Sunday drinking reports are due 25/3
Sunday drinking reports are due 25/3
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NV Pierre Gimonnet Selection Belles Annees Blanc de Blancs
$54. A good champagne for casual drinking. Pale lemon colour, youthful aromas of red apple, lemon leaf and a little residual yeast. Coarse mousse texture, nice clean flavours of diced red apple, pear skins. Med+ acidity, nicely balanced wine.
Domaine de Nizas Coteaux de Languodoc 2008, Languodoc-Roussillon
Intense inky ruby colour. Med+ youthful aromas of reduced cherry, pine and Provencal herbs. A dry, med+-full bodied wine with flavours of kirsch and black plum, with a meaty texture. The acidity is balanced with tannins that are firm and ripe but do well not to jostle with the fruit.
$54. A good champagne for casual drinking. Pale lemon colour, youthful aromas of red apple, lemon leaf and a little residual yeast. Coarse mousse texture, nice clean flavours of diced red apple, pear skins. Med+ acidity, nicely balanced wine.
Domaine de Nizas Coteaux de Languodoc 2008, Languodoc-Roussillon
Intense inky ruby colour. Med+ youthful aromas of reduced cherry, pine and Provencal herbs. A dry, med+-full bodied wine with flavours of kirsch and black plum, with a meaty texture. The acidity is balanced with tannins that are firm and ripe but do well not to jostle with the fruit.
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Mike Press 2006 Cabernet. Left alone for a few years in the cellar this has finally turned into a very very nice cool climate cabernet. Good one Mike!
Classic McLaren La Testa 2002 The Blend. Stunning mouthful that deserves a lamb roast. Sadly none left although there may be one lurking somewhere in the cellar.
Carl
Classic McLaren La Testa 2002 The Blend. Stunning mouthful that deserves a lamb roast. Sadly none left although there may be one lurking somewhere in the cellar.
Carl
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Hi all. Thought I would do my bit and jot some notes down.
2010 JJ Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese Riesling
Yes it is deacidified. Don't know what it would have been like au natural but this still rocks. Slightly spritzy with a whiff of sulfer. Blows off to release apple blossoms, nectar and a river pebble minerality. Rich palate that is more auslese weight yet well balanced with ample acidity despite a slightly creamy mouthfeel - lees contact? Excellent wine and happy it is under screwcap.I hope Costco is importing the wine into Australia - what a bargain! Over here it works out to about AUD$15.
2003 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Reserva
Another wine from Costco. A year ago this was great. Tabacco savouriness but also soft with vanilla oak. Starts to oxidise in the glass and within a couple of hours we have a mix of cola with a vinegar edge. Sadly a couple of bottles similar now so drink up!
2005 Rolf Binder Heysen Shiraz
This had a deep black fruited nose overlaid with spicy oak. Cool palate of sweet blackberries with brown spices and a long finish. Excellent.
2008 GD Vajra Freisa Kye
Blood plum red and bright. Nose of tar and tobacco with some minty herbs. Savoury yet not stern with dark cherry fruit and firm tannin. Bright acid as well as the tannin makes this wine transform with food. Very Good but not sure about potential. The critics and others quite like this but I have little experience with this varietal to suggest where it will go.
[b]2003
cheers
Carl
2010 JJ Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese Riesling
Yes it is deacidified. Don't know what it would have been like au natural but this still rocks. Slightly spritzy with a whiff of sulfer. Blows off to release apple blossoms, nectar and a river pebble minerality. Rich palate that is more auslese weight yet well balanced with ample acidity despite a slightly creamy mouthfeel - lees contact? Excellent wine and happy it is under screwcap.I hope Costco is importing the wine into Australia - what a bargain! Over here it works out to about AUD$15.
2003 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Reserva
Another wine from Costco. A year ago this was great. Tabacco savouriness but also soft with vanilla oak. Starts to oxidise in the glass and within a couple of hours we have a mix of cola with a vinegar edge. Sadly a couple of bottles similar now so drink up!
2005 Rolf Binder Heysen Shiraz
This had a deep black fruited nose overlaid with spicy oak. Cool palate of sweet blackberries with brown spices and a long finish. Excellent.
2008 GD Vajra Freisa Kye
Blood plum red and bright. Nose of tar and tobacco with some minty herbs. Savoury yet not stern with dark cherry fruit and firm tannin. Bright acid as well as the tannin makes this wine transform with food. Very Good but not sure about potential. The critics and others quite like this but I have little experience with this varietal to suggest where it will go.
[b]2003
cheers
Carl
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A couple from the weekend...
Coriole "Lloyd Reserve" Shiraz 1997 ... Still deep magenta red, with just some browning and separation at the egde. A quite primary nose of ripe red and dark fruit, just a hint of more herbal/savoury development. The palate is still quite intense, but well balanced. Really good wine, and a suprise from the vintage. Will gain further complexity for a couple more years, & hold for 5+.
Bleasale "Generations" Shiraz 2002 (Langhorne Creek)... Similar red to the Coriole, perhaps a shade darker, but looking a hint more developed relative to the age. With breathing time (couple of hours) really freshens up, with a nose of crushed red berries, spice, some toasty oak. Balanced palate with good intensity and soft, loose-knit tannins. Not sure it will get better - now to 2-3yrs.
O'leary Walker Polish Hill Riesling 2011... Pale green/yellow, almost clear. Zesty nose of lime juice, citrus peel and a hint of minerality. The palate has zippy acidity, with a mix of lemon/lime characters, and a pleasant chalky minerality on the finish. Will age well for at least 5-7yrs.
Taylors Clare Valley Shiraz 2009... Fabo-bargain at a regular ~$11-12. Bright colour, deep red in the glass, this has a vibrant nose of lifted red berries, some vanillan oak, and a distinct spicyness. The palate is medium bodied with a swathe of bright red fruit and then moderately grippy tannins adding to the mouthfeel. Would suit a turn in the cellar.
Coriole "Lloyd Reserve" Shiraz 1997 ... Still deep magenta red, with just some browning and separation at the egde. A quite primary nose of ripe red and dark fruit, just a hint of more herbal/savoury development. The palate is still quite intense, but well balanced. Really good wine, and a suprise from the vintage. Will gain further complexity for a couple more years, & hold for 5+.
Bleasale "Generations" Shiraz 2002 (Langhorne Creek)... Similar red to the Coriole, perhaps a shade darker, but looking a hint more developed relative to the age. With breathing time (couple of hours) really freshens up, with a nose of crushed red berries, spice, some toasty oak. Balanced palate with good intensity and soft, loose-knit tannins. Not sure it will get better - now to 2-3yrs.
O'leary Walker Polish Hill Riesling 2011... Pale green/yellow, almost clear. Zesty nose of lime juice, citrus peel and a hint of minerality. The palate has zippy acidity, with a mix of lemon/lime characters, and a pleasant chalky minerality on the finish. Will age well for at least 5-7yrs.
Taylors Clare Valley Shiraz 2009... Fabo-bargain at a regular ~$11-12. Bright colour, deep red in the glass, this has a vibrant nose of lifted red berries, some vanillan oak, and a distinct spicyness. The palate is medium bodied with a swathe of bright red fruit and then moderately grippy tannins adding to the mouthfeel. Would suit a turn in the cellar.
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Sam
Sam
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Chuck wrote:Mike Press 2006 Cabernet.
Classic McLaren La Testa 2002 The Blend. Stunning mouthful that deserves a lamb roast. Sadly none left although there may be one lurking somewhere in the cellar.
Carl
A beautiful wine Carl - one of my favourites... (down to my last couple of hundred!)
This week an FFF (stands for For Family & Friends (NV) made by Geoff Merrill - ($10 , I'm told from the winery) - tastes like a shiraz mixed with a little viogner - not complex but with a lot of lovely flavours.
2002 Geoff Merrill Chardonnay - tipped down the sink - oxidised to the point of undrinkability
2004 Vasse Felix chardonnay - lovely replacement wine for the above - hard to beat MR chardys
2007 Colonial Estate Semillon - in a nice place right now
2007 Margan Reserve Semillon - still a little closed if I had more I'd leave for a couple of years.
cheers
Luke
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2004 Camille Saves Millesime - third bottle and I'm convinced it's not as good as the 2002. The bead is much more coarse and it strikes me as being just a tad sweeter. That said, it has complexity and length & is an excellent wine at the CD price (EUR22).
2006 Devil's Lair Cabernet - this one had a green streak like half of the 6 bottles so far. Disappointing.
2004 Bereche et Fils Millesime - first time with this vintage. Great on day 1, not quite as good on day 2.
2002 Bollinger Grande Annee - I've had this many times since release and every one has been superb (that coming from someone who doesn't normally like Bolly). Complexity, length, class and (potential) longevity - it has it all. Load up.....
2002 Saltram #1 - the household shiraz quaffer (its cheap here). Really good example of a cooler vintage from a generally warmer climate region. Enjoyed it much more than the 2002 Mt Edelstone (heresy !)
2006 Devil's Lair Cabernet - this one had a green streak like half of the 6 bottles so far. Disappointing.
2004 Bereche et Fils Millesime - first time with this vintage. Great on day 1, not quite as good on day 2.
2002 Bollinger Grande Annee - I've had this many times since release and every one has been superb (that coming from someone who doesn't normally like Bolly). Complexity, length, class and (potential) longevity - it has it all. Load up.....
2002 Saltram #1 - the household shiraz quaffer (its cheap here). Really good example of a cooler vintage from a generally warmer climate region. Enjoyed it much more than the 2002 Mt Edelstone (heresy !)
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Mike Hawkins wrote:2006 Devil's Lair Cabernet - this one had a green streak like half of the 6 bottles so far. Disappointing.
Not surprised considering the vintage. I can;t think of many 2006 Margaret River cabs that have impressed from 06.
cheers
Carl
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At aud12 I thought I'd give it a go"......
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Mike Hawkins wrote:At aud12 I thought I'd give it a go"......
Magic words!
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At that price it becomes a quaffer and I dont get too worried about it. If I had to pay RRP in Australia, I'd be underwhelmed.
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I'm in India at the moment so drinking wine is quite the challenge. The wine list at the hotel in Kolkata was quite limited and extraordinarily expensive. Thus I thought I'd try the local wine. When in Rome...
2010 Sula Vinyards Dindori reserve Shiraz. Reminded me a bit of a McLaren Vale shiraz. Quite big and full of tannins and felt like there was a bit of alcohol there. Lacked finesse but it went quite well with a pizza I was craving after a week of Indian food.
And I'm now in Bangalore and went to a pretty good restaurant last night. Again the wine list was prohibitively expensive but they had a couple of wines by the glass for around $10. When I chose one they said it had run out and there was only two wines available by the glass. One he said was "the football shiraz". Eventually it twigged that it was the D'arrenburg Footbolt. Made my night.
With the prices, to convert to Aussie dollars, double it and stick in the decimal point. So the 200000 for the Petrus becomes $4000.00. Jacobs Creek shiraz cab was $70. Eek.
2010 Sula Vinyards Dindori reserve Shiraz. Reminded me a bit of a McLaren Vale shiraz. Quite big and full of tannins and felt like there was a bit of alcohol there. Lacked finesse but it went quite well with a pizza I was craving after a week of Indian food.
And I'm now in Bangalore and went to a pretty good restaurant last night. Again the wine list was prohibitively expensive but they had a couple of wines by the glass for around $10. When I chose one they said it had run out and there was only two wines available by the glass. One he said was "the football shiraz". Eventually it twigged that it was the D'arrenburg Footbolt. Made my night.
With the prices, to convert to Aussie dollars, double it and stick in the decimal point. So the 200000 for the Petrus becomes $4000.00. Jacobs Creek shiraz cab was $70. Eek.
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Cheers,
Kris
There's a fine wine between pleasure and pain
(Stolen from the graffiti in the ladies loos at Pegasus Bay winery)
Kris
There's a fine wine between pleasure and pain
(Stolen from the graffiti in the ladies loos at Pegasus Bay winery)
Re: Sunday drinking reports are due 25/3
A few semi-interesting wines from the last week or so:
2003 Stoney Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - Australia, Tasmania, Coal River (3/31/2012)
{cork, 13.5%} Very much mid-garnet in colour, but not fading. Somewhat restrained, developing, truly cool-climate nose with varying shades of mint; spearmint, peppermint, even eucalypt. There's a menthol-saturation to the nose; I guess that hints at Australian origins, but it's neither overtly fruity nor unripe. The palate is quite acidic still, with soft dusty tannins, a gentle flooding of mentholly flavours with a nod to to curranty fruits, medium-bodied, and really nicely-balanced along the palate. Finish is about medium-length; a decent effort for Domaine A's second wine and priced only around $28 on release; probably nothing to be gained from further cellaring if you want more complexity or depth, but on this showing it's not falling over any time soon. This is less 'green' than 04 or 05 from memory, but I think the warmer vintages from 2006 onwards will be better (06 is current release, unbelievably!).
1999 Glenguin Shiraz Pokolbin Vineyard - Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin (3/25/2012)
{cork, 13.2%} Fairly solid garnet. Lovely seductive nose along the lines of the bottle from 4-June last year; earth and fading red fruits; a sweetly pongy nose of cinnamon and compost. The palate is attractive, but is definitely succumbing to some volatility; I actually wonder if this little stash of bottles wasn't overheated in storage some time in its life. Definitely lighter-bodied, but with something of an acidic and astringent, drying finish. Yes, richness is lacking on the finish; and its barely medium length; but some rich raspberry fruit does survive. Better with food; one to drink now, obviously.
2002 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Uhlen Riesling "R" Roth Lay - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (3/23/2012)
{cork, 13%, AP 17 03} Similar to last year's bottle generally, but not so oxidised. Still a deep gold colour, and the top third of the cork appears to have remained airtight. Custard and honey and stewed apples and cloves and maybe even a touch of cinnamon constitute the aromas and flavours, well developed, on offer here. At this age, definitely medium-bodied, with now soft acid but not flabby. It's in the finish (medium length) that all the mineral and stone flavours become evident; red rocks and earth shinging through the aged but light-on-its feet riesling fruit. Dry, but the growing lusciousness of the fruit offers a different kind of sweetness. A wine for true aged-riesling lovers. We stood in this vineyard with the proprietor back in 2003; it's nice to drink this on the occasion of our 10th wedding anniversary...
cheers,
GG
2003 Stoney Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - Australia, Tasmania, Coal River (3/31/2012)
{cork, 13.5%} Very much mid-garnet in colour, but not fading. Somewhat restrained, developing, truly cool-climate nose with varying shades of mint; spearmint, peppermint, even eucalypt. There's a menthol-saturation to the nose; I guess that hints at Australian origins, but it's neither overtly fruity nor unripe. The palate is quite acidic still, with soft dusty tannins, a gentle flooding of mentholly flavours with a nod to to curranty fruits, medium-bodied, and really nicely-balanced along the palate. Finish is about medium-length; a decent effort for Domaine A's second wine and priced only around $28 on release; probably nothing to be gained from further cellaring if you want more complexity or depth, but on this showing it's not falling over any time soon. This is less 'green' than 04 or 05 from memory, but I think the warmer vintages from 2006 onwards will be better (06 is current release, unbelievably!).
1999 Glenguin Shiraz Pokolbin Vineyard - Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin (3/25/2012)
{cork, 13.2%} Fairly solid garnet. Lovely seductive nose along the lines of the bottle from 4-June last year; earth and fading red fruits; a sweetly pongy nose of cinnamon and compost. The palate is attractive, but is definitely succumbing to some volatility; I actually wonder if this little stash of bottles wasn't overheated in storage some time in its life. Definitely lighter-bodied, but with something of an acidic and astringent, drying finish. Yes, richness is lacking on the finish; and its barely medium length; but some rich raspberry fruit does survive. Better with food; one to drink now, obviously.
2002 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Uhlen Riesling "R" Roth Lay - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (3/23/2012)
{cork, 13%, AP 17 03} Similar to last year's bottle generally, but not so oxidised. Still a deep gold colour, and the top third of the cork appears to have remained airtight. Custard and honey and stewed apples and cloves and maybe even a touch of cinnamon constitute the aromas and flavours, well developed, on offer here. At this age, definitely medium-bodied, with now soft acid but not flabby. It's in the finish (medium length) that all the mineral and stone flavours become evident; red rocks and earth shinging through the aged but light-on-its feet riesling fruit. Dry, but the growing lusciousness of the fruit offers a different kind of sweetness. A wine for true aged-riesling lovers. We stood in this vineyard with the proprietor back in 2003; it's nice to drink this on the occasion of our 10th wedding anniversary...
cheers,
GG