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Re: Your favourite red wine variety
Reply #15 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 1:00am

Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 18^th, 2017 at 12:13am:

Amadd wrote on Apr 18^th, 2017 at 12:11am:

I'm not regularly a purchaser of wines much over the $30 mark except for special occasions because after the first bottle, they all taste good..haha.

But I came across a nice special at liquorland that gives you a regular Pepperjack shiraz + a premium cut Pepperjack Shiraz Cabernet for $40.

No probs if some don't like a cabernet blend, but I really liked the premium cut Pepperjack and would consider paying the regular price of $37 for it.

Were those Saltram wines, amadd?

I'm not a wine connoisseur by any means. Pepperjack is a Barossa wine which gives me a bit of a green light. Produced just next to Saltram from my finding. I think Pepperjack is a bit of "stock standard" like a Wolfblass.
I wish I had taken more notice of some of the nice wines I've tasted over the years, but alas, by the time I'd distinguished different tastes, I'd forgotten the name of the wine.

I might say that since I've been taking a bit of notice, wines from the Marananga region of the Barossa stand out as being particularly tasty. Personal taste of course. Sometimes then I taste a Californian, or a Chilean wine and I think that Barossa wines are getting a bit boring.

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Jovial Monk Gold Member Online Dogs not cats! Posts: 43654 Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #16 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 1:03am Yup, Saltram. They bought the Wolf Blass winery and do their winemaking there. They also have a beer made for them that includes some shiraz must in the wort. Sounds ghastly but is actually pretty good, for now and then drinking.
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Reply #17 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 1:38am

Ahh I see.
As interesting as it is, wines can be such a complex and self-absorbed exploit that I have neither the time nor the taste buds for.
Getting a taste for fine wines seems to me to be getting absorbed in my own self-uselessness.

Taste it, like it, drink it. That's enough for me.
Looking for easy opinions of what is a likeable drop is all.

Torbrac has some really good stuff.

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Reply #18 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 2:37am

I was really into wine in the 70s and 80s, frequent trips to the Barossa and Southern Vales even Langhorne Creek and Clare Valley, bit less frequent to Coonawarra. One trip to Brisbane to see a mate then to Sydney and back via Rutherglen was a wine marathon: Murrumbidgee IA on the way up then Hunter Valley on the way to Sydney then Brown Bros in the Rutherglen area on the way home. Cases of wine arrived for a couple of weeks.

Then I switched to beer and from that home brewing, couple batches made from kits, underwhelming in taste, then learning to “mash” part mash and full mash. Got into the history of beer styles, much more interesting than the history of wine.

Be meeting up some family in Naracoorte next week, will ensure I get to Coonawarra and do a little bit of tasting and buying: Coonawarra isn’t far from Naracoorte. Want to visit Redman winery at least and Wynn’s if I can make it. Redmans used to have the Rouge Homme winery and vineyards. They sold that but had another vineyard and winery and trade as Redman which is what Rouge Homme means, red man

They only make reds as do Noons in the Southern Vales.

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Re: Your favourite red wine variety
Reply #19 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 7:51am

Bobby. wrote on Apr 18^th, 2017 at 12:00am:

Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 17^th, 2017 at 11:56pm:

Can’t even give your own opinion, can you sir Bobby?

I've had Tuck's Ridge Pinot Noir many times -
it can't be beaten -
even the finest French wines don't compare to it.
It goes down so smoothly with a wonderful aftertaste.
It's strong yet the flavor is always there with a wonderful bouquet.
It's dry & not a horrible sugary sweet wine.

the only good Pinot Noir are those from Tassie or NZ. everything else doesn't stack up

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Re: Your favourite red wine variety
Reply #20 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 7:04pm

John Smith wrote on Apr 18^th, 2017 at 7:51am:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 18^th, 2017 at 12:00am:

Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 17^th, 2017 at 11:56pm:

Can’t even give your own opinion, can you sir Bobby?

I've had Tuck's Ridge Pinot Noir many times -
it can't be beaten -
even the finest French wines don't compare to it.
It goes down so smoothly with a wonderful aftertaste.
It's strong yet the flavor is always there with a wonderful bouquet.
It's dry & not a horrible sugary sweet wine.

the only good Pinot Noir are those from Tassie or NZ. everything else doesn't stack up

Absolute rubbish - you haven't tried Tuck's Ridge.

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Re: Your favourite red wine variety
Reply #21 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 7:44pm

Bobby. wrote on Apr 17^th, 2017 at 11:51pm:

Pinot Noir from Tuck's Ridge.

Tasting Notes
Deep garnet with a slightly pink rim. The nose has an effortless combination of cherries of all types, toast, plums and red fruits. The palate is intense, complex and super long with multiple layers of fine grained tannins. At 3 years of age, it is showing some savoury elements as well. This is a great wine in a great place but the true rewards will come for those who are patient enough to wait for another 5 to 20 years.
Hand picked, crushed and pressed. 30% new French Oak.

Reviews & Awards
James Halliday - Exceptional 97 points & Special Value
16th International Cool Climate Wine Show –

Best Pinot Noir 2013
Best Mornington Peninsula Red
Best Red Wine or Show

http://www.tucksridge.com.au/store/p25/Buckle_Pinot_Noir_2013.html

I gave everyone a good wine tip.
Did anyone buy some?

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Jovial Monk Gold Member Online Dogs not cats! Posts: 43654 Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #22 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:29pm I tasted some. It’s total crap. Only a Boob would drink the crap.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95495 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #23 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:31pm Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:29pm: I tasted some. It’s total crap. Only a Boob would drink the crap. I'm a wine connoisseur so you must have got either a bad batch or you know nothing about wine and have poor taste. forgiven namaste
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Online Dogs not cats! Posts: 43654 Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #24 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:57pm I know more about wine than you will learn in 3 lifetimes, doofus. I bet Tuckers Crap Pinot Noir is the only wine you manage to drink.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95495 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #25 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:59pm Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:57pm: I know more about wine than you will learn in 3 lifetimes, doofus. I bet Tuckers Crap Pinot Noir is the only wine you manage to drink. I have tried Rothschild wine. beat that!
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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 40660 Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #26 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 10:00pm The wine snobs of Ozpol!!!
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rhino Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17179 Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #27 - Apr 26^th, 2017 at 1:01am Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:59pm: Jovial Monk wrote on Apr 25^th, 2017 at 8:57pm: I know more about wine than you will learn in 3 lifetimes, doofus. I bet Tuckers Crap Pinot Noir is the only wine you manage to drink. I have tried Rothschild wine. beat that! I once drank a whole goon bag, beat that.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Online Dogs not cats! Posts: 43654 Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #28 - Apr 26^th, 2017 at 6:10am I drank French wine when I was in France, doofus.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Your favourite red wine variety Reply #29 - Apr 26^th, 2017 at 11:18am When I was a young man, and trying to get kissed as often as possible, I once drank a whole glass flagon of something that was red. I think they called it claret in those days.
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