• 2005 Heartland Shiraz - Australia, South Australia (01/02/2010)
  Not much to say about this, OK wine to drink, but seemed unwilling to yield much flavour. Tight with every now and again a hint of spice. (84 pts.)

Posted from CellarTracker

Last of four I bought as bin ends from The Wine Society at £6.25. Others were more flavoursome.

Unusual for a Oz shiraz to go a bit lame at the end of 4.5 years - don't you think ? It was an oaked wine, was it ? Probably new style upfront winemaking style ? ....Was it overblown when very young ?

I have found-out that new style Chilean Carmierre will loose fruit and interest, and dries-out over that time scale.

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Duncan

I know we were strugging to find words to describe it last night, and most unusually, there was a good large glass worths left undrunk.

I was thinking that maybe a varietal shiraz wasn't such a good idea and that it would have had more interest with a little mourvedre and grenache blended in...

Anyway, thats the last of that bunch... the question now is what to have with tonights roast..

I'm inclined to Cab, but varietal or Bx blend is the question ...

Home-made pizza tonight, I'll be watching the wolves v palace FA cup replay on TV, picked up a few more of the Asahi beers in Morrison this morning along with half a dozen Kingfishers, both on offer for a £1.

I dare say one or two, nicely chilled, will be joining me on the sofa.

up the wolves....

GK,

Fellow Wolves fan here !!

shame we didnt get God back though even on loan !!

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With the roast beef, I'd plumb for a dryer, more tannic and structured 2002 or '05 Claret first, or 2nd choice, a well matured new world structured Cab. IMHO - Sweet young new world cab or overblown merlot, is not so good with the roast.

Roast lamb - then French Pinot Noir for me.
Roast Pork - Maybe NZ or SA Pinot noir is worth a go

Anyone else want to have a go

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Duncan

Im beginning to like you

Keano? nah, I dont think they could meet his wage demands, regardless of what pie-man moxy says...

Good luck tonight.

btw, beware the resident cardif fan, he's a bit strange....

Lamb & PN? Never!! Has to be claret. God wouldn't have named a 1st growth Mouton otherwise

Tonight is chicken and that is ideal background for anything red.

The kingfishers seem to be a bargain. How do you cook them and what to drink with them?
Are Flowers and Wright still playing?

Lamb and Rioja for me.

Flowers and Wright !! Wow could do with some class on the field.

I was lucky enough to meet Billy a few times, what a great man !!

Tonight food and some red stuff not sure what though !!

Might look at something totally off my radar as I need to get fuel tonight and could pop into Tee for a look.
Any suggestions in the next 20 mins ??

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Do you drink fizz?

If yes, try this, it has just gone back on offer this week...
http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/detai ... =263551682

Let me know what you think.

The wife enjoys fizz more than me !!
I enjoy a glass to start any meal off though.

Might pick one up to try out, thanks

Richard

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'Fraid the Wanderer boys will be playing in black and old black tonight

They may as well have played in high heels. Dreadful.

By the time the 3rd Palace goal went in I was hoping they would put six past us and cheered every attempt on goal. The club needs a good shakeup.