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Hi guys, I also had the 2007 release recently and thought it was right in the groove, much better than the 2006 OSS I had at Christmas. It says on the back that the average age of the material was 6 years, so from around 2001, but not single vintage. I thought it was well balanced, with good intensi...

I don't post here often, but I thought I'd add my 2c worth, being in my 20s and recently out of a big Australian uni. You absolutely do not need top English skills to get into a uni course. If you came through the Australian school system, entrance to most courses (although I'm not sure about medici...

I also tried this wine last year and thought it had a lot going for it, but was still too young, thanks to the acidity still showing too strongly. Definitely not weak.

Since this thread has been resurrected, I thought I'd put in my 2c worth, given that it is different to most people's opinions. I picked up a bottle of the Balmoral '02 from DM's as well, brought it home and cracked it that night, half expecting disappointment, half hoping for something better (this...

Cabs that I have enjoyed recently include Bowen Estate 2001 and Vasse Felix 1999. Both will probably improve a bit more, but were excellent drinking now as well.

Cabs that I have opened and found to be too young include Crofters 2000 and Balnaves 2001.

a_kean wrote: I guess I understand that if you know what you like then that's what you will prefer to drink, but I just wanted to argue the point that if variety is what you are after, sticking to reds will satisfy that urge just as much as drinking both whites and reds. They seem to be two very di...

I guess 5 years is very different to 15 years! I am definitely still at the stage where I want to try as many different things as possible because you never know what you might like. I only rarely buy more than 2 bottles of a particular vintage of a wine, even though I know wines change considerably...

As someone who likes to visit cellar doors to 1) try before I buy, and 2) learn about as many different wine styles as I can, I would much prefer to pay $2-10 (depending on what you get) for a tasting of a full range of wines. If a winery lets me try a large range of wines, including premiums, I wil...

My 2c worth (I am trying to get to my 5 post quota) - I love the Canberra district, Orange and even enjoyed tasting through the range at the Cassegrain cellar door recently, which gets fruit from all over NSW, including a lot from the Northern Slopes region (New England area), which I had never hear...

I have been checking out this forum for a while, but this topic is what has prompted me to finally register and post. I have been drinking, buying and cellaring wine for about 5 years, which isn't a long time, but it's not short either. I have definitely seen a progression in my tastes from warm cli...