1996 rosemount balmoral syrah

[newsguy]

had been waiting for an "occasion" to pop this, but last night figured "what the heck," and opened to go with a sirloin on the grill rubbed with XVOO and "dukkah," which is a blend of aussie spices.

wine had wonderful aromatics and very nice mature flavors, still plenty of acid and some fine tannins, but the fruit is fading. drink 'em if ya got 'em. 90 points.

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[TheEngineer]

D@mn,...both you and WoW posting good wine swith delish sounding menus....when do we get an invite?

[newsguy]

standing invitation is out to anyone on this board if you find yourself in the DC area.

if you ever get an invite from WW, accept!wine dinner i had with him in vegas 3 or 4 year back was simply amazing -- food, wine and company!

[brappy]

you guys should both come to Samos in Baltimore on the 20th of April. Should be some great wine...... and company....


mark

[Innkeeper]

Is that really a Syrah from Oz and not a Shiraz? The focus this month on wine lovers is Syrah and only Syrah and the guys from Down Under are apoplectic.

[winoweenie]

The Clarendon Hills I posted on used the term Syrah so it's obvious some of the guys are using the accepted Rhone spelling. WW