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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

What do I like to drink?

Someone asked me what do I like to drink?

Besides everything....but limiting this to Australian wines and trying to hit a bunch of different regions.

Semillon:
Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon
Lovedale Semillon
Meerea Park Terracotta Semillon
Thomas Braemore Semillon
Most of the other Tyrrells Semillons (Stevens, HVD, Belford, Johnnos)
I'd probably say a large chunk of Hunter Semillons with age will be pretty good as long as they have acid...with 5-10 years, as long as they're not totally flat, will probably be pretty good but the above are probably my favorites).


Shiraz:
Tyrells Four Acres Shiraz
Tyrells Old Patch Shiraz
Tyrrells Johnno's Shiraz
Tyrrells Vat 9
Meerea Park Hell Hole
Wendouree Shiraz (as well as their Shiraz Mataro and Shiraz Malbec)
Marius Symphony
Rockford Basket Press
Seppelt St. Peters
Lethbridge Indra Shiraz

Riesling:
Lethbridge Riesling
Pikes The Merle Riesling
Leo Buring Leonay
Peter Lehmman Wigan Riesling
There are actually a lot of really good Rieslings that I haven't listed..maybe something like Tertini as well...but the above I think are consistent and a really good representation of the style of AU Riesling I like to drink).

Chardonnay:
Giaconda Chardonnay (high acid years)
Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay
Lethbridge Allegra Chardonnay
Bannockburn SRH Chardonnay
There are probably quite a few others..but this is a good representation of the style I like....Mistletoe has had a few good runs...Tyrrells makes a good Chardonnay as well)

Cabernet Sauvignon:
Fraser Gallop Parterre Cabernet Sauvignon
Lakes Folly Cabernet Sauvignon
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec
A lot of pretty good Cabs from Margaret River and Clare Valley.  Some pretty good ones from Coonawarra as well but most of them are probably not in my wheelhouse right now).

Pinot Noir - Not a big AU Pinot fan but.
Lethbridge Mietta Pinot Noir
Bannockburn Serre Pinot Noir
Hillcrest Reserve Pinot
William Downie (a bunch of them from here)
Bass Phillip (a bunch from here)
Marchand and Burch (They have a lot of different ones)

Oddball blends or varietals:
Ruggabellus GSM, MSG, SGM blends
John Duval Plexus
Wendouree Malbec





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