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Hey, don't the larder do a whole roasted suckling pig?....

Wow, it's been years since I have visited/posted on this forum! Life just got busy, and so I consolidated my wine forum activity amongst other things. Looks like Auswine has had an awesome resurgence of late! Congrats all! Anyways, Dave has reeled me back in for this one, and I just realised this is...

1996 E&E Black Pepper Shiraz - smooth, elegant, lost most of its primary fruit, but etherial in its loveliness. No decanting and did improve for a couple of hours and found myself licking the bottom of the glass. Simply wonderful but if you have any left I wouldn't wait too long. Thanks Luke, s...

2011 Francois Raveneau Chablis
Man, their village wine is delectable... Fresh juicy candied citrus, oyster brine, mineral goodness...
Good Good.

2007 Te Mata "Awatea" Bordeaux blend I recall Craig (where are you Craig?) posting a year or so back that the 07 was a special year for this wine, and that he'd be holding his a lot longer. Well, you'd enjoy being told how right you were Craig. I've not touched this wine for 3 years, and ...

Mike Hawkins wrote:2001 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile - love this wine, especially at the price. Will continue to improve and perhaps fatten up just a tad.

Mike

Mike, any experience with the 2005 Freddy Emile?

TIA

3 x 2004 Bass Philip Reserve Pinot Noir
3 x 1996 Henschke Mount Edelstone
3 x 2003 Mount Mary Quintet

(well for a little while anyways...) A couple of days ago, I caught up with MichaelR, griff and Hacker to have my last wine related outing before our second child arrives. Nappy duties don't really bode well with fine dining and wining. As my deserted island wine would be a burgundy, the theme was j...

Last month: 1996 Bass Philip Reserve Pinot Noir Very Very Good. This month: 1996 Chateau Calon Segur The expressive bouquet was alive with bright red fruits, blending seamlessly with intriguing dried tobacco leaf, leather, and graphite minerality. In the mouth, layers of complexity tantalised the fo...

2010 Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir

This is nowhere near as good as their Primadonna... Less stalky, less depth, falling off quite precipitously on the mid palate, and even though listed at a lower alcohol level, had more perceptible alcohol on the finish.

Just Good.

Some recent bottles. 2011 Picardy Chardonnay (Pemberton..i think) 2011 Woodlands Chloe Chardonnay (Marg River) 201 1 Luke Lambert Chardonnay (Yarra) Very brief comments: The Picardy being the pick of the 3. Smooth. Obviously very different to the Luke Lambert which was more acid driven (in a good w...

You know when you just have that urge to drink some good wine, and you have no one to share it with... What do you do? Contact a couple of mates, and 48 hrs later, you have a stonkingly good dinner! Thanks MichaelR, CamW, and griff for rallying and making this possible. And thank you all for your ge...

2010 Domaine Hubert Lignier Bourgogne Rouge Gamy, red fruits with dry undergrowth. A little short on the palate though, with tart acidity and firm tannins. Good Morey St Denis fruit, or a mix, do you know? Don't know for sure, but I am assuming that it will be a mix, as I think they have another vi...

griff wrote:

monghead wrote:3x 2020 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie halves

EP?

yes, yes, a typo.

In fact, I was explaining that they are readily available, and where I got them until I realized why you posted the reply...

2010 Domaine Hubert Lignier Bourgogne Rouge

Gamy, red fruits with dry undergrowth. A little short on the palate though, with tart acidity and firm tannins.

Good

4x 2010 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie
3x 2010 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie halves

2010 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie Wow...... just wow… What an absolutely deliciously moreish, yet elegantly structured wine! Explosive perfumed aromas of dark berries, violets, pepper, smoky coal barbecued meats, and touches of herbs de Provence fills the air that surrounds you as you slurp awayÃ...

3x 2010 Pegasus Bay Prima Donna Pinot Noir
4x 2010 Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir
1x 2006 Domaine Rousseau Clos St Jacques

Well, I'll kick this off... 2010 Pegasus Bay Primadonna Pinot Noir Bright, perfumed dark sweet fruits. Good length, juicy crunchy tannins, and just the right amount of stalkiness to add interest and complexity. Very Good 2 things..... Never had this label before, and it's now on my radar. Number 1, ...

Monghead - definitely hold off on the Oeno as long as you can. The 707 is good now and will be for the next 15 years, so no rush. Thanks Mike... I had earmarked an Oeno for the celebratory drink for wifey and myself post birth of number two, but might reconsider that now... Alternatively, I need to...

Domaine Faiveley Domaine de la Framboisiere Mercury Unripe strawberries, spicy, terribly short and simple on the palate, unbalanced... Not Good. What vintage? I have a few Mercury stashed but haven;t touched any yet. What a classic!!! And to think, I'm almost always the first to ask "what vint...

2011 Chateau Sainte Marie Blanc
Simple but refreshingly fruity. Nice juicy acidity.
Good

Monghead - definitely hold off on the Oeno as long as you can. The 707 is good now and will be for the next 15 years, so no rush. Thanks Mike... I had earmarked an Oeno for the celebratory drink for wifey and myself post birth of number two, but might reconsider that now... Alternatively, I need to...

4x 2010 Domaine de la Pousse D'or Clos d'Audignac
4x 2010 Domaine de la Pousse D'or Les Jarrolieres
4x 2010 Domaine de la Pousse D'or Chambolle-Musigny
3x 2006 Mount Mary Quintet

2010 Chateau de Fontenille Blanc

Boring, flabby and uninteresting. Not Good.

2010 Domaine Faiveley Domaine de la Framboisiere Mercury

Unripe strawberries, spicy, terribly short and simple on the palate, unbalanced... Not Good.

Some bottles while on holidays in Australia and London.... 1998 Yalumba The Reserve. After my dummy spit a couple of weeks ago, I decided to open another one. This bottle was superb - if anything, a bit too youthful for my liking. 2002 Kalleske Greenock Shiraz - still the best vintage from this lab...

1996 Jacques Selosse Extra Brut Caramel and sherry, heavy, angular, oxidative. Just not my style… Sub Good. 2011 Francois Raveneau Valmur Chablis Salty oyster shell briny goodness. Not as much acidity as I had expected. Great length. Very Good. 2010 Domaine Fontaine Gagnard Batard Montrachet ...

Six of us (MichaelR, TiggerK, Hacker, dingozegan, Mivvy n myself) caught up a few days ago at Watts on Crown for our first offline this year, and the brief was, "bring something decent" Thanx Mick for organizing! The food was good, the prices great, and the service absolutely fabulous. Jus...

3x 2006 Domaine Leflaive Clavoillon 3x 2004 Tua Rita Redigaffi 3x 1997 Bass Philip Premium Pinot 3x 2011 Raveneau Montmains 1er 3x 2011 Raveneau Butteaux 1er 3x 2011 Raveneau Montee de Tonnere 1er 3x 2011 Raveneau Chapelot 1er 2x 2011 Raveneau Valmur GC 2x 2011 Raveneau Blanchot GC 2x 2011 Raveneau ...

1x A larger cellar (Well, I havent BOUGHT it but I have leased it ... 110 dozen up from 60... hmmmm thats going to give me some free space again.... why am I not sure thats a good thing) Yes, dangerous... Started cellaring about 15 yrs ago. Started with a vault for 10 cases, which turned into 20 th...