It’s that time again. Time to inspire me to spend more money on drinks, even though the WineArk cabinet can’t be closed properly, and the Amex is maxed out.
So, what wine, beer, and other refreshing liquids have you been buying and drinking this month?
The Amex will be taking a hit shortly with some Produttori Barbaresco 2021 on the way (how can you say no – it’s super), some ‘23 Dr Loosen GGs, my yearly drop of Primo Joseph Sparkling Red NV (Christmas is coming), along with a bottle of Argyros Vin Santo (because Christmas needs sweet wines).
What about you? What are you spending $$ on?
Speaking of sweet things, I took a bottle of Morris Old Premium Muscat to a school family weekend up the coast and created a monster. Time stopped, as glasses of Rutherglen deliciousness created a stir that rippled through a Central Coast caravan park like a cutting Betoota meme. Every time I crack out a great Australian fortified in those situations, I’m reminded of how timeless end-of-night drinks like that deserve to be more than afterthoughts.
Otherwise, it was another lean month of wines actually drunk this month, as I keep filling the calendar with trail races (when will I learn?). I did enjoy a beautifully detailed Gant & Co Karridale Chardonnay 2023 and a poised, lightly minty, and very cool-feeling Cobaw Ridge Pinot Noir 2021, though.
There was also a very bound, moody and slightly challenging Frankland Estate Alteg Weg Riesling 2024, which has undeniable concentration but is a bit of a mish-mash of green fruit, grapefruit/lemon acidity and sulphur elements right now. The ’23 is in a much better place FWIW.
I couldn’t quite warm to a Julien Cecillon Babylone Saint-Joseph 2022 either, as although it has a lovely spice-framed and pithy northern Rhone fragrance, it’s a slightly drawn and lean wine that needs years to get properly drinkable.
What about you? What have you enjoyed emptying a glass of this month?
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