Straight in perhaps with a weekly indulgence as these two beauties at £ 34.75 are not exactly everyday wines. Return to normality next week.
With Mark Haisma’s winemaking skills being dragged away from Victoria’s Yarra Yering and to cooler climates like Burgundy and indeed, Hampshire, we seem to have lost the succession of wonderful vintages of Yarra Yering (2003-2004-2005-2006) from our shelves. We have a small parcel of the 2006 Vintage. Both in the highly-rated Shiraz and also, the Cabernet-Sauvignon which if truth be known, is the wine I have thought to be even better. Parker alas doesn’t score the “No. 1” (Cabernet) but does score the “No.2” (Shiraz) at a healthy 95 points. One can look at the run up to the 2006 for the Cabernet to see 2003 @ 92 / 2004 @ 95+ / 2005 @ 93+ / and the 2007 also @ 93 points. Undeniably there or thereabouts!
48 Bottles only of:
Yarra Yering “Dry Red Number One” (Cabernet-Sauvignon) 2006
Gruyere, Victoria, Australia at £ 34.75 per Bottle
36 Bottles only of:
Yarra Yering “Dry Red Number Two” (Shiraz) 2006
Gruyere, Victoria, Australia at £ 34.75 per Bottle
Slurp are £ 39.95 a bottle and
Waitrose (Wine Direct) have just reduced their price from £ 40.95 to £ 34.95 on special offer.
| Wine Advocate # 181 Feb 2009 | Jay Miller | Drink: 2009 - 2019 | $85 (85) | |
| The 2006 Dry Red Wine #2 is composed of 96% Shiraz with 2% Viognier and 2% Marsanne. It is more opulent and layered than the Underhill cuvee with a noticeable aromatic lift from the addition of the white varietals. Elegant and exceptionally long, this beautifully rendered effort is a hedonistic turn-on for drinking over the next decade. | ||||
“Silly-season”
Hats of to the Irish for clubbing their way over the line in Cricket last week. It’s funny, not just for Ireland wanting to beat England (in any Sport) more than any other nation but in the same camp would be Scotland and Wales and France and Australia and I am sure a few others. Now if we had a chip on our shoulder offence might be taken but I think we’ll happily take that as a compliment! Form an orderly queue please.
Despite Bonking Boris’s late actions in sweeping away the extended part of the Congestion Zone, I have to ask why we are still afflicted with the paraphernalia, those tree trunks of posts supporting a plethora of cameras that the former Mayor of London installed, without planning permission?
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