Right, what are we/you drinking now .. tonight

[Chuck]

Haselgrove 2018 The Lear McLaren Vale Shiraz. From an etailer at silly prices a few years ago (compared to ambitious RRP) this is starting to develop nicely. Lovely sweet black fruits and oak treatment. All McLaren Vale. Old school shiraz that I do like but well balanced. It has a long life ahead of it and is good drinking now. Great with a boned roast leg of lamb and all the trimmings.

[WineRick]

Wynns Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 16 - Picked up this back vintage at Dan Murphy’s for $20. Good colour and intensity. Dark berries, plums, spice and dried herbs. Ridiculously fresh for a 10yo wine. Nice fruit weight and tannin, just starting to show some earthy maturity. - 1/2/26

Eden Hall Springton Riesling 25 - Sourced from blocks 7 and 10 in their Eden Valley vineyard. Winemaker is Phil Lehmann. Green straw colour and very aromatic. Citrus, kaffir limes, lemon sherbet and some tropical fruit. Feels ultra clean with minerally acidity and a dry finish. - 3/2/26

Wild Duck Creek Estate Yellow Hammer Hill 22 - Heathcote. A big blend of Shiraz, Malbec and Cabernet. Got 20 months in a mix of small French and American oak barrels, foudres and concrete vats. Might be over 15% a/v, but I could drink it all night long. Deep purple colour. Loads of rich, warm fruit and intensity. Lush and smooth. This doesn’t miss a beat. Blackberry, cherry, plums, herbs, spice with velvety tannin and long. - 5/2/26

Flametree Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 22 - Margaret River. Maturation in French oak barrels for 12 months. A strong red-purple colour and lifted aromatics coming out of the glass. Cassis, blackberry, plums, mint and green herbs. Feels medium-bodied and elegant with some grainy, chocolatey tannin. Really nice Cab blend you could drink now or cellar. - 7/2/26

Pewsey Vale Estate Riesling 25 - Single vineyard high up in Eden Valley. Green straw colour and florals. Citrus blossom, white flowers, limes and herbs. Fresh fruit driven acidity just quietly doing its thing. Feels clean and pristine with grapey texture and a minerally dry finish. - 10/2/26

Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon 23 - Some Malbec in this too. Wild ferment and 12 months in French oak. A dark, almost impenetrable purple colour. Coats the tongue. Bigger than usual. Rich and dense. Cassis, mulberry, cherry, bay leaf, earth and spice. Feels full-bodied with savoury oak and obvious tannin. - 12/2/26

Best’s Great Western Riesling 25 - Just gotta buy this every year. Seriously good, often a little more sweet fruited than the typical Riesling style. Tank fermented and all about the fruit. A pale straw colour. Florals, fresh limes, apple and spice. Feels clean with punchy driving acidity and a moderately dry finish. - 13/2/26

I think the 2025 Bests Riesling is one of their best yet - a complete wine.

[mjs]

2010 Lindemans St George Cabernet Sauvignon
Medium red purple, bit of garnet at the rim, but no bricking, medium density colour, leather but still some fruit on the bouquet. Nice soft aged character on the mouthfeel, some mocha and still some tannins though at the end, very enjoyable drop

[WineRick]

To celebrate my wife's birthday dinner last night, at a smart restaurant in Halifax St., I thought it opportune to open something special. So.....

2014 Ponsot 'Clos de L Roche' VV

In a word ... stunning! Double decanted 7 hours earlier, it was still opening up during the slow roasted lamb shoulder! It was a powerful yet supple Pinot, showing tremendous complexity but with a special 'perfume'. Also, having thought I'd seen every closure known to mankind, I had my first exposure to ARDEA SEAL - please google it, its too hard to explain here, suffice to say that its a high-tech closure that lets an ingress of approx 10 ppm p.a.
( Its only the 2nd Ponsot CdeLR I've had the pleasure to experience - the first was in 2006, in Toronto, at Mitsuri restaurant, late after a big promotion. When it was presented and opened, I can remember Etiene Hugel nudging my elbow, quietly saying this will change your perception of Burgundy. He was so right - it was an epiphany. It was only about 75ml., but certainly enough - 1985 Ponsot CdeLR VV now sells for $12K per bottle. RIP Etiene.)
The good news is I have another 2014.

[felixp21]

2001 Chateau l'Eglise Clinet

wow, looks and tastes like a 5yo wine, still black as night with no fading at the rim. Huge wine, massive length and superb complexity. When Bordeaux is great, it really is without peer. Massive doses of dark chocolate, plums, blackberries, smoke, leather, h=touch of mint. It goes on forever and ever.
yes, absurdly expensive (now, anyway) but I'd say worth the price of admission.
98 points drink 2030-2060