Category:#Christmas2018

June 2
Christmas Countdown – Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc 2016

Oh the joys of Christmas. For me it’s the lead up that excites me; only 206 Days to go. The excitement is palpable I tell ya!!!

But sometimes you just cannot wait, and I doubt anyone could wait to crack this ripper on Christmas day to smash it down with a dozen or so freshly shucked oysters; Oh dear NO-NO-NO!!!! And that ripper would be the Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc 2016 which I recently tasted along with most of Benjamin’s 2016 Burgundies. This one for me was the highlight of the day. With fruit mostly sourced from Puligny-Montrachet, the wine on the nose offers lovely creamy notes followed by bright citrus and stonefruit; I picked up nectarine and tangarine. The palate has a quick whack of green apple followed by plenty of length with the citrus and stonefruit flavours dancing over my tongue.

Just a stunning wine. I seriously doubt that this will still be here, even more so that it is currently by the glass at $17 with the bottle price at $68. What a ripper indeed.

May 30
Christmas Countdown – Vinea Marson Heathcote Shiraz Viognier 2013

Delicious. Divine. Disarming….

Yep, only 209 days until Christmas and like Molly Meldrum famously said, “Do yourself a favour…”, and grab this absolute ripper. The Vinea Marson Heathcote Shiraz Viognier 2013 is so off the charts it’s not funny; ripe raspberry, silky smooth tannins, earthy notes, black olive.

Could you imagine this with a juicy roast beef sitting in the middle of the Christmas lunch table? But who can wait that long; not me. Just imagine this then sitting in a glass with tonights dinner where all it will set you back is $40. Yes please….