Diversion tactics. Wine 1 of the Wineknot dinner with Kevin and Jenny. When Kevin decided to bring the Torbreck Runrig I had some decisions to make about what to bring. I had nothing of similar value, which was fine, I would just bring two wines. My real issue was what could sit next to a…
Category: red wine
2003 Seppelt Benno Shiraz – and a long winded rant at TWE.
Lamenting the loss of greatness. TWE is the black hole of Australian wine. A gaping vastness that swallows iconic vineyards and wineries with a glacial determination. Three of Australia’s most famous and historical labels have been consumed by this profit-making machine. Their history dismantled, their wines restructured into price brackets. All for export markets. To…
2011 Vigneti del Vulture Aglianico del Vulture Piano del Cerro
Aglianico revisited. After KC and his Anglianico two weeks ago I have been chasing the variety. I can only recall trying it twice before. Looking back through my notes, I found this bottle we had on our driving trip from Kuala Lumpur to Luang Parbang. We love Chiang Mai. After hitting Luang Parbang we drove…
Gevrey Tuesday: 2003 Domaine Georges Lignier et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Combottes
Melbourne Burgundy Social Club Gevrey-Chambertin Tasting, June 2015. Part 1. Every Tuesday I am going to take a look back at one of the wines from the MBSC Gevrey-Chambertin tasting night. I apologise for the poor quality images, it was late and I was inebriated. The Melbourne Burgundy social Club was formed from my own…
2015 Familia Torres Priorat Salmos
Sunday is the new Friday. There is no school tomorrow so we open a rare Sunday evening wine. After a run of Italian wines recently Shell feels like a change of pace. A Spanish wine from Catalan which she picked up last year at a sale should hit the mark. I know very little about…
2017 Proprietá Franceschi Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino
Lazy Saturday afternoons. Malaysia is hot. All the time. Eating and drinking outside can be a sweaty, uncomfortable affair. It wreaks havoc on wine. Both red and white warm up fast in the weather. Problems have solutions, ice buckets make a difference. It is worth it. The views we are afforded from our rooftop are…
2016 Lamole di Lamole Chianti Classico
End of term Chianti. Occasions don’t matter a great deal here. We do not celebrate milestones. Birthdays pass without mention, as do Anniversaries, there is no Christmas, no Ramadan, no Chinese New Year. Just passing days and a feeling of urgency to make every day count, not just the day’s people consider special. Opening a…
2017 Domaine Philippe Garrey Mercurey 1er Cru La Chassière
A French guest at the Italian lunch. Before we moved to Malaysia we drank mostly Burgundy. It almost sent us broke. Wine here is even more expensive. Drinking our beloved Burgundy was no longer an option. Even good Villages hurt the budget. Nevermind, we have since discovered Chianti which reliably delivers at a much less…
2015 Donnachiara Taurasi
A closer look at the wines from Saturday’s Italian lunch. I have only had a few Aglianico wines before. Both from Vulture, both were approachable and enjoyable. This was confounding. There was incredible funk on the nose when first presented. I was almost prepared to call it faulty. It persisted throughout the tasting, finally fading…