Gotham Langhorne Ck/ Mclarenvale Shiraz 2006

I just had to write this as it is a fairly profound observation... we left a bottle of the 2006 that had previously been opened to sit for a day or two while I drank the 2004 Gotham... well as a test I decided to try the 2006 that had been sitting there... well it drank beautifully. The honey on the nose and palate were sinply stunning and I really enjoyed the drop.

Something to say for the quality when it can sit in the bottle for a few days and then be as good as the 2004 which I raved about.

Anyway, this really was good and I got back online to Grays to order a few more.

In future I will just open a bottle and leave it a few days :)

Note to self, there was a lot of sediment in the glass. Not a bad thing, just an observation.

Drinkability 88

Value 97

Price $9.95 (Get Wines Direct)

Gotham Langhorne Ck/ Mclarenvale Shiraz 2006

This is not the second bottle of Gotham we've had, but I'm writing again to confirm that it is indeed not a bad drop.

At $9.95 I have to say it's not the best ever, but it is certainly better than others.

It's smooth and has a nose that I can't identify yet, but it occurs in a few of the cheaper brands and cleanskins. Not unpleasant, but it does let you know what you paid for it.

Still we have had almost a dozen and Jean is happy to spring for another dozen.

Drinkability 87
Value 91
Price $9.95 (Get Wines Direct)

Gotham Langhorne Ck/ Mclarenvale Shiraz 2006

Ok, this is the 4th bottle we have had of the Gotham Shiraz, but it hasn't really rated a mention until now. For all the hype that Get Wines Direct have put forward, this is nothing more than a $9.95 bottle of wine. Not great, not horrible.

Tonight Jean had it open for a couple of hours before we touched it. That seemed to help. It was light on the nose, smooth and strong vanilla tones.

It tasted better than previous bottles, but sadly, nothing out of the extremely ordinary.

It quickly turned into just another cheap wine...

It does however have the coolest label ever. Especially to those into Batman :)

Anyway, take it or leave it, I could find cheaper and better cleanskins or even normal wines (Chalk Hill for instance)

Drinkability 87

Value 89

Price $9.95 (Get Wines Direct)