Nice wines I have drunk recently - Red or White

[boomy]

I had an ‘07 389 at a restaurant tonight, really drinking well.

07 was a tricky vintage, glad to hear it aged well.

 

[Feebs]

A good selection today with a few mates for lunch

 

[ellen10]

Looking for a nice bottle of red for my son. He is not a Merlot fan. Maybe Shiraz or Cab Sauv.

Around $100, any suggestions. I would have to buy it from Dans or the other local contenders. Too late to order now. His partner wants to buy it for Christmas.

 

[Assassin]

Looking for a nice bottle of red for my son. He is not a Merlot fan. Maybe Shiraz or Cab Sauv.

Around $100, any suggestions. I would have to buy it from Dans or the other local contenders. Too late to order now. His partner wants to buy it for Christmas.

Penfolds St Henri would be my go to….
Dans have a few vintages from $100 up

 

[ellen10]

Penfolds St Henri would be my go to….
Dans have a few vintages from $100 up

Thanks @Assassin for your recommendation. I will look into them.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Penfolds St Henri would be my go to….
Dans have a few vintages from $100 up

Na. Penfolds 389 better choice IMHO if he wants to drink it in the next 5 years.

 

[Assassin]

Na. Penfolds 389 better choice IMHO if he wants to drink it in the next 5 years.

I find 389 hit and miss, but the st Henri never fails to deliver…

 

[TheRealTMA]

I find 389 hit and miss, but the st Henri never fails to deliver…

LOL. I'm the opposite!

 

[Daver6]

 

[TheRealTMA]

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Excellent Côte de Beaune and PERfect that you've moved on from that Jura rubbish in time for Xmas!

 

[VPS]

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Where was my invite if you're in Adelaide?

 

[ellen10]

Thanks for the great recommendations.
I ended up buying a Balnaves Tally reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from mt local Dans.
$85 on special.
I remembered that my son’s previous boss really rated the Balnaves Tally.
I’m sure he will like it, maybe he might even share it with me

 

[Assassin]

Thanks for the great recommendations.
I ended up buying a Balnaves Tally reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from mt local Dans.
$85 on special.
I remembered that my son’s previous boss really rated the Balnaves Tally.
I’m sure he will like it, maybe he might even share it with me
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It’s a really good wine. I’m sure he will like it.

 

[Major]

It’s a really good wine. I’m sure he will like it.

Agree. I have had some excepional wines from Balnaves.

 

[Buzzard]

2016 Wynn's Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon. Absolutely stunning, so soft and delicate with fine tannins. A beautiful nose too and a nice long finish. Served from the duckanter.

 

[Buzzard]

We also enjoyed this with some Coffin Bay oysters and some fat juicy king prawns.

 

[Captain Halliday]

When travelling, especially in places not renowned for wine, I usually struggle to find a decent wine.

So in a ski resort in Canada with only one bottle shop, my hopes were not high.

I did my usual benchmarking exercise which involves finding a wine I’m familiar with and using that as a baseline for pricing decions.

Oyster Bay Sav Blanc at ~CAD23 (~25AUD) was the starting point.

A mark up for sure, but considering the store has a monopoly, not totally outrageous IMO.

Next I sought a recommendation for something to go with steak.

The bloke sounded like he knew what he was on about - but can you ever really be sure?

His tip was a Canadian red blend at CAD38 or roughly AUD42.

“Yeah right”, I thought.

I was deeply sceptical.

The store had plenty of wine CAD100+ and here he was suggesting below 40 bucks. Yeah right!

I baulked, but in the end took the recommendation and was very pleased I did.





This is a stunning wine.

Probably unfair to compare a blend from Canada to a straight variety from Australia.

But as an indication I’d rate this ahead of things like Wynns Black Label, Blackwell, Keyneton Euphonium and Kalimna.

I was sufficiently impressed to spend 20 mins trying to find an Aussie importer.

Edit: couldn’t find an importer, so if anyone see it available in Australia, please PM me.

 

[TheRealTMA]

When travelling, especially in places not renowned for wine, I usually struggle to find a decent wine.

So in a ski resort in Canada with only one bottle shop, my hopes were not high.

I did my usual benchmarking exercise which involves finding a wine I’m familiar with and using that as a baseline for pricing decions.

Oyster Bay Sav Blanc at ~CAD23 (~25AUD) was the starting point.

A mark up for sure, but considering the store has a monopoly, not totally outrageous IMO.

Next I sought a recommendation for something to go with steak.

The bloke sounded like he knew what he was on about - but can you ever really be sure?

His tip was a Canadian red blend at CAD38 or roughly AUD42.

“Yeah right”, I thought.

I was deeply sceptical.

The store had plenty of wine CAD100+ and here he was suggesting below 40 bucks. Yeah right!

I baulked, but in the end took the recommendation and was very pleased I did.

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This is a stunning wine.

Probably unfair to compare a blend from Canada to a straight variety from Australia.

But as an indication I’d rate this ahead of things like Wynns Black Label, Blackwell, Keyneton Euphonium and Kalimna.

I was sufficiently impressed to spend 20 mins trying to find an Aussie importer.

Edit: couldn’t find an importer, so if anyone see it available in Australia, please PM me.

Okanagan Valley wines can be very good.

 

[Daver6]

Ready for the haters... This was stunning

 

[WrenchHammerMcTool]

My summer quaffer after picking up for <$50