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Im about to open a half bottle of 02 Fermoy Estate Cab Sav...should be interesting.
Whats on the agenda for those logged in at the moment?

Torbreck The Factor 2005 for me...looking pretty snazzy too

just opened a 1999 Prince Albert Pinot (from auction) - perfect cork, superb wine, gentle smoky undergrowth notes with a silky mouthfeel, ample developed fruit complexity.

Bugga..is wet newpaper a desirable aroma in a Margaret River Cab Sav? Naa, maybe distant aromas of tabacco. Wet leather? No fruits. Palate, hard to decribe, soft tannis becoming chalky I think I'll give an hour and revisit.

Mr Riggs McLarenVale Shiraz 2003 (15% a/v), pretty good effort from a tough vintage, just lacking the mid-palate weight and fruit intensity of the better vintages, it went nicely with stir-fried Thai Chicken with Basil and Chilli (Gai Pad Bai Gaprow, 17 home-grown chillis for about 600g chicken ).

BillMac wrote:Bugga..is wet newpaper a desirable aroma in a Margaret River Cab Sav? Naa, maybe distant aromas of tabacco. Wet leather? No fruits. Palate, hard to decribe, soft tannis becoming chalky I think I'll give an hour and revisit.

Open something else instead...

03 Tahbilk Marsanne right now and heading off for a date with as yet unknown reds and spag bol.

Cheers

Dave

Red Bigot wrote:

BillMac wrote:Bugga..is wet newpaper a desirable aroma in a Margaret River Cab Sav? Naa, maybe distant aromas of tabacco. Wet leather? No fruits. Palate, hard to decribe, soft tannis becoming chalky I think I'll give an hour and revisit.

Open something else instead...

What!! Waste half a bottle of wine?
I wonder if the cat will drink it?

Not strictly in my glass this very minute but fresh off the plane to Singapore, some enjoyable plane wines...

Charles Heideseck 2003 Vintage
Lovely bready, fresh and zingy with long finish.

Chateau Battailey 1998 Paulliac
Beautiful wine, opened with a nose of sweet compost and ashy fireplaces and delivered smooth, blackcurrant flavours in an elegant package.

Elderton Shiraz 2004
The inky massive Barossa deal, loads of mocha-ey oak, vanilla and ripe fruit. Intense, especially when up against the Bordeaux but not a put off.

Off to Rome in a few hours, some crisp aromatic whites on the agenda to start at least!

Water

Last days of a detox!

Glen wrote:Water

Last days of a detox!

Yeah. I have to do de tax as well.

BillMac wrote:

Red Bigot wrote:

BillMac wrote:Bugga..is wet newpaper a desirable aroma in a Margaret River Cab Sav? Naa, maybe distant aromas of tabacco. Wet leather? No fruits. Palate, hard to decribe, soft tannis becoming chalky I think I'll give an hour and revisit.

Open something else instead...

What!! Waste half a bottle of wine?
I wonder if the cat will drink it?

I opened 3 bottles last night before I found one worth drinking, 96 Charles Melton Cabernet was tiring badly and will be drain cleaner, Brookland Valley Merlot 1997 wasn't much better and went into a marinade tonight, Brookland Valley 1996 Cab-Merlot was in fine form and went a treat with lamb sauteed with rosemary and garlic. Life's too short to drink bad wine!

opened a bottle 05 Meera Park shiraz viognier...wow. Bought 2 bottles today. Will be going back for the other 4 tomorrow. Apricots! Fruit! Leather and earth! Smooth wine. Fills the mouth. Very dark colour. Light tannins. Ah forget it, I'm gonna sit back and enjoy.

BillMac wrote:

Red Bigot wrote:

BillMac wrote:Bugga..is wet newpaper a desirable aroma in a Margaret River Cab Sav? Naa, maybe distant aromas of tabacco. Wet leather? No fruits. Palate, hard to decribe, soft tannis becoming chalky I think I'll give an hour and revisit.

Open something else instead...

What!! Waste half a bottle of wine?
I wonder if the cat will drink it?

Sounds corked to be honest

As for me a 1997 Clarendon Hills Chardonnay from auction. Interesting that it is only 12.5% Hanging barely in there but still traveling

cheers

Carl

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2001 (14.5%, cork)

Cabernet Sauvignon 60% Merlot 30% Cabernet Franc 10%

First night (15th August 2007)
My first Moss Wood red. Bought this for around 3,000yen (A$35) a couple of years ago. Dark ruby but going slightly watery / clear at the rim. Initial aromas of oak and red fruits. Floral aromas began to emerge after 5 minutes and blackcurrants and black fruits after around 20 minutes. Initial entry of black fruits reflecting the nose then a little bit of sour cherries before hitting a dry tannic finish. Firm tannins which became a little smoother with some time in the glass but the finish just dried out a tad too much for my palate. Medium / Full bodied.

Second night (tonight)
No red fruits noted on tonight. Instead, it is an all black fruits / blackcurrants / floral nose. The oak is very much in the background. The tannins are a little smoother, but I’m sure that I’ll enjoy this wine more in a few years to allow the tannins to soften more. Maybe, that is why Jeremy Oliver gives this wine a drinking window of 2009 to 2013. The finish is still the same. The drying tannins certainly outlasts the fruit in the race to the finish. I’d buy another glass of this wine to try again, but not sure if I’d rush out to get hold of another bottle of this wine.

Mike Press Pinot Noir 2004

As many have mentioned, extremely good value - at this price point i probably expect a simple, fault free wine without any varietal character (which this wine has). Opens up with plenty of red berry fruits which subside with time in the glass/ the acid becomes more prominent. Definitely an acid driven wine on the palate and therefore matches well with food.

I believe 05 was a better year for Pinot in the Adelaide Hills but unfortunately Mike Press didn't make an 05 Pinot and sold off the grapes ... may pick up some more of this 04 (or the cab sauv that Gavin has listed?)

BillMac wrote:opened a bottle 05 Meera Park shiraz viognier...wow. Bought 2 bottles today. Will be going back for the other 4 tomorrow. Apricots! Fruit! Leather and earth! Smooth wine. Fills the mouth. Very dark colour. Light tannins. Ah forget it, I'm gonna sit back and enjoy.

Had this at a Meerea Park degustation dinner two weeks ago. Waiting for delivery of a case I ordered that night. Great value at $16. The co-fermentation of the shiraz and the viognier seems to integrate better than most SVs.

Tonight I had an 02 Ingoldby Shiraz with marinated lamb steaks. Not bad for a Thursday night quaffer.

Drinking time a bit later in Perth,

Second night of Kabminye Shiraz Cabernet 2004 (better than day one, but it has been a long working day) - fruit has died down a bit, with some coffee and chocolate flavours coming through, but not quite enough to balance the oak and (fine)tannin. OK wine but definitely will go into the quaff now category.

L plater wrote:Drinking time a bit later in Perth

Agreed. Welcome to the forum as well.

Onto a Shadowfax K road red blend 2002: Smokey bush tomatoes with cured meats. Bright on the palate and very forward finishing soirt with hints of ash. Well its interesting I give you that; not sure about drinkability though.

cheers

Carl

The rain's pissin' down here for one last time before spring officially kicks in (I think it's actually snuck in here about a week ago) so I cracked open an older bottling of Baileys of Glenrowan Founder Liqueur Tokay.

This one's a bit riper than what I tried at the Fortified tasting at Magill Estate last month, more porty on the nose with more noticeable fruitcake, tobacco and cumin characters on the palate, the finish a little shorter and hotter. Overall it's a bit more like their Founder Muscat Still a great little heart warmer though.

Cheers,
Ian

Ps. Again, a very welcome to the forum to you L plater - after how many drinks do you graduate to a P plater?

Right now: Pepsi Max.

Jordan wrote:Right now: Pepsi Max.

Please explain...

St Hallett Faith Shiraz 2004 I've become somewhat fond of the 2005 of this wine and the vintage difference difference is like splitting straws. It's plummy/dark berry fruit with some licorice is what I really enjoy. The fruit is what this wine's all about but it does have a touch of charry oak, soft tannins and acid with some spicy notes on a nice length finish. Not a real cellaring wine IMO but it's not really meant to be. Why bother?

My favourite quaffer at present.

Cheers

daz

For me tonight, a glass of unwooded chardonnay from 2006 I made with my winemaking class (still bananas there, damnit), and half of a bottle of a Beronia Mazuelo 1996 (Rioja). I think this is the first time I've had straight carinena/carignan/mazuelo of this age. Done as a Reserva, with 24 months in American oak, yet the oak has been completely soaked up by now. Really interesting wine - all about tannins and acid, and the interplay between them, with just enough persistent fruit (and good colour still) to stretch out over the top. Glad I have more.

Last night was the remains of a 2001 Paolo Scavino Barolo; not my cup of tea. Later this evening 6-8 champers.

Mike

Yep, Pepsi Max for me as well. I'm thinking that one of the many chemicals inside might kill whatever bacteria or virus has infected my chest & throat!

1990 Dom Perignon with lunch .....

Pick the guys who are in summer at the moment

How was the Dom travelling KMP? Last I had was oxidised slightly. I admit to terrible trouble with aged champagne. Hit and miss unfortunately. Its worse than burgundy

cheers


Carl

Right now it's a bottle of Massena 2005 The Eleventh Hour Shiraz--looking really sharp, better than two days ago when first opened. The Howling Dog was shining brighter then--I'll try that again in a little while.

Coffee. Strong smokey notes of Columbian forest floor rounded off with a creamy rich palette and a sign that morning is actually here.