The Wine & Whisky Thread

[Barry]

Some Reds enjoyed during the lockdown:


2013 Château de Mallert, Haut Médoc


46% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc 13% ABV


2017 Château Haut Peyrillat, Medoc



80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 13% ABV



2014 Château la Clide Cuvée du Moulin, St. Emilion Grand Cru


50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc 13% ABV



2016 Château Fontaine de L’Aubier, Medoc



50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot 13% ABV



All around £20 a bottle.

There were no-doubt several other reds that I drunk over the last 12 weeks, but the above were memorable and left a good impression with me.

[struth]

Opening this tonight..

Redbreast Lustau

[struth]

Opened and poured. Will give it some breathing time. Initial nosing is very interesting.

edit.. very nice this; still has the redbreast 12 basics, but maybe a bit younger and peppery.. great winey nose, but not overly once it settles. same creamy pot still, but with the quality sherry and new spanish oak finish. 10 mins plus of air and it really settles into a very nice dram. i can see this being a regular on my final rotation...slange

[struth]

impressed.. it is over 46% so i feel a splash of h2o is helping it in all ways, for me anyway. not that it isnt good without. definately going into a possible rotation
i intend having maybe 6 or so in a final collection for drinking stock. maybe 8

[rmcin626]

impressed.. it is over 46% so i feel a splash of h2o is helping it in all ways, for me anyway. not that it isnt good without. definately going into a possible rotation
i intend having maybe 6 or so in a final collection for drinking stock. maybe 8

Just the 6 or 8 for drinking stock.

[struth]

Just the 6 or 8 for drinking stock.

Won't want to be greedy lol

[Marco]

Just the 6 or 8 for drinking stock.

Yo Robino - still waiting on those pics from Lidl of the wines they have in stock... Have you not been back yet?

Marco.

[rmcin626]

Yo Robino - still waiting on those pics from Lidl of the wines they have in stock... Have you not been back yet?

Marco.

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Unfortunately not been in Lidl yet, the shop is also taking some stick locally for letting too many people in at a time.

[Marco]

Ah ok... Aldi's more organised in that respect. They've employed a 'traffic light' system at entrances to stores, which monitors and controls the amount of people inside at any one time, so if it's green [which now it invariably is] you just go

I've not seen any queues there for weeks... Same as pretty much any supermarket here now. In that respect, it's almost back to normal.

Marco.

[rmcin626]

Ah ok... Aldi's more organised in that respect. They've employed a 'traffic light' system at entrances to stores, which monitors and controls the amount of people inside at any one time, so if it's green [which now it invariably is] you just go

I've not seen any queues there for weeks... Same as pretty much any supermarket here now. In that respect, it's almost back to normal.

Marco.

Still queues here just now unfortunately.