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I opened a bottle of the 02 Oomoo last night and can see why the judges would have noticed this wine as the nose was rich and luxurious. The the fruit was more restrained on the palate and it didn't follow through with the fruit intensity that the aromas promised. I have not tried the other wines th...

Pfeiffer Pinot Noir 2000 trailing the field. Hi Brian, Can I ask what you didn't like about the Pinot? Ben Ben, it wasn't just me, this group is almost as biased against the average Pinot as I am, I thought this one was very simple and lacked varietal definition, also it's pretty hard to impress am...

Red Bigot wrote:Pfeiffer Pinot Noir 2000 trailing the field.

Hi Brian,

Can I ask what you didn't like about the Pinot?

Ben

2001 Rosemount Traditional - I really enjoy this great fruit and silky mouth feel with lots of fine tannins. $30 at VC as a single bottle why do need to buy 12 to get the same price as you would from any good wine shop for a single bottle 2003 Pentuluma Reisling - soft round citrus flavours that sui...

Saturday night - Rockford BP 2000 C - Bright mid red N - Vibrant raspberry, floral, some sappy green characters which was not off putting and in fact seem to give the nose a lift. I also found some savory meaty notes. P - Mid-weighted wine with the raspberry fruit predominant at the front.....in fac...

1. Grosset
2. Rockford
3. Clonakilla

Cullen is a close 4th

2003 Pauletts Trillians Sparkling Riesling - refreshing bubbles with green apple flavours. Interesting to try as a curio. 2001 William Fevre Petit Chablis - can't really remember this one but it was better as it warmed up and you could see some of the fruit. 2001 Giaconda Shiraz - plums, mushrooms,...

Noel, I haven't tasted this wine but live in the Rutherglen area and have spoken to many who have. The reaction is very mixed which makes me think that there is a lot of bottle variation which is not suprising given the age of some of the wines in the blend. I spoke to one of the guys in the cellar ...

Big Pat for me and its a very scientific choice........our big black Lab is called Patrick. Before Sturday when he won a Flemington he seemed to have as much chance of winning the cup as the dog but his odds are back to 40-1 or so now. It jumping from barrier 18 from which no horse has ever won the ...

Friday - Craigow Riesling (Coal River Valley) 2002 - cork C - Pale Gold N - Initially ripe red apples which was dominate with some orange and musk. After the wine had been open a couple of hours the aroma changed to something like the tropical fruit drink I had as a kid. P - Very round at the front ...

I am in the $30-$35 range but the last 5 doz I bought averaged out at almost $44.......ye Gods

I order a doz Syrah through a mob in WLG and it work out at $87 AUD a bottle.......once 180NZD freight was + plus 5% customs duty (on the value of wine and freight) + 29% WET + 10% GST. It's base value was about $45 NZD a bottle. If you have the money buy a bottle and try it........if you like it bu...

AJ which year did you have? michel I believe it was the 1997. If I recall correctly, I actually found it to be a pretty light pinot, somewhat like an old premier cru burgundy. Seemed ok, but that's about it. But it sounds like the main reason to buy Dry River is for the whites, not for the syrah or...

Salmon and Chardonnay 6 SERVINGS 14 ounces chilled all-butter puff pastry 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream Two 8-ounce bottles of clam juice 2 cups water 1/2 pound tiny new potatoes, scrubbed 1 1/2 pounds skinless salmon fillet, cut into 1-inch dice 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tables...

Jamie Oliver has a fantastic recipe for fish pie (I think it is his second book - Return of the Naked Chef). Otherwise scallops are a great chardonnay match. Hope you enjoy the wines - which vintages have you bought. Cheers Andy Andy I have that Jamie Oliver book and this was the recipe I was think...

I am not much of a Chardonnay fan but though it could be more to do with the fact I hadn't tasted any decent ones. So I decided to buy 3 of the best 2001 Chardonnay's (based on what I have read) that come out of Victoria....Giaconda, Mount Mary and Bannockburn. Now I just need to work out what to co...

Thanks Sue Has the 2002 Mt Difficulty actually been released as yet? I did a search using wine-searcher.com and could only find the 2001, then checked mtdifficulty.co.nz and they only had the 2001 for sale. Do you know if they have an Australian distributor.......the website doesn't list any? Michel...

Friday: 2000 De Bortoli Cabernet Sauvignon - Nice enough wine but didn't leave me with any lasting impressions. Saturday (at a Wedding): 2001 Cape Mentelle Marmaduke (GSM blend) - This is a bloody good wine to be served at a wedding and at around $15 a bottle retail is great value. Deep red in colou...

I have tried one Grosset Pinot and it was the 01. I have no written tasting notes but remember it was very dissapointing. From what I had read I didn't not expect it to be a fruit forward wine but I found it almost lacking any fruit character and hence the wine felt thin in the mouth and out of bala...

That last post was by Ben.........I forgot to log in

Love the stuff and infact drink very little other type of white wine unless it has bubbles. All time favorite Grosset Polish Hill but this is a little sentimental as well as the 1998 was the first full case of wine my partner and I ever bought together. We are also enjoying the Caryle Estate (Pfeiff...

Adair, Thanks for the vote of confidence. Well 24 hours later the wine hasn't lost any of it is power but the nose and particularly the palate seem to have harmonised a lot. The bacon/meaty (it could be chicken as mention on the other forum) character has intergrated more with the fruit which now se...

Life would be very dull if we all agreed! It will be interesting to see what the second half of the bottle is like when I (I doubt the other half will go there again) try tonight. The lack of tannin could have been due to wine been pulled striaght out of the wine cabinet and opened. It was probably ...

I finally got around to tasting the Hilltops Shiraz and I was expecting a monster but it wasn't as feral as I thought. The initial aromas seemed to lack any fruit character it was dutch licorice, tar and bacon. This settled after an hour or so and I started to see some raspberry, cherry and pepper n...

I tried this at the Melbourne Supper Club last night as part of a flight of Shiraz. The other 2 tried were Perrin Crozes-Hermitage 1999 (Good) and Primo Estate Joseph Angel Gully Shiraz 2001(not good had no body). I should also point out that Isole e Olena was about 2 and half times the price of the...

That is great service Ben. Now I wish I had added to your order! You just never know when good fortune will strike Adair........cracking a bottle and sharing my views is a duty I am more than happy to preform. I have seen a post of yours regarding this wine and expect it be a bit feral (like my 2 y...

A few weeks ago I send off my rather modest order for 3 Shiraz/ Viognier and 3 Riesling to Clonakilla. When the wine arrived I opened box to find 3 Shiraz/Viognier and 3 Hilltops Shiraz. So I rang the winery and told them what had happened and they were very apologetic and promised to have Riesling ...

All questions about Champagne and Sparkling wine, attempt as many as you wish ⋅ How many counter-clockwise twists does it take to undo the cage around the Cork 5 ⋅ Put the steps in Traditional Champagne making into the correct order: Dosage; Assemblage; Pigéage; Rumuage; ...

Roger, I think you have proved that if the company is good and the wine is on tap then spending 24 hours in metal tube at 30,000 feet isn't to dull an affair. Then again it can be a bit ugly if the whole plane is on the act.....if Jamie reads this maybe he can tell us if he ever did the run to Bali ...

Hi Jamie,

Usually appeased by the blonde hair and big smile!

Yep that would work........I gather she wasn't one of Reg's old crew.