A trophy wine to remember

March 9, 2010

A guest post by my brother Jamie.

Its moments like these that really make wine and friends an unbeatable combination.

Earlier on in the week I received a message from a good mate of mine inviting me to his 25th Bday celebrations. I was told to arrive empty handed as all was taken care of.

After polishing off a couple beverages and watching what looked to be half a cow being meticulously braaied, I began to question and curse myself ‘why on earth did I not bring a bottle of red?’ I noticed a similar look on the faces of all who were there. We couldn’t believe it…….NO WINE!

After scraping through a couple more beers and ending what was a 15 hour hang over from the night before, it was as if a higher being had descended down and just walked into the room. Like Craig Jamieson holding the Currie Cup above his head - my friend walked in with a 5ltr Bottle of 1987 Meerlust Rubicon.

Life at that moment could not have been better.

After huddling in a circle with a couple friends and swirling the wine around getting as much air into that baby as possible we preceded to drink it. Words like ‘Oh my…’,‘you kidding me..’, ‘I’m not even swallowing it’s so smooth’ was all that had to be said. Silence prevailed for the next 5 minutes as we all took in the moment.

My friends and I stood there all night and demolished this trophy of a wine.

The wine was silky smooth, and had tannins that broke away at a snails pace leaving your mouth begging for more. The wine was surreal and the moment even better. I have claimed the rest of the bottle and once the last drops of heaven our safely in my belly I will make a lamp out of the bottle and let the light shine on it every day and every night.

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