No time for lengthy tasting notes
but currently sipping on
2006 Samuel's Gorge Grenache
Yum
Convincing Aussie Grenache
no candy, no confection
no over oaking, serious fruit, great structure, older oak (I think).
focus
double yum!!
Now, who else is enjoying something currently?
currently sipping
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Gavin Trott
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Gavin Trott
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Well just a little and I'm going to drink it anyway!
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Gavin Trott wrote:How's the 02??
I have 03 and 05 cellared, great wines in good vintages?
The 05 is in terrific shape on last try (I have a number of those cellared too) but not tried the 03. The 02 is still quite fresh with lemon and Bickfords lime and soda style spritz, but with some good petrolly characters coming on.
Cheers
Wayno
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Mahmoud Ali
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Just tried a new wine I had never seen before.
In the past I've had "Goats do Roam" an inexpensive red blend made by Charles Beck of Fairview Estates (South Africa) that is a play of words on Cotes du Rhone. No problems from the French there but when Fairview went on to make a more expensive syrah/shiraz called "Goat Roti" they objected.
I'm not sure what the result of all this was but on my return home to Edmonton I discovered that Fairview Estates didn't stop there. Recently, in a bottle shop (they call it a wine store here), I spotted a chardonnay called "Goat's Door" (Cotes d'Or) and "Bored Doe", (need I elaborate?).
The 2005 "Bored Doe" is made of a blend of Cab Sav, Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The artwork on the label has a black and white line drawing in the style of Bordeaux.
A mix of old and new world styles, the wine is fruity but with a touch of earthy minerality. Very nice, something I would buy again at C$14.
Cheers.............Mahmoud
In the past I've had "Goats do Roam" an inexpensive red blend made by Charles Beck of Fairview Estates (South Africa) that is a play of words on Cotes du Rhone. No problems from the French there but when Fairview went on to make a more expensive syrah/shiraz called "Goat Roti" they objected.
I'm not sure what the result of all this was but on my return home to Edmonton I discovered that Fairview Estates didn't stop there. Recently, in a bottle shop (they call it a wine store here), I spotted a chardonnay called "Goat's Door" (Cotes d'Or) and "Bored Doe", (need I elaborate?).
The 2005 "Bored Doe" is made of a blend of Cab Sav, Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The artwork on the label has a black and white line drawing in the style of Bordeaux.
A mix of old and new world styles, the wine is fruity but with a touch of earthy minerality. Very nice, something I would buy again at C$14.
Cheers.............Mahmoud
Petaluma Project Co Riesling 2006
This is the little sideline thingy Petaluma do, where the winemakers get cut loose to do something different. This, claims the label, is a spatlese style riesling.
In my view its close...sort of...:
The palest of straw colour. Nose of lemons, and fresh, morning dew on a meadow. Herbal, bright and lovely. The palate…I'm thinking more Kabinett than spatlese, but germainc it is. Slatey, floral, lemony. Searingly acidic, fruti pure and intense. Australian it is, but a decent tilt at a German style, a much better attempt than the Pewsey Vale Prima. My only issue is 12% Alcohol - lose 2% and everyone will be happy. This has some potential to age a little as well, perhaps give it two years.
Cheers
Andrew
This is the little sideline thingy Petaluma do, where the winemakers get cut loose to do something different. This, claims the label, is a spatlese style riesling.
In my view its close...sort of...:
The palest of straw colour. Nose of lemons, and fresh, morning dew on a meadow. Herbal, bright and lovely. The palate…I'm thinking more Kabinett than spatlese, but germainc it is. Slatey, floral, lemony. Searingly acidic, fruti pure and intense. Australian it is, but a decent tilt at a German style, a much better attempt than the Pewsey Vale Prima. My only issue is 12% Alcohol - lose 2% and everyone will be happy. This has some potential to age a little as well, perhaps give it two years.
Cheers
Andrew
Wizz wrote:Petaluma Project Co Riesling 2006
This is the little sideline thingy Petaluma do, where the winemakers get cut loose to do something different. This, claims the label, is a spatlese style riesling.
In my view its close...sort of...:
The palest of straw colour. Nose of lemons, and fresh, morning dew on a meadow. Herbal, bright and lovely. The palate…I'm thinking more Kabinett than spatlese, but germainc it is. Slatey, floral, lemony. Searingly acidic, fruti pure and intense. Australian it is, but a decent tilt at a German style, a much better attempt than the Pewsey Vale Prima. My only issue is 12% Alcohol - lose 2% and everyone will be happy. This has some potential to age a little as well, perhaps give it two years.
Cheers
Andrew
I haven't tried the Pewsey Prima yet - not the goods?
Max
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Currently glugging a 1998 d'Arenberg High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon before the footy starts. These entry level d'Arenbergs were just as good as the top end minus the oak - that's a key difference between then and now (as well as the 13.5% alc on the sticker). There's one hell of a skunk stripe all down the side of the bottle - they didn't filter much back then either...
Cheers,
Ian
Cheers,
Ian
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n4sir wrote:These entry level d'Arenbergs were just as good as the top end minus the oak - that's a key difference between then and now.
i totally agree with you there. i think the base line d' Arenbergs are top wines for the price, and put up quite a fight to some of the more higher status (and higher priced) wines.
hmmm wrote:n4sir wrote:These entry level d'Arenbergs were just as good as the top end minus the oak - that's a key difference between then and now.
i totally agree with you there. i think the base line d' Arenbergs are top wines for the price, and put up quite a fight to some of the more higher status (and higher priced) wines.
I've had a theory for quite a while if that a 1998 Dead Arm & Footbolt were served up side by-side in a blind tasting, the cheapie would win. I've gotta try that out one day...
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McHenry Hohnen Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2005
Mid-weight, purple. Reasonably strong nose, and some mint and blackcurrant. A little lighter on the palate (13.5% alcohol), and has the acid and flavour more around the outside of the tongue (and the finish) than in the middle. A nice wine and a step up (well, on my bidget) from a good quaffer.
Mid-weight, purple. Reasonably strong nose, and some mint and blackcurrant. A little lighter on the palate (13.5% alcohol), and has the acid and flavour more around the outside of the tongue (and the finish) than in the middle. A nice wine and a step up (well, on my bidget) from a good quaffer.
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n4sir wrote:hmmm wrote:n4sir wrote:These entry level d'Arenbergs were just as good as the top end minus the oak - that's a key difference between then and now.
i totally agree with you there. i think the base line d' Arenbergs are top wines for the price, and put up quite a fight to some of the more higher status (and higher priced) wines.
I've had a theory for quite a while if that a 1998 Dead Arm & Footbolt were served up side by-side in a blind tasting, the cheapie would win. I've gotta try that out one day...
thats n interesting proposition... why the 1998 though? do you have a stash?
(being very new to the game) i am yet to find a better shiraz for it's price than the footbolt, consistently solid.
hmmm wrote:n4sir wrote:hmmm wrote:n4sir wrote:These entry level d'Arenbergs were just as good as the top end minus the oak - that's a key difference between then and now.
i totally agree with you there. i think the base line d' Arenbergs are top wines for the price, and put up quite a fight to some of the more higher status (and higher priced) wines.
I've had a theory for quite a while if that a 1998 Dead Arm & Footbolt were served up side by-side in a blind tasting, the cheapie would win. I've gotta try that out one day...
thats n interesting proposition... why the 1998 though? do you have a stash?
(being very new to the game) i am yet to find a better shiraz for it's price than the footbolt, consistently solid.
Yeah, I've got a few of each stashed aside.
The Footbolt continues to be solid, but 1998 was the last vintage I genuinely thought the fruit quality was up to Dead Arm standard - since then there has been a gradual drift, from "well take away the oak it's at least as good" to it being a definite step below, but still great value. A vertical of each side-by-side would be a very interesting exercise.
Cheers,
Ian
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n4sir wrote:griff wrote:1996 Peter Lehmann Black Queen Sparkling Shiraz
Its like Rocky's baby brother. Same terroir, less complex but powerful!
cheers
Carl
Probably has a decent cork too!
That's a given
cheers
Carl
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Maximus wrote:Wizz wrote:Petaluma Project Co Riesling 2006
This is the little sideline thingy Petaluma do, where the winemakers get cut loose to do something different. This, claims the label, is a spatlese style riesling.
In my view its close...sort of...:
The palest of straw colour. Nose of lemons, and fresh, morning dew on a meadow. Herbal, bright and lovely. The palate…I'm thinking more Kabinett than spatlese, but germainc it is. Slatey, floral, lemony. Searingly acidic, fruti pure and intense. Australian it is, but a decent tilt at a German style, a much better attempt than the Pewsey Vale Prima. My only issue is 12% Alcohol - lose 2% and everyone will be happy. This has some potential to age a little as well, perhaps give it two years.
Cheers
Andrew
I haven't tried the Pewsey Prima yet - not the goods?
Its been well hyped and highly pointed by some, perhaps deservedly so in an Aus context. But my benchmark isnt Aus riesling its Germany and NZ, where balance is everything. It comes across as a "barbell", where acid and sugar might be equal but they are miles apart. They don't work together. Picked very early and stopped ferment to leave some RS in an attempt to balance - acids are too green for me.
AB
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Mahmoud Ali
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Just came back from my cousin's place. Had a few wines.
2006 Deen de Bartoli Vat 1 Petit Sirah. Had this several times when in Australia where it is called Vat 1 Durif (same grape different name). Always enjoyed it as an inexpensive but refreshing alternative to the ubiquitous shiraz and cabernet symphony. Nice enough nose of black briary fruit but a little thin, not as extracted as I remember previous bottles.
2005 Los Rochas Garnacha, Spain. Made from old vine grenache this wine was a delight. It had been decanted and was therefore quite expressive. Sweet grenache nose and a soft expansive mouthfeel, perhaps just a touch too sweet. Will try it again.
2003 Chateau Potensac, Medoc, Bordeaux. Opened just after dinner it didn't get a chance to show itself properly but kept getting better in the glass. It had a tight, somewhat closed nose, the fruit somewhat hidden behind a firm tannic finish.
Cheers...............Mahmoud.
2006 Deen de Bartoli Vat 1 Petit Sirah. Had this several times when in Australia where it is called Vat 1 Durif (same grape different name). Always enjoyed it as an inexpensive but refreshing alternative to the ubiquitous shiraz and cabernet symphony. Nice enough nose of black briary fruit but a little thin, not as extracted as I remember previous bottles.
2005 Los Rochas Garnacha, Spain. Made from old vine grenache this wine was a delight. It had been decanted and was therefore quite expressive. Sweet grenache nose and a soft expansive mouthfeel, perhaps just a touch too sweet. Will try it again.
2003 Chateau Potensac, Medoc, Bordeaux. Opened just after dinner it didn't get a chance to show itself properly but kept getting better in the glass. It had a tight, somewhat closed nose, the fruit somewhat hidden behind a firm tannic finish.
Cheers...............Mahmoud.