Wine thread

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Weak as piss!

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

New collection, part 2:

1x Virgin Hills Red 1997
1x Redbank Sally's Paddock 1999
1x d'Arenberg Ironside Pressings GSM 1998
1x Mitchelton Print Shiraz 1998
1x Tempus Two Pewter Seal Cab Sauv 2000
1x Peel Estate Shiraz 1998
1x Petaluma Cab Merlot 1994 (2nd bottle)
5x Penfolds Bin 90A Cabernet Shiraz 1990

 

[Mong]

Cockfighter's Ghost 2006 Shiraz for me tonight. Really enjoying it quite a bit!

Got a bottle of this today but the 2010

It's very handy...their own Gulf Station is better IMO

Got one of these 2009 pinot noir's also, having it now.. Very, very nice. (We usually just drink penfolds rawson retreat merlot when we get red so I'm easily impressed)

Have decided to branch out a bit with reds and take some of you merkins recommendations..

Also got a Pepper Tree Merlot 2010. Hopefully somewhere near as good as this gulf station is.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Grande Reserve Naoussa Boutari 2007. Greek wine made from Xinomavro grapes. Very interesting taste, almost like a Grenache but with the tannic structure of Cabernet Franc. Very food friendly, full of ripe red fruit with a good lick of leather on the finish.

 

[Bazal]

Man where the shit do you get all this weird stuff? I'd love to be able to find interesting wines like that...

Finished a previously opened bottle of Rapaura Springs reserve pinot noir, Central Otago...great pinot for $25. Rich fruit, earthy, sappy whole bunch character, spicy oak. Ripper value

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Mate my territory takes me around to all sorts of places. Picked that up in Marrickville, the shop specialises in drinks for the Greek community (while being run by Sri Lankans).

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Norman's Chais Claredon Cab Sauv 1998. Drinks like velvet, and still a heap of vibrant flavour. Black cherry, vanilla, liquorice, eucalyptus, and a slight confection edge.

Delicious. And I have one more bottle of this too, wonderful!

 

[Bazal]

Not as esteemed a wine as SGL, but anyway....

2012 Wynns shiraz. Typically excellent, possibly as good as the 2010 (I'll have to try them side by side to see). Black fruit, slightly jammy but medium bodied, graphite edge, warm spices. Impressive stuff, just in too small a bottle!

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Awwww shucks Baz. If you're nice, next time I'm in Canberra I might bring something from the collection...

 

[Bazal]

2009 Giaconda McClay Rd shiraz. Declassified fruit from the top couple of shiraz they make. Ripper for the $30 odd I paid per bottle for the 6. Big and fragrant Rhone-esque nose, loads of fruit, inky intensity. Great stuff

 

[Bazal]

Alpha Box and Dice Blood of Jupiter. 85% sangiovese, 15% cabernet. Huge 15.4% alcohol but it carries it well. Cherries, black fruits, excellent depth, that slightly tangy sangiovese edge. Bit like a super Tuscan, without the same savoury complexity on the back (but also without the $100+ price tag).

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Having a bottle of Cotes du Rhone I picked up from Aldi for $10, and I tell you what its not bloody bad at all. Very drinkable, would definitely pick it up again.

 

[Drew-Sta]

Might drop in and get the Cotes du Rhone SGL.

Finished a bottle of Partisan Olivers Road Grenache last night. A gorgeous McClaren Vale wine.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Definitely grab some, I'm going to grab a few more bottles for my rack.

Also we still need to catch up. I have excellent plonk to donate to a meeting...

 

[Bazal]

Musella Valpolicella Ripasso....awesome wine, dark and savoury

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Having one of my ex-employers new white wines. Semillon based blend, definitely got some Chardonnay and Verdelho in there. Not as bad as I thought though for a CDW.

 

[Bazal]

Wirra Wirra Woodhenge shiraz 2010. FFS I should have bought more of this! Awesome stuff, practically chewing it

 

[Bazal]

Having one of my ex-employers new white wines. Semillon based blend, definitely got some Chardonnay and Verdelho in there. Not as bad as I thought though for a CDW.

I don't mind a good CDW...Vasse Felix or Cullen for example. Shame it's such an abused style

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

I don't mind a good CDW...Vasse Felix or Cullen for example. Shame it's such an abused style

Its just so easy to slap CDW on a label and fill it with whatever shit is lying around the vineyard.

A good Marsanne Rousanne Viognier though....

 

[Dani]

I want wine.