Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[Daver6]

My friend brought La Muse from oversea 2 months ago, it is cloudy, I think this is the sign of bottle shock. I will expect it will be better. It just tasted a good wine not great.

Probably not bottle shock. Older wine like that would do well from being stood up for at least 48 hours, if not 96 to let all sediment settle. Then decant really carefully.

I brought graveyard, I think it is the star at the night. The delicate, fine, strong tannic go through from tough to nose.

Char is not special, average quality among French wine, good Aussie wine can beat with no doubt.

Lakes folly is young, it doesn’t need to breath. Good wine.

Rockford cork is broken when open, lucky we have ah-so to take the cork out. Personally I prefer needle opener which pump air into bottle to pop the cork out. It’s is so flat, I thought it is storage reason. At the last minute, it finally wake up, leather, but the tannic is not good as graveyard. Usually if the wine wake up that late, I will consider it suffer at least a certain period of bad storage. At least the cork condition provides it.

My got to is a Durand opener. I think it's worth the investment. As for the Basket Press, it does sound like a storage issue, probably heat or maybe oxidation.

irvine grant merlot, very disappointed. A $100 wine make with the way of $20 wine. Typical low range wine making, strong on nose, taste a bit bitter, favour gone fast on palate.

Yeah, I don't get this wine either and agree with you. I picked up three 2012's at $30 each. Tried one. Was an ok wine. Saving the other two to add a little more age to see what happens.

 

[michaeljm]

I was also completely underwhelmed with a 2018 Grand Merlot... after someone told me it was one the best wines they had ever tasted.

 

[paddywide]

My got to is a Durand opener. I think it's worth the investment. As for the Basket Press, it does sound like a storage issue, probably heat or maybe oxidation.

My friend exactly had Durand opener that night. It did pull the broken cord from 2 bottles (opened by waiter's friend initially). Magic, I don't have that skill, so I prefer air pressure pump opener. Whatever, I rarely have chance to use it.

Probably not bottle shock. Older wine like that would do well from being stood up for at least 48 hours, if not 96 to let all sediment settle. Then decant really carefully.

I will say that bottle shock. It just arrived in Syd 2 months ago, although we lay down the bottle when traveling to restaurant. We should keep it straight up. Cloudy is the sign, this is my opinion only.

I was also completely underwhelmed with a 2018 Grand Merlot... after someone told me it was one the best wines they had ever tasted.

Same reason of friend bought this wine.

 

[Daver6]

My friend exactly had Durand opener that night. It did pull the broken cord from 2 bottles (opened by waiter's friend initially). Magic, I don't have that skill, so I prefer air pressure pump opener. Whatever, I rarely have chance to use it.

Trick is to go straight to the Durand for old wines. Don't even muck about with a waiter's friend.

I will say that bottle shock. It just arrived in Syd 2 months ago, although we lay down the bottle when traveling to restaurant. We should keep it straight up. Cloudy is the sign, this is my opinion only.

100% the wine not remaining upright on the way to the restaurant would have been the cause of the cloudiness.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I “won” a free Coravin 3 in a competition from a wine company when I didn’t know I’d entered! https://www.coravin.com/products/timeless-three-plus

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[Daver6]

I “won” a free Coravin 3 in a competition from a wine company when I didn’t know I’d entered! https://www.coravin.com/products/timeless-three-plus

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What do you know about not finishing a bottle of wine? Maybe more suitable for your Jeroboams

 

[VPS]

What do you know about not finishing a bottle of wine? Maybe more suitable for your Jeroboams

Harsh but true I think

 

[TheRealTMA]

What do you know about not finishing a bottle of wine? Maybe more suitable for your Jeroboams

The Barolo was the second bottle

 

[Daver6]

The Barolo was the second bottle

See my original comment

 

[Daver6]

I remember trying this at the member's tasting back in 2021. They were selling it for $60/bottle and I grabbed a couple. Now I remember why. Bargain! Great Southern Cabernet is certainly underrated and a bit of a hidden gem IMHO

 

[boomy]

2013 must be the lucky number tonight. This little Victorian number is an excellent expression of cool climate Shiraz