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TN:Penfolds Reserve Bin 00A Chardonnay
Jodie & I took my son gliding over the Yarra Valley for his 14th birthday on
Saturday, this was followed by 9 holes of golf (a 44 for me ) and then dinner at the Lobster Cave in Beaumaris (seafood is his favourite). We foolishly ordered the Garlic & Herb bread, an entree each and the Seafood Platter (for 2 mind) to share. Waaaaaaay too much food. I had a Crown Lager to start and we got a bottle of the Penfolds 00A to split. (we always buy the kids a nice wine at their birthday dinner and they are allowed a glass with their main course. In the past Matt has had Chateau Beaucastle, Charlie Meltons Nine Popes, Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet etc.) The wine was a golden straw colour. Complex nose of melon, spice and fig with a hint of butterscotch. Mouthfilling creamy palate, with flavours of citrus, melon, hazelnut and and some rancio almond backpalate. Very good length. Clean acid finish with citrus, melon &, grapefruit aftertaste. This was a very good wine that didn't take too well to the seafood. After eating some of the delicious sweet seafood the wine had a peculiar medicinal taste (disprin?). I ended up drinking water with the platter and finishing the wine after dinner where it showed MUCH better. Cheers Andrew |
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Andrew Goldfinch wrote:
> Jodie & I took my son gliding over the Yarra Valley for his 14th birthday on > Saturday, this was followed by 9 holes of golf (a 44 for me ) and then > dinner at the Lobster Cave in Beaumaris (seafood is his favourite). We > foolishly ordered the Garlic & Herb bread, an entree each and the Seafood > Platter (for 2 mind) to share. Waaaaaaay too much food. I had a Crown Lager > to start and we got a bottle of the Penfolds 00A to split. (we always buy > the kids a nice wine at their birthday dinner and they are allowed a glass > with their main course. In the past Matt has had Chateau Beaucastle, Charlie > Meltons Nine Popes, Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet etc.) > > The wine was a golden straw colour. Complex nose of melon, spice and fig > with a hint of butterscotch. Mouthfilling creamy palate, with flavours of > citrus, melon, hazelnut and and some rancio almond backpalate. Very good > length. Clean acid finish with citrus, melon &, grapefruit aftertaste. This > was a very good wine that didn't take too well to the seafood. After eating > some of the delicious sweet seafood the wine had a peculiar medicinal taste > (disprin?). I ended up drinking water with the platter and finishing the > wine after dinner where it showed MUCH better. > Cheers Andrew > > Are you looking to adopt? |
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Andrew Goldfinch wrote:
> Jodie & I took my son gliding over the Yarra Valley for his 14th birthday on > Saturday, this was followed by 9 holes of golf (a 44 for me ) and then > dinner at the Lobster Cave in Beaumaris (seafood is his favourite). We > foolishly ordered the Garlic & Herb bread, an entree each and the Seafood > Platter (for 2 mind) to share. Waaaaaaay too much food. I had a Crown Lager > to start and we got a bottle of the Penfolds 00A to split. (we always buy > the kids a nice wine at their birthday dinner and they are allowed a glass > with their main course. In the past Matt has had Chateau Beaucastle, Charlie > Meltons Nine Popes, Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet etc.) > > The wine was a golden straw colour. Complex nose of melon, spice and fig > with a hint of butterscotch. Mouthfilling creamy palate, with flavours of > citrus, melon, hazelnut and and some rancio almond backpalate. Very good > length. Clean acid finish with citrus, melon &, grapefruit aftertaste. This > was a very good wine that didn't take too well to the seafood. After eating > some of the delicious sweet seafood the wine had a peculiar medicinal taste > (disprin?). I ended up drinking water with the platter and finishing the > wine after dinner where it showed MUCH better. > Cheers Andrew > > http://www.boccaccio.com.au/prod319.htm |
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Andrew Goldfinch wrote: > >> Jodie & I took my son gliding over the Yarra Valley for his 14th birthday >> on Saturday, this was followed by 9 holes of golf (a 44 for me ) and >> then dinner at the Lobster Cave in Beaumaris (seafood is his favourite). >> We foolishly ordered the Garlic & Herb bread, an entree each and the >> Seafood Platter (for 2 mind) to share. Waaaaaaay too much food. I had a >> Crown Lager to start and we got a bottle of the Penfolds 00A to split. >> (we always buy the kids a nice wine at their birthday dinner and they are >> allowed a glass with their main course. In the past Matt has had Chateau >> Beaucastle, Charlie Meltons Nine Popes, Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet etc.) > "Mat" <Ask@me> wrote in message Are you looking to adopt? Fraid not, 1 Matt is enough for me. |
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Andrew Goldfinch wrote: > >> Jodie & I took my son gliding over the Yarra Valley for his 14th birthday >> on Saturday, this was followed by 9 holes of golf (a 44 for me ) and >> then dinner at the Lobster Cave in Beaumaris (seafood is his favourite). >> We foolishly ordered the Garlic & Herb bread, an entree each and the >> Seafood Platter (for 2 mind) to share. Waaaaaaay too much food. I had a >> Crown Lager to start and we got a bottle of the Penfolds 00A to split. >> (we always buy the kids a nice wine at their birthday dinner and they are >> allowed a glass with their main course. In the past Matt has had Chateau >> Beaucastle, Charlie Meltons Nine Popes, Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet etc.) > "Mat" <Ask@me> wrote in message Are you looking to adopt? Fraid not, 1 Matt is enough for me. |
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Andrew Goldfinch wrote:
>>"Mat" <Ask@me> wrote in message Are you looking to adopt? > > > Fraid not, 1 Matt is enough for me. > If you're a fraid not then rope me in. Yuck yuck. Its only 1 't', so you're safe. |
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I'm surprised- you didn't use the words Plummy Jammey in your cloying
gushing description. "Andrew Goldfinch" > wrote in message ... > Jodie & I took my son gliding over the Yarra Valley for his 14th birthday > on Saturday, this was followed by 9 holes of golf (a 44 for me ) and > then dinner at the Lobster Cave in Beaumaris (seafood is his favourite). > We foolishly ordered the Garlic & Herb bread, an entree each and the > Seafood Platter (for 2 mind) to share. Waaaaaaay too much food. I had a > Crown Lager to start and we got a bottle of the Penfolds 00A to split. (we > always buy the kids a nice wine at their birthday dinner and they are > allowed a glass with their main course. In the past Matt has had Chateau > Beaucastle, Charlie Meltons Nine Popes, Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet etc.) > > The wine was a golden straw colour. Complex nose of melon, spice and fig > with a hint of butterscotch. Mouthfilling creamy palate, with flavours of > citrus, melon, hazelnut and and some rancio almond backpalate. Very good > length. Clean acid finish with citrus, melon &, grapefruit aftertaste. > This was a very good wine that didn't take too well to the seafood. After > eating some of the delicious sweet seafood the wine had a peculiar > medicinal taste (disprin?). I ended up drinking water with the platter and > finishing the wine after dinner where it showed MUCH better. > Cheers Andrew > > |
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