Hi Good Peoples,
Its that time of the week again. Please let us know what you have been drinking, lists, vibes or tasting notes welcome.
Last night I opened a Leasingham 1996 Classic Clare Shiraz. It was bloody brilliant. Fresh as a daisy with loads of primary fruit and fresh acid. Flavours of blackberry, prune, chocolate and other good things filled the palate and finished respectably. Pity they don't make them like this any more. Rated as Excellent.
Now what have you guys been drinking?
Its Sunday.....
Torbreck Woodcutters Semillon 2007 - honeysuckle, lanolin, custard apple, grassy notes, quite enjoyable ....
Torbreck Juvenilles 2007 - fragrant jubey red and blue fruits, earthy mixed spice...supple on the palate and a very enjoyable little wine.
Torbreck Struie 2006 - blackberry and blueberry fruits, Asian spice, violets, dark chocolate, espresso, lovely judicious oak use....always one of my favorites in the Torby range
Torbreck The Gask 2006 - floral tinged black and blue fruits, coffee, cinnamon, a waft of smoke, spicy ....oak tucked away behind a raft of ripe fruit....lovely gear
Torbreck Run Rig 2005 - Saturated with blackberry and blueberry fruits, dead sexy oak, Asian spices, roast meats, violets, dark chocolate, coffee and with a hint of marmaladey lift.....cracking wine...multi-faceted with fantastic fruit intensity.
Dalwhinnie Pinot Noir 1995 - just the ticket with a duck ragu pasta.....subdued cherry fruit, gamey,spicy and very enjoyable.
Huet Cuvee Constance Vouvray 2005 - awesome stuff...heady candied tropical fruits....100 g/l and 11.5% alc.....enough sulphur to dispatch a large land based mammal but it is going to be a classic.
Torbreck Juvenilles 2007 - fragrant jubey red and blue fruits, earthy mixed spice...supple on the palate and a very enjoyable little wine.
Torbreck Struie 2006 - blackberry and blueberry fruits, Asian spice, violets, dark chocolate, espresso, lovely judicious oak use....always one of my favorites in the Torby range
Torbreck The Gask 2006 - floral tinged black and blue fruits, coffee, cinnamon, a waft of smoke, spicy ....oak tucked away behind a raft of ripe fruit....lovely gear
Torbreck Run Rig 2005 - Saturated with blackberry and blueberry fruits, dead sexy oak, Asian spices, roast meats, violets, dark chocolate, coffee and with a hint of marmaladey lift.....cracking wine...multi-faceted with fantastic fruit intensity.
Dalwhinnie Pinot Noir 1995 - just the ticket with a duck ragu pasta.....subdued cherry fruit, gamey,spicy and very enjoyable.
Huet Cuvee Constance Vouvray 2005 - awesome stuff...heady candied tropical fruits....100 g/l and 11.5% alc.....enough sulphur to dispatch a large land based mammal but it is going to be a classic.
Sorrenberg Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2005
Distinct cabernet nose, of dried herbs, blackcurrant and sweet oak with a definite green edge. The palate, whilst hot and a bit hard to swallow at first, mellowed over a few hours and ended full flavoured and textural although a general sense of wateriness was noted, partticularly on the end palate. Interesting.
Te Mata Woodthorpe Vineyard Syrah 2005
Pepper, spice - a fairly subdued nose with a short(ish) palate that appeared to be lacking upfront fruit, but perhaps that's attributable to the style/region? With time, became less austere, albeit still quite rigid and some non-tasty notes of dust and angular oak popped into the mix. Perhaps not totally my style?
Distinct cabernet nose, of dried herbs, blackcurrant and sweet oak with a definite green edge. The palate, whilst hot and a bit hard to swallow at first, mellowed over a few hours and ended full flavoured and textural although a general sense of wateriness was noted, partticularly on the end palate. Interesting.
Te Mata Woodthorpe Vineyard Syrah 2005
Pepper, spice - a fairly subdued nose with a short(ish) palate that appeared to be lacking upfront fruit, but perhaps that's attributable to the style/region? With time, became less austere, albeit still quite rigid and some non-tasty notes of dust and angular oak popped into the mix. Perhaps not totally my style?
Cheers
Wayno
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Wayno
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
where do i start, ive been a total wine slut this weekend. finished tonight with a 97 Henschke Julius Riesling which was very good. Last night a 99 Unison Selection wasnt the brilliant wine it once was. Holding my last ones too long I feel. Time to drink up (maybe I should read my own cellar recommendations for these)
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Alkoomi Frankland River Riesling, 2004, still a very pale yellow. Reticent nose, touch of lemon with white flowers. All limes and honey in the mouth upfront with nicely rounding acidity. Slightly odd short finish in that the wine falls off the tongue somewhat watery and quickly but the cheeks remain coated with honey and with drying acidity. I thought when I bought these they might last a while, but I suspect maybe now to two years to drink it at its best.
Brown Hill Hannans Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004, Ooh, aah, Cantona! As they used to say, while taking a drop kick in the head! What a stonker, especially for a fifteen buck wine! Kinda maroony inkiness to it with nose of blackcurrant, blueberry, mint and spices. Gorgeously textured in the mouth, smooth, velvety blackurrant fruit, infused with a touch of minty with dusty cocoa and soft tannin finish. Good length and wonderful mouth coating qualities. Bought a couple of these and more of its big brother the Ivanhoe, which are safely tucked away. With hindsight, twas a mistake not to buy more of these for earlier drinking in such a good vintage but I reckon I’ll rectify that with the 07’s! Twill hold a while no doubt but great right now for my palate.
Cheers
Dave
Brown Hill Hannans Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004, Ooh, aah, Cantona! As they used to say, while taking a drop kick in the head! What a stonker, especially for a fifteen buck wine! Kinda maroony inkiness to it with nose of blackcurrant, blueberry, mint and spices. Gorgeously textured in the mouth, smooth, velvety blackurrant fruit, infused with a touch of minty with dusty cocoa and soft tannin finish. Good length and wonderful mouth coating qualities. Bought a couple of these and more of its big brother the Ivanhoe, which are safely tucked away. With hindsight, twas a mistake not to buy more of these for earlier drinking in such a good vintage but I reckon I’ll rectify that with the 07’s! Twill hold a while no doubt but great right now for my palate.
Cheers
Dave
Craig(NZ) wrote:where do i start, ive been a total wine slut this weekend. finished tonight with a 97 Henschke Julius Riesling which was very good. Last night a 99 Unison Selection wasnt the brilliant wine it once was. Holding my last ones too long I feel. Time to drink up (maybe I should read my own cellar recommendations for these)
I had the same experience with the 99 Unison. It is unfortunately a bit over the top. Although not a bad drinking, it lacks the fruitiness it once had. Still have a couple of bottles to drink.
Cheers.
Nick
2005 Jeanneret Rank and File Shiraz - A big rich full-bodied wine with strong flavours of spice, black pepper and liquorice. Fine, dry perfectly balanced tannins. Very long black pepper and spice aftertaste. At 15.5% you can't drink too much before you start slurring your words. It's a very smooth and way too easy drinking wine. The only criticism is the high alcohol. $20
2005 Sevenhill St Ignatius Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc -Overall not a bad wine, however not much better than the base wine from Seven hill - Inigo. The St Ignatius is $28 and I feel it lacks depth and flavour through the middle palate. At $18 the 2005 Sevenhill Inigo Shiraz is sensational showing excellent weight, mouthfeel and powerful flavours of black pepper and plum,. The palate is a joy and very reminiscent of the 2002 Jacobs Creek Centenary Hill Shiraz (that’s now all sold out and at twice the price).
Cheers
Leigh
2005 Sevenhill St Ignatius Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc -Overall not a bad wine, however not much better than the base wine from Seven hill - Inigo. The St Ignatius is $28 and I feel it lacks depth and flavour through the middle palate. At $18 the 2005 Sevenhill Inigo Shiraz is sensational showing excellent weight, mouthfeel and powerful flavours of black pepper and plum,. The palate is a joy and very reminiscent of the 2002 Jacobs Creek Centenary Hill Shiraz (that’s now all sold out and at twice the price).
Cheers
Leigh
WINE - NECTAR OF THE GODS!
A couple of good things last night at Anise (doing Earth Hour): Gosset bubbles to start, then an excellent Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay with the meal. Started off a tad oaky on the nose, but then a train of pure citrus fruit got underway. Lovely.
Earlier in the day, after doing a walk across Lake George, lunch at the Lynwood Cafe with a stunnng bottle of the Collector Wines Marked Tree Red (made by Alex McKay, ex-Hardy's, and NSW 2007 red wine of the year).
A tasty 2007 Tim Adams riesling over a couple of nights (not a keeper, but good drinking now), and some Quarry Hill pinot noir.
And some earlier things:
- Mount Pleasant Elizabeth semillon, 2002 (Hunter Valley), 10.5%, cork. For once, success with the Mount Pleasant cork lottery (bad on the Phillip shiraz, even worse on the semillon). This was an excellent bottle, in that good zone between young verve and the early phases of richer development.
- Meerea Park viognier, 2006 (Hunter Valley), 14.5%, screwcap. Good viognier, showing a nice mix of fruit character, including a little apricot and some spice. Not quite convincing, but good value and tasty.
- Prunotto Dolcetto D'Alba, 2006 (Alba), 13%, cork. A good cork on this, and good brightness to the ripe, morello cherry dolcetto fruits. Handled a bit of a chill very well.
- Louis Jadot, Combe Aux Jacques Beaujolais-Villages, 2005 (Beaujolais), 12.5%, cork. Reliable village booj - bright fruit, good acid, light and lively, good with food. I do like beaujolais.
- Domaine Les Roches, Chiroubles, Cru du Beaujolais, 1999, 12.5%, cork. Lovely, ripe gamay fruits, but slightly muted. I suspect our true friend, the cork. Five more to go, so will see next week. Still went well with game.
- Capel Vale shiraz, 2002 (Pemberton and Geographe), 13.5%, cork. The cork didn't fill me with hope, but the wine turned out fine. Well-resolved WA shiraz - I should drink more of this - the tannins having softened out nicely, the fruit showing a mix of primary and secondary characteristics. Still at my local bottlo for $15 or so, and good drinking at that price.
- Donny Goodmac Pyrenees shiraz, 2006 (Pyrenees), 13.5%, screwcap. Good spice here, and bell-clear cool climate shiraz fruit, though ripe enough to show little pepper. The acid jangled against the fruit still, especially early on, but time in the decanter helped integration. Decant, or leave until 2009.
- First Drop Wines The Big Blind nebbiolo barbera, 2006 (Adelaide Hills), 14.5%, screwcap. A good wine to have with fried noodles watching the footy. It flicked back and forth between the ripe cherry/plum characters of the barbera and the olives and tannins of the nebbiolo. Not an especially tannic wine, even after extended breathing, and displays genuine interest. Well worth a look, for a riper, New World take on Piedmont.
Earlier in the day, after doing a walk across Lake George, lunch at the Lynwood Cafe with a stunnng bottle of the Collector Wines Marked Tree Red (made by Alex McKay, ex-Hardy's, and NSW 2007 red wine of the year).
A tasty 2007 Tim Adams riesling over a couple of nights (not a keeper, but good drinking now), and some Quarry Hill pinot noir.
And some earlier things:
- Mount Pleasant Elizabeth semillon, 2002 (Hunter Valley), 10.5%, cork. For once, success with the Mount Pleasant cork lottery (bad on the Phillip shiraz, even worse on the semillon). This was an excellent bottle, in that good zone between young verve and the early phases of richer development.
- Meerea Park viognier, 2006 (Hunter Valley), 14.5%, screwcap. Good viognier, showing a nice mix of fruit character, including a little apricot and some spice. Not quite convincing, but good value and tasty.
- Prunotto Dolcetto D'Alba, 2006 (Alba), 13%, cork. A good cork on this, and good brightness to the ripe, morello cherry dolcetto fruits. Handled a bit of a chill very well.
- Louis Jadot, Combe Aux Jacques Beaujolais-Villages, 2005 (Beaujolais), 12.5%, cork. Reliable village booj - bright fruit, good acid, light and lively, good with food. I do like beaujolais.
- Domaine Les Roches, Chiroubles, Cru du Beaujolais, 1999, 12.5%, cork. Lovely, ripe gamay fruits, but slightly muted. I suspect our true friend, the cork. Five more to go, so will see next week. Still went well with game.
- Capel Vale shiraz, 2002 (Pemberton and Geographe), 13.5%, cork. The cork didn't fill me with hope, but the wine turned out fine. Well-resolved WA shiraz - I should drink more of this - the tannins having softened out nicely, the fruit showing a mix of primary and secondary characteristics. Still at my local bottlo for $15 or so, and good drinking at that price.
- Donny Goodmac Pyrenees shiraz, 2006 (Pyrenees), 13.5%, screwcap. Good spice here, and bell-clear cool climate shiraz fruit, though ripe enough to show little pepper. The acid jangled against the fruit still, especially early on, but time in the decanter helped integration. Decant, or leave until 2009.
- First Drop Wines The Big Blind nebbiolo barbera, 2006 (Adelaide Hills), 14.5%, screwcap. A good wine to have with fried noodles watching the footy. It flicked back and forth between the ripe cherry/plum characters of the barbera and the olives and tannins of the nebbiolo. Not an especially tannic wine, even after extended breathing, and displays genuine interest. Well worth a look, for a riper, New World take on Piedmont.
Paul.
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With family on Saturday by candlelight celebrating some birthdays:
NV Seppelt Fleur de Lys A decent cheapie sparkler. Nothing outstanding but nothing offensive either.
05 Cloudy Bay Savignon Blanc Another inoffensive wine. Probably drinking a tad too late to be fully enjoyed but definitely not too far past it. Lost most of it's explosive primary fruit and now tasting quite generic.
98 Wynns Shiraz Surprise of the night. I took the cloudy bay as a bit of a back up for this if it was past it. At absolute peak and just glorious. Lovely mouthfeel, fantastic mulberry and blackcurrent, very good body and length. Every mouthful was a revelation and I just kept thinking to myself, "Gee, this is really very good." Lovin' it sick!
I've been doing very well on my ten year old $10 quaffers of late.
NV Seppelt Fleur de Lys A decent cheapie sparkler. Nothing outstanding but nothing offensive either.
05 Cloudy Bay Savignon Blanc Another inoffensive wine. Probably drinking a tad too late to be fully enjoyed but definitely not too far past it. Lost most of it's explosive primary fruit and now tasting quite generic.
98 Wynns Shiraz Surprise of the night. I took the cloudy bay as a bit of a back up for this if it was past it. At absolute peak and just glorious. Lovely mouthfeel, fantastic mulberry and blackcurrent, very good body and length. Every mouthful was a revelation and I just kept thinking to myself, "Gee, this is really very good." Lovin' it sick!
I've been doing very well on my ten year old $10 quaffers of late.
Cheers,
Kris
There's a fine wine between pleasure and pain
(Stolen from the graffiti in the ladies loos at Pegasus Bay winery)
Kris
There's a fine wine between pleasure and pain
(Stolen from the graffiti in the ladies loos at Pegasus Bay winery)
Couple of recent bottles
Paternoster, Pinot Noir 1998 Yarra Valley
Black Cherry, Mulberry, Plum, bit of white pepper, long finish
Morgan Vineyards, Pinot Noir, 2002 Yarra Valley
Like a little baby brother of the Paternoster - and probably overshadowed by it.
Warrabilla, Reserve Durif, 2001 Rutherglen
Deep, dark and brooding - closed and not willing to be coaxed out of its shell. Tannins beginning to soften, Fruit a bit overwhelmed.
Holley Hill, Shiraz, 2002 Gippsland
An unexpected stunner.
Paternoster, Pinot Noir 1998 Yarra Valley
Black Cherry, Mulberry, Plum, bit of white pepper, long finish
Morgan Vineyards, Pinot Noir, 2002 Yarra Valley
Like a little baby brother of the Paternoster - and probably overshadowed by it.
Warrabilla, Reserve Durif, 2001 Rutherglen
Deep, dark and brooding - closed and not willing to be coaxed out of its shell. Tannins beginning to soften, Fruit a bit overwhelmed.
Holley Hill, Shiraz, 2002 Gippsland
An unexpected stunner.
David G
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Friday night I finished off a bottle of 1999 Shingleback Shiraz that had been opened the night before. Big and meaty on the first night, but it was falling away on Friday. Forgot to decant the wine though and I think this had an influence.
Diappointed we opened up a 1998 Ravenswood Lane Reunion Shiraz. Big wine with lots of tar and leather in the nose and mouth. Impressive but not that much fun. 24 hours later though the lovely red berry fruit started to come through and the wine was much less powerful and much more balanced. Saved a glass in the decanter for last night and it was probably drinking the best. Think it was my last bottle, but if you have this at home, leave it along for at least another 5 years.
Went to pick up some South African wines to access from my favourite local merchant on Sat. He had just got in a small parcel of highly rated Australian wines and he opened a bottle of 05 Shirvington Cabernet to taste. Lovely wine, dark purple, high in alcohol (which you don't notice) with gobs of lovely cassis fruit. Trudi loved it and thought it smelt like her favourite food - instant mash potato. Ruben sold us the rest of the tasting bottle for $30 and once we got it home we found we couldn't actually drink more than a glass - just to young and concentrated. Polished the bottle off yesterday though and it was much better. Still had a lovely mouthful, with loads of glycerne, but the heavy mid palate had softened a bit and this was a lovely, rounded, velvelty wine which we had no problem drinking.
Diappointed we opened up a 1998 Ravenswood Lane Reunion Shiraz. Big wine with lots of tar and leather in the nose and mouth. Impressive but not that much fun. 24 hours later though the lovely red berry fruit started to come through and the wine was much less powerful and much more balanced. Saved a glass in the decanter for last night and it was probably drinking the best. Think it was my last bottle, but if you have this at home, leave it along for at least another 5 years.
Went to pick up some South African wines to access from my favourite local merchant on Sat. He had just got in a small parcel of highly rated Australian wines and he opened a bottle of 05 Shirvington Cabernet to taste. Lovely wine, dark purple, high in alcohol (which you don't notice) with gobs of lovely cassis fruit. Trudi loved it and thought it smelt like her favourite food - instant mash potato. Ruben sold us the rest of the tasting bottle for $30 and once we got it home we found we couldn't actually drink more than a glass - just to young and concentrated. Polished the bottle off yesterday though and it was much better. Still had a lovely mouthful, with loads of glycerne, but the heavy mid palate had softened a bit and this was a lovely, rounded, velvelty wine which we had no problem drinking.
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