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It's important to shake the bottle as you don't want to lose the texture and flavour that the sediment gives to the wine. I go to my cellar once a month to shake the bottles so that the sediment doesn't stick too hard to the side of the bottles. Cheers.........Mahmoud. Finally remembered my passwor...

Ollie

TORB and Ian speak a lot of sense ....if you are being serious about the subject that is.

The Cullen 97 is also drinking quite well, although still has some time on its side.

None of the Moss Wood 's I have tried recently (96, 96) are ready. However if you can get hold of a well cellared 83 or 87 you would be in for an absolute treat.

The website has no charges on it subtlered - can you tell me the cost per case per month ?

Thanks for writing this up Attila (and for the other notes from you guys).

Think I will try to find a couple.

Brian As you are probably aware, I dislike high alcohol when it is poorly done (ie. sticks out of the wine). Unfortunately a lot of wines over 14% fall into this category for me, including the 2002 Calliope (we will agree to disagree on that one). The point of the post is that I wonder how Andrew ac...

Reduced - sulphide, rubbery, H2S. Breathed off - not mercaptan. Would have thought the term bottle stink was usually reserved for older wines.

A couple of points you make Andrew that I would take issue with. Smithy wrote: Parker thinks European style reds in Australia recieve undue acclaim from show judges etc. I'd say likewise, which is partly due to our show system. The Chairman of Judges determines the style in his instructions to the p...

Colin

We don't get many Oregon Pinots in Australia (small production and Excahnge rate).

How does Evesham Wood rate in the Oregon strata ?


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That's me BTW.

You fishing again Derek ?

By the look of that picture Christo, you are far too young to even contemplate drinking a Wendouree.

Have your rung them and asked to be put on the waiting list ?

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Graham

As Kris mentioned, the Riedel bag is good. I would never get the energy to make a case, and I figure the money makes it worth it over time - easier and safer to carry than boxes and I have not broken any since I bought one.

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That would be Ernie Eeeeeels, according to Bracksy


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Err, that was me

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Smithy wrote:

Never saw the need to add Viogner to our style of Shiraz. From what I've seen its not for big bold Shiraz, Its for wimpy green styles to add body and mouthfeel

Andrew, ever tasted a RunRig ? - not exactly wimpy

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Jeff What I would not do, however, is draw wider conclusions on what people acrtually think was the wine of the year. You agree? I don't really have a great interest one way or the other - its of passing interest only to me as I have enough experience by now to make up my own mind as to what the bes...

Sheesh, logged in one minute, not the next.

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Colin This forum is predominately enamoured with big flavoured wines - you won't see many Mt Mary, Wantirna Estate or Yeringberg fans here. You also won't see a lot of Pinot reviews for the same reasons. You will see plenty of reviews of full flavoured Shiraz however (and it can be a very good buyin...

Grant

Many eons ago I was a member at Huntingdale. The tea-tree lined the fairways, and you had to take a few extra balls with you as you only had to miss the fairway slightly and it was lost ball !


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Dr Middleton thinks Robert Parker wouldn't know a good wine if it kicked him up the coit...

I think the good doctor would be highly amused by that....


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Agree totally with Graeme and Yarra. Bruce and Martin - you have a right to like big, rich warm climate shiraz as much as others of us like variety. I think you missed the point the guys were making - we don't all want to drink just this sort of wine all the time. Parker's undue influence over Borde...

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Would agree that Clonakilla will age. I had the 2000 Clonankilla recently and although quite delicious, it was still quite youthful also. Lovely Raspberry-Blackberry fruit and served blind, most picked it as Rhone.


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Now if someone could direct me to the Steam forum.........

Rory From 12 months ago : 1996 Moss Wood Cabernet Deep red, blackish middle. Young on both nose and palate, displaying rich cassis fruit and oak. Seems almost bigger to me than when I tasted it on release – again showing the results of a great vintage for Moss Wood. It still needs some t...

1995 Hardys Tintara Shiraz Has softened nicely and now drinking well. Rich blackberry fruit with a fair input from vanillin (albeit quality) American oak on both nose and palate (17). 1996 Dalwhinnie Shiraz Also drinking well, although on a fairly long plateau. Typical powdery, spicy blackberry fru...

Daryl Use the search function - I posted a note on this in August 2003 (see below). There may be others also. "Deep dark red in colour. Deep and brooding earthy blackberry fruit, moccha and cedary oak on the nose. To taste, cedar-blackcurrant, moccha and earthiness - quite similar in flavour profile...

David

Maybe using the "battle" terminology leads to "brutal" (read ridiculous) Options nights

Better off banning your Options organiser from ever running another one as the best form of revenge in my view, rather than continuing the obscure theme !!


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