The Auswine Forum

And JO reckons that the 2005 is even better. So much so that he wants the price upped! what from $16.99 to $20? c I doubt there will be any significant price increases soon (although stranger things have happened). Wynns has been the slowest to get back on their feet after the price slashing by Sou...

The 2003 is reasonable at these prices, but the 2004 seems to be getting the rave reviews.

Kieran

Bah. For a second I thought this post was about an (excellent) Steve Jackson game.

2003 Petaluma Chardonnay – drinking fantastic at the moment, lovely with Crayfish. 2005 Kalleske Old Vine Semillon – good honest Semillon, nice acid, went really well with Indian Food. 2005 Kalleske Old Vine Shiraz – delicious, seriously good wine! Bit pricey for me to stock up...

The St Henri, which seems to be in good condition from your description, is probably better than most vintages of Grange. (In those days, St Henri and Grange were sort of regarded as equals). It's most likely drinking well, but it won't get any better. Drink up with people you love. The Wolf Blass, ...

Mal, get aircon and rely on the boffins to solve the greenhouse effect. Melbourne is near/just hot as Townsville through much of summer and more than sometimes hotter. Maybe that's the reason for the exodus to northern climes in winter where the weather's nicely temperate. There ain't nothin' wrong...

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Kieran

My Christmas present from my father arrived early, and it felt heavy and unbalanced, something like three bottles of wine. So, I opened it up, and I'm now the proud owner of Noon Vat SC2 Dry Red 1990 Noon Unfiltered Grenache 1991 Grosset Gaia 1995 Any TNs or other useful information? Kieran

Kieran, Kieran, Kieran, where did you find the '89 Mentor? I understand you want to "corner the market" on this one but surely you can leave one bottle in the store. I didn't know they made a Mentor back in the '80s. In Canada all I saw was their regular cabernet and I still have a bottle...

Some 02s - Arakoon Doyen and Hewitson Old Garden - for $20 each.

Rosemount Reserve Cab 94 - $12 each.

PL Mentor 89 - $21 each. I'm trying to corner the market on this one.

Kieran

That's quite a rating for the Bass Phillip.

Kieran

Sounds a lot like every other vintage of Miss Harry.

Kieran

It's a bit sad if 1998 was a great vintage for wine but a bad vintage for corks.

Bah. Bring on the stelvins.

Kieran

A six-pack of noon cleanskins.

Two bottles of 89 Mentor, at auction prices.

96 Bin 389.

02 St Peters.

Two bottles of Morris Old Premium Tokay, at auction prices.

opened this on the weekend. Nice drink although may have been a little tainted as a few felt a little queazy after drinking it. Really golden colour almost going through to a shade of orange. So soft and velvetty to drink real soft tannins almost not present at all. Not light though very heavy almo...

"Where nothing is taken seriously except the good plonk"

"plonk" of course being a corruption of Vin Blanc.



Kieran

Old Show Reserve Cabernets are great buys at auction. Currently drinking my way through a six-pack of 94, $12+commission.

Kieran

Jacob's Creek chardonnay is made for early drinking. If it's not vinegar yet, it still won't be a great wine but might display an interesting honey/fig/toast character. I suggest that when you open it, keep a backup bottle of something else handy.

Kieran

In an effort to defend RB honour, I'll nominate two bottles of SSSS.

Kieran

If you're doing Ashton Hills you should have done Barratt as well - great CD.

Kieran

If Cabernets are kept for longer then they may show up as being more commonly kept in cellars, even if fewer bottles are actually kept and consumed.

Kieran

Steve wrote:You sure have!

Indeed. Several dozen, it would appear.

Ultimo Wine Centre is probably the best fine wine store. Annandale Cellars and Summer Hill Wine Shop are OK too. I think there are a few decent shops on the north shore too, but I don't often go that way.

Kieran

I'm sure Murray has a group of some sort - he'll probably post if there's room for another. Alternatively, there might be something organised through the better liquor stores in the area - I seem to remember Bannockburn Cellars and Chas Cole Cellars fitting this description, but my memory may be unr...

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Kieran

Aside from the T-Chow outing Stonier Reserve Chardonnay 01: Nice full-bodied chardonnay Paringa Estate Shiraz 01: Good cool-climate shiraz Grosset Polish Hill 97: Very nice wine. some Versace Sangiovese 04: OK Capricorn Hawkes Bay Merlot/Malbec 02: Very pleasant actually. Looked like a spruced up cl...

I think the only wine of the lot that I've tasted before was the Godolphin. Lovely wine.

Kieran

Hmm...just impressions from my (hazy) memory. Cape Crest Sav Blanc 05: Tried this against my better judgement. Not too bad from the perspective of this SB hater. Tollana Riesling 89: Madeirized. A curio. Worth tasting, but couldn't drink much of it. Lindemans Chardonnay 92: I actually liked this one...

Very unlikely you can get the 02 St Peters for less than about $100. It was selling for that at auction a month after release.

Kieran

Noel kind of implied a lot of the names in their case were thought up after a long afternoon of blending and not enough spitting for he and Rolf. They are more meant to be a piss take than any clever marketing. Guess it is hard to tell the difference between and marketeer and a drunk some times Gle...