MSGong Ride

mikesbytes said:

Which photo is yours?

My photo is really [censored], because at this point the wind was gusting about 70k and the person next to me had just gone backwards and fallen off so I am hanging on like grim death looking constipated. Bib 7599.

46kgToDate said:

I still felt strong at the end. After that it was a toss up which felt better, the long soak in the bath tub, or the celebration BBQ that night, when I, my cyclng buddy and our wives had wagyu scotch fillet and a bottle of grange followed by home cooked cheesecake to celebrate 9 months of training. 🙂

What year was the Grange?

We had a 1988 Lindemans Hunter River Burgundy a few nights back with a very nice piece of aged Angas steak.

46kgToDate said:

My photo is really [censored], because at this point the wind was gusting about 70k and the person next to me had just gone backwards and fallen off so I am hanging on like grim death looking constipated. Bib 7599.

Hey, don't knock your photo, your doing pretty dam good out there in those horid conditions. AND you are being escorted in by an attractive lady.

matagi said:

What year was the Grange?

1991 it was good but I have to say probably not the best thing I've ever tasted, even though Grange usually wins international blind tastings against the best in the world. Possibly the most amazing wine I've ever had, and the dear knows I've had a few, was a Gibbston Valley Reserve Pinot (Central Otago NZ) with about 5 years on it.🙂

That Lindemans Shiraz is a very nice wine. Here is a review of it from 2005:
1988 Lindemans Bin 7600 Hunter River Burgundy 12%
88 was a pretty catastrophic year in the Hunter, so it was all the more surprising to find this showing so well. Mid red with bricking at the rim. The aromas are earthy, leafy, and a bit bretty (some traditional Hunter sweaty saddle). The underlying fruit is soft and sweet - strawberry? Doesn't taste nearly as aged as you'd expect. A dash of VA gives it some life. A medium-weight wine of great character and interest!

46kgToDate said:

1991 it was good but I have to say probably not the best thing I've ever tasted, even though Grange usually wins international blind tastings against the best in the world. Possibly the most amazing wine I've ever had, and the dear knows I've had a few, was a Gibbston Valley Reserve Pinot (Central Otago NZ) with about 5 years on it.🙂

That Lindemans Shiraz is a very nice wine. Here is a review of it from 2005:
1988 Lindemans Bin 7600 Hunter River Burgundy 12%
88 was a pretty catastrophic year in the Hunter, so it was all the more surprising to find this showing so well. Mid red with bricking at the rim. The aromas are earthy, leafy, and a bit bretty (some traditional Hunter sweaty saddle). The underlying fruit is soft and sweet - strawberry? Doesn't taste nearly as aged as you'd expect. A dash of VA gives it some life. A medium-weight wine of great character and interest!

Hmm, no sweaty saddle in the bottle we had (it's been in our cellar about 10-12 years). Although it certainly didn't taste as old as it was. It is drinking very nicely and we still have another 9 bottles to get through.

Most amazing wine I've ever had was a Heisenberg Riesling (Alsace) - it started my appreciation of Alsatian rieslings.

As for Granges - best years we've had are the '66, '71 and '76. Haven't opened a '91 yet.