Little ole wine drinker me (us?)

[Gunk]

French Red for me, Cote du Rhone, Chateau Neuf du Pape, or a Claret/St Emillion.

I love St Emillion, I’ve got a very nice 1993 Premier Cru ready for daughters 18th later this year.

it’s been laid down for 18 years so fingers crossed it’ll taste OK, I’ll update you in November

 

[ruffers]

I love St Emillion, I’ve got a very nice 1993 Premier Cru ready for daughters 18th later this year.

it’s been laid down for 18 years so fingers crossed it’ll taste OK, I’ll update you in November

I presume it’s getting drunk either way? I hope it’s nice and worth the wait, lovely gesture to keep it for your daughters 18th 🎉 🍾

 

[Salty seadog]

Whatever red you get allow it to breath. Open it at least an hour before you drink it.

 

[Goldenretriever]

That takes me back, on one of her school trips my oh said I'll bring you a present. One good bottle of St Emillion grand cru says I expectantly. Lovingly saved till christmas day when I opened and left to breath, it had corked and I tipped the whole bottle down the sink. Never been so disappointed. Tend to drink Malbec or Rjoha or a nice New Zealand sauvignon blanc. Best bottle we ever had was a St Emillion about 1990 20 miles from the village and cost us then I think £ 18-20, was like nectar.

 

[Salty seadog]

My uncle and his partner have lived their whole lives in the drinks business. From importing and moving around the whole of the countries supply of a popular larger to a high end off licence in London and all in between.

 

[Gunk]

That takes me back, on one of her school trips my oh said I'll bring you a present. One good bottle of St Emillion grand cru says I expectantly. Lovingly saved till christmas day when I opened and left to breath, it had corked and I tipped the whole bottle down the sink. Never been so disappointed. Tend to drink Malbec or Rjoha or a nice New Zealand sauvignon blanc. Best bottle we ever had was a St Emillion about 1990 20 miles from the village and cost us then I think £ 18-20, was like nectar.

You can still get a decent bottle from Super U for about €15

 

[Goldenretriever]

That was in a small restaurant so obviously more expensive. I loved those camping holidays in France with trips to Auchan and all the other supermarkets. One year we even had a small winery between the gite and local village, filled a polybin and gave our livers a bit of a hammering! Not totally sensible.

 

[ruffers]

That was in a small restaurant so obviously more expensive. I loved those camping holidays in France with trips to Auchan and all the other supermarkets. One year we even had a small winery between the gite and local village, filled a polybin and gave our livers a bit of a hammering! Not totally sensible.

enjoyable and memorable though

 

[Goldenretriever]

Worth every penny, we always celebrated our wedding anniversary during our holidays. Always nice to have one really memorable meal that lingers in the memory

 

[ruffers]

Worth every penny, we always celebrated our wedding anniversary during our holidays. Always nice to have one really memorable meal that lingers in the memory

wisest words I’ve heard all day, it’s what life is all about and always great to have another bottle and reminisce over

 

[philtalksbx]

Try 19 crimes it's an amazing wine around £8.00 a bottle.
Theres 3 varieties and they are all excellent.

+1 on 19 Crimes - introduced by a mate in the hotel trade that I consider quite knowledgable.

 

[mistyoptic]

Porta 6 my new favourite red.
https://www.majestic.co.uk/wines/porta-6-15006
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That's a cracker! We now can buy it in our local Sainsbury and we have also bought it in Portugal - cheaper, surprisingly ;-)
There is a nice white in the same range

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Tonight's treat, from Waitrose

 

[ruffers]

Tonight's treat, from Waitrose
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Any good?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Dunno yet, it's a little early (even for me)