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Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:06 pm
by rossmckay
2013 Jacobs Creek and a NV Porphyry Pearl for me
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:21 pm
by The fish
rossmckay wrote:2013 Jacobs Creek and a NV Porphyry Pearl for me
Hahaha!
crack me up.
The Jacobs Creek better be the one made in the bourbon barrels ?
Bring whatever you want to drink:)
Cheers Matt
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 5:50 am
by rossmckay
The fish wrote:rossmckay wrote:2013 Jacobs Creek and a NV Porphyry Pearl for me
Hahaha!
crack me up.
The Jacobs Creek better be the one made in the bourbon barrels ?
Bring whatever you want to drink:)
Cheers Matt
I went large on the bourbon barrels JC. That's going to be a big earner in the investment market
I'm sure there's something interesting I can dig up.
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 7:04 am
by redstuff
Do people mind if I bring along 2 guests (fellow wine enthusiasts of course)?
I will bring 99 St Henri, 03 Springflat and an 03 Dutschke oscar semmler shiraz
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:26 pm
by Duncan Disorderly
OK, here are the numbers so far...
Me + 1
Matt +1
Ross
Redstuff +2
PDG
Lucky I booked for 8 people. Redstuff, I will do final numbers on Monday and speak to the restaurant but I wouldn't have thought an additional person is going to be too much trouble.
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:21 pm
by Duncan Disorderly
All good for 9 on Friday. See you all then.
Cheers
Julian
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 9:14 am
by The fish
Primed for this. Will head home before I head in. Need to collect vino.
Cheers
Matt
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:46 am
by TravisW
How was it guys? What wines turned up?
Sorry I couldn't make it.
Cheers, Travis.
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:04 am
by rossmckay
It was a great night. Nine people some greta wines. I ducked out early to go and do some work but my favourites were the 2008 Donnhoff Slate Dry Riesling and the 2003 St Henri but there were a heap of gooduns
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:28 pm
by redstuff
Great night. Loads of pizza and the following wines were enjoyed:
Wine of the night for me 2003 St Henri.
Donnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Dry Slate 2008
Clonakilla 2011 Ceoltori
Campbells The Barkly Rutherglen Durif 1998
Carpinetto Sillano Toscana 2004
Cavaliere Rosso Toscano 2004
Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2003
Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 1999
The Flower and the Bee La Flor y la Abeja Treixadura (Spain) Not sure what vintage.
Chateau Fonreaud, Listrac-Medoc Cru Bourgeois 1996
Penfolds Bin 138 Old Vine GSM 2002
Pertaringa The Full Fronti NV Muscat a Petit Grains
Dutschke Oscar Semmler Shiraz 2003
Not enjoyed:
Wild Duck Creek Estate Springflat Shiraz 2003 - STUFFED, oxidised with ethyl acetate and acetaldehyde.
Re: Canberra Offline No.5 - Fri 22 August
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:41 am
by The fish
Ooh, errr....my head.
Top night. Good to meet some new folks. Some interesting wines. In the cold sober light of day here's my reflections:
Donnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Dry Slate 2008 - Good wine but needed other whites for comparison. Nice RS but not over the top.
Clonakilla 2011 Ceoltoiri - the pepper in this wine became more pronounced as the night wore on. Licorice, a touch of jubey goodness and stacks of white pepper (maybe too much?) . This is a wine to watch.
Campbells The Barkly Rutherglen Durif 1998 - Love a good durif expecially when the alcohol doesn't show. Top shelf durif.
Carpinetto Sillano Toscana 2004 - can't recall much about this wine.
Cavaliere Rosso Toscano 2004 - Interesting. raisined and kind of reminded me of an Amarone style wine (Joseph Moda) from our last outing at Beijing House.
Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2003 - V. Nice. Can't see much more upside to it though.
Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 1999 - drying tannins and a good contrast to the 2003. Drink up.
The Flower and the Bee La Flor y la Abeja Treixadura (Spain) - 2010 or 11 from memory. Low acid made from the Souson grape. Streak of honey or honeycomb through it , capsicum, bell peppers? Not my style (I brought it and wanted a second opinion). Wondered if it was stewed?
Chateau Fonreaud, Listrac-Medoc Cru Bourgeois 1996 - lead pencil (not Staedtler HB but lead pencil nonetheless). Reasonable for a Cru Bourgeois.
Penfolds Bin 138 Old Vine GSM 2002 - good wine. Coconut on the nose? American Oak?
Pertaringa The Full Fronti NV Muscat a Petit Grains - Loved this.
Dutschke Oscar Semmler Shiraz 2003 - probably needed more time with bottle open. Very reticent. Not much action on the nose. My palate might have been stuffed at this point - I wasn't getting much from it. Would have liked to see this the next day.
Wild Duck Creek Estate Springflat Shiraz 2003 - Nail polish remover/varnish - stuffed
Trying to get past it I thought that there might have been nuances of christmas cake, chocolate and rum balls. This wine could have been huge...
Hope you all made it home safely?
Cheers
Matt