jogja granny at speed

jogja bird canyon

jogja idling

but i asked for lego

candi mendut irregulars

it's a big world

bruver, can ya spare me a coupla thousand rupiah?

corner

high iso?

lace

it's a rocket i tell ya

solo girl

prambanan sawadee kha

shiva

not jefferson starship

no, that's not grace slick hiding in the shadows.

quilt

a beringharjo morning

revisiting ...

brancaia blu 2001 similar notes as earlier samples except this one has developed further ... nose and palate are mo secondary ... things have come together ... bit of raisin/prune midpalate and at the finish. still a BANG! but drink up already.

chateau patache d'aux 2000 this one hadn't changed much ... earlier still BANG!

ratu boko

sunset blu

apsaras not quite

little hand

7 days too long ... without you

to misquote an old (released in 1980 when i first heard it :-0) dexys midnight runners' ditty ... not a drop since last wednesday. well ... come on eileen ...

headlong

monk/tourist

pools

bass

skylight

bell

free

twist

stare

java

could not find much decent coffee here!!! weird.
locals do a rather woody, thin and otherwise tasteless brew. alternatively it's spiced ... ginger, cloves etc.

and if you ask for orange juice, it comes hot or warm unless ice is requested ...

dull day

deep fried duck for dinner . . . dry place of course . . . some nice toraja and java coffee later. think that's as exciting as it will get today.

:-)

mo temples in my future, i feel.

last drop

goin away tomorrow for a few days ... dry place.

clos l'eglise 2003 (cotes de castillon) [merlot led with cab sav and franc plus malbec]
purplish ruby; plum, cherry, bit oaky, someone said chocolate; plum/prune; lotsa firm but fine tannins; juicy acid; medium bodied and length; not complex but quite sleek; BANG!(-)

deciding what's for dinner

torres fransola 2007 (sav blanc) [penedes]
straw; passionfruit, gooseberry, jasmine, white flowers, mint?, someone said lavender?, oak/vanilla (hint); gooseberry, pear, ripe, quite rich, caramel, bit savoury; bit short; 13%; needs to be had well chilled as it became a little flabby and almost chard-like as it warmed up; BANG!(-)

mo sticks

bao thinks

cosmic

saint cosme chateauneuf du pape 2005 (60% g: 40% m)[24 mths in used wood]

dark ruby with purple tinge; ripe fruit, bluberry, kirsch, bit floral ... someone said lavender, didn't get no soy, meat/funk nor herbs (someone detected herbal nuances); initially smooth ripe fruit ... berries, cherry and plum?, glycolic/almost cloying, round; very little tannins and acid ... urgh ... big bob style?, after about an hour ... things turned for the better (much), fat ass fruit receded a touch, mo tannins ( fine minerally/chalky stuff) and juicy acid surfaced ... that's mo like it, now there's balance methinks, someone said dark choc covered brandied cherries; smooth; medium/big bodied; medium length with a savoury finish; 14.5% ... takes it's toll on ya later; BANG! see older bro ...

dinner on the 5th

1)chateau de st cosme gigondas "le claux" 2006 (100% grenache ... supposedly really old vines ... >100yrs??? ... 30% new wood: 40% 1 yr old: 30% 2 yr old)) [1st vintage as a standalone]

purple almost; berries/plum (unripe), closed/ restrained, green peppercorn, herbal, vanilla ... hint; plum/berries, bit lean now, mineral, someone said meat ... not me; still heaps of furry tannins; nice juicy acid; hardish?/structured; tight/backward ... didn't really open up even after an hour; needs fatty food now (had pork ribs :-)) ... can be refreshing ; medium/big bodied; medium length; for the long term; BANG!. sibling slightly mo complex/approachable now.









2)pierro cab sav/merlot 2001 (cab sav, merlot led and bits of franc, malbec and petit verdot) [margaret river]

ruby; blackcurrent, berries, smoke?, bit of cherry vanilla, bit stalky but not green; aforesaid blackcurrent/some plum (unripe), someone said savoury, mineral; lots of fine tannins; good acid; medium bodied and length; a little lean still, bit simple?; pick up some flesh in a coupla years?; overall still a BANG!(-). pork helped.

stressed

eve of destruction

nuther year older tomorrow. nothing to celebrate ... quiet dinner.

alain graillot crozes hermitage 2006 ... notes similar to the earlier sample except that the acid, which was fantastic there is a little less sleek and juicy. still, a great drop.

with pork ...

stack

secure

heart

over there, dad