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Happy 50th Tim!

Looks like food and wine were solid!

Missing the gatherings with you and the rest of the Syd crew.

Not sure if this has been brought up before or if anyone else has noticed it, but ol faithful Metala White Label, has gotten rid of all the Single Vineyard markings on the bottle for their current 2018 Vintage. Probably indicating it is not single vineyard anymore? So the dark ribbon under Metala us...

Back on the drink for the last month... some highlights from Lauren's 30th... 1989 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé Bottle and cork in great condition. Opened with a nice pppsssshhhtttt indicating the wine hadn't gone flat and the cork did its job for the 30years. A light amber colour with f...

Interested pending date!

I am in fact asian and found that video interesting. Welcome SFG! but what does being Asian have to do with anything?? Anyway, as you are in Melbourne, taking a shortish drive to the Yarra or Mornington Peninsula and doing some tastings at various wineries would probably be more interesting and ins...

More Jura... Some 2015 Ganevat Chardonnay's - La Graviere, Champs Poids, La Pelerine
2015 Michel Gahier Arbois Chardonnay Les Follasses

Need to buy some more Les Dolomies Les Grandvaux Savagnin.. this was absolutely delicious...

Pretty interesting seeing other people's treasures! Agreed, so hard to pick out just 3 but I've gone with something that means more to me, rather than just price/value: There's a couple of birth year wines (not my birth year (my wife)): 1989 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune Vendanges Tardives 1989 Chateau Ly...

Ok, your kitchen sink approach to complexity pretty much encapsulates every figure of any wine. By this definition, Durifs from Rutherglen would fit your definition of complex wines. They have lashings of tannins, acid and fruit by the bucket and a finish so long you need to wash out your mouth. Ye...

Really? What is not complex about them? People dislike them for a lot of different reasons....But lacking complexity is not one of them.... My apologies but I just find they lack any degree of complexity or finesse. Sort of like trying to dance a Viennese Watlz when your dance partner is a Canadian...

rooman wrote:
What news are you referring to? Has the vineyard been sold?

mark

No,

Roger is retiring. 2019 will be his last vintage, so 3 more vintages to come. No news on whether or not he will sell it/handover etc...

Got my Marius order in...

I forgot just how great value for money his wines are...
$33 for Simpatico, $44 for Symphony...
Makes me happy

In defence of Grosset rieslings, as a general rule of thumb, I much prefer the Springvale to the Polish Hill. I often just struggle with the acid levels in the Polish Hill even out around 15 years or so. The exception being the 2017 Polish Hill which I have tried at a tasting thought it was superb....

I'd say one, some or all of the 2014 Block range from Mount Pleasant.

2014 Michel Gahier Chardonnay Arbois Les Crêts Clear, dull pale yellow in colour. Initial slight petrol/super glue that blew off quickly leaving behind a sweet nectarines. White florals, perhaps Jasmine. Medium minus body with sharp high acidity. Lots of white stone fruits, white peach, white necta...

Polymer wrote:
Which producers did you get?

Mostly the range of Les Dolomies whites. Michel Gahier and Frederic Lambert vin jaunes.

Various Jura - Savagnin, Vin Jaune, Chateau Chalon.... looking forward to it!

If you like Japanese, Yachiyo in either Mosman or Darlinghurst was fantastic. [url]https://yachiyo.com.au/[/url] It's run by Japanese, not Korean's pretending to be Japanese., and most of their customer base are Japanese. Can't remember the price for BYO but whatever it was, (prob around $10 pb) whe...

2010 Turkey Flat Butchers Block Red Clear, deep dark purple showing very little signs of age. Nose is clean with blackberries, mint, eucalyptus, white pepper and cloves Full bodied, medium plus tannin, medium acid. Taste is similar to the nose. Add some bitter dark chocolate, American oak presence,...

2017 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling Clear, almost no colour, perhaps a slight green tinge. Nose is clean with freshly squeezed lemons and limes. Citrus candy. Newly cut green grass. Body is light, high acidity, very little residual sugar, if any at all. Lemon and lime sherbet. Salty, wet rocks. Miner...

2017 Serrat Pinot Nior Clear, dark ruby red, a little bit of purple. Nose is clean with plenty of strawberries, cherries, herbal/mint tea, white pepper, tar. Medium bodied, soft tannins, medium acidity. taste is similar to the nose. Finish is medium. It's a very good wine that drinks well now and p...

2017 Mac Forbes Woori Yallock Pinot Noir Clear, medium intensity purple. Nose is clean with strawberries, under-ripe cherries, menthol, Arnott's Mint Slice. Jasmine. Medium acid, medium tannin, light oak influence. Strawberries, watermelon, dark chocolate, cherry ripe. Black tea. Mouthwatering. Fin...

Craig(NZ) wrote:A magnum of 2016 Kumeu River Mates Chardonnay

Have you tried the 16 Mates?

I picked some earlier this year without trying... would love to hear your thoughts?

Just ordered a whole bunch of the 2017 Mac Forbes. Was more excited for these than Wynnsday stuff (i'll get a couple of BL later though).

Also some whisky as well.

2007 Seppelt Shiraz Chalambar Decanted off a fair amount of sediment, drank over a couple of hours. Clear, dark but slightly fading purple. Not quite bricking but looks very close to around the edges. Clean nose of dark fruits, blackberries, fresh pack of cigarettes, tar, some nutmeg spice. Medium ...

2017 Andrew Thomas Wines Sémillon The O.C Clear pale lemon with green edges. Nose was clean with freshly cut grass, lemon, lime, jasmine, and a bit of menthol. Medium plus acid, Grassy with unripe lemons, some mint. Very fresh and hard going on its own as it's so very young. Dying for some age and ...

Hey Dave, how was the 94 Lakes Folly? Got 1 left And haven't tried one for a couple of years.

2008 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut No formal notes. A good amount of bubbles (not too little, not too much). I remember some toasty notes with green apple bordering citrus mouth feel and acidity and a perfect amount of dosage to balance. Medium plus body and definitely pinot dominant. Finish was...

2013 St Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon Clear, dark inky purple. Nose of dark soy sauce, some black currants and cigar box. Not much oak, not much tannin, not much body, not much complexity. Taste was very hollow and almost dilute? Little to no fruit. Possibly in a dumb phase, if these wines do go through ...

Holy Sh!t....what an experience this must've been!

Sooooo jelly!!

Raymo wrote: What glassware did you use?

I believe it's Riedel Vinum Burgundy
Decanter is Villeroy & Boch