Some odds and ends from the last week:
2008 Schaefer Frohlich Bockenauer Kabinett: A higher residual sugar kabinett, Yep, back up the truck. Alive and joyful. Rich for an 08, creaming soda passionfruit and tropical, even creamy. bordering on Spatlese intensity. Yet herbal and slatey as well. Lively, lovely juggable.
2008 Chard Farm Gewurztraminer: Has gone well the last 18 months. Turkish delight, pink grapefruit, musk, ginger. Not much in the way of acid to speak of, very textural and just a little too broad on the finish. Best served cold.
2010 Telmo Rodriguez LZ Tempranillo: Inky purple. Sweet earth, sawn pine, black fruits and a bit of chook poo. Nothing terribly complex here, but fun to drink. Sadly – was dying in the glass 48 hours after opening.
2007 Vietti Perbacco Nebbiolo: Lovely floral perfume on this along with purple jubes. Violets, kid leather, redskins, blackcurrant, ribena. Clearly needs more breathing, or ageing, than this bottle was ever going to get. Finishes with Size 14 nebbiolo tannins on the back of a Size 8 palate.