Their riesling is always really good as well. Fallen Giants Grampians Shiraz 2019
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I saw this on sale at Qantas, but I was concerned it wasn’t the same wine as won the trophies (it won the Jimmy Watson and the Trevor Mast). Fallen Giants takes a giant leap

I thought maybe the Qantas wine was a Shiraz from a different vineyard as the label looked slightly different to the trophy winning wine. Was I wrong?
 
Excellent Chardonnay by Rick Kinzbrunner from Giaconda.

I remember getting a case of this exact vintage through DM under wraps few years ago. Now available on QF Wine as part of their First Entertainers pack.

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Assassin said:
I saw this on sale at Qantas, but I was concerned it wasn’t the same wine as won the trophies (it won the Jimmy Watson and the Trevor Mast). Fallen Giants takes a giant leap

I thought maybe the Qantas wine was a Shiraz from a different vineyard as the label looked slightly different to the trophy winning wine. Was I wrong?
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It's the right one :). They did have a different "black range" shiraz as well that was also sold on Qantas.
 
boomy said:
Excellent Chardonnay by Rick Kinzbrunner from Giaconda.

I remember getting a case of this exact vintage through DM under wraps few years ago. Now available on QF Wine as part of their First Entertainers pack.

Qantas First Entertainers Six

The rewarding way for Qantas Frequent Flyers to enjoy award winning wines from our cellar in the sky. Qantas Wine invites you to experience premium food and wine, earn Qantas Points with every sip and meet with the producers and winemakers at our exclusive events.
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I don't drink whites and especially not Chardonnay as I don't like melon flavours. I got this pack though. Is it worth trying or should I pass?
 
blackcat20 said:
I don't drink whites and especially not Chardonnay as I don't like melon flavours. I got this pack though. Is it worth trying or should I pass?
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I’d say it’s more traditional style Chardonnay with those melon and peach hits you might not like.

Maybe worth swapping with someone who likes Chardonnay for a nice bottle of red or champagne.
 

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