Weeding out cellar

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Just cleaning out that section at the moment WW. I'll move onto other areas soon enough.

Dan, I believe Rosemount Diamond series are roughly $10 a bottle. So, nice wine for the price. Remember though, you do drink much more Pinot than I do.

Bring it on Eng.... Can't wait to see what you have lingering in your cellar.

Alright.... From a couple of days ago...

#3 - Rosemount Estate Pinot Noir Diamond Label, '05, Southeastern Australia. Nose is still showing some decent fruit. Although it is starting to fade, this is impressive. I expected nothing and got a decent quaffer.

And last night...

#1 - Mad Fish Shiraz, '04, Western Australia. I can detect some fruit on the nose... it is faint though - but pleasant. Still high acid but the fruit has poked its head out of the hole it was in. The fruit is not bad... too bad the acid takes it too far out of balance.

#2 - Louis M. Martini, Cabernet, '05, Sonoma. The nose on this wine is still complete garbage. So is the palate.... They should be ashamed of themselves for putting this crap in a bottle. Dumped.

And a couple of new ones for tonight...

#1 - Hill of Content, Grenache (90%) Shiraz(10%), '04, Clare Valley, Australia. Good nose of blue and red fruits with a touch of sweet spice. The palate is saying cool climate grenache, but I don't believe that's the case. Don't know for sure. Nice blueberry notes. This is a good wine. Well done. I'm going to give this one some time and taste again.
#2 - Arcadian, Cabernet Franc, New York State. Winery is in the Finger Lakes region. I don't see a vintage on the bottle so I'm assuming NV. Oh Boy.... Really don't know what to expect with this one. Very interesting nose. Some fecal material, but not all together bad. Barn yard aromas but not much fruit. Palate is actually OK. Good red fruit with lots of earthy flavors with a green streak intertwined through the whole experience. The green streak adds a bit of complexity..... or does it? This wine is making me think too much. One moment, I find it intriguing and the next I feel like a masochist drinking down some unrealistic fecal matter. I can't help but be impressed.

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