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…
1999 Antinori Chianti Classico Marchese Antinori Riserva
A closer look at the wines from Saturday’s Italian lunch. Not all wines are made for aging. You often hear the comment that only 10% of wines are created to age. I am not sure about this figure, but in the context of 90% of the wine being produced is rather inexpensive, generic wines that…
2012 Fiorenzo Nada Barbaresco Manzola
A closer look at the wines from Saturday’s Italian lunch. My first two Piedmont wines were a 2014 Elio Altare Barolo and a 2012 Fiorenzo Nada Barbaresco Manzola. Both were oxidised and needed to be replaced. Not a great start to my Piedmont journey. I am yet to try the Elio Altare, but opening and sharing…