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Had a 2005 Old Block, smashing really......beautiful medium weighted balance. The 2005 Godolphin we had at the same time was an absolute monster in comparison, though still lovely and with many years left in the tank. Old Block for wine of the BBQ.

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And another. Also have a Nokia N82.

Yeah a good '96 389 is indeed sublime.

Wizz wrote:I thought it was export only when it was made in the 90's?

Same, UK market.

Perhaps it's just a matter of definition here. It's no pinot and it's very much a shiraz but certainly nothing like the full blown styles you see these days. Everything in place, well composed, no sledgehammer of fruit and oak. I'd definitely stick by elegant. I would agree, primarily the comparati...

Of course, I would never be so bold (or stupid) as to tell you or try to correct you on what you have tasted or experienced, just that my experience is definitely different. In fact, I had a 96 389 last weekend and the 96 St Henri was miles (and I mean miles) more loaded and fuller than the 389. I ...

Penfolds Grandfather vs Seppelt Para 1986 on Crimbo day. The Grandfather edged it, but they were both lovely tawnys.

Oh dear, that was practically undrinkable! No, it WAS undrinkable! I haven't tasted such terrible wine in my life, like horrible grape cordial. And no, not my choice, it was offered and I was curious. Simply the worst wine in the entire world. How the hell do they sell it? You have to be a little c...

Oh dear, that was practically undrinkable! No, it WAS undrinkable! I haven't tasted such terrible wine in my life, like horrible grape cordial. And no, not my choice, it was offered and I was curious. Simply the worst wine in the entire world.

How the hell do they sell it?

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2002 Mcwilliams Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz. Quite nice, sweet but slightly aged and pruney fruits, a twang of acid on the finish that blew off, tannins largely melted away. Enjoyed it.

To celebrate meeting my little nephew for the first time, I stumped up an '05 Godolphin for the dinner. My sister suggested she bring a '96 Bin 389 from her cellar (cupboard) as a comparison. Both decanted for an hour or so. Points only for comparison. '05 Godolphin - Poured a deep purple. Some mute...

Will the Grange improve? I note the 2001 was a bit maligned initially but developed spectacularly over the following 12 months. Wish I'd grabbed a couple when they were on special at VC.

As for 2004 RWT, I'll have to grab a bottle and check it out, sounds fantastic.

Stonier Pinot Noir 2005 Just the $25 one. Nice pinosity, easy quaffer with red berries and cream, but not at all complex, prefer Paringa for the same money. Decent. Water Wheel Shiraz 2004 As above post, excellent qpr, lovely cool climate style, blackfruits, soft spicy oak and some grip. Nice. Penf...

St Henri, Bin 138, maybe Kalimna if it's a goodie.

McWilliams Show Reserve Liqueuer Muscat Yum! Was an old bottle I has lying around. Knocked off half a bottle of this and staggered around the yard looking for a lost golf ball for about 2 hours. Henschke Johann's Garden GSM 2004 One of the better Aussie GSM's around IMO. Lip smacker, red fruits, ti...

Very interesting! I just did the analysis and out of 413 bottles of 1998 wine opened, 38 or 9.2% had cork related problems, a further 2.9% had other problems, and .7% were suspect. That's a total of 12.8 %. The overall average of cork related problems 2,708 tracked bottles show 7.1% cork problems, ...

Very interesting! I just did the analysis and out of 413 bottles of 1998 wine opened, 38 or 9.2% had cork related problems, a further 2.9% had other problems, and .7% were suspect. That's a total of 12.8 %. The overall average of cork related problems 2,708 tracked bottles show 7.1% cork problems, ...

I pose this in a "stuck on a deserted island" style. One bottle around $50; after that's finished the rest of your life is spent drinking coconut milk and going insane, so it better be enjoyable. For drinking now, or cellaring in a dark cave for your rescue 15 yrs later, doesn't matter. I ...

Also, posting links to crappy tasting notes only elevates them in the Google rankings.

Had the '02 Reserve the other day and liked it. It was a tad disjointed and 'stewed' straight out of the bottle, but that blew off after an hour in the glass and the blackfruit, acid and tannin came nicely into balance. A decent decant is a good idea.

Unique and enjoyable wine IMO.

The Fosters sales guys have no idea. Former VB salesmen are flogging 4000 sku's of wine, they are very confused.

I prefer this campaign;

http://www.manskills.com.au

http://www.freewebs.com/monchavo/index.htm

I'm assuming this is a wind-up.

04 Thorn Clark Shotfire Ridge Barossa Quartage No fruit, no tannins, like an oak milkshake. Corked I presume. No, that is the way it is meant to be. Wine shopw judges like them that way. Seriously though, if you ever needed an example of medals not meaning anything, this has to be the wine... maybe...

There are several batches of the 2004 Quartage which are quite different from each other - likewise a couple of samples of one batch we tried (straight after the 3 Trophy wins at the Adelaide Wine Show) were identical to your TN; very oaky and lacking fruit. These were under cork, while subsequent ...

04 Thorn Clark Shotfire Ridge Barossa Quartage No fruit, no tannins, like an oak milkshake. Corked I presume. No, that is the way it is meant to be. Wine shopw judges like them that way. Seriously though, if you ever needed an example of medals not meaning anything, this has to be the wine... maybe...

Not too many details due to severe cold affecting the tastings. 04 Thorn Clark Shotfire Ridge Barossa Quartage No fruit, no tannins, like an oak milkshake. Corked I presume. 03 Guigal Cotes Du Rhone Lightweight palate, some jubey but thin redfruits, short length. 05 Zonte's Footstep Shiraz Viognier ...

1997 BVE E&E Black Pepper Shiraz - Probably right in its window; medium bodied, jammy stewed redfruit upfront and tons of oak, resolved tannins and not much acid. Nice wine, but a tad too oaky for my palate. 90 1998 Penfolds St Henri Shiraz - Still a baby; lush, soft fruit, silken texture with ...