A big night of Pinot (Part 2) 4 May 2016 Served blind against the Morey-Saint-Deny by Bruno Clair I was certain this could be the wine to sway Shell. It came highly recommended by Braden at Baringo I had high hopes. 2010 Moric Reserve Blaurfrankisch Burgenland Osterreich Dense dark berries on the nose dominated by…
2010 Domaine Bruno Clair Morey-Saint-Denis En la rue de Vergy
A big night of Pinot Noir (Part 1) 4 May 2016 Previous attempts to convert Shell to Pinot outside of Burgundy have failed. Time for a change in tactics. This Bruno Clair was tasted blind against the Moric on the following post. 2010 Domaine Bruno Clair Morey-Saint-Denis En la rue de Vergy Strawberries and violets…
2003 Lakes Folly Cabernet
Dinner with Diane Griffin. 26 April 2016 A great day. Always a pleasure to have family visit. Not Burgundy but one of Shell’s favourites. 2003 Lakes Folly Cabernet Sweet tobacco, dried herbs, coffee and dark chocolate with fading dark berry fruits. The palate shows great mouthfeel. Very good structure and fine well integrated tannins. At…
2010 Domaine Gason & Pierre Ravaut Ladoix Le Bois Roussot Premier Cru
Back to Burgundy 26 April 2016 Shell went straight back to Burgundy after the disappointment of the Bellaraine pinot. Onto our third bottle before dinner. I hope Diane does not think this is a regular Saturday’s drinking. 2010 Domaine Gason & Pierre Ravaut Ladoix Le Bois Roussot Premier Cru Sour cherries, earth, truffles, rhubarb and…
2009 Scothmans Hill Norfolk Vineyard Pinot Noir
Between lunch and dinner with Diane Griffin 26 April 2016 It is an ongoing quest to convert my beautiful wife to Pinot outside Burgundy. With Diane and I having the lions share of the Epogee we needed something to get us through the afternoon before dinner. A good as time as any to tempt Shell…
2015 Keith Tulloch ‘Epogee’ Voignier Marsanne Rousanne
Lunch with Diane Griffin. 27 April 2016 Diane, like Shell, is not a fan of white wine. One of her favourite vineyards is Elephant Hill in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Here she tried their Voignier and loved it. The cellar is very thin when it comes to whites outside of Chablis. Luck was on our…
2013 Curly Flat Pinot Noir
The risky business of what to open after a Grand Cru burgundy. 16 April 2016 With the Burgundy finished Australian pinot once again became a discussion point. Why do we get it so wrong so often? Curly Flat is the rare exception. Clearly inebriated, it suddenly seemed an excellent idea to open a half bottle…
1999 Domaine Gaston & Pierre Ravaut Corton Les Bressandes Grand Cru
Grand Cru from a great vintage. 16 April 2016 Shell runs the cellar. Browsing through the list and selecting the wines. Narrowing her search to ‘Burgundy’ she chooses whatever takes her fancy. In this instance a Grand Cru from the highly rated 1999 vintage. When I suggested that this might be considered a special occasion…
2014 Oakvale Limited Release Semillon
Quail for lunch. 16 April 2016 Aside from the occasional Chablis, Shell does not drink white wine. After a glass or two with the quail she declared this undrinkable. Taking one for the team I finished the bottle while making dinner. 2014 Oakvale Limited Release Semillon Typical Hunter Semillon. Lemons, pears and green apples on…