Cumulus 'Rolling' Central Ranges/Orange Shiraz 2007

Sometimes I am prone to fidgeting. This is generally due to too much something something happening in my head; this is obvious. Recently I heard of a something called ‘Mindfulness’, whereby I, or you, just think of what is now and the stuff that licks your twin-pole – icy pole that is. So there are two things right now that are licking my icy-pole, ‘The Decemberists’ The Crane Wife album, in particular ‘The Crane Wife 1&2’ track – just love anything with a bit of Hammond organ - and a little ripper from Orange NSW, the Cumulus 'Rolling' Central Ranges/Orange Shiraz 2007; the orange isn’t rolling cos’ that’s where the wine is from!

A fantastic wine coming from the Phillip Shaw stable, this is all good, good and good. In the glass the wine has a deep red crimson with a pinkish hue. The nose is all black pepper to start with, but with decanting you get a little whack of chocolate. In the mouth you get a great whack of, yes another ‘whack of’, black pepper with a heap of red fruit and red liquorice with a great balance of acid and savoury tannins. Super stuff this one.

Great balance, plenty of length with a wonderful cool climate appeal and....

‘It was a cold night and the snow lay low

I pulled my coat tight against the falling down

And the sun was all

And the sun was all down

And the sun was all

And the sun was all down

I am a poor man
I haven't wealth nor fame

I have my two hands and a house to my name

And the winter's so

And the winter's so long

And the winter's so

And the winter's so long

And all the stars were crashing 'round

As I laid eyes on what I'd found

It was a white crane

It was a helpless thing

Upon a red stain
With an arrow through its wing
And it called and cried

And it called and cried so

And it called and cried

And it called and cried so

And all the stars were crashing 'round

As I laid eyes on what I'd found

My crane wife, my crane wifeMy crane wife, my crane wife.......’

It’s a long song already!

Drink till 2012
Drink with BBQ Sichuan beef
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