Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[JohnM]

I'm surprised they served you this based on the instruction on the back to "drink young". I think that ship has sailed

The Pest still has too much time on his hands…

 

[Daver6]

Theme for last night was Shiraz from 2016 or older. The Kalleske took out WOTN.

 

[Ade]

As a part of my job, I occasionally get access to wines destined for the overseas market.

I'd love to be employed in your job I work in retail liquor, but my job doesn't involve me tasting wines

 

[AnzacPaul]

I'd love to be employed in your job I work in retail liquor, but my job doesn't involve me tasting wines

Don't worry, a lot have no labels, so it's anyone's guess what they actually are

For example, I got given a bottle at Xmas that was supposed to be a "$150 bottle". But it only had a gold cap, and a cork from a larger well known winery.

So who knows if the $150 was the China inflated value, it could've been a $10 bottle of garbage if on the shelves here in Aus.

On the other hand, I got hold of the Jacobs Creek VSOP double barrel (Originally only made for overseas markets), and I really enjoyed it. You can still find it for $40-$60 online.

 

[misohoney]

For example, I got given a bottle at Xmas that was supposed to be a "$150 bottle". But it only had a gold cap, and a cork from a larger well known winery.

So who knows if the $150 was the China inflated value, it could've been a $10 bottle of garbage if on the shelves here in Aus.

Sounds like you work for vinomofo

 

[AnzacPaul]

Sounds like you work for vinomofo

Lol I wish. The parent company I work for do wine re-labelling for import/export.

 

[boomy]

Nice quaffer Riesling pack from CellarOne.
I think they were around $20 per bottle.
My favourites 2020 > 2019 > 2018

 

[boomy]

Staying with Riesling, this WA number is fresh and mineral. Cherubino 2019 is made of of 60% Frankland River and 40% Mount Barker grapes. Drinks well now but should get better with more further ageing.

 

[Daver6]

Had this last night and drinking superbly at the moment.

 

[Jczer000]

Fantastic. I reckon this outshines a recent, similar vintaged Clonakilla SV.

If anyone over-stockpiled on the 18's. I would be happy to grab a few more.

 

[boomy]

If anyone over-stockpiled on the 18's. I would be happy to grab a few more.

I did and I’m keeping them all

The 18 is absolutely amazing, glad to read the 10 is also up there. Think I have one or two of those in the cellar.

 

[AnzacPaul]

First time I've had a blend like this. Brilliant perfume on the nose, great legs in the glass, and a lot of fermented fruit on the palate.

Enjoyable

 

[paddywide]

drinking these last week, My friends in the dinner said the grand cru white and red are good, but to the whit I think it doesn't store in good condition or I expected more than what it should be at that night. I drink too fast, too rush, and focus on chatting, this is what I do at every wine dinner, I can't pay full attention to the wine.

 

[miketh]

An earthy and savoury CS blend for the weekend, drinking nicely now.

 

[drron]

One of the delights of growing old. I can drink a 55 year old wine. 1967 vat 9 port from Veritas winery. Made by the original Rolf Binder.

 

[SYD]

One of the delights of growing old. I can drink a 55 year old wine. 1967 vat 9 port from Veritas winery. Made by the original Rolf Binder.
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Wow. How was it?

 

[drron]

Great thing about ports. don't go off basically. Very smooth and a great drink for a winter's night.
I think I have a couple of older vintages. Will have to look.

 

[SYD]

Great thing about ports. don't go off basically. Very smooth and a great drink for a winter's night.
I think I have a couple of older vintages. Will have to look.

I have some early ‘80s VPs in the cellar. It’s finding the right opportunity to open them is always the challenge.

Also plenty of old Tawnys that are probably much the same as the day they were bottled!

 

[Daver6]

I have some early ‘80s VPs in the cellar. It’s finding the right opportunity to open them is always the challenge.

That's be beauty of a tawny though. You don't need to knock-off the bottle. You can just have one glass and put the rest away.

Also plenty of old Tawnys that are probably much the same as the day they were bottled!

Precisely. They don't change with age, unlike a vintage fortified/port.

 

[SYD]

That's be beauty of a tawny though. You don't need to knock-off the bottle. You can just have one glass and put the rest away.

Precisely. They don't change with age, unlike a vintage fortified/port.

We stopped offering port at dinner parties. Too often we’d ask and there‘d be one or two “I’ll have a glass”, so we wouldn’t open the vintage port - then two bottles of tawny later…