Good morning @stocky. One of my favorite wines is The Boxer by Molly Dooker from South Australia. I really like many of the South Australian wines, there are many great ones in the $8 a bottle range. The Boxer is about $24.Searched but couldn’t find anything for wine.
After polishing off a couple of bottles just now I’d love some suggestions or to hear others favourites.
I’ll start with a favourite of mine.
Serafino GSM
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@Lil Tuna i know you’re a fellow wine lover. Would love to hear about some favourites.
Molly Dooker from South Australia.
Will look for this next time I’m out.Had one of the best bottles I’ve enjoyed in recent memory last night.
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It was big, smoky and very full bodied. Not a subtle wine but very well balanced.Will look for this next time I’m out.
@softchewy - you have some good bottles!
Opened this beauty last week
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2007 Saxum Broken Stones from Paso Robles
I’ll have to go crack open the wine fridge tomorrow, living in Sonoma County we drink a lot of local wines that don’t probably make it very far out of the area, but definitely have some go-to’s. Our favorite game is finding the best wine under $10 for weeknight dinner drinkers, have had a few shockingly good ones.
Nice stash, @softchewy, got excited for your budget recommendations then saw the Caymus and Stag’s leap (both absolutely phenomenal) hahaha.
Yeah I agree, I love cabs but end up not drinking them because I feel like I can get a good Syrah, or Malbec for $10-15 that’s on par with $20-30 cabs. I do just generally love cool climate Syrahs anyway, and have found a handful of really good reasonable Pinots from Sonoma county, the Santa Cruz mountains and the Oregon/Washington areaDecoy Cabernet (Duckhorn) out by you is pretty good for under $20. I tend not to go too cheap on Cabs as most I have tried in the $10 to low teens range I find fairly harsh and not very enjoyable. I'd rather drink a different wine/varietal in that price range. Just picked up a few different Block Estate Cabs (927, 314) in the low $20 range, so will see how those are.
What kind of wines do you prefer?
Yeah I agree, I love cabs but end up not drinking them because I feel like I can get a good Syrah, or Malbec for $10-15 that’s on par with $20-30 cabs. I do just generally love cool climate Syrahs anyway, and have found a handful of really good reasonable Pinots from Sonoma county, the Santa Cruz mountains and the Oregon/Washington area
The list at lunch yesterday in Cahors. The prices -- they hurt! (We had the Haute Serre Seignieur.)
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I find some of the best bang for the buck can be found in low cost Bordeaux (mostly Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur AOCs, some Haut-Medoc, etc) $10 to mid teens range.
In general have found these are better quality (or more to my liking) per $ than most US Cabernets and Merlots I have had in the same price range.
Just recently had some Charles Smith Substance Cabernet (paid $13) and though it was decent (and may benefit from a few years in the cellar), I had a better Bordeaux ($14) the next night.
Fantastic bottles, Paul!! If you're ever around Michigan, you gotta stop by so we can share a few of my bottles, man... I used to be a wine nut but haven't bought much the last few years. Still have a full cellar of goodies to share with friends though... My wife doesn't drink so it's not often I open a bottle for myself.
Now, just to show how taste can be different, my view of Bordeaux vs. Can Cab is the opposite of yours. I can rarely find a cheap Bordeaux I enjoy. They are usually too young and astringent for my taste without a few years in the cellar. For around the same price I find more drinkable Cali Cabs. Now, granted, on the upper range, things change. My opinion comes from when I used to drink a bunch of different bottles, maybe things have changed the past few years.
The same goes for Bungundy vs US Pinots. Hard to find a well priced Burgundy that can compete with some Oregon offers. Once again, things change when we're are talking about the great Burgundies, and those can't be equaled. IMO of course.
Fan of Tignanello here as well! And of Italian wines in general, specially Barbarescos and Brunellos.
No surprise: Don't care for Merlots, unless its a top Pomerol, or something like a Pahlmeyer bottling.
Good Zins? YES, PLEASE!
haven't had any Saxums.. so how was it?
My general go-to's by region:
USA: California Zinfandel (Lodi) or Northwest Chardonnay
France: Cotes du Rhone GSM
Italy: Tuscany, Chianti Classico (or Amerone if I can afford it)
Spain: Garnacha from anywhere
Australia: Shiraz (Barossa Valley)
Argentina: Malbec from anywhere
Germany: Gewurztraminer (Alsace)
Canada: Ice Wine or Late Harvest Optima (Okanagan)
Hanging in Malbec country eh... how was it?
1967 Barolo, my oldest wine (hopefully it hasn't turned to vinegar)
another 2009 Brunello in the picture (La Rasina).. not a great year like 2010, but still a good year.. should be tasty.
DRINK THEM!
Saddest thing in the world -- a friend of ours, and officer of the Wine Tasters' Guild to boot, had a father who imported fine Italian wines. He died about eight years ago, and the most horrible thing imaginable was going through the dozens of cases in his cellar and throwing away on average 10 out of each 12 bottles. Don't let that happen to you!
Speaking of which, when we get home, my last two bottles of '78 La Lagune are going to be guzzled...
The three bottles of Penfolds Grange can hang on for another couple of years... :