Pretty good, a no brainer at <$10 per bottle, tropical fruit, good balance, some inensity, good acid finish and quite morish.
Mind you, a couple of days ago I had the
2008 Teusner Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc, another animal completely, serious Savvy, luscious, best I've had for ages and seriously shades the 2008 Shaw and Smith!!!
Gavin Is the Teusner 08 SB readily available at the moment?
If not, when & where?
cheers
Hello
Well, I'm about to stock it cause its so damn good.
You are correct, the GlenDronach is a Highland malt. The bottle I had was the "Traditional", double cask matured (as they call it) in sherry wood and oak barrels. Yes, it is a good malt. Looking forward to trying another malt in a couple of days.
Last night I opened a 1990 Eileen Hardy Shiraz at a friend's place. It was very nice, soft and approachable but with the slightest hint of residual tannin. The nose was immediately open, sweet and fragrant, of sweet cherry and mulberries. The palate was much the same, ripe, sweet and fleshy, and a hint of underlying tannins that suggests further evolution. This was a wine you could drink without food. In fact my friend thought it overwhelmed the lamb chops!
He opened a 1981 Sassicaia, an Italian Cabernet from the Tuscan coast and a completely different wine. Apart from it being a Cabernet it was reserved and tighter. There were plum skin and minerals in the nose and the palate had black fruits, and a dry savoury finish, perfect with the lamb.
Cheers............Mahmoud.
PS: He bought the Sassicaia for C$20, and I paid about C$18 for the Eileen Hardy, of course many years ago.
Gotta love your work Mahmoud . Of course I've seen the Sassicaia name before but never tried any of the wines. I don't much like sheep meat, baby nor mature, so probably would've preferred the Eileen Hardy.
Cheers
daz
p.s. Seriously, I am very fussy about lamb, let alone hogget or mutton which I'd only eat if I was starving.
1998 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz - by far the best of the 10 or so bottles I've had, and even better on day 2. This was sublime, and starting to show the silkiness and velvety mouthfeel the 91 has. This was everything I could hope for in a 10 year old shiraz. Tons of up front fruit just starting to develop secondary notes, with a very, very long, earthy finish. Well cellared bottles have years and years left. Having had the 99 on many occasions too, I can't agree with those who feel its a better wine than the 98. Not even close in my book.
. Of course I've seen the Sassicaia name before but never tried any of the wines. I don't much like sheep meat, baby nor mature, so probably would've preferred the Eileen Hardy.