Archive for May, 2009
Remelluri Reserva 2004
vOne of the most memorable wine experiences I’ve had over the years was a bottle of Remelluri Reserva 1991 with a slowly roasted leg of kid (yes, baby milk fed goat, cabrito asado in Spanish) at Asador Alameda. Now these two are a match made in heaven, I’ve been chasing a similar experience here in Australia but I’m yet to have the same ah-ha moment. The plans for the wood fired oven are well underway, now I just need a good goat supplier. This discovery was back on my first trip toRioja in 2005, its one of the many reasons I keep going back whenever I get a chance…
Niepoort Late Bottled Vintage 2004
I’ve been a bit all over the shop the last couple of weeks and things have been very quiet on the new release front. I’ve just got back from a conference on the Gold Coast (AusCERT, an IT Security thing, boring for the most part) just in time for it to bucket down and flood the place. I did however get a good meal in at The Rice Paddy, a Vietnamese joint on the main strip of Surfers that delivers with some top class duck. Most of the importers all seem to be landing all of their new stuff over the next couple of weeks, so there should be plenty to look at.
Capçanes ‘Cabrida’ 2005
We dropped into a friends place on Sunday night with a few bits and pieces for a tapas style dinner. I rarely get a chance to cook things like croquetas these day, so it was good to get back into the kitchen and make a mess (I am very messy in the kitchen). You can also see a couple of stubbies of Sidra, Spanish cider, in the basket. I love this stuff, its a very adult drink, tasting of slightly musty old apples. If you see it on a drinks menu, give it a shot.
Santa Cruz de Artazu 2006
I’ve had a look at this wine a couple of times now, both in Spain and here, and I’d have to rate it as one of my favorite of the year. It’s a bit of a hedonistic wine, very seductive and enjoyable, even quite sexy. If you’ve had a look at Artadi’s Vinas de Gain or Pagos Viejos, you’ll find a family resemblance. This is really compelling garnarcha from Navarra, and to be honest I haven’t seen any this convincing from that region before.
Bodegas Pirineos Mesache Blanco 2007
To be honest, I was a bit dubious about this one. A blend of late harvested Macabeo with some Chardonnay & Gewurztraminer doesn’t usually get my juices flowing, and while this isn’t going to spur on a wild planting spree of Macabeo around the world, its a good drink. As a side note, this wine usesNormacork to seal the bottle. This is the only synthetic cork that I’ve seen so far that works well and looks somewhat normal. It doesn’t get stuck on the corkscrew either…
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