Christman qba 2008 Riesling – Marinated Sardines
City Wine shop
We visited the city Wine Shop for our anniversary, and finally managed to move past the pickled onions and cheese as an accompaniment for our wine. Instead we chose the marinated sardines, recommended to us by many officianados, and selected a 2008 German Riesling from Christman as well as a 2007 French Sancerre from Champault to go with it. [Read more →]
Chalkers Crossing 2008 Sauvignon Blanc – Tapas
We ended up at Station St Café in Nunnawading for dinner only to find some hard choices needed to be made. Which Tapas selection would we have? While deciding upon the correct nibbles we sampled Sauvignon Blanc’s from Chalkers Crossing, Tumbarumba NSW, and Branken Hill Marlborough NZ. Too help the decision a Jazz duo, King and Lily, played in the background easing the choice of Tapas to the Chef’s Selection.
Highlights of the 12 tapas were
Katafi Pastry wrapped prawns with seafood aoli.
Labna balls with Station st taboulis.
Lamb Kofta balls with minted apple yoghurt.
The two sauv blanc’s were quite different, one a quite typical Marlborough Sauv Blanc, fresh and crisp – 7/10, while the Tumbarumba wine was softer and smoother across the tongue – 8/10.
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Woollaston NZ 2008 Sauvignon Blanc. – Lamb ragu with potato gnocchi.
Spent the evening in Degraves St at a lovely cafe “La Citta” watching the rain and passers by. We tried a few different wines but finally settled on the Woollaston Sauvignon Blanc from Nelson Bay NZ. Combining that with the lamb ragu was inspired.
I gave the wine an 8, light fresh and definitely morish.
We also tried an italian pinot grigio from Due Monde – 7.
Geoff Merril 2008 Rosé. – Smoked Salmon Pasta.
We sat out on the balcony for the first evening this summer and sipped our first Rosé of the summer.
To go with it: a creamy smoked salmon pasta and a red hued dusk over the bay.
The Rosé was delicious – an 8 on the scale, while the dinner was superb as always.