coupla glasses for lunch

someone pulled out a chilean ... an '06 carmenere ... overipe nose and palate, off dry?, chalky, very little tannin and acid ... :-0 think of it as alcopop and everything will be fine. this bottle shall remain anonymous.

a colleague then proffers a clos beauregard 2005 (pomerol)
much better but not so sure about the nose, which was almost overpoweringly floral, spicy and musky ... bretty? ... but the fruit and flavours were still present. anyway was called away after 1 glass. will look into this one again.

missed a segla 2003 too, damned work.

it came from down south

vina bisquertt casa la joya reserve chardonnay 2006 [colchagua valley]

dark straw; juicy nectarine/peach, whiff of caramel, oak; follows almost exactly onto the palate plus some toast, alcoholic; balanced and juicy acidity; light/medium bodied, nicely lean; medium length, slight bitter end; 14%, ouch; much better with food where it broadened and picked up fruit juiciness. POP!

wantirna estate amelia cabernet sauvignon/merlot 2005 [supposedly also with bits of cab franc and petit verdot] {just about the closest vineyard to the melbourne city centre}

bit of a funky smell as it was uncorked...decanted and it went away; surprisingly, said cork was of the reconstituted kind(!); dark ruby; musky(like from mouverdre ...)/floral/violets, plum, blackberry, bit of vanilla, bit stalky; plum,and later pronounced cherry and vanilla flavours, no blackcurrent/cassis flavours to speak of; firm fine tannins and nice balanced acidity; flavoursome but a little lean overall; medium length and bodied; 14.2%; needs some fatty meat to go with it.

had free food for dinner again ... risotto (proscuitto and feta) and some chocolate semifreddo for dessert. the chilean went with the rice quite nicely. POP!

last weekend ... very little joy

not a particularly successful one. nothing really refreshing ... not enough acid everywhere.

(A)

1)terramater unusual 2003

had coupla of bottles of chilean. carmenere/shiraz blend. dark red; smooth, big and fruity (plums, raspberries) but with lots of wood and vanilla (that means wood); oh, did i mention wood?; chunks of fruit and chunks of wood; unintergrated and unbalanced; not enough acid; longish with little bitterness at the very end. FIZZLE!

2)ceretto monsordo (la bernadina) 2002

then, a neb with some bourdeux bits blended in. easy, smooth and fruity. somehow a bit dull this time round. FIZZLE!

3)drouhin oregon pinot noir 1999

followed by a pinot. dull deep red; strawberry (hint), plum and cinnamon on the nose; palate of rich plummy fruit; tannins and acid (insufficient) intergrated; smooth and rounded; medium bodied; medium length; medium dull; the last bottle had many months ago was livelier. FIZZLE!

(B) slight relief

1)isole and olena chianti classico 2003

the only only thing that i really enjoyed this weekend. with lunch: pork chop. BANG! [only just, restaurant markup]

(C)

1)petaluma piccadilly chardonnay 2004 [adelaide hills]

being a dumbass, picked a stinking hot year. straw; citrus peel, pear, apple, caramel on the nose; lemon,ripe pear, creme brulee, caramel, wood; rich and buttery but where is the acid to balance things out?; not really dry initially; big mouthfeel; longish; 14.5%! FIZZLE!

an unpleasent drop. flabby and dull. the description on the rear label implied sufficient freshness and acid notwithstanding the boiled grapes that year... liars (croser should be ashamed he put his name on it).

messed up an otherwise simple but lovely (and free) meal of risotto with porcini mushrooms and parmagiano reggiano. this is usually such a superior and consistent drink ... really disapointing. heard ws gave it 92 !???

anyway, 2005's got a stelvin on it. hmmm.