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Friday, March 27, 2015 www.dailyexaminer.com.au PAGE 21 Windowrie Cowra The Mill Chardonnay VINTAGE: 2014 PRICE: $18 RATING: 8.4/10 2014 seems so young for a chardonnay – well, any wine apart from riesling and sav blanc and a couple of others – and it shows and is perfectly suited to the task. (Littore) St Andrews Imperial Reserve Shiraz VINTAGE: 2013 PRICE: $6 RATING: 8.4/10 Whenever I see “Imperial” I think soap and “Tahiti looks nice….Simon, Tahiti”. They could have had a glass of this too. Windowrie Hilltops The Mill Cabernet Merlot VINTAGE: 2013 PRICE: $18 RATING: 8.7/10 Stupidly easy to drink wines frequently they involve cab and merlot. But there’s no need to be stupid about it. Rusden ‘Christine’s Vineyard, Grenache VINTAGE: 2012 PRICE: $40 RATING: 8.9/10 Try saying Vine Vale Vignerons 10 times, and you’ll be ready for a glass of this. Luscious and lovely Grenache, even more so if your name is Christine. (Littore) St Andrews Imperial Reserve Chardonnay Pinot Noir VINTAGE: NV PRICE: $6 RATING: 9/10 (Perhaps the “Imperial Reserve” moniker overwhelmed Ms L, she reckoned this was the bees knees, Monica. Life MAX’S PICKS T’WAS the night after Mardi Gras when all through the house no creature stirred, except Gruntley who had dog- gie dementia. Some of us like pyjamas, others birthday suits, and that’s how it was when awoken at 2am to Gruntley’s faint, persistent scuffling. It takes time to identify night noises, such as paws on a toilet floor. Gruntley, some hours ago, had wandered in, bumped the door and locked himself in. Feeling my way to the loo in darkness and opening the door, I hardly noticed his uncharac- teristic eagerness to be liberat- ed. But I did notice the smell which hit with the overwhelm- ing force. Was I dreaming? It was a nightmare. Still uncomprehending, as one is inclined at 2am, I flicked the light and barefooted, stepped one foot into the loo. Suddenly the smell was the least of my concerns. It took moments to compre- hend, but poor Gruntley, trapped, had answered the urgent call of nature – in both senses – in the correct place, albeit on the floor. Unable to escape he had successfully trampled it evenly across the whole floor simulta- neously unfurling a whole roll of toilet paper into the mess, alas offering no discernible benefit. Immediately it dawned, at 2am, Gruntley was traversing the rest of the house with paws covered in what lay before me. It was hard to know where to start, so stunned inaction seemed appropriate. Resigned to the horror and still in my birthday (Mardi Gras?) suit, I hopped quietly to fetch the mop, consolately grateful for timber floors. Meanwhile Ms L. had awoken to the commotion, flicked the light on to see my bed empty, and clothes beside it. Nervously she approached the scene, only to see her be- loved, stark naked, mop in hand and a foul stench and visage emanating from the toilet. Gruntley, inconveniently, was nowhere to be seen and the only dementia on Ms L’s mind was my own. Sometimes “It’s not what it seems”, seems so lame. Cheers and happy Mardi Gras. GRAPE EXPECTATIONS Mardi Gras aftermath Max Crus Rusden Good Shepherd Cabernet Malbec 2012, $38. The good book, good son, good oil, Goodies, the Good Shepherd is in good company and would be good with any of the above. It’s all good…specially with shepherds. 9/10.
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Windowrie Cowra TheMill ChardonnayVINTAGE: 2014PRICE: $18RATING: 8.4/10
2014 seems so young for achardonnay – well, any wineapart from riesling and savblanc and a couple of others –and it shows and is perfectlysuited to the task.
(Littore) St AndrewsImperial ReserveShirazVINTAGE: 2013PRICE: $6RATING: 8.4/10
Whenever I see “Imperial” Ithink soap and “Tahiti looksnice….Simon, Tahiti”. Theycould have had a glass of thistoo.
Windowrie Hilltops TheMill Cabernet MerlotVINTAGE: 2013PRICE: $18RATING: 8.7/10
Stupidly easy to drink winesfrequently they involve cab andmerlot. But there’s no need to bestupid about it.
Rusden ‘Christine’sVineyard, GrenacheVINTAGE: 2012PRICE: $40RATING: 8.9/10
Try saying Vine Vale Vignerons10 times, and you’ll be ready fora glass of this. Luscious andlovely Grenache, even more so ifyour name is Christine.
(Littore) St AndrewsImperial ReserveChardonnay Pinot NoirVINTAGE: NVPRICE: $6RATING: 9/10
(Perhaps the “Imperial Reserve”moniker overwhelmed Ms L,she reckoned this was the beesknees, Monica.
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MAX’S PICKS
T’WAS the night after MardiGras when all through thehouse no creature stirred,except Gruntley who had dog-gie dementia.Some of us like pyjamas,others birthday suits, andthat’s how it was when awokenat 2am to Gruntley’s faint,persistent scuffling.It takes time to identify nightnoises, such as paws on a toiletfloor. Gruntley, some hoursago, had wandered in, bumpedthe door and locked himself in.
Feeling my way to the loo indarkness and opening the door,I hardly noticed his uncharac-teristic eagerness to be liberat-ed.But I did notice the smell
which hit with the overwhelm-ing force. Was I dreaming?It was a nightmare.Still uncomprehending, as
one is inclined at 2am, I flickedthe light and barefooted,stepped one foot into the loo.Suddenly the smell was theleast of my concerns.It took moments to compre-
hend, but poor Gruntley,trapped, had answered theurgent call of nature – in both
senses – in the correct place,albeit on the floor.Unable to escape he hadsuccessfully trampled it evenlyacross the whole floor simulta-neously unfurling a whole rollof toilet paper into the mess,alas offering no discerniblebenefit.Immediately it dawned, at2am, Gruntley was traversingthe rest of the house with pawscovered in what lay before me.It was hard to know where tostart, so stunned inactionseemed appropriate.Resigned to the horror andstill in my birthday (MardiGras?) suit, I hopped quietly to
fetch the mop, consolatelygrateful for timber floors.Meanwhile Ms L. had awokento the commotion, flicked thelight on to see my bed empty,and clothes beside it.Nervously she approachedthe scene, only to see her be-loved, stark naked, mop inhand and a foul stench andvisage emanating from thetoilet.Gruntley, inconveniently, wasnowhere to be seen and theonly dementia on Ms L’s mindwas my own.Sometimes “It’s not what itseems”, seems so lame. Cheersand happy Mardi Gras.
GRAPE EXPECTATIONS
Mardi Gras aftermathMaxCrus
Rusden Good Shepherd Cabernet Malbec 2012, $38. The good book, goodson, good oil, Goodies, the Good Shepherd is in good company and would begood with any of the above. It’s all good…specially with shepherds. 9/10.
