Terroir.....my arse

In my lost blog I endeavoured to keep an online record of the wines that I have been consuming. I immediately failed after last weeks post to record my opinions of the wines consumed then. Well so to this week.... Friday Hegarty No. 3 from the Minervois. I didn't like this one iota. In fact I didn't drink it aside from an initial taste. I would rather have consumed some neat blackcurrant cordial. Lesson Learned = stick to Ozzie wines Two Hands Gnarly Dude Shiraz. Brilliant. Everything I want in a Shiraz. Big, with a bit of spice, silken finish with light tannins. One to commit to memory for future consumption and a producer to keep an eye out for. Saturday 2005 Henschke Henry's Seven. An interesting Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Viogner from the Barossa Valley. I was expecting big things from this wine, and whilst on the nose it was very appealing, on the pallet it offered less and didn't really open up. This is one of Henschke's lower end wines and so I shall be keeping an eye out for other stable mates. St Hallet Gamekeeper's Reserve. For a sub tenner wine this is rather enjoyable. Another interesting Barossa blend, along with the ubiquitous Shiraz and Grenache an element of Touriga is thrown in for good measure. That's enough for now, I'm sounding like a poncy wine cnut.