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Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:54 pm
by George Krashos
Had the 13 Cirillo 1850 Grenache on the weekend. Good juice, varietal and built to last.
-- George Krashos
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:01 pm
by mjs
Redav wrote:Any chance people have any thoughts on these wines?
Best's Great Western Shiraz Bin No 1
Cirillo Grenache 1850's Old Vine
Cirillo Grenache The Vincent
Seppelt Riesling Drumborg Vineyard
I think I've seen people rate Best's a bit so I saw some and grabbed something. I had heard that the original Rockford Dry Country grenache grapes went into this wine so I'm keen to see what this is like as we've picked up some new RDC (which is new to us). I picked up their 'lesser' wine too to try. We enjoyed the 2016 vintage and have the 2017 and 2018 as well. We found two other 2016 grenache wines from producers in the same region that we have enjoyed which is good.
The Vincent has a bit of a place with my wine mates, good value, savoury, great flavour, old vines. We have spent time tasting with Marco at CD, he has access to some of the oldest Grenache vines in the Barossa, which also looked liked amongst the healthiest vines we have ever seen, even those >150yo. For $20+ bucks, the Vincent is great value.
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:40 pm
by Redav
George Krashos wrote:Had the 13 Cirillo 1850 Grenache on the weekend. Good juice, varietal and built to last.
Oh great. Any idea if you can tell if there's development? It's under screw so might be slow? I picked up a '13 to try and then grabbed a '10 as an anniversary wine to share with friends next weekend. We're looking forward to opening both.
mjs wrote:The Vincent has a bit of a place with my wine mates, good value, savoury, great flavour, old vines. We have spent time tasting with Marco at CD, he has access to some of the oldest Grenache vines in the Barossa, which also looked liked amongst the healthiest vines we have ever seen, even those >150yo. For $20+ bucks, the Vincent is great value.
That's good to hear. It sounds like it's not just in the Barossa but the world too. I wonder how well the Vincent might keep? We've had a '16 and I have a '17 and '18 to try too.
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:06 am
by Ozzie W
Redav wrote:Any chance people have any thoughts on these wines?
Best's Great Western Shiraz Bin No 1
A great QPR cool climate shiraz that you can drink young or confidently cellar for a decade or longer depending on vintage. You'd be hard pressed to find better at the price point. The 2011 vintage won the Jimmy Watson Trophy.
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:28 am
by ticklenow1
We had a 2010 Vincent a few weeks back and it was simply stunning. So bright and fresh, lovely nose and good length. Should hold for a few years yet too. Wish I had more. I find the 1850's a bit hit and miss. When it's good, it's great. But I've had a few that were just say so. The Vincent is up there in the VFM stakes.
Cheers
Ian
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:45 am
by phillisc
Seppelts Drumborg...fab Riesling and in the years when they could put out a Cabernet, stunning wine....wonder where that fruit now goes in the TWE monolith?
Agree too with Bests Bin 1, have had the last 3 -4 vintages for $20 or so really punches above its weight...I am biased though, have purchased Bin 0 for 20 plus years
Cheers Craig
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:48 am
by Polymer
Redav wrote:Any chance people have any thoughts on these wines?
Seppelt Riesling Drumborg Vineyard
I think this is really good each year....a bit of residual which I think really adds to the wine...Definitely in my top 10 AU rieslings..
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:50 am
by phillisc
Polymer wrote:Redav wrote:Any chance people have any thoughts on these wines?
Seppelt Riesling Drumborg Vineyard
I think this is really good each year....a bit of residual which I think really adds to the wine...Definitely in my top 10 AU rieslings..
Very much so Polymer, but top 5 for me
Cheers Craig
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:04 pm
by Redav
Thanks for the thoughts
Polymer wrote:I think this is really good each year....a bit of residual which I think really adds to the wine...Definitely in my top 10 AU rieslings..
Gee, great to hear. I picked up a 2012 but shall pick up a recent vintage too
Any thoughts on the Drumborg's in general? What are they? Selected vintages? The Cab was mentioned so I'll keep an eye out for it but what of the Pinot and Chardonnay?
Re: The 'What's your thoughts on this wine' Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:19 pm
by phillisc
Redav wrote:Thanks for the thoughts
Polymer wrote:I think this is really good each year....a bit of residual which I think really adds to the wine...Definitely in my top 10 AU rieslings..
Gee, great to hear. I picked up a 2012 but shall pick up a recent vintage too
Any thoughts on the Drumborg's in general? What are they? Selected vintages? The Cab was mentioned so I'll keep an eye out for it but what of the Pinot and Chardonnay?
The Cabernet is discontinued, last vintage was 20 plus years ago (1998, I think). I had many vintages of the 80s and 90s, cracking wines, fetch a bit now on the secondary market.
Cheers Craig