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Thanks Michael. I'll check your list out.

on a side note, does anyone have experience with Lake's Folley?

Hello all, I don't get here too often anymore, but nice to know it's still humming along. I'm off to the Hunter at the end of the month and looking for some recommendations. We're staying at the Drayton's Vinyard in Pokolbin from Sunday to Wednesday, so hoping it's a little quieter and not too many ...

I went to my local big box retailer yesterday and saw magnums of Marqués de Murrieta reserva for a reasonablish price and grabbed one for the cellar. It was inside a nice wooden box that was shrink wrapped in plastic. I got it home and took the shrink wrapped plastic off the wooden bed and found the...

I have a few 2007's of this and it is a fresh as the day it was bottled. There is no way you would pick it as 15 years old. it will be drinking just fine at 30 years I recon.. I pinched this from cellar tracker (Tasted 2017) and it is bang on with what I found: Aromatic nose - strongly reductive wit...

Sounds like a good night was had even if not vinously geeked out. Indeed what shame to lose, seems to be the trend recently. Hang around for a couple years then reinvent yourself. As the customer we are always wanting to try the new place the days of the "regular" are gone. Must be very s...

Thanks Gavin for all the years of support. A toast to Sam for taking over.

I've been on a buying freeze for sometime now (about 12 months), but have broken the drought with 3 x Te Mata Estate Coleraine 2020. When Gary Walsh on the Wine Front uses the phrase ' Easily one of the best wines I’ve tasted in the last decade. ' You take notice, google that shit and open your wall...

Very enjoyable to catch up with everyone again.

ticklenow1 wrote:Do we have a theme yet?

Looking forward to catching up with the Brisbane crew.

Cheers
Ian

I don’t think we settled on a theme, but I have promised the 2005 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape) and the 1954 Hardy’s Show Reserve Port Bin No.M177.

Bump. Come on Brisbane time for some wine and good company.
Why not join us?

Looking forward t this event. Vine has a good rep and knowing the people attending there will be some great wines on hand.

Great thread. I’m a lover of Rioja. The quality you get for the price is excellent. I have some Murrieta Gran Reserva’s going back to 2001. And I’m lucky enough that I scored a single bottle of the 1998 La Rioja Alta Gran reserva 890. My predicament is that of when to drink these. I often read revi...

Great thread. I’m a lover of Rioja. The quality you get for the price is excellent. I have some Murrieta Gran Reserva’s going back to 2001. And I’m lucky enough that I scored a single bottle of the 1998 La Rioja Alta Gran reserva 890. My predicament is that of when to drink these. I often read revie...

Yes, a very nice evening, with some very interesting conversation and some nice wines. Thanks again for hosting Michael.

Nope, not a fan. Like Felix, I think it makes the shiraz flabby and sweet. I think it was driven by the Uber-knob Parker and his lust for things like Torbreck RunRig-over extracted, porty 98-100 pointers. Wine makers chasing points by making wine for critics, not enhancing that which is grown in, an...

See that TWE plan to direct fruit back to Seppelts and Wynns to off set the China losses...and supposedly to improve the quality of these wines, that have had fruit 'stolen' from them for years Perhaps they can let Sue Hodder and Allan Jenkins have a run at the Pennies vineyards in Coonawarra :wink...

Gary nailed Marius with that one sentence. I’m very lucky to have a cellar with wall to wall Marius. Thanks Roger, I look forward to the very last vintage and savour each and every bottle you generously share with me And my family each year.

Mine are all at National Storage Bowen Hills. It's a pretty big cellar and there are a number of large wine units available last time I was there 2 weeks ago. 24 hr access etc.

Hmm. I think I'd like Moss Woods in Australia and Marques de Murrietta in Rioja-Some great old stuff there.

A case of mixed Marius'-second to last ever vintage.

I definitely expect a note on the 1990 90A.
Congratulations to all Liverpudlians and their supporters!

I have two under screw cap and one under cork. Will be waiting to compare the different closures in about 2030-35.

Kohen, I'd do a double decant 24 hours before service to get any sediment off. Put the cap/cork back in/on and they will show well. You could even go 48 hours with most of those particularly the Wendouree.
A variation on the slow ox method. I call it the 'fast slow ox'.

Thanks again Michael for your generosity and a great evening and a beautifully cooked steak.

I’ve been watching with some interest this thread evolve. My instant reaction was the Marius, WDC and the Bin 28.
Same grapes, different regions, boutique v capitalist swine. Would make for a very interesting debate/tasting.

Ok. My wines for the record will be:
2008 Chateau Rollan de By Cru Bourgeois (Medoc)
2010 Castello di Monsanto Sangioveto Grosso dai Vigneti di Monsanto (Toscana)
(Assuming corks are good)
Will be good to compare left bankers with GPK

Proposed 3-course menu ($100 pp including corkage :D ) 1 Scallop tortellini, Morton bay bug bisque and crusty bread 2 Braised beef cheek, creamed potato and garlic mushrooms 3 Coffee and hazelnut ice cream with burnt almond crunch and hazelnut biscotti I can't remember if we have any vegetarians/al...

Bump

There's still room.

gpk wrote:Its been a long time. Do you have room for Nicole and myself? cheers Gerry

Always room for Nicole and I guess if she brings you there's always the card table with the kids

Just checked out the menu at 85 Miskin and it’s all new with a few old favourites like the beef cheeks (Mr Tickle).
On the wine front I have an 08 Bordeaux and a Sangiovese that need to be opened. Unfortunately my German Rizzer are a little young