What am I drinking?

[TORB]

Hi Good Peoples,

Here is the tasting note:-

Initially the wine was fairly closed but showed plums, black cherry, subtle spice (cinnamon and cloves), vanilla, chocolate and mint which is a fair level of complexity. On the palate the wine although full bodied shows some refinement and elegance with youthful acid, excellent complexity and very smooth tannins. The long term maturation in French oaks influence is noticeable and obvious without being overdone and has been judged to perfection. ItÂ’s a rich wine with loads of fresh mouth numbing pure fruit flavours of chocolate, plum, blackberry, clove, mint and aniseed which came in waves of flavour and changed order and intensity over time. The length is excellent as is the finish. As the wine opened up the tannins became more evident and the wine seemed to add weight showing the depth and complexity of its true overall structure. A wine that will last and keep on improving for years itÂ’s rated as Excellent now.

And here are the clews.

1. I am the first vintage of this wine.
2. Only 60 dozen bottles were made.
3. Fruit from my block regularly winds up in a major corporations Icon wine.
4. The land I come from is named after a major event that captured the imagination and attention of the world in the late 1960's.

Now what am I drinking?

Cheers
Ric

[Brett Stevens]

91 'The Stocks' Woodstock Shiraz

[TORB]

Sorry thats not it.

[Anthony]

is it from conawarra ric?

[ChrisH]

2002 Special Winemaker's Reserve Limited Release Old Vines Basket Press Moon Landing Block Neil Armstrong Commemorative Edition Shiraz ?


Chris

[Anthony]

you read my mind chris

[TORB]

Sorry its not from Coonawarra.

Chris not one word in your answer is correct but keep at it. Although the answer was far off, its closer than you think.

[Guest]

Kurtz 2000 Lunar Block Shiraz.

[Guest]

Make that 1999 Kurtz Lunar Block Shiraz sorry.

[Neville K]

Close Guest, but no cigar. Probably did the same search.

Kurtz Family 1999 Lunar Block Shiraz

I think Chris was closest to the pin with the Moon walk commemorative special with Buzz Aldrin signed back label from Neil Armstrong's Cellar. Michael Collins has a photo of it.

[Neville K]

Ah we crossed paths simultaneously!

[TORB]

We have a winner, it was the Kurtz Family 1999 Lunar Block Shiraz. Stunningly good wine and unbelievable value. The 2000 hasnt been released yet (it due soon) and whilst not as good as the 99 is still great value and worth purchasing.

[MartinC]

Wholehearted agreed with u Ricky.
Tremendous satisfation n pleasure per/$. I tot the wine is almost pushing into the overipe territorry without crossing over (reminded me abit like the O.Centenary Hill 98) but the Lunar'99 is a better crafted wine.

Thanks for ur recommendation.

Cheers,

[TORB]

Wholehearted agreed with u Ricky.
Tremendous satisfaction n pleasure per/$. I tot the wine is almost pushing into the overripe territory without crossing over (reminded me abit like the O.Centenary Hill 98) but the Lunar'99 is a better crafted wine.

Martin,

There is no doubt the wine has tremendous concentration of fruit power but it does so without extraction, excessive weight or alcohol. It manages this because its from 40 year old dry grown vines that were cropped at 1.4 tons per acre. Alcohol level is 14%. No way this is into over-ripe territory, its only into the blackberry spectrum and no where near the prune end of things.

[Gavin Trott]

The 2000 hasnt been released yet (it due soon) and whilst not as good as the 99 is still great value and worth purchasing.

Just released, had a bottle mid week, agree, slightly less than the 1999, a vintage thing, but still way above most other 2000 Barossa Shiraz, lovely wine, similar in style, French oak and lovely mid palate rich fruit.

Together with the 2002 Grenache and 2001 Shiraz, an excellent range of reds from a small producer worth watching, and supporting.

[Chuck]

xxx