resin

chateau musar 2001

alejandro fernandez dehesa la granja seleccion 2002

chateau des tours vacqueyras 2003

2 nice

chateau des tours vacqueyras 2003

rosemount mountain blue shiraz/cab sav 1997

some value

1)domaine santa duc vacqueyras les aubes 2005 (80g:20s)
ruby; cherry, spicy/pepper, some wet clay; off dry entry, fruit, long pepper; fine tannins; just enough acid to balance things out; medium bodied; medium length. plum at the end?; BANG!

2)antoniolo gattinara 2001 (all nebbiolo)

needed some neb at lunch ... the place had some barolos and barbarescos but they were priced marginally higher than everest so settled for this ...

garnet; strawb, sour cherry, floral/herbal, hint of tar, mint; needs air to open up; fruit, spice; fine tannins; just enough acid; quite balanced; medium bodied and length; BANG!(-)

it's a nice new world

1)hardy's thomas hardy coonawarra cab sav 1994

2)vergelegen chardonnay reserve 2007
prefer the fresher tasting basic bottle ...

with some regular stuff in support

3)brunely vacqueyras 2003

earlier

4)lucien barrot CDP 2005

later

decent 10 days work

1)spring vale pinot noir 20052) chateau malescot st-exupéry 1998

3)domaine santa duc gigondas des hautes garrigues 2003

4)brunely vacqueyras 2003

earlier

5)leasingham clare classic shiraz 1996

6)puygeraude 2000

7)mischief and mayhem chablis 2005

8)mischief and mayhem pugliny montrachet 2005

later

nice half doz

1)loosen L 2008
BANG! great great value

2)domaine de la brunely vacqueyras 2003

ruby; kirsch, chinese herbs, long pepper, wet clay; cherry, plum, herbal, said pepper, bit of soy, slight chalkiness; ripe tannins; juicy acid; a bit rustic?; medium bodied; long; BANG!; courtesy of the contrarian.

3)henschke lenswood abbott's prayer 1997
BANG!(-)

4)lucien barrot CDP 2005
er, ...



5)loosen urziger wurtzgarten spatlese 2007
BANG!

6)cloudy bay sauvignon blanc 2008
a friend's rather nice housewine ...

details later

pick me up ... laid me flat

chateau des tours vacqueyras reserve 2004

ruby; wet clay hits you first (does dissipate over time but never goes away), cherry, nougat, plum, spice/pepper; cherry, spice, someone said soy sauce, bit of grilled meat, mineral (heaps ... this facet sticks out a little but i like it), some initial alcoholic burn; very nice fine tannins with sufficient acid to balance things; 14% ... carries it well but it'll hit you 3 glasses later; medium bodied; enough flavour and interest without being fat and overblown; BANG! value; refreshing at first but the alc takes its toll ...album recomended by the contrarian ... spot on