The Wine thread

[kirky]

Rockford also had the SVS (Single Vineyard Series) releases, which were a lot rarer (and more expensive) than the Basket Press, and only available on strict allocation to Stonewallers. It was discontinued for a while, but I heard a while ago they were bringing them back. I haven't checked to see if that's happened.

I was lucky enough to try an almost complete vertical of them just over 10 years ago.

TN: 1996-2005 Rockford SVS Vertical 1/9/14 - The Auswine Forum

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On a separate winery, I have the every vintage of Hentley Farm’s Clos Otto (first vintage 2005) and have multiple bottles of each vintage (other than the first couple of years).

Hentley Farm is one of my favourite Barossa wineries.

Had a small vertical (2011, 2013-2017) at my 59th birthday in 2020.

 

[spenze]

So, I'm not a wine snob, I appreciate different wines and having a bottle from a vintage every couple of years to see what it was like and how it improved.

Tonight, for the Freo game I am drinking a 2017 Oatley GSM. Had a few bottles from a friend when the vintage came out and it is a variety I don't usually drink. Firstly, this would be the balls with roast lamb, especially done in the Webber.

Couple of years ago this wasn't too bad, drank it on a coolish December night at a street party sitting near the 40 gallon drum filled with firewood, it went well.

Tonight and to be honest, not bothering to decant, just the old poor mans decanter of pouring a glass and leaving the bottle open and letting them sit for twenty I am having this as an after dinner drink.

40% Grenache, 33% Shiraz and 27% Mourverde. Pleasant enough, obviously very plummy on first taste but you know, it is one of those wines that is better than the sum of its parts, there is a lot of balance in it after the big hit on the front palate of red fruit. I won't wank on about it but I think this is less than 20 a bottle at vintage and for that, not too shabby, leave it a few more years and it's a nice wine for the night.

 

[twiggy4PM]

Did a trip to the SE and spent a couple of days wine tasting. Best find was Majella wineries.

They do a couple of wines called The Composer (Cab sav) and The Musician (Cab sav / shiraz blend) that cost around $20 - $25 a bottle. Fantastic value from a winery I had never heard of. Have a pile of prizes from from the SE wine awards. Dont deal with Dans which is probably why I hadn't heard of them but you can get them from Fassinas.

Seriously good value.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Did a trip to the SE and spent a couple of days wine tasting. Best find was Majella wineries.

They do a couple of wines called The Composer (Cab sav) and The Musician (Cab sav / shiraz blend) that cost around $20 - $25 a bottle. Fantastic value from a winery I had never heard of. Have a pile of prizes from from the SE wine awards. Dont deal with Dans which is probably why I hadn't heard of them but you can get them from Fassinas.

Seriously good value.

Another winery who are on my mailing list... & I usually buy up when they have their sales.

The Musician is a consistent drop by Prof.

 

[spenze]

Yeah, halfway through and more a wine to drink with food, solid but probably better drunk younger

 

[spenze]

Did a trip to the SE and spent a couple of days wine tasting. Best find was Majella wineries.

They do a couple of wines called The Composer (Cab sav) and The Musician (Cab sav / shiraz blend) that cost around $20 - $25 a bottle. Fantastic value from a winery I had never heard of. Have a pile of prizes from from the SE wine awards. Dont deal with Dans which is probably why I hadn't heard of them but you can get them from Fassinas.

Seriously good value.

Majella and Di Giorgio punch above their weight down here

 

[n4sir]

Speaking of Coonawarra, the annual Capital City roadshows are coming up again next month. Well worth going to, as there is a lot available to try all in the one place. The 3 hours do go quickly if you're not careful (unlike the old 5 hour marathons under the tents at the back of the Norwood Hotel carpark a couple of decades ago - those were the good old days )

Coonawarra Wine Tasting Roadshow 2025

Taste the best of Coonawarra when the Coonawarra Wine Region brings its finest drops to the cities of Australia! Don't miss the opportunity to meet the makers and discover why Coonawarra wines are among the best in the world!

coonawarra.org

 

[n4sir]

Happy world Pinot Day! I enjoyed this stunner tonight.



The next date for your calendars is World Cabernet Day, Saturday August 30th.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Wow, 2017 Kalleske Greenock shiraz tonight with marinated lamb roast on the weber.

Such an awesome powerful Barossa wine & complexity of flavours to savour.

Troy never let's you down with his wines!

 

[Cromulant]

Wow, 2017 Kalleske Greenock shiraz tonight with marinated lamb roast on the weber.

Such an awesome powerful Barossa wine & complexity of flavours to savour.

Troy never let's you down with his wines!

Had a glass of that in a restaurant the other night, cost me a bit but it hit the spot.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Just a reminder than wine in moderation is good for your health...

Is it true that … a glass of wine a day is good for your heart?

Moderate wine consumption may benefit your cardiac health, but foods such as grapes and berries offer similar advantages without the negative effects

www.theguardian.com

 

[kirky]

Always a good reason to post this

 

[cleanhands]

Always a good reason to post this

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That’s my late beagle

 

[n4sir]

That’s my late beagle

As a fellow previous beagle adopter x3 (and wine lover), I reckon that's my next avatar after Nicks gets sacked.

 

[cleanhands]

As a fellow previous beagle adopter x3 (and wine lover), I reckon that's my next avatar after Nicks gets sacked.

Yep still miss him

 

[n4sir]

The next date for your calendars is World Cabernet Day, Saturday August 30th.

Been a bit slack... I opened this magnum back then for the event. ****ing great too!

 

[n4sir]

Yep still miss him

Yeah, I miss mine too. It's been 14 years now, but a lot has happened in between, a lot has changed now.

 

[n4sir]

What's the definition of the ultimate wine w***er?

A couple of weeks ago I took half a dozen bottles to the Penfolds Clinic - I'd looked after them well, but it's always a gamble with those dodgy 1990s era corks - luckily they all passed, and Peter Gago signed off on all of them.

That was the third clinic I've gone to...

A few months ago during winter, inspired by something Nigel Dolan said about also recorking bottles from his father's cellar, I went and did it myself with a few problem bottles I got from auction, and figured I had nothing to lose anyway. I extracted the corks, gassed them with a Winesave, tried them to make sure they were OK, then topped them up with a later vintage of the same wine, and put a new cork in.

I'm chuffed with the results... but even I admit it's wine nerd to the extreme. These are for personal consumption and not resale, so I'm not doing a Rudy Kruniawan. Through the previous Penfolds Clinics, trying the glass of the the open wines, I know they don't materially change when they are topped up - something confirmed when I was topping up at home and noticing the new mix in the glass. Ultimately this is a preservation exercise, and if you know what you are doing, it seems to be surprisingly effective... I just hope the new corks do the job until I want them drained for good.

 

[n4sir]

It's been big news the last couple of days - a shock and a loss that has rocked the SA Wine Industry.

'Australia's finest winemaker' identified as house fire victim - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia

SA's wine industry is mourning the loss of one of the nation's 'finest', who was found dead after a house fire in Clarendon this week.

www.indailysa.com.au

 

[adelaidecrows]

What's the definition of the ultimate wine w***er?

A couple of weeks ago I took half a dozen bottles to the Penfolds Clinic - I'd looked after them well, but it's always a gamble with those dodgy 1990s era corks - luckily they all passed, and Peter Gago signed off on all of them.

That was the third clinic I've gone to...

A few months ago during winter, inspired by something Nigel Dolan said about also recorking bottles from his father's cellar, I went and did it myself with a few problem bottles I got from auction, and figured I had nothing to lose anyway. I extracted the corks, gassed them with a Winesave, tried them to make sure they were OK, then topped them up with a later vintage of the same wine, and put a new cork in.

I'm chuffed with the results... but even I admit it's wine nerd to the extreme. These are for personal consumption and not resale, so I'm not doing a Rudy Kruniawan. Through the previous Penfolds Clinics, trying the glass of the the open wines, I know they don't materially change when they are topped up - something confirmed when I was topping up at home and noticing the new mix in the glass. Ultimately this is a preservation exercise, and if you know what you are doing, it seems to be surprisingly effective... I just hope the new corks do the job until I want them drained for good.

If you need to go to that effort, call me uncouth but you probably should just drink the bastards