Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[cove]

Ok @Daver6 I had better get started on the 1981 Grange. Have about 3 dozen left.
I had Penfolds do recorking quite a while ago.

 

[tgh]

We had all the family together for Xmas a few years back ( very rare)
Had a grand opening of an old grange , so so storage in a qld cupboard ….. it was like liquid cardboard...

 

[Daver6]

Ok @Daver6 I had better get started on the 1981 Grange. Have about 3 dozen left.
I had Penfolds do recorking quite a while ago.

Again, not a stellar vintage but better than 1977.

It's a shame they don't do the re-corking clinics in Perth any more.

 

[TheRealTMA]

So we were cleaning out my late brother’s place and came to his wine. My sisters didn’t want this horrible old stuff, covered in an inch of dust, so I took custody of it. Probably going to be opened for a Christmas toast to him.

It would have been kept in a cool position and relatively un disturbed for most of its life. Contents look pretty full.

Any opinions on what it may be like? (offers to sample to assist opinion will be politely declined )

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Three 77’s from a stockbrokers cellar we tried in early 90’s were consigned to the drain. (perhaps that was why he gave them away.) Good luck.

 

[JohnM]

Errr, I think a correction is needed:

Ok @Daver6 I we had better get started on the 1981 Grange. Have about 3 dozen left.
I had Penfolds do recorking quite a while ago.

 

[RooFlyer]

Thanks for the various comments re the Grange and apologies for going off topic a bit. We’ll open it at Christmas for a few toasts & memories but have our usual Hill of Grace as a back-up!

 

[Daver6]

Had this sexy German last night with Thai

 

[Rug]

Do they still do those penfolds clinics where you can have a cheeky sip prior to them sticking in a new plug?

Yes

 

[boomy]

BYO lunch in Sydney, great wines!

 

[Daver6]

Managed both the wine and a sunset (well sort of)

 

[Daver6]

Theme last night was Pinot Noir. Two corked and one spoilt wine. Sigh. Coldstream Hills Deer Farm was WOTN with the Rusack second.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Penfolds "gift" arrived. Amusingly with with no argon capsule. Apparently they send that seperately.

 

[Assassin]

Penfolds "gift" arrived. Amusingly with with no argon capsuleView attachment 273470. Apparently they send that seperately.

Maybe the capsule is shipped separately because it’s pressurised it needs special shipping?

Can you let us know how the pivot goes?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Maybe the capsule is shipped separately because it’s pressurised it needs special shipping?

Can you let us know how the pivot goes?

Maybe, but the box had a space where the capsule should have been.

When I get some argon I'll let you know, although few bottles here last the whole evening!

FYI: I've had wines in restaurants and from those wine delivery systems in wine shops using Coravin and the wines where off and had to be renewed, but that's probably operator error.

 

[Assassin]

Maybe, but the box had a space where the capsule should have been.

When I get some argon I'll let you know, although few bottles here last the whole evening!

FYI: I've had wines in restaurants and from those wine delivery systems in wine shops using Coravin and the wines where off and had to be renewed, but that's probably operator error.

Thanks. It’s hard to tell with wine under Coravin whether it was always bad or has gone bad unless you were there to taste it when the bottle was first open.

 

[Jczer000]

Lives up to all the hype.

Cheers @CLT Aussie for sourcing.

 

[boomy]

Dinner in Melbourne last night with couple AFFers.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Dinner in Melbourne last night with couple AFFers.

The night did have a bit of a Buzz about it didn’t it? How good was that eye fillet? Cooked to perfection

You 2 did hear what Emilio said about cutting our portions to 450g didn’t you? Special deal for AFFers

 

[henleybeach]

Absolutely beautiful. 10/10.
Do yourself a favour and grab a bottle!
Paired with roast lamb tonight

 

[blackcat20]

The night did have a bit of a Buzz about it didn’t it? How good was that eye fillet? Cooked to perfection

You 2 did hear what Emilio said about cutting our portions to 450g didn’t you? Special deal for AFFers

We're still waiting for an invite