From the OOI cellar - 2010 - Many Shades of Wolf Blass

Look what I found in the OOI cellar!  Thought I'd finish this post that I started many moons ago... Any other memories of that night? What WAS the story re: why T&E collected WB cab savs?  Leave a comment below...

19 June 2010 - OOI meets at Tanya and Erik's place to have a vertical tasting of Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon - they have been stashing away bottles of this classic Australian wine since 2001.

We tasted 8 different vintages - 2001-2007, and the Grey Label 2007.  All but the Grey had the iconic Wolf Blass yellow label.  The grapes in Grey Label are from one vineyard - the Langhorn Creek vineyard - the rest of cabs were blends of grapes from the Borrosa, Clare, and other vineyards.  Both the 2002 and 2007 vintages were award winners.  Click here for a history of this wine.   

We were surprised at the variability in flavours from year to year - the 2005 in particular was a bizarre mix of cough syrup, fig newton, soy, medicine, and eucalyptus.

Remember back in the pre-tasting glasses era?

Our wonderful hosts laid out an incredible spread of cheese and other yummy nibblies - including a vertical tasting of cheddars - old, 5, 6 and 8 year old Quebec Cheddars.  Other cheeses (included homemade ones) included Riopelle, St. Honore, hard milk cheeses, Italian sheep cheeses, and Fifth Town soft cheeses - Red Fife, Lemon Fetish, and Lost Lake.  Plus a selection of jams, chutneys, pates and blueberries...

And, the aftermath.....

Who's up next?