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Was up at Rockford’s last Friday did a stonewall tasting . All wines excellent . Local growers sem always a favourite. Was down in stone wall cellar saw they did a sav blanc in 1986. You got that one Craig!?

Opened a 2014 wendouree Shiraz on satdee evening poured into a conical flask . Left for about 30 mins -1 hour . Back into bottle and off to dinner. Opened again prob 45 mins later and it was drinking beautifully.

No real margin in flipping Wendouree or most cult wines . I get the ‘off load’ model freeing some $$$ for something else you have a greater passion for / aka palate shift .

Copped a whack on the cc for about 90% of what I ordered . As long as cab Malbec is in there I’m not too fussed

Still red crayon on my mailer. Quite a selection for the 2022 vintage. Pot luck here we come

I’m red crayon like most Wendouree- ites. I know some have the illustrious black signature . Is.there green crayon as well ? When I started with the mailer I was blank ! Now theres a gold crayon ( ) ? Is that between black and red ?

Hey sip. In my experience I’d be careful blanketing an entire vintage or avoiding it . I hear bad things from certain vintages in various regions but that often gets turned on its head when I speak to various winemakers at cellar doors and wine shows . Not to say 2023 wasnt up too much , but reading...

6 2023 Gertie’s. Cab franc CV . One left from a sixer brilliant wine . Made
By Ben Marx.

I called the winery yesterday to change address and the Mailer is imminent. If there was ever a thread to lure you out of the woodwork Scotty V then this is it. I thought of you this week, hope the CV property is going well and you and Matt might get first dibs. I'm glad the lad has stated that Wen...

I called the winery yesterday to change address and the Mailer is imminent.

Good one Craig!. Thanks for that. I think we're still gonna stick with the 2010 and 1971 and go for an 80's and 90's.
Was talk of a 2004 instead of the 2010 but we'll see what the group thinks!

Great input from all as usual. Thanks guys.
Has me thinking I may look toward less heralded vintages to fill the gaps.
What's the general thoughts on the 92?

Hi Guys
I'm doing a Grange night with some of the lads.
Got a 71 and a 2010.
What other vintages would be good in between? I was thinking 1983 and 1990.
Thoughts?
Over to the auswine brains trust.

6 x 2021 pikes 'homage' cab malbec. love this wine just finished the last of the 2019s.
Wendouree showed up too.
6 x 21 shiraz mat
6 x 21 CB malbec
6 X 21 Shiraz.

vovo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:11 pm I got charged for roughly ⅔ of what I ordered. Red crayon Qld

same in the end.

any wine over a hundred bucks!

27 assorted quaffers from the cellar door fest.
Mainly CV water vale Rizz from shut the gate and claymore etc etc.
forgotten already! took the market trolley again and loaded up.

oh yeah 2022 shut the gate Gewürztraminer. grabbed a few of these.

yeah I went all in except the sticky. think its the same as last years blend?

some heavy hitters there! nice one.Drink one, sell one?

3 x 2021 Ashton hills Piccadilly Valley pinot noir 6 X 2022 Cooter & cooter Rizz 6 X 2021 Cooter & cooter Shiraz (got some gongs this one I found out post purchase) 6 X 2019 Rockford BP. Reading the Rockford Rag it says probably no 2019 BP for cellar door come march due to quantity. Over 201...

2022 Ministry Of Clouds McLaren Vale Picpoul. Great zingy zesty wine. riesling-esque you'd have to say but the acid profile seemed slightly different. Citrus notes lime/lemon some apple/pear/floral characters. love this. paired with natural oysters and lemon. as for stemless. pretty much my go to gl...

2012 Mitolo GAM. Shiraz.
firing on all cylinders !

Big juicy beast. Love the dark fruits and oak. Tannins in the middle . bit of grip but starting to soften up.
Big big finish. Got miles in front of it.

6 X PRIMO Joseph NV Sparkling Red.

Got a refund from these guys. Better result than I was expecting. Ended up using FBM and got a pretty good deal on a Bordex 220 rack. Wine Stash claimed to be having material supply issues. What irks me is they're not up front with this in the beginning. Same old. Claim a 4 week delivery, take your ...

Just a heads up it looks as though I've been stung by wine stash for a rack I've ordered. Seemed like they were ok selling thru Bunnos etc but seems to have gone belly up. So just a heads up steer clear. Many many suckers in this one including myself. :x :x :x Raised a dispute with my bank etc see w...

I lost taste and smell for about 3 days . It came back slowly. The first day out of ISO I went to Hugh Hamilton for a taste. All the wines (the reds in particular ) smelled like sesame oil. It was very bizarre. What was also strange was the non ALC palate cleanser they gave me up front. had a sprig ...

Did my Yarra Run. Nice over there. Visited Oakridge, Domaine Chandon, Coldstream Hills and Giant Steps. Oakridge for lunch was very good. Not sure about these gigantic open plan stone floored pavilions these days. Sometimes I feel like I'm eating in a university cafeteria or something. Lovely view a...

I never really plan to buy penfolds. But last few years ive dropped into the Nuri cellar door and its always a pretty good experience. Always attentive and happy to open just about anything. Can often grab a 2 for 1 deal and there's always some cellar release gear stuff thats of half decent value. I...

My CC was charged for everything I ordered. Straight into my cellar. No flipping , no sharing. Darkest corner of my cellar with a pack of dobermans chained up at the entrance. :P :P :P I hope everyone gets what they want for Wendouree Christmas. I'm a little excited for this vintage. Noted in a prev...

3 x 2018 Boasso Barolo Margheria Interesting! We stayed in one of the apartments that the family rent out, and can recommend them if ever in the region (they're near Serralunga). We'd not been aware of their wines before that stay and went into a tasting there with modest expectations. It turns out...