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Went to a Bordeaux tasting last week. If only I could afford to buy them but at least I got to taste them 2003 Les Ormes de Pez Quite approachable fruit forward Bordeaux with brambly fruit, ink with a bit of bit mint. Oak a little prominent at this stage with firm tannin and good length. Good 2003 G...

Craig,
Where is value located in premium NZ red? Have just bought some Te Mata Bullnose as an entry into NZ Syrah to test the waters. At $45 seems OK QPR if it all its cracked up to be.

Go halves maybe

J, why these wines? And can you secure the 04 St Peters? Voyager, Because I'm a WA boy and I like MR CS, good reviews and their 03 Shiraz is awesome(Not normally as big a fan of MRS). Crozes, I love Rhone wine and 03 was supposed to be a good vintage for the North Rhone and again good reviews from ...

Thinking of buying a mixed case
3 2004 Te Mata Bullnose
3 2004 St Peters
3 2003 Guigal Crozes Hermitage
3 2003 Voyager Cab
Any thoughts/improvments

Anyone that misses him can always go to his own chatroom. Had a look myself. Mmmm. Form your own opinions but I'll be staying put.

Gavin,
Have been on for a week can but cannot update my details. Could you have a look at it please.
Ta
J

Welcome Alex, My experience was along similar lines to start with. In my mid twenties start drinking whites and the odd bottle of cheap red. Then late twenties started to earn a little more money and started trying the odd bottle of red with a little more oomph. Started to think there might be somet...

If you go fishing and burley up you have to expect a few bites

Serge, Yes. Could be a cultural thing but when replies end in "sport" and "throw a boulder at my glass wall" in Oz it normally indicates some sort of defensive reaction with the intention of causing a offensive position. I was merely questioning if that was the intended tone of t...

Serge,
Do I detect a tone of facetiousness in your reply?

Serge,
Regarding your commentary on the idiosyncrasies of Australasian citizens from your home in the US of A. Something about glass houses springs to mind

Friday 2001 Villa Antinori Choc bomb dropped in the dirt. Finished nice and savoury. Yum+ 2002 Ata Rangi Walking through the farm with a basket of berries. Nicely developed, maybe a little green, but I like it alot. Yum++ 97 Leeuwin Art Series Cab Lost in the forest. Dark and brambly. Drinking very ...

Grab them.
Had a Clonakilla lat night. Excellent wine. Just got better and better as it continued to open. Amazingly distinct apricot tart smell. Glad I have another 5.
Check out torbwine for reviews of Aberfeldy. Very highly rated.
Out of interest, what do they sell for in UK?

"dont mention the...." world cup!!

Why?

Sue, Blown away by how good they are. Distribution is a bit of a problem on the westcoast for the smaller wines. Got them sent from NZ by otago wine. Really nice to see some diiferent stuff and some current release stuff. Have only been into CO PN for a couple of years as prior to that drinking most...

Pierro has always been known for its full blown chardi. Been pegged back a little in recent years but one of the more buttery chardis from down south. Price is up there though!

I have just bought a case of Kuwarau Reserve 05 Mount Michael Bessies Block 05 Carrick 04 Wooing Tree 05 I didn't find any of these to be massively overoaked. More inbalance with the beautiful fruit that CO is known for with a nice toasty finish. Is it possible that Serge you are particularly sensit...

Yes its critical of Aussie Shiraz. I love Geoffs site. Its very hard to find detailed tasting note on a lot of NZ Pinot and Syrah releases and as there is so many great wines coming out of there it is a wonderful to have a heads up but, he is too harsh of the Aussie reds. In the same way I love a go...

Any scars with white wine RWB. I had one with bacardi at 15. Can really shape your future. Have not touched it since.
Let that comment about Aussie white go through to the keeper. For now!

I too drink mostly red but on the right occasion find that the odd white does hit the spot.
I would never question personal taste as at the end of the day there really is only personal degrees of yum or yuck. I was just checking how far to one side you lean.

Not even?
An aged hunter sem.
A fresh clare riesling
A clean crisp chardi
A Yquem!!!
Surely you jest

Thanks for the tip.I'm trying to get my 5 posts in so I can edit my profile. Love your website. Keep the bastards honest and more wine for my dollar!
PS We'll convert you yet.
PPS Corked wines were
2 2000 chardi
1 2003 PN

Just thinking about my 1st first growth. Any other experiences along similar lines. Have had some good second growths but this wine sent a new benchmark.
J

Hi. First post. Have been reading for a while so I thought I would add some tasting notes. Sunday Lunch Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque 1998 I struggle a little for tasting note on bubbly but this was awesome with a dozen fresh shucked oysters. Great mousse and length 99 Cullen Chardi Poured very cloudy....