Recent content by Chardonnay

I am really enjoying the 2021 vintage. Cool climate dark brambly fruit that should cellar for decades. JH gave it 93.

Haha too structured for my cooking style. Prefer to drink the wine with the food I cook. Or beforehand!

The 'reserve' Wolf blass

I had a bad experience with the 2020 version of this. Bad in that I bought 12 and can literally only cook with it as the wife won't touch it! We've been pouring half down the sink. I would have been better off buying something from Margs for $15 for cooking and drinking. Or Jaluka is always...

This is definitely cooking chardy...

Mine are in no order: 2020 Nga Waka pinot $15 2021 Berrigan sanga $15 2020 Domaine de la Madone bojo $15 Nothing at the $10 level :[

Finally cracked a 16 Sharktooth and it is a strange McLaren Shiraz. Medium bodied to the extreme but maintaining a whopping 14.5% alcohol. If you have a palate attuned to fruit forward wines you probably only taste alcohol. I wonder if this was picked green. I think the oak is well handled, not...

Halliday ranks the MR 2017 vintage the equal worst since 2006. Maybe 2017 MR wines are more cellarable according to Langton...

My 2017s are under screwcap and are excellent. I was underwhelmed by the 2020 that I thought was rather one dimensional.

Inflation...

I'm loving the Bos. I'm sure this vintage will be a cracker too. Thanks SC for the heads up...

Banana

Loved this wine too. I bought it because of the tannin description however the wine was an impressive total package.

Code not working for me :[

Peaking more like it. Had a 05 Jaluka recently that still has life in it. Enjoy!