Weekday drinks for the new financial year

griff · Post by **griff** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:06 pm

A 2008 Massena Barbera tonight with ribs. An intense glossy magenta robe. Reef oil wafts in on the nose with cranberries and brown spice underneath. Later on tonight some pan juices add complexity. On the palate there is more cranberry along with apricot, dutch cocoa with a lick of Barossan earth. Sour/sweet and fresh. Unusual citrus like finish reinforcing the agredolce impression. So it has some Barossa affinity but not so sure about Barbera. Very Good wine and highly drinkable. One of those wines that you spot something different everytime you go looking. No idea if it will age but it wont last that long around here anyway

cheers

Carl

Daryl Douglas · Post by **Daryl Douglas** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:30 pm

Shingleback "Red Knot" Shiraz 2006Bouquet a bit plummy, barely noticeable oak. The palate is very McLaren Vale, plum, dark fruit, tar. Tannins? Oak? They're barely noticeable. Short finish. Pretty simple, one-dimensional wine. 84/100

Wayno · Post by **Wayno** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:38 am

griff wrote:A 2008 Massena Barbera tonight with ribs. An intense glossy magenta robe. Reef oil wafts in on the nose with cranberries and brown spice underneath. Later on tonight some pan juices add complexity. On the palate there is more cranberry along with apricot, dutch cocoa with a lick of Barossan earth. Sour/sweet and fresh. Unusual citrus like finish reinforcing the agredolce impression. So it has some Barossa affinity but not so sure about Barbera. Very Good wine and highly drinkable. One of those wines that you spot something different everytime you go looking. No idea if it will age but it wont last that long around here anyway

Interesting notes. It's probably fair to say that most red wines that come out of the Barossa, no matter varietal, seem to 'taste like Barossa', at least in my experience.

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:07 am

2007 Greedy Sheep Cab/Merlot- it's really a good wine. Needed time for sweetness to blow off (for my tastes), but the fruit is good and the oak is in balance. It's plush, generous and fleshy, but the structure is there and the tannins are dry and carry the finish well. Will try second half of the bottle today and post on Sunday's roll call. Just to make use of the weekday & sunday threads :wink:

bacchaebabe · Post by **bacchaebabe** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:17 pm

jeremy wrote:2007 Greedy Sheep Cab/Merlot- it's really a good wine. Needed time for sweetness to blow off (for my tastes), but the fruit is good and the oak is in balance. It's plush, generous and fleshy, but the structure is there and the tannins are dry and carry the finish well. Will try second half of the bottle today and post on Sunday's roll call. Just to make use of the weekday & sunday threads

Jeremy, never heard of this wine before. Where's it from?

bacchaebabe · Post by **bacchaebabe** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:34 pm

I needed a winter warmer last night so headed for the Noon's. Found my stash of 01 Noon Cleanskin Cabernet. This was sold at $90 a case from memory as it was felt that the fruit was not good enough that year to make a Reserve Cabernet so this is essentially the Reserve Cab declassified and without a label. And a bit cheaper.

Perfect cork with purple stain 1mm deep. Purple core with red edges. Capsicum and tomato leaf nose with a slightly hot note at the end. Rich licorice with a hint of vanilla on the palate. The touch of vanilla sweetness really adds to the complexity and doesn't detract as it often can. There's some blue / black fruits in there too but not really jumping out. Quite smooth - surprisingly so in fact. Really blossomed in the glass. medium bodied excellent wine.

Lisa said and I quote, "This wine is spectacular and it doesn't even have a label." That sums it up well. 93

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:49 pm

BB wrote

jeremy wrote:
2007 Greedy Sheep Cab/Merlot- it's really a good wine. Needed time for sweetness to blow off (for my tastes), but the fruit is good and the oak is in balance. It's plush, generous and fleshy, but the structure is there and the tannins are dry and carry the finish well. Will try second half of the bottle today and post on Sunday's roll call. Just to make use of the weekday & sunday threads

Jeremy, never heard of this wine before. Where's it from?

Kris, it's Margaret River gear. It reminds me a little of Cullen's 07 Margaret River Red, same sort of price point and I like it a lot more in terms of my taste. Am looking at it again today (have a RosÃƒÂ© and a Sav/Sem to look at next week) and will post on Sunday thread.

I'm not usually a big fan of this fleshy style in reds but I do have time for this. There is bit more to it than meets the eye I reckon.

griff · Post by **griff** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:28 pm

bacchaebabe wrote:I needed a winter warmer last night so headed for the Noon's. Found my stash of 01 Noon Cleanskin Cabernet. This was sold at $90 a case from memory as it was felt that the fruit was not good enough that year to make a Reserve Cabernet so this is essentially the Reserve Cab declassified and without a label. And a bit cheaper.

Perfect cork with purple stain 1mm deep. Purple core with red edges. Capsicum and tomato leaf nose with a slightly hot note at the end. Rich licorice with a hint of vanilla on the palate. The touch of vanilla sweetness really adds to the complexity and doesn't detract as it often can. There's some blue / black fruits in there too but not really jumping out. Quite smooth - surprisingly so in fact. Really blossomed in the glass. medium bodied excellent wine.

Lisa said and I quote, "This wine is spectacular and it doesn't even have a label." That sums it up well. 93

Very good wine indeed but sadly have drunk all mine. Funny how some of the cooler cabernet wines that are initially written off in various places wind up good drinks down the road.

I think the standard cleanskin that year was $90/case but I think this was more?

cheers

Carl

bacchaebabe · Post by **bacchaebabe** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:30 pm

Hey Carl, you might be right. I couldn't remember if there was a cleanskin that year other than the cab but it was still a bargain, whatever it cost.

griff · Post by **griff** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:59 pm

bacchaebabe wrote:Hey Carl, you might be right. I couldn't remember if there was a cleanskin that year other than the cab but it was still a bargain, whatever it cost.

Amen to that!

cheers

Carl

dlo · Post by **dlo** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:13 am

Up early, so I'll post on a superb red burg opened last night. A little left in the bottle and a quick mouthwash and spit only served to reinforce last night's stellar performance. Alain Hudelot-Noellat's 1993 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru "Les Suchot" is resplendent with a mature rusty red translucence but from there the wine delivers a much more youthful persona, opening with a heavenly nose of seamlessly integrated satsuma plum, black cherry, pinot sap, cardamon, brown truffle, damp earth and subtle background savoury oak. Likewise, the palate is similarly endowed with gorgeous fruit overlying complex secondary characters and a wonderful lively structure of mouth-watering acidity and ripe tannins that provide excellent grip and focus on the medium-bodied palate. Hudelot-Noellat have crafted an elegant and age-worthy pinot noir with their 1993 Suchot - a wine brimming with svelte but compelling flavour, appealing complexity and fine length, that drinks extremely well now but will continue to offer much pleasure for quite some years to come. 93 points. 13.5% A/V. Sealed with a very long, good quality cork.