Yering Station
Yarra Valley Shiraz Viognier Blend 2020
Medium-bodied Shiraz with a little Viognier, this is now the 4th vintage of this wine I’ve tried (2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2020), and the prior vintages were vibrant and solid, this is just really ordinary (and frankly disappointing). @Bob McDonald, was 2020 an ordinary vintage in Yarra Valley, or ??? — 2 days ago
with Jim
Château Pesquié
Les Terrasses Côtes du Ventoux Red Rhone Blend 2017
[60% Grenache, 40% Syrah] Super juicy redfruits, really a fantastic drinking Cotes du Ventoux, great acid, relatively low ABV (14%), plus I made it within the @Tom Casagrande warning label “Aging potential 10 years”, lingering finish, lovely!! — 4 days ago
with Jim
If actually view 10 years for a Ventoux as risky!🤣🤣
@Tom Casagrande, actually the back label said “Aging potential 10 years”, which most producers don’t do on their labels, right?
I don’t know about what producers do, but I always chuckle skeptically when wine critics say about, for a example, a decent Southern Rhone, “enjoy now-[20 years from now]”. My thought bubble above my head is going “Nope, no way in hell I’m keeping it that long.”
Domaine Durieu
Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2007
This is getting a little long in the tooth, still shows some decent redfruits, faint trace of mushroom, drinkable, OK. — 6 days ago
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Doug Powers
Spicy, nutty note up front, richer, riper, heavier than the Ribolla Gialla (14% ABV here, 13% in the other), adequate acidity, lingering finish, not quite as pretty as the Ribolla, but another solid Italian bianco! — 7 hours ago