Pfeiffer 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

Given the fact that the object of the exercise is to keep track of what I've been drinking ith a view to figuring out future orders it makes sense to complete a stocktake every now and then, and figure out some way of keeping track of what you've actually got.

I've had a couple of attempts at something along those lines over recent years, and each time the wheels have fallen off due to an inability to put things in place to monitor stock levels, and keep track of what's been consumed along the way.

Returning from the recent southern odyssey the first priority was clearing the decks for the new kitchen, which meant that for three or four days we were operating on reduced cooking facilities, which was a fair excuse for hitting the takeaway options and clearing leftovers out of the freezer and an even better excuse for making a bit of space in the wine rack by clearing out bottles that have been there for a while, which usually means they're the last survivors of dozen lots, so in most cases I've already got something along the lines of a tasting note.

With the new kitchen in place it was soon obvious that we were looking at a far better photographic environment when it came to capturing images of wine bottles, and much of the time since the electricians finished their end of the job has been devoted to the photographic side of recording what's on hand. That process isn't totally complete, but with the new database (Hughesy's Cellar) almost up to date and the possibility of a second (Hughesy's Wine Archive) under consideration, most of the stock that's been lurking on the floor of the office relocated to the wine rack and the ability to look at current stock levels by variety, a Saturday night rump with a potato casserole looked like a reasonable excuse to start a serious assault on the April Pfeiffer C2 Club selection.

With winter seemingly upon us and a stock of Cabernet Sauvignon around the dozen mark, starting with the 2009 Cabernet seemed a logical move, given the suitability as a food match and the possibility of needing to build up stocks.

Pfeiffer 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon (4.5* $22.50 Wine Club $20.25) Deeply purple in the glass, varietal mint on the nose with blackberry and rounded tannins across the palate, this worked well with the steak and delivered something to savour after the meal was done. Nicely structured, very easy drinking and a definite reorder candidate.