Hi Good Peoples,
Its that time of the week again. Time to tell us what you have been drinking. Lists vibes, reports, tasting notes etc all welcome.
Sunday 19 April........Drinkin Reports Due
Tarrington Pinot Noir 2004
2 nil in weirdness for this one. Again, after my first encounter a year or so ago, there was a lot of fruit sweetness and when left for a couple of days, developed severe funkiness, a yeasty beer-like finish (albeit long!) and an odd dryness. The dregs tipped out (much of it) was full of eerie lumps. A quirky effort that I can't say is for me.
Rockford Rod and Spur 2004
Good, quite savoury, rich. Lovely finish.
Moorilla Estate Black Label Pinot Noir 2003
Thin, lacking particular varietal definition, a bit dried out. Pass.
Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir 2005
Lost the chalkiness it had on release, now quite good, hardly beguiling but a good wine.
Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Showing all the signs of a cool year - herbal, capsicum character and what fruit there is is hardly dominating. OK.
Tim Adams Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Had this a few months ago and really loved it as a relatively straightforward but delicious wine. Now I'm not entirely sure, but it's still decent, just not as lush and flavoursome - leaner than I recall.
2 nil in weirdness for this one. Again, after my first encounter a year or so ago, there was a lot of fruit sweetness and when left for a couple of days, developed severe funkiness, a yeasty beer-like finish (albeit long!) and an odd dryness. The dregs tipped out (much of it) was full of eerie lumps. A quirky effort that I can't say is for me.
Rockford Rod and Spur 2004
Good, quite savoury, rich. Lovely finish.
Moorilla Estate Black Label Pinot Noir 2003
Thin, lacking particular varietal definition, a bit dried out. Pass.
Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir 2005
Lost the chalkiness it had on release, now quite good, hardly beguiling but a good wine.
Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Showing all the signs of a cool year - herbal, capsicum character and what fruit there is is hardly dominating. OK.
Tim Adams Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Had this a few months ago and really loved it as a relatively straightforward but delicious wine. Now I'm not entirely sure, but it's still decent, just not as lush and flavoursome - leaner than I recall.
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Cheers
Wayno
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
Wayno
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
Kilikanoon M reserve Baroota shiraz 03 - had the colour of an aged red but the taste was full bodied with all the usual suspects, would only give it another 2years.
Leasingham Classic Clare shiraz 02 - this was the second bottle I have tried and after 1 glass the rest went down the drain - could not get my head round those brett flavours.
Calico Town shiraz 02 - from a small producer in Rutherglen a big porty sweet fruit style- which although was OTT was drinkable after the CC was cast in to the depths of the sewers.
cheers
Seddo
Leasingham Classic Clare shiraz 02 - this was the second bottle I have tried and after 1 glass the rest went down the drain - could not get my head round those brett flavours.
Calico Town shiraz 02 - from a small producer in Rutherglen a big porty sweet fruit style- which although was OTT was drinkable after the CC was cast in to the depths of the sewers.
cheers
Seddo
2005 Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay
No disappointment here, focussed, spine-tingling, wonderful length. 96/100
2008 R Wines Permutations Pinot Noir
A good quaffer while watching my AFL team lose
The footy was bitter, the Pinot was not.
Light, bright, very savoury, wonderful nose, plums, beetroot, red and black cherries, earthy and herbal. Lovely pinosity.
This certainly looks the goods. A real recession buster! 92/100
Drink 2009-2012. Cute labels too.
No disappointment here, focussed, spine-tingling, wonderful length. 96/100
2008 R Wines Permutations Pinot Noir
A good quaffer while watching my AFL team lose
The footy was bitter, the Pinot was not.
Light, bright, very savoury, wonderful nose, plums, beetroot, red and black cherries, earthy and herbal. Lovely pinosity.
This certainly looks the goods. A real recession buster! 92/100
Drink 2009-2012. Cute labels too.
Earlier in the week I cracked a 2006 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay that looked particularly youthful with a perfect balance of fruit, acid and oak, subtle secondary barrel complexities, lovely mouthfeel and a zesty, dry and crisp lingering finish. 92 points.
Thursday night was my birthday dinner with my family and best friend at a nearby restaurant that was good enough for the occasion without breaking any records for quality or the budget. We opened the following -
Vincert Girardin 2004 Mersault 1er Cru "Les Perrieres" - a marvellous fusion of terroir, fruit and oak - one could almost smell and taste the stony soil in this wine. Stunning aromatics of ripe green melon, nectarine and guava with complex meal and stony/mineral notes followed by a palate with gorgeous pear/melon/guava fruit flavour/quality, a subtle earthy/stony accompaniment, perfectly-judged minerally acids and a whopping long departure. A beautiful thing. Drink now - 2014. 93 points.
Bruno Clair 1993 Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru "La Dominode" - I'm prepared to give this wine the benefit of the doubt and quantify it's less than stellar performance as a case of several years too late. The colour was enticing as was the nose - redolent with juicy red cherries, mushrooms, sap and spice. The palate had dropped it's fruit. There were no staleness or oxidation - just an abundance of virtual "nothingness", stripped of its fruit, a lot of astringent dryness on the inside of the mouth and not much length. Passed it. Bummer. 65 points for colour and nose!. A one-off recent "chance" purchase. This wine could have been very good indeed 5-7 years ago.
As this above wine was met by strange looks and the occasional set of rolling eyes, I decided to open my reserve red, Wynns 1992 John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon. As befits one disaster, another is sure to follow, and the cork, even with careful extraction with a trusty screwpull, crumbled into several thousand small pieces leaving a significant amount of fine cork in the first few pours. The wine was sound with a deep colour, typically weedy/cedary nose underscored with deepset curranty fruit and suggestions of capsicum and dried herbs. The palate revealed plenty "more of the same", firmly structured but just a tad green and astringent to my taste. There's still plenty of "oomph" here and perhaps it needs the statutory minimun 20 years of bottle age before it hits its best drinking window. My guess is it will never be great. 86 points on a good day from me.
We skipped desserts and my 1982 "sweet" Loire, so I opened my final offering for the evening - a Seabrook bottling of Chambers 1971 Vintage Port. Made from "Port varieties" this exceptional fortified represents one of the finest wines of its type I've tried for some considerable time. Saturated dark ruby/deep blood red colour. Massively concentrated but hauntingly beautiful nose full of lavish aniseed licquer, licorice, lantana, Asian spices, sweet earth, treacle, creosote, blackberry jam, wonderfully clean lifted spirit and a subtle rancio top note. The palate no less impressive with an identical bevy of nuance, incredible density, wonderful flavour profile, still so fresh and vibrant with that rare quality of seeming immortality. Immaculate structure with mountains of cleansing acid/astringency matching/counterbalancing the wealth of fruit with a gorgeous, integrated fine-grained tannin structure holding through to an almost perfect conclusion. Rates up there with some of the all-time greats of Australian fortified wine production. 97 points. Drink now- 2021+.
Thursday night was my birthday dinner with my family and best friend at a nearby restaurant that was good enough for the occasion without breaking any records for quality or the budget. We opened the following -
Vincert Girardin 2004 Mersault 1er Cru "Les Perrieres" - a marvellous fusion of terroir, fruit and oak - one could almost smell and taste the stony soil in this wine. Stunning aromatics of ripe green melon, nectarine and guava with complex meal and stony/mineral notes followed by a palate with gorgeous pear/melon/guava fruit flavour/quality, a subtle earthy/stony accompaniment, perfectly-judged minerally acids and a whopping long departure. A beautiful thing. Drink now - 2014. 93 points.
Bruno Clair 1993 Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru "La Dominode" - I'm prepared to give this wine the benefit of the doubt and quantify it's less than stellar performance as a case of several years too late. The colour was enticing as was the nose - redolent with juicy red cherries, mushrooms, sap and spice. The palate had dropped it's fruit. There were no staleness or oxidation - just an abundance of virtual "nothingness", stripped of its fruit, a lot of astringent dryness on the inside of the mouth and not much length. Passed it. Bummer. 65 points for colour and nose!. A one-off recent "chance" purchase. This wine could have been very good indeed 5-7 years ago.
As this above wine was met by strange looks and the occasional set of rolling eyes, I decided to open my reserve red, Wynns 1992 John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon. As befits one disaster, another is sure to follow, and the cork, even with careful extraction with a trusty screwpull, crumbled into several thousand small pieces leaving a significant amount of fine cork in the first few pours. The wine was sound with a deep colour, typically weedy/cedary nose underscored with deepset curranty fruit and suggestions of capsicum and dried herbs. The palate revealed plenty "more of the same", firmly structured but just a tad green and astringent to my taste. There's still plenty of "oomph" here and perhaps it needs the statutory minimun 20 years of bottle age before it hits its best drinking window. My guess is it will never be great. 86 points on a good day from me.
We skipped desserts and my 1982 "sweet" Loire, so I opened my final offering for the evening - a Seabrook bottling of Chambers 1971 Vintage Port. Made from "Port varieties" this exceptional fortified represents one of the finest wines of its type I've tried for some considerable time. Saturated dark ruby/deep blood red colour. Massively concentrated but hauntingly beautiful nose full of lavish aniseed licquer, licorice, lantana, Asian spices, sweet earth, treacle, creosote, blackberry jam, wonderfully clean lifted spirit and a subtle rancio top note. The palate no less impressive with an identical bevy of nuance, incredible density, wonderful flavour profile, still so fresh and vibrant with that rare quality of seeming immortality. Immaculate structure with mountains of cleansing acid/astringency matching/counterbalancing the wealth of fruit with a gorgeous, integrated fine-grained tannin structure holding through to an almost perfect conclusion. Rates up there with some of the all-time greats of Australian fortified wine production. 97 points. Drink now- 2021+.
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Cheers,
David
David
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2008 R Wines Permutations Pinot Noir...
Light, bright, very savoury, wonderful nose, plums, beetroot, red and black cherries, earthy and herbal. Lovely pinosity. ... certainly looks the goods... recession buster! 92/100
Great note, John, thank you for the tip. I see from Gavan's website just how inexpensive this is.
http://www.auswine.com.au/product.asp?ProdID=146964
At The Manse restaurant in North Adelaide last night :
glass of Veuve Cliquot Rose : fairly deep , slightly flat but was not in mood to complain - enjoyed it anyway. Nice with bread and butter !
2007 SALOMON Gruner Veltliner , Austria ( screwcap ) : great match with a salmon dish. Fresh and clean.
2003 VIETTI Perbacco Nebbiolo : nice and tannic. Very good.
glass of 1930 Seppelt Para Liquer : my first older Para. complex and spirity. might try and get some later in the year for the winter.
Had not been to The Manse for a couple of years - was pretty good - can't complain about much that I had on the " petit degustation " menu. A bit pricey for a stingey Adelaidean such as myself but what the hell.
glass of Veuve Cliquot Rose : fairly deep , slightly flat but was not in mood to complain - enjoyed it anyway. Nice with bread and butter !
2007 SALOMON Gruner Veltliner , Austria ( screwcap ) : great match with a salmon dish. Fresh and clean.
2003 VIETTI Perbacco Nebbiolo : nice and tannic. Very good.
glass of 1930 Seppelt Para Liquer : my first older Para. complex and spirity. might try and get some later in the year for the winter.
Had not been to The Manse for a couple of years - was pretty good - can't complain about much that I had on the " petit degustation " menu. A bit pricey for a stingey Adelaidean such as myself but what the hell.
Wynns 1990 black label
So far so good its currently decanting
Colour is awesome,Cork was excellent so first signs are good
Keep you updated with tn,s on it
Dazza
Tasting notesDecanted for 3 hours first initially very minty on the nose with capsicum and some hints of mocha and cinnamon spice quite previllent, colour was still fantastic mind you i didnt think it was holding up as well as the 91 black label. on the palate there was some cigar box and leather ,silky smooth and excellent length so all in all a lovelly wine .
So far so good its currently decanting
Colour is awesome,Cork was excellent so first signs are good
Keep you updated with tn,s on it
Dazza
Tasting notesDecanted for 3 hours first initially very minty on the nose with capsicum and some hints of mocha and cinnamon spice quite previllent, colour was still fantastic mind you i didnt think it was holding up as well as the 91 black label. on the palate there was some cigar box and leather ,silky smooth and excellent length so all in all a lovelly wine .
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Some people slurp it,others swill it,a few sip on it,some gaze at it for hours ,enough now wheres the RED
2002 Wolf Blass Grey Label Shiraz: Last couple of bottles a few years ago had a slight reductive character, but this one was much better. Good fruit intensity absorbed the oak, still a little tannic to me which caused it to finish short. Not bad
2006 Vasse Felix Cabernet: Deep red with purple highlights around the rim. Highly perfumed with chocolate and violets. Very elegant palate and long finish, should have a promising future. Will have to purchase more.
2006 Vasse Felix Cabernet: Deep red with purple highlights around the rim. Highly perfumed with chocolate and violets. Very elegant palate and long finish, should have a promising future. Will have to purchase more.
1992 KATNOOK Odyssey, Cab Sav. 13.5%
Didn’t seem to open up much further after an hour in the decanter. Still big with a wack of cassis. A very good wine but I held the highest of expectations, so wanted more.
1993 MONTARA, Shiraz. 13%
I was initially excited that this was alive and was looking like a nice cool climate shiraz. Then towards the back palate some green came through. I’m not sure wether this was under ripe fruit or some spoilage but id like to figure it out.
1999 SANDALFORD, Cab Sav.
Can’t recommend. Only had a glass and it was late, I don’t think it was faulty but out of balance.
2004 TAPESTRY WINES, Riesling.
Picked this up for $14 on sale from the bottlo for poker. Can say I was impressed, for the $ and its age. It’s drinking well and was a lovely Riesling.
Didn’t seem to open up much further after an hour in the decanter. Still big with a wack of cassis. A very good wine but I held the highest of expectations, so wanted more.
1993 MONTARA, Shiraz. 13%
I was initially excited that this was alive and was looking like a nice cool climate shiraz. Then towards the back palate some green came through. I’m not sure wether this was under ripe fruit or some spoilage but id like to figure it out.
1999 SANDALFORD, Cab Sav.
Can’t recommend. Only had a glass and it was late, I don’t think it was faulty but out of balance.
2004 TAPESTRY WINES, Riesling.
Picked this up for $14 on sale from the bottlo for poker. Can say I was impressed, for the $ and its age. It’s drinking well and was a lovely Riesling.
1994 Evans and Tate Gnangara shiraz - good aged drinking this. Fully resolved, and reminded me of Hunter reds with some age.
1996 Tyrrell's Vat 9 shiraz. Best bottle of the 1996 I've had. Looked ungainly, underweight and over-acid when first opened, but came up really well with time in the decanter. The usual appalling crumbly cork, but very good drinking with a braise of speck, chickpeas and chard. Reminded me of some of the 2006 chianti I've been drinking recently, as a thirteen-year-old.
1996 Tyrrell's Vat 9 shiraz. Best bottle of the 1996 I've had. Looked ungainly, underweight and over-acid when first opened, but came up really well with time in the decanter. The usual appalling crumbly cork, but very good drinking with a braise of speck, chickpeas and chard. Reminded me of some of the 2006 chianti I've been drinking recently, as a thirteen-year-old.
Paul.
pstarr wrote
Bloody hell, you've accomplished a lot for your age. Didn't know you were 13
Reminded me of some of the 2006 chianti I've been drinking recently, as a thirteen-year-old.
Bloody hell, you've accomplished a lot for your age. Didn't know you were 13
As always, IMVHO. And Cheers
jeremy- http://winewilleatitself.blogspot.com/
jeremy- http://winewilleatitself.blogspot.com/
jeremy wrote:pstarr wroteReminded me of some of the 2006 chianti I've been drinking recently, as a thirteen-year-old.
Bloody hell, you've accomplished a lot for your age. Didn't know you were 13
I was referring to the Vat 9 being thirteen! I did start early on Donelli Lambrusco, but not that early...
Paul.
Petersons "Rhiannon" sparkling '98 - Blend of Pinot, Chardonnay with some viognier in there. Very enjoyable with the viognier providing a noticable lift to it.
Lakes Folly Cabernets '94 - In rememberance of the late great man. This was just superb. From a magnum this kept unfolding in the glass over the 5 hours we drank it and as usual the last glass being the best.
Saddlers Creek Classic Rose '05 - Really nice Rose fininshed in the dry spectrum but had good fruit presence.
The Ned Sav Blanc '08 - Usually can get this for under $15 and it never fails to deliver.
The Ned Pinot Noir '07 - Bit more expensive than the Savvy at $24 but good drinking. I've certainly had more expensive pinot that I haven't enjoyed as much.
Howard Park Chardonnay '05 - Had an '03 at Christmas time which left a great impression on me and this certainly lived up to that. Really good fruit and oak handling, great mouth feel and drank well over 2 nights.
Lakes Folly Cabernets '94 - In rememberance of the late great man. This was just superb. From a magnum this kept unfolding in the glass over the 5 hours we drank it and as usual the last glass being the best.
Saddlers Creek Classic Rose '05 - Really nice Rose fininshed in the dry spectrum but had good fruit presence.
The Ned Sav Blanc '08 - Usually can get this for under $15 and it never fails to deliver.
The Ned Pinot Noir '07 - Bit more expensive than the Savvy at $24 but good drinking. I've certainly had more expensive pinot that I haven't enjoyed as much.
Howard Park Chardonnay '05 - Had an '03 at Christmas time which left a great impression on me and this certainly lived up to that. Really good fruit and oak handling, great mouth feel and drank well over 2 nights.
jeremy wrote:
pstarr wrote
Quote:
Reminded me of some of the 2006 chianti I've been drinking recently, as a thirteen-year-old.
Bloody hell, you've accomplished a lot for your age. Didn't know you were 13
I was referring to the Vat 9 being thirteen! I did start early on Donelli Lambrusco, but not that early...
Yeah, it was just fun to read it the other way
Hopefully I'll get to taste a good 13 year old Vat 9 one day...As always, IMVHO. And Cheers
jeremy- http://winewilleatitself.blogspot.com/
jeremy- http://winewilleatitself.blogspot.com/
Small selection over the weekend.
Huia Malb Gerwurzt 2007 Huia really do well with their aromatics. A good kiwi gewurzt, spicy palate with red apples.
Thalgara Shiraz Show Reserve 99 Purchased this on a trip to HV a long time ago. Did not really expect much and was very pleasantly surprised. Basically a good earthy Hunter Valley style shiraz. Tannins have softened resulting in a nice rustic style of wine. Reminded me of some Cornas I have somewhere in the cellar.
Woodland Kevin 2001 Cab Sav Major disappointment. I am praying this is in sort form of Cab Sav hell hole but there is currently no fruit and almost nothing to recommend keeping the remaining 5 bottles. Spirity nose, flat fruit, minimal tannins. If I was scoring it, I would struggle to break 85.
Huia Malb Gerwurzt 2007 Huia really do well with their aromatics. A good kiwi gewurzt, spicy palate with red apples.
Thalgara Shiraz Show Reserve 99 Purchased this on a trip to HV a long time ago. Did not really expect much and was very pleasantly surprised. Basically a good earthy Hunter Valley style shiraz. Tannins have softened resulting in a nice rustic style of wine. Reminded me of some Cornas I have somewhere in the cellar.
Woodland Kevin 2001 Cab Sav Major disappointment. I am praying this is in sort form of Cab Sav hell hole but there is currently no fruit and almost nothing to recommend keeping the remaining 5 bottles. Spirity nose, flat fruit, minimal tannins. If I was scoring it, I would struggle to break 85.
Bin 28 Shiraz 2002 - not bad at all. I rarely drink a bottle over three nights but this handled the journey extremely well. It was good to start with, lots of rich oaky fruit and got better with air. Second and third day just improved more leaving the balanced fruit at the front. Great value and is a keeper.
Houghton’s Wisdom cab 2004 – yummy. Outstanding balance and mouthfeel with incredible nose and luscious palette. It’s even better than my first three bottles I tried soon after purchase. My value pick of the year so far.
Houghton’s Wisdom cab 2004 – yummy. Outstanding balance and mouthfeel with incredible nose and luscious palette. It’s even better than my first three bottles I tried soon after purchase. My value pick of the year so far.
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Sean wrote:2002 Tahbilk Shiraz - This was purpley and pleasantly aromatic, with some earthy Tahbilk character, getting better and better with air time, tasting of plummy fruit and savoury oak, very understated tannins and quite mellow and still very primary at the same time.
I've commented on this one before - to me it's the best Tahbilk standard shiraz I've had of those from 02-05. I picked up a bottle at the barn for a fair price 2-3 years ago, thought it very good+ then; so bought the last few remaining bottles when they were discounted to >$10, one was TCA affected but it was replaced by Tahbilk no prob. None left now but I do wish I'd kept a bottle or two as 2002 was one of Tahbilk's best for reds, all rated capable of cellaring for 20+ years. The 86 shiraz shared late last year (a replacement for a TCA affected bottle I left for my b-i-l after Easter 08) was a very nice aged Tahbilk shiraz. At least Tahbilk has moved to stelvin seals for the basic range of reds.
Saturday evening I shared my last bottle of Turkey Flat Shiraz 99. I enjoyed it rather more than the 98 I had last year. Not decanted but opened 30 mins or so before pouring, it had a bit of volatility/brett perhaps on the palate that dissipated after some time in glass. Nice balance with less oak than the 98, mostly dark and red berry fruits, soft but drying tannins on the finish. Nice wine, it should cellar for a few more years yet. It was rather more agreeable than the Cellarmasters "premium" $20 Krondorf shiraz 05 another guest took - too much peppery spice on the finish.
Cheers
daz
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JJap wrote:[The Ned Sav Blanc '08 - Usually can get this for under $15 and it never fails to deliver.
I had a couple of bottles of an earlier vintage of this a few years ago, also thought it very good, a step up from other NZ sauv blancs I'd tried in the price range. Cheap/ish Oz chardy has become my preferred white since then though.
Cheers
daz
"Woodland Kevin 2001 Cab Sav Major disappointment. I am praying this is in sort form of Cab Sav hell hole but there is currently no fruit and almost nothing to recommend keeping the remaining 5 bottles. Spirity nose, flat fruit, minimal tannins. If I was scoring it, I would struggle to break 85"
I hope this was just a bad bottle as I have a few of these. It was wonderful, though not ready, on release.
I hope this was just a bad bottle as I have a few of these. It was wonderful, though not ready, on release.
Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2004
Superlatives deserved. Classic Barossa profile and up there with 1996 and 1999 for me. Very structured and needs time in the cellar - savoured over two days and it was better the second. Multi-dimensional, textured, layered, interesting and plain delicious. A six pack may not be enough. Drink in 10-15 years. £25. At the UK price, this is a stonking bargain.
Wirra Wirra Chook Block Shiraz 2002
Amazing aroma, huge and perfumed. Some really great fruit, long and classic McLaren Vale chocolate and lime but marginally over-oaked and spirit-y. I find it hard to see it all coming together into anything great. Showy and I suspect like the RSW 02 (which I drank a six-pack of young) this may be for early drinking - I would not buy again at the price (£35+).
fwiw I love McLaren Vale Shiraz but it seems not for aging. Doesn't seem to do anything interesting (for me anyway).
Chateau Simard AC St Emillion 1995
Lovely aged quaffer from a lovely vintage at 12% alcohol (!). Longish, very tasty, savoury and cedar wood profile with succulent stawberries. Very fresh but drink up soon. Bargain at £10 and bought all four.
And lots of Rioja ...
Superlatives deserved. Classic Barossa profile and up there with 1996 and 1999 for me. Very structured and needs time in the cellar - savoured over two days and it was better the second. Multi-dimensional, textured, layered, interesting and plain delicious. A six pack may not be enough. Drink in 10-15 years. £25. At the UK price, this is a stonking bargain.
Wirra Wirra Chook Block Shiraz 2002
Amazing aroma, huge and perfumed. Some really great fruit, long and classic McLaren Vale chocolate and lime but marginally over-oaked and spirit-y. I find it hard to see it all coming together into anything great. Showy and I suspect like the RSW 02 (which I drank a six-pack of young) this may be for early drinking - I would not buy again at the price (£35+).
fwiw I love McLaren Vale Shiraz but it seems not for aging. Doesn't seem to do anything interesting (for me anyway).
Chateau Simard AC St Emillion 1995
Lovely aged quaffer from a lovely vintage at 12% alcohol (!). Longish, very tasty, savoury and cedar wood profile with succulent stawberries. Very fresh but drink up soon. Bargain at £10 and bought all four.
And lots of Rioja ...
“There are no standards of taste in wine. Each mans own taste is the standard, and a majority vote cannot decide for him or in any slightest degree affect the supremacy of his own standard". Mark Twain.
Jay60A wrote:Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2004
Superlatives deserved. Classic Barossa profile and up there with 1996 and 1999 for me. Very structured and needs time in the cellar - savoured over two days and it was better the second. Multi-dimensional, textured, layered, interesting and plain delicious. A six pack may not be enough. Drink in 10-15 years. £25. At the UK price, this is a stonking bargain.
Glad it strutted its stuff for you
cheers
Carl
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griff wrote:Jay60A wrote:Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2004
Superlatives deserved. Classic Barossa profile and up there with 1996 and 1999 for me. Very structured and needs time in the cellar - savoured over two days and it was better the second. Multi-dimensional, textured, layered, interesting and plain delicious. A six pack may not be enough. Drink in 10-15 years. £25. At the UK price, this is a stonking bargain.
Glad it strutted its stuff for you
cheers
Carl
I must say I rate this wine in near enough to equal fashion. One of the few wines I made a point of buying a dozen of and absolutely no regrets.
Cheers
Wayno
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
Wayno
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.