The wine and beer thread (all drinks allowed!)

Eastern outpost wrote: Was given a bottle of La Ballade 2020 from Minervois for taking a local friend to the UBB v Scarlets match. Not an area with which I’m familiar.  Opened the wine last night and the three of us who shared it all thought it pretty good. 14.5% so a bit on the strong side, although it didn’t overwhelm on the tastebuds. The bottle had the deepest recess at the bottom I can recall. Apparently, the more the bottle bottom recesses, the more costly and better quality it is.

Eastern outpost wrote: lofty evans wrote: Eastern outpost wrote: Was given a bottle of La Ballade 2020 from Minervois for taking a local friend to the UBB v Scarlets match. Not an area with which I’m familiar.  Opened the wine last night and the three of us who shared it all thought it pretty good. 14.5% so a bit on the strong side, although it didn’t overwhelm on the tastebuds. The bottle had the deepest recess at the bottom I can recall. Apparently, the more the bottle bottom recesses, the more costly and better quality it is. Thankyou young man for this indepth sampling.......lovely jubbly.  Tonight, we’re on a Remi Lamerat 2024 red called Partage (Sharing). Just started. Very fruity and very drinkable.

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Interesting tale over Xmas. My daughter's partner - Hef the chef - brought us up a bottle of Argentinian Malbec. Nothing unusual about that but the story is good. A friend of his - Crymych lad I believe - now lives in Argentina - Patagonia in fact. HJ came home for Xmas & brought a pallet load of cases of this red wine from the region. P15 estate bottled Malbec 13.5%.

Eastern outpost wrote: GPR - Rochester wrote: Interesting tale over Xmas. My daughter's partner - Hef the chef - brought us up a bottle of Argentinian Malbec. Nothing unusual about that but the story is good. A friend of his - Crymych lad I believe - now lives in Argentina - Patagonia in fact. HJ came home for Xmas & brought a pallet load of cases of this red wine from the region. P15 estate bottled Malbec 13.5%. Yet to sample - summary will follow.  Sounds most promising.

Given the recent dive in form and results, we might be reaching for something more to drink than usual, to dull the pain, maybe to forget.

RR1972 wrote: im all in on the pomerol tonight, rugby turning me to drink

Top quality! Pomerol and Pauillac are my favourites. 

Edited by Eastern outpost - 02 January 2026 at 6:59pm

RR1972 wrote: Eastern outpost wrote: RR1972 wrote: im all in on the pomerol tonight, rugby turning me to drink Top quality! Pomerol and Pauillac are my favourites.  Which vineyard and year?  2016 chateau de sakah ive got a sine arnoix cdnp 2023 for the darts on sat. pomerol and pauliac my faves to great minds etc 1 day ill have a petrus with you my treat

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GPR - Rochester wrote: RR1972 wrote: Eastern outpost wrote: RR1972 wrote: im all in on the pomerol tonight, rugby turning me to drink Top quality! Pomerol and Pauillac are my favourites.  Which vineyard and year?  2016 chateau de sakah ive got a sine arnoix cdnp 2023 for the darts on sat. pomerol and pauliac my faves to great minds etc 1 day ill have a petrus with you my treat I do like a chateaux neuf.

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