{"id":5654,"date":"2012-09-21T13:28:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T13:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2012-09-21T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T13:30:17","slug":"dinner-at-28-50-with-some-interesting-aussie-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/australia\/dinner-at-28-50-with-some-interesting-aussie-wines","title":{"rendered":"Dinner at 28 50 with some interesting Aussie wines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After the Semillon tasting I reported on a couple of days ago, a few of us retired to nearby restaurant 28 50<\/a>\u00a0for dinner, with some interesting Australian wines. I love experiencing wine the way it is meant to be enjoyed: in good company, with tasty food, in a relaxed atmosphere.<\/p>\n

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We began with Jeffrey Grosset’s Polish Hill Riesling 2011 Clare Valley. Fine, fresh, pure and lively with precise lemony fruit and some minerality. Very fine. Then an older bottle: Moss Wood Wood Matured Semillon 1991 Margaret River. Two bottles of this were opened: one was lovely; one was past it. The good bottle was mature, spicy, nutty and lively with tangerine and lime fruit as well as some mineral notes.<\/p>\n

Two Mornington Chardonnays followed. Crittenden Estate The Zuma Chardonnay 2006 was toasty, rich and intense with powerful lemon and spice flavours. Full, expressive but not elegant. I preferred the Kooyong Ferrago Chardonnay 2005 which was stylish, nutty, broad and quite elegant with some toasty richness. Both were pretty good, though.<\/p>\n

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Now for some reds. The table was divided about the first: Ten Minutes By Tractor Judd Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007 Mornington Peninsular. Some found it too rich. I really liked it: meaty, sweet, powerful and nicely vibrant with cherry, raspberry and plum fruit. Moving to the Clare, the Wakefield (aka Taylors) St Andrews Shiraz 1999 showed nice development in a rich, spicy, meaty style. And I was pleasantly surprised by the Elderton Ode To Lorraine 2006 Barossa, which was surprisingly elegant and silky, despite coming in an unfeasibly heavy bottle.<\/p>\n

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After we ran out of Aussie wine we ordered off the lovely 28 50 list. I found the Cuvee des Drilles Gaillac 2011 from Domaine d’Escausse thoroughly drinkable: a blend of Duvas, Braucol and Gamay, it was sweet, textured and very fruity, with some sappy, meaty overtones as well as a bit of grip. This was followed by beer: Camden Brewery Pale Ale. Lovely stuff: hoppy but balanced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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